Class 7 English Text Book Question Answers
(Jatiya Vidyalaya Syllabus)
Lesson 5
The Drum
1. Answer the
following questions in complete sentences.
(তলৰ প্ৰশ্নসমূহৰ
উত্তৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ বাক্যত লিখা।)
a) Where did Lakshmi live?
(লক্ষ্মীয়ে ক’ত বাস কৰিছিল?)
Ans: Lakshmi lived in a small
village in Rajasthan.
(লক্ষ্মীয়ে ৰাজস্থানৰ
এখন সৰু গাৱত বাস কৰিছিল।)
b) What did Lakshmi do
to earn her living?
(লক্ষ্মীয়ে উপাৰ্জনৰ
বাবে কি কাম কৰিছিল?)
Ans: Lakshmi ground grains for
people in the village to earn her living.
(লক্ষ্মীয়ে উপাৰ্জনৰ
বাবে গাৱৰ মানুহৰ ঘেঁহু গুড়ি কৰিছিল।)
c) What did her son
ask her to bring from the market?
(তাইৰ পুতেকে তাইক
বজাৰৰ পৰা কি আনিব কৈছিল?)
Ans: Her son asked her to bring a
drum from the market.
(তাইৰ পুতেকে তাইক
বজাৰৰ পৰা এটা ঢোল আনিব কৈছিল।)
d) What did Lakshmi
buy in the market?
(লক্ষ্মীয়ে বজাৰত কি
কিনিছিল?)
Ans: Lakshmi bought some necessary
things like flour and salt from the market.
(লক্ষ্মীয়ে বজাৰত
কিছুমান প্ৰয়োজনীয় সামগ্ৰী যেনে আটা আৰু নিমখ কিনিছিল।)
e) What did she bring
for her son instead of a drum?
(তাই পুতেকৰ বাবে ঢোলৰ
সলনি কি আনিছিল?)
Ans: She brought two nice pieces of
wood for her son instead of a drum.
(তাই পুতেকৰ বাবে ঢোলৰ
সলনি দুডাল সঠিক জোখৰ কাঠৰ টুকুৰা আনি দিছিল।)
f) Why was the
potter’s child crying?
(কুমাৰৰ সন্তানটোৱে
কিয় কান্দি আছিল?)
Ans: The potter’s child was crying
because her child was hungry and she did not have anything to feed her child.
(কুমাৰৰ সন্তানটোৱে
কান্দি আছিল কাৰণ সন্তানটোৰ ভোক লাগিছিল আৰু তাইৰ হাতত সন্তানটোক খুৱাবলৈ একো
নাছিল।)
g) To whom did the boy
give the shawl?
(ল’ৰাজনে চাদৰখন কাক দিছিল?)
Ans: The boy gave the shawl to a man
who was shivering with cold.
(ল’ৰাজনে চাদৰখন এজন মানুহক দিছিল যিজনে ঠাণ্ডাত কঁপি আছিল।)
2. Who were
quarrelling and why?
(কোনে কোনে কাজিয়া কৰি
আছিল আৰু কিয়?)
Ans: A washerman and his wife were quarrelling because
the wife broke his only pot and the fisherman did not have any pot to boil his clothes in.
(এজন ধোবী আৰু তাৰ
ঘৈণীয়েকে কাজিয়া কৰি আছিল কাৰণ ধৈণীয়েকজনীয়ে ধোবীৰ একমাত্ৰ পাত্ৰটো ভাঙি পেলাইছিল
আৰু ধোবীজনৰ তাত কাপোৰ শুকুৱাবলৈ একো পাত্ৰ নাছিল।)
3. Why did the people
of the wedding party look sad?
(বিয়াৰ মানুহবোৰে কিয়
দুখ কৰি আছিল?)
Ans: The people of the wedding party looked sad because
the man who was supposed to deliver the horse hadn’t arrived then. They were
getting late and they feared they would miss the auspicious hour of the
wedding.
