BIHAR BOARD CLASS 7 ENGLISH CHAPTER 12 Suraj and Titu Question Answer
BSEB Bihar Board Class 7 English Book Solutions Lesson 12 Suraj and Titu
EXERCISE
A. Warmer
Dolphins are very wise. They are friendly to man. They are water animals. Can you name five water animals ?
Ans. Five water animals are -fish, frog, crocodile, shark, whale.
B. Let's Comprehend :
B.1. Think and Tell
What is a dolphin ?
Ans. A dolphin is a water animal.
How do dolphins breathe ?
Ans. The dolphins have a blow hole on their heads, through which they breathe.
What happens when a dolphin meets with an accident ?
Ans. They get hurt and sometimes die.
B.2. Think and Write :
B.2.1. Answer in a word or a sentence :
Q. 1. Why did Suraj go to fish alone ?
Ans. His father was sick, So he went to fish alone.
Q. 2. Who saved Suraj's life ?
Ans. A dolphin.
Q.3. What was the young dolphin's name ?
Ans. Gangu.
Q. 4. Is dolphin a fish ?
Ans. No, it is a mammal.
B.2.2. Answer in detail :
How did Suraj and Tutu become friends ?
Ans. While fishing, the boat of Suraj was drowned by the rough waves. At that crucial time Gangu, the dolphin saved his life. Gangu introduced her child Tutu to Suraj and they became friends.
How do dolphins get food ?
Ans. Hearing the sounds the dolphin move together to cat fishes. With their 140 needle like teeth, thcy catch and hold and Swallow the fishes,
What are the threats which dolphins are facing ?
Ans. Pollution and men are the main threats, the dolphins are. Their homes, the rivers are becoming more and more polluted. Fishermen kill them and for these reasons, they are rapidly decreasing in numbers.
Q. 4. What happened to Suraj while fishing ?
Ans. Mangal, the fisherman, was not well. So, his son Suraj had to come to fish alone. The river was rough that day. High waves turned his boat upside down. He began to drown. He cried for help. Just then a dolphin pushed him towards the bank and thus saved his life.
C. Word Study
C.1.Find out from the lesson the words which have the following meanings :
(i) An animal that gives birth to babies and does not lay eggs__
(ii) The child of your aunt or uncle__
(iii) To repeat or send back a sound__
(iv) The action of making the air, water etc. dirty and dangerous__
(v) In danger of disappearing from the woods
Ans. (i) mammal, (i) cousin, (ii) echo, (iv) pollution,(v) endangered.
C.2. Rearrange the letters to make words :
STURGGEL
ARFADI
DONPHIL
THOURHG
COSIUN
POELEP
Ans. STRUGGLE
AFRAID
DOLPHIN
THROUGH
COUSIN
PEOPLE
D.1.1. Complete each sentence using Past Perfect or Past Simple.
1. She .....(go) out before it .... (start) raining.
2. I ... (find) the key before he ....... (break) the lock.
3. The patient .... (die) before the doctor.... (come).
4. The thief .... (run) away before the police ..... (come).
5. The students .... go) before the teacher ..... come).
Ans. 1. had gone, started, 2. found, had broken, 3. died, had come, 4. had run, came, 5.had gone, came.
E. Let's Talk
Talk with your classmates on Dolphins are our friends ?
F. Composition
F.1. Write a paragraph on The Dolphin' in about 100 words. Use the information given in the lesson.
Ans. THE DOLPHIN
Dolphins look like a fish but they aren't fish. They are mammals like men. They are not born out of eggs but are born and fed like mammals. They breathe air through the blow hole on their heads. Dolphins live in various seas and rivers. They can be seen in the north and far castern seas, in the Black and the Baltic Seas. Dolphins living in sea grow up to several metres. Their body colour is black on the top and their belly is white. They have 140 needle-like teeth through which they catch and hold fishes. They don't chew but swallow their food. They produce clicking sounds and whistle under the water. They find their food by sound. They live in groups and are co-operative to each other.
G. Translation :
G.1. Translate into English :
1. पुलिस के आने के पहले चोर à¤ाग चुका था।
2. मेरे स्टेशन पहुँचने के पहले ट्रेन खुल चुकी थी ।
3. शिक्षक के आने से पहले घंटी बज चुकी थी।
4. डॉक्टर के आने से पहले मरीज मर चुका था।
5. सोने के पहले मैं खाना खा चुका था।
Ans.
1. The thief had fled away before the police came.
2. The train had left before I reached the station.
3. The bell had rung before the teacher came.
4. The patient had died before the doctor came.
5. I had taken my meal before I slept.
G.2. Translate into your mother tongue :
1. She had gone before it started raining.
2. The birds had flown away before the hunter fired.
3. The students had left before the teacher came.
4. The bell had rung before we entered the class.
5. The sun had risen before we got up.
Ans.
1. वर्षा शुरू होने के पहले वह जा चुकी थी ।
2. शिकारी के गोली चलाने से पहले चिड़ियाँ उड़ चुकी थीं ।
3. शिक्षक के आने के पहले छात्र जा चुके थे ।
4. हमलोगों के कक्षा में प्रवेश करने के पहले घंटी बज चुकी थी ।
5. हमलोगों के जगने से पहले सूरज उग चुका था।
H. Language Game :
Tongue Twisters (टंग ट्विस्टर्स = जीठको लटपटाने वाला) :
A 'Tongue Twister' is a phrase or a sentence which is a bit difficult in speaking. You have to control your tongue while speaking them.
Ask your partner to speak out the following sentences in one breath without stopping. Enjoy what happens. :
(i) She sells sea-shells by the sea shore.
(शी सेल्स सी-शेल्स बाई द सी शोर !)
(ii) Twelve twinkling stars twinkled twelve times.
(ट्वेल्व ट्विंक्लिंग स्टार्स ट्विंकल्ड ट्वेल्व टाइम्स)
(iii) Fried fresh fish, (फ्राइड फ्रेश फिश)
Fish fried fresh,फिश फ्राइड फ्रेश
Fresh fried fish, फ्रेश फ्राइड फिश
Fresh fish fried, or, फ्रेश फिश फ्राइड, ऑर,
Fish fresh fried. फिश फ्रेश फ्राइड ।)
