Telangana SCERT Solution Class VII (7) English Chapter 5
Here in this Page we provided Telangana SCERT Solution Class 7 English Chapter 5 Prose A Trip to Andaman, Poem My Trip to the Moon & Sindbad, the Sailor.
Unit-5 A Trip to Andaman
A.) Reading
I.) Answer the following questions:
1.) Based on your reading of the passage, list out the tourist attractions of Andaman Island. Which one of them has fascinated you the most? Why?
Answer:-
2.) Would you like to go to Andaman during holidays? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer :- Yes I would like to go to Andaman during holidays.
3.) Which means of transport is, in your opinion, more enjoyable for visiting a place like Andaman? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:- the only way to reach Andaman is sea way as it is an island so I would enjoy going by ship to visit such place.
4.) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been called a miniature India. Do you agree with this view? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer :-Yes , I agree with statement, The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been called a miniature India because as the narrator said there were different people speaking different languages as we have various people with different languages in India.
5.) What does ‘’I’’ refer to in the passage?
Answer:-“I” in the passage is referred to the little boy who is narrating the passage
6.) The writer saw many interesting things on the ship. But which one surprised him the most? Why?
Answer :- the writer was surprised by some people who were having there hair cut in the saloon.
7.) How did the tourists enjoy on the beach?
Answer:- The tourists on the beaches were basking in the sun and enjoying themselves, enjoying swimming in the sea, and riding on elephants.
8.) Who guided the family on the Islands?
Answer :-
9.) Why do you think the Scuba divers need air cylinders?
Answer :- Scuba divers swim inside the water and humans need oxygen to breathe so need air cylinders while Scuba diving
10.) Have you ever visited any tourist place? Share your experience
Answer :- Yes I have visited the tourist place Matheran situated in Maharashtra. I visited this place during winter start. It was a hill station and had many points to visit over. There were horse and trains for tourists to travel over the place. As the motor cycle, auto rickshaw bus car wasn’t save to drive on the main spot of matheran so they didn’t allowed any vehicle to go upway, only the local few selected vans were allowed with experienced driver. We went up in the van and upside we walked over all the places and explore the every single thing we saw. I saw the heart point, Monkey point, echo point, sunset point. We also visited the matheran market, we didn’t shop anything, there were clothes, shoes sandals, toys, hats etc shop restaurants. Even there was arrangement of resorts for tourist. The train was not big as normal local or express train , it was smaller than that and with limited speed. In the evening it started getting more cold. I was fun visiting such beautiful place
II.) Tick the correct answer.
1.) How did the author feel, when the windows and doors of their cabin were closed.
A) The author felt the ship sinking.
B) The author felt uncomfortable.
C) The author did not feel the movement of the ship.
D) The author felt the fast movement of the ship.
Answer:- c)
2.) The most favourable time to visit Andaman is the…. . . . . . .. . .
A) winter.
B) spring.
C) summer.
D) monsoon.
Answer:-
3.) Why did the family go to Andaman?
A) to learn about the aborigines.
B) to watch how foreigners enjoy themselves.
C) to explore a tourist spot.
D) to view only the sea beaches.
Answer:- c)
Vocabulary
I.) Find the antonyms of the following words from the text and write them in your notebooks. Also, write one sentence each for the word and its antonym.
Answer :-
1.) Possible
2.) Gradually
3.) Beautiful
4.) Dark
5.) Tasty
6.) Clear
7.) Below
8.) Friendly
9.) Clear
10.) Honorable
II.) Read the following sentences and notice how the word ‘wave’ has been used differently:
1.) My sister Amala and I too waved our hands while Mom and Dad smiled at us.
2.) Silky sands, foaming waves and cool breeze of the sea attracted us very much.
In sentence 1 ‘wave’ is used as a verb in the past tense and in sentence 2, it is used as a noun in its plural form. As a verb, it means ‘to move hand or arm from side to side’ and as a noun, it refers to ‘raised lines of water that move across the surface of a sea and an ocean.’
Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the words given in the brackets. They can be used both as nouns and verbs.
