KSEEB Solution Class 7 English Second Language Prose Unit 5 The Wonder Bowl Question Answers

KSEEB Solution Class 7 English Second Language – The Wonder Bowl

Board KSEEB
Class Seven (7)
Subject English
Language 2nd Language
Chapter 5
Chapter Name The Wonder Bowl

The Wonder Bowl Class 7 English Karnataka Board Kannada

 

UNIT 5

THE WONDER BOWL

 

Answer the following orally:

 

1.) Who gave the Akshaya Pathra to Yudhishtira?

Answer: Lord Surya gave the Akshaya Pathra to Yudhishtira.

 

2.) What was special about the Akshaya Pathra?

Answer: The Akshaya Pathra was giving unlimited food until Draupadi finishes her meal.

 

3.) Who arrived in the house of the Pandavas?

Answer:Durvasa and his disciples arrived in the house of the Pandavas.

 

4.) What was Yudhisthira worried about?

Answer: Yudhishthira worried about food cause there was no food left to serve.

 

5.) When did Draupadi pray for help?

Answer: When Durvasa and his disciples went to river for bath, Draupadi prayed for help to Krishna.

 

6.) How did Krishna satisfy Durvasa and his disciples?

Answer: Krishna found a single grain of rice and he ate it and he was satisfied with the meal. His satisfaction in turn made Durvasa and all his disciples feel so fully fed that they didn’t came back to Yudhishthira’s house.

 

Check your understanding:

C1.) Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:

 

1.) Which sentence in the first paragraph shows that Philemon and Baucis were poor?

Answer: After working hard Philemon and Baucis were able to get as much food as they needed shows that they were poor.

 

2.) Would any stranger who came to their house go without food?

Answer: No, Philemon and Baucis never let any stranger to without food.

 

3.) Why did the dogs bark?

Answer: Dog bark to the strangers entered in the village.

 

4) What made Philemon say that the boys were bad?

Answer: The boys ill-treated strangers hence the Philemon said that the boys were bad.

 

Check your understanding:

1.) Why did Baucis feel that the strangers should have come earlier?

Answer: Baucis and Philemon just finished their supper before arrival of strangers, hence Baucis felt that the strangers should have come earlier.

 

2.) What were the strangers pleased with?

Answer: The strangers pleased with hospitality.

 

3.) What made Baucis astonished?

Answer: Baucis poured the milk into the cup of guest and place the bowl before the guests. Guests drank the milk and later one of them asked for some more. Baucis was confused and she said that there is hardly a drop left in this bowl. The guest took the bowl and said that there is milk in this bowl as much as they want and while saying this he filled not only his cup but also his friend’s cup and it astonished Baucis.

 

4.) Together, the couple decided that the strangers were _________ . ( fill in the blank with the right word)

Answer: Together, the couple decided that the strangers were Angels from heaven.

 

Vocabulary

V1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in brackets :

One is done for you.

The neighbours also saw the men in ragged clothes. But they did not realize that they neededshelter. From where their cottage was, they could not see the dogs properly. Only Baucis whose house was on the mound, could see the boys ill-treat the strangers. Philemon and Baucis were astonished at the behaviour of the boys. The boys hooted till they were out of their breath. (cottage, astonished, hooted, shelter, mound)

 

V2.) Read the following sentence:

Practise the use of opposites:

1) This chair is comfortable, but that one is uncomfortable.

2) You are late today, please come early to school.

3) Some buses are ordinary and some buses arespecial.

4) My sister is happy but my brother is sad.

 

V3.) Read the following paragraph:

1.) The person was stranger.

2.) He was wrapped in the rag.

3.)  We welcome him.

4.) We celebrated feasting all day.

5.) Our neighbours are very hospitable and nice.

6.) They ill-treated guests.

7.) I astonished after watching decoration.

 

V4.) Some words are given below. Add suffixes like -ion, -able, -ful to frame new forms of the words.

1.) joy – joyful

2.) wonder – wonderful

3.) dictate – dictation

4.) comfort – comfortable

5) hope – hopeful

6.) success – successful

7.) possess – possession

8.) concentrate – concentration

9.) honour – honourable

10.) medicate – medication

 

Think about the text.

C2.) Some questions are given below. Discuss the answers with your partner/group and write them.

1.) Describe the hospitality of the old couple picking out at least two examples.

Answer: Philemon went to the ragged newcomers and welcomed them and Philemon and Baucis offered them milk are the example of the hospitality of the old couple.

 

2.) What makes Baucis think that the strangers were not ordinary people?

Answer: Baucis offered milk to strangers, when strangers drank milk one of them asked for more. Baucis said that there is hardly drop left in this bowl. One of them guest picked up the bowl and filled not only his friend’s glass but also his glass. It made Baucis think that the people are not ordinary people.

