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BSEB Bihar Board English Book Solutions Chapter 6. Ivan Class 7th Solutions (इवान) 

6. Ivan (इवान)

TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS

B. Let’s Comprehend:
B.1. Think and Tell:

Q. (a) Who was Ivan?
Ans. Ivan was a rich Russian farmer.

Q. (b) Where did he live?
Ans. He lived in a village of Russia.

Q. (c) Who was his neighbour?
Ans. Gabriel was his neighbour.

Q. (d) Who began to quarrel?
Ans. Ivan, Gabriel and their wives began quarrelling.

Q. (e) Who reconciled them?
Ans. Ivan’s father reconciled them.

B.2. Think and Write:
B.2.1. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements:
(a) Ivan was a rich farmer.
(b) The hen laid eggs in the street.
(c) Gabriel uprooted Ivan’s beard.
(d) Anger leads to destruction.
(e) Ivan and Gabriel did not become reconciled.

Ans. (a) –T, (b) – F, (c) – F, (d) –T, (e) – F.

B.2.2. Fill in the blanks :
(a) Ivan and Gabriel were …………..
(b) Ivan’s father was old and ……………
(c) Ivan’s hen flew over the …………….
(d) ……….. went to inquire into the matter.
(e) …….. started quarrelling.
(f) At last Ivan and Gabriel became ……………

Ans. (a) neighbours, (b) wise, (c) fence, (d) Ivan’s daughter-in-law, (e) Soon Ivan, Gabriel and their wives, (f) reconciled.

B.2.3. Arrange the following sentences in proper order so that they make a complete story.
(a) Ivan was a rich farmer from Russia.
(b) She laid an egg in Gabriel’s house.
(c) Ivan uprooted Gabriel’s beard.
(d) Gabriel was his neighbour.
(e) One day Ivan’s hen flew across the fence.
(f) Ivan, Gabriel and their wives began to quarrel.
(g) Ivan and Gabriel became reconciled.
(h) Ivan’s father pacified Ivan and his neighbour.
(i) Gabriel went to court.

Ans.
(a) Ivan was a rich farmer from Russia.
(b) Gabriel was his neighbour.
(c) One day Ivan’s hen flew across the fence.
(d) She laid an egg in Gabriel’s house.
(e) Ivan, Gabriel and their wives began to quarrel.
(f) Ivan uprooted Gabriel’s beard.
(g) Gabriel went to court.
(h) Ivan’s father pacified Ivan and his neighbour.
(i) Ivan and Gabriel became reconciled.

B.2.4. Answer the following questions in not more than 50 words.

Q. (a) “In anger you don’t know what you are saying and doing”. Do you agree with the statement? How does anger lead to destruction?
Ans. Yes, the statement in the question is correct.
I agree with the statement.
It occurs so because in anger we lose our temper which confuses our mind and we talk foolishly with a view to overpass the rival.

Q. (b) What type of man, in your opinion, was Ivan’s father? What did he do to pacify Ivan and his neighbour?
Ans. Ivan’s father was an experienced man. He knew the way of life. So, he gave practical advice to the neighbours and awaken them against the loss of quarrel, and pacified them.

Q. (c) If you were Ivan’s neighbour, what would you do to solve this quarrel?
Ans. If I would be Ivan’s neighbour, I suggest the same thing what Ivan’s father had advised.
I would also help them in understanding each other.

C. Word Study:
C.1. Correct the following words to make them meaningful.
peice,   forgate,   uproted,    fance,    distruction
Ans. peace, forget, uprooted, fence, destruction

C.2. Match the words in ‘A’ with their meaning in ‘B’.

C.3. Find the sentences in which the following words have been used the lesson. Then use these words in your own sentences.
neighbour, comfortable, hatred, wisdom, advice.
Ans. Gabriel was their neighbour.
They were happy and comfortable with each other.
Hatred breeds hatred.
You lose your patience and wisdom.
The old man’s advice worked.
Neighbour- Our neighbours are helpful to us.
Comfortable – It is comfortable to live peacefully.
Hatred – Enmity raises hatred between the rivals.
Wisdom – Wisdom is a good friend of man.
Advice – Good advices should be respected.

D. Grammar:
Clauses:
Look at the following sentences :
(a) Ivan was a farmer who lived in a village in Russia.
(b) He had three sons who were laborious.
(c) You lose your patience and wisdom.
All the three sentences given above have two separate sentence structures. Sentence (a) consists of ‘Ivan was a farmer’ and ‘who lived in a village in Russia’. The second part is dependent on the first. Similarly, sentence (b) consists of ‘He had three sons’ and ‘who were laborious’. The second is again dependent on the first, Sentence (c) also has two separate sentence structures: ‘You lose your patience’ and (you lose your) wisdom Both these structures are independent. Sentences (a) and (b), therefore, consist of a principal clause and a subordinate clause. A principal clause is that which has independent identity whereas a subordinate clause depends on the principal clause. Sentence ‘c’ consists of two independent clauses one of them is principal clause and another is co-ordinate clause. Here, ‘You lose your patience’ is the principal clause. Now, read the sentences given below and identify principal clause, subordinate clause and coordinate clause.

Q. 1. I don’t know where she lives.
2. An old man had four sons who were lazy.
3. Ramu was poor but honest.
4. I can’t forget you as long as I live.
5. He is handsome and laborious.
Ans. 1. I don’t know – p.c. (principal clause)
 where she lives – s.c. (subordinate clause)
2. An old man had four sons – p.c.
who were lazy – s.c.
3. Ramu was poor – p.c.
 but honest – coordinate clause
 4. I can’t forget you – p.c.
 as long as I live – s.c.
 5. He is handsome – p.c.
 and laborious – coordinate clause.

E. Let’s Talk :

E.1. Discuss the following in small groups and then with the whole class.
Q. (a) Hatred breeds hatred.
(b) Anger leads to destruction.
Ans. Rohan : Hatred breeds hatred. Is it correct, Manish?
Manish  : Yes. I believe that hatred breads hatred.
Ketan    : But I don’t believe it. Hatred makes us feel our faults, and we try to get relief from it.
Rohit     : Sonu, do you know, anger leads to destruction? :
Sonu     : Yes, anger diverts our minds from normal. So, we.do. not judge a situation rightly but make mistakes.
Kamal   : I believe that hatred breeds hatred and anger leads to destruction. So, we should avoid hatred and anger.

F. Composition : 
Q. Write a paragraph on any one of the topics listed in E.1 for discussion in 60-80 words.
Ans. (a) Hatred breeds hatred
Hatred is the product of inferiority complex. It draws our minds towards one’s faults according to our view. Such feeling raises a sense of enmity and ill-feeling. In response, the facing person also reacts. The feeling grows day by day the people become enny to each other. If everyone can consider about each one’s living, it will be clear that everyone in the society can be helpful to others and there is no reason of hatred.

(b) Anger leads to distruction
Anger is not the normal position of a man. In anger a person does not behave normally. His mind goes out of control. He loses the sense of right and wrong. Such a condition harms the man a lot. When such person returns to his normal condition, he reminds that he has done a lot of mistake. So, anger i called the greatest enemy of man, which leads to destruction.

G. Translation :

Q. Translate the following paragraph in Hindi or your mother tongue.
Ivan had some hens. One day a hen flew across the fence. She laid an egg in Gabriel’s house. Ivan’s daughter-in-law went to his house to inquire into the matter. Gabriel’s mother replied rudely. It led to a quarrel. Soon, Iván, Gabriel and their wives started quarrelling. Their neighbours had to intervene to pacify them.
Hint: See the meaning of the third paragraph of the lesson on page 44.

H. Activity :
Language Game :
Write a word in your notebook. Write another word with the last letter of that word. Write as many words as you can.
Ex. Work – kite – eat toy……

Complete this activity by writing at least twenty words.
Ans. yellow→work→kite→enquire→egg→gold→ dance→enjoy→youth→hen→neighbour→ruin→now-wise-enemy→young→get→turn→none→→end.
(Students can play with another words same ways)

SOME OTHER IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Objective Questions:
Q.1. Select the right option:
(a) Ivan was a farmer:
(i) in India
(ii) in Pakistan
(iii) in Kolkata
(iv) in Russia

(b) Ivan’s father was
(i) old and weak
(ii) old and wise
(iii) a great man
(iv) laborious

(c) Gabriel was :
(i) Ivan’s uncle
(ii) Ivan’s brother
(iii) Ivan’s neighbour
(iv) None of these

Ans. (a) (iv), (b) (ii), (c) (iii).

