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Uruka Adventure
Lesson 2
| Word | Meaning |
| Adventure | দুঃসাহসিক |
| Lovingly | মৰমেৰে |
| Talkative | কথকী |
| Restless | অস্থিৰ |
| Cheerful | হাঁহিমুখীয়া |
| Harvest | শস্য চপোৱা |
| Proposed | প্ৰস্তাৱিত |
| Lead | নেতৃত্ব |
| Excitedly | উত্তেজিতভাৱে |
| Authority | কৰ্তৃত্ব |
| Eldest among | জ্যেষ্ঠৰ মাজত |
| Feasting | ভোজ |
| Pick | বুটলা |
Class 7 English Uruka Adventure Solutions
ACTIVITIES
Q. 1. Let’s see how much you have understood the story. Answer the questions:
(a) Who was the leader of the boys in their adventure on uruka night?
Answer— The leader of the boys in their adventure on Uruka night was Mahen.
(b) What were the names of Mahen’s friends?
Answer— The names of Mahen’s friends were Sanju, Nantu Rinku and Rumon.
(c) What did they propose to Mohan on uruka night?
Answer— On uruka night they proposed Mahen to lead them on Uruka adventure.
(d) What was the age old custom that Mahen was refering to?
Answer— Spending the uruka night in the bhelaghar (feasting house) and pick vegetables when everyone is asleep is the age old custom that Mahen was refering to.
(e) What was Mahen’s reaction to their proposal?
Answer— Mahen jumped up excitedly and looked at his friends with an air of authority.
(f) What did the boys do after the feast ?
Answer— After the feast the boys stayed behind, huddling around the big fire and went to Shantiram’s house to pick vegetables.
(g) Who was Shantiram ?
Answer— Shantiram was a retired Army man.
(h) Why was Shantiram sitting wrapped in a black blanket? Where was Shantiram sitting?
Answer— Shantiram was aware of Uruka adventure. He guessed that something might happen that night. That’s why he was sitting wrapped in a black blanket.
Shantiram was sitting in the middle of his vegetable garden.
(i) What was the black heap of garbage that Mahen noticed ?
Answer— The black heap of garbage that Mahen noticed was none other than retired army man Shantiram.
OR
Shantiram was the black heap of garbage that Mahen noticed.
(j) What made the night appear more haunting?
Answer— The nightjar (a small species of owl) serceching eerily at regular intervals made the night more haunting.
OR
The screeching of the “nightjar” at regular intervals made the night more haunting.
(k) Why did the boys run away from the garden?
Answer— The boys ran away from the garden because of a ghost dashed towards them at a great speed.
OR
The boys ran away from the garden because the black heap jerked up and it came towards them at a great speed.
(l) What happened when the boys were about to pick the vegetables ?
Answer— The black heap jerked up and came towards them at a great speed.
(m) Who did the boys think chased them?
Answer— The boys thought that a ghost chased them.
Q. 2. Here are some of the events that happened on the uruka night, but they are not arranged in the proper order.
Arrange the sentences in the proper sequence and then read the lesson to check your answer.
(a) Mahen saw something like a black heap of garbage in the middle of the garden.
(b) Shantiram ran towards the boys when the boys were about to pick the vegetables.
(c) Sanju, Nantu, Rintu, Rumen, and Mahen planned an advanture on uruka night.
(d) The boys ran frantically out of the garden, scared that the ghost was after them.
(e) Just past midnight, the fire boys headed towards Shantiram’s vegetable garden.
Answer— (c) Sanju, Nantu, Rinku, Rumen and Mohen planned an adenture on uruka night.
(e)Just past midnight, the five boys headed towards Shantiram’s vegetable garden.
(a) Mahen saw something like a black heap of garbage in the middle of the garden.
(b) Shantiram ran towards the boys when the boys were. about to pick the vegetables.
(d) The boys ran frantically out of the garden, scared that the ghost was after them.
