Chhattisgarh State Class 7 English Chapter 12 The Chinese–Our Neighbour Solution

Chhattisgarh State Class 7 English Chapter 12 Solution

Chhattisgarh State Board Class 7 English Textbook Solution Chapter 12 The Chinese–Our Neighbour Exercise Questions and Answers.

The Chinese–Our Neighbour Chapter Solution – Lesson 12 – CG Board

CG SCERT Chhattisgarh State Board Class 7 English Chapter 12 The Chinese–Our Neighbour Exercises Questions and Answers.

Reading Comprehension

A.) Answer the following questions.

1.) Write the names of the two rivers mentioned in the lesson.

Ans – River Lo, River Huang Ho.

2.) Where was Chang going?

Ana – Chang was going towards the city of Loyang.

3.) What was happening in Loyang?

Ans – Everyone was celebrating the new year.

4.) What was carried along the street during the festival?

Ans – A paper model of a huge dragon was carried along the street during the festival.

5.) What did the Emperor do at the beginning of the festival?

Ans – The Emperor did ploughing a furrow at the beginning of the festivals.

6.) What did Chang want to be?

Ans – Chang wants to be a mandarin.

7.) What shows were going on in the fair?

Ans – There were juggling, acrobatics, wrestling, Weightlifting, dancing, singing shows going on in the market.

8.) Did Chang buy anything from the stalls?

Ans – No, he did not buy anything from the stall.

9.) Why was Chang happy?

Ans – After watching the celebration and the culture, je was happy to be a part of the civilization.

B.) 1.) Tick (√ ) the correct sentences.

a.) Chang lives in our age. (✓)

b.) Chang lived before the invention of silk. (X)

c.) Chang lived before the invention of paper. (X)

d.) Chang lived during the age when paper was invented. (✓)

2.) Write True or False against the statements.

a.) It was the festival of harvest. ( False )

b.) It was the festival of lights. (False )

c.) It was the festival of lanterns. ( True )

d.) It was the festival of New Year. ( True )

e.) It was the festival of kite flying. ( False )

3.) Choose the correct answer.

1.) The Great Wall of China is —————————.

a.) 2,500 kms long

b.) 2,700 kms long

c.) 2,300 kms long

d.) 2,400 kms long

2.) The wall is stretched along the river ——————.

a.) Lo

b.) Huang Ho

c.) Yellow river

d.) Si-Kiong

Vocabulary

A.) Add ‘-ion’ to the words given in column A and write them in column B. One is done for you.

Verb Noun
Calculate

 

Celebrate

 

Dedicate

 

Participate

 

Vacate

 

Narrate

 

Operate

 

Locate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ion

Calculation

 

Celebration

 

Dedication

 

Participation

 

Vacation

 

Narration

 

Operation

 

Location

Note: A letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word is called SUFFIX. It is used to change the class of a word; like change of Verb to Noun. Suffixes do not change the meaning of a word.

B.) Write the phrases as given in the examples using –ed, –en, –ing.

-ed -en -ing
Boil-rice

(Boiled – rice)

 

Increase – price

( Increase – price)

 

Cook – food

( Cooked – food )

 

Colour – pictures

( Coloured – pictures)

 Earth – pots

( Earthen – pots)

 

Wood – furniture

(Wooden – furniture)

 

Gold – ring

( Golden – ring )

 

Rot – Apple

( Rotten – apple)

Fly – kite

( Flying – kite )

 

Talk – Bird

( Talking – bird )

 

Weep – child

( Weeping – child )

 

Love – mother

(Loving – mother)

C.) Fill in the blanks choosing the correct word from the box.

1.) Land which produces good crops has fertile soil.

2.) Prices of all the items are increasing now-a-days.

3.) Now-a-days we are using a lot of utensils made of steel.

4.) Modern age is called the age of inventions.

5.) We are a part of the great Indus valley civilization.

6.) Stretch a fence around this field.

D) Match the columns

Ans-

A B
Mathematics

 

Civics

 

 

Geography

 

 

Biology

 

Astronomy

 

 

Botany

 

History

The science of numbers

 

The study of government and its business

 

The science of the description of the earth

 

The science of living things

 

The scientific study of stars and planets

 

The science of plants

 

The study of past events

Writing

A) On the basis of the description of the fair in the text write about a fair visited by you based on the following points.

Ans – Last year I visited a fair in my hometown Alipurduar. It is an annual fair. We call it Dooars Mela. It is held for 10 days in the month of January. And it is the biggest fair held in our town. The preparation starts from 10 to 20 days before the fair. From day 1 you can find various stalls like foods, various utensils, many decorative things, photography, art, agriculture, merry go round, games and many more. There’s also three stages for different things. One is for kids to perform classical dance, one is for folks and cultural songs from our neighbour, and there’s also the main stage for the celebrity singers to perform. What’s special about this fair is that you will find various cultures. I always enjoy the fair. There’s many things to do like eating, playing games, there’s a merry go round, there’s art and photo gallery, and at the end you can enjoy concerts by professionals.

Activity

A1.) Listen to the description carefully. Match the pictures with their

names.

See Appendix 1, Lesson12

Carnival –

Snow festival –

Songkran –

Holi –

2.) Listen and Complete the table.

S no Festival Country Month Special
1 Snow festival Japan February People make statue with snow
2 Carnival Brazil February People wear fantastic costumes and dance to samba music on the street
3 Holi India March People play with colours.
4 Songkran April April People play with water.

B.) Use the table given to talk to your partner. You can ask questions using ‘who’, ‘when’ and ‘where’.

Example: Printing press was invented by Johannes Guttenberg in Germany

Thing Person Place Period
Printing press

 

 

Thermometer

 

Steam engine

 

Typewriter

 

 

Sewing machine

 

Telephone

 

 

Television

 

 

Digital Computer

Johannes Gutenberg

 

Galileo Galilee

 

James Watt

 

Christopher Scholes

 

Elias Howe

 

 

Alexander Graham Bell

 

John logie Baird

 

Howard Aiken

Germany

 

 

Italy

 

Britain

 

USA

 

 

USA

 

 

USA

 

 

Britain

 

 

USA

1450

 

 

1593

 

1784

 

1872

 

 

1845

 

 

1876

 

 

1926

 

 

1944

1.) By whom was steam engine invented?

Steam engine was invented by James Watt.

2.) Where was steam engine invented ?

Steam engine was invented in Britain.

3.) When was steam engine invented ?

Steam engine was invented in 1784.

Project

Make a ‘Kandeel’ with the help of the directions given below:

1.) Take a rectangular piece of paper.

2.) Fold it into half along its length.

3.) Draw lines as shown in the picture.

4.) Cut along the dotted lines.

5.) Fold the paper along the width.

6.) Open the piece of paper.

7.) Roll it up into a cylinder.

8.) Paste along the length of the cylinder.

9.) Paste some paper strips at the bottom.

10) Paste a paper hook at the top of the lantern.

Updated: November 18, 2021 — 10:16 pm

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