Andhra Pradesh Board Class 7 English Tenali Paints a Horse Question and Answers
Andhra Pradesh SCERT 7th Class English Solutions Unit 4 Chapter 4A Tenali Paints a Horse Question and answers. Students who are searching for Andhra Pradesh Class 7 English Chapter 4A can find here Solution of this chapter.
Board | Andhra Pradesh (AP Board) |
Class | 7th |
Subject | English |
Unit | 4 (4A) |
Topic | Solution |
UNIT – 4
Chapter 4A – Tenali Paints a Horse
Look at the picture and answer the questions that follow.
1.) Look at the title and guess what you are going to read about.
Ans: I’m going to learn about how Tenali Raman painted a horse.
2.) Who do you think is the person with the turban?
Ans: I think the person wearing the turban might be a king.
3.) Can you name the person sitting on the throne?
Ans: The person sitting the throne might be the King.
4.) What do you think Tenali Raman will do in the story?
Ans: I think Tenali Raman would paint a horse.
5.) Can you share a story about Tenali Raman?
Ans: Tenali Ramakrishna had been an Indian poet, philosopher, thinker, and special counsellor to Vijayanagar monarch Krishnadevaraya from 1509 to 1529.
I.) Answer the following questions:
1.) Why did Tenali Raman look displeased?
Ans: Tenali Raman became dissatisfied since the artist’s painting was incomplete. The opposite end of the men in the artwork as well as the cow’s face were not visible.
2.) How did the King reward the artist? What would you have done if you had been inthe king’s place?
Ans: The king handed him a money bag since he thought his paintings were remarkable. I also might have given the artist money or expensive items.
3.) Why did the King call Tenali Raman an ignorant fool?
Ans: Tenali Raman was labelled an idiot by the king because he stated that just one side of the two persons in the picture could be seen. He additionally claimed that the cow’s face was obscured in the artwork.
4.) What do you think is the reason for the courtiers’ giggling?
Ans: They were convinced that Tenali Raman never could show a picture superior than the artist’s and also that Raman might fail to win the bet.
5.) What was the bet between the king and Tenali Raman?
Ans: The bet was between the king and Tenali Raman. The bet stated that if Raman could deliver the king a portrait which was least a part as excellent as the works of the artist, the king would award Raman a sum of money as well as the title, ‘King of Artists’.
*6.) If you were Tenali Raman, would you accept the bet?
Ans: If I were Raman, I might have placed the bet since I believed I could have easily won it.
7.) How did Tenali Raman win the bet?
Ans: Tenali Raman sketched simply a horse’s tail and presented it for the king. He claimed to have painted a stunning horse. Once the king remarked he did not recognize a horse in the picture, Raman replied that perhaps the missing portions needed to be imagined, as the king had previously stated. He thereby won the bet.
8.) Could you predict that Tenali Raman would win the bag of gold?
Ans: Yes, I might have predicted that since Tenali Raman had been so smart and clever.
*9.) If you were Tenali Raman, what would you do?
Ans: If I were Tenali Raman, I might well have painted an imperfect image, implying that perhaps the missing links had to be imagined.
*10.) Can you suggest a different ending to the play? Discuss it in your group
Ans: The alternative conclusion would be to offer the artwork that has wholeness in it and exhibit it to the king in order to impress him and receive the award from him.
VOCABULARY
I.) Fill in the blanks with suitable words given below.
1.) Birbal was a ______ in the court of Akbar.
Ans: jester
2.) The teacher was _____ with the nice work done by his pupils.
Ans: pleased
3.) Sarada paid a______ for not paying the fees on time.
Ans: penalty
4.) When I visited Kashmir, the mountains were _______ with snow.
Ans: covered
5.) You should use your _______ when you look at a painting.
Ans: imagination
II.) Phrasal verbs
1.) Consult a dictionary and list other phrasal verbs beginning with ‘catch’ and ‘part’. Write some sentences of your own for each phrasal verb.
Answer:
‘catch’
(i.) Catch on – Become famous. / I think sometimes whether I could catch on with football.
