Class 7 English Workbook
Lesson 4 The Ashes that Made Trees Bloom
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UNIT 4 Link Lesson: The Ashes that Made Trees Bloom
Comprehension
A. Read the passage and answer the following questions.
The Flowering Tree
Sugandha was a girt from a very poor family. Her mother was a weak and old widow.
One day Sugandha found that she had the magical ability to change herself into a flowering tree. She shared this secret with no one except her sister. Sugandha's flowers were of many vibrant colours and smelled very pleasant. Both sisters thought that they could sell the flowers in the market to make enough money to have a secure life.
Sugandha's flowers became so popular that they were used to decorate the Prince's palace. The Prince was so fond of the flowers that he wanted to plant the same tree in his private garden but no one knew which tree it was. It was only when Sugandha's sister, the flower seller girl, was followed by the Prince's men, Sungandha's secret was discovered by the Prince. He was immediately attracted towards Sugandha's beauty and magical skills and decided to marry her.
On the very first day of their marriage the Prince requested Sugandha to change into the flowering tree so that he could spread the flowers all over his bed. Sugandha first hesitated, but finally agreed.
The Prince also told his friends about his wife's ability. So they all came and urged Sugandha to transform, and again Sugandha hesitated. But she loved the Prince very much and did not want to disappoint him. When she transformed, all the friends shouted with glee. Some plucked flowers and others even broke branches. Sugandha cried in pain but no one bothered. When they left, Sugandha returned back to her human form. She was bleeding and her skin was scratched in many places. She was so upset that she ran into the forest to transform into the tree and hide there. The Prince tried very hard to find Sugandha but he could not. He became sad and sick.
One day when the Prince was walking in the market, he smelt the same flowers and saw that a little girl was selling them. He demanded the girl to lead him to the flowering tree. When he saw Sugandha again he asked her to come home. But she did not listen and said, "I gave love to you and your friends, but I did not get any love in retum. People use trees and give them nothing in return." She vowed that she would only go back if people promised not to hurt trees and give them more respect. The Prince was so ashamed that he promised that he would never leave her side.
1. What magical ability did Sugandha have?
Ans. Sugandha had the magical ability to change herself into a flowering tree.
2. Why did Sugandha change into a tree for the first time?
Ans. To sell the flowers in the market to make enough money to have a secure life.
3. Why did the prince want to plant the tree?
Ans.The prince wanted to plant the tree because he was fond of the flowers.
4. What made Sugandha cry in pain?
Ans. Sugandha cried in pain when prince's friends plucked flowers and broke the branches of the tree.
5. Where was Sugandha found in a forest, she would she become a human being when
Ans. Sugandha was found and when would she become a human being when people will promise not to hurt trees and give them more respect.
B. Search the words from the passage which are synonyms of:
(a) wedding marriage (b) transform change
(c) accepted agreed (d) requested urged
Working with Language
Vocabulary: Occupations
Insert the tools from the Help Box under the appropriate occupation.
Help Box
Loom lawn mower saw awl nails yarn valve shears wrench
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weaver |
plumber
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cobbler
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carpenter
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gardener
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Loom
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valve
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awl |
saw |
lawn |
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yarn |
wrench |
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nails
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mower |
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shears |
Grammar
A .Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets:
(1) Naina ........ to school when it began to rain. (walk)
(2) Sanjay........ a lot yesterday. (study)
(3) My friend lives in Pune now, but he ........in Jharkhand when I met him. (live)
(4) Mohan ........me this pencil box for my birthday last week. (give)
(5) She .........next to me in the last period. (sit)
(6) Sheela....... a letter to her mother yesterday. (write)
(7) Gagan....... back to India three years ago. (come)
(8) I.......... it yesterday. (do)
Answers
(1) Naina was walking to school when it began to rain. (walk)
(2) Sanjay studied a lot yesterday. (study)
(3) My friend lives in Pune now, but he was living in Jharkhand when I met him. (live)
(4) Mohan gave me this pencil box for my birthday last week. (give)
(5) She sat next to me in the last period. (sit)
(6) Sheela wrote a letter to her mother yesterday. (write)
(7) Gagan came back to India three years ago. (come)
(8) I did it yesterday. (do)
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets:
Hari Singh, a 58 year old man from Bhiwani village, (save) a seven year old boy from drowning in a river. Hari Singh had been out on a walk with his grandson, when he struggling in the water. He immediately (tum) up, he (see) the boy (jump) in to river to save him. Later, when the boy's grandfather (recognise) Hari Singh as the man who had boy's father, from drowning in the same river, twenty years earlier. He banner in gratitude. (save) his son, the (present) Hari Singh with a silk banner in gratitude.
Answers
C. Order of adjectives
Look at the following noun phrase from the lesson.....
"The good old days"
As you can see, the words that go before the noun are putin certain order. You cannot say "the old good days". The adjectives that modify a noun in a noun phrase generally follow the rules given in the table below.
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determiner
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modifier 1 (opening, feeling)
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modifier 2 (size, shape,
age)
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modifier 3 (colour) |
modifier 4 (material) |
head word |
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a/an/the
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nice/lazy/ beautiful/
expensive/ good/bad/ wicked/ intelligent |
tall/round/ old/young/ fatlong/
tiny/thin/ enormous/ little |
red/white/ light/dark/
blue/brown
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silk/cotton/ woollen/ wooden/
metallic/ water/plastic
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woman/man/ table/chair/
eyes/finger/ saree/pen/ elephant/ lady |
Make as many combinations as you can by using one adjective from each column. One has been done for you as an example.
Example: a nice little lady.
1. A lazy old man
2. An expensive new table
3. A beautiful red saree
4. A nice tall man
5. A beautiful red silk saree
6.A nice round brown chair
7.Little brown wooden chair
Writing and Speaking
Writing
A. Write the do's and dont's of how you should treat your pets.
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Do's |
Don’ts |
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1. Give fresh water to drink. |
1. Never leave your pet alone. |
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2. Provide quality food. |
2. Don’t allow your pet to roam
here and there. |
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3. Take it out for morning and evening
walks. |
3. We should never skip veterinary visits. |
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4. Give it a clean living environment. |
5. Never hit your pet. |
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