PSEB Punjab Board Class 7 English Textbook Solution Chapter 5 The Hunter and the Deer Exercise Questions and Answers, Grammar, Composition Writing.
Activity 1
1.) Journey: noun
2.) Plea: noun
3.) Buck: noun
4.) Doe: noun
5.) Fawn: noun
6.) Beast: noun
Activity 2
Pick up words from the poem that match the rhyme of the following words.
1.) fun – Ans: gun, son
2.) feast – Ans: least, beast
3.) wise – Ans: eyes, lies
4.) near – Ans: dear, fear
5.) file – Ans: while, smile
Activity 3
Read the words in the following table and do as directed.
|
Serial no. |
Words | I know the word. Put a tick (✓) | I don’t know the word. Put a cross (x) |
Write the meaning |
| 1.) | Buck | ✓ | A male horned deer | |
| 2.) | Hunter | ✓ | A person who hunts | |
| 3.) | Beast | ✓ | A dangerous animal | |
| 4.) | Raised | ✓ | Lifted to a higher position | |
| 5.) | Journey | ✓ | An act of travelling | |
| 6.) | Doe | ✓ | A female deer | |
| 7.) | Fawn | ✓ | A young deer |
Activity 4
Read the poem and select the appropriate option to fill in the given blanks.
1.) The hunter went on a journey to find some ________.
(a) deer meat
(b) dog meat
(c) horse meat
Answer: (a) deer meat
2.) The hunter found _________.
(a) a dog
(b) a buck
(c) a bear
Answer: (b) a buck
3.) The other word for a male deer is _______.
(a) doe
(b) fawn
(c) buck
Answer: (c) buck
4.) The poet thought that the buck was begging for ________.
(a) the fawn’s life
(b) his own life
(c) the doe’s life
Answer: (b) his own life
5.) A female deer is called a _______.
(a) doe
(b) fawn
(c) buck
Answer: (a) doe
6.) A young deer is called a _______.
(a) doe
(b) fawn
(c) buck
Answer: (b) fawn
7.) The hunter remembered what he came for and raised his ________.
(a) hand
(b) gun
(c) head
Answer: (b) gun
8.) A ______ came out of nowhere.
(a) doe
(b) fawn
(c) buck
Answer: (b) fawn
9.) The hunter felt that he could not ______ the buck.
(a) kill
(b) raise
(c) look at
Answer: (a) kill
10.) The hunter gathered ______ for feeding the deer.
(a) fruits
(b) leaves
(c) nuts.
Answer: (c) nuts.
Activity 5
Write answers to the following questions.
1.) What did the hunter want to eat?
Ans: The hunter went on a journey and wanted to eat deer meat.
2.) What did the hunter see?
Ans: The hunter saw a buck.
3.) Why did the hunter not ill the buck?
Ans: The hunter did not kill the buck because he saw a plea of mercy in the buck’s eyes and also because he begged for his life.
4.) What did the hunter do?
Ans: The hunter did not kill the buck and gathered some nuts and fed the buck.
5.) How did the buck feel after eating nuts?
Ans: After eating the nuts, the buck did not fear the hunter anymore.
Activity 6
Explain the following statements in your own words.
1.) And if he killed the buck he’d feel like a beast.
Ans: It is a beastly act to kill.
2.) And something grew in him.
Ans: He started to feel merciful.
3.) And he felt the deer’s lack of fear.
Ans: He believed that the deer was no longer afraid.
Activity 7
In the following sentences, choose one of the three options and put a tick on the right one.
1.) I have a/an/the/good idea.
Ans: a
2.) That is a/an/the/interesting toy!
Ans: an
3.) I have kept the bag in alan/the/cupboard.
Ans: the
4.) Do the Sharmas have a/an/the/blue car?
Ans: a
5.) The water in a/an/the/river is dirty.
Ans: the
6.) He had a/an/the/piece of chocolate.
Ans: a
7.) I like to eat a/an/the/egg everyday.
Ans: an
8.) She has a/an/the/good habit of brushing her teeth twice a day.
Ans: the
9.) Raghavlikes to walk in a/an/the/rain.
Ans: the
10.) Radha plays a/an/the game of chess everyday.
Ans: the
Activity 8
Let us help Richard describe his office.
Write ‘this’ or ‘these for things that are near him, and that’ or ‘those’ for things that are not near him. One has been done for you.
1.) This laptop is new.
2.) ______ wooden cabinet is for his papers.
3.) _______ books are about business.
4.) ______ computer is also new.
5.) ______ dustbin is very good
6.) _______ curtains are very old.
7.) _______ plant is beautiful.
8.) _______ wooden horses are nice.
9.) ______ cage does not have a real bird.
10.) ________ drawers need repair.
Answers:
2.) This
3.) These
4.) This
5.) That
6.) These
7.) That
8.) These
9.) This
10.) These.
Activity 9
In the following sentences choose one of the options and put a tick on the right one.
1.) There are only _______ bananas left in the box.
(a) a few
(b) a little
2.) We need ________ butter for this cake.
(a) a few
(b) a little
3.) There are only ______ days left to give the reports.
(a) a few
(b) a little
4.) I bought ______ apples from this shop.
(a) a few
(b) a little
5.) ______ people live in your city?
(a) How much
(b) How many
6.) ______ water is there in the sea?
(a) How much.
(b) How many
7.) We need _______ bananas.
(a) some
(b) any
8.) You can’t buy ______ oranges in this shop.
(a) some
(b) any
9.) There is a bus _______ 2 hours.
(a) each
(b) every
10.) We enjoyed ______ minute of our holidays.
(a) each
(b) every
Answers:
1.) (a) a few
2.) (b) a little
3.) (a) a few
4.) (a) a few
5.) (b) How many
6.) (a) How much
7.) (a) some
8.) (b) any
9.) (b) every
10.) (a) each.
Activity 10
Complete the following letter written by Ashok to Deepak. Fill in the correct possessive adjectives.
Hello Deepak
_________ (1) name is Ashok. This is ___________ (2) friend Satish. He is thirteen years old. _____________ (3) sister is nine. They have got a pet. ______________ (4) pet is a dog. ___________ (5) name is Caesar. Satish and I go to the same school. There are 600 boys and girls in ____________ (6) school. Satish’s class teacher’s name is Mrs. Sharma. She has got a pet, too. ____________ (7) pet is a cat. Our class teacher is Mr. Gupta. I like ___________ (8) lessons. He has three dogs. The dogs love to play in ____________ (9) garden. Now I have a question for you. What is _________ (10) pet?
Yours Ashok
Answer:
1.) My
2.) my
3.) His
4.) Their
5.) His/Its
6.) our
7.) Her
8.) his
9.) his/their
10.) your.
Activity 13
Write an application to your Principal requesting him/her to grant you sick leave for three days.
Answer:
The Principal
Miranda High School
Gariaboral road,
Kolkata 700076
24/10/2022
Subject: Grant for sick leave.
I am a seventh-class student. I’m sick and I have an immense body pain. So, I’m unable to go to school. I respectfully request that, please give me a three-day leave of absence.
Thanking you
Yours obediently
Aryaman Sinha
Class VII/ Sec D/ Roll no. 28
Activity 14
Use some of the following words/phrases or any other you like to write your own four line poem.
I, see, blue, violet, red, rainbow, colours, flowers, evening, breeze, trees, swaying, dance
Answer:
What a colourful rainbow in the sky! Hurray!
Blue, violet, red, and an array of light
There’s a breeze, all fresh and gay,
Among dancing birds, even the trees look bright.
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