(ii.) Catch up – get some work. / I need to catch up with Raman someday.
(iii.) Catch up on – do something which needed to be done in the past. / I used to catch up on Raman during last year winter holidays.
(iv.) Catch at – grab something. / That guy needs to catch at the rope to climb up. ‘part’
(i.) Part with – giving away something. / I needed to part with him for problems.
2.) Read the following passages, circle the phrasal verbs, and guess their meanings.You may choose the meanings from the list given in the box. Write the phrasal verbs and their meanings in your notebook. Write one sentence of your own for each phrasal verb.
Answer: The answers are underlined.
1.) Ramana Rao’s house was robbed of. Venkateswara Rao, the inspector of police who was looking into the case released the picture of the suspect and asked the people to look out for him. In a press release, he said that he had some clues and that the robber could not get out of the case.
2.) Bhanu joined a new company. In the beginning, she had problems with her manager. But now she is getting on with her new boss very well. Initially, she had problems with her paying-guest accommodation too. But the superb food her host served made up for the uncomfortable room. Now the problem is with looking after the host’s children. They are like little devils. God only knows how she would get through this.
a.) looking into: trying to find something
b.) look out for: to find for someone
c.) get out of: escape
d.) getting on: managing
e.) looking after: taking care
f.) made up for: trying to compensate
g.) get through: succeeding
Sentences :
1.) He started looking into the case more often.
2.) Look out for the spikes in the garden.
3.) Get out of the red zone.
4.) Start getting on with the fact that I am successful.
5.) Sorry for not coming, I was looking after my aunt.
6.) I made up for all my mistakes in the past.
7.) Get through the times in the past, to succeed in the past.
III.) Idioms
Look up these idioms in a dictionary and find out what they mean.Here are some more idioms. Guess their meanings and use them in your own sentences:
Answer:
1.) once in a blue moon – very rare.
He does his homework once in a blue moon.
2.) bury the hatchet – end a quarrel.
Its high time for them to bury the hatchet.
3.) to make both ends meet – to complete.
We are trying to make both ends meet
4.) to burn the midnight oil – reading or working.
I always stay up all night trying to burn the midnight oil.
GRAMMAR
I.) Short form
1.) Pick out some short forms (contracted forms) used in the play and write their full forms in your notebook as shown above.
Answer:
Short form | Long form |
Where’s | Where is |
I’d | I would |
I’ll | I will |
It’s | It is |
There’s | There is |
I can’t | I cannot |
You’re | You are |
2.) Read the conversation between Sarada and Usha and rewrite it in your notebook using the short forms.
Answer:
Sarada : What are you going to do after school?
Usha : I’ll go home and take rest for an hour.
Sarada : Then, when will you cook supper for your children?
Usha : I need not cook today. I’ve made some Pulihora in the morning. We’lleat it for supper too.
Sarada : Forgot to tell you this. I planned a quiz for 6th class children. Are you coming tomorrow?
Usha : I’ll not. I’m taking leave for two days.
Sarada : Why? Are you going somewhere?
Usha : I’d love to do that. But my mother-in-law’svisiting us tomorrow.
Sarada : Then you’ll have a hard time, I suppose.
Usha : I don’t think so.
II.) Adverbs of manner
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Tick the sentences where the adverb of manner is put after the object and put a crossagainst the sentences where the adverb of manner is put immediately after the main verb.
