The Story of Proserpine (Lesson 8) Question and Solution Class 7 West Bengal Board. WBBSE English Textbook Blossoms Class 7 The Story of Proserpine all activity solutions.
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The Story of Proserpine Activity 1
Fill in the blanks with suitable words the passage above:
(a)
Goddess Ceres lived in the beautiful
island of Sicily.
(b)
Pluto was the king of the land of the dead.
(c)
Everyone said that Proserpine was the Spring herself.
(d)
Pluto was charmed when he saw Proserpine.
(e) Pluto struck ground with his scepter and it opened instantly.
The Story of Proserpine Activity 2
Identify which of the following statements are True and Which are False. Give supporting statements for each of your answers.
(a)
Ceres had little role to play in the lives of the people on earth. [False]
Supporting Statement - She was the goddess of crops, plants and trees; so on she depend the health and happiness of all the people of this wide world.
(b)
Ceres was extremely fond of her fair daughter. [True]
Supporting Statement - Ceres had a fair daughter, Proserpine, whom she loved more than her life.
(c)
When Pluto first saw Proserpine, she was helping her mother in the field.
[False]
Supporting Statement - There he saw Proserpine laughing and playing with her companions who formed a circle round her.
(d)
Pluto thought Proserpine’s beauty would brighten his dark kingdom. [True]
Supporting Statement - He looked at Proserpine and thought, “I must make her my queen. Her bright face will make even my dark kingdom look bright and beautiful.”
(e)
Proserpine threw away her girdle because she did not require it in Pluto’s
kingdom. [False]
Supporting
Statement - She thought that the girdle might reach
Ceres, and her mother would be able to trace her lost daughter.
The Story of Proserpine Activity 3
Fill
up the following chart with information from the text:
|
Cause |
Effect |
|
1.
Pluto had often asked some goddess to come and live with him but no goddess
was willing to live with Pluto in the land of the dead. |
Pluto led a lonely life. |
|
2. Pluto heard voices and laughter behind some bushes. |
He
stopped his chariot and walked to the bushes. |
|
3.
Pluto stepped into the circle and carried Proserpine to his chariot. |
The companions of Proserpine got frightened and ran away. |
|
4.
Pluto was afraid that Proserpine’s mother Ceres would soon appear there in
search of her daughter. |
Pluto drove his chariot very fast. |
|
5. The river was full to the brim. |
With
his scepter he struck the ground and |
The Story of Proserpine Activity 4
Some words or phrases are given below. Find words from the text having meanings similar to these:
(a)
A young unmarried girl: > maiden
(b)
A horse driven to know: > chariot
(c)
Eager to know: > curious
(d)
Flowers : > blossoms
(e)
Grasped or caught tightly: > captive
(f) A waistband : > girdle
The Story of Proserpine Activity 5
Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the list below. Change the form of the words where necessary. There are some extra words. (One is done for you) :
Plunged, departed, trace, lovely, bank, drove, curls
(a)
The rose is said to be the loveliest of
all flowers.
(b)
Kolkata is situated on the bank of river
Hooghly.
(c)
I could not trace
the advertisement in yesterday’s newspaper.
(d)
When it rains, driving a car is not easy.
(e) Please note the time of his departure from office last Saturday.
The Story of Proserpine Activity 6
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a)
From the first of a volcano Ceres lighted a torch.
(b)
People thought of praying to Jupiter because he was
the king of all Gods.
(c)
The nymph of the fountain lived in the dark depths
of the earth.
(d)
Jupiter said that Proserpine might return to earth if she had not tasted any food in Pluto’s kingdom.
(e) Ceres would to grieve for six months when the time came for Proserpine to rejoin Pluto in his dark underground kingdom.
The Story of Proserpine Activity 7
Fill
up the following chart with information from the text:
|
Who |
Did What |
When |
|
Ceres |
searched for Proserpine in all the rooms |
in
the evening when she did not find her daughter after coming back home. |
|
People |
they
came to Ceres and implored her to bring back plenty, and save their lives |
they were starving |
|
Ceres |
found the girdle of her daughter |
in
Sicily when she was passing by river. |
|
Proserpine |
had eaten six pomegranate seeds |
she
was in the land of the dead |
|
The
earth |
flowers
bloomed, birds sand and the earth smiled to welcome the young queen. |
Proserpine would come back to her mother for six months. |
The Story of Proserpine Activity 8
Answer the following questions:
(a) Why did Ceres feel very sad in the morning? (সকালে সেরেসকে খুব খারাপ লাগছিল কেন?)
