Telangana SCERT Solution Class VII (7) English Chapter 1
Here in this Page we provided Telangana SCERT Solution Class 7 English Chapter 1 Prose The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse and Poem The Town Child, The Country Child.
(1) The Town Mouse and the country Mouse
(1) Answer the following questions:
(1) Why did the town mouse want to go the countryside?
Answer: The town mouse wants to go to the countryside because doctor advised him for rest in the countryside.
(2) Describe the town mouse’s experience in the countryside.
Answer: (1) The town mouse’s felt uncomfortable and difficulties in countryside.
(2) He didn’t used to of quiet place, he had missing the noise of cars and torries.
(3) He didn’t found the breakfast ready.
(4) Also he was not used too to slept at cold ground.
(3) What difference do you find between the country and the town?
Answer: Differences between the town and country.
(1) The country is a very quiet place where the town side is very noisy.
(2) Country side have only water, sugar-cane and coconut water for drink in contrast the town have plenty of thinks to drink.
(3) In country side the mouse has a safe life but in town the life of mouse always in danger.
(4) How can you say that then town mouse could not enjoy the dinner offered by the country mouse?
Answer: The town mouse could not enjoy the dinner offered by the country mouse as he did not habitual to sugarcane and roots so town mouse did not like this, that’s why he catch the next day train for his home.
(5) What would happen if the person who opened the cupboard found any of the mice?
Answer: If the person found any mice in cupboard, he would catched the mice and throwned outside the house.
(6) Why did the town mouse travel in an ordinary train?
Answer: As soon as he got the invitation he packed his bag and came in the ordinary train. He did not got time to reserved a train ticket.
(7) Why did the country mouse go back to his house in the country?
Answer: Country mouse was not used to living in noise: of car and Lorries also he didn’t feel safe over there.
(8) How can you say that the town mouse was not comfortable in the country?
Answer: The town mouse was not a habit of sleeping down nor eating sugarcane and root all this was so uncomfortable to the town mouse.
(9) How are the streets of a town different from those of a village?
Answer: The streets of a town are full of lights, traffic and noise whereas the village streets are quiet and empty.
(11) Describe the life style of the country mouse in two or three sentences.
Answer: (i) The life style of the country mouse was very simple.
(ii) He loved to live in a quiet place.
(iii) Country mouse used to cat only sugarcane and roots.
(12) “The town mouse and the country mouse did not visit each other again.” Why? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer: The town mouse and the country mouse did not visit each other again because they both have different lifestyle that is why they were feeling uncomfortable in each other place.
(II) Choose the best answer from the choice given to complete each sentence.
(1) The town mouse and the country mouse are –
(a) Friends
(b) Cousins
(c) Classmates
Answer: (b) Cousins.
(2) The house of the town mouse was –
(a) A field in a village
(b) A building in a village
(c) A kitchen cupboard in a town
Answer: (c) A kitchen cupboard in a town.
(3) The house of the town mouse was –
(a) Full of most delicious food
(b) Full of sugar-canes and root
(c) Full of coconut water
Answer: (a) Full of most delicious food.
(4) At the end of the story the country mouse –
(a) Went back to his country
(b) Stayed in the town
(c) Visited the town mouse
Answer: (a) Went back to his country.
(III) Say whether the following statements are TRUE/FALSE. Correct the wrong statements.
(1) The country mouse lives in a town.
Answer: False – The country mouse lives in a country.
(2) The town mouse felt very comfortable in the train.
Answer: False – The town mouse felt very uncomfortable in the train.
(3) It was hot when the town mouse travelled to the country side.
Answer: True.
(4) The town mouse like to eat cooked food.
Answer: True.
(5) There are more lights, cars and Lorries in the town than in a village.
Answer: True.
Vocabulary
(1) The following sentences are from your lesson. Read them carefully (Tick) the correct meaning of the underlined word in each sentence.
(1) He has asked me to spend a week in the countryside.
(a) A land with town and cities
(b) A neighbouring country
(c) A land outside town and cities with field, woods, etc.
Answer: (c) A land outside town and cities with field, woods, etc.
(2) The town mouse packed his bags.
