Class 7 English Workbook : lesson 7 The Invention of Vita-Wonk BSEH Haryana board

 

Unit 7

 Link Lesson: The Invention of Vita-Wonk

 Comprehension

 A. Read the poem and answers the questions that follow.

 Thomas Alva Edison,

 Almost unusual boy,

 Never really bothered much

 With any childish toy.

                  His teacher thought he couldn't

                  And sent him home from school,

                  But Tommy's mother knew for sure

                  He wasn't any fool. 

He worked as newsboy on a train.

He learned to telegraph,

The way he concentrated

Made some people laugh.

                Thomas Alva Edison

                 Had inventions by the score

                 In his laboratory

                 He kept inventing more.

 1.In what way was Thomas Alva Edison an unusual boy?

Ans.Thomas Alva Edison was an unusual boy because he never bothered much with any childish toy.

 2.Why did the teacher send Thomas Alva Edison home?

Ans The teacher sent Thomas Alva Edison home because he thought that he couldnot study.

3. How did Thomas Alva Edison react?

Ans.Thomas Alva Edison worked as a newsboy on a train and he learned to telegraph.

4. What made people laugh at Thomas Alva Edison?

Ans.The way Thomas Alva Edison concentrated made poeple laugh.

5. What do you think the word score in stanza 4 means?

Ans.Score means to succeed  in an activity or to achieve something.

 

 Working with Language

 

 Vocabulary

 A. Words having similar sounds.

 A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has its own  spellings and meaning.

 

 Fill in the blanks with the correct option from the brackets.

 

 1. On my birthday my father presented me new a shirt.  (knew/new)

 2. We must gratecarrots to prepare a sweet dish.  (great/grate)

 3. Fir trees are found in cold countries.  (fir/fur)

 4. My grandmother tells me a tale every night.  (tail/tale)

 5. I saw a film on a scary witch. (which/witch)

 6. My mother bought a hare for me.  (hair/hare)

 7. I am fond of bathing in the sea. (see/sea)

 8. Rohan has two dogs as his pets.  (too/two)

 9. My pen is very dear to me.  (dear/deer)

 

Grammar

 A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the adjectives given in the brackets.

 1. Iron is more useful than any other metal.(useful)

 2 Tiger is the most ferocious of all animals.(ferocious)

 3.Shyam is my best friend. (good)

 4.May is hotter than any other month.(hot)

 5.Paris is a bigger city than London.(big)

 6.Ishant is the tallest boy in the class.(tall)

 7. Rita is the most studious girl in our class.(studious)

 8. This knife is not very sharp.  Have you got a sharper one? (sharp)

 9. His house is closer to school than mine.(closer)

 10. He runs faster than me.(fast)

 

 B.    Adverbs: Read the following sentences.  The words given in bold are adverbs.  They tell us more about verbs.

 

 The girls cheered loudly.  (adverb of manner)

 She met me there.  (adverb of place)

 The school will remain closed tomorrow.  (adverb of time)

 My mother always gets up early.  (adverb of frequency)

 Underline the adverbs in the following sentences and say whether they are adverbs of manner, time, place or frequency.

 1. The horse galloped quickly. (adverb of manner)

 2 She searched for her necklace everywhere. (adverb of place)

 3. Will you please wait outside? (adverb of place)

 4. Our parents love us dearly. (adverb of manner)

 5. The old man walked slowly. (adverb of manner)

 6.The play will start now. (adverb of time)

 7. The wound was painful and she cried noisily. (adverb of manner)

 8. He often goes to the club. (adverb of frequency)

 9. Priyanka dances gracefully. (adverb of manner)

 10. My friends will come soon. (adverb of time)

 

 Dictionary practice

 A dendrochronologist is a scientist who studies trees and finds out how old they are.

 A. Consult dictionary and find the meaning of the following words.

 

 1. Anthropologist - A person who studies  human origins, societies, and cultures.

 2. Geologist - A person who studies the earth.

 3. Pathologist - A person who studies pathology

 4. Journalist - A person who writes for newspapers or magazines

 5.Physicist - A person who studies 

 Anthropology fan-through-pol-uh-jin.  the study of human origins, societies, and cultures.. DERIVATIVES anthropological adj.  anthropologist n.  ORIGIN Greek Anthropos human being

 Geology 1 the science which deals with the physical structure and substance of the earth.  2 the geological features of a district, DERIVATS geological adj geologistn

 Journalist n.  a person who writes for news papers or magazines or prepares news or features to be broadcast on radio or television, DERIVATIVES Journalistic adj.

 Pathology n 1 the branch of medicine concerned with the causes and effects of diseases.  2 the typical behaviour of a disease.  DERIVATIVES pathologist.

 

 Physics.  n.  1 the branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy.  2 the physical properties and nature of something DERIVATIVES physicist n.. ORIGIN Latin physica 'natural things.

 

Dictionary Practice

 writing:composition

 A. Here are some steps that are used to make paper from trees.

 Rearrange the sentences in correct order.  Take help from the hints given.

 

 Hints: (1) Debarking (2) Chipping (3) Pulping (4) Bleaching (5) Paper machine (5) Blade coater (7) Super calendar (8) Sheet converting.

 

 1. In paper machines, water is drained, squeezed and then a press coater applies a light coating of starch & minerals.  Finally it is dried again.

 2 A large rotating knife goes in circles and cuts the logs into chips.

 3. Sheet converting is the last stage in which paper rolls are cut into sheets.

 4. Ablade coater puts different coatings on the paper.

 5. The bark from trees must be removed before the wood can be used for paper making.

 6.The super calendering machine, rolls the paper under a lot of pressure and heat.

 7. The pulping process is important in producing the product we know as paper.

 8. After the pulping process, the paper is bleached.

Ans.

1. The bark from trees must be removed before the wood can be used for paper making.

2. A large rotating knife goes in circles and cuts the logs into chips.

3. The pulping process is important in producing the product we know as paper.

4. After the pulping process, the paper is bleached.

5.The super calendering machine, rolls the paper under a lot of pressure and heat.

6. Ablade coater puts different coatings on the paper.

7. In paper machines, water is drained, squeezed and then a press coater applies a light coating of starch & minerals.  Finally it is dried again.

8. Sheet converting is the last stage in which paper rolls are cut into sheets.

 

B. What are the do's and don'ts to save trees.

 Do's                                                            Don't

1.plant more trees                                        Don’t  cut trees

2. Use less paper                                         Don’t  waste paper

3. Buy recycled paper products                  Don’t over-fertilize.

4.Reuse cartons and gift wrapping paper.  Don’t plant large trees in small areas.

5. Do plant for energy conservation.          Do not use paper towels and tissues