Long Answer Type Question:
Q. 1. Write the story, ‘Ivan’, in your own words in ‘short.
Hint: See the ‘Summary’ of the lesson on page 43.

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BSEB Bihar Board English Book Solutions Chapter 5. I Had a Dove Class 7th Solutions (मुझे एक पंडुक था)

5. I Had a Dove
(मुझे एक पंडुक था)

TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS

B. Let’s Comprehend :
B.1. Think and Tell:

Answer these questions orally:

Q. 1. How did the dove die ?
Ans. The dove died of grieving.

Q. 2. Why didn’t the bird live in the cage as happily as in the forest?
Ans. The bird did not have freedom of the forest in its cage, so it did not live there as happily as in the forest.

Q. 3. How can you say that the poet cared for the bird?
Ans. The poet was fond of the bird. He kissed the bird often and gave him white peas to eat. So, it can be said that the poet cared for the bird.

B.2. Think and Write:
B.2.1. Write true or false in the space provided.
(a) The dove was given green peas to eat. ……………
(b) The dove lived in the forest tree. …………….
(c) The dove was unhappy……………..

Ans.  (a) false,   (b) false,  (c) true.

B.2.2. Tick (✔) the most appropriate answer to each of the following questions :

1. Who had woven the thread in the poem ?
(a) a tailor
(b) a dove
(c) the person who had caged the bird.

2. The person who had caged the dove felt that the dove had no reason to grieve because :
(a) the dove was being taken care of
(b) the dove was set free from her cage
(c) the dove liked to live in the cage

Ans. 1. (c), 2. (a).

B.2.3. Answer the following questions:

Q. 1. What happens to the dove in the poem ?
Ans. The dove was caged and its feet were tied with a silken thread. The dove grieved against its confinement and died.

Q. 2. Pick out the line which shows that the poet took care of the dove.
Ans. I kissed you oft and gave you white peas,

Q. 3. Did the poet know the cause of the dove’s grieving?
Ans. Yes, the poet knew the cause of the dove’s grieving.

Q. 4. The poet calls the dove with different names in the poem. One has been written for you. Can you identify the other names ?

(a) sweet dove     (b) …………….       (c) ……………….     (d) ……………..

Ans. (b) sweet little feet,   (c) sweet bird,   (d) pretty thing.

C. Word Study:
C.1.Making new words :

Q. Write the words that you can think about when you read the words given below (forest, green). One example for each is given for your help.
Ans. 

C.2.Rhyming words :

Q. The words ‘died’ and ‘tried’ rhyme with each other. They are thus called rhyming words. Pick out other such pairs from the poem.
Ans. 1. grieving-weaving
          2. die-why
          3. tree-me
          4. peas-trees

D. Grammar:
D.1.Adjectives:
In this poem the poet has described the dove using the word ‘sweet’. ‘Sweet’ is called an adjective because it gives more information about the noun ‘dove’.
dove sweet dove-

Q. Can you find how the following words have been described in the poem.
     trees  –
     peas  –
     feet  –
     thread –  

Ans.  Trees – green trees,
            Peas – white peas,
            Feet – sweet little feet,
            Thread – silken thread.

Read this:
There were tall trees and lovely flowers in the park.
Tall’ and ‘lovely’ are adjectives in the sentence given above.

Q. Rewrite the following sentences by adding appropriate adjectives to the underlined noun. You can take help from the help box.

1. Grandma bought a shawl.
Ans. Grandma bought a green shawl.

2. The frog has a tongue.
Ans. The frog has a sticky tongue.

3. My mother bought a frock for me from a market.
Ans. My mother bought a red frock for me from a noisy market.

4. She threw a ball that broke the glass of the window.
Ans. She threw a little ball that broke the glass of the window.

5. The fairy had a wand.
Ans. The fairy had a magic wand.

6. The man was walking with his stick.
Ans. The man was walking with his long stick.

7. On the tree, there were two birds.
Ans. On the tree, there were two beautiful birds.

Help : old, tall, long, little, sticky, bealutiful, red, noisy, green, magic

E. Let’s Talk :
Discuss with your classmates :

Q. Do you think animals should be cared?
Ans.
Rina   :  Jaya, do you think, animals should be cared?
Jaya    :  Yes, animals are of various use for us.
Rana   :  What are the uses of animals 1or man?
Jaya    :  Some animals give us milk, some give us fur, some give us leather, etc.
Rana   : Have animals any other uses for us, Ria ?
Ria      : Yes, animals are useful in ecological balance. Tigers kill other animals and hawk kills  other birds. Similarly, the vulture eats dead bodies of animals. Thus, they all control and unbalanced growth of various harmful animals and creatures in our environment.

F. Composition :

Q. After discussion, write a paragraph on the topic given above in not more than 100 words.
Ans. Animals are very useful for human beings and environment. Animals themselves maintain the ecological balance of nature. On the other hand, animals give us various things to satisfy our needs. They give us milk, flesh, leather, cowdung, etc. Some animals carry our loads, work in our field, and even guard our houses. They also give us amusement: Animals are as useful for us as our companions. Animals, like whales and elephants give us valuable oil and tusks. So, animals should be cared essentially.

G. Translation :

Q. Translate the first stanza of the poem into Hindi:
Hint: See the meaning of the first stanza on pages 37-38.

H. Activity
Look at the picture and write five sentences about it. Work in pairs.
Ans.
Mantoo   : Which bird is seen in the picture, Laloo?
Laloo      : There is a parrot in the picture.
Manto    : Do you know about the parrot ?
Laloo      : Yes, a parrot is green in colour, its beaks are red and there is a red stripe around its neck.
Mantoo   : Do you like the parrot ?
Laloo      : Yes, I like a parrot very much. It looks very fine. It amuses us by imitating our sounds.
Mantoo   : What does it eat?
Laloo      : It likes to eat red chilli most. It eats other fruits also.
Mantoo   : We should love and care for a bird like parrot.

SOME OTHER IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Q. 1. Describe in short, the intention of the poet in writing the poem ‘I Had a Dove’.
Ans. The poet, Keats, has marked the importance of freedom for a living being. He has showed through this poem that even a little bird could not like to live without its freedom. And, the bird gave a lesson to us to love our freedom.

Q. 2. Write your feeling of the poem, ‘I had a Dove’, in your own words in not more than 50 words.
Ans. The poet, Keats, says in his poem that he tamed a dove. He loved it very much, gave it white peas to eat but the bird could not like to live with me because he tied its feet with a thread.
The poet concludes that the dove liked its freedom more than his love.

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BSEB Bihar Board English Book Solutions Chapter 4. The Peacock : National Bird Class 7th Solutions (मोर : हमारा राष्‍ट्रीय पक्षी) 

4. The Peacock : National Bird
(मोर : हमारा राष्‍ट्रीय पक्षी)

TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS

B. Let’s Comprehend:
B. 1. Think and Tell:

B.1.1. Answer these questions orally.
(a) Which is the national bird of India?
(b) What type of peacock is found in India?
(c) What does a peacock eat?
(d) When does a peacock usually dance?
(e) Do you like peacocks?

Ans.
(a) Peacock is the national bird of India.
(b) The blue peacock is found in India.
(c) A peacock eats plants, seeds, fruits, insects, snakes, frogs and lizards.
(d) A peacock usually dances in rainy season, when there are clouds in the sky.
(e) Yes, I like peacocks.

B.2. Think and write :

B.2.1. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.
(a) A peacock has multi-coloured feathers.
(b) It has a thick neck.
(c) It is a plant eating bird.
(d) The peahen is more beautiful than the peacock.
(e) The peacock dances, when it rains.

Ans. (a) T,   (b) F,  (c) F,   (d) F,   (e) T.

B.2.2. Choose the correct alternatives :
(a) The body of a peacock is ………..
(i) round
(ii) oval
(iii) cylindrical

(b) The peacock has a ……… neck.
(i) thick
(ii) thin
(iii) slender

(c) Its plumes are matchless in ………
(i) beauty
(ii) size
(iii) shape

Ans. (a)—(ii),   (b)—(iii),   (c)—(i).