(বিয়াৰ মানুহবোৰে দুখ
কৰি আছিল কাৰণ যিজন ব্যক্তিয়ে ঘোঁৰা দিয়াৰ কথা আছিল, তেওঁ তেতিয়ালৈ আহি পোৱা
নাছিল। তেওঁলোকে ভয় কৰিছিল বিয়াৰ শুভ ক্ষণ পাৰ হৈ যাব।)
4. Choose the correct
options from the brackets and rewrite the sentences.
(শুদ্ধ বিকল্পটো বাছি
বাক্যটো পুনৰাই লিখা।)
a) Her parents seemed
very amiable. (pleasant / rude / serious)
(তাইৰ পিতৃ-মাতৃ বন্ধুভাবাপন্ন
যেন অনুভব হয়।)
Ans: Her parents seemed very pleasant.
amiable = বন্ধুভাবাপন্ন
pleasant = ভাললগা
rude = অশালীন
serious = গুৰু-গম্ভীৰ
b) This book is necessary
for science students. (unimportant / essential / meaningless)
(এই কিতাপখন বিজ্ঞানৰ
ছাত্ৰ-ছাত্ৰীৰ বাবে দৰকাৰী)
Ans: This book is essential for science students.
necessary = দৰকাৰী
unimportant = অদৰকাৰী
essential = প্ৰয়োজনীয়
meaningless = অসাৰ
c) Several people came
forward with information. (to offer one’s help / refuse to help)
(একাধিক মানুহে তথ্যৰ
সৈতে সহায় কৰিবলৈ আগবাঢ়ি আহিছিল।)
Ans: Several people offered help with information.
came forward = আগবাঢ়ি আহিছিল
to offer one’s help = সহায় কৰাবলৈ আগ বঢ়া
refuse to help = সহায় কৰিবলৈ নাকচ কৰা
d) He smiled at them
with gratitude. (showing disrespect / feeling of being grateful)
(তেওঁ সিহঁতক
কৃতজ্ঞতাৰে হাঁহি মাৰিছিল।)
Ans: He smiled at them gratefully.
gratitude = কৃতজ্ঞতা
showing disrespect = অপমান কৰি দেখুওৱা
feeling of being grateful = কৃতজ্ঞতাৰ অনুভূতি
e) Don’t sit outside shivering
in such a weather. (to shake slightly because of cold / remain still)
(এনে বতৰত বাহিৰত বহি
কঁপি নাথাকিবা।)
Ans: Don’t sit outside, shaking slightly because of
the cold, in such a weather.
shivering = কঁপনি উঠা
to shake slightly because of cold = ঠাণ্ডাত কঁপা
remain still = স্থিৰ হৈ থকা
Activity 1
Fill in the blanks
with Each or Every.
i) _____ of the boys
has done his work.
Ans: Each of the boys has done his work.
ii) _____ of the women
was rewarded.
Ans: Each of the women was rewarded.
iii) _____ of the
competitors will get a certificate.
Ans: Each of the competitors will get a
certificate.
iv) Leap year falls in
_____ fourth year.
Ans: Leap year falls in every fourth year.
v) _____ of the students will be given a copy
of the book.
Ans: Each of the students will be given a copy of
the book.
vi) _____ boy of the
area is literate.
Ans: Every boy of the area is literate.
vii) _____ building of
the city is nicely painted.
Ans: Every building of the city is nicely painted.
Activity 2
Use the verb ‘play’,
‘write’, ‘read’, ‘eat’ and ‘break’ in Active and Passive Voices in different
forms of past tense and complete the following table.
Ans:
Play
Present Indefinite Tense
Active
voice: I play football
Passive
voice: Football is played by me.
Present Continuous Tense
Active
voice: I am playing football.
Passive
voice: Football is being played by me.
Present Perfect Tense
Active
voice: I have played football.
