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A Child’s Beauty
Lesson 7
ACTIVITIES
Q .1. Match the following facts about the story you just read.
| (a) Akbar was Salim’s son.(b) Salim was a minister in the court of Akbar.
(c) Birbal was the Emperor. (d) The young prince was Akbar’s son. |
Answer—
| (a) Akbar was the Emperor.(b) Salim was Akbar’s son.
(c) Birbal was a minister in the court of Akbar. (d) The young prince was Salim’s son. |
Q. 2. Do you remember the story ? Rearrange the sentences as they happened in the story to see how well you remember what happened.
(a) Each minister brought a child to judge who was the most beautiful child.
(b) Birbal said that all parents found their children very beautiful.
(c) Akbar, said no child was more beautiful than his grandson.
(d) The mother did not let Birbal bring the child to the court.
(e) Akbar with his minister went in disguise to see the child.
(f) The mother got angry when she heard Akbar’s words.
(g) They found a child playing on a heap of sand.
(h) Akbar said he had never seen a child uglier than this.
(i) Akbar agreed with Birbal that all parents find their own children beautiful.
(j) The mother took the baby inside and shut the door.
Answer— (c) Akbar, said no child was more beautiful than his grandson.
(b) Birbal said that all parents found their children very beautiful.
(a) Each minister brought a child to judge who was the most beautiful child.
(d) The mother did not let Birbal bring the child to the court.
(e) Akbar with his minister went in disguise to see the child.
(g) They found a child playing on a heap of sand.
(h) Akbar said he had never seen a child uglier than this.
(f) The mother got angry when she heard Akbar’s words.
(j) The mother took the baby inside and shut the door.
(i) Akbar agreed with Birbal that all parents find their own children beautiful.
Q. 3. Read the lesson once again and find answers to the following questions. Work with a partner. Discuss the answers with your partner and share them with the class.
(a) Why was Akbar happy ?
Answer— Akbar was happy because his son Salim had a son.
(b) Who used to say, “There is no child more beautiful than my grandson.”?
Answer— Akbar used to say, “There is no child more beautiful than my grandson”.
(c) Why did each minister bring a child to the court ?
Answer— Each minister brought a child to the court to see whether Akbar’s grandson was the most beautiful child or not.
(d) Why didn’t Birbal bring any child ?
Answer— Birbal found a child but didn’t bring the child to the court because the mother of the child did not let Birbal bring the child to the court.
(e) Why did Akbar and the ministers go in disguise to see the child that Birbal could bring to court?
Answer— Akbar and the ministers went in disguise to see the child that Birbal could not bring to court because, the mother of the child did not let her child to Birbal as she does not want strangers to cast an evil eyes on her child.
(f) Why did the mother of child scream at Akbar ?
Answer— The mother of the child screamed at Akbar because Akbar said that he had never seen an uglier child like that in his life.
(g) What did Akbar realize ?
Answer— Akbar realized that all children seem bcautiful to their parents.
Q. 4. Find out from the lesson who said the following sentences. Write the name of the person next to each sentence.
(a) “I have found a child who is most beautiful child in the entire country.” ________
Answer— Birbal said this line.
(b) “If this is so, we can go and see the child in disguise.” ________
Answer— Akbar said this line.
(c) “He is the most beautiful child God could have given me.” ________
Answer— The mother of the child said this line.
(d) “Then we can judge for oueselves.” ________
Answer— One of the ministers said this line.
Q. 5. Let’s practise speaking in English. Some sentences are missing in the conversation below. Complete the following conversation with your own sentences. Then, in groups, do a role play, where each of you will take one role and take part in a conversation.
Meera : You know what! I saw the most beautiful little girl on my way to school today.
Adnan : Whats’ her name ? Where did you see her ?
Ranil : Do you know her ?
Asha : Why didn’t you bring her with you ?
Meera : Wait, wait! I’m telling you one thing at a time!
I saw her ……………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
Asha : And then? ………………………………………………..
Ranil : But, ……………………………………………………………..
Adnan : ………………………………………………………………………
Meera : ………………………………………………………………………
Answer— Meera : You know what! I saw the most beautiful little girl on my way to school today.
Adnan : Whats’ her name ? Where did you see her ?
Ranil : Do you know her ?
Asha : Why didn’t you bring her with you ?
Meera : Wait, wait! I’m telling you one thing at a time!
I saw her on my way to school. I don’t know her name. I don’t know her. How can I bring an unknown girl with me without having a cause?
Asha : And then? Did she go on her way?
Ranil : But, you could have ask her name and where she is from.
Adnan : You have done a mistake not asking her anything.
Meera : You may think so.
Q. 6. Let’s learn some grammar:
(a) In the story you came across the words happy, angry and beautiful. Each of these words tells us something about the related noun e.g. a beautiful child. Here the word beautiful describes the quality of the child. Such words that describe the quality of something or someone are called adjectives.
