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Haryana State Board HBSE 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 2 Fractions and Decimals Ex 2.2 Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 2 Fractions and Decimals Exercise 2.2

Question 1.
Which of the drawings (a) to (d) show :


Solution:
(i)—(d), (ii)—(b), (iii)—(a), (iv)—(c).

Question 2.
Some pictures (a) to (c) are given below. Tell which of them shows :

Solution:
(i)—(c), (ii)—(a), (iii)—(b).

Question 3.
Multiply and reduce to lowest form :

Solution:

Question 4.
Shade:
(i) \(\frac{1}{2}\) of the circle in box (a)
(ii) \(\frac{2}{3}\) of the triangles in box (b).
(iii) \(\frac{3}{5}\) of the boaxes in box (c).

Solution:

Question 5.
(i) \(\frac{1}{2}\) of (i) 24 (ii) 46
(ii) \(\frac{2}{3}\) of (i) 18 (ii) 27
(iii) \(\frac{3}{5}\) of (i) 16 (ii) 36
(iv) \(\frac{4}{5}\) of (i) 20 (ii) 35
Solution:

Question 6.
Multiply and express as a mixed fraction :

Solution:

Question 7.
Find:

Solution:

Question 8.
Vidya and Pratap went for a picnic. Their mother gave them a water bag that contained 5 litres of water. Vidya consumed \(\frac{2}{5}\) the remaining water. Pratap consumed the remaining water.
(i) How much water did Vidya drink ?
(ii) What fraction of the total quantity of water did Pratap drink ?
Solution:
(i) Vidya consumed \(\frac{2}{5}\) of the water
∴ 5 litres of \(\frac{2}{5}\) = 5 x \(\frac{2}{5}\) = 2 litres
∴ Vidya drink = 2 litres.
(ii) Now 5 litres – 2 litres = 3 litres 3
∴ Pratap drink = \(\frac{3}{1}\) litres = 3 litres.

Haryana State Board HBSE 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 2 Fractions and Decimals Ex 2.1 Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 2 Fractions and Decimals Exercise 2.1

Question 1.
Solve :

Solution:

Question 2.
Arrange the following in descending order:
(i) \(\frac{2}{9}, \frac{2}{3}, \frac{8}{21}\)
(ii) \(\frac{1}{5}, \frac{3}{7}, \frac{7}{10}\)
Solution:

Question 3.
In a “magic square”, the sum of the numbers in each row, in each column and along the diagonal is the same. Is this a magic square ?

Solution:

Question 4.
A rectangular sheet of paper is 12 \(\frac{1}{2}\)cm long and 10\(\frac{2}{3}\)cm wide. Find its perimeter.
Solution:
Perimeter of a rectangular sheet of paper

Question 5.
Find the perimeters (i) ΔABE (ii) the rectangle BCDE in this figure. Whose perimeter is greater ?
Solution:
(i) Perimeter of ΔABE
= AB + BC + EA


Perimeter of ΔABE is greater than the rectangle BCDE.

Question 6.
Salil wants to put a picture-in a frame. The picture is 7\(\frac{3}{5}\) cm wide. To fit in the frame the picture cannot be more than 7\(\frac{3}{10}\) cm wide. How much should the picture be trimmed ?
Solution:
The picture, should be trimmed

Question 7.
Ritu ate \(\frac{3}{5}\) part of an apple and the remaining apple was eaten by her brother Somu. How much part of the apple did Somu eat ? Who had the larger share 7 By how much ?
Solution:
Ritu ate \(\frac{3}{5}\) part of an apple.
Remaining apple = \(1-\frac{3}{5}=\frac{5-3}{5}=\frac{2}{5}\)
Somu ate \(\frac{2}{5}\) part of an apple \(\frac{3}{5}>\frac{2}{5}\)
Ritu had the larger share,
Now \(\frac{3}{5}-\frac{2}{5}=\frac{3-2}{5}=\frac{1}{5}\)

Question 8.
Michael finished colouring a picture \(\frac{7}{12}\) in hour. Vaibhav finished colouring the same picture in \(\frac{3}{4}\) hour. Who worked longer?
By what fraction was it longer ?
Solution:
Michael finished colouring a pictuie in \(\frac{7}{12}\) hour
Vaibhav finished colouring the same picture in \(\frac{3}{4}\) hour.

Haryana State Board HBSE 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 1 Integers InText Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 1 Integers InText Questions

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Question 1.
Number line representing integers is given below :

– 3 and – 2 are marked by E and F respectively. Which integers are marked by alphabets B, D, H, J, M, O ?
Solution:

Question 2.
Arrange 7, – 5, 4, 0, and – 4 in ascending order and then mark them on a number line to check your answer.
Solution:

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Question 1.
We have done various patterns with numbers in our previous class.
Can you find a pattern for each of the following ? If yes, complate them :
(a) 7,3, -1, 5, ………… , ………… , …………
(b) -2,-4,-6,-8, ………… , ………… , …………
(c) 15, 10, 5, 0, ………… , ………… , …………
id) – 11, -8,-5,-2, ………… , ………… , …………
Solution:
(a) 7, 3, -1, 5, -9 . -13 . -14
(b) -2,-4, – 6, – 8, -10 , – 12, -14
(c) 15, 10, 5, 0, -5 . -10 . – 15
(d) – 11, – 8, – 5, – 2, 1, 4, 7

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Question 1.
Write pair of integers whose sum gives:
(a) A negative integer.
(b) Zero.
(c) An integer smaller than both the integers.
(d) An integer smaller than only one of the integers.
(e) An integer greater than both the integers.
Solution:
(a) – 3 + (- 3) = – 3 – 3 = – 6
(b) 3 + (-3) = 3 -3 = 0
(c) 3 + (- 2) = 3 – 2 = 1
(d) – 3 + (- 1) = – 3 – 1 = – 4
(e) 4 + 5 = 9

Question 2.
Write a pair of integers whose diffeences gives:
(a) A negative integer.
(b) Zero.
(c) An integer smaller than both the integers.
(d) An integer greater than only one of the integers.
(e) An integer greater than both the integers.
Solution:
(a) – 3 – (+ 3) = – 3 – 3 = – 6
(b) – 3 – (+ 3) = – 3 + 3 = – 0
(c) – 3 – (+ 2) = – 3 – 2 = – 5
(d) – 2 – (- 1) = – 2 + 1 = – 0
(e) – 3 – (- 4) = – 3 + 4 = 1

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Question 1.
Find 4 x (- 8), 8 x (- 2), 3 x (- 7), 10 x (¬1), using number line.
Solution:

(- 8) + (— 8) + (— 8) + (— 8) = -32
4 x (-8) = -32

(- 2) + (- 2) + (- 2) + (- 2) + (- 2) + (- 2) + (- 2) + (- 2) = – 16
8 x (- 2) = – 16

(- 7) + (- 7) + (- 7) = -21
3 x (- 7) = – 21

(— 1) + (— 1) + (— 1) + (— 1) + (— 1) + (— 1) + (— 1) + (- 1) + (- 1) + (- 1) = – 10
10 x (- 1) = – 10

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Question 1.
Find:
(i) 6 x (- 19)
(ii) 12 x (- 32)
(iii) 1 x (-22)
Solution:
(i) 6 x (- 19) = – (6 x 19) = – 114
(ii) 12 x(- 32) = -(12×32) = -384
(iii) 7 x (- 22) = – (7 x 22) = – 154

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Question 1.
Find (a) 15 x (- 16)
(b) 21 x (- 32)
(c) (- 42) x 12
(d) – 55 x 15
Solution:
(a) 15 x (-16) = -240 = -(15 x 16)
(b) 21 x(- 32) = -672 = -(21 x 32)
(c) (-42) x (12) = -504 = -(42 x 12)
(d) – 55 x 15 = – 825 = – (55 x 15)

Question 2.
Check if: (a) 25 x (-21) = (-25) x 21 (6) (-23) x 20 = 23 x (-20)
Write five more such examples.
Solution:
(a) 25 x (- 21) = (- 25) x 21
-(25 x 21) = -(25 x 21)
-525 = -525
(- 23) x 20 = 23 x (- 20)
-(23 x 20) = -(23 x 20)
-460 = -460

1. 12 x (-11) = (— 11) x 12
2. 13 x (-12) = 0-13) x 12
3. 20 x (-19) = (— 20) x 19
4. (-21) x(20) = 21 x (- 20)
5. (- 24) x (23) = 24 x (— 23)

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Question 1.
(i) Starting from (- 5) x 4, find (- 5) x (- 6)
(ii) Starting from (- 6) x 3, find (- 6) x (- 7)
Solution:
(i) -5 x 4 = -20
-5 x 3 = -15
-5 x 2 = -10
-5 x 1 = -5
-5 x 0 = 0
– 5 x – 1 = + 5
– 5 x – 2 = + 10
– 5 x – 3 = + 15
– 5 x – 4 = + 20
– 5 x – 5 = + 25
– 5 x – 6 = + 30

(ii) -6 x 3 = -18
-6 x 2 = -12
-6 x 1 = -6
-6 x 0 = 0
-6 x – 1 = + 6
– 6 x – 2 = + 12
– 6 x – 3 = + 18
– 6 x – 4 = + 24
– 6 x – 5 – + 30
– 6 x – 6 = + 36
– 6 x – 7 = + 42

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Question 1.
Find (- 31) x (-100), (- 25) x (- 72), (- 83) x (- 28)
Solution:
(- 31) x (-100) = 3100
(-25) x (-72) = 1800
(-83) x (-28) = 2324