(a) Put something in a container so that it can be stored.
(b) Put clothes etc, into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home.
(c) Put expensive thing in a bag so as to keep safe.
Answer: (b) Put clothes etc, into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home.
(3) The day was bright and sunny.
(a) With a lot of bright light from the sun
(b) With a cool wind from the east
(c) Without rain
Answer: (a) With a lot of bright light from the sun.
(4) He nibbled at the root and the sugar-cane.
(a) Took a large quantity of food
(b) Took a small quantity of food showing a slight interest
(c) Took food with a great interest
Answer: (b) Took a small quantity of food showing a slight.
(5) The country mouse arrived in town.
(a) Left for a place
(b) Got to a place
(c) Left a place
Answer: (b) Got to a place.
(II) Fill in the blanks using appropriate phrases given below.
Looked around, Plenty of, Full of, Piece of, Got off |
Rambabu started his journey to his grandfather’s village in Warangal District. He caught a train to reach the village. The train arrived at the station. At that time, he was hungry and thirsty. As soon as he got off the train, he wanted to drink and eat something. So he looked around but found nothing to eat or drink. He started walking towards his grandfather’s house. On the way he found a shop which was full of cool drinks. He had plenty of money. So he bought a cool drink and a piece of bread.
Join each word in column-A with a suitable word in column-B to form compound nouns. The first one is done for you.
Column – A | Column B | Compound word |
Birth | Cycle | Birthday |
Door | Bell | Doorbell |
Fire | Kerchief | Firewood |
Hand | Light | Handkerchief |
Moon | Shine | Moonlight |
Motor | Way | Motor-cycle |
Sun | Wood | Sunshine |
Gate | Day | Gateway |
Positive Degree | Comparative Degree | Superlative Degree |
Dark | Darker | Darkest |
Small | Smaller | Smallest |
Rich | Richer | Richest |
Safe | Safer | Safest |
Cleaver | Cleverer | Cleverest |
Tall | Taller | Tallest |
Bright | Brighter | Brightest |
Positive Degree | Comparative Degree | Superlative Degree |
Useful | More Useful | Most useful |
Beautiful | More beautiful | Most beautiful |
Interested | More interested | Most interested |
Doubtful | More doubtful | Most doubtful |
Precious | More precious | Most precious |
Delicious | More delicious | Most delicious |
Dreadful | More dreadful | Most dreadful |
Cheerful | More cheerful | Most cheerful |
Positive Degree | Comparative Degree | Superlative Degree |
Much | More | Most |
Good | Better | Best |
Bad | Worse | Worst |
Far | Further | Furthest |
(1) Read the following sentences and say what they mean. Choose the right answer from the choices given.
(1) May I come in sir?
(a) Giving permission
(b) Taking permission
(c) Expressing possibility
Answer: (b) Talking permission.
(2) Sindhu may come to India next month
(a) Giving permission
(b) Taking permission
(c) Expressing possibility
Answer: (c) Expressing possibility.
(3) You may use my cell phone if you need –
(a) Giving Permission
(b) Taking permission
(c) Expressing possibility
Answer: (a) Giving permission.
(4) Can I take leave of you?
(a) Taking permission in a formal way
(b) Taking permission in an informal way
(c) Expressing possibility
Answer: (b) Taking permission in an informal way.
(2) Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
(1) The boy seems to cry if you do not buy an ice-cream for him. (Express this using ‘may’)
Answer: The boy cry if you do not buy on ice-cream for him.
(2) You can use my camera if you need. (Give permission using ‘may’)
Answer: You may use my camera if you need.
(3) He seems to be a nice man. (Express this possibility using ‘may’)
Answer: He may be a nice man.
(4) You want to leave the class now. (Take permission using ‘may’)
Answer: You may leave the class now.
(5) Raju wants to use your water bottles. (Give permission using ‘may’)
Answer: Raju may use your water bottles.
Now express the wishes of the people mentioned below using unreal past (Wish + subject + past tense). The first one is done for you.
(1) Sindhu has missed her school bus. She has to go to school urgently. She wishes to have a car. How would Sindhu express her wish?
