Kindness, Class-vii, Assam.
Kindness: Lesson-4: Class-vii. Assam.
Here is a story about a family who was visited by two Kashmiri vendors, and what happened between them. Every year, when the rainy season comes to an end and winter is about to begin, Kashmiri vendors arrive at the city. They travel around the city to sell their handcrafted shawls, purses, blankets, and even carpets.
Today I will discuss this( lessons-4)' kindness' all questions and answers. Let's go to discuss questions and answers:
Questions no-1.
(a) When do the Kashmiri vendors travel to cities to sell their goods?
(b) Why is it a hard life for the Kashmiri vendors?
(c) Why was the author surprised when his brother-in-law called the vendors?
(d) "I felt sad and guilty at being a party to such behavior."-What does the word 'party' mean here? And what kind of behavior did he refer to?
(e) Who was kind? What was his deed of kindness?
Questions and Answers:-1
(a) When do the Kashmiri vendors travel to cities to sell their goods?
Answer:-
Every year, when the rainy season comes to an end and winter is about to begin, in that time the Kashmiri vendors arrive at the city.
(b) Why is it a hard life for the Kashmiri vendors?
Answer:-
It's a hard life for the Kashmiri vendors because the Kashmiri vendors travel around the city to sell their handcrafted shaws, purses, blankets, and even carpets. They stay at cheap hotels and roam around the city streets all day. They are bent with the load on their backs. Shouting their ware, they look for buyers.
(c) Why was the author surprised when his brother-in-law called the vendors?
Answer:-
The author was surprised when his brother-in-law called the vendors because the author was sure that his brother-in-law did not buy anything from the vendors.
(d) "I felt sad and guilty of being a party to such behavior."-What does the word 'party' mean here? And what kind of behavior did he refer to?
Answer:-
'Party' means a group.
As they narrated the details of their different lives, then the author felt sad and guilty at being a party to such behavior. Because the author knows, his brother-in-law would not buy anything from the vendors. And also the author's sister knew that her husband wouldn't buy anything from vendors, so the author felt sorry for them.
(e) Who was kind? What was his deed of kindness?
Answer:-
The author's brother-in-law was a kind person. He knew their hard life and felt sorry, and so, he requested his wife to gives some food to them.
Questions no-2.
Here is some information about the Kashmiri vendors and the author's brother-in-low. Rewrite them in the correct columns according to what you have understood from the story:
* Asked the vendors to show their goods
* Travel from Kashmir to different cities
* Stay at hotels with minimum facilities
* Did not intent to buy anything
* Walk around the city on foot to sell their goods
* Asked wife to serve food to the vendors
* Made the offer of food look unplanned
Answer:
The Kashmiri vendors:- Travel from Kashmir to different cities
Stay at hotels with minimum facilities
Walk around the city on foot to sell their goods
The brother -in-low:- Asked the vendors to show their goods
Did not intent to buy anything
Asked wife to serve food to the vendors
Made the offer of food look unplanned
Also, read- The daffodils
Questions no-5.
Look at the pictures below carefully. Then listen to your teacher to read a travel guide for Assam. as you listen, fill in the boxes under the pictures with the correct words. After you finish, exchange your textbook with a partner. Then read the passage yourself and check if your friends has written the correctly.
Answers:-
# Rang Ghar
# Karengghar
# Tea Garden
# Rhino
# Kamekhya
# Asian Elephant
Questions no-6.
Let's practice some grammar:
Work in pairs. Here are some sentences. Each sentence has a second sentence after it, with a blank. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. One is done for you.
(a) The wares belong to the Kashmiri vendors. They are their wares.
(b) The wares were carried on the back of the younger vendor. He carried the wares on ----back.
(c) The author's brother-in-law called out to the vendors. He called them into ----- house.
(d) The author was unhappy when the brother-in-low called in the Kashmiri vendors. He thought, "I do not want to buy anything and waste -------money.
Answer:-
(b) The wares were carried on the back of the younger vendor. He carried the wares on his back.
(c) The author's brother-in-law called out to the vendors. He called them into his house.
(d) The author was unhappy when the brother-in-low called in the Kashmiri vendors. He thought, "I do not want to buy anything and waste my money.
Questions no-7.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate possessive determiners. One is done for you.
(i) The wares belong to us. They are our wares.
(ii) The wares were carried by you. You carried the wares on ------back.
(iii) I am writing a book. It is ----book.
(iv) The Coorgis are a proud people. They are known for ------pride.
(v) We are from Assam. Assam is ------State.
Answer:-
(ii) The wares were carried by you. You carried the wares on your back.
(iii) I am writing a book. It is my book.
(iv) The Coorgis are a proud people. They are known for their pride.
(v) We are from Assam. Assam is our State.
Questions no 8(b)
Here are some more sentences for practice. Fill in the blank in the sentences with the appropriate determiner from the choices given.
(i) There is ------water in the jug.(some/any/many)
(ii) The teacher gave him------- advice. (many/much/a lot of)
(iii) -------of the boys was given a prize. (Each/Every/Much)
(iv) He relies on the ------friends he has. (little/few/any)
(v) There are -------books on the shelf, you may choose one. (few/a few/the few)
(vi) Do you have-------- relatives in the city? (some/any/few)
(vii) He is------ electrical engineer.(a/an/the)
(viii) He left---- hour ago.(a/ an/the)
Answer:-
(i) some
(ii) a lot of
(iii) Each
(iv) few
(v) a few
(vi) any
(vii) an
(viii) an
Questions no-(9)
Look at these sentences from the lesson:
(a) She knew that her husband wouldn't buy anything from them.
(b) His wife, who was in the kitchen, got busy making tea.
(c) When my brother-in -low asked me to buy something, I politely declined.
In all these sentences, there is a part that can make complete sense on its own. This part is called the main clause. The other part is dependent on the main clause to complete its meaning. So it is called the dependent or subordinate clause.
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