1.The volleyball team of our school _______ four matches. The fourth day’s ________ was excellent. (play)
2.) Latha ________ a lot of problems. I am sorry to see tears on her lovely _______. (face)
3.) My grand-daughter said, “Grandpa, you look very sweet when I see a____on your face.” On hearing this Grandpa _____at once. (smile)
4.) Suresh __________ that he would pass the examination. But his…. disappeared when he saw the question paper. (hope)
5.) When I answered a question correctly, the English teacher _______ me on my back and said, “Well done, Smarty.” Her _______ made me feel very happy and proud. (pat)
Answer :-
1.) Played, playing
2.) Is facing, face
3.) Smile, smiled
4.) Hoped, hope
5.) Patted, pat
III.) Read the following sentences from the passage.
1.) The ship set out after sounding a loud horn.
2.) People who came to see off their friends and relatives cheered them up by waving their hands.
The sets of words underlined are ‘phrasal verbs’.
Pick out from a dictionary more phrasal verbs beginning with the word ‘set’, find out their meanings, and use them in sentences of your own.
Grammar
I.) Simple Past Tense
Read the following lines taken from the lesson:
Soon after the examinations were over, Mom made preparations for the trip. On the 25th of April, we took the Pinakini Express from Vijayawada and reached Chennai at 1 p.m.
The underlined words are verbs in the simple past tense and refer to actions that took place in the past. The Simple Past Tense is used here to talk of completed actions in the past.
Given below is the action plan prepared by the Headmaster of ZillaParishad High School, Quthbullapur for a tour to NagarjunaSagar Project. They finished the tour on 15th October. Describe the tour in the past tense by making appropriate changes in the verbs given in the action plan.
6.00 a.m.board the bus at the school
8.30 a.m.stop at Chintapalli
12.00 noonreach the spot
1.00 p.m.take lunch
1.30 to 3.30 p.m.visit the NagarjunaSagar project
3.30 to 4.30 p.m.visit the museum
4.40 p.m.visit Ettipothala falls
5.00 p.m.board the bus
8.30 p.m.take supper at Chintapalli
10.30 p.m.reach the school
You can start like this: On 15th Otcober, the students of ZPH school, Quthbullapur started their tour to NagarjunaSagar Project. They boarded the bus at the school at 6.00 a.m…
Answer:-On 15th Otcober, the students of ZPH school, Quthbullapur started their tour to NagarjunaSagar Project. They boarded the bus at the school at 6.00 a.m. By 8.30 a.m. took a stop at Chintapalli. The bus reached the spot by 12.pp noon. They all taken lunch at 1.00 p.m and than 1.30 to 3.30 pm they all visited the NagarjunaSagar project. 3.3p to 4.30 p.mthey visited the museum. Near around 4.40 p.m. visited Ettipothala falls. And finally by 5.00 p.m they boarded the bus. Took supper at Chintapalli at 8.30 p.m. the bus reached the school at 10.30 p.m.
II.) Past Continuous Tense
Read the following lines taken from the lesson:
Some foreign tourists on the beaches were basking in the sun and enjoying themselves. The underlined verbs ‘were basking’ and ‘(were) enjoying’ are in the Past Continuous Tense. The Past Continuous Tense is used to talk about or describe an action which someone was doing or an event which was happening at a particular time in the past.
I.) Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the verbs given in the brackets.
1.) They ________ with each other when the police______.( fight, arrive)
2.) When Rajesh _______, he _______down and______ his leg.( run, fall, injure)
3.) While he ______ it_______ to rain.( play, begin)
4.) The children_________a film when the lights ________ off.(watch, go off)
5.) My mother was _______ when the guests __________. (still cook, arrive)
6.) The teacher _________ when the principal ________ the room.( teach, enter)
7.) Father was _________ the T.V. when the telephone bell ______. (watch, ring)
8.) We ________ready for our journey when the power _____________ off. (get, go)
Answer:-
1.) Were fighting, arrived
2.) Was running, fell, injured
3.) Was playing, began
4.) Were watching, went off
5.) Still cooking, arrived
6.) Was teaching, entered
7.) Was watching, has rung
8.) Were getting
Work in pairs:
II.) Narrate what your family members were doing yesterday when you reached home after school
Answer:-
When I reached hone from the school, I saw my younger brother playing cycle in front the gate with his friends . Father was reading newspaper with a cup of tea and grandpa watering the marigold flower pot. I went went inside to get freshen up, saw elder sister talking on cell phone with her friend discussing about the mathematics notes. Mother was waiting for me as she prepared the new food item and wanted me to taste it. I saw what was it exactly, it was pasta with white sauce. Everyone was busy in doing something.