Note that adjectives have three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative and superlative.
(i) positive degree: Tomorrow each of us will bring a child whom we find beautiful.
In this sentence the adjective describes the quality of one person.
(ii) Comparative degree: There is no child more beautiful than my grandson.
In this sentence, the adjective is used to compare one child with another.
(iii) Superlative degree: I have found a child who is the most beautiful child in the entire village.
The adjective in this sentence compares one child with all other children. We can arrange adjectives in their degrees as shown in the columns below:
Positive Comparative Superlative
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
happy happier happiest
When the adjective has more than two syllables (i.e. when the word is longer) we use more + adjective in the comparative and most + adjective in the superlative degrees.
When the adjective is a short word we add er in the comparative and est in the superlative degrees.
Note that when the adjective ends in ‘y’ we change it to ‘i’ before adding ‘er’. There are a very small number of adjectives outside this rule.
(b) Let’s practise using adjectives of degree and see how much you remember.
Fill the columns below with the correct forms of the adjectives:
| Positive(i) ugly(ii) ———(iii) ———(iv) big(v) important | Comparative————————dirtier———————— | Superlative————angriest———————————— |
Answer—
|
Positive (i) ugly (ii) angry (iii) dirty (iv) big (v) important |
Comparative uglier angrier dirtier bigger more important |
Superlative ugliest angriest dirtiest biggest most important |
Answer— (i) Ugly→ His smile is ugly.
Uglier→ His smile is uglier than his friend.
Ugliest→ His smile is the ugliest in the hall.
(ii) Angry→ He is not angry anymore.
Angrier→ He was looking angrier than Rahul.
Angriest→ He is the angriest man in cricket.
(iii) Dirty→ This place is very dirty.
Dirtier→ The place was dirtier than I thought
Dirtiest→ This is the dirtiest corner of the city.
(iv) Big→ They live in a very big house.
Bigger→ His house is bigger than his brother.
Biggest→ This house is the biggest house in our city.
(v) Important→ Exercise and diet are important for health.
More important→ Health is more important than money.
Most important→ It is one of the most important of my life.
(c) Now, in your notebook, make three sentences using an adjective from each of the three columns:
Answer— Angry→ Akbar became angry at Birbal.
Uglier→ Akbar had never seen a child uglier than that one.
Biggest→ New York is the biggest city in the world.
Q. 7. Let’s come back to clauses. You have learnt that a clause is a group of words that contains a verb that shows tense. The verb which shows tense is called a finite verb.
(a) Look at the following sentences:
(i) The child’s mother overheard Akbar.
(ii) Akbar became angry when he heard this.
Notice that the whole sentence in (i) has been underlined as a group of words whereas sentence (ii) has been underlined as two groups of words.The underlined parts are clauses.
(b) Read the following sentences. Identify the subject and the finite verb in each clause in sentences. Write ‘S’ under the subject and ‘F’ under the finite verb.
(i) He plays cricket for the school team.
Answer—
| S | F |
| He | Play |
(ii) Rita will not come today because she has gone to town.
Answer—
| S | F |
| Rita | come |
(iii) She took the umbrella as it was raining.
Answer—
| S | F |
| umbrella | took |
(iv) I forgot to bring my book.
Answer—
| S | F |
| book | bring |
(v) Ron was reading a novel when I came to his house.
Answer—
| S | F |
| novel | reading |
The pradictate contains the finite verb which may be followed by phrases. But it may not be so always. Sometimes the predicate may just be a one-word verb. For example:
The child cried.
In this sentence, ‘The child’ is the subject. The predicate contains only the finite verb ‘cried’. Here the sentence is made up of one clause.
A clause may be a sentence or a part of a sentence. Now, look at sentence (i) and sentence (ii) again.
(i) The child’s mother overheard Akbar.
(ii) Akbar became angry when he heard this.
You might have noticed that sentence (i) is formed with one clause whereas sentence (ii) is formed with two clauses.
(c) Underline the clauses in the following sentences.
(i) Whoever came to this house was chased by that dog.
Answer— Whoever came to this house was chased by that dog.
[Main clause is “That dog was chased by”.
subordinate clause is “whoever came to this house.”]
(ii) After the man came, the boy closed the library door.
Answer— After the man came, the boy closed the library door.
[Main Clause: “The boy closed the library door.”
Subordinate (Adverbial) Clause: “After the man came”]
(iii) Swimming is my favourite summer time activity.
Answer— Swimming is my favorite summertime activity.
Single main clause: Swimming is my favourite summer time activity.
(iv) The bananas look ripe but they are not ready to be eaten.
Answer— The bananas look ripe but they are not ready to be eaten.
[Main clause 1 : “The bananas look ripe”.
Main clause 2 : “They are not ready to be eaten”.]
(v) She ate an apple from the basket.
Answer— She ate an apple from the basket.
[Main Clause: “She ate an apple from the basket.”]
