A Funny Man — English STD 7 — Question

Work in pairs and identify the different professions displayed in the picture.

Have you heard about the International Day of Persons with Disabilities? Find out when and how it is observed in India. Write your findings on a sheet and put it up on the class board.

How did Shaana’s journey impact her feelings about travel and adventure?

Suppose the plough horse met with a farmer’s ox who was not able to walk properly. He advises the ox to go to Dr. Dolittle. Write the conversation between them in the form of dialogue.

Read the highlighted words in the following lines from the text.
“She goes down towards the sea. I’ve seen her; she always takes the same way—over the mountains and down to the sea, like me!”
Prepositions are words that indicate the relationship between nouns or pronouns and other elements in a sentence. They show direction, location, time or logical relationships between ideas.
Now, fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given within the brackets.
Jahnavi takes the River’s advice and goes to school. On her fist day
1. _________ (at/in/on) school, Jahnavi stood nervously 2. _________ (in/ outside/above) the gate, clutching her bag close to her. The bell rang and she hurried 3. _________ (outside/through/inside) the bustling classroom. She found a seat 4. _________ (among/between/from) two friendly classmates. The teacher greeted them warmly and started the lesson 5. _________ (about/in/for) numbers. Jahnavi listened attentively, feeling excited 6. _________ (at/about/for) the new adventure ahead.

Complete the table given below. An example has been done for you.

Name of the War Hero	Contribution and Achievement	Award Given
Major Somnath Sharma	Battle of Badgam in 1947	First Param Vir Chakra awarded posthumously
Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla
Lance Naik Albert Ekka
Major Padmapani Acharya

Walking towards the kitchen with Mridu and Meena, Rukku Manni began to laugh. What made her laugh?

Describe how King Bruce’s attitude changes from the beginning towards the end of the poem.