Q. 3. Look at the words in the two boxes below. One contains the names and the other contains their descriptions. Match the words to their descriptions and write them in notebooks.
| (a) Uruka | (i) the four friends of Mahendra |
| (b) Shantiram | (ii) a small species of owl |
| (c) Sanju, Nantu, Rinku and Rumon | (iii) the leader of the adventure on uruka night |
| (d) Mahendra | (iv) a retired army man who was interested in farming |
| (e) The nightjar | (v) a bamboo gate |
| (f) Nongola | (vi) the annual feast ahead of Magh Bihu |
Answer—
| (a) Uruka | (i) the four friends of Mahendra |
| (b) Shantiram | (ii) a small species of owl |
| (c) Sanju, Nantu, Rinku and Rumon | (iii) the leader of the adventure on uruka night |
| (d) Mahendra | (iv) a retired army man who was interested in farming |
| (e) The nightjar | (v) a bamboo gate |
| (f) Nongola | (vi) the annual feast ahead of Magh Bihu |
Q. 4. Here are some words from the lesson. Match the words with their meaning to check your understanding.
| propose | unable to say still |
| restless | a large or special meal, easpicially for a lot of people. |
| custom | to suggest a plan, an idea etc. |
| feast | done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized |
| frantically | an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in society |
Answer—
| propose | to suggest a plan, an idea etc. |
| restless | unable to say still |
| custom | an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in society |
| feast | done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized |
| frantically | an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in society |
Q. 5. Read the lesson once again and write in the box the name(s) of the person /people who said the lines given below. In which paragraph does each sentence occur?
| (i) “Oh yes! It is our age old custom.” | …………………………………………… |
| (ii) “We will spend the night in our bhelaghar.” | …………………………………………… |
| (iii) “What will we carry the vegetables in?” | …………………………………………… |
| (iv) “Never mind . We’ll carry as much as possible in each hand.” | …………………………………………… |
Answer—
| (i) “Oh yes! It is our age old custom.” | Mahen said (paragraph 3) |
| (ii) “We will spend the night in our bhelaghar.” | sanju said (Paragraph 2) |
| (iii) “What will we carry the vegetables in?” | Mahen said (Paragraph 5) |
| (iv) “Never mind . We’ll carry as much as possible in each hand.” | the friends of Mahen said ( Paragraph 5) |
Q. 6. Let’s learn some grammer:
(a) Read the following two sentences :
(i) we will spend the night in our bhelaghar.
(ii) we’ll carry as much vegetables as possible.
Note the following:
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(i) We can write we will as we’ll. (We will টো আমি We’ll হিচাপে লিখিব পাৰোঁ ।) (ii) We’ll is a shorter form of we will. (We’ll টো হৈছে We will ৰ চমু গঠন ।) |
Now rewrite the following sentences using the short form form of will.
(i) Mahen said, “We will make a bhelaghar.”
Answer— Mahen said, “We’ll make a bhelaghar.”
(ii) They will spend the night in the bhelaghar.
Answer— They’ll spend the night in the bhelaghar.
(iii) Sanju thought, “When everyone is asleep, I will pick vegetables.”
Answer— Sanju thought, “When everyone is asleep, I’ll pick vegetables.”
(iv) Mahen said, “We will help each other to cook the food.”
Answer— Mahen said, “We’ll help each other to cook the food.”
(v) They will have an uruka adventure.
Answer— They’ll have an uruka adventure.
(b) Now read the following sentences:
(i) We’ll carry as much as possible in our hands.
(ii) I shall wait to see who comes to steal my vegetables.
Note the following:
| We use words like will and shall to talk about something that is going to happen in the future. |
(c) Note the difference in meaning between the first two sentences and the third:
(i) We will spend the night in the bhelaghar.
(ii) we shall go and pick vegetables.
(iii) We spent the night in the bhelaghar.
| The first two sentences express future time and the third sentence expresses past time. |
(d) Note the forms of negative sentences:
(i) we will not spend the night in the bhelaghar.
(ii) we did not spend the night in the bhelaghar.
| We use will not or won’t and did not or didn’t to express a negative meaning. |
Now check your grammar. Rewrite these sentences by changing the underlined verbs to express future time.
(i) Mahen called his friends to his house.
Answer— Mahen will call his friends to his house.
(ii) Mahen jumped up in joy.
Answer— Mahen will jump up in joy.
(iii) They decided to celebrate Uruka together.
Answer— They will decide to celebrate Uruka together.
(iv) They planned to hold the feast in Mahen’s house.
Answer— They will plan to hold the feast in Mahen’s house.
(v) We went to pick vegetables from Shantiram’s garden.
Answer— We will go to pick vegetables from Shantiram’s garden.
Q 7. Read the story and write down the words ending with -ly. One is done for you.
(a) excitedly (b) (c) (d)
Answer— (a) excitedly (b) lovingly (c) quietly (d) suddenly
(a) excitedly → She waited excitedly for her first flight.
(b) lovingly → She looked lovingly at the sleeping child.
