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The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom English - The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom

CBSE - STD 7 - English (CBSE - English Medium). 62 questions in this chapter.

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Q 1M.C.Q. [1 MARKS]1 Mark
What happened when the wicked man threw a handful of ashes over the tree?
  • A
    The tree bloomed up.
  • B
    The ash blew Into his own face.
  • ✓
    The ash blew into the noses and eyes of the daimio and his wife.
  • D
    Both $‘B’$ and $‘C’.$

Answer: C.

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Q 2M.C.Q. [1 MARKS]1 Mark
What was the custom when their lord passed by in the days of the daimios?
  • A
    The loyal people shut up their hIgh windows.
  • B
    The people along the road lay down on the ground face downward.
  • C
    They looked down his lordship.
  • ✓
    Both $‘A’$ and $‘B’.$

Answer: D.

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Q 3M.C.Q. [1 MARKS]1 Mark
What miracle could the magic ash do?
  • ✓
    It could make a bare tree bloom again.
  • B
    It could make a dead person or animal alive.
  • C
    It could produce gold coins If sprinkled on rice.
  • D
    None of these three.

Answer: A.

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Q 4M.C.Q. [1 MARKS]1 Mark
In the second dream, the spirit of the dog asked the kind old man to $......$
  • A
    take the ashes of the mill from the wicked neighbour.
  • B
    sprinkle the ashes on the withered trees.
  • C
    recreate the mortar and the mill.
  • ✓
    Both $‘A’$ and $‘B’.$

Answer: D.

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Q 5M.C.Q. [1 MARKS]1 Mark
What happened when the greedy neighbouring couple tried to get gold from the mortar and magic mill?
  • A
    They got tasty pastry and sauce.
  • ✓
    The pastry and sauce turned into foul mass of worms.
  • C
    The mortar broke.
  • D
    The mm turned into magic ash.

Answer: B.

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Q 6Read prose extract carefully and answer the questions4 Marks
Suddenly the leader of the van caught sight of the aged man up in the tree. He was about to call out to him in an angry tone, but, seeing he was such an old fellow, he pretended not to notice him and passed him by. So, when the daimyo’s palanquin drew near, the old man, taking a pinch of ashes from his basket, scattered it over the tree. S’ In a moment it burst into blossom.S’ The delighted daimyo ordered the train to be stopped and got out to see the wonder. S; Calling the old man to him, he thanked him s and ordered presents of silk robes, sponge- cake, fans and other rewards to be given him. He even invited him to his castle.
Questions:
$(1)$ Why did the leader of the van avoid getting angry with the aged man up in $S’$ the tree$?$
$(2)$ What did the aged man up in the tree do when the daimyo’s palanquin drew near$?$
$(3)$ How was the old man rewarded$?$
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Q 7Read prose extract carefully and answer the questions4 Marks
Thus, in an hour the old couple were made rich. The good souls bought a piece of land, made a feast for their friends, and gave plentifully to their poor neighbours. As for the dog, they petted him till they nearly smothered him with kindness.Now in the same village there lived a wicked old man and his wife, not a bit sensitive and kind, who had always kicked and scolded all dogs whenever any passed their house. Hearing of their neighbours’ good luck, they coaxed the dog into their garden and set before him bits of fish and other dainties, hoping he would find a treasure for them. But the dog, being afraid of the cruel pair, would neither eat nor move.
Questions :
$(1)$ Why are the old couple called ‘good souls’ here?
$(2)$ How much did the kind old couple fondle the dog?
$(3)$ ’They had always kicked and scolded all dogs whenever any passed their house. What kind of their nature does this sentence suggest?
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Q 8Read prose extract carefully and answer the questions4 Marks
One day the dog came running to him, putting his paws against his legs and motioning with his head to some spot behind.
The old man at first thought his pet was only playing and did not mind It. But the dog kept on whining and running to and fro for some minutes. Then the old man followed the dog a few yards to a place where the animal began a lively scratching. Thinking It was possibly a buried bone or bit of fish. the old man struck his hoe in the earth. when, lo! a pile of gold gleamed before him.
Questions:
$(1)$ How did the dog beckon the old man?
$(2)$ Why was the dog making gestures?
$(3)$ What did the dog do when the old man ignored his gestures at first?

 
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Q 22Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of verbs3 Marks
The old man ……………….$1$………………. (awake) and went at once to his wicked neighbour’s house, where he …………..$2$………. (find) the miserable old pair …………$3$………. (sit) at the edge of their square fireplace, in the middle of the floor, smoking and spinning.
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Q 24Choose the correct Article(s), Conjunsction(s) and Preposition(s)3 Marks
The good old man humbly asked ………………………. the ashes …………………… the covetous couple turned ……………………. their noses at him ……………………. scolded him …………………… he were a thief, they let him fill his …………………… basket ……………………………. the ashes.
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Q 25Choose the correct Article(s), Conjunsction(s) and Preposition(s)3 Marks
But …………………….. the greedy neighbour heard ………………………… It, he took some of …………………………. magic ashes went out on the highway. There he waited …………………….. a daimIos train came …………………… and, instead of kneeling down like the crowd, he climbed a withered cherry tree.
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Q 26Rectify the error.5 Marks
(loyal, Impertinence, d-zimio.s, lordship, custom, pasted)
Now, in the days of the ……………………., It was the ……………………, when their lord passed by. for all the …………………… people to shut up their high windows. They even ………………………. them fast with a slip of paper, so as not to commit the ………………………… of looking down on his …………………….. .
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Q 27Rectify the error.5 Marks
(mortar. appeared, grate, sauce, spirit, pastry)
That night the ……………………… of the dog …………………….. to him In a dream and said, “Cut down the pine tree over my …………………………….. and make from It a ………………………….. for your rice and a mile for your bean ………………….. .”
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