B.2.3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words
(a) The ………..peacock is found in India.
(b) The male-peacock is more…….. than the peahen.
(c) The feathers of peacock are used in …………
(d) The peacock ……….. lizards and frogs.
(e) The peacock dances in ………… season.

Ans. (a) blue,    (b) colourful,   (c) decoration.   (d) devours,   (e) rainy.

The Peacock : National Bird Class 7th Solutions

B.2.4. Answer these questions in not more than 50 words.

Q. (a) Describe the features of a peacock.
Ans. The peacock looks very attractive. Its feathers are multi-coloured, body is oval and neck is slender. It eats plants, seeds, fruits, insects, snakes, frogs and lizards. Its plumes are matchless in beauty. It dances in a cloudy. day.

Q. (b) How does a peacock differ from a peahen in appearance?
Ans. A peacock is more colourful than a peahen. A peahen has no such plumes as a peacock has.

Q. (c) Do you like birds? Why? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Ans. Yes, I like birds, because birds are very useful for us. Some birds, like parrots, starlings, cuckoos, etc., give us amusement some birds are eco-friendly; so, I like birds.

Q. (d) Why do you think that the peacock is the national bird of India?
Ans. Peacock looks very attractive. Its plumes are matchless in beauty. and are used for decoration. So, it has been chosen as an emblem of our national biid.

C. Word Study:

C.1. Correct the following mis-spelt words :
Peecock,  nasional,  slendr,  ploome,  decoretion.

Ans.  peacock,  national,  slender,  plume,  decoration.

C.2. Match the words in Column ‘A’ with their meanings in Column ‘B’.

C.3. Write ten words by adding ‘less’ as shown in the examples.
match + less = matchless
use + less  = useless
Ans. Fruit + less = fruitless
cloud + less = cloudless,
colour + less = colourless,
care + less  =  careless,
grief + less = griefless,
Sense + less = senseless
Feather + less = featherless
face + less  = faceless
flower + less = flowerless
joy +less = joyless

D. Grammar
Look at the following sentences:

(i) When the sky is overcast with clouds, the peacock dances with delight.
(ii) Has any one seen a peacock without feathers?
In the sentences given above, ‘with’ relates ‘sky’ and ‘clouds’ Similarly in the second sentence, ‘without’ relates a ‘peacock’ and ‘feathers’. Both ‘with’ and ‘without in these sentences are prepositions.
A preposition is a word which is used before a noun or pronoun to establish relation of that noun or pronoun with the other words in the sentence. ‘With’ is used in the sense of ‘having’ whereas ‘without’ gives the sense of ‘not having’. “With’ is used also in the sense of ‘company’ o ‘togetherness’ to show the association with an instrument etc.

Choose the correct option :
1. He shot the bird with/without a gun.
2. A diabetic usually takes tea with/without sugar.
3. We can’t write with/without a pen or pencil.
4. The old man had lost his stick. He went on walking with/without a stick.
5. She was going to market with/without her husband.

Ans. 1. with, 2. without, 3. without, 4. without, 5. with.

The Peacock : National Bird Class 7th Solutions

E. Let’s Talk :
Excessive use of chemical affects human beings as well as birds and animals. How?
Discuss with your classmates.
The teacher may also share his/her experiences with you.
Hint: Do yourself.

F. Composition :
Write a paragraph on the topic discussed above in about 100 words
Ans. Every living being is an autonomous body. It may be a human being, an animal being or a bird. This living being is self-governed. The body of a living being does not require anything more which is unnatural to its feature. Any chemical which is excessive for the body is ignored by it. If we apply such chemical to the body forcefully or excessively it does not set into it. And, then, naturally the body reacts with the chemical in different forms. Sometimes the living being falls ill, sometimes the body goes deformed and sometimes the body expels that chemical. As such we see that excessive use of chemicals affects human beings as well as birds and animals.

G. Translation:

G.1.Translate into English.
भारत में अनेक प्रकार के पक्षी पाये जाते हैं ।
वे विभिन्न रंग और आकार के होते हैं ।
उनमें से कुछ देखने में बहुत सुन्दर होते हैं ।
मोर उनमें से एक है ।
यह भारत का राष्ट्रीय पक्षी है ।

Ans. Different kinds of birds are found in India.
They are of different colours and forms.
Some of them are very beautiful to look at.
The peacock is one of them.
It is national bird of India.

SOME OTHER IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Short Answer Type Question :

Q. 1. Give the meaning of the words given below :
National,   multi-coloured,    species,   slender,   plumes.
Ans. related to a nation, of various colours, group having common traits, thin, feathers.

Long Answer Type Question :

Q. 1. Give the summary of the lesson, ‘The Peacock : Our National Bird’ in your own words.
Hint: See the ‘Summary’ of the lesson on page 29.

The Peacock : National Bird Class 7th Solutions

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BSEB Bihar Board Class 7 English Book Solutions Chapter 3. Aladdin Found the Wonderful Lamp Class 7th Solutions (अलादीन को मिला चमत्‍कारी चिराग)

3. Aladdin Found the Wonderful Lamp
(अलादीन को मिला चमत्‍कारी चिराग)

TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS

B. Let’s Comprehend:
B. 1. Think and Tell:

Q. 1. What did Aladdin do all the day?
Ans. Aladdin played all the day in the street with other boys.

Q. 2. Why was Aladdin happy?
Ans. Aladdin was happy because the wizard bought him beautiful clothes.

Q. 3. When did the genie appear?
Ans. The genie appeared when Aladdin rubbed the magical ring on his finger.

B. 2. Think and Write:

Q. 1. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.
(a) Aladdin lived with his father.
(b) The wizard was Aladdin’s uncle.
(c) The wizard was from China.
(d) Aladdin was lazy and did not work.
(e) The wizard bought Aladdin a watch.

Ans. (a) → F, (b) → F,  (c) →  F, (d) →  T, (e) → F.

B.2.2. Tick (✔) the most appropriate answer to each of the following questions.

Q. 1. Why did the wizard make a fire?
(a) because it was cold.
(b) because he was tired.
(c) because he wanted to cast a spell.
(d) because he wanted to cook food.

Q.2. What did the wizard want Aladdin to get from under the stone ?
(a) a stone
(b) jewels
(c) a ring
(d) a lamp

Ans. 1. (c), 2. (d).

B.2.3. Answer the following questions in not more than 50 words.

Q. 1. The wizard casts a spell twice in the story. What happens each time?
Ans. At the first time when the wizard cast a spell, the ground shook and there was a great noise and smoke. There also appeared a hole in the ground.
The next time, when he cast spell the stone came down and shut Aladdin in the hole.

Q. 2. Why did the wizard get angry with Aladdin ?
Ans. The wizard wanted that lamp what he commanded Aladdin to get out of the hole. Aladdin when came up did not showed the lamp. So, the wizard became very angry.

Q. 3. How was Aladdin able to come out of the big hole?
Ans. Aladdin first of all cried loudly for a help to save him but nobody heard him. He, then, rubbed the ring on his finger and a genie appeared. The genie put him out of the hole.

Q. 4. The wizard had told Aladdin that he was his uncle but this was not true. Why do you think the wizard lied to Aladdin and his mother ?
Ans. The wizard was a wicked person. He wanted to entangle Aladdin for his bad intention. So, he lied to Aladdin and his mother.

C. Word Study:
C.1.Look at the following sentences:
Suddenly the earth opened. Aladdin was outside in the sun again. He was happy and ran home quickly to his mother.
The word ‘suddenly’ is made by adding ‘ly’ to the word ‘sudden’. same happens in ‘quickly’ where ‘ly’ is added to ‘quick’. ‘ly’ is called suffix as it is added at the end of a word.

Q. Can you think of more words which are formed in such a way? fi
   Ans. happy    –     happily,
              brave     –      bravely,
              quiet      –     quietly,
              secret     –    secretly.

Help box : happy    quiet     brave    secret

C.2.Look at the following sentences:
Then they went for a long walk. They walked along a stony path.