(c) quietly → After losing the game, he moved quietly.
(d) suddenly → A tiger suddenly appeared in front of them.
Q. 8. (a) Read the paragraphs given below carefully. They describe what the friends did on uruka night.
All the words highlighted in italics bold refer to actions that took place in the past.
Mahen and his friends decided to hold a feast together. They planned to hold the feast at Mahen’s compound. Mahen and Sanju said that they would do the shopping for the feast at the nearby market. Mahen’s friends Nantu and Rinku suggested that they should cook for the feast themselves.
Rumon offered to cook the vegetables and the fish. Sanju and Nantu said that they would cook the rice, the lentils and the chicken. The five friends proposed that they would spend the entire night at Mahen’s compound.
As planned earlier, the five boys built a big shed using straw and bamboo. Rumon’s uncle helped them with the task. The boys joyfully cooked for the feast with a little supervision and help from Mahen’s mother. When the feast was over, Mahen commanded his friends to follow him on their nocturnal adventure. They made stright for Shantiram’s house at the end of the lane. the five friends tiptoed into his garden after crossing the nongola. Suddenly, they saw a black heap of garbage in the middle of the rows of vegetables. They thought it was inert and harmless. But when the boys stretched their hands to pick the vegetables, the heap suddenly moved. Terrified, they fled from the scene. What a narrow escape they!
Now sit in groups. Then, using verbs in similar forms, tell the group how you celebrated one of your festivals this year. Did you have an adventure like Mahen or was it a rather ordinary experience for you?
Remember to include the following points to describe your experience:
♦ How you planned for the festival.
♦ With whom you celebrated it.
♦ What was prepared for the festival.
♦ What you ate and who did the cooking.
♦ What adventures you had with your friends.
(b) Name a festival that all Indians celebrate in the month of January. Discuss with your partner and write a few lines on it.
Answer— Republic Day is one of the three national festivals of India which is celebrated by all Indians on 26th January. This is the day when the Constitution came into force in India. On this day many programs are held throughout the country and a grand parade show is organized by the Indian Army in Delhi.
| 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. 9. Read the verbs in coloumn A and write their past forms in coloumn B , as shown in the example:
| A | B |
| buy | bought |
| catch | ………………. |
| teach | ………………. |
| bring | ………………. |
| fight | ………………. |
| A | B |
| buy | bought |
| catch | caught |
| teach | taught |
| bring | brought |
| fight | fought |
Q. 10. What did you notice about the words in column B above? Notice that the ‘ght’ in all the past forms is pronounced as the ‘t’ is pronounced in ‘cot’.
| bought caught taught brought fought |
Can you think of more words ending with ‘ght’? Work with a friend. Practise saying aloud the the words you have listed.
Answer— Here are few more words ending with ‘ght’- bought, sought, midnight, daylight
Q. 11. Look at the pictures in box A and read the dialouge in the bubble. Now choose the correct response from those in box B to fill up the bubble C.
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B (i) I am sorry. I do apologise for my fault. (ii) Don’t worry. I am OK. You carry on. I’ll join you in a while. (iii) I am not OK. I am suffering from fever. |
Now, practise the dialogue with your partner.
Answer— (ii) Don’t worry. I am OK. You carry on. I’ll join you in a while.
Q. 12. Read the following words. Some of them are related to adventure. Find out the meanings of those words and make sentences with them.
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plan thrill excitement enjoyment feast cooperation custom experiment night voice |
Answer— Plan → We have a plan for tomorrow.
Thrill → It was such a thrill for me to meet a singer like Zubeen Garg.
Excitement → His eyes were shining with excitement.
Enjoyment → Ram always found his hobby to be a source of great enjoyment.
Feast → When the feast was over Ram went to home.
Cooperation → I am asking for your full cooperation.
Custom → It was his custom to wake up early.
Experiment → Why did you do the experiment once again?
Night → He came home late last night.
Voice → He has a soft and clear voice.
Q. 13. Let’s do:
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Magh Bihu is one festival which is linked to nature and its nurture. It is also a celebration of the northward movement of the sun called Uttaraayan (uttar means north and aayana means movement). Bihu, Karbi-Dehal-Kachir-Dom, Karam Puja, etc. are all festivals closely linked to nature. In groups, choose a festival like the above and make a poster on it. Remember to use pictures and interesting captions (headings) along with short descriptions of the food, dress, rituals, etc. that are part of the festival. |
Answer— Do it with the help of your teacher.
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