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SamacheerKalvi 7th English Term 1 Unit 1 Supplementary Q & A

 On Monday Morning 

A. Name the speaker:     
                                    
     1. “No never mind. It’ll be over by and by, maybe. Don’t call anybody”  Tom
     2. “It makes my flesh crawl to hear you. What is the matter?”    Sid
     3. “Your tooth indeed! What’s the matter with your tooth?”    Aunt Polly
B. Write True or False against each statement:
                                   
     1. Tom enjoyed Monday mornings as he had to go to school.  [False]
     2. Tom’s first groan woke up sid from his sound sleep.  [False]
     3. Tom wanted to give his dog with one eye to the new girl who had come to town.  [False]
     4. Aunt Polly sent Sid to fetch the dentist.  [False]
C. Read True or False against each statement:
                                   
     Tom lay thinking. Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school. He examined himself. He found no symptoms or sickness, and he investigated again. This time he felt he had a stomach ache, but it soon grew feeble, and presently died wholly away. He reflected further.
1. Why did Tom wish that he were sick?
      Tom did not like to go to school. He wished to stay home from school. So he wished he were sick.
2. What was the result of Tom’s self-examination?
      Tom found no symptoms of sickness.
3. What did he detect?
      He detected that he had a stomach ache.
Think and answer:
1. How did Sid show his affection towards Tom?
       On seeing Tom groaning, Sid became anxious. Filled with griet he ran downstairs. He told Aunt Polly that Tom was dying and urged her to come quick.
2. Did Aunt Polly believe Tom’s groaning? Why?
        Aunt Polly did not believe Tom’s groaning. She dismissed it as rubbish. She found out that Tom was making that row to stay  home from school and go fishing.
3. What did Aunt Polly do to relieve Tom’s toothache?
        Aunt Polly took a silk thread. She made of  the thread a loop  and tied it to the loose tooth. She tied the other end to the bedpost. She pushed the chunk of fire almost into the boys face. The fire jerked the boy and the loose tooth came out. It was hanging by the bed post. Thus Aunt Polly relieved Tom of his toothache.
E. Choose the correct answer:
1. Tom pretended his toe was dying in order to ____
     a) miss school   b) scare Sid    c) make Aunt Polly feel bad.
2. Aunt Polly pulled Tom’s tooth out with _____
     a) her fingers   b) a pair of pliers   c) a piece of thread
3. Tom was miserable on Monday morning because ____
     a) he was sick   b) he hated going to school   c) Aunt Polly was sick.
Answer:
     1. a) miss school
     2. c) a piece of thread
     3. b) he hated going to school
H. Give a relationship term for the clues given:
     
1. siblings                        –  brothers
2. kith and kin                  – uncle and aunt
3. a chip or the old book  –  son, daughter
4. two peas in a pod         –  twins
5. bread winner            –  father
6. forefathers      –  great grandfathers


I. Arrange the words according to their degrees of meaning:

1. eager, thrilled, excited  – eager, excited, thrilled
2. old, aged, senior  –  senior, old, aged
3. small, tiny, minute  –  minute, tiny, small
4. worried, panicked, anxious  –  worried, anxious, panicked

Think and answer:

1. X and Y are parents to Z. But Z is not the son X. Then what is Z to X?     Daughter.
2. Meera’s brother is the father of Aakash Then how is Aakash related to Meera?     Cousin.

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SamacheerKalvi 7th English Term 1 Unit 1 Supplementary Q & A


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