Q. Here, ‘y’ has been added to the noun ‘stone’ to make it an 1 adjective ‘stony’ meaning full of stones. Can you think of more words where meaning changes similarly due to addition of ‘y’ ?
 Ans. dream –  dreamy       hair   –    hairy       storm  –  stormy
            need   –  needy          bone  –   bony      crunch   –  crunchy

Help Box:   dream    hair    storm    need    bone    crunch

D. Grammar :
Using ‘Shall’ for promise
Look at the following sentences:
I shall buy you some beautiful clothes.

Q. Here ‘shall’ is used for making promise. Now, rewrite the sentences given below, substituting ‘promise’ in the sentences. Also make other necessary changes in the sentence. The first one is done for you.
(a) He has promised to help me. = He shall help me.
(b) He promises to help me.
(c) She has promised to reconsider the matter.
(d) They have promised to invite the Chief Minister.
(e) The headmaster promises to improve sports facilities.

Ans. (b) He shall help me.
           (c) He shall consider the matter.
           (d) They shall invite the Chief Minister.
           (e) The headmaster shall improve sports facilities.

E. Let’s talk:
Q. Tell this story to your friend.
Hint :  Students themselves should do.

F. Composition :
Q. 1. Let us assume that the story of Aladdin has not ended yet. Continue the story to your liking and give it a different end in about five sentences.
Ans. Aladdin understood the use of that magic lamp, and became very happy. He showed the miracle of the lamp to his mother and became a powerful boy.
He learnt how to use the lamp, and fulfilled all his desires.
His mother became very happy and spent rest of her life happily..
In the later life, Aladdin became a very popular man with help of the lamp.

Q. 2. If you were given a ring which could grant you any wish, what would you wish for ?
Ans. If I would get miraculous magical ring, I do good for our society and living beings. Because, society’s welfare is our collective interest.

G. Translation
Translate into Hindi :

Q. Long, long ago in Arabia, there lived a boy whose name was Aladdin. He lived in a small house with his mother. They were very poor. But Aladdin was lazy. He did not work at all. Everyday he played in the street with other boys.
Hint : .See the meaning of the first paragraph on page 22

H. Activity
Q. Draw the picture of a lamp and name its parts.
Hint : Do yourself.

SOME OTHER IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Short Answer Type Questions
Q. 1. Who was Aladdin ?
Ans. Aladdin was a little Arabian boy.

Q. 2. Where did Aladdin live?
Ans. Aladdin lived with his mother in a small house of Arabia.

Q. 3. Why did Aladdin like the wizard ?
Ans. Aladdin was a poor boy. The wizard gave him beautiful clothes, so he liked him.

Long Answer Type Questions:

Q. 1. Write the summary of the lesson, ‘Aladdin Found the Wonderful Lamp’.
Hint : See the ‘Summary of the Lesson’ on page 21.

Q. 2. Why did Aladdin not want to live in the hole?
Ans. Aladdin was a poor little boy. In the hole, he was alone and frightened. A boy like Aladdin cannot live in a lonely place. So, he did not like to live there, in the hole.

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BSEB Bihar Board Class 7 English Book Solutions Chapter 2 Krishna and Sudama (कृष्‍ण और सुदामा) Krishna and Sudama Class 7th Solutions

2. Krishna and Sudama
(कृष्‍ण और सुदामा)

TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS

B. Let’s Comprehend:
B. 1. Think and Tell:

Q. 1. What did Sudama give Krishna as a gift?
Ans. Sudama gave parched rice to Krishna as a gift.

Q. 2. How did Krishna feel when he took the gift from Sudama ?
Ans. Krishna felt delighted when he took the gift from Sudama.

Q. 3. Why was Sudama amazed to see a palace in place of his hut?
Ans. Sudama was amazed to see a palace in place of his hut because it was built in his absence.

B. 2. Think and Write
B.2.1. Tick out (✔) the right answer.

Q. 1. The story of Krishna and Sudama has been taken from
(a) The Ramayana
(b) The Mahabharata
(c) The Vedas
(d) The Quran

Q. 2. Krishna and Sudama were:
(a) enemies
(b) friends
(c) relatives
(d) none of these

Q. 3. What did Sudama’s wife send to Krishna as a gift?
(a) fried rice
(b) parched rice
(c) beaten rice
(d) none of these

Q. 4. Sudama did not want to present the parched rice to Krishna because of :
(a) shyness
(b) hesitation
(c) both of them
(d) none of these

Ans. 1. → (b), 2. → (b), 3. → (b), 4. → (a).

B.2.2. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.

Q. 1. Why did Sudama’s wife send him to Krishna ?
Ans. Krishna was a friend of Sudama. He was a king. So, Sudama’s wife send him to Krishna to ask for a help.

Q. 2. How did the guards at Krishna’s palace treat Sudama ?
Ans. The guards did not allow Sudama to enter into the palace. They stopped him at the gate and informed Krishna of his arrival there.

Q. 3. What did Krishna do when he heard Sudama’s name?
Ans. When Krishna heard Sudama’s name, he left all his work and rushed to the gate. He hugged him and requested to come in the palace.

B.2.3. Answer the following questions in not more than 50 words :
Q. 1. Why did Sudama not tell Krishna the purpose of his visit ?
Ans. Sudama was an honourable man. Krishna was his friend. So, he considered asking for a help against his self-respect. So, he did not disclose the purpose of his visit to Krishna.

Q. 2. In what way did Krishna help his friend?
Ans. Krishna built a big building in place of the hut of Sudama. He gave sufficient wealth and clothes in his family. But, Krishna had done all this in absence of Sudama and did not tell him anything about this.

Q. 3. How did Krishna understand Sudama’s need?
Ans. Krishna was a wise man. He knew the condition of Sudama from his appearance. Arrival of Sudama in rags indicated him Sudama’s need.

C. Word Study:
C.1.Fill in the blanks with the suitable words from the box.
requested,        cared,       Brought,        present,       no,      friend,         welcome

1. Sudama ……. a little parched rice with him.
2. Sometimes Sudama’s family had ………….. food to eat.
3. You always tell us that Krishna is your ……………
4. He ran to the gate to …………. Sudama.
5. Krishna himself ………….. a lot for his friend’s needs.
6. Krishna …………. Sudama to come in..
7. He wanted to give it as a ………… to Krishna.
Ans. 1. brought, 2. no, 3. friend, 4. welcome, 5. cared, 6. requested, 7. present:

C.2.Match the following words given under Column ‘A’ with their meanings given under Column ‘B’.

 

 

C.3. Look at the word ‘friendship’. Can you make more words ending with ‘ship’. Write at least five words ending with – ‘ship’.
Ans. hardship,  studentship,  leadership,  relationship,  guardianship.

D. Grammar :
use of ‘had to’

Look at the sentence given below :
His wife and children had to go to bed without meals very often.
In the sentence given above ‘had to’ shows compulsion caused by fr external forces. Note that ‘had to’ is always followed by verb in the first h form. Now look at another sentence:
She had to cook her own food.
In this sentence, she is left with no option but cook for herself.

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D.1. Rewrite the following sentences, substituting ‘compelled to’ with
‘had to’. The first is done for you.

(a) I was compelled to go. = I had to go.
(b) She was compelled to study medicine.
(c) They were compelled to beg sorry.
(d) I was compelled to eat.
(e) He was compelled to walk on foot.
Ans. (b) She had to study medicine.
           (c) They had to beg sorry.
           (d) I had to eat.
           (e) He had to walk on foot.

E. Let’s talk :
Discuss the following in groups or pairs:
Q. 1. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Ans. Rohit    : Mukul, have you a friend!
          Mukul   : Yes, I have a friend.
          Rohit     :  Do you love your friend?
          Mukul   :  Yes, I love my friend.
          Rohit     :  Does your friend help you ever?
          Mukul   : Yes, my friend is always helping me.
          Rohit     :  Rightly, a friend in need is a friend indeed.

F. Composition :
F.1. Write a paragraph on the topic you have just discussed (E) in not more than 100 words.
Ans. A Friend is Need Is a Friend Indeed
A true friend is helpful to man. He always stands by him in difficulties. He gives him right suggestion and removes his faults. He never criticise his friend before a third person. He never abandon his friend in trouble. A true friend does not support his friend’s wrong policy. He always tries to protect him from danger. It is a true friend who can understand his friend rightly. Without a friend a man had to live alone in the world. So, we should be innocent to our friend.