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Question 1.
(i) Is 10 x [6 + (-2)] = 10 x 6 + 10 x (-2) ?
(ii) Is (-15) x [(- 7) + (-1)] = (-15) x (- 7) + (- 5) x (- 1) ?
Solution:
(i) 10 x [6 + (- 2)] = 10 x 6 +10 x (-2) 10 x 4 = 60-20 40 = 40
(ii)(- 15) x [(- 7) + (- 1)] = (- 15) x (- 7) + (- 5) x (- 1)
— 15 x (— 8) = 105 + 5
120 = 120

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Question 1.
(i) Is 10 x [6- (-2)] = 10 x 6 – 10 x (- 2) ?
(ii) Is (- 15) x [(- 7) – (- 1)1 = (- 15) x (-7) – (- 15) x (- 1) ?
Solution:
(i) 10 x [6 + 2] = 60 + 20
10 x 8 = 80
80 = 80
(ii) – 15 x [- 7 + 1] = 105-15
15 x (- 6) = 90
=> 90 = 90

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Question 1.
Find (- 49) x 18; (- 25) x (- 31); 70 x (-19) + (- 1) x 70 using distributivity peroperly.
Solution:
(- 49) x 18 = (- 49) x [10 + 8]
= (- 49) x 10 + (- 49) x 8
= -490 – 392 = -882

(- 25) x (- 31) = (- 25) x [(- 30) + (- 1)]
= (- 25) x (- 30) + (- 25) x(- 1)
= 750 + 25 = 775

70 x (- 19) + (- 1) x 70
= 70 [(- 19) + (-1)]
= 70 [-19-1]
= 70 x (-20) = – 1400

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Question 1.
Find (a) (-100) ÷ 5, (b) (-81) ÷ 9, (c) (-75) ÷ 25, (d) (- 32) ÷ 2
Solution:
(a) (-100) ÷ 5 = -20
(b) (- 81) ÷ 9 = – 9
(c) (- 75) ÷ 25 = – 3
(d) (-32) ÷ 2 = -16

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Question 1.
Find (a) 125 ÷ (- 25), (b) 88 ÷ (- 5), (c) (64) ÷ (-16)
Solution:
(a) 125 ÷ (- 25) = – 5
(b) 80 ÷ (- 5) = -16
(c) 64 ÷ (- 16) = – 4

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Question 1.
Find (a) (- 36) ÷ (- 4), (b) (- 201) ÷ (- 3), (c) (-325) ÷ (-13)
Solution:
(a) (-36) ÷ (-4) =9
(6) (-201) ÷ (-3) = 67
(c) (-325) ÷ (-13) = 25.

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Question 1.
Is (i) Is 1 ÷ a = 1 ?
(ii) a ÷ (-1) = – a ? For any integer. Take different values of a and check.
Solution:
(i) 1 ÷ a = \(\frac{1}{a}=\frac{1}{a}\)
hence \(\frac{1}{a}\) ≠ 1 L.H.S ≠ R.H.S
Check, a = 1 then, 1 ÷ 1 = 1.
a = 2 then, 1 ÷ 2 = \(\frac{1}{2}\)
i.e. 1 ≠ \(\frac{1}{2}\) , hence, verified

(ii) a ÷ (- 1) = a x \(\frac{1}{-1}\) = -a
hence, L.H.S = R.H.S
i.e. – a = – a
Check, a = 1 then, 1 ÷ (- 1) = -1
– 1= – 1
a = 2
then, 2 ÷ (-1) = -2 => -2 = -2

Haryana State Board HBSE 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 1 Integers Ex 1.4 Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 1 Integers Exercise 1.4

Question 1.
Evaluate each of the following:
(a) (-30) ÷ 10
(b) 50 ÷ ( -5)
(c) (-36) ÷ (-9)
(d) (-49) ÷ (49)
(e) 13 ÷ [(- 2) + 1]
(f) 0 ÷ (- 12)
(g) (-31) ÷ [(-30) ÷ (- 1)1
(h) [(-36) ÷ 12] ÷ 3
(i) [(-6)+ 5] ÷ [(-2) A -77
Solution:
(a) (-30) ÷ 10 = -3
(b) 50 ÷ (- 5) = -10
(c) (-36) ÷ (-9) = 4
(d) (-49) ÷ (49) = -1
(e) 13 ÷ (-1) = -13 (Meaningless)
(f) 0 ÷ (-12) = 0
(g) (- 31) ÷ [(- 30) + ( -1)]
= (-31) ÷ (-31) = 1
(h) [(- 36) ÷ 12] ÷ 3 = -3 ÷ 3 = – 1
(i) [(-6) + 6] ÷ [(-2) + 1]
= 0 ÷ (- 1) = 0 (Meaingless)

Question 2.
Verify that a ÷ (b + c) * (a ÷ b) + (a ÷ c) for each of the following values of a, b and c.
(а) a = 12, b = – 4, c = 2
(б) a = (- 10), 6 = 1, c = 1.
Solution:
(a) 12 ÷ (— 4 + 2) ≠ [12 ÷ (-4)]+ [12 ÷ 2]
12 ÷ (-2) ≠ (-3) + (6)
– 6 ≠ 3
(b) (- 10) ÷ (1 + 1) ≠ [(-10) ÷ 1] + [(- 10) ÷ 1]
(- 10) ÷ 2 ≠ (- 10) + (- 10)
– 5 ≠ – 20

Question 3.
Fill in the blanks :
(a) 369 ÷ = 369
(b) -75 ÷ = – 1
(c) (-206) + -1
(d) -87 = 87
(e) ÷ 1 = -87
(f) ÷ 48 = -l
(g) 20 ÷ = – 2
(h) ÷ (4) = – 3
Sol.
(a) 369 ÷ 1 = 369
(b) – 75 ÷ 75 = – 1
(c) ( -206) ÷ (-206) = 1
(d) (- 87) ÷ (- 1) = 87
(e) (-87) ÷ 1 = -87
(f) (-48) ÷ 48 = -1
(g) 20 ÷ (- 10) = – 2
(h) (- 12) ÷ 4 = – 3

Question 4.
Write five pairs of integers (a, 6) such that a ÷ b = – 3. One such pair is (6, – 2) because 6 ÷ (- 2) = (- 3).
Solution:
(i) (3, – 1) ⇒ .3 ÷ (- 1) = -3
(ii) (12,-4) ⇒ 12 ÷ (-4) = -3
(iii) (15,-5) ⇒ 15 ÷ (-5) = -3
(to) (18,-6) ⇒ 18 ÷ (-6) = -3
(v) (21,-7) ⇒ 21 ÷ (-7) = -3

Question 5.
The temperature at 12 noon was 10°C above zero. If it decreases at the rate of 2° per hour until mid-night, at what time would the temperature 8°C below zero ? What would be the temperature at midnight ?
Solution:

At 9 p.m. the temperature was 8 degree below zero and the temperature was – 14°C at mid night.

Question 6.
In a class test (+ 3) marks are given for every correct answer and (-2) marks are given for every incorrect answer and no marks for not attempting any question, (i) Radhika scored 20 marks. If she has got 12 correct answers, how many questions has she attempted incorrectly? (ii) Mohini scores -5 marks in this test, though she has got 7 correct answers. How many questions has she attempted incorrectly? (iii) Rakesh scores 18 marks by attempting 16 questions. How many questions has he attempted correctly and how many has he attempted incorrectly?
Solution:
(i) Radhick scored = (3,000 x 8)
– (5,000 x 5)
Radhika has got 12 correct answers
= 12 x 3 = 36 marks
incorrect answers = 36-20 = 16 marks 16
hence no. of questions = 16/2 = 8
(ii) Mohini has got 7 correct answers
= 7 x 3 = 21 marks
incorrect answers = 21 – (- 5) = 26
hence no. of incorrect questions
= 26 ÷ 2 = 13

Question 7.
An elevator descends into a mine shaft at the rate of 6 m/min. If the descent starts from 10 m above the ground level, how long will it take to reach – 350 m.
Solution:
Rate of Shaft = 6m / min.
Distance of descent from ground level = 10m
Total Distance = 10m + 350m = 360
Time taken to reach the mine = \(\frac{360 \mathrm{~m}}{6 \mathrm{~m}}\)
= 60m
= 1 hour

Haryana State Board HBSE 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 1 Integers Ex 1.3 Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 1 Integers Exercise 1.3

Question 1.
Find each of the following products :
(a) 3 x (- 1)
(b) (- 1) x 225
(c) (-21) x (-30)
(d) (-316) x (- 1)
(e) (- 15) x 0 x (- 18)
(f) (-12) x(-11)x (10)
(g) 9 x(- 3) x (- 6)
(h) (-18) x (-5) x (-4)
(i) (- 1) x (- 2) x (- 3) x 4
(j) (- 3) x (- 6) x (- 2) x (- 1)
Solution:
(a) 3 x (- 1) = – 3
(b) (-1) x (225)=-225
(c) (- 21) x (- 30) = +(21×30)= + 630
(d) (-316) x (-1) = +(316 x 1) = + 316
(e) (-15) x 0 x (-18) = 0 x – 18 = 0
(f) (-12) x (-11) x 10 = + 132x 10 = 1320
(g) 9 x (- 3) x (- 6) = 9 x 18 = 162
(h) (- 18) x (- 5) x (- 4)=- 18 x 20 = – 360
(i) (- 1) x (- 2) x (- 3) x 4=2 x (- 12) = – 24
(j) (- 3) x (- 6) x (- 2) x (- 1)= 18 x 2 = 36

Question 2.
Verify the following:
(a) 18 x [7 + (- 3)] = [18 x 7] + [18 x (- 3)]
(b) (- 21) x [(- 4) + (- 6)] = [(- 21) x (- 4) + [ (-21) x (- 6)]
Solution:
(a) 18 x [7 + (- 3)] = [18 x 7] + [18 x (- 3)]
18 x [7 – 3] = 126 + (- 54)
18 x 4 = 126 – 54
72 =72
(b) (- 21) x [(- 4) + (- 6)] = [(- 21) x (- 4)] + [(- 21) x (- 6)]
– 21 x (- 10) = 84 + 126
210 =210

Question 3.
(i) For any integer what is (- 1) x a equal to ?
(ii) Determine the integer whose product with – 1 is
(a) -22 (6) 37 (c) 0
Solution:
(i) 1 x (-1) = -1
2 x (- 1) = – 2
– 2 x (- 1) = 2 etc.