1.) Sriram speaks ______ English. He speaks English ______. (correct)
2.) Saleem is a ______ tailor. He makes dresses __________. (careless)
3.) You always speak _________ . Please speak _______. (loud, quiet)
4.) Be _______ and do your homework __________. ( careful, correct)
5.) Nandu is a _______ reader. He reads books very _________. (slow)
6.) Please be _______ or do your work ________. I want to sleep. (quiet)
7.) My mother shouted _________ when I showed my progress card.(loud)
8.) Please listen ________ .(careful)
9.) P.T.Usha is a ________ runner. She runs very _______. (fast)
10.) Raghavathi is a _________ teacher. She teaches very ______. (good, well)
Answer:
1.) correct: correctly (✓)
2.) careless; carelessly (✓)
3.) loudly ; quietly (✕)
4.) careful; carefully (✓)
5.) slow, slowly (✓)
6.) quiet; quietly (✓)
7.) loudly (✕)
8.) carefully (✕)
9.) fast; fast (✕)
10.) good; well (✕)
WRITING
I.) Imagine that you were the King Krishnadevaraya. Now give an account of what had happened in your court. You can start like this:
Answer:
One day, an artist came to my court and showed me some paintings. They were very beautiful. I liked them very much. Everyone in the court liked them except Tenali Raman. He asserted that perhaps the photograph did not depict the opposite side of the two guys or the cow’s face. As a result, they weren’t very excellent paintings. I felt he was an imbecile. I informed him that just not everything could be painted and that he might visualise the missing pieces of the artwork. Then he wagered that he could draw nicer than that artwork. I even bet him that he would sketch a painting half as excellent as the artists involved. I stated I would offer him a sack of money as well as the label “King of Artists”. The courtiers generally felt he was indeed a jerk.
Everyone felt positive that he’d forfeit the bet. Yet I figured that he was bright and therefore would find a way out. The very day Tenali Raman was supposed to present his paintings approached. Everyone was looking eager to meet him. Raman didn’t arrive it. Those courtiers took full advantage of the circumstance and uttered outrageous comments about him. I was starving and eager. Then Raman appeared, accompanied by two people carrying a cloth-wrapped picture. Tenali indicated, and the guys raised the cover to reveal the artwork. The picture just featured a few curving black stripes on the rightmost border and a couple of green strokes at the bottom underneath it.
Raman claimed to have sketched a stunning black steed with something like a white star on its brow. However I couldn’t find anything concerning it. I was quite enraged. I believed he must have been making fun of me. That painting had nothing else on it. When I voiced my rage, he suggested that we gaze at the paintings with our imaginations. He declared that the horse was feeding on grass just beyond the painting. I assumed he compensated me using my own money. As expected, the old reprobate, who was intelligent and a tough nut to crack, overcame all the courtiers. In accordance with what I promised, I handed him a gold bag.
STUDY SKILLS
Jesters used to entertain people with their wit and humour. Now we have comedians in films doing that job. Here is an interesting passage about one such comedian Mr. Rajababu. Read on:
Now, show the important events in the life of Mr. Rajababu on the timeline given below:
Answer:
1937- Born in Rajahmundry, E.G. Dist., Andhra Pradesh.
1955-60 – He acted in many dramas.
1960 – He entered Tollywood in 1960 and acted until 1981. 1960 was a milestone in his life because that was the year in which he had his first chance to act in a film called ‘Samajam’.
1965 – He married Lakshmi Ammalu.
1970 – He had become a very popular comedian and won many Filmfare Awards.
1972 – He acted as a hero for the first time in the movie ‘Tata Manavadu.’
1974 – He produced the film ‘Evariki Vare Yamuna Theere’.
1981 – His film career came to an end with the film ‘Gadasari Atta Sogasari Kodalu’.
1983 – This wonderful comedian, who was fondly called ‘Haasya Nata Chakravarthi’ passed away on 7 February, 1983.
LISTENING ANS SPEAKING
Your teacher will read the story ‘The Miser’. Listen carefully and answer thefollowing questions:
1.) Why did the rich man eat cheap food?
Ans: Since he was a miser and did not wish to spend additional money, the rich guy ate cheap food.
2.) Did the rich man like the smell of fish? Do you think he likes eating fish too?
Ans: Yes indeed, the rich man enjoyed the scent of fish. Yes, he liked eating fish as well.
*3.) If you had a lot of money, would you be a miser? Give reasons.
Ans: I would not be a miser if I had a lot of money. I would spend a lot of money on living a life of luxury and eating adequate nutrition.
4.) “Please cook it every day. I like the smell very much.” Who said this?
Ans: The rich man (miser) said those words.
*5.) Do you think the watchman is honest? Support your answer
Ans: Yes, he was. Since he grilled fish for his lord using his money rather than asking for money.