The Book of Nature Question Answer Class 7 English wbbse | দ্য বুক অফ্ নেচার গল্পের প্রশ্ন উত্তর সপ্তম শ্রেণি ইংরেজি লেশন্ ১

LESSON – 1

The Book of Nature

(দ্য বুক অফ্ নেচার)

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—Jawaharlal Nehru (জহরলাল নেহরু)

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ACTIVITY 1

Underline the appropriate alternatives :

(a) India is in fact a (big / small / huge) part of the earth’s surface.

Ans. small

(b) Once upon a time the earth was too (cold / dark / hot) for any living to survive.

Ans. hot

(c) Fossils are (a type of wild animal / one kind of hard rock / the remains of old living beings).

Ans. the remains of old living beings

ACTIVITY 2

Answer the following questions in complete sentences :

(a) What must we do to know about the tale of this world ?

Ans. We must know about all the countries and all the people who have inhabited it.

(b) How old is our earth ?

Ans. Our earth is very, very old- millions and millions of years old.

(c) Who roamed the earth before the arrival of human beings ?

Ans. only animals roamed the earth before the arrival of human beings.

ACTIVITY 3

Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the text. The first letters of the words are given :

(a) As a subject, h______________ is quite interesting.

Ans. history

(b) We have good relations with our neighbouring c________________.

Ans. country

(c) Plants need air, water and sunlight to g_____________.

Ans. grow

(d) Can you i____________ how big the Universe is ?

Ans. imagine

(e) You should s____________ regularly if you want to be a good student.

Ans. study

ACTIVITY 4

Make meaningful sentences with the following words:

(a) interest :

(i) She has a great interest in music.

(ii) I lost interest in that game.

(iii) I have no interest in studying.

(b) surface :

(i) The table has a smooth surface.

(ii) Water covers most of the Earth’s surface.

(iii) Earth’s surface is not flat all over.

(c) inhabited :

(i) This island is inhabited by birds.

(ii) The forest is inhabited by wild animals.

(iii) Those villages are inhabited by different religious people.

(d) together :

(i) We studied together for the exam.

(ii) They live together in one house.

(iii) Would you like to do this work together ?

(d) scientist :

(i) A scientist works in a laboratory.

(ii) Scientists discover new things.

(iii) A.P.J Abdul Kalam is one of the greatest scientists ever born in our country.

ACTIVITY 5

Identify which of the following statements are True and which are False. Give a supporting statement for each of your answers.

(a) Fairy tales are rich in imagination. [T]

S.S : This would be very interesting for we could imagine anything we wanted to and would thus make up the most beautiful fairy tales.

(b) We have no means to know about the far-off days. [F]

S.S : But although we have no books written in those far-off days, Fortunately we have some things which will tell us a great deal as well almost as a book would.

(c) The alphabet of nature is like the Hindi or the English alphabet. [F]

S.S : To be able to read any language, Hindi, Urdu or English, you have to learn its alphabet. So also you must learn the alphabet of nature before you can read her story in our books of stone and rock.

(d) We can learn a lot about our world from the rivers and mountains. [T]

S.S : If a little pebble can tell you so much, how much more could we learn from all the rocks and mountains and the many other things we see around us?

ACTIVITY 6

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) No book could have been written in old times because __________________________________________

Ans. then men did not exist.

(b) To be able to read any language one __________________________________________

Ans. has to learn its alphabet.

(c) A small Pebble was definitely a part __________________________________________

Ans. of a big rock.

(d) On the beaches at the seaside, little children __________________________________________

Ans. can play and make castles out of the sand.

ACTIVITY 7

Fill in the following chart with information from the text :

Statement	Reason
1. Fairy tales need not to be true.
2. A piece of rock looks different from a Pebble.
3. A bit of rock from some mountainside reaches a little valley.
4. All pebbles do not become sand.

Ans.

Statement	Reason
1. Fairy tales need not to be true.	hey because those are based on imagination
2. A piece of rock looks different from a Pebble.	because a rock is full of corners or rough edges whereas a pebble is round and smooth and shiny.
3. A bit of rock from some mountainside reaches a little valley.	because the rain washes the bit of rock down the River which carries it to the little Valley.
4. All pebbles do not become sand.	because the River leaves some pebbles behind in its course.

ACTIVITY 8

Answer the following questions:

(a) Which are the things around us that tell us about the earth’s early tale ?

Ans. Rocks and mountains and seas and stars rivers and desserts and fossils of old animals tell us about the art only tell.

(b) Why does a pebble have a smooth surface?

Ans. The Pebble becomes smooth because it rolls at the bottom of the River and its edges are worn away and its rough surface becomes smooth and shiny.