(ii) (a) 22 x (- 1) = – 22
(b) (- 37) x (- 1) = 37
(c) 0 x (- 1) = 0

Question 4.
Starting from (- 1) x 5, write various products showing some pattern to show (- 1) x (- 1) = 1.
Solution:
– 1 x 5 = – 5
– 1 x 4 = – 4
-1 x 3 =-3
-1 x 2 = -2
-1 x 1 =-1
– 1 x 0 = 0
-1 x -1 = 1

Question 5.
Find the product, using suitable properties :
(a) 26 x (- 48) + (-48 x- 36)
(b) 8 x 53 x (- 125)
(c) 15 x (- 25) x (-4) x (- 10)
(d) (-41) x 102
(e) 625 x (- 35) + (- 625) x 65
(f) 7 x [50 – 2]
(g) (- 17) x (- 29)
(h) (-57) x (-19) + 57
Solution:
(a) 26 x (-48) + (-48 x – 38)
= -48[26-36] – 48 [26 – 36]
= – 48 x [-10] – 48 x [-10]= 480

(b) 8 x [53 x (- 125)]
= [8 x 53] x (- 125) 8 x (- 6625)
= 424 x(-125)-53000
= -53000

(c) 15 x [(- 25) x (- 4)] x – 10
= (15 x 100) x (- 10)
= 1500 x (- 10) = – 15000

(d) (- 41) x 102 =(- 41) x (100 + 2)
= (-41×100)+ (-41×2)
= -4100+ (-82) = -4182

(e) 625 x (- 35) + (- 625) x 65
= 625 [(- 35) + (- 1) x 65]
= 625 [-35-65]
= 625 x – 100 = – 62500

if) 7 x [50-2]
= [7 x 50] – [7 x 2]
= 350-14 = 336

(g) (- 17) x (- 29) = – 17 x [- 30 + 1]
= [(- 17) x (- 30)] + [(- 17) x 1]
= 510+ (-17) = 510-17 = 493

(h) (- 57) x (- 19) + 57
= 57 [(- 1) x (- 19) + 1]
= 57 [19 + 1] = 57 x 20 = 1140

Question 6.
A certain freezing process requires that room temperature be lowered from 40°C at the rate of 5°C every hour. What will be the room temperature 10 hours after the process begins ?
Solution:
After 10 hours room temperature = 40°C – (5°C x 10) = 40°C – 50°C = – 10°C

Question 7.
In a class test containing 10 questions, 5 marks are awarded for every correct answer and (- 2) marks are awarded for every incorrect answer and 0 for questions not attempted.
(i) Mohan gets four correct ans six incorrect answers. What is his score ?
(ii) Reshma gest five cored answers and five incorrect answer, what is her score?
(iii) Heena gets two correct and five incorrect answers out of seven questions she attempts. What is her score ?
Solution:
(i) 4 x 5 + 6 x (- 2) = 20 – 18 Mohan score = 2
(ii) 5 x 5 + 5 x (- 2) = 25-10 Reshma’s score = 15
(iii) 2 x 5 + 5 x (- 2) = 10-10 Heena’s score = 0

Question 8.
A cement company earns a profit of Rs. 8 per bag of white cement sold and a loss of Rs. 5 per hag of grey cement sold.
(a) The company sells 3,000 hags of white cement and 5,000 bags of grey cement in month, what is its profit or loss ?
(b) What is the number of white cement bags it must sell to have neither profit nor loss, if the number of grey bags sold is 6,400 bags.
Solution:
(a) = (3,000 x 8) – (5,000 x 5)
= 24,000-25,000 = -1000 loss = Rs. 1000 (b) No. of grey bags cement bags = 6,400
loss = 6,400 x 5 = Rs. 32,000 profit of white cement bags = Rs. 32,000
hence no. of white cement bags = 32000 ÷ 8 = 4000

Question 9.
Replace the blank with an integer to make it a true statement.
(a) (- 3) x …………….. = 27
(b) 5 x …………….. =(-35)
(c) …………….. x(-8) = (-56)
(d) …………….. x (- 12) = 132
Solution:
(a) (- 3) x (- 9) = 27
(6) 5 x (- 7) =-35
(c) 7 x (-8) =-56
id) (- 11) x (— 12) = 132

Haryana State Board HBSE 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 1 Integers Ex 1.2 Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 1 Integers Exercise 1.2

Question 1.
Write pair of integers whose sum gives:
(a) A negative integer.
(b) Zero.
(c) An integer smaller than both the integers.
(d) An integer smaller than only one of the integers.
(e) An integer greater than both the integers.
Solution:
(a) – 3 + (- 3) = – 3 – 3 = – 6
(b) 3 + (-3) = 3 -3 = 0
(c) 3 + (- 2) = 3 – 2 = 1
(d) – 3 + (- 1) = – 3 – 1 = – 4
(e) 4 + 5 = 9

Question 2.
Write a pair of integers whose diffeences gives:
(a) A negative integer.
(b) Zero.
(c) An integer smaller than both the integers.
(d) An integer greater than only one of the integers.
(e) An integer greater than both the integers.
Solution:
(a) – 3 – (+ 3) = – 3 – 3 = – 6
(b) – 3 – (+ 3) = – 3 + 3 = – 0
(c) – 3 – (+ 2) = – 3 – 2 = – 5
(d) – 2 – (- 1) = – 2 + 1 = – 0
(e) – 3 – (- 4) = – 3 + 4 = 1

Question 3.
In a quiz team A scored – 40,10,0 and team B scored 10, 0, – 40 in three successive rounds. Which team scored more ? Can we say that we can add integers in any order ?
Solution:
Total score of A team = (- 40) + 10 + 0 = – 40 + 10 = – 30
Total score of B team = 10 + 0 + (- 40) = 10 – 40 = – 30
So, score of both team are equal.
Yes, we can add integers in any order.

Question 4.
Fill in the blanks to make the following statements true :
(i) (- 5) + (……………. ) = (- 8) + (……………. )
(ii) -53 + ……………. =-53
(iii) 17 + ……………. = 0
(iv) [13 + (- 12)] + (…………….) = ……………. + [(- 12) + (-7)]
(v) (- 4) + […………….+(-3)] = […………….+15] + …………….
Solution:
(i) (-5) +(-8) = (-8) +(-5)
(ii) -53 + 0 = -53
(iii) 17 + (— 17) = 0
(iv) [13 + (-12)] + (-7)
= 13 + [(- 12) +(-7)]
(v) (-4) + {15+(-3)} = { -4+15 } + (-3)

Haryana State Board HBSE 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 1 Integers Ex 1.1 Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

Haryana Board 7th Class Maths Solutions Chapter 1 Integers Exercise 1.1

Question 1.
Following number line shows the temperature in degree celcius (°C) at different places on a particulars day.

(a) Observe this number line and write the temperature of the places marked on it.
(b) What is the temperature difference between the hottest and the coldest places?
(c) What is the temperature difference between Lahulspiti and Srinagar ?
(d) Can we say temperature of Srinagar and Shimla taken together is less that the temperature at Shimla ? It is also less than the temperature at Srinagar.
Solution:
Temperature of hottest place (Bangalore) = 22°C
Temperature of coldest place (Lahulspiti)
= – 8°C
∴ The temperature difference between the hottest and coldest places
= 22°C – (- 8°C) = 22°C + 8° C = 30°C
Temperature of Lahulspiti = – 8°C
Temperature of Srinagar = – 2°C
The temperature difference between Lahulspiti and Srinagar = – 8°C – (- 2°C)
= – 8°C + 2°C = – 6°C
Temperature of Srinagar = – 2°C
Temperature of Shimla = 5°C Q.

Question 2.
In a quiz, positive marks are given for correct answers and negative marks are given for incorrect answers. If Jack’s scores in five successive rounds were 25, – 5, – 10, 15, and 10. What was his total at the end ?
Solution:
Total score of Jack = 25 + (- 5) + (- 10) + 15 + 10
= 25-5-10 + 15 + 10 = 50 – 15 = 35

Question 3.
At Srinagar temperature was – 5°C on Monday and then it dropped by 2°C on Tuesday. What was the temeprature of Srinagar on Tuesday ? On Wednesday, it rose by 4°C. What was the temperature on this day ?
Solution:

Question 4.
A plane is flying at the height of 5000 m above the sea level. At a particular point it is exactly above a submarine floating 1200 m below the sea level. What is the vertical distance between them ?
Solution:

Vertical distance between plane and submarine
= 5000 – (- 1200) = 5000 + 1200 = 6200 m.

