West Bengal Board Class 7 English Solution Chapter 11 The Axe
Activity 1
Identity which of the following statements are and true and which are False. Give a supporting statements for your answers:
(1) Velan was very happy in the big house.
(2) The other people of the big house not
(3) No tenant remained in the house for more than a few months.
(4) People started avoiding the house.
Ans:-
(1) True
Velan was contended and happy.
(2) False
The people in the big house seemed to be equally at peace.
(3) True
No one remained for more than a few months
(4) True
And people avoided it.
Activity 2
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) One midnight he was told _________________________________________________
(b) the sons of the late owner left the keys of the house ___________________________
(c) the house acquired _______________________________________________________
(d) Even the owners dropped _________________________________________________
Ans:-
(a) that the master was dead.
(b) with Velan.
(c) the reputation of being haunted.
(d) the practice of coming and seeing the house.
Activity 3
Answer the followings question:
(a) Who was velan ?
(b) Did the tenants have any regard for the garden ?
(c) Did the owners of the house frequently?
(d) How did the house acquire the reputation of a ‘Ghost House’ ?
Ans:-
(a) Velen was a gardener.
(b) No, they didn’t have any regard for the garden
(c) No, they didn’t visit the house frequently.
(d) No tenant remained for more than a few moths and because of lack of maintenance work the house was in ruins and looked like haunted house. Thus the name ‘Ghost House.’
Activity 4
Fill in the chart with information from the text :
Cause | Effect |
(i) | (i) Velan hobbled up with the keys. |
(ii) Velen cleared the vegetation which blocked the entrance | (ii) |
(iii) | (iii) Velan was ordered to go back to his village. |
(iv) | (iv) the tree – cutters laid down their axes. |
Ans:-
(1) A car sounded its horn at the gate, – velan hobbled up with the keys.
(2) Velan cleared the vegetation which blocked the entrance. – the gates opend on rusty hinges with creaking sound.
(3) The company who bought the house, did not need the garden. – velan was ordered to go back his village.
(4) the old man told them to wait until he was gone further. The troo cutters laid down their axes.
Activity 5
Complete the following sentences with information from the text.
(1) Someone from the car ordered Velan to ___________________________
_______________________________________________________________
(2) One the sons of old masters told Velan that ________________________
_______________________________________________________________
(3) Valan retired to _______________________________________________
(4) Velan rushed out saw __________________________________________
Ans:-
(1) Open the big gate for car.
(2) That he would have to back to his village.
(3) His old hut
(4) four men hacking massive trunk of the old margosa tree.
Activity 6
Answer the following questions:
(1) Who bought the house?
Ans:-
A company bought the house.
(2) Did they need a garden ?
Ans:-
No, they did not need a garden.
(3) What was the order of the company ?
Ans:-
To cut all the tree including the old margosa tree except a half a dozen on the boundary.
(4) What was Valen’s request to the tree – cutters?
Ans:-
He requested to the tree – cutters to stop cutting until he was gone far away.
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