(c) How does a pebble become grains of sand?

Ans. When a river carries on, it becomes smaller and smaller till at last it becomes a grain of sand.

(d) What does the author mean by “The Great Book of Nature?”

Ans. In the great book of nature the author talks about different elements of nature like mountains, rocks, deserts, seas, stars where from we can learn a lot about the time when there was no life on earth.

ACTIVITY 9

Rearrange the sentences in the correct order by writing the numbers in the brackets. One is done for you :

(a) The rock is taken to a big river by the little river. [2]

(b) At last it is turned into grains of sand. [6]

(c) It becomes a pebble. [5]

(d) A bit of rock is pushed by a mountain stream into a little river. [1]

(e) The pebble becomes smaller because it is carried on and on by the river. [4]

(f) The edges of the rock are worn away and its rough surface is made smooth. [3]

ACTIVITY 10

Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B. One is done for you :

A	B
1. Fascinating	(a) the set of letters in a language
2. merely	(b) top visible side
3. Fortunately	(c) became damaged by use
4. alphabet	(d) only or just
5. surface	(e) Luckily
6. worn	(f) very interesting or charming

Ans.

A	B
1. Fascinating	(f) very interesting or charming
2. merely	(d) only or just
3. Fortunately	(e) Luckily
4. alphabet	(a) the set of letters in a language
5. surface	(b) top visible side
6. worn	(c) became damaged by use

ACTIVITY 11

Replace the underline words or phrases with suitable opposite words from the box:

[Help Box : hopeful, lost, add, left, ugly, late, sad, rough]

(a) The man became famous in the early years of his life.

Ans. The man became famous in the late years of his life.

(b) She is looking very happy.

Ans. She is looking very sad.

(c) The trunk of this huge tree has a smooth bark.

Ans. The trunk of this huge tree has a rough bark.

(d) Jatin found his pencil box on his way to school.

Ans. Jatin lost his pencil box on his way to school.

(e) Smita learnt to subtract.

Ans. Smita learnt to add.

ACTIVITY 13 (a)

Fill in the chart correctly :

Pronouns	Possessive Adjectives	Possessive Pronouns
I	my	mine
we	our	ours
You	your	yours
he	his	his
She	her	hers
it	it’s	its
they	their	theirs

ACTIVITY 13 (B)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives:

Yesterday I forgot to take back ___________ pen from Sunil. I gave him __________ in the class because he didn’t bring __________.

The little girl has torn ____________ clothes. “But why are ____________ clothes dirty?” asked the mother to the girl’s elder brothers. “we have soiled ___________ clothes while playing outside.”

Ans.

Yesterday I forgot to take back my pen from Sunil. I gave him mine in the class because he did not bring his.

The little girl has torn her clothes. “But why are your clothes dirty?” asked the mother to the girl’s elder brothers. “we have soiled our clothes while playing outside.”

ACTIVITY 14 (a)

Nirmal hasn’t replied in the correct format.

Rewrite the letter correctly for him.

Ans.

22/1, Hill Road,
Siliguri,
West Bengal
05 July, 2012

Dear Kanan,

I got your letter yesterday. Thank you for your invitation to go on a tour of Rajasthan together. But my mother is very ill. She is going to have a heart surgery early next month. So we can’t join you for the tour. Please don’t mind. Wish you a happy and memorable visit to Rajasthan.

Your loving friend,
Nirmal

Karan Das
32/4 M G Road,
Eastern Extension,
Delhi-110092

ACTIVITY 14 (b)

Write a letter to your friend in about seventy words telling him/her about a short tour you had recently gone to. Mention the places you had visited, how you travelled, people who accompanied you, your sightseeing and your enjoyment of the tour.

Ans.

Ananya’s Address

Dear Riya,

Hope you are well. I recently went on a short tour to Jaipur with my parents and cousin. We travelled by train and enjoyed the journey a lot. We visited the Hawa Mahal, City Palace and Amber Fort. The markets were colorful and lively. We did sightseeing, took photos and tasted local food. The tour was refreshing and full of joy.

Yours lovingly,
Ananya

Riya’s Address

ACTIVITY 15

Study the following picture carefully:

Now write a paragraph in about seventy words describing this picture of a village fair. Use the following words and phrases :

fair ground, crowd, merry-go-round, circus tent, shops and counters, balloon-seller, fun, enjoyment.

Ans.

This picture shows a village fair full of life and happiness. The fair ground is crowded with people of all ages. There is a merry-go-round where children are laughing with joy. A big circus tent attracts many visitors. Shops and counters sell toys and sweets. A balloon-seller stands nearby. Everywhere there is fun, enjoyment and excitement in the village fair.

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