Question 5.
Mohan deposits Rs. 2000 in his bank account and withdraws Rs. 1642 from it, the next day. If withdrawal of amount from the account is represented by a negative integer, then how will you represent the amount deposited ? Find the balance in Mohan’s account after the withdrawal.
Solution:
Balance in Mohan’s account = 2000 + (-1642) = 2000 – 1642 = Rs. 358

Question 6.
Rita goes 20 km towards east from a point A to the point B. From B, she moves 30 km towards west along the same road. If the distance towards east is represented by a positive integer then, how will you represent the distance travelled towards west ? By which integer will you represent her final position from A ?
Solution:
Final Integer =20 + (- 30) = 20-30 = -10.

Question 7.
In a magic square each row, column and diagonal have the same sum. Check which of the following is a magic square.

Solution:
(ii) Is a magic square
1 – 3 – 7 = -9
-6-3+0 = -9

1-4-6 =-9
-10 – 3 + 4 = -9
0 – 2 – 7 = -9

1 – 10 + 0 = -9
-4 – 3 – 2 =-9
-6 + 4 – 7 =-9

Question 8.
Verify a – (- b) = a + b for the following values of a and 6.
(i) a = 21, b = 18
(ii) a = 118, b = 125
(iii) a = 75, b = 84
(iv) a = 28, b = 11
Solution:
(i) 21 – (- 18) = 21 + 18 = 39
(ii) 118 – (- 125) = 118 + 125 = 243
(iii) 75 – (- 84) = 75 + 84 = 159
(iv) 28-(-11) = 28+ 11 = 39

Question 9.
Use the sign of >, < or = in the box to make the statement true.
(a) (-8) +(-4) □ (-8)-(-4)
(b) (-3) + 7 – (19) □ 15 – 8 + (- 9)
(c) 23-41 + 11 □ 23-41-11
(d) 39 + (-24) – (15) □ 36 + (-52)-(-36)
(e) – 231 + 79 + 51 □ -399 + 159 + 81
Solution:
(a) -8-4 < -8 + 4
(b) -3 + 7-19 < 15 – 8 – 9 ⇒ -12 < -4
-15 < -2
(c) 34 – 41 > 23 – 52
(d) 39 – 39 < 36 – 52 + 36 -7 > -29
0 < 20
(e) -231 + 130 > -399 + 240
-101 > -159

Question 10.
A water tank has steps inside it. A Monkey is sitting on the topmost step (i.e., the first step). Water level is at the ninth step.
(i) He jumps 3 steps down and then jump 2 steps up. In how many jumps will he reach the water level?
(ii) After drinking water, he wants to go back. For this, he jumps 4 steps up and then jump back 2 steps down in every move. In how many jumps will he reach back the top step ?

(iii) If the number of steps moved down is represented by a negative integers and the number of steps moved up by positive integers, represent his moves in Part (i) and (ii) by completing the following; (a) -3 + 2 + =-8
(b) 4-2 + = 8. In (a) the sum (- 8)
represents going down by eight steps. So, what will the sum 8 in (b) represent ?
Solution:
(i) Six Jumps, (ii) Three jumps.
(Hi) (a) — 3 + 2 — 3 + 2 — 3 + 2 — 3 + 2 – 3 + 2 – 3 = -8
⇒ -18 + 10 = 8
(b) 4-2 + 4- 2 + 4 = 8
⇒ 12 – 4 = 8
i.e., The sum (+ 8) represent going up by eight steps.

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions Honeycomb Chapter 9 A Bicycle in Good Repair

HBSE 7th Class English A Bicycle in Good Repair Textbook Questions and Answers

Comprehension Check

Question 1.
“ I got up early, for me.” It implies that
(i) he was an early riser.
(ii) he was a late riser.
(iii) he got up late that morning.
Mark the correct answer.
Answer:
(ii) he was a late riser.

Question 2.
The bicycle “goes easily enough in the morning and a little stiffly after lunch.” The remark is ________.
(i) humorous.
(ii) inaccurate.
(iii) sarcastic.
(iv) enjoyable.
(v) meaningless.
Mark your choice (s).
Answer:
(iii) sarcastic.

Question 3.
The friend shook the bicycle violently. Find two or three sentences in the text which express the author’s disapproval of it.
Answer:

• I said “Don’t do that; you’ll hurt it”
• felt as if much as I should had he started whacking my dog.
• Before I could shop him he had unscrewed something somewhere.

Question 4.
“…if not, it would make a serious difference to the machine.” What does ‘it’ refer to?
Answer:
“It refers to the screws which had been opened by the author’s friends.

Working With The Text

Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
Did the front wheel really wobble?
What is your opinion. Give a reason for your answer?
Answer:
No, the bicycle was in perfect position. The front wheel did not wobble. It was his Mend who had caught laid of the front Wheel and Shook it. The author had also but upset near shaking of it.

Question 2.
In What condition did the author find the bicycle when he returned from the tool shed?
Answer:
The author was shocked on returning from the tool shed. He found that his friend was sitting on the ground with the front Wheel be-tween his legs. He was moving it between his fingers.

Question 3.
“Nothing is easier than taking off the gear-case.” Modify this sentence in the light of what actually happens.
Answer:
Actually the author wanted that his friend should not take off the gear-case. He tried to stop him because he had learnt that buying of new one was easier.

Question 4.
What special treatment did the chain receive?
Answer:
The chain could also not be saved from the treatment of author’s friend. He took off the gear case to take out the chain. He tightened it till it would not move and then he loosened it. In this way chain got very loose.

Question 5.
The friend has two qualities he knows what he is doing and is absolutely sure it is good. Find the two phrases in the text which mean the same.
Answer:
He said, “People talk like that who un-derstand nothing about machines. Nothing is easier than taking off a gear case.”

Question 6.
Describe ‘the fight’ between the man and the machine. Find the relevant sentences in the text and write them.
Answer:
The man was very adamant to put the bicycle in a right position. He took out the part of the wheel and was playing with it. He un-screwed the screws and dozen little balls rolled all over. He made the gear-case in two pieces. He tightened the screws till they would not move and then loosened them. To refix the gear he stood the bicycle against the house to work from both sides. He did so, till it lost balance.

• Then he lost his temper and tried bullying the thing.
• One moment the bicycle would be on the gravel path and he on the top of it.
• By a sudden, quick movement it would free itself and tiring upon him, hit him sharply over the head with one of its handles.’

HBSE 7th Class English A Bicycle in Good Repair Important Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Why did the author get up early in the morning?
Answer:
The author got up early in the morning because he and his friend had decided to go for a bicycle ride.

Question 2.
What did author’s friend ask him when he arrived?
Answer:
Author’s friend asked him how the author’s bicycle ran.

Question 3.
What had the experienced friend of the narrator told the author?
Answer:
The experienced friend of the author had told the author that if anything goes wrong with gearcase, it is better to sell the machine and buy a new one.

Question 4.
How did the iron halls get scattered?
Answer:
The narrator’s friend took the front wheel off the fork and held it between his legs. He found fault with the bearings. He set about repairing the machine. He unscrewed it and the little iron balls rolled away.

Question 5.
How did author’s bicycle get ruined?
Answer:
The author told his friend that his bicycle goes a little stuffy after lunch. The friend took it other way. He showed that he knew much about the machine.
→ The friend took off the front wheel of the bicycle. He got all of ball bearings, out. Five of the balls got lost when he was refixing the wheel. He accepted that it would make a serious difference in the machine.

→ The friend took off the front wheel of the bicycle. He got all of ball bearings out. Five of the balls got lost when he was refixing the wheel. He accepted that it would make a serious difference in the machine.

→ He started doing his experiments with the chain of the bicycle. First, he made it so tight that it could not more. He then tried to make it loose and it was now twice as loose as before.

→ He had already taken out the gearcase. The gear box was broken into two pieces. Then they fixed the wheel but had forgotten the balls. The wheel was refixed. It was now in a wobbling state. The friend now failed to refix the gearbox. The bicycle was completely damaged.

Question 6.
Why could the author not stop his friend from destroying his bicycle? How did he react when the bicycle got damaged?
Answer:
The author’s friend pretended that he had great skill in repairing the parts of the bicycle. The author tried to stop his friend from troubling the parts of the bicycle. It had no effect on his friend. The friend also declared that the bearings were all wrong. The cycle was all damaged by his friend. The author was sad at heart. However, he made a sarcastic remark that he appreciated the friend’s confidence and hopefulness.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Tick (✓) the correct option :

Question 1.
Why had the friend come to narrator’s house?
(а) to repair his bicycle
(b) to go for a long bicycle-ride
(c) to chat with him
(d) to play cricket with him
Answer:
(b) to go for a long bicycle-ride

2. Noun of ‘propose’ is ________.
(а) proposal
(b) purpose
(c) preposition
(d) none of these
Answer:
(а) proposal

3. What impression do you form about the friend?
(a) The friend was a confused and nervous person.
(b) The friend was a true friend in real term.
(c) The friend was over-confident of his skill in repairing a bicycle.
(d) The friend paid attention to the narrator’s words.
Answer:
(c) The friend was over-confident of his skill in repairing a bicycle.

4. The lesson describes the fight between ________.
(a) narrator and his friend
(b) parts of machine
(c) man and machine
(d) all of these
Answer:
(c) man and machine

5. Where did the author send his friend for changing himself?
(a) back kitchen
(b) backyard
(c) verandah
(d) bathroom
Answer:
(a) back kitchen

Make Sentences

Use the following words in sentences of your own:
(i) at length
(ii) proposed
(iii) violently
(iv) hurt
(v) triumph
(vi) lost his
(vii) position.
Answer:
(i) At length: At length, the bride’s make up was complete and she was ready for the wedding.
(ii) Proposed: He proposed a new play to increase the profit of the business.
(iii) Violently: He violently killed his partner for being dishonest in business.
(iv) Hurt: He hurt the feelings of his lame friend by calling him a handicapped.
(v) Triumph: Ashoka stops fighting after his triumph in Kalinga’s war.
(vi) Lost his temper : My father lost his temper when he came to know about his clerk’s dishonesty.
(vii) Position : My brother secured the first position in the text as a result of his hardwork and dedication.