F.2. Arrange the following sentences in a proper order to make a meaningful passage.
1. Listening to his wife’s words Sudama left for Dwarika.
2. Sudama was treated well at Krishna’s palace.
3. Krishna liked the gift of Sudama.
4. He and his wife relished the parched rice.
5. Sudama did not speak why he had gone to his friend’s palace.
6. Sudama was very poor.
7. He was a Brahmin.
8. Krishna was his friend.
9. Krishna showed his friendship by removing his friend’s poverty in the shape of building a palace in place of his hut.
10. Later he became the king of Dwarika.

Ans-
1. Sudama was very poor.
2. He was a Brahmin.
3. Krishna was his friend.
4. Later he became the king of Dwarika.
5. Listening to his wife’s words Sudama left for Dwarika.
6. Sudama was treated well at Krishna’s palace.
7. Krishna liked the gift of Sudama.
8. He and his wife relished the parched rice.
9. Sudama did not speak why he had gone to his friend’s palace.
10. Krishna showed his friendship by removing his friend’s poverty
the shape of building a palace in place of his hut.

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G. Translation:

Translate the following sentences into your mother tongue.
1. The story of friendship between Krishna and Sudama is very popular.
2. Krishna was a rich man while Sudama was a poor Brahmin.
3. Still both were great friends.
4. They were always seen together.
5. After some years Krishna became the king of Dwarika.
6. But, Sudama remained as poor as ever.
7. His wife and children had often to go without food.

Ans.
1. कृष्ण और सुदामा की दोस्ती की कहानी बहुत प्रसिद्ध है ।
2. कृष्ण एक धनी व्यक्ति थे जबकि सुदामा एक गरीब ब्राह्मण ।
3. फिर भी दोनों महान मित्र थे ।
4. वे हमेशा साथ दिखते थे ।
5. कुछ वर्ष बाद कृष्ण द्वारिका के राजा बने ।
6. किन्तु, सुदामा हमेशा की तरह गरीब बने रहे ।
7. उनकी पत्नी और बच्चों को अक्सर भूखा रहना पड़ता था ।

H. Activity :

1. Borrow some story books from the library of your school. If you find a story based on friendship other than Krishna and Sudama, narrate it to your classmates.
Hint: Do Yourself.

SOME OTHER IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Short Answer Type Questions :

Q. 1. Write ‘T’ for truc and ‘F’ for false statements :
(i) Sudama’s wife was jealous of Krishna.
(ii) Krishna did not like Sudama’s dress.
(iii) Sudama hid the potali of parched rice.
(iv) Krishna understood the need of Sudama.

Ans. (i)→ (F), (ii) → (F), (iii) →(T), (iv) → (T).

Long Answer Type Question:

Q. 1. Write the summary of the story, Krishna and Sudama, in your own words.
Hint: See the ‘Summary of the lesson on page 12.

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BSEB Bihar Board Class 7 English Book Solutions Chapter 1 Sympathy (दया/ सहानुभुति)

1. Shmpathy
(दया/ सहानुभुति)

TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS

B. Let’s Comprehend:
B.1. Think and Tell:
Answer the following questions in a word/phrase/sentence.

Q. (i) Who was in sorrow?
Ans. The poet was in sorrow.

Q. (ii) What did the proud man give to the poet ?
Ans. The proud man gave gold to the poet.

Q. (iii) Who bound the head of the poet in hour of sorrow?
Ans. A poor man bound the head of the poet.

Q. (iv) Which is greater-gold or sympathy?
Ans. Gold is greater than sympathy.

B.2. Think and Write:
B.2.1. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements:
(i) The proud man watched the poet day and night.
(ii) The proud man’s looks were cold.
(iii) The poet did not return money to the proud man.
(iv) The poor man went away by ignoring the poet.
(v) The poet was unable to pay back the deeds of a poor man.
(vi) Sympathy cannot be paid back.

Ans. (i) F, (ii) T, (iii) F, (iv) F, (v) T, (vi) T.

B.2.2. Answer the following questions in one sentences.
Q. (i) Who did not tell a kind word ?
Ans. The proud man did not tell a kind word.

Q. (ii) What did the poor man give to the poet to eat?
Ans. The poor man gave bread to the poet to eat.

Q. (iii) What did the poor man do for the poet when he (the poet) lay in want and grief?
Ans. When the poet laid in want and grief, the poor man bound his hend, gave him bread to eat and looked after day and night.

B.2.3. Answer the following questions in not more than 50 words.

Q. (i) How did the proud man help the poet when he was in deep sorrow? Do you like this way of helping a person in need?
Ans. The proud man gave gold to the poet when he was in deep distress but did not say a kind word. I do not like this way of helping a person in need. ‘

Q. (ii) Sympathy cannot be compared with gold. Explain.
Ans. Gold can be returned to the person who pays but sympathy cannot be returned. Gold is material thing but sympathy is immaterial thing. So, sympathy cannot be compared with gold.

Q. (iii) Have you ever shown sympathy to any one? If yes, give details.
Hints : Answer yourself.

C. Word Study:
C. 1. Match the words in Column ‘A’ with their meanings given in column ‘B’.

Ans.

C.2. Look at the rhyming words given below :
(i) gold, cold   (ii) heard, word

Q. Now think of more rhyming words to fill in the blanks given below:

                 1. way             4. air         7. bed
Ans.           day                 fare            shed
                2. gray            5. look        8. man
Ans.          away                book            fan
                3. pain            6. slow       9. sun
Ans.          gain                flow            run

D. Let’s Talk:
Q. Talk in pairs about the value of sympathy.
Ans.
Gokul  : Sympathy has a great value.
Mukul : What is its value?
Gokul  : Sympathy is a noble feature of man. It makes him humble and enables him to perform best tasks for humanity.
Mukul : Yes, sympathy is essential for the sake of humanity.

E. Composition :
Q. Write five sentences on ‘Sympathy’.
Ans. Sympathy is a good quality of man. It is the need of humanity to have sympathy. It is essential for the sake of humanity. It adds greatness to human nature. It is greater than the material things.

F. Translation :
Translate the following stanza into Hindi:
“How shall I pay him back
For all he did to me?
Oh, gold is great, but greater far
Is heavenly sympathy.
Hints : (See the meaning of Stanza 4 on page 8.)

G. Activity

G.1. With the help of the teacher have a discussion in your class on the significance of providing help to learners who are willing to help. Make a team of such learners and those who need it. Make a list of the also elect a leader of the team.
Hints: Do this activity in the class as a classwork.

G.2. Look at the picture carefully and describe the situation in your own words.
Ans. There is an old man sitting beside a road. He is thirsty and drinking water. Two friends are passing through that road. One of the friends ignored the thirsty old man. He did not give him any help. But, his friend took pity on the old man. He stopped there and gave water from his.. water-bottle to the old man.

SOME OTHER IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Objective Questions :
Q. 1. Select the correct option
(a) Sympathy is :
(i) nothing
(ii) everything
(iii) godly
(iv) heavenly

(b) Sympathy is greater than :
(i) something
(ii) gold
(iii) humanity
(iv) man

 (c) Sympathy:
(i) can be paid
(ii) cannot be paid
(iii) gives us gold
(iv) does not give anything:

Ans. (a) → (iv), (b) → (ii), (c) → (ii).

Short Answer Type Question :

Q. 1. How is sympathy greater than gold?
Ans. Sympathy cannot be paid back but gold can be. So, sympathy is greater than gold.

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Bihar Board Class 6 Social Science प्रारंभिक शहर : प्रथम नगरीकरण Text Book Questions and Answers Prarambhik Shahar : Pratham Nagrikaran Class 6th Solutions

5. प्रारंभिक शहर : प्रथम नगरीकरण

अभ्यास : प्रश्न और उनके उत्तर

1. वस्तुनिष्ठ प्रश्न :

(क) निम्नलिखित में से कौन हड़प्पाकालीन स्थल नहीं है ?
(i) मोहनजोदड़ो
(ii) कालीबंगा
(iii) लोथल
(iv) हस्तिनापुर

(ख) किस शहर से बन्दरगाह के अवशेष मिले हैं ?
(i) लोथल
(ii) रापेड़
(iii) कालीबंगा
(iv) धौलावीरा

(ग) निम्न में से कौन हड़प्पा सभ्यता की विशेषता नहीं है ?
(i) शहरी जीवन
(ii) ग्रामीण जीवन
(iii) विदेशों के साथ व्यापार
(iv) सुनियोजित नगर निर्माण

(घ) हड़प्पा सभ्यता की खोज किस वर्ष हुई थी ?
(i) 1922
(ii) 1925
(iii) 1927
(iv) 1940

(ङ) महास्नानागार किस नगर से प्राप्त हुआ है ?
(i) हड़प्पा
(ii) लोथल
(iii) मोहनजोदड़ो
(iv) कालीबंगा

उत्तर—(क) → (iv), (ख) → (i), (ग) → (ii), (घ) → (i), (ङ) → (iii).

