WBBSE CLASS VII THE GHOSTS ON THE VERANDAH

CLASS VII    LESSON 13

THE GHOSTS ON THE VERANDAH

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

ACTIVITY 1

Comlete the following table with information from the text:

1. The author went to stay at Anil's house.

Ans. Anil's father was out of at town.

2. Anil's mother told them ghost stories.

 Ans. Anil's mother's memory was stored with an incredible amount of folklore, and she would sometimes astonish others with her stories of spirits and mischievous ghosts.

3. The boy in the classroom could stretch his arms up to four yards.

Ans. He was a Jinn.

4. Anil wished to be a Jinn.

Ans. He would gain advantage in volleyball matches.

ACTIVITY 2

Answer the following questions:

a. What attracts a Jinn?

Ans. Jinns are attracted by long hair and pretty black eyes.

b. List the activities of an annoyed Munjia.

 Ans. When a Munjia is annoyed, he rushes out of the trees and upsets tongas, bullock-carts, cycles, and even buses.

c. Why must one be careful while yawning under a peepul free at night?

Ans. One must be careful while yawning under a peepul tree at night because if someone does it without covering the mouth or snapping one's fingers in front of the mouth, the munjia will jump down the throat and completely ruin one's digestion.

d. How did the boy in the class show that he was a Jinn?

Ans. When the teacher asked the boy to fetch a book, remaining seated he stretched his hand about four yards before touching the book. Thus the boy in the class showed that he was a Jinn.

a Jinn.

ACTIVITY 3

Fill in the blanks by choosing appropriate words from the box given below. You may need to change the form of the words:

1. Since she is a gymnast, she has great ___________

Ans. Since she is a gymnast, she has great agility.

2. Tuhin __________ a bucket of water.

Ans. Tuhin fetched a bucket of water.

3. Your story is __________.

Ans. Your story is incredible.

4. The utensils are kept inside a _________.

Ans. The utensils are kept inside a cupboard.

ACTIVITY (4)

Complete the following comparisons by correctly choosing the word from the box given below:

Ans. a. as black as coal.

b. as brave as a lion.

c. as busy as a bee.

e. as gentle as a lamb.

f. as proud as a peacock.

g. as green as grass

h. as firm as a rock.

i. as heavy as lead.

j. as cold as ice.

k. as hot as fire.

ACTIVITY (5)

Rewrite the following sentences using the adverbs given in brackets in the appropriate place:

a. Ans. This exercise is too easy.

b. Ans. The train is fairly fast.

c. The bottle is quite full.

d. We nearly won the match.

e. We are rather late, let us hurry.

f. She has just come in.

g. He never makes a mistake.

h. I always get up early in the morning.

i. I am very sorry.

j. He was intelligent enough to solve the problem.

ACTIVITY 6

Complete the following sentences with information from the text.

a. Anil's mother thought that seeing a snake early in the morning is lucky.

b. Kamal and the author did not want to go to their room because they were unwilling to leave the company and the verandah. / they were afraid of ghosts.

c. When Anil's mother saw the boys rushing about, she screamed and collapsed on a cot.

d. Kamal sang softly because  he wanted to raise their spirits.

                                                                       ACTIVITY 7

a. Why did Anil and Mulia appear "pale and anxious"?

Ans. Anil and Mulia appeared "pale and anxious" because they had succeeded in frightening themselves as a result of Anil's mother's ghost stories.

b. What did Anil's mother think when she saw the room empty?

Ans. When Anil's mother saw the room empty, she thought the ghosts had carried the boys away along with their beds.

c. What was the effect of Kamal's singing on the author?

Ans. Kamal's singing made the atmosphere more eerie for the author.

d. Do you think Anil's mother believed in ghosts? Give a reason for your answer.

Ans. Anil's mother definitely believed in ghosts because she became genuinely frightened without finding Kamal and the author in their room and even collapsed later. She thought that they had been carried away by the ghosts.

                                                                ACTIVITY (8)

Fill in the blanks with suitable modals:

a. I ______ speak English.

Ans, I can speak English.

b. We eat so that we _________.

Ans. We eat so that we may live.

c. You ______ go now.

Ans, You ought to go now.

d. ________ you have good luck!

Ans. May you have good luck!

e. We _________ be rewarded.

Ans. We should be rewarded.

f. I ________not surrender.

Ans. I must not surrender.

g. You ______ be able to do it in no time.

Ans. You will be able to do it in no time.

h. We _______ help the poor.

Ans. We should help the poor.

i. I _________ never tell lies.

Ans. I can never tell lies.

j. Tomorrow we _______ have a holiday. Ans. Tomorrow we may have a holiday.

ACTIVITY (9)

Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb given in brackets.

a. She ran so fast that I _______ (can) not overtake her.

Ans.She ran so fast that I couldn't overtake her.

b. I thought I _______- (see) you yesterday. Ans. I thought I saw you yesterday.

c. He helps his neighbors more than he _______ (help) his family.

Ans. He helps his neighbours more than he helps his family.

d.. When I saw her, I ______ (speak) to her Ans. When I saw her, I spoke to her.

e. The more he learned, the more he _________ (wants) to learn.

Ans. The more he learned, the more he wanted to learn.

f. There was a rumor that he ______ (die) in the accident. Ans. There was a rumor that he died in the accident.

g. We thought that she ______ (will) succeed. Ans. We thought she would succeed.

h. I shall nurse her so that she _________ (may) recover.

Ans. I shall nurse her so that she might recover.

i. I left the place as soon as I ________ (hear) the news.

Ans. I left the place as soon as I heard the news.

j. Honesty _________ (be) the best policy. Ans. Honesty is the best policy.

ACTIVITY 11

Fill up the gaps in the following table with appropriate form of Adjectives:

Ans

Positive Comparative Superlative

1. good better best

2. dark darker darkest

3. mild milder mildest

4. wise wiser wisest

5. hard harder hardest

6. soft softer softest

7. high higher highest

8. bright brighter brightest

9. little less/lesser least

10.beautiful more most

beautiful beautiful

11. bad/ worse worst

ill/evil

12.intelligent more most

intelligent intelligent

13.serious more serious most serious

14. less lesser least

15. swift swifter swiftest

ACTIVITY (12)

Pick out the adjectives from the following sentences and write their degree:

1. Which is the best book?

Ans. Best -- Superlative degree

2. December is colder than other months.

Ans. Colder -- Comparative degree

3. He is my eldest brother.

Ans. eldest -- Superlative degree

4. Nothing moves as fast as light.

Ans. Fast -- Positive degree

5. Success is sweeter than failure.

Ans. Sweeter -- Comparative degree