Writing
I.) Arrange the following sentences in proper sequence using appropriate connectors and replacing ‘we’ with ‘they’. You can add some more information you may have liked in the passage.
1.) We visited a beach called Elephant beach.
2.) We reached Port Blair.
3.) We travelled by a ferry from Port Blair to a place called Havelock island.
4.) In the evening we boarded a ship for Port Blair.
5.) We visited Radhanagar beach.
6.) After a while, we reached an exciting place, the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park.
7.) We had been longing to make a trip to Andaman.
8.) We visited a famous national monument, the Cellular Jail.
Answer:-
1.) We had been longing to make a trip to Andaman
2.) In the evening we boarded a ship for Port Blair.
3.) We reached Port Blair.
4.) We travelled by a ferry from Port Blair to a place called Havelock island.
5.) We visited a famous national monument, the Cellular Jail.
6.) After a while, we reached an exciting place, the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park.
7.) We visited a beach called Elephant beach
8.) We visited Radhanagar beach.
II.) Describing a place
You have read about a famous tourist place, Andaman. After reading the description don’t you feel that you have actually visited the place? This is because the author has given a vivid picture of the place through the description of the place and the activities. When you want to describe a place you need to find answers for the following questions:
- Where is the place located? What is it famous for?
Answer :-
2.) How can one reach there? How is the weather during the time of the visit? What is the best time to visit? What things are to be carried? What sort of accommodation is available?
Answer:- one can reach there by ship. Summer weather is the best time to visit.
3.) What places and things can be seen on the way to the place?
Answer:-famous national monument, the Cellular Jail, Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Havelock Island, Elephant beach, Radhanagar beach
4.) What are the major tourist attractions?
Answer:-famous national monument, the Cellular Jail, Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Havelock Island, Elephant beach, Radhanagar beach
B.) Reading (Poem): My Trip to the Moon
Answer the following questions:
1.) Do you think the child really went to the moon?
Answer :- No the child is just imagining that he went on the moon
2.) What was the child’s feeling about his trip to the moon?
Answer:- the child felt very happy as he jumped aroundand gas lot of fun in his trip to the moon.
3.) Why couldn’t the astronaut and the child walk on the moon?
Answer:- the gravitational force is less on the moon so the body weight becomes lighter. This is the reason the astronaut and the child couldn’t walk on the moon.
4.) How would you feel if you were in his place?
Answer:- If I were at the child place I would be amazed and happy to go on the moon
5.) If you were given a chance, which planet would you visit?
Answer:- I would like to visit the Mars planet if given a chance as I have heard about the presence of water on the planet.
6.) Can you guess the secret that dwells inside the child’s mind?
Answer :- the secret that dwells inside the child’s mind is about the trip he had on the moon and his happiness for the same thing.
C.) Reading: Sindbad, the Sailor
Answer the following questions:
1.) Who changed the fate of Sindbad? How?
Answer:- the eagles changed the fate of Sindbad.With the help of eagles Sindbad could get up in the valley as he tied large meat around himself and eagle took him to his nest fir feeding the young ones. As he was thrown in the nest, merchants saw him and he told them all his story and merchants helped him to get the ship and go back to his home.
2.) What would you want to become in your life? Would you like to become a sailor? Why? Why not?
Answer:- I would like to become a doctor and help poor and needy people with proper medical facilities. I would not like to become a sailor as I find it bit boring and also risky at sometimes.
3.) How would you have handled the encounter with a roc?
Answer:- I would have handled the encounter with roc very patiently and do the same as what Sindbad did as it was the possible and safe thing to do that moment.
4.) What factors would you change to make the story more adventurous and thrilling?
Answer:-Sindbad git a very easy and possible way to escape from the situation so instead of eagle throwing him to the nest it would be more adventurous if Sindbad was dropped somewhere on the land of dinosaur. How would he tackle the situation would be the excitement and thrilling.
5.) Describe Sindbad’s preparations for his journey
Answer:- Sindbadbought a substantial stock of goods to trade, some food, sailed on a ship with a number of his merchant friends.