2. निम्नलिखित का सुमेलित करें :
सोना          → गुजरात             उत्तर : सोना      → कर्नाटक
फिरोजा    → कर्नाटक                        फिरोजा  → मध्य एशिया
चाँदी        → मध्य एशिया                   चाँदी        → ईरान
सीपियाँ     → ईरान                             सीपियाँ    → गुजरात

3. आइए विचार करें :

प्रश्न (i) हड़प्पा सभ्यता के नगरीय जीवन पर प्रकाश डालें ।
उत्तर— हड़प्पा सभ्यता का नगरीय जीवन काफी सुव्यवस्थित था । रहने वाली इमारतें, सड़कें, गलियाँ, नालियाँ आदि सुनियोजित ढंग से बनी थीं । नगर के शासक जरूरी धातुएँ और मूल्यवान पत्थर सुदूर प्रदेशों से मँगवाते थे। पकाई हुई ईटों का उपयोग बड़े पैमाने पर होता था। नगरों में रहने वाले लिपिक भोजपत्र या कपड़े पर लेखन कार्य करते थे । नगरों में सोनार, पत्थर काटने वाले, बुनकर, नाव-निर्माता जैसे शिल्पकार रहते थे जो अपने घरों या उद्योग स्थल पर तरह-तरह की वस्तुएँ बनाते थे । यहाँ सूती और ऊनी दोनों तरह के वस्त्र उपयोग में लाये जाते थे । लोग सुखी और सम्पन्न थे ।

प्रश्न (ii) हड़प्पा संस्कृति को हड़प्पा सभ्यता क्यों कहा जाता है ?
उत्तर—हड़प्पा संस्कृति एक विकिसित संस्कृति थी । उसका प्रभाव एक विस्तृत क्षेत्र में फैला था । उनके रिहायशी भवन, रहन-सहन का तरीका, वस्त्र और खान-पान उच्च कोटि के तथा समान थे। कुल मिला-जुलाकर हड़प्पा संस्कृति इतनी विकसित और विस्तृत थी कि आगे चलकर इतिहासकार हड़प्पा संस्कृति को हड़प्पा सभ्यता कहने लगे। इस प्रकार हम देखते हैं कि कालक्रम से हड़प्पा संस्कृति को ‘हड़प्पा सभ्यता’ कहा जाने लगा ।

4. आइए चर्चा करें :

प्रश्न (i) किसी समाज का नगरीकरण होने के लिए जिन तत्त्वों की आवश्यकता होती है, उन तत्वों की एक सूची बनाइए ।
उत्तर—किसी समाज का नगरीकरण होने के लिए निम्नलिखित तत्त्वों का होना आवश्यक होता है :
(i) व्यवस्थित सड़कें, (ii) व्यवस्थित गलियाँ, (iii) गन्दे जल निकासी के लिए नालियाँ और नाले, (iv) गलियाँ और सड़कें ऐसी हो जो समकोण पर काटती हो और चौराहा बनाती हों, (v) छोटी नालियाँ बड़े नाले में मिली हों, (vi) उनकी सफाई की व्यवस्था हो, (vii) पकाई हुई ईंटों के मकान हों, (viii) लेखन कार्य करने वाले लिपिक हो, (ix) व्यापारी हो, (x) शिल्पकार हो, (xi) गाँवों से उपभोग की वस्तुएँ आसानी से आ जाती हों, (xii) अन्य स्थानों या नगरों से व्यापार की व्यवस्था हो, (xiii) सिक्के बनाने की व्यवस्था हो, (xiv) आयातक और निर्यातक हों

प्रश्न (ii) हड़प्पाई लोग देवी-देवता, पशु आदि की पूजा करते थे, उनकी एक सूची बनाइए ।
उत्तर— हड़प्पाई लोग धरती की उर्वरकता के कारण उसे माता कहते थे और मातृदेवी के रूप उसकी पूजा करते थे। पशुओं की खास कर बैलों की पशुपति महादेव के रूप में पूजा होती थी। किसी पुरुष देवता की भी पूजा होती थी । सम्भव है वे शंकर रहे हों ।

प्रश्न (iii) हड़प्पाई लोग जिन फसलों से परिचित थे, उनकी एक सूची बनाइए और आप जिन फसलों के बारे में जानते हो, उसकी एक सूची बनाइए ।
उत्तर : हड़प्पाई फसलें       हमारी फसलें
गेहूँ                               गेहूँ * धान *
जौ                                जौ * मकई
मटर                              रहर  बाजरा
धान                              मसूर  साँवा
तिल                             मटर * दंगुनी
सरसों                          तिल * सरसों* आदि ।

* ये हड़प्पाई फसलें भी हैं ।

5. आइए करके देखें :

प्रश्न : हड़प्पाई शहर जिस तरह बसा हुआ था, उसका एक नक्शा बनाइए और आप अपने गाँव या शहर का एक नक्शा बनाइए । दोनों नक्शों में समानता और असमानता को चिह्नित कीजिए ।
संकेत : यह छात्र को स्वयं करना है ।

अन्य महत्त्वपूर्ण प्रश्न तथा उनके उत्तर

प्रश्न 1. हड़प्पा के लोगों के लिए धातु, लेखन, पहिया और हल क्यों महत्त्वपूर्ण थे ?
उत्तर- हड़प्पा में अनेक विशेषज्ञ शिल्पकार होते थे। अपने शिल्प- कार्यों के लिए उन्हें धातुओं का उपयोग करना पड़ता था। इसी कारण उनके लिए धातुएँ महत्त्वपूर्ण थीं। व्यापार-व्यवसाय वहाँ उन्नति पर थे । इस कारण ‘लेखन’ की आवश्यकता पड़ती थी। हड़प्पा के शासक और बड़े व्यापारी आभूषणों के शौकीन थे। ये आभूषण शिल्पकार ही बना सकते थे। इस कारण शिल्पकारों की आवश्यकता थी। हड़प्पा के व्यापारी जहाँ आयात कर तरह-तरह की कीमती धातुएँ मँगाते थे वहीं अपने यहाँ से तैयार वस्तुएँ निर्यात भी करते होंगे। इसके लिए गाड़ी की आवश्यकता थी । पहिये उन्हीं गाड़ियों में लगते थे। बिना पहिया की गाड़ी चल ही नहीं सकती। हड़प्पा के ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में कृषि कार्य भारी पैमाने पर होता था ताकि नगरवासियों के भोजन की आवश्यकता पूरी हो सके। इस कारण उनके लिए ‘हल’ महत्वपूर्ण था।

प्रश्न 2. आपके इलाके में क्या कोई पुरानी इमारत है ? यह पता कीजिए कि वह कितनी पुरानी है और उसकी देखभाल कौन करता है ?
उत्तर – हाँ, मैं बिहार राज्य के नालन्दा जिले का निवासी हूँ। यहाँ नालन्दा में प्राचीन नालन्दा विश्व विद्यालय का भवन है, जो अब खण्डहर हो चुका है। यहाँ विश्व के कोने-कोने से छात्र पढ़ने आते थे। यहाँ एक सम्पन्न पुस्तकालय था जिसकी सभी पुस्तकें हस्तलिखित थीं। उनकी प्रतिलिपि उतारने चीन, जापान, श्रीलंका और अनेक देशों के विद्वान आते थे। लेकिन दुर्भाग्य से एक आक्रमणकारी ने उसमें आग लगा दी। पुस्तकालय छ: मही में तक जलता रहा। भवन अब खण्डहर में बदल गया है। इसकी देखभाल राजकीय पुरातत्त्व विभाग के हाथ में है। इस खण्डहर को ही देखने देश-विदेश के सैलानी पहुँचते रहते हैं ।

