West Bengal State Board Class 7 English Solution: Lesson 3 We are Seven
Activity 1
Choose the correct answer from the given alternative :
(a) The little girl whom the poet not was –
(i) seven
(ii) eight
(iii) nine years old
Ans:- (ii) eight
(b) The girls lost –
(a) two brothers
(b) two sisters
(iii) a brothers and sister.
Ans:- (iii) a brothers and sister.
(c) The distances between her house and the burial ground was only –
(i) twelve steps
(ii) ten steps
(iii) six steps .
Ans:- (i) twelve steps
Activity 2
Identify which of the following statements are true and which are false . Give a supporting statements for each of your answers :
(a) The little girl was good – looking. ( )
(b) five of her brothers and sisters were dead. ( )
(c) The graves were covered with green grass. ( )
Ans:-
(a) True
Because she had beautiful eyes and thick curly hair
(b) False
Two of her brothers and sisters were dead.
(c) True
Because it can be seen that the graves were green.
Activity 3
Poem that rhyme with the given word:
Curl: __________; head _________; air ________: clad ________; be __________ ; tell ___________ ; laid: _______; heaven: __________
Ans:-
Curl: girl ; head said; air: fair; clad: glad; be : me ; tell : dwell; laid: maid; heaven: seven
Activity 4
(a) Pick out the expressions that describe the appearance of the girl.
Ans:-
Her hair was thick with many a curl, and she was wildly clad and her eyes were very fair.
(b) With whom did the girl live
Ans:-
The girl lived with her mother.
(c) What does the girl say about her living brothers and sisters ?
Ans:-
She said two of her brothers live at Conway and two are gone to sea.
(d) Why does the girl say, “We are seven” ?
Ans:-
Because she doesn’t understand the meaning of death and she cannot differentiate dead from alive, that’s why she counted seven instead of five.
Activity 5
Make sentences with followings words :
Dwell, clustered, rustic, grave, maid
Ans:-
Dwell :- Bapuji dwelled in Gujarat for many years.
Clustered : Boys clustered in the middle of the ground.
Rustic : They were wearing rustic costumes for the festival.
Grave : Peter saw his ghrandfather’s grave yesterday.
Maid : We had a maid, who was very hard working and honest.
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