West Bengal Board My diary Question Answer Class 7 Lesson 12 | Activity Solution
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Activity 1
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(a) Anne Frank's birthday was on (i) 14th June (ii) 12th June (iii) 20th June
(b) Moortje is Anne's (i) pet dog (ii) pet bird (iii) pet cat
(c) During recess in the school Anne treated everyone with (i) Sweet biscuits (ii) chocolates (iii) sweets
Activity 2
Answer the following questions:
(a) What did Anne do when she could no longer control her curiosity? Answer - Anne went to the dining room, where I received a warm welcome from Moortje (the cat).
(b) Which present did Anne see first? Why does she refer to it as 'you'?
Answer - Anne received a warm welcome from Moortje (the cat). Because it was her pet cat.
(c) Who is the author of the book “Tales and Legends of Netherlands”?
Answer - Joseph Cohen is the author of the book “Tales and Legends of Netherlands”.
(d) What did Anne want to do with the money that she got as birthday gift?
Answer - Anne wanted to buy “The Myths of Greece and Rome”.
Activity 3
Arrange the following sentences in the proper sequence:
(a) Anne went to the dining room. [2]
(b) Anne went to school with her friends. [5]
(c) Anne went to the sitting room. [4]
(d) Anne woke up. [1]
(e) Anne went to her mummy and daddy. [3]
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Activity 4
Answer the following questions:
(a) When did Anne have her birthday party?
Answer - Anne had her birthday party on Sunday afternoon.
(b) What is “The Light House Keeper"?
Answer - “The Lighthouse Keeper” is a film.
(c) Who had been Anne's best friend for years?
Answer - Lies Goosens and Sanne Houtman had been Anne's best friends for years.
(d) Where did Anne meet her present best friend?
Answer - Anne met her present best friend at the Jewish Secondary School.
Activity 5
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(a) Anne has a sister who is
(i) thirteen years old
(ii) sixteen years old
(iii) fourteen years old
(b) Kitty is Anne's
(i) friend
(ii) sister
(iii) diary
(c) The above text is a
(i) biography
(ii) diary
(iii) short story
(d) Anne had to say goodbye to
(i) Mrs. K
(ii) Margot
(iii) her parents
Activity 6
Fill in the following chart with information from the text:
| Year | What happened |
| 1926 | The author’s sister was born |
| 1929 | The author was born |
| 1933 | The author and her family emigrated to Holland |
| 1938 | The author’s two uncles escaped to the U.S.A. |
| 1942 | The author's grandmother died |
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Activity 7
Answer the following questions:
(a) What is the saying that came back to Anne on one of her melancholy days?
Answer - The saying is “paper is more patient than man”.
(b) Why does Anne consider her diary to be a dear friend?
Answer - Anne doesn’t want to set down a series of bald facts in a diary like most people do.
(c) Where was Anne's father appointed when they emigrated to Holland?
Answer - Anne's father was appointed Managing Director of Travis N.V.
(d) Why was Anne's life filled with anxiety?
Answer - The family felt the full impact of Hitler's anti-Jewish laws, so Anne's life was filled with anxiety.
Activity 8
Identify which of the following statements are True and which are False. Give a supporting statement for each of your answers:
(a) Anne thought that no one will be interested in the unbosoming of a thirteen-year-old school girl. [False]
Supporting statement - anyone else - will be interested in the unbosoming of a thirteen-year-old school girl.
(b) In her diary Anne wanted to bring out all kinds of things that lay buried deep in her heart. [True]
Supporting statement - I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart.
(c) Anne seemed to lack everything. [False]
Supporting statement - I don't seem to lack anything.
(d) Anne was born in Holland. [False]
Supporting statement - we emigrated to Holland in 1933
(e) Anne was admitted in the fourth form in the Jewish Secondary School. [False]
Supporting statement - she in to the fourth form and I into the first.
Activity 9 (a)
Find the antonyms of the following words from the text. You will find the words in the paragraphs mentioned in the brackets:
(a) familiar: [Para-1]
(b) Imaginary: [Para-2]
(c) Inside: [Para-3]
(d) Hate: [Para-6]
(e) Happy: [Para-7]
(f) Past: [Para-8]
Answer –
(a) Familiar: - odd
(b) Imaginary: - real
(c) Inside: - outside
(d) Hate: - love
(e) happy: - sad
(f) Past: - present
Activity 9 (b)
Make sentences with the words that you have found in Activity 9(a).
(a) Familiar: - I couldn't see any familiar faces in the room.
(b) Imaginary: - The story is set in an imaginary world.
(c) Inside: -I left my key inside my room.
(d) Hate: -I hate to see animals suffering.
(e) Happy: -He is truly happy who makes others happy.
(f) Past: -Things past cannot be recalled.
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Activity 10
Fill in the gaps with the words given below:
[series, stubborn, control, recess, terrific]
(a) We should try to control our anger.
(b) Maradona was a terrific footballer
(c) Rahul is a stubborn boy.
(d) We took our lunch during the recess.
(e) He drew a series of pictures.
Activity 11
Make as many words as you can with the prefix "-un". Make sentences of your own with those words.
1. unconscious -- I was really unconscious about his faults.
2. Unable --The old man was unable to read the newspaper properly.
3. Unaltered-- The house has remained unaltered for a long time.
4. Unanswered -- Most of the questions remained unanswered.
5. Unaware-- You should not be unaware about the present day condition.
6. unclean-- Don't take any kind of food with unclean hands.
