Class 7 Subject: English4.2 Unke Munke Timpetoo

Class 7 Subject: English

4.2 Unke Munke Timpetoo

Meanings:

fantastic (adj) – fanciful, extraordinary

bully (n) – a person who is cruel to others especially those who are weaker or have less power

aerial (adj) – positioned high up in the air

ferocious (adj) – fierce

fabulous (adj) – marvellous, wonderful

vanish (v) – to become invisible, disappear

stutter (v) – to stammer

Q.1. Answer the following questions:

*(1) Find the sentences in which the author and his friend claim that they do not believe in magic.What do their actions show?

Ans. The sentences which claim that the author and his friends do not believe in magic are:

(i) I don’t say I believe in it but my cousin said it works.

(ii) And there is no harm in trying.

(iii) Why seventeen times and why at midnight?

(iv) I thought it was all nonsense.

Their actions show, that though they say that they do not believe in the chanting and magic, yet they decided to try it out, convincing themselves that it did not matter just to try.

*(2) (i) If you hear about something that fulfils your wishes, would you try it?

(ii) Do you think that the author is brave?

Ans.(i) Yes, If I hear about something that fulfils my wishes, I would surely try it while trying to convince myself that there is no harm in trying.

(ii) Yes, I think the author is brave because he dared to go out 2)at midnight to chant around the banyan tree to get his wish fulfilled knowing very well that the banyan tree belonged to his Ex-Principal who was very strict.

*(3) How do we know that Muk was frightened?

Ans. We know that Muk was frightened because as soon as he heard Mrs. Groover’s voice saying that she would let her ferocious dog loose on them, he started climbing up the tree.

*(4) What opinion do you form of Mrs. Groover from the way she treats the boys?

Ans. According to me, Mrs. Groover is an able administrator and disciplinarian outside but from the inside, she seems to be a kind-hearted, sensitive and understanding person. She did not jump to conclusions. She patiently listened to the boys and allowed Rohan to complete the seventeen rounds around the banyan tree to fulfill his wish.

*(5) Did the author really rejoice over his shoes and pullover?

Ans. No, the author did not really rejoice over his shoes and pullover. He pretended to be happy so as not to hurt the feelings of his parents.

Q.2. Choose the correct alternative:

(1) Rohan desperately wished for ................. .

(i) a pair of shoes (ii) a warm pullover

(iii) a good friend (iv) a table-tennis set

(2) Rohan and Muk entered the garden at midnight ................. .

(i) to frighten Mrs. Groover (ii) to chant around the banyan tree

(iii) to steal some fruits (iv) to look for a table-tennis set

(3) Rohan had finished ................. rounds of the tree before Mrs. Groover discovered him.

(i) seventeen (ii) six (iii) eleven (iv) twelve

(4) The table-tennis set was gifted by ................. .

(i) Mrs. Groover (ii) Rohan’s parents (iii) Muk (iv) Timpetoo

(5) The Principal turned out to be a very ................. lady.

(i) poor and simple (ii) proud and rich

(iii) kind and understanding (iv) sad and lonely

Reading Skills, Vocabulary and Grammar

Q.3. Read the following passage and do the activities (Passage – I (Textbook Page no. 81 – 82)

A.1. Simple Factual Questions:

(1) Complete the following sentences.

(i) Mrs. Groover’s garden had a banyan tree.

(ii) Rinkoo Lal of class X was a bully.

(iii) “Come on, let us go and wish for my table tennis set.”

(iv) There was a banyan tree, its aerial roots swaying in the gentle breeze of the night.

A.2. Complex Factual Questions:

(1) Who was Muk?

Ans. Muk was Rohan’s best friend.

(2) Who was Mrs. Groover?

Ans. Mrs. Groover was the Ex-Principal of the school Rohan studies in.

(3) Where was the banyan tree located?

Ans. The banyan tree was located in Mrs. Groover’s garden which was in Rohan’s neighborhood.

(4) How did Rohan and Muk enter Mrs. Groover’s house?

Ans. Rohan and Muk entered Mrs. Groover’s house by climbing the wall and jumping down.

A.3. Vocabulary:

(1) Pick out a compound word from the extract.

Ans. neighbourhood

(2) Pick out two words so as to get its opposite after adding a prefix. Write both words.

Ans. (i) true \times untrue, (ii) done \times undone, (iii) harm \times unharm

(3) Give noun forms of:

Ans. (i) mocking – mockery, (ii) true – truth, (iii) suppose – supposition, (iv) enter – entry/entrance, (v) silent – silence

(4) Pick out four adverbs from the passage.

Ans. (i) thoughtfully, (ii) badly, (iii) along, (iv) carefully

A.4. Grammar:

(1) I could not think of anything else. (Add a question tag)

Ans. I could not think of anything else, could I?

(2) One look from her piercing, pale, green eyes was enough to silence bullies. (Pick out the adjectives)

Ans. one, piercing, pale, green.

A.5. Personal Response:

Do you believe in magic? Why?

Ans. No, I do not believe in magic. I do not believe in magic because it is not proven by science.

Q.4. Read the following passage and do the activities (Passage - II (Textbook Page no. 83)

A.1. Simple Factual Questions:

(1) Say whether true or false.

(i) A ferocious dog ran after Rohan and Muk. (False)

(ii) Mrs. Groover allowed Rohan to finish his rounds. (True)

(iii) Mrs. Groover bend down to unleash the dog. (True)

(iv) Muk bodily faced the situation when the dog barked. (False)

(2) List the qualities of Mrs. Groover

Ans. (i) able administrator, (ii) empathetic, (iii) compassionate, (iv) loving and caring

A.2. Complex Factual Questions:

(1) Why did Mrs. Groover threaten to unleash the dog?