प्रश्न 3. पूर्वपाषाणकाल, मध्यपाषाणकाल एवं नवपाषाणकाल के साथ संस्कृति खण्ड जुड़ा हुआ है । जवकि हड़प्पा संस्कृति को हड़प्पा सभ्यता भी कहा जाता है । ऐसा क्यों ?
उत्तर— गुफा में, पेड़ पर या पेड़ के नीचे रात गुजारने वाला पूर्वपापाणकालीन मानव ने जब आग का आविष्कार कर लिया तो वह मांस को पका कर खाने लगा और खूँखार जानवरों से रात में अपनी रक्षा करने लगा। अब एक साथ रहने की संस्कृति विकसित हुई। यह मानव जीवन में संस्कृति की शुरुआत थी । आगे चलकर मानवीय संस्कृति पत्थर के औजार बनाने तक पहुँची । अब भोजन की तलाश और शिकार से बचे समय में वह गुफाओं में चित्र बनाने लगा। संस्कृति एक कदम और आगे बढ़ी। लेकिन नवपाषाण काल में पहले का घुमंतू मानव स्थायी गाँववासी बन गया । अब खाद्यसंग्राहक मानव अनाज उत्पादक मानव बन गया। नंगे रहने या पत्ता और चमड़ा पहनने वाला मानव अब वस्त्र पहनने लगा। इस प्रकार मानव संस्कृति का विकास हुआ और मनुष्य वन्यावस्था से ग्राम जीवन में प्रवेश कर गया । इसी प्रकार संस्कृति धीरे-धीरे सभ्यता में बदल गई और हड़प्पा संस्कृति को हड़प्पा सभ्यता कहा जाने लगा। क्योंकि अब तक मानव काफी सभ्य हो चुका था ।

Prarambhik Shahar : Pratham Nagrikaran Class 6th Solutions

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Radiance English Book Class 6 Solutions Bihar Board

Radiance Part 1 for Class 6 Solutions

• Chapter 1 My Mother
• Chapter 2 The Boy Who Lost His Appetite
• Chapter 3 Lata Mangeshkar : The Melody Queen
• Chapter 4 Do Animals Share Ideas?
• Chapter 5 Bangle-Sellers
• Chapter 6 Saina Nehwal : The Badminton Star
• Chapter 7 A Mother’s Love
• Chapter 8 Madhubani Painting
• Chapter 9 Discrimination
• Chapter 10 Bamboo Curry
• Chapter 11 Akbar and Birbal
• Chapter 12 The Talking Potato
• Chapter 13 Laughing Song
• Chapter 14 Rikki Tikki Tawi
• Chapter 15 Excuses, Excuses!

Bihar Board Class 6 English Excuses, Excuses! Text Book Questions and Answers

15. Excuses, Excuses !
(बहाना ही बहाना)

TEXT QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS

B. COMPREHENSION :
B.1. Think and Tell :

Q. 1. Why was Blenkinsopp late?
Ans. Blenkinsopp was late because his grandma had died.

Q. 2. Why was Blenkinsopp absent ?
Ans. Blenkinsopp was absent because dentist has treated his one teeth. Q.3. Why was Blenkinsopp unable to line up for Physical Education? Ans. Blenkinsopp unable to line up for Physical Education because he had not his kit.

Q. 4. Why did Blenkinsopp not put on kit for Physical Education?
Ans. Blenkinsopp’s kit was left at home so he did not put on kit for Physical Education.

Q. 5. Who helped Blenkinsopp to put on Physical Education kit?
Ans. Grandma helped Blenkinsopp to put on Physical Education kit.

B.2. Think and Write:

B.2.1. True or False
1. Based on the story write ‘true’ or ‘false’ next to each sentence given below.
(a) Blenkinsopp was late because of his fault.
(b) The excuse Blenkinsopp made for being absent for his maths test was his grandmother’s death.
(c) Belnkinsopp really wanted to miss the maths test.
(d) Blenkinsopp agreed to line up for P.E.
(e) Belnkinsopp used the words “can’t, sir” thrice in the poem.

Ans. (a) false, (b) true, (c) true, (d) false, (e) false.

B.2.2. Tick the answers to each of the questions given below.

1. What’s the excuse this time? The teacher asked this question because
(a) It was not the first time Belnkinsopp was late.
(b) Blenkinsopp was late for the first time.
(c) Blenkinsopp’s teacher felt sorry for him.

2. Blenkinsopp’s kit was at home because he wanted to prove that
(a) It was dirty
(b) Not ironed
(c) Her grandmother was dead.

Ans. 1. (a), 2. (c).

B.2.3. Answer the following questions:

Q. 1. How was the grandmother responsible for Blenkinsopp’s coming late?
Ans. Grandmother had died so she was faulty for Blenkinsopp’s coming late.

Q. 2. Why was Blenkinsopp’s P.E. kit at home?
Ans. Due to bad hand, Blenkinsopp’s P.E. kit was at home?

Q. 3. What excuses did Blenkinsopp make for his mistakes and negligence?
Ans. Blenkinsopp made many excuses for his mistakes and negligence. He excused his grandmother death for his late. He excused dentist for his yesterday’s absent. He excused was not forward for math’s test. He excuses his kit was at home for his physical Education.

Q. 4. What is your opinion about Blenkinsop?
Ans. Blenkinsopp is a pretending boy. He frequently makes mistakes and evades his fault another.

C. WORD POWER:

C.1.Go through the text again and guess the meaning of the following words:

excuse,    fault,    term, absent,   missed,   usually

Ans. Excuse – overlook a fault.
Fault– blemish
Absent– not present
Missed– omitted
Usually –generally

C. 2. Abbreviation
e.g.
P. E. Physical Education
An abbreviation is a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole.

Find out what these short forms stand for.

1. Mr.……….
2. Dr. ………
3. Md. ……….
4. Govt. …….
5. Ltd. ………
6. No. ……..
7. Min. …….
8. Kg. ……..
9. etc. …….
10. Max. ……..

Ans. 1. Mr. Mister
2. Dr. Doctor
3. Md. Muhammad
4. Govt. Government
5. Ltd. Limited
6. No. Number
7. Min. Minute
8. Kg. Kilogram
9. etc. etcetera
10. Max Maximum

D.  GRAMMAR :

D.1.Comma and Inverted Commas :

Comma is used to separate words from each other and to separate a reporting verb from the reported speech.

Example:
I have pens, pencils and books.
She says, “I am a girl.”
Inverted Commas are used to show the actual words of a speaker.

Example : The boy said, “I am a student.”
Titles of songs, books, stories etc. are also put within Inverted Commas.

Example : I am reading “India Today”.
We may use single commas in the place of double commas.
Have you read ‘Panchtantra’?

D.1.1 Use Commas or Inverted Commas where necessary.
1. He said I want to buy books note-books pencils and pens.
2. There were lions elephants tigers and bears in the zoo.
3. Tanzim said I have eaten mangoes oranges grapes papayas and bananas.
4. Tufail Monu Farhan Rajesh Shivam and Ravi are friends.
5. He asked What is your father?

Ans.
1. He said, “I want to buy books, note-books, pencils and pens.”
2. There were lions, elephants, tigers and bears in the zoo.
3. Tanzim, said, “I have eaten mangoes, oranges, grapes, papayas and bananas”.
4. Tufail, Monu, Farhan, Rajesh, Shivam and Ravi are friends.
5. He asked, “What is your father?”

E. Let’s Talk, and Write:

E.1. Role play the conversation between the teacher and Blenkinsopp in prose.

Ans.
Teacher              – Why are you late today, Blenkinsopp ?
Blenkinsopp       – Sir, I am late today, My grandma had died.
Teacher              – And why you were absent yesterday?
Blenkinsopp     – Sir, dentist had treated my one teeth. So I was absent yesterday, Sir.
Teacher               – Why you missed math test, Blenkinsopp ?
Blenkinsopp      – I’d been looking forward t it, sir.
Teacher              – Line up for P.E. Blenkinsopp?
Blenkinsopp     – Can’t, Sir.
Teacher             – Why can’t?
Blenkinsopp     – No kit, Sir.
Teacher            – Where is it?
Blenkinsopp  – At home, Sir.

