CLASS 7 ENGLISH WORKBOOK
LESSON 5 QUALITY
UNIT 5 Link Lesson: Quality
Comprehension
A. Read the passage and answer the following questions.
The hardworking cobbler Ahmed used to work all day in his shop. The son of Mr. Sharma, Akash, used to come to see him everyday for hours. He would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked. "Young man, why don't you try your hand at making shoes, even if it is only to pass the time?" said the cobbler. "Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you."
The boy began to see what he could do. But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest shoes.
Old Mr. Sharma died and the son lost all his money. He had to leave home. It so happened that in the village there were numerous people who were spending a lot of money to buy strong shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wished.
Akash, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making shoes and selling them. The village people happily accepted his offer. And after a while, Akash found that he was soon making the finest and strongest shoes in the village.
"How funny it seems, "he used to say, "Even making shoes can bring a fortune."
1. What would Akash enjoy?
Ans. Akash enjoyed watching how Ahmed worked and prepared shoes.
2. What did Akash find after a little practice?
Ans. Akash found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest shoes.
3. Why did Akash leave home ?
Ans. Akash left home as his father died.
4. How did Akash earn his fortune?
Ans. Akash earned his fortune by making and selling shoes.
Working with Langauge
Vocabulary
A. Twin words. Certain words generally go together. Here is one example from the lesson.
Example: cup and saucer.
Match words of column A with column B to make twin words as in the example.
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Column A Column B |
up chair
salt night
slow fro
table down
In ball
day steady
here out
bat there
left pepper
to right
ANSWERS
Match words of column A with column B to make twin words as in the example.
Column A Column B |
up down
salt pepper
slow steady
table chair
In out
day night
here there
bat ball
left right
to fro
B. Make sentences with the following pair of words.
1. quiet - We should remain quiet when the teacher is teaching.
quite - There house is quite small.
2. pair - I am going to buy a new pair of shoes
pare - Pare the rind from the lemons.
3. heard - I heard a sound from the a distance.
herd - A herd of cattle was grazing in the fields.
4. wear - We should wear clean clothes.
where - Where do you live ?
5. piece - My brother gave me a piece of cake.
peace -After many years of war people were longing for peace.
C. Professionals
In this chapter you have read about a shoemaker. This will help you to think of other professions.
Match the Information in the three columns below, as in the examples.
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A B
C |
A chef in a hospital answers the phone
A mechanic
in a field cares for patients
A receptionist
in a garage carries luggage
A nurse in a
restaurant grows crops
A porter in an office cooks food
A farmer at the station fixes cars & motorcycles
ANSWERS
A chef in a restaurant cooks food
A mechanic in a garage fixes cars & motorcycles
A receptionist in an office answers the phone
A nurse in a hospital cares for patients
A porter at the station carries luggage
A farmer in a field grows crops
Grammar
A .Read the following sentences from the lesson.
I had given those boots up when one evening they came.
"Had given - is an example of the past perfect tense and 'came' is an example of the simple past tense.
As you can see, when you talk about an event in the past we use the simple past tense. When we laik about an event which took place before another event in the past, we use the past perfect tense.
Complete the following sentences using the appropriate past tense forms of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. I had learnt (learn) Hindi in Nagpur when I was a child.
2. I had written (write) the letter before he arrived.
3. Nitin posted (post) two letters to his grandfather yesterday.
4. Salma passed (pass) her exam with good marks.
5. She left (leave) school last year.
6. Seema had given (give) her notes to Mita before she asked for them.
7. I completed (complete) my morning exercise.
8. The train had started(start) before I reached the station.
9. Yesterday I cut (cut) my hand with a knife.
10. Last Wednesday I received (receive) a letter from my grandfather.
B. Adjectives
Describe each noun given here with two adjectives from the box. One has been done as an example. Don't forget to add a/an at the beginning.
An old brown bag Shiny blue eyes
tiny chirpy bird bright metallic bicycle
bright blue sky angry young man
new soft leather worn big books
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tiny blue eyes new shiny brown angry old young bright soft big chirpy metallic
worn |
Dictionary Practice
Look at the dictionary entries of the following words and say whether they are verbs, adjectives or adverbs.
essence Noun circumstances Noun
starvation Noun contempt Noun
splendidly Adverb incense Noun
shocked Verb guttural Adjective
murmured Verb distinction Noun
Writing and Speaking
Writing: Composition
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leather sole boot size stitch mend paste |
A. Based on the words given above write a brief description of a cobbler.
- A cobbler is a person who repair leather ,shoes, sandals, slippers and anything that we wear on feet.
- We can generally see a cobbler sitting on the bus stands or at open places in a market or sidewalks.
- They have a special toolbox which contains instruments required for stitching , pasting etc. The toolbox contains a hammer, an awl , a knife, shoe stand ,cutter etc.
- Cobbler are economically weak as they get little money from repairing shoes,so we should not bargain with them.
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