A Bicycle in Good Repair Passages for Comprehension

Read the passages given below carefully and answer the questions that follow :

PASSAGE – 1

I got ……………………… it run?”
Questions :
(i) Why did ‘I’ get up early?
(ii) For what purpose had ‘lie’ come?
(iii) What does ‘machine’ refer to?
(iv) Choose a word which meanings antonym of ‘ugly’.
Answers :
(i) ‘I’ get up early as a man had proposed to go for a ride together.
(ii) ‘He’ had come to go for a ride together.
(iii) ‘Machine’ refers to bicycle.
(iv) Lovely.

PASSAGE – 2

I did ………………………. my dog.
Questions:
(i) What does ‘it’ refer to?
(ii) How did ‘I’ feel?
(iii) What does this act of ‘his’ show about his nature
(iv) Choose the word which means to ‘hit hard’.
Answers:
(i) ‘It’ refers to wheel.
(ii) ‘I’ felt as if his dog was being whacked.
(iii) It shows that he is lunatic.
(iv) Whacking

PASSAGE – 3

I went beside him.
Questions:
(i) Why did ‘I’ go to the tool shed?
(ii) What did’I’find on returning.
(iii) What was ‘he’ doing with the front wheel?
(iv) Choose the word which means ‘left over part’.
Answers:
(i) T went to the tool shed to find some tools.
(ii) T found on returning that he was sitting on the ground with the front wheel between his legs.
(iii) ‘He’ was playing with the front wheel by moving it between his finger.’
(iv) Remnant.

PASSAGE – 4

We grovelled …………………… I admit.
Questions:
(i) What does sixteen refer to?
(ii) What difference did they think it would make?
(iii) Which act of ‘I’ was not sensible?
(iv) Choose a word which means ‘to be prostrate.
Answers:
(i) Sixteen refers to the screws.
(ii) It would not let the machine run smoothly.
(iii) ‘I’ had put them for safety in the hat which could wobble any time.
(iv) Grovelled.

PASSAGE – 5

I had ……………………… screws disappeared.
Questions:
(i) What had ‘I’ to confess?
(ii) How had the gear-case come to be in two pieces?
(iii) What was a mystery?
(iv) Choose a word which means to ‘acknowledge’.
Answers:
(i) ‘I’ had to confess that he was right in saying that nothing was easier than taking off a gear-case.
(ii) The man had broken the gear-case in two pieces.
(iii) It was mystery to know where the screws disappeared
(iv) Confess.

PASSAGE – 6

I said ……………………… me good.”
Questions:
(i) What was T enjoying watching?
(ii) What confidence did he show?
(iii) Which things did the author feel do good?
(iv) Choose the word which means “that cannot be explained”.
Answers :
(i) ‘I’ enjoyed watching fix the screws.
(ii) He exercised the skill with a lot of confidence.
(iii) The author felt that confidence and inexplicable hopefulness did him good.
(iv) Inexplicable.

PASSAGE – 7

Now he ……………………… its handles.
Questions:
(i) What does word ‘Now’ indicate?
(ii) What gave him the sense of victory?
(iii) Why did he take such a quick movement?
(iv) Choose the word which means ‘victory’.
Answers:
(i) Word ‘Now’ indicates that again and again he was changing his position.
(ii) He felt as if he had put all the parts of machine together.
(iii) He wanted to show his skill.
(iv) Triumph.

The Story of Cricket Translation in Hindi

Before you read
If you ……………………….. to nothing?
पढ़ने से पहले
अगर आप साइकल पर लम्बी यात्रा पर जाना चाहते हैं तो साइकल की स्थिति अच्छी होनी चाहिए। अगर हो सके तो एक निपुण मिस्त्री से जाँच करानी चाहिए। पर क्या होगा अगर मशीन की अपनी मर्जी है और मिस्त्री इस बारे में कुछ नहीं जानता।

Word Meaning : Mechanic-a skilled person = मिस्त्री, Over haul-To repair = मरम्मत।

1. A man it run?”
एक शाम को एक जानने वाले व्यक्ति ने सुझाव रखा कि हम अगले दिन इकटे साइकिल चलाने चलेंगे और मैंने स्वीकार कर लिया। मैं जल्दी सो कर उठ गया। मैंने कोशिश की और मैं अपने
आप से ख़श था। वह आधा घंटा देरी से आया। मैं उसका बगीचे में इतंजार कर रहा था। मौसम सुहावना था। उसने कहा, “तुम्हारी मशीन देखने में सुन्दर है। वह कैसे चलती है ?”

Word Meaning : Proposed-to put forward a plan = सुझाव देना, Effort-to try = कोशिश, Pleasedhappy = खुश।

2. “Oh, like after lunch.”
He caught ………………… it violently.
I said ………………….. hurt it.”
“ओह, (और मशीनों की तरह ही)।” मैंने जवाब मे कहा “सुबह बहुत आसानी से; दोपहर के भोजन के बाद कुछ सख्त हो जाती है।
उसने मशीन को आगे के पहिए से पकड़कर और चिमटे को जोर से हिलाया।
मैंने कहा, “ऐसा मत करो, तुम उसे नुकसान पहुंचा दोगे।”

Word Meaning : Fork-pronged instrument = चिमटा, Violently-very hastly = बहुत तेजी से।

3. I did …………………………………. my dog.
He said ………………… a wobble.
मुझे समझ नहीं आया कि वह उसे क्यों हिला रहा था जबकि उसने उसके साथ कुछ नहीं किया था। इसके अलावा अगर उसे हिलाने की जरूरत थी तो हिलाने के लिए मैं सही व्यक्ति था। मुझे ऐसा लगा जैसे कि उसने मेरे कुत्ते को जोर से चोट दी है।
उसने कहा, “आगे का पहिया हिलता है।”
मैंने कहा, अगर तुम इसे न हिलाओ तो वह नही हिलता।” वह बिल्कुल नहीं हिलता था, वास्तव में कुछ भी हिलने जैसी चीज न थी।

Word Meaning : Whacking-resounding hard blow = जोर से चोट देना, Wobbles To move = हिलना।

4. He said ……………………….. beside him.
उसने कहा, यह खतरनाक है, क्या तुम्हारे पास हथौड़ा है ?” मुझे दृढ़ रहना चाहिए पर मुझे लगा शायद वह वास्तव में इस बारे में कुछ जानता होगा। मैं औजारों की जगह ढूँढने गया। जब मैं वापिस आया तो वह अपनी टाँगों के बीच में अगला पहिया फंसा कर बैठा था। वह उसके साथ खेल रहा था। वह उसे अपनी अंगुली में उमेठ रहा था। उस मशीन के बचे हुए पुर्जे उसके साथ पथरीले रास्ते पर पड़े थे।

Word Meaning: Firm-strong = दृढ़, Twiddling-to twist the fingers = अंगुली उमेठना, Remnant-leftover remains = अवशेष, पुर्जे Gravel-full of stones = पथरी।

5. He said ……………………………. get off.” He said …. ………. by accident.
उसने कहा, “मुझे ऐसा प्रतीत होता है जैसे कि यंत्र के सारे भाग गलत जुड़े हैं।” मैंने कहा, “अपने आप को और परेशान मत करो, तुम अपने आप को थका दोगे। चलो हम इसे, वापिस रख कर चले।”
उसने कहा, “अब बाहर निकाला है तो परेशानी का कारण देख लेते हैं।” वह ऐसे बोला जैसे कि अचानक किसी कारण वह बाहर निकला हो।

Word Meaning : Bearings-shaft = यंत्र के भाग जहाँ गति होती है,Dropped-to make fall = गिराना।

6. Before I ……………………….. little balls. “Catch ’em!” ……… about thein.
इससे पहले कि मैं उसे रोक पाता उसने किसी के कहीं पेंच खोल दिए थे, और पूरे रास्ते में दर्जनों छोटी-छोटी गोलियाँ (बेरिंग के अन्दर के छर्रे) फैली हुई थीं।
“पकड़ो! वह चिल्लाया, पकड़ो।” “हमें कोई भी नहीं खोनी। वह उनके बारे में बहुत उत्सुक था।

Word Meaning : Unscrewed-open the screw = पेंच खोलना, Excited-in great spirit = उत्साहपूर्वक।

8. We grovelled …………………. I admit.
हम आधे घंटे तक सिर नीचे कर के घूमते रहे, और सोलह ढूँढ लिए। उसने कहा कि वह आशा करता है अगर उन्हें सारे मिल जाते, क्योंकि अगर नहीं, तो मशीन को बहुत गम्भीर फर्क पड़ेगा। मैंने उन्हें अपनी टोपी में सुरक्षापूर्वक रख दिया। यह करना समझदारी की बात नहीं थी, मैंने स्वीकार किया।

Word Meaning : Grovelled-to lie prostrate = सिर नीचे करना, Hoped-wish for = आशा।

9. He then ………………… comes cheaper.”
उसने कहा कि जब वह यह कर रहा है तो वह मेरे लिए चेन को देख लेगा, और एकदम उसने गियर को निकालना शुरू कर दिया। मैंने उसे रोकने की कोशिश की। मैंने उससे बताया कि एक बार मेरे अनुभवी दोस्त ने औपचारिकता से कहा, अगर तुम्हारे गियर के साथ कुछ गलत हो जाए तो मशीन को बेच कर नई खरीद लेना, यह सस्ता रहेगा।

