BIHAR BOARD CLASS 7 ENGLISH CHAPTER 14 Birbal Outwits The Cheat Question Answer
BSEB Bihar Board Class 7 English Book Solutions Lesson 14 Birbal Outwits The Cheat
EXERCISE
A. Warmer :
Discuss the following questions before you start the lesson:
Have you ever cheated your friends in a game? Who were you playing with? Why did you want to cheat? Is it proper to cheat?
Ans. No,. I have never cheated my friends in a game. It is not proper to cheat any person.
B. Let's Comprehend :
B.1. Think and Tell :
Who was Birbal ?
Ans. Birbal was Akbar's trusted advisor and minister.
Where did the man go to complain ?
Ans. The villager went to complain in the court of emperor Akbar.
Who bought the well?
Ans. Gopal bought the well.
B.2. Think and Write :
B.2.1. Match the following :
(a) Akbar minister
(b) Birbal a person with a complaint
(c) Villager king
Ans. (a) Akbar = king
(b) Birbal = minister
(c) Villager = a person with a complaint
B.2.2. Tick out (✓) the answer to each of the questions given below :
1. Who was Gopal?
(a) the person who had bought the well.
(b) the person who had sold the well.
(c) the king.
2. How was the villager trying to cheat Gopal ?
(a) He was trying to sell Gopal's well to Akbar.
(b) He was trying to make Gopal pay for using the water, even though Gopal had paid for the well.
(c) He was trying to destroy Gopal's well.
3. How did Birbal outwit the villager ?
(a) He told the villager that Akbar would buy both the water and the well.
(b) He told Gopal to steal water from the villager.
(c) He told the villager to pay for using Gopal's well or take out his water from the well immediately.
4. How would you describe Birbal in one word according to this story?
(a) clever (b) angry (c) talkative (d) sad
Ans. 1. (a), 2. (b), 3. (c), 4. (a)
B.2.3. Answer the following:
What was the villager's complaint ?
Ans. The villager's complaint was that he had sold his well to Gopal the last year. He had not paid for the water in the well and had been using it.
Do you think that the villager was right? Why or why not?
Ans. The villager was not right. When a well is sold, it is understood to be sold with the water in the well.
Q. 3. Did Akbar and Birbal realise that the villager was trying to cheat Gopal ?
Ans. Yes, Akbar and Birbal at once realised that the villager was a cheat. They knew that he was trying to cheat Gopal.
C. Word-Study
C.1. Find the right word:
Fill in the blanks with the correct word. You can take help from the help box. Some words may be repeated.
Once there was an__ named Akbar. His most trusted__was Birbal. One day a villager came to Akbar's__with a__He said that he had sold his__to a__named Gopal. However, Gopal was not only using the well butalso the __in the well. He wanted Gopal to pay for the water,
too. Birbal realised that the __ was trying to cheat Gopal. He told the villager that the __was Gopal's. The__was in the well. So the villager must pay Gopal for taking water from it.
Help Box
well person emperor advisor
water complaint court villager
Ans. emperor, advisor, court, complaint, well, person, water, person, well, water.
D. Grammar :
D.1. Negative sentences :
Birbal No, Your Highness! I too haven't heard of such a thing before!
Let us look at the following sentences :
I have heard of such a thing before.
I have not heard of such a thing before.
I haven't heard of such a thing before.
The second sentence becomes a negative sentence when we add the word 'not' between the verbs 'have' and 'heard'. The third sentence means the same thing as the second sentence. However, in this sentence we have combined the two words 'have not' to make the word haven't. Now, like the example above, make negative sentences (both types) for the sentences given below. You can use the help box for making short forms.
Q. 1. Kavita can sing very well.
Ans. Kavita cannot sing very well. Kavita can't sing very well.
Q. 2. You should play cricket every evening.
Ans. You should not play cricket every evening. You shouldn't play cricket every evening.
Q. 3. I was tired yesterday.
Ans. I was not tired yesterday. I wasn't tired yesterday.
Q. 4. We have finished our homework.
Ans. We have not finished our homework. We haven't finished our homework.
Help Box can't, haven't, wasn't, shouldn't
E. Composition :
Write the dialogue in the empty speech bubbles. Choose the dialogues from the help box :
Can I go to school tomorrow?
Yes, Ravi, you have viral fever.
No, you must take complete rest for three days. I'll give you some medicines too.
Thank you doctor, I'll take your advice.
Doctor, I have a sore throat and a bad cold.
Ans.
Picture 1:
Ravi : Doctor, I have a sore throat and a bad cold.
Doctor Yes, Ravi, you have viral fever.
Picture 2:
Ravi : Can I go to school tomorrow?
Picture 3:
Doctor : No, you must take complete rest for three days. I'll give you some medicines too..
Picture 4:
Ravi : Thank you doctor, I'll take your advice.
F. Translation :
Translate into Hindi or your mother-tongue :
1. I sold my well to Gopal.
2. He has paid for the well.
3. I have seen him using the water.
4. He didn't pay you for the water.
5. I had tried to cheat Gopal.
Ans.
1. मैंने अपना कुआँ गोपाल को बेचा था ।
2. उसने कुएँ का मूल्य दिया है।
3. मैंने उसे पानी का इस्तेमाल करते हुए देखा है।
4. उसने पानी का मूल्य तुम्हें नहीं चुकाया है।
5. मैंने गोपाल को धोखा देने की कोशिश की थी ।
G. Activity :
Make groups and act out the story "Birbal Outwits The Cheat" in the class. While speaking the dialogues, be careful about showing appropriate expressions.
Hints: Do yourself.
