West Bengal Board Class 7 English Solution Chapter 8 The Story of Proserpine

West Bengal State Board Class 7 English Solution: Lesson 8 The Story of Proserpine

Activity 1

Fill in the blanks with suitable words the passage above:

(a) Goddess ___________ lived in the beautiful island of _______________.

(b) _____________ was the king of the land of the _____________

(c) Everyone said that ____________ was the ________________

(d) Pluto was __________________ when he saw ______________

(e) Pluto struck ground with his ______________ and it ______________ instantly.

Ans:-

(a) – Ceres, Sicily

(b) – Pluto, dead

(c) – Proserpine, spring

(d) –  charmed, Proserpine

(e) – sceptre, opened

Activity 2

Indentify which of the following statements are True and WHICH ARE FALSE. Give a supporting statements for each of your answers.

(a) Ceres had little role to lay in the lives

(b) Ceres was extremely fond her fair daughter.

(c) When Pluto first saw Proserpine, he was she was helping her mother in the field.

(d) Pluto though Proserpine’s beauty would brighten his dark kingdom.

(e) Proserpine threw away her girdle because she did not require it in Pluto’s kingdom.

Ans:-

(a) False

So on her depended the health and happiness of all the people of this world.

(b) True

Ceres had fair daughter , Proserpine, whom she loved more than her life.

(c) False

There he saw Proserpine laughing and playing with her companions who formed a circle around her.

(d) True

Her bright face will make even my dark kingdom look bright and beautiful

(e) False

She thought that the gridle might reach Ceres and  her mother woud be able to trace her lost daughter.

Activity 3

Fill up the following chart with information from the text:

Cause Effect
1. Pluto led a lonely life
2. Pluto heard voices laughter behind some bushes  
3. The companions of Proserpine frightened and ran away
4. Pluto drove his chariot very fast
5. The river was full to the brim  

 Ans:-

Cause – No goddess wanted to live Pluto among deads.

Effect – Pluto led a lonely life.

Cause – Pluto heard voices and laughter behind some bushes.

Effect – he was curious to see who were there.

Cause – Pluto stepped into their circle and carried Proserpine to chariot.

Effect – the companions  of Proserpine  Got frightened and run away

Cause – Pluto was afraid that Ceres would appear in search of her daughter.

Effect – Pluto drove his chariot very  fast.

Cause – the river was full to the brim.

Effect –  Pluto could not drive the chariot through the water.

Activity 4

Some words or phrase are given below. Find words from the text having meanings similar to these:

(a) a young unmarried girl:

(b) a horse driven to know:

(c) eager to know:

(d) flowers :

(e) grasped or caught tightly:

(f) a waistband :

Ans:-

(a) maiden

(b) chariot

(c) curious

(d)blossoms

(e) seized

(f) gridle

Activity 5

Fill in the blanks with suitable words form the list below. Change the from of the words where necessary. There are some extra words. (one is done for you) :

Plunged, departed, trace, lovely, bank, drove, curls

(a) The rose is said to be the lovelist of all flowers.

(c) Kolkata is situated on the ______________ of the river Hooghly.

(d) When it rains, ____________ a car is not easy.

(e) please note the time of his ___________ from office last Saturday.

 Ans:-

(a) loveliest

(b) bank

(c) trace

(d) driving

(e) departure

Activity 6

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) From the first of a volcano ________________________________.

(b) People thought of praying to Jupiter because _________________.

(c) the nymph of the fountain lived ____________________________.

(d) Jupiter said that Proserpine might return t earth if _______________.

(e) Ceres would to grieve for six months when ______________________.

Ans:-

(a) Ceres  lighted a torch

(b) they were starving Ceres can’t  take care of them.

(c) in the dark depths of the earth.

(d) she had not tasted any food in Pluto’s kingdom.

(e) Proserpine rejoined Pluto in his dark kingdom.

Activity 7

Fill up the following information from the text:

WHO DID WHAT WHEN
  Searched for Proserpine in all the rooms  
People   They were starving
  Found the girdle of her daughter  
  Had eaten six pomegranate seeds  
The earth   Proserpine would come back to her mother for six mo0nths

Ans:-

WHO DID WHAT WHEN
Ceres Searched for Proserpine in all the rooms She returned home in the evening and could not see her daughter.
People Came to Ceres and begged to bring back plenty and save their lives. They were starving.
Ceres Found the girdle of her daughter She was passing by a river
  Had eaten six pomegranate seeds Ceres was passing by a river
The earth Smiled and Proserpine would come back to her mother for six months

 Activity 8

Answer the following questions:

(a) Why did Ceres feel very sad in the morning ?

Ans:-

Her daughter was lost she could not her find out.

(b) Why was there a severe famine all over the world?

Ans:-

Ceres neglected her work on the earth. as a result, a severe famine broke  out all over the world.

(c) Briefly narrate what the nymph of the fountain told  Ceres.

Ans:-

Nymph said she saw Proserpine weeping in the kingdom of Pluto. She also told her to

(d) Why was Proserpine bound to live for six months in the underground kinddom?

Ans:-

Because she ate six pomegranate seeds.

Activity 9

Rearrange the following sentences and make a paragraph on how Proserpine retuned from the underworld to her mother on earth:

(a) Suddenly one day Ceres picked up Proserpine’s girdle by the riverside.

(b) Ceres visited Jupiter and sought his help to get back her daughter.

(c) Pluto took away the beautiful maiden Proserpine to his underground kingdom.

(d) Ceres went underground to find that Proserpine had already eaten six pomegranate there.

(e) Ceres, her mother much surprised not to find her at home in the evening.

(f) The nymph of the fountain told Ceres about her daughter’s whereabouts.

(g) Jupiter said that Proserpine might return to earth to earth if she had not eaten any food in the land of the dead.

(h) The mother searched for her daughter everywhere in vain.

(i) Proserpine was destined to spend six months every year in Pluto’s underworld and the remaining six months on earth with her mother.

Ans:-

(a) – 4

(b) – 6

(c) – 1

(d) – 8

(e) – 2

(f) – 5

(g) – 7

(h) – 3

(i) – 9

Updated: July 3, 2020 — 12:53 am

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  1. The question of the activity-5(c) is missing

  2. Thank you so much tomorrow is my exam

  3. Thanks u so muchhh…

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