PSEB Punjab Board Class 7 English Textbook Solution Chapter 11 There was a Naughty Boy Exercise Questions and Answers, Grammar, Composition Writing.
Activity 1
1.) Scotland: Noun
2.) Ground: Noun
3.) Yard: Noun
4.) Weighty: Adjective
5.) Fourscore: Noun
6.) Wondered: Verb
Activity 2
The naughty boy ran away to Scotland from England to see the people there. There, he found that things in Scotland were just the same as in England. To show that things were similar, the poet uses the word “as’. Write about the things that are similar in the space given. One example is given.
Answer:
1.) The naughty boy found that the ground in Scotland was as hard as in England
2.) The naughty boy found that the yard in Scotland was as long as in England.
3.) The naughty boy found that the song in Scotland was as merry as in the England.
4.) The naughty boy found that the cherry in Scotland was as red as in England.
5.) The naughty boy found that as weighty as in England.
6.) The naughty boy found that the fourscore in Scotland was as eighty as in England.
7.) The naughty boy found that the door in Scotland was as wooden as in England.
Activity 3
Read the following lines from the poem.
That a door
Was as wooden
The door in the poem was ‘wooden’. Let us see some other things which are made of wood. Select the things in the box below that are made of wood and underline them.
Ans: table, boat, bed, cupboard.
Activity 4
Three words are given in each column. Fill in the blanks with the names of the material with which the things in each column are made of.
Ans: stell, Wood, cloth, rubber.
Activity 5
Answer the following questions.
1.) Where did the naughty boy run away from?
Ans: The naughty child fled England.
2.) Where did the naughty boy go?
Ans: The naughty boy went to Scotland in England.
3.) Why did he go there?
Ans: The naughty child went Scotland to see the people living there.
4.) What different things did the boy see in Scotland?
Ans: The boy saw nothing different in Scotland and everything was similar to England.
5.) What did the boy wonder about?
Ans: He wondered that everything in Scotland was the same as it was in England.
Activity 6
The poem “There was a Naughty Boy’ is very interesting. It describes many things. To describe the things, the poet uses many adjectives. The title of the poem “There was a Naughty Boy’ also has an adjective to describe the boy. Find some more adjectives from the grid given below.
Ans: Long, Weight, Good, Wooden, Naughty,
Activity 7
Match the adjective in Column A with its stronger adjective in Column B. Column A
Answer:
hungry — starving, tired – exhausted, pretty – beautiful, nice – excellent, intelligent – brilliant, angry – enraged, clean – hygienic, bad – dreadful, fake – spurious
Activity 10
Discuss in your group what the naughty boy would like to see in Punjab if he came to India and what he would do here.
Some hints:
1.) The Golden Temple
2.) Vaisakhi Fair
3.) Giddha
4.) Bhangra
Answer:
Ten great Sikh Gurus, Gurudwaras, and temples are found in Punjab. The locals are fearless, diligent, and upbeat. Therefore, the naughty child would witness a sight completely dissimilar from that of England. He would go to Jallianwalla Bagh, the Golden Temple, and the well-known Durgyana Temple. He would attend the Vaisakhi Fair if he arrived in April. The traditional Punjabi dances Giddha and Bhangra would attract him. He also wants to see the golden and green wheat fields. Additionally, he would take part in extensive shopping and bring back a variety of symbols of Punjabi culture.
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