Ans. The barking of the dog awakened Mrs. Groover at night and in the darkness. She did not know who was there in the garden. Hence she asked who was there or else threatened to unleash the dog.

(2) What was Rohan’s fear?

Ans. Rohan’s fear was that Mrs. Groover might not believe him.

A.3. Vocabulary:

Give one word for the following.

(i) Stop continuous progress

(ii) Say something indistinctly and quietly

(iii) feel or show great joy

(iv) set free

Ans. (i) interrupt (ii) mumble (iii) rejoice (iv) unleash

A.4. Grammar:

(1) State the tense in the following sentences.

(i) I told her everything

(ii) I will explain if you let me.

(iii) I had never received such a big parcel.

Ans. (i) simple past tense (ii) Simple future tense (iii) Past perfect.

(2) Form nouns.

(i) ferocious (ii) believe (iii) open (iv) softly

Ans. (i) ferocity (ii) belief (iii) opening (iv) softness

A.5. Personal Response:

(1) “and while leaving, would you mind using the front gate?” why do you think Mrs. Groover said that?

Ans. Mrs. Groover being compassionate, understood the young boy’s heart. She knew that they had jumped into her compound. At midnight, as she wanted them to be safe, she was actually suggesting that they use the front gate.

(2) “I swore that I would never return.” who said this and why.

Ans. This was said by Rohan out of fear and frustration having gone through an unexpected turn of event in the middle of the night.

(3) What is referred to as the ‘great moment’?

Ans. To a little boy, opening gifts that he receives is a great moment. As it was Rohan’s birthday, he refers to unwrapping of the gifts he received.

(4) Who had send the big parcel?

Ans. The big parcel was from Unke, Munke, Timpetoo.

Q.6. Affixes

An affix is a letter or series of letters added to the root (main) word that can change its meaning. Affixes can take the form of a prefix or a suffix.

(a) Prefix (before the root word)

e.g. un + tie = untie

non + stop = nonstop

dis + like = dislike

super + man = superman

inter + national = international

Examples of prefixes:

trans + port = transport

tri + angle = triangle

uni + lateral = unilateral

anti + biotic = antibiotic

en + courage = encourage

fore + head = forehead

dis + appear = disappear

extra + ordinary = extraordinary

mid + way = midway

hyper + active = hyperactive

micro + scope = microscope

post + pone = postpone

ex + President = ex-President

thermo + meter = thermometer

super + star = superstar

(b) Suffix (after the root word)

e.g. teach + er = teacher

act + or = actor

child + hood = childhood

friend + ship = friendship

king + dom = kingdom

use + ful = useful

frequent + ly = frequently

act + ion = action

star + ry = starry

Some more suffixes:

hard + ship = hardship

fashion + able = fashionable

play + ful = playful

home + less = homeless

happy + ly = happily

slow + ly = slowly

meaning + less = meaningless

close + ness = closeness

clever + ness = cleverness

reason + able = reasonable

soft + ly = softly

mad + ly = madly

effort + less = effortless

colour + less = colourless

sad + ness = sadness

owner + ship = ownership

love + able = lovable

beauty + ful = beautiful

workman + ship = workmanship

port + able = portable

help + ful = helpful

month + ly = monthly

quick + ly = quickly

(Add more to this list...)

Q.7. Do as directed:

(1) Why seventeen times and why at midnight? (Identify the kind of sentence)

Ans. Interrogative sentence

(2) Don’t ask me. (Add a question tag)

Ans. Don’t ask me, will you?

(3) Forget it. (Add a question tag)

Ans. Forget it, won’t you? / will you?

(4) The aerial roots were swaying in the breeze. (Separate the Subject and Predicate)

Ans. Subject - The aerial roots

Predicate - were swaying in the breeze.

(5) Muk was climbing the tree. (Identify whether the verb is Transitive or Intransitive)

Ans. was climbing - Transitive verb.

(6) Add one of these prefixes to the words below: (un-, re-, dis-)

(i) Mother will unwrap the gift.

(ii) My dad had to reconnect the light.

(iii) Jane had to redo her homework.

(iv) Mohan dislikes eating leafy vegetables.

(v) The knot on the rope is hard to untie.

(7) Write a single word with the prefix ‘un-’ or ‘dis-’ to complete each sentence.

(i) My brother always disagrees (does not agree) with me.

(ii) The answer to your question is unknown (not known).

(iii) My mother told me not to be dishonest (not honest).

(iv) I thought I had seen him but he seems to have disappeared (not appear).

(v) I was unhappy (not happy) at being scolded.

(8) Put the words in the brackets in the appropriate form. (Use a prefix or a suffix)

(i) He is acting in a very childish way. (child)

(ii) She looked unhappy. She started to cry. (happy)

(iii) The team that he supported was able to win the championship. (champion)

(iv) There were only a handful of people at the match. (hand)

(v) I think you should reconsider your decision. (consider)

(vi) He wants to be a politician when he grows up. (politics)

(9) (i) Make adjectives from the following:

(a) harm (b) fear (c) question (d) continue (e) thought (f) courage (g) believe (h) wish

Ans. (a) harmful / harmless (b) fearless / fearful / fearsome (c) questionable (d) continuous (e) thoughtful / thoughtless (f) courageous (g) believable (h) wishful

(ii) Make adjectives from the following:

(a) nonsense (b) secret (c) knowledge (d) poet (e) city (f) village (g) humanity

Ans. (a) nonsensical (b) secretive (c) knowledgeable (d) poetical (e) urban (f) rural (g) humane