Answer: I wish I had a car.
(2) Anita wants to abolish the system of exams. She wishes to be Prime Minister. How would Anita express her wish?
Answer: I wish I were the Prime Minister.
(3) Srinu’s father has a car. He wishes to drive that car. But he doesn’t know how to drive a car. How would Srinu express his wish?
Answer: I wish I could drive a car.
(4) Sharmila wants to play tennis. But she doesn’t have a tennis racket. How would Sharmila express her wish?
Answer: I wish I had a tennis racket.
(5) Mahendra wants to get first rank in the class. But he can’t. How would Mahendra express his wish?
Answer: I wish I got first rank.
Writing
Write a letter to your friend inviting him / her to your village to spend summer holidays. Write about your family and the places where you will take him/her.
32, Sixty Avenue,
2nd cross road
Mumbai – 8g
Maharashtra
Date: 20th March 2021
Dear Sneha,
How are you? How are your family members? Hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter to invite you for my village tour. For spending this summer holiday. My family is very excited to for this tour. Your presence will enhance this tour. In my village there are so many places for visit, there are ancient caves, beautiful gardens, hills and valley which mesmerise us. I know you will be great fun in my village. Waiting for your letter.
Thank you
Your faithful
Friend
Rashmika
(II) Imagine you were the town mouse/country mouse and write description of your visit.
Last week I had a trip of town. I was so surprised by the noise and the lights. There was 24 hours lighting and deadful noise. Because of which I was fed up. I have never lived in such a noisy place. The noise of buses, Lorries and car had made my head ache. My cousin offer me so many things. He had huge amount of food. He had ice cold, bread, jam, chocolate and many more delicious food. We were sitting and talking in his house in that much we heard a sound of thunder. I panicked and my cousin shouted on me “Run, run. He pushed me out through a hole in the back of his house. I was so scared what is happening with me? Then my cousin explain me that there was somebody outside his house. It was happened repeatedly. So I packed my bag for me to live. It was a horrible experience of mine in town.
(B) Reading (Poems)
The Town child & the country child
(I) Answer the following questions:
(1) Where does the town child want to live?
Answer: The town child wants to live in country.
(2) Why is there smoke in the towns?
Answer: There are smokes in the town because of buses, motor and factories.
(3) There is one thing that the town child loves. What is it?
Answer: The town child loves the sky of his town.
(4) “There is no one to play with at all”. This sentence means………
(a) There are no people in villages
(b) There are no player in village
(c) The villages have lesser population than the towns.
Answer: “There is no one to play with at all”. This sentence means the villages have lesser population than the town.
(5) What is the wish of the country child?
Answer: The wish of the country child is that someone lived near him.
(6) Which child is able to watch meadow and lambs?
Answer: Country child is able to watch meadow and lambs.
(7) Why are the lane in the country so quiet?
Answer: The lane in the country are so quiet because no one lived near it.
(8) Why are nights colourful in towns?
Answer: Towns nights are colourful due to headlight of buses, motor and traffic signals.
(9) Pick out the rhyming words from both the poems.
The first one is done for you.
Go | Row |
Hear | Near |
Bright | Night |
Blue | Too |
Hours | Flowers |
Near | Dear |
(C) Reading
The new Blue Dress
(1) Answer the following questions:
(1) What kind of street was gates Avenue at the beginning of the story and what happened at the end?
Answer: At the beginning gates Avenue was a ugly street and became an organised street at the end of the story.
(3) What change did the new blue dress bring in the little girl’s house?
Answer: The new blue dress made the girls house decent, his mother clean the kitchen floor and the girl’s father began to make a garden and painted the house after 10 year.
(4) How did the change in the little girl’s house influence the neighbours?
Answer: The little girl neighbour had noticed that his neighbour was painting his house and making his house decent and beautiful so he though he should also follow him.
(5) Do you think behaviour of people influence others all the time? Give example?
Answer: (i) Yes, I do think behaviour of people influence other all the time.
(2) If we treat a person well then the person in front will also treat us in the same away.
You have done a mistake in 7th answer you wrote (6o quiet) its wrong it is (so quiet)
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