BIHAR BOARD CLASS 7 ENGLISH CHAPTER 13 Running Through the Rain Question Answer
BSEB Bihar Board Class 7 English Book Solutions Lesson 13 Running Through the Rain
EXERCISE
A. Warmer :
Work in small groups and discuss the following questions:
Which season do you like most? Why do you like it ?
Ans. I like the rainy season most. I like to run through the rain. I like to be drenched or wet in the rain.
How do you feel when it rains ?
Ans. I feel delighted when it rains.
B. Let's Comprehend
B.1. Think and Tell :
What is the poet fond of ?
Ans. The poet is fond of the rain.
What is delightful for the poet ?
Ans. Running through the rain.
Why doesn't poet want to take shelter ?
Ans. The poet doesn't want to take shelter because he wants to be wet in the rain.
B.2. Think and Write :
B.2.1. Write whether the following statements are True or False :
1. The poet doesn't like sunshine but he likes rain.
2. He calls the month of April merry.
3. The poet doesn't enjoy the rainfall.
4. Bright eyed blossoms are large in size.
5. The poet succeeds in saving himself from being drenched.
6. It was a heavy rain.
7. The ground becomes scented because of rain.
8. The poet found shelter everywhere to save himself from rain.
9. He didn't complain because he enjoyed running through the rain.
Ans. 1. F, 2. T, 3. F, 4. F, 5. F, 6. F, 7. T, 8. F, 9. T.
B.2.2. Answer the following questions very briefly :
Q. 1. Where does the rain fall?
Ans. Over hill and plain.
Q. 2. Which line in the first stanza shows that the poet enjoys running through the rain ?
Ans. Isn't it delightful, running through the rain?
Q. 3. What did the poet say to the bright little blossoms ?
Ans. Bright eyed.
Q. 4. Which words in the last stanza show that the rain was not very heavy
Ans. 'Pitter patter', softly, drips the drops around.
Q. 5. Apart from the rain what does the poet like?
Ans. Sunshine.
B.2.3. Answer these questions in not more than 50 words:
Q. 1. Why has the poet used the word 'merry' for the month of April in the poem? Does this month have any relevance in your state regarding rain ?
Ans. The poem is written in English background. There, just after April the rain comes. So, the poet has used the word 'merry' for the month of April. In our state, after April, in the month of. May we get a little rain.
Q. 2. Why does the poet regard escaping from rain as vain ?
Ans. The poet likes himself to be drenched in the rain. So, he regards escaping from rain as vain or useless because he has run in the rain to be wet. He wonders where the question to escape comes.
Q. 3. In the rain the poet doesn't get any shelter. Still he doesn't complain. Why?
Ans. The poet doesn't get any shelter in the rain. Still, he doesn't complain. It is so because he himself doesn't want to be protected from the rain. Instead, he wants to be wet and run
through the rain.
C. Word-Study :
C.1. Correct the spelling of the following words:
rian faling mery plian delightfull blosoms luaghingly eskape sunbeem
Ans. rian = rain, faling = falling, mery = merry, plian= plain,delightfull= delightful, blosoms = blossoms, luaghingly =laughingly, eskape = escape, sunbeem = sunbeam.
C.2. Match the words under column 'A' with their meanings given under column 'B' :
A — B
fond (of) - even ground
merry - go, move
too - affectionate, loving
little - the sound of light rain
pass - useless
vain - small
pitter-patter - protection, cover
shelter - also
plain - happy
Ans-
A — B
fond (of) → affectionate, loving
merry → happy
too → also
little → small
pass → go, move
vain → useless
pitter-patter → the sound of light rain
shelter → protection, cover
plain → even ground
D. Grammar :
Read the following lines carefully and concentrate on the use of auxiliary verb before a subject :
Some are fond of sunshine :
Well, so am I.
In short answers and similar structures the words 'so', 'neither', 'nor' etc. are followed by auxiliary verb + subject.
More examples :
My mother is hungry, so am I.
He doesn't like music, nor do I.
Her mother is beautiful, so is she.
He doesn't come in time, neither do you.
Write responses to the given sentences as suggested above:
(a) My father is very thin,
(b) She doesn't like cricket,
(c) He is very polite,
(d) They are very rough,
(e) My friend knows Urdu
Ans. (a) so am I, (b) nor do I, (c) so am I, (d) so are we, (e) so do I.
E. Discussion/Composition :
Q. 1. Discuss the following in groups or pairs.
Grow more trees, get more rain.
Or, Trees are the source of rain.
Now, write in about 100 words on the topics given above.
Ans. Trees are very important for our survival. They are the source of rain. They attract clouds to give rain. They gather moisture. The moisture (or water drops) is evaporated by the sun and goes upwards in the sky. There they gather dust particles and form clouds. Again, trees attract these clouds and make them
burst into rain. So, we should save trees. We should plant more and more trees so that we might get more rain. So, if we grow more trees, we will get more rain.
F. Activity :
1. Collect pictures showing farmers working in their fields during rain and paste them on your note-book.
Hints: Do yourself.