7. Uneducated-- Uneducated people are always deprived.
8. Unknown-- The problem is unknown to me.
9. Unkind-- The boys are unkind towards the dog
10. Uneasy-- I feel uneasy to appear in the interview.
Activity 12 (a)
Put apostrophe (') in appropriate places to make possessives:
(a) Ravis father is a doctor.
Answer - Ravi's father is a doctor.
(b) Nila wants Riyas pen.
Answer - Nila wants Riya's pen.
(c) Tendulkar is Indias pride.
Answer - Tendulkar is India's pride.
(d) Sunils and Rahims bicycles are new.
Answer - Sunil's and Rahim's bicycles are new.
(e) Rajus brother lives in the boys hostel.
Answer - Raju's brother lives in the boys' hostel.
Activity 12 (b)
Put apostrophe (') in appropriate places to make contracted verb forms:
(a) I am writing a letter now.
Answer - I'm writing a letter now.
(b) You are a good boy.
Answer - You're a good boy.
(c) She is drawing a picture.
Answer - She's drawing a picture.
(d) He would have
Answer - He'd have done it.
(e) They have gone to school.
Answer - They've gone to school
Activity 13 (a)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive pronouns given below:
[ours, mine, theirs, yours, hers]
(a) This picture is mine.
(b) I found Seema's book but I couldn't find yours.
(c) All the essays were good but ours was the best.
(d) Your photos are good. Hers are terrible.
(e) Rita and Mohan don't like your drawing. Do you like theirs?
Activity 13 (b)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive adjectives given below:
[their, your, my, our, its]
(a) This is your book.
(b) I like my new pen.
(c) The dog is licking its paw.
(d) We have sold our house.
(e) The students thanked their teacher.
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Activity 14
Underline the participle adjectives in the following sentences. Be careful, all the sentences do not have participle adjectives.
(a) A barkingdog seldom bites.
(b) The dog was barking loudly.
(c) Mathematics is an interesting subject.
(d) It was an amusingstory.
(e) The teacher was instructing his students.
Activity 15
Punctuate the following passage:
Answer - Anil went to Rahul's house yesterday morning. He asked Rahul, 'Are you going to school today?" Rahul said, "No, I am going to Darjeeling, it's such a beautiful place!" Anil said, "But Rahul, the tests are starting next week." Rahul replied, "Don't worry, I have prepared well for them." Anil came back home a little sad but he was happy for Rahul.
Activity 16
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verbs given in brackets:
a. I will see (see) you tomorrow.
b. The students wrote (write) a summary.
C. Ali has been reading(read) this book since morning.
d. I had finished (finish) my work when Mukta came to see me.
e. When I visited her, she was singing(sing).
f. He told me that his mother had been (be) ill for six days.
g. He will come (come) here tomorrow.
h. I have been leaving (live) in Kolkata for five years.
i. The train had left (leave) before they reached the station.
j. The cold wind is blowing (blow) hard.
Activity 17
A biography is a detailed account of someone's life written by some other person. Now write a short biography of Raja Rammohan Roy using the following information.
Name: Raja Rammohan Roy
Date of birth: 22nd May, 1772
Father and Mother: Ramakanta Roy and Tarini Devi
Education: Learnt Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit Scholar in English, Latin, Greek, French, Tibetan
Countries visited: Tibet, England
Achievements: Champion of the Brahma Samaj, abolished the cruel custom of Sati, wrote books on various subjects
Death: 27th September 1833, buried in Bristol, England
Raja Rammohan Roy
Raja Rammohan Roy, a great humanist, first saw the light of the world at Radhanagar in Hooghly on May 22 in 1772. Ramakanta Roy was his father and his Mother was Tarini Devi. In his early life he had knowledge not only in his mother tongue but also in Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit. He was a scholar in English, Latin, Greek, French and Tibetan. He visited many countries like Tibet, England and travelled throughout India. He had many achievements in his life. He was a champion of the Brahma Samaj. He abolished the cruel custom of Sati and wrote books on various subjects. This great reformer passed away on September 27 in 1833 and was buried in Bristol, England.
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Activity 18
Write a summary of the following prose passage:
The story of "Androcles and the Lion" is very famous. Androcles had hid himself in
a cage when he saw a lion coming towards him. He feared that the lion would eat him. But the lion was limping and it appeared to be in great pain. Androcles approached the lion with courage, took up the lion's paw and took out the large splinter of wood which had caused the flesh to rot. The lion was soon relieved of pain and it was very grateful to Androcles. Afterwards, when Androcles was taken prisoner and sent to Rome to be delivered up to the wild beasts, a lion was let loose to eat him. It was the same lion that Androcles had relieved in his pain. The animal remembered with gratitude its savior and instead of eating him rubbed it’s head on the feet of Androcles.
Summary of the prose passage
Once upon a lion was in great pain. Androcles relieved it by taking out a splinter of wood from its paw. After a long time, Androcles was sent to Rome as a prisoner and thrown in front of a hungry lion. Fortunately it was the same lion. The animal did not eat him and showed its gratitude to its savior.
Activity 19
Suppose you are celebrating your birthday next week. Now write a letter to your class teacher inviting him / her to your birthday party.
Answer
Bakultala
Bankura
712365
20.09.2021
Dear Raju,
I am celebrating my birthday on the 7th of October. It will be my 13th birthday and I need your blessings on that day. So I request you to attend the function at my house. I have also invited my friends and other teachers on that day. I hope you will not dishearten me.
Say hello to your MOM and DAD.
With regards,
Yours obediently,
Raghu Roy
STAMP
Raju Ghosh,
c/o – Tarun Ghosh
Vill + P.O. - Ratanpur,
Dist. - Birbhum.
Pin - 713205
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