Class 7 Subject :English Chapter 2.7 Great Scientists(Maharashtra board)

Class 7 Subject :English
Chapter 2.7 Great Scientists
Meaning of the words:
Q. 1. Read the following passage and do the activities.
A 1.State whether true or false.
A. Faraday’s Laws are about electricity.
Ans: True
B. Faraday did not suffer speech defect as an adult.
Answer : True
A2. Answer the following questions.
1.Where was Michael Faraday born?
Answer: Michael Faraday was born into a poverty-stricken family in a dirty London suburb.
2.What did come to an end when Michael Faraday was twelve?
Answer: Michael Faraday’s formal education came to an end when he was twelve.
A3: Do as directed
1.Give the word meaning for.
A. Mentor
Answer: A wise and trusted counsellor or teacher
B. Reverse engineer it
Answer: Taking apart an object and analysing its components and workings in detail.

2.Give the noun form:
1. Inventor – invention
2.friend – friendship
3.mysterious – mystery
4.agree – agreement

3.Give the adjective form :
1. Communicate = communicative
2.education – educative
3.experiment – experimental
4.success – successful

4.Michael Faraday is regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists and inventors.(Add a question tag)
Answer: Michael Faraday is regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists and inventors, isn’t he?

Q. 2 Read the following passage and do the activities.
A1 State whether the following statements are true or false.
1.Faraday succeeded Davy in 1829.
Answer : True
2.In 1830 Faraday developed memory loss which continued for the rest of his life.
Answer : False

A2: Answer the following questions.
1.When did Faraday develop memory loss?
Answer : Faraday developed memory loss in 1940.

A3.Do as directed
1.Find any 4 verbs from the above extract.
Answer : died, succeeded, made, moved.
2.Find any 2 proper nouns from the above extract.
Answer : Faraday and Davy
3.Faraday was a legend. (Add a question tag)
Ans: Faraday was a legend, wasn’t he?

4.Remember that piece of Bavarian glass Faraday had kept on his shelf? (State the kind of sentence )
Answer : Interrogative sentence

A4: Write the answer in your own words.
1.Write the idea behind an electrical generator.
Answer: Faraday noticed that if he moved a magnet, it would produce electrical current, converting motion into electricity. This is how the electrical generator came into being.

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