Word Meaning : Chain-belt = जंजीर, GearCase-a thorny wheel on which the chain is move = गियर, Dissuade-to stop = रोकना, Experienced-With experience = अनुभवी, solemnly-Sacred = औपचारिका

10. He said ……………………agear-case.” I had. ………………… screws disappeared.
उसने कहा, “जो लोग ऐसा बोलते हैं वह मशीन के बारे में कुछ नहीं समझते। गियर निकालने से आसान कुछ नहीं है।”
मुझे स्वीकार करना पड़ा कि वह ठीक था। पाँच मिनट से कम में उपकरण यंत्र दो हिस्सों में हो गया, और पेंच ढूँढने के लिए रास्ते में झुका हुआ लेटा हुआ था। उसने कहा कि यह उसके लिए हमेशा रहस्य था जिस तरह से पेंच गायब हुए।

Word Meaning Confessacknowledgement= स्वीकारोक्ति, Mystery-secretरहस्य, Disappeared-To vanish = गायब।

11. Common sense ……………….thegate!’
But I am weak when it comes to hurting other people’s feelings, and I let him muddle on.
मेरी सामान्य समझ मेरे कानों में कुछ फुसफुसा रही थी, “उसको रोको, इससे पहले कि वह कोई और शरारत करे। तुम्हारे पास अपनी संपत्ति को एक पागल के आक्रमण से बचाने का पूरा अधिकार है। उसको गर्दन से पकडकर गेट के बाहर निकाल दो।” पर जब दूसरे लोगों की भावनाओं से खेलने का समय आता है तो मैं कमजोर महसूस करता हूँ और मैंने उसे बेवकूफी करने दी।

Word Meaning : Whisper-low voice = फुसफुसाना, Lunatic-mad = पागल, Ravages-toplunder = लूटना, Scruff-the back of neck = गर्दन के पीछे से।

12. He gave ……………………. place again.
उसने पेंच ढूँढने बंद कर दिए। उसने कहा कि पेंचों में मुड़ने की कुशलता होती है। जबकि तुम ऐसी आशा नही करते।।
अब वह चेन के बारे में देखेगा। उसने उसे तब तक कसा जब तक वह हिलनी बंद नहीं हो गई. आगे उसने उसे इतना ढीला कर दिया जैसे कि पहले से दुगनी ढीली हो गई। तब उसने कहा कि हमें अगला पहिया सही जगह वापस रखने के बारे में सोचना चाहिए।

Word Meaninng : Knack-dexterity = कुशलता, Expected-to hope for = आशा।

13. I held ………………….. changed places. At length ……………………… out laughing.
मैंने चिमटे को खोला और वह पहिए के बारे में फिक्र करने लगा। दस मिनट के आखिर में मैंने सुझाव दिया कि वह चिमटा पकड़े और मैं पहिए को पकडूंगा, और हमने अपने स्थान बदले। आखिर में हमने उसे सही जगह पर रखा और जिस पल वह सही जगह पर आया तब वह जोर से हँसने लगा।

Word Meaning : Suggested-to give your opinion = सुझाव।

14. I said ……………………………. the path.
मैंने कहा, “यह क्या मजाक है ?” उसने कहा, “ठीक है, मैं एक गधा हूँ।” पहली बार इन शब्दों ने मेरे मन में उसके लिए इज्जत पैदा की। मैंने पूछा कि उसकी इस खोज का क्या कारण था।
उसके कहा, “हम गोलियों को भूल गए।”, मैंने अपनी टोपी ढूंढी वह रास्ते में उलटी-पुलटी पड़ी थी।

Word Meaning : Ass-donkey = गधा, Respect-Honour = इज्जत, Topsy-Turvy-upside down = उल्टा पुल्टा।

15. He was …………………. to providence.” We found ……………………….. the present.
वह खुश मनोवृत्ति का था। उसने कहा, “ठीक है, हम जो भी ढूँढ सकते हैं उन्हें रखते हैं और दूरदर्शिता पर विश्वास रखते हैं।”
हमने ग्यारह पा लिए। हमने छ: को एक तरफ और पाँच को | दूसरी तरफ लगा दिया, और आधे घंटे बाद पहिया सही जगह पर रखा गया। यह कहना जरूरी नहीं था कि वास्तव में वह अब हिल रहा था, एक बच्चा भी शायद देख सकता था। उसने कहा कि वर्तमान के लिए यही सही रहेगा।

Word Meaning : Disposition-temper = मनोवृत्ति, providence-foresight = दूरदर्शिता. Noticeobserve = ध्यान देना।

16. I said …………………………… me good.” मैंने कहा, “तुम्हें ऐसा करते देखना मेरे लिए बहुत उपयोगी होगा। यह सिर्फ तुम्हारी कला नहीं है जो मुझे आकर्षित करती है
यह तुम्हारा अटूट आत्म विश्वास, तुम्हारी अव्याख्यायित आशावादिता मुझे अच्छी लगती है।”

Word Meaning : Skill-art = कला, Inexplicable-which can’t be explained = जिसकी व्याख्या न की जा सके, अव्याख्यायित Fascinates-attracts = आकृर्षित, Hopefulness-withhope = आशावादिता।

17. Thus encouraged ……………. his head.
तब प्रोत्साहित होकर वह गियर को फिर से सही स्थान पर लगाने लगा। उसने साइकल को घर के साथ सहारा देकर दूसरी तरफ से काम करना शुरू किया। तब उसने उससे पेड़ के साथ खड़ा किया और फिर उस तरफ से काम करना आरंभ किया। फिर . मैंने उसके लिए पकड़ा, जबकि वह अपना सिर पहियों के बीच दबाकर धरती पर लेट रहा। और नीचे की तरफ से काम करते हुए | उससे अपने ऊपर गिरा दिया। तब उसने मुझसे ले लिया, और जब | तक उसने अपना संयम नहीं खोया जब तक कि उसके सिर के ऊपर गिर नहीं गई।

Word Meaning : Encouraged-to encourage = प्रोत्साहन, Refix-to fix = दुबारा से जोड़ना, Balance-to manage in right manner = संयम, Slid-to slip = फिसलना।

18. Then he …………………………. on him. तब वह उत्तेजित हो गया और दबंग बनने की कोशिश कर रहा था। मैं देखकर खुश था कि साइकिल वही भाव दिखा रही थी। बाद की विधि उसमें और मशीन के बीच की लड़ाई में पतित हो रही थी। एक पल में साइकिल अकड़पूर्वक रास्ते पर होती और वह उसके ऊपर अपने आप को पाता। अगले पल स्थिति उल्टी हो जाती। वह कंकड़ भरे रास्ते पर होता और साइकिल उसके ऊपर।

Word Meaning : Temper-disposition = संयम, Bullying-a tyrant = दबंग, Spirit-feeling = भावना, Subsequent-one after other = एक के बाद एक, Degenerated-corrupt = पतित होना।

19. Now he ……………………… its handles.
अब वह जीत के उल्लास से भरपूर अपनी टाँगों के बीच में साइकिल को फँसा कर खड़ा हुआ होता। पर उसकी जीत कुछ ही पल की होती। अचानक एकदम तीव्र गति से वह अपने आप को आजाद कर देता, और तेजी से मुड़ते हुए एक हैन्डल से उसे मार देता।
Word Meaning: Flushed-rash of emotions = प्रफुल्लता, Victory to win = जीत, Triumphvictroy = जीत।

20. At a ……………………………… his brow. The bicycle …………………….. him home. पौने एक बजे, मैला-कुचैला और फूहड़, कटा हुआ और खून से लथपथ उसने कहा, “मैं सोचता हूँ कि चलेगा” और अपनी भौंह को साफ करते हुए उठा।

ऐसा लगा जैसे कि साइकिल भी बहुत सहन कर चुकी थी। यह कहना मुश्किल था कि ज्यादा सजा किसे मिली थी। मैं उसे पिछवाड़े में रसोई में ले गया, जहाँ तक हो सकता था उसने अपने आप को साफ किया। तब मैंने उसे घर भेज दिया।

Word Meaning : Quarter-One fourth = पौना, Dishevelled–with disordered hair = फूहड़, Wiped-to clean = साफ करना, Punishment-to punish = सजा, Brow-arch of hair over eye = भौंह।

A Bicycle in Good Repair Summary in English

The author’s friend and author decided to go for a bicycle ride together. The author made an effort. He got up early butin vain. When his friend turned up, he took to repairing of the machine. He took out the front wheel and started shaking it. The author was surprised. His friend took out the wheel and unscrewed all the screws. The authors put the screws in his hat for safety. Next he took off the gear case. I wished to stop him from doing all this but being weak I could not do so.

He could not find all the screws and then began lightening the chain. Next he loosened it. Having no other option, I held the fork open The whole scene had turned into a joke. All the screws had gone topsy-nervy. We had been able to find only eleven screws.

Then he set to refix the gear case. To do so he stood the bicycle against the house. Many times he tried to balance but lost the balance. He lost his temper. There was fight between him and the bicycle. He behaved as if he had been victorious. Both his friend and bicycle had been badly injured. I then send him home.