Q. 8. Learning how to debate:
Your teacher will divide the class into four groups and ask each group to read the following content that explains what a debate is and the rules of a debate.
| A debate is a discussion which involves looking at a particular topic from different view points. In a debate, arguments are put forward to argue opposite viewpoints. Debates occur in public meetings, academic institutions, legislative assemblies, etc. It is a formal type of discussion, often with a moderator and an audience, in addition to the participants of the debate.Arguments for or against the motion must be based on facts, logic and examples.In debating competitions, teams compete against each other and are judged on certain criteria, or a set of pre-decided standards, and fixed rules. It is presided over by two or more judges. Both sides seek to win against the other while following the rules. One side is in favour of the given topic statement. (for the motion), the other is against the given topic statement (against the motion). Each side must give clear arguments to explain their stand/viewpoint.Each team member of either side is given a fixed period of time (say five minutes) to speak on alternating viewpoints, that is one ‘for‘ and one ‘against‘ the motion. Then again one team speaks ‘for‘ and the other speaks ‘against‘ the motion and the process is repeated till all the team members of both sides have spoken.Then there is an ‘open house‘ (for a short interval, perhaps ten minutes), where views from the audience may be entertained. The winning team is decided by the judge. |
As you read in the lesson, even a child considered ugly by others looks beautiful to its mother. You must have seen, read or heard about differently abled children. There are children who cannot see, hear or talk; there are children with no limbs or ill-formed limbs, and there are children born with conditions such as Autism (having problems with social and communication skills) or Down syndrome (delay in physical and mental growth). These children are called children with special needs (CWSN). Do you think parents will love their child less if it is not born with perfect physical and mental health?
Your teacher will write the following topic on the blackboard for a class debate.
“All mothers love their children and think their child is the most beautiful.”
Half the groups will prepare arguments for the motion. The other half will prepare arguments against the motion. The group members will discuss and write down at least six points in favour of or against the motion, respectively. The group leader or any member chosen by the group will represent the views of the group at the debate. The other members can add more points when the debate is open for the house. The teacher will preside over the debate and judge the winning side.
Answer— Do it with the help of your class teacher.
Q. 9. Write a short paragraph on what you understand from the following statement- ‘All children seem beautiful to their parents.’
Answer— The statement “All children seem beautiful to their parents” means that parents think their children are wonderful no matter what. It’s not just about how their kids look, but how they are as people. Parents love their children a lot and see them as special and amazing, no matter what others might think. It’s all about the strong connection between parents and their kids, built on love and pride.
| S. L. No | Contents (Class 7 English) |
| Lesson 1 | Hobbies |
| Lesson 2 | Uruka Adventure |
| Lesson 3 | From The Diary of Anne Frank |
| Lesson 4 | Kindness |
| Lesson 5 | The Daffodils |
| Lesson 6 | Dhunu’s Guitar |
| Lesson 7 | A Child’s Beauty |
| Lesson 8 | Women in Space |
Q. 10. Read the conversation below. some of the sentences are missing. Write them and enact the conversation in the class.
Akbar : Look, how beautiful my grandson is!
Minister : Yes, Huzur, there is no child more beautiful than your grandson.
Birbal : The young prince is very beautiful, but …………………………………………………………………………….
Akbar : Then, let’s find out tomorrow.
Minister : Tomorrow each of us will bring a child whom we find beautiful and we can then judge.
[Next day]
Akbar : Birbal, why are you without a child?
Birbal : Sorry Huzur, the mother is refusing to let me bring the child to the court.
Akbar : How dare she! Let’s go and see the child in disguise.
Birbal : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Akbar : I have never seen an uglier child than this before in my life!
Birbal : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Answer— Akbar : Look, how beautiful my grandson is!
Minister : Yes, Huzur, there is no child more beautiful than your grandson.
Birbal : The young prince is very beautiful, but yesterday I saw a child whom I think to be the most beautiful child in the country.
Akbar : Then, let’s find out tomorrow.
Minister : Tomorrow each of us will bring a child whom we find beautiful and we can then judge.
[Next day]
Akbar : Birbal, why are you without a child?
Birbal : Sorry Huzur, the mother is refusing to let me bring the child to the court.
Akbar : How dare she! Let’s go and see the child in disguise.
Birbal : (Pointing at the child playing on a heap of sand) Huzur, this is the child whom her mother refused to send with me for fear of casting evil eye on her child.
Akbar : I have never seen an uglier child than this before in my life!
Birbal : Your Majesty, beauty is indeed subjective, and we should not judge a child solely based on their appearance. Beauty is more than skin deep, and every child is unique and special in their way.
Q. 11. Choose the correct synonyms from the options given below:
Answer—
| Beautiful | Pretty |
| Happy | Glad |
| Dirty | Filthy |
| Scared | Afraid |
| Diguise | To change appearance |
| Screamed | Whispered |