Answer - Ceres felt sad in the morning because throughout the night she had searched for her lost daughter but could not find her. (সকালে সেরেস দুঃখ পেয়েছিলেন কারণ সারা রাত তিনি তার হারিয়ে যাওয়া মেয়েকে খুঁজছিলেন কিন্তু তাকে খুঁজে পাননি।
(b) Why was there a severe famine all over the world? (কেন সারা পৃথিবীতে প্রচণ্ড দুর্ভিক্ষ হয়েছিল?)
Answer - When Ceres’ daughter was lost, she started to neglect all her work on the earth and went on searching for her daughter. The crops failed everywhere and the ground became dry and barren. So famine broke out all over the earth. (সেরেসের কন্যা হারিয়ে গেলে, তিনি পৃথিবীতে তার সমস্ত কাজকে অবহেলা করতে শুরু করেছিলেন এবং তার কন্যার সন্ধান করতে শুরু করেছিলেন। সর্বত্র ফসল নষ্ট হয়ে গেল এবং জমি শুকনো ও অনুর্বর হয়ে গেল। তাই সারা পৃথিবীতে দুর্ভিক্ষ দেখা দিল।)
(c) Briefly narrate what the nymph of the fountain told Ceres. (ঝর্ণার জলপরী সেরেসকে কী বলেছিল তা সংক্ষেপে বর্ণনা করুন।)
Answer - The nymph of the fountain addressed Ceres as the mother of earth and informed her that she had seen Proserpine on a throne in the kingdom of Pluto. Her cheeks were pale and her eyes were heavy with weeping. She also advised her to go to Jupiter and pray to send her back to her. (ঝর্ণার জলপরী সেরেসকে পৃথিবীর মা বলে সম্বোধন করেছিল এবং তাকে জানিয়েছিল যে সে প্লুটো রাজ্যে একটি সিংহাসনে প্রসারপাইনকে দেখেছিল। তার গাল ফ্যাকাশে এবং কান্নায় তার চোখ ভারী হয়ে গেছে। তিনি তাকে বৃহস্পতির কাছে যেতে এবং তাকে তার কাছে ফেরত পাঠানোর জন্য প্রার্থনা করার পরামর্শ দেন।)
(d) Why was Proserpine bound to live for six months in the
underground kingdom?
(প্রসারপাইন কেন ভূগর্ভস্থ রাজ্যে ছয় মাস বেঁচে থাকতে বাধ্য ছিল?)
Answer - Before the arrival of Ceres in the land of the dead, Proserpine had eaten six pomegranate seeds she was destined each year to live for six months in the realm of the dead, in Pluto’s underground kingdom. (মৃতদের দেশে সেরেসের আগমনের আগে, প্রসারপাইন প্লুটোর ভূগর্ভস্থ রাজ্যে মৃতদের রাজ্যে ছয় মাস বেঁচে থাকার জন্য প্রতি বছর ছয়টি ডালিমের বীজ খেয়েছিল।)
The Story of Proserpine Activity 9
Rearrange the following sentences and make a paragraph on how Proserpine returned from the underworld to her mother on earth:
(a)
Suddenly one day Ceres picked up Proserpine’s girdle by the riverside. [4]
(b)
Ceres visited Jupiter and sought his help to get back her daughter. [6]
(c)
Pluto took away the beautiful maiden Proserpine to his underground kingdom. [1]
(d)
Ceres went underground to find that Proserpine had already eaten six
pomegranate seeds there. [8]
(e)
Ceres, her mother, was much surprised not to find her at home in the evening. [2]
(f)
The nymph of the fountain told Ceres about her daughter’s whereabouts. [5]
(g)
Jupiter said that Proserpine might return to earth if she had not eaten any
food in the land of the dead. [7]
(h)
The mother searched for her daughter everywhere in vain. [3]
(i) Proserpine was destined to spend six months every year in Pluto’s underworld and the remaining six months on earth with her mother. [9]
The Story of Proserpine Activity 10
Match
the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B:
|
Column A |
Column B |
|
(1)
realm |
(a)
deep sorrow (4) |
|
(2)
ceaseless |
(b)
dull or whitish in colour (3) |
|
(3)
pale |
(c)
dark (6) |
|
(4)
grief |
(d)
begged (5) |
|
(5)
implored |
(e)
Kingdom (1) |
|
(6)
gloomy |
(f)
endless (2) |
The Story of Proserpine Activity 11
Make sentences with the following pairs of words to show the difference in their meanings:
(a)
Meet: It's nice to meet you both
Meat:
She cut the meat into small pieces
(b)
Wandered: For a long time he wandered in fear from
place to place.
Wondered: I
wondered why you asked me to look for it
(c)
Whole: I spent the whole day cleaning.
Hole: He
comes in through a hole in the floor.
(d)
Leap: Little calf does run and leap in field.
Lip: Her
lip began to tremble.