E.2. You are ill. Write an application to your Headmaster requesting him to grant you leave for two days.

Ans. To

             The Headmaster
             Modern High School, Saidpur
             Through The Class Teacher

Sir,
     Respectfully-I beg to say that I am a student of class VI. I have been suffering from fever. I therefore, request you to be kind enough to grant me leave for two days from 24.05.11 to 25,05.11.
    I shall ever be grateful to you for this kind.”

Your obedient student
Name-X
Class VI, Roll No.-15

F. TRANSLATION:

F.1. Translate into English
यह गलती किसकी है ?
वह किताब किसकी है ?
आप किसके बेटे हैं ?
यह किन लोगों का देश है ?
हमलोग किनके छात्रा हैं ?

Ans. Whose mistake is this?
Whose book is that?
Whose son are you?
Of which people is this country?

Whose students are we?

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Bihar Board Class 6 English The Talking Potato Text Book Questions and Answers

12. The Talking Potato
(बोलता अलू)

TEXT QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS

B. COMPREHENSION :

B. 1. Think and Tell:

Q. 1. What does a farmer do?
Ans. A farmer sows potatoes in his field.

Q. 2. Where did the farmer live?
Ans. The farmer lived in a village.

Q. 3. Was the farmer lazy? How?
Ans. Yes, the farmer was lazy, because after two months he went to dig up the potatoes which he had sown in his field and had not time to weed and water the potatoes.

Q. 4. What did the vine say to the farmer?
Ans. The vine said to the farmer to hang me back on the tree.

Q. 5. Who said “A potato that talks” ?
Ans. Mukhiya’s chair said, “A Potato that talks !”

B. 2. Think and write :

B.2.1. True or False
Based on the story write ‘true’ or ‘false’ next to each sentence given below:
(a) The farmer had sown potatoes in his garden.
(b) The farmer became frightened when his dog spoke to him?
(c) The farmer wanted to tell the fisherman what he had heard.
(d) The tailor was sewing a pant.
(e) The Mukhiya believed what the three men told him.

Ans. (a) false, (b) true, (c) false, (d) false, (e) false.

B.2.2. Tick the right answers to each of the questions given below:

1. The farmer became pale with fear when he heard the vine talking. What happened just after that?
(a) He ran back home.
(b) He wanted to tell the Mukhiya what he had heard.
(c) He threw the vine on the rock and the rock said ‘Get the vine away from me.’

2. The fisherman dropped the net and ran to the village with the farmer because
(a) He became afraid after hearing the farmer’s story.
(b) The fisherman’s net spoke up.
(c) He was a ghost.

3. ‘You fools!’ said the Mukhiya angrily because ?
(a) The Mukhiya did not believe the story of the farmer, fisherman and the tailor.
(b) They must have heard the potato, vine, rock, net and the shirt speaking.

Ans. 1. (c), 2. (b), 3, (a).

B.2.3. Answer in not more than 50 words.

Q. (a) Why was the farmer frightened?
Ans. The farmer was frightened because he could not believe potato and his dog was speaking.

Q. (b) Why did the tailor run with the farmer?
Ans. When the farmer and the fisherman told about their incidents to the tailor he could not believe and said that they were dreaming. But when the shirt which he was sewing, told that you are right, he got afraid and ran with the farmer and fisherman.

Q. (c) Why was the Mukhiya angry?
Ans. Mukhiya did not believe on the talking of these three. He meant they were talking like a foolish. So Mukihya was angry with the farmer, the fisherman and the tailor.

Q. (d) Which six things spoke that frightened the farmer, the fisherman, the tailor and the Mukhiya ?
Ans. Six things were potato, dog, vine, rock, net and shirt that frightened the farmer, the fisherman, the tailor and the Mukhiya.

Q. (e) Why did the potato complain to the farmer?
Ans. The farmer sow the potato seed but never looked after it nor weeded nor watered the field. So, the potato made complaint to the farmer.

Q. (f) What would have the Mukhiya done hearing the chair’s voice?
Ans. The Mukhiya also would have frightened to hear the voice of his chair. For sometime he would have learned they were right. He would have gone to the other persons to ask about such talking. He may had organised the Panchayat to think and solve such facts.

C. WORD POWER

C.1.Match the occupations with the instruments :
farmer                             saw
fisherman                     awl
tailor                             net
cobbler                        sewing machine
carpenter                    sickle

Ans. farmer                      sickle
fisherman                          net
tailor                                  sewing machine
cobbler                             awl
carpenter                         saw

C.2. Find out the words of opposite meaning:
town     wrong     pick     wish    evening

Ans. Words of opposite meaning:
town                          village
wrong                       right
pick                          throw
wise                          fool
evening                   morning

D. GRAMMAR

Question Making.
Example: “Why are you running farmer ? Is any lion chasing you ?”
asked the fisherman. You have noticed the words like who, why, what and when in your text.
They are called ‘wh’ words and are used to ask questions. Some other ‘wh’ words are given below:

whose,    whom,     which,   how,   where
Now use the words given in the box to complete the following dialogue:

What,   When,    Where,    Why,    Who,   Which,    How

Sohan as student of Class VI of Delhi meets Pankaj another student of Class of VI whiletravelling by train to Patna.
Soham : …………… is your name?
Pankaj : My name is Pankaj Kumar.
Soham : ………….. class do you study?
Pankaj I study in class VI.
Soham :………….. far is your school from home?
Pankaj : My school is 1 k.m. away from my house.
Soham : …….. are you going?
Pankaj : I am going to Patna.
Soham : ………. are you travelling with?
Pankaj : I am travelling with my parents.
Soham : …………… is your hometown?
Pankaj : My hometown is in Patna.
Soham : ………….. will you reach Patna ?
Pankaj : I will reach Patna by 5.30 in the morning.
Soham : …….. else stays in Patna along with you?
Pankaj : My grand parents and uncles stay along with us.
Soham : Nice to meet you.

Ans. What, Which, How, Where, Who, Which, When, Who.

E. LET’S TALK AND WRITE

Discuss with your friends what will you feel and behave, if the desk in your classroom starts talking to you. Then write a paragraph on it.
Ans. If the desk of my classroom starts talking :
If the desk in my classroom will share to talk with me, I will be frightened and leave the classroom at once. I will tell the matter to my teacher and will not agree to sit in the class.

E.1. What would you do if your book started talking to you? Discuss in pairs.
Ans.
Roshan  : If my book starts talking to me, I shall throw it away. What will you do, Hari?
Hari       : I, too, shall throw it away. Talking things can create create harm. So, I fear from it.

E.2. “Imagine!” said the Mukhia’s chair “A potato that talks!” Now what do you think the Mukhiya would have done? Imagine and write a few sentences on what the Mukhiya would have done after his chair started speaking.
Ans. The Mukhiya could have believed on the report of the farmer, the fisherman and the tailor that a potato, a creeper, a dog, a stone, etc. can speak. He, now, might have set up a committee to consider the matter, what to do about that.

F. TRANSLATION:

F. 1. Translate into English:
(a) तुम आज देर से क्यों आये ? कुत्ते ने रामू से पूछा ।
(b) कुत्ते का प्रश्न सुनकर रामू डर गया ।
(c) क्या कुत्ता भी हमारी आवाज में बोल सकता है ?
(d) रामू डरकर वहाँ से जाने लगा ।
(e) कुत्ते ने उसे फिर पुकारा ‘मत जाओ ।’ मेरी बात सुनो।

Ans. (a) “Why did you come late today ?” The dog asked Ramu.
(b) Ramu was frightened hearing the dog’s question.
(c) Can a dog speak like us too?
(d) Being frightened, Ramu went off from there.
(e) The dog again spoke to him. “Don’t go. Listen to me.”

G. LANGUAGE GAME

G.1. Hidden Sentence Game :
This is a very interesting game which you can play with your partner: Write a sentence and hide it by adding an unwanted letter at as many places as you like. For example, you write “I LOVE MY INDIA”. Now hide it by adding an unwanted letter D. The sentence will now look like this:
“DIDLOVEDMYDINDIAD”. Write a sentence, hide it, and ask your partner to find out the word.
Hint: Do you yourself.

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