A Bicycle in Good Repair Summary in Hindi

लेखक का दोस्त और लेखक ने साइकिल की सवारी पर जाने की सोची। लेखक ने कोशिश की। वह जल्दी उठा पर असफल। जब उसका दोस्त आयम, तो उसने मशीन की मरम्मत शुरू की। उसने आगे का पहिया निकाला और हिलाने लगा। लेखक हैरान हो गया। उसके दोस्त ने पहिया निकाला और सारे पेंच खोल दिए। लेखक ने पेंच सुरक्षा के लिए टोपी में रख दिए। उसके बाद उसने गियर केस निकाला। मैं उसको रोकना चाहता था पर कमजोरी के कारण मैं ऐसा न कर सका।

वह सारे पेंच ढूँढ न सका और चेन को कसने लगा। फिर उसने पेंच खोल दिए। और कोई चारा न देखते हुए मैंने चिमटा खोल दिया। सारा दृश्य मजाक लग रहा था। सारे पेंच उल्टे-पुल्टे हो गए। हमें सिर्फ ग्यारह पेंच मिले।

तब उसने गियर केस को दुबारा से कसा। ऐसा करने के लिए उसने साइकिल को घर के साथ खड़ा किया। कई बार उसने संयम कायम करने की कोशिश की पर असफल रहा। उसे गुस्सा आया। उसके और साइकिल के बीच में युद्ध हुआ। उसने ऐसा दर्शाया जैसे कि उसकी जीत हुई हो। दोनों उसका दोस्त और साइकिल जख्मी हो गए। मैंने फिर उसे घर भेज दिया।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions Honeycomb Chapter 10 The Story of Cricket

HBSE 7th Class English The Story of Cricket Textbook Questions and Answers

Comprehension Check

Question 1.
Cricket is originally a / an ___________.
(a) Indian game.
(b) British game.
(c) International game.
Mark the right answer.
Answer:
(b) British game.

Question 2.
‘There is a historical reason behind both these oddities.’ In the preceding two paragraphs, find two words/phrases that mean the same as ‘oddities’.
Answer:
‘Peculiarities’ and ‘Curious’ mean same as oddities.

Question 3.
How is a cricket bat different from a hockey stick?
Answer:
Till the middle of the eighteenth century bats were roughly of the same shape, curving outwards at the bottom. But now cricket bat is straight while hockey bat remains curved.

Comprehension Check

Write True or False against each of the following sentences:
(а) India joined the world of Test cricket before independence. ___________
(b) The colonisers did nothing to encourage the Parsis in playing cricket. ___________
(c) Palwankar Baloo was India’s first Test captain. ___________
(d) Australia played its first Test against England as a soverign nation. ___________
Answer:
(a) True
(b) True
(c) False
(d) False.

Comprehension Check

Question 1.
A ‘professional’ cricket player is one who makes a living by playing cricket. Find the opposite of ‘professional’ in the last paragraphs.
Answer:
Amateur

Question 2.
In ‘the triumph of the one-day game’, ‘triumph’ means
(i) superiority to Test cricket.
(ii) inferiority to Test cricket.
(iii) achievement and success over Test cricket.
Mark the right answer.
(iv) popularity among viewers.
Answer:
(iv) popularity among viewers.

Question 3.
‘………. the men or for whom the world is a stage’.
(i) It refers to famous cricket fields in the world.
(ii) It means the there are many cricket playing countries in the world.
(iii) It implies that cricketers are like actors and every cricket ground is like the stage on which the drama of a cricket match is enacted the world over.

Working With The Text

Question 1.
Name some stick and ball games that you have witnessed or heard of.
Answer:
Hockey, Polo, Billiards are some of the games I have heard of.

Question 2.
The Parsis were the first Indian community to take to cricket. Why?
Answer:
Parsis were brought into British contact to westernise. They had contact because of their interest in trade.

Question 3.
The rivalry between the Parsis and the Bombay Gymkhana had happy ending for the former. What does ‘a happy ending’ refer to?
Answer:
‘Happy ending’ refers to the beating of Bombay Gymkhana by Parsi club at cricket in 1889.

Question 4.
Does cricket owe its present popularity to television? If so, why?
Answer:
Television coverage increased the audience into the small towns and villages. It also helped the children watch their heroes into action. Children could now watch international events.

Question 5.
Guess why cricket has a large viewership in India, not in China or Russia.
Answer:
The reasons are mainly that India is one of the oldest cricket playing nations. Secondly, it has the largest market for the cricketing world.

Question 6.
What do you understand by the game’s (cricket) ‘equipment’?
Answer:
Cricket equipment refers to the bat made of leather, twine and cork. The equipment like bat and ball are even today handmade.

Question 7.
How is Test cricket a unique game in many ways?
Answer:
Test cricket can be played for five days and still end in a draw. No other game can take more than a day. Secondly, the dimensions of the cricket ground is not specified. It can vary from a circular to an oval shape.

Question 8.
How is cricket different from other team games?
Answer:
Unlike other team games the dimensions of the cricket ground are not specified. Secondly cricket is the only game which can go as long as five days and end in a draw. No other game can take more than one day.

Question 9.
How have advances in technology- affected the game of cricket?
Answer:
Modern technology brought about a change in equipment. The invention of vulcanised rubber led to the introduction of pads and gloves. Secondly, satellite television technology made the game very popular. It could now be watched in every city and village.

Question 10.
Explain how cricket changed with changing times and yet remained unchanged in some ways.
Answer:
The cricket changed with changing times. The amateur players were replaced by paid professionals. One day itemational became more popular. Technology also brought about a great change. But still the roots remain true to the origin in rural England. Cricket’s most important equipments are still handmade. The protective equipments has been unfluenced by change of technology.

HBSE 7th Class English The Story of Cricket Important Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
What does ‘amateurs’ stand for?
Answer:
‘Amateurs’ were the pioneers of cricket. They were the rich people who could afford to play cricket for pleasure.

Question 2.
Who are professionals in cricket?
Answer:
The professionals were those who were paid-up players. They played cricket to earn their living.

Question 3.
What led to the replacement of a curved-fat by a straight one?
Answer:
During the 1760s and 1770s it became common to pitch the ball through the air rather than roll it along the ground. This resulted in replacement of curved bat with straight one.

Question 4.
What hardships had the Parsis to undergo when they set up the cricket club?
Answer:
The Parsis were the first Indian community to set up a cricket club. They were not encourgage and not even allowed to use public park.

Question 5.
How did bowlers benefit by the change of pitching the ball through the air rather than roll in along the ground?
Answer:
Bowlers got option of length, increased pace. They also immitated skill of spin and swing.

Question 6.
Who funded the Parsi Clubs?
Answer:
Parsis formed the first Indian Cricket Club in Bombay in 1848. They were funded and sponsored by Parsi businessmen like the Tatas and Wadias.

Question 7.
Why is the name of C.K. Nayudu even not forgotten today?
Answer:
Even today he is remembered as an outstanding batsman of his times. His place in Indian cricket is assured because he was the country’s first Test captain.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Which were the first Indian community to set up a cricket club? What competition did it face?
Answer:
Parsis were the first Indian community to set up a cricket club. It faced many problems.

• The white people did not encourage the Parsis.
• They had to face a quarrel with the Bombay a white’s only club over the use of. a public park. The whites used the park for playing polo and had made the place uneven.

Question 2.
What was the shape of the bat till eighteenth century? What advantage did it give to the batsman?
Answer:
Till the middle of the eighteenth century bats were roughly the same shape as hockey-sticks curving outwards at the bottom. It helped batsman because the ball was bowled under arm, along the ground. The curve at the end of the bat gave the batsman best chance of making the contact.

Question 3.
What changes were made in the cricket game since its inception?
Answer:
Cricket as a game was started in 17th century. With the changing social and economic history changes were brought:

• The curved bat was replaced by straight one.
• The weight of the ball was limited between 5 1/2 to 5 3/4 ounces
• The width of the bat was limited to four inches
• The protective equipments were used.

Question 4.
How have global commerce and technology effect change in game of cricket?
Answer:
Global commerce and technology have made Indian players the most famous and best- paid players. The change was brought about as gentlemanly amateur was replaced by paid- professionals. The one day game over shadowed. Test cricket in terms of popularity.

Some Other Questions For Examination

Question 1.
What was the shape of the bat till the middle of 18th century?
Answer:
The bat was shaped like a hockey stick curving outwards at the bottom.

Question 2.
Why was the curved shape of the bat necessary?
Answer:
The curved shape of the bat was necessary because the ball was bowled along the ground.

Question 3.
What were helmets made of?
Answer:
Helmets were made out of metal and man-made light weight materials.

Question 4.
What has made cricket such a popular game?
Answer:
Multinational television companies have made cricket such a popular game.

Question 5.
How has the cricket evolved in England?
Answer:
The cricket evolved in England from many stick and ball games which were played there.

Question 6.
Which two games have their tools made with industrial or man-made materials?
Answer:
Golf, tennis.

Question 7.
Who was Palwankar Baloo?
Answer:
Palwankar Baloo was the greatest Indian slow bowler at the time when Indians were not allowed to play Test cricket.

Question 8.
What led to the replacement of a curved bat by a straight one?
Answer:
During the 1760s and 1770s, it became common to pitch the ball through the air rather than roll it along the ground. This resulted in replacement of curved bat with straight one.

Question 9.
Cricket was the earliest modern team sport to be codified. What does the word ‘codified’ indicate?
Answer:
The word ‘codified’ indicates the law of cricket.

Question 10.
A cricket match can end in a ‘draw’. What does the word ‘draw’ refer to?
Answer:
The word ‘draw’ refers to the concept that game ends up and no team can be declared a winner team.

Question 11.
What were the revolutionary changes brought about in the game of cricket by the pitching of the ball through the air?
Answer:
Many revolutionary changes were brought about in the game of cricket by the booling action of pitching the fall in the air. It provided the bowlers the option of length, deception through the air besides the increased pace. It brought about novel and fabulocus opportunities of spin and swing.