Passive
voice: Football has been played by me.
Past Indefinite Tense
Active
voice: I played football
Passive
voice: Football was played by me.
Past Continuous Tense
Active
voice: I was playing football.
Passive
voice: Football was being played by me.
Past Perfect Tense
Active
voice: I had played football.
Passive
voice: Football had been played by me.
Write
Present Indefinite Tense
Active
voice: He
writes novel.
Passive
voice:
Novel is written by him.
Present Continuous Tense
Active
voice: He
is writing a novel.
Passive
voice: A
novel is being written by him.
Present Perfect Tense
Active
voice: He
has written a novel.
Passive
voice: A
novel has been written by him.
Past Indefinite Tense
Active
voice: He
wrote novel.
Passive
voice:
Novel was written by him.
Past Continuous Tense
Active
voice: He
was writing a novel.
Passive
voice: A
novel was being written by him.
Past Perfect Tense
Active
voice: He
had written a novel.
Passive
voice: A
novel had been written by him.
Read
Present Indefinite Tense
Active
voice:
She reads newspaper.
Passive
voice: Newspaper
is read by her.
Present Continuous Tense
Active
voice:
She is reading newspaper.
Passive
voice:
Newspaper is being read by her.
Present Perfect Tense
Active
voice:
She has read newspaper.
Passive
voice:
Newspaper has been read by her.
Past Indefinite Tense
Active
voice:
She read newspaper.
Passive
voice:
Newspaper was read by her.
Past Continuous Tense
Active
voice:
She was reading newspaper.
Passive
voice:
Newspaper was being read by her.
Past Perfect Tense
Active
voice:
She had read newspaper.
Passive
voice:
Newspaper had been read by her.
Eat
Present Indefinite Tense
Active
voice: We
eat vegetables.
Passive
voice:
Vegetables are eaten by us.
Present Continuous Tense
Active
voice: We
are eating vegetables.
Passive
voice:
Vegetables are being eaten by us.
Present Perfect Tense
Active
voice: We
have eaten vegetables.
Passive
voice:
Vegetables have been eaten by us.
Past Indefinite Tense
Active
voice: We
ate vegetables.
Passive
voice:
Vegetables was eaten by us.
Past Continuous Tense
Active
voice: We
were eating vegetables.
Passive
voice:
Vegetables were being eaten by us.
Past Perfect Tense
Active
voice: We
had eaten vegetables.
Passive
voice:
Vegetables had been eaten by us.
Break
Present Indefinite Tense
Active
voice: You
break the glass.
Passive
voice:
The glass is broken by you.
Present Continuous Tense
Active
voice:
You are breaking the glass.
Passive
voice:
The glass is being broken by you.
Present Perfect Tense
Active
voice:
You have broken the glass.
Passive
voice:
The glass has been broken by you.
Past Indefinite Tense
Active
voice: You
broke the glass.
Passive
voice:
The glass was broken by you.
Past Continuous Tense
Active
voice:
You were breaking the glass.
Passive
voice:
The glass was being broken by you.
Past Perfect Tense
Active
voice:
You had broken the glass.
Passive
voice:
The glass had been broken by you.
Activity 5
Rewrite following
sentences using the past perfect continuous tense form of the verbs given in
brackets.
i) We (wait) for him
for two hours and then we left.
Ans: We had been waiting for him for two hours and
then we left.
ii) The boys (play)
football before it rained heavily.
Ans: The boys had been playing football before it
rained heavily.
iii) Anand (try) to
get a job for almost two years before he got one in a company.
Ans: Anand had been trying to get a job for almost
two years before he got one in a company.
iv) Rini (teach) in a private
college before she settled in Delhi with her husband.
Ans: Rini had been teaching in a private college
before she settled in Delhi with her husband.
v) Before Sunita left
for home, she (work) here for almost 5 hours.
Ans: Before Sunita left for home, she had been working
here for almost 5 hours.