(e)
Cease: The factory will cease operations this
autumn.
Seize: He
suddenly seized the lead in the final lap of the race.
(f)
Throne: He is next in line to the throne.
Thrown: Chance
had thrown us together at a skiing resort
(g)
Prey: The bird circled above
looking for prey.
Pray:
In peace let us pray unto the Lord.
(h)
Tested: We boycott all products tested on animals.
Tasted: A cheeseburger had never tasted so good.
The Story of Proserpine Activity 12
Solve the word puzzle by putting suitable letters in the blank
boxes. You will find the words in the text:
The Story of Proserpine Activity 13(a)
Fill
in the blanks with appropriate modals from the list given below. One modal may
be used more than once
[May, would, will, should, must, can, could]
(a)
I must finish my homework before going to
school.
(b)
He can give you a solution.
(c)
Rajesh planned that he would make a
kitchen garden.
(d)
He could help me if he wished.
(e)
We should save trees for a better future.
(f)
The teachers expect that all the students will pass
the examination.
(g)
Students should treat their teachers with
respect.
(h)
It may rain today.
The Story of Proserpine Activity 13 (b)
Fill in the blanks with the negative
forms of appropriate modals:
(a) I can’t help
you. I am sorry.
(b) Your bed is ready. Would not you lie down now?
(c) One should not go for swimming when the sea is rough.
(d) The student got poor marks
because he could not solve a few sums.
(e) They May not be able to supply the materials on time.
The Story of Proserpine Activity 14 (a)
Now match the clues with the pictures. Write the matching picture numbers in the brackets.
God appeared in the disguise of a wise man
and asked the cart-man to put his shoulders to the wheel. (4)
The cart moved. (6)
A cart-man driving a cart. (1)
He started praying to God. (3)
The wheels sank in mud. (2)
Cart-man pulled the wheel with great effort. (5)
The Story of Proserpine Activity 14 (b)
Write a story based on the above
clues in about seventy words. Add a title to your story.
Self
help is the best help
On one rainy day, a carter was
driving his cart along the roads of village on his way back home. Suddenly, the
wheels of the cart sank into the mud. The carter tried a lot but could not
bring it out. He also whipped the bullocks repeatedly but nothing worked.
He started praying to the God of
strength for help and asked him for rescue. God heard his prayer and appeared
before him. He suggested him to put his shoulder to the wheel and then
disappeared. The carter followed the instructions and finally the cart started
moving.
The Story of Proserpine Activity 15
In each group there are three sentences. One of them has some grammatical errors. Identify that sentence and underline it. One is done for you:
Group A:
(i) Ranit has taken my pen.
(ii) This house is our.
(iii) They live happily in their village.
Group B:
(i) I always enjoy reading
children's books.
(ii) Sunita studies in Nivedita
Girl's High School.
(iii) The children is crying.
Group C:
(i)
The bird on the cage has flew away.
(ii) Take out that book from the
shelf.
(iii) The man arrived at the station on time.
Group D:
(i) She left the place
quietly.
(ii) The cart-man is
driving his cart in a slowly manner.
(iii) Alam is known for his gentle manners.
Group E:
(i) Would you like to have
a cup of coffee?
(ii) If you wanted to
perform well, you shall work hard.
(iii) We can reach Delhi by road.
The Story of Proserpine Activity 16
Write a paragraph on a recent Tree Plantation Drive undertaken by your school. Your paragraph should be in about seventy words. Give the following details:
- Name and location of your school
- Date, time and place of the Tree Plantation Programme
- Inauguration Ceremony
- The participants
- Guests present, if any
- Cultural programme to mark the day
- Your role
Tree Plantation Drive(ট্রি প্লান্টেশন ড্রাইভ) - বৃক্ষরোপণ কর্মসূচী
A
tree plantation drive was recently organized at our
school, Banpur Zilla school, at Bankura in West Bengal for the students of
class 7 to 10 on 5th June to create awareness
and spread the message of saving our planet- 'Protecting our environment is the
need of the hour.' Students brought different types of saplings and planted
them in the school compound.
The inauguration ceremony began at
10.30 am.
All the teachers, students of all
classes, the clerk and other staff were present there. The famous physician of
the locality, Sri Rahul Ghosh, who is a great social worker also, was the Chief
Guest. Our Headmaster first delivered a speech which followed by the Chief
Guest’s speech.
Then the tree plantation programme started. All the students and teachers were divided into six groups. Each of them planted five saplings. The importance of trees in contributing to the environment by providing oxygen improving air quality, conserving water, preserving soil, supporting wild life and providing shelter, medicine and tools was explained to students on the occasion. I took part in the recitation and drama. It was a great joy for me.
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