 

3.) What did the strangers tell Philemon and his wife before going away?

Answer: The strangers tell Philemon and his wife before going away, “Good mother, we thank you for your kindness. May your bowl be full of milk always!”

 

C3.) Discuss the answers to the following questions with your teacher.

 

1.) Would Philemon and Baucis treat any other strangers in the same way?

Answer: Yes, Philemon and Baucis were kind and hospitable and they were treating every stranger same way.

 

2.) Why did God’s messengers come to the village?

Answer: God’s messengers came to village to see the behavior and kindness of the people.

 

C4.) Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:

1.) “Don’t worry, good lady’’

 

a) Which lesson is this line taken from?

Answer: The line is from lesson “The Wonder Bowl”.

 

b.) Who is the ‘‘lady’’?

Answer: Baucis is the “lady”.

 

c.) When did the speaker say so?

Answer: When Baucis said that if the strangers have come little earlier they could get supper and at the moment the strangers said above lines.

 

2.) “May your bowl be full of milk always”

a.) Who said this?

Answer: Stranger guest said this.

 

b.) Who did he say this to?

Answer: Strangers said this to Baucis and Philemon.

 

c.) Why did the speaker say so?

Answer: When strangers satisfied with the bowl of milk and fulfill the hunger then they said it to Philemon and Baucis.

 

3.) “Good angels, we wish to die together”

a.) Who does the word ‘we’ refer to?

Answer: The word ‘we’ refer to Philemon and Baucis.

 

b.) Who was it said to?

Answer: It said to strangers.

 

c.) Why did the speaker say so ?

Answer: When the strangers pleased then they asked the couple for anything then the couple said above line to stranger angels.

 

G1.) a) Complete the following sentences with the suitable forms of the words in brackets:

1.) The audience laughed loudly at the joke. (loud)

2.) His foot was injured, yet he playedbravely (brave)

3.) I have done wellin the exam, so I will pass. (well)

4.) A tortoise moves veryslowly (slow)

5.) Can you spell the word ‘queue’correctly ? (correct)

6.) It rained heavily, so I postponed my trip. (heavy)

7.) The baby is sleeping, please speak softly. (soft)

8) He looked at meangrily when I laughed at him. (angry)

9.) The soldiers fought courageously and won the battle. (courage)

10.) We had to walk fast to get to school on time.( fast)

[softly, bravely, well, fast, heavily, courageously, slowly, angrily, correctly, loudly]

 

G2.) Rewrite the following sentences using the adjective forms of the words underlined:

 

1.) Bhuvana fed the puppy lovingly.

Answer: Bhuvana fed the puppy with love.

 

2.) They easily solved the sum.

Answer: They solved the sum with ease.

 

3.) Vijaya sang melodiously.

Answer: Vijaya sand the song with a melody.

 

4.) Pramod writes neatly.

Answer: Promod has neat handwriting.

 

5.) Rahim always speaks calmly.

Answer: Rahim always speaks in a calm manner.

 

V1.) A Here is a list of incomplete words. Complete them by using ‘re’, ‘ar’, ‘er’, ‘or’, ‘ie’, ‘ei’. Use a dictionary if necessary.

  1. Literature
  2. Singular
  3. Burglar
  4. Calender
  5. Consider
  6. Horror
  7. Interior
  8. Beware
  9. Center
  10. Grammar
  11. Receipt
  12. Believe
  13. Grieve
  14. Conceive

 

V2. There are some words that are often misused because they sound alike, but are spelt differently. Can you complete these words by putting the right letters in the boxes?

1.) a. Period when there is no war. b. a bit or part of something

2.) a. A rule or a law. b. The head of a school or college

3.) a. A place on a farm where milk is kept b. A daily record of the events in a person’s life

4.) a. A person who is not strong b. A period of seven days

5.) a. A person who is loved or lovable b. An animal which runs fast.

p r i n c i p l e
p r i n c i p a l
d a i r y  
d i a r y  
w e a k  
w e e k  
d e e r  
d e a r  

 

Writing Practice:

W1.) Some incidents from the story are given in these sentences. The words in each of the sentences are jumbled. Rewrite them correctly and sequentially as they appear in the story.

Answer:

a.) Philemon went down to meet the ragged strangers.

b.) He asked Baucis to find some food for them.

c.) they welcomed the guests with joy.

d.) There is milk in this bowl as much as they want.

e.) Live in it as long as you desire and you come to heaven together.

f.) Baucis placed a small bowl of milk on the table.

Updated: February 7, 2022 — 1:17 pm

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