Besides, the pitching of the ball through the air also affected the batsman. The batsman was required to master timing and shot selection. The replacement of the current bat with the straight bat was its instant result.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Tick (✓) the correct option :

1. Where was cricket born?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) U.S.A.
(d) England
Answer:
(d) England

2. When was cricket accepted as a distinct game?
(a) 19th century
(b) 18th century
(c) 17th century
(d) 14th century
Answer:
(c) 17th century

3. What does ‘protective equipment’ refer to in the game of cricket?
(a) pads
(b) gloves
(c) helmets
(d) all of these
Answer:
(d) all of these

4. When were pads introduced in cricket?
(a) 1948
(b) 1857
(c) 1848
(d) 1863
Answer:
(c) 1848

5. What has been the shift in the head office of cricket?
(a) from London to Dubai
(b) from London to India.
(c) from India to U.S.
(d) from Dubai to London
Answer:
(a) from London to Dubai

6. When were the first written ‘laws of cricket’ formed?
(a) 1747
(b) 1844
(c) 1743
(d) 1744
Answer:
(d) 1744

7. What is the specified length of pitch in the game of cricket?
(а) twenty-seven yards
(b) twenty-two yards
(c) twenty-five yards
(d) twenty-four yards.
Answer:
(b) twenty-two yards

8. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(а) The shape and the size of the cricket ground has been specified.
(b) Cricket’s most important tools are all made of natural, pre-industrial materials.
(c) Three days had become the length of cricket match by 1780.
Answer:
(а) The shape and the size of the cricket ground has been specified.

9. The cricket bat is made with __________.
(a) leather
(b) twine
(c) cork
(d) all of these
Answer:
(d) all of these

10. When did India enter the world of Test cricket?
(a) 1943
(b) 1933
(c) 1932
(d) 1957
Answer:
(c) 1932

11. The first Test cricket was play between __________ and __________.
(a) India, England
(b) England, Australia
(c) India, Australia
(d) India, China
Answer:
(b) England, Australia

12. Who are professionals in cricket?
(a) paid-up players
(b) trainers
(c) umpires
(d) unskilled players.
Answer:
(a) paid-up players

13. Which of the following words means ‘supreme’? ‘
(a) dominated
(b) benefited
(c) independent
(d) sovereign
Answer:
(d) sovereign

14. Who was chosen to give decisions in cricket?
(a) batsmen
(b) bowlers
(c) audience
(d) umpires
Answer:
(d) umpires

Make Sentences

Make sentences of your own with the help of the following words :
1. Transformation
2. Struggle
3. Memories
4. Pionfeers
5. Authorities
6. Foundation
7. Assured
8. Absolutely
9. Fortunate
10. Intellectual.
Answer:
1. Transformation : The village has undergone a transformation recently with new houses having been built there.
2. Struggle: Many great leaders were killed in the struggle for freedom.
3. Memories : The memories of my childhood are very pleasant.
4. Pioneers : He was one of the early pioneers of recording.
5. Authorities: The municipal authorities were powerless and inactive.
6. Foundation : Suddenly, there was a strong earthquake that shook the foundation of the jail.
7. Assured : There is one area women can rest assured will never change, their role in the home.
8. Absolutely : She knew absolutely nothing about new neighbours.
9. Fortunate : I am fortunate to be born in such a good family.
10. Intellectual : The seminar was very effective for intellectual curiosity of artists and scientists.

The Story of Cricket Passages for Comprehension

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow :

PASSAGE – 1

Till the making contact.

Questions :
(i) What was similarity between cricket and hockey stick?
(ii) Why were the bats curved at the bottom?
(iii) When did this game come to be recognized?
(iv) Choose a word which means ‘bent’.
Answers :
(i) The cricket and hockey stick were initially of the same shape. Both were curving outwards at the bottom.
(ii) The bats were curved because the ball was bowled under arm.
(iii) This game gained recognition in seventeenth century.
(iv) Curve.

PASSAGE – 2

One of a-half.
Questions :
(i) Why is cricket referred to as a peculiar game?
(ii) What does the word ‘draw’ refer to?
(iii) In terms of time how can you say that football is superior to cricket?
(iv) Choose a word which means ‘strangeness’.
Answers :
(i) Cricket can be played for five days and ends up without any result.
(ii) ‘Draw’ refers to the concept that game ends up and no team can be declared a winner team.
(iii) A football match can be played in one and half-an-hour while cricket match can take five days.
(iv) Peculiarities.

PASSAGE – 3

There’s a all disputes.
Questions :
(i) Which oddities are referred to?
(ii) What does word ‘codified’ indicate?
(iii) Who was chosen to give the decision?
(iv) Choose the word which means ‘disagreement’.
Answers :
(i) The cricket match can go for five days and end in a draw. Secondly the size and shape of cricket ground is not specified.
(ii) The word codified indicates the laws of cricket.
(iii) The umpires were chosen to give the decision.
(iv) Disputes.

PASSAGE – 4

This change ………………. straight one.
Questions:
(i) Which ‘change’ gave bowler option of length?
(ii) How did this change help the batsman?
(iii) What advantage did batsman now enjoy?
(iv) Choose the word which means ‘chance’.
Answers:
(i) It had become to pitch the ball through the air rather than roll along the ground.
(ii) Any player, regardless of their area of special skill, is referred to as a batsman, batswoman or batter while they are batting.
(ii) The batsman learnt new possiblities of spin and swing.
(iii) Possibilities

PASSAGE – 5

The material in Asia.
Questions :
(i) Of which material bat was made initially?
(ii) What change has taken over years in manufacturing of bat?
(iii) How did the cane become available?
(iv) Choose the word which means “found”.
Answers :
(i) Initially, bat was made of leather, twine and cork.
(ii) Earlier bat was cut out of a single piece of wood which has been replaced by two pieces.
(iii) The cane become available to the European colonialists as they settled in Asia.
(iv) Available.

The Story of Cricket Translation in Hindi

Before you read
Sport is …………….. called cricket?
खेल स्वस्थ जीवन का अटूट हिस्सा है। यह एक ऐसा तरीका है जिससे हम अपना मनोरंजन करते हैं, प्रतियोगिता करते हैं और स्वस्थ रहते हैं। अनेक खेलों जैसे हॉकी, फुटबाल, टेनिस और क्रिकेट में से क्रिकेट आज सबसे अधिक राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर मनोरंजन – का साधन है। हम सब क्रिकेट खेल के बारे में वास्तव में क्या जानते हैं।

Word Meaning : Integral-complete = अटूट, Amuse-cause laughter = मनोरंजन, Competerivalary = प्रतिस्पर्धा करना, Appealing-to like = पसन्द करना, Entertainment-amusement = मनोरंजन।
1.Cricket grew ……………..distinet game.
क्रिकेट का जन्म 500 वर्ष पूर्व इंग्लैंड में स्टिक और बॉल खेलों में से हुआ। ‘बैट’ प्राचीन अग्रेजी का शब्द है जिसका अर्थ है स्टिक या क्लब। सत्रहवीं सदी से क्रिकेट को एक विशेष खेल के रूप में पहचाना जाने लगा।

Word Meaning : Simply-plain = स्पष्ट, Recognisable-which can be recognised = पहचान योग्य, Distinet-perceptible = विशिष्ट।

2. Till the …………………….. making contact.
अठारहवीं सदी तक बैट का आकार हॉकी स्टिक की तरह था, नीचे से बाहर की तरफ निकलता हुआ। इसका एक सरल कारण था कि गेंद को बाजू के नीचे से फेंका जाता था बल्ले के नीचे की मोड से बल्लेबाज को गेंद से मिलने सबसे अच्छा मौका मिलता था।

Word Meaning : Roughly–uneven = ऊबड़-खाबड़, Curving-which is currved = मुड़ा हुआ. Contact-meet = मिलना।

3. One of ……………….. modern cricket!
किक्रेट की अजीब विशेषताओं में से एक है कि टैस्ट मैच पाँच दिन तक चल सकता है, फिर भी अन्त में यह बिना नतीजे के समाप्त हो जाता है। और कोई भी आधुनिक खेल आधे समय से भी अधिक समय नहीं लेता। एक फुटबाल मैच को ज्यादातर डेढ़ घंटा लगता है। बेसबाल की नौ पारी खेलने में क्रिकेट के सीमित ऑवर के मैच से आधा समय लगता है। जो आधुनिक किक्रेट का छोटा रूप है।

Word Meaning : Peculearities distinct features = विशेषताएँ. Generally-mostly = सामान्यतः, Innings-beingplayed by one team =खेलने की पारी, Version-form = रूप, Limited-Restricted = सीमिता

4. Another curious ………………. in Delhi.
क्रिकेट की दूसरी विशेषता यह है कि इसकी पिच की लम्बाई पूर्ण रूप से निर्धारित की जाती है बाईस- गज-पर मैदान की लम्बाई और आकार को निर्धारित नहीं किया जाता। बाकी दूसरे टीम वाले खेलों जैसे हॉकी और फुटबाल में खेलने के क्षेत्रफल को निर्धारित किया जाता है। क्रिकेट में नहीं किया जाता। मैदान कई आकार के हो सकते हैं जैसे एडिलेड ओवल (अंडाकार) या लगभग गौलाकार जैसे चेन्नई में चेप मैदान मेलबोर्न क्रिकेट मैदान में छक्का बनाने के लिए फिरोज शाह कोटला मैदान, दिल्ली की तुलना में अधिक जगह की जरूरत पड़ती है।

Word Meaning: Curious-eager to know = ‘उत्सुक, Characteristics -qualities = विशेषताएँ, Specified-fixed = निर्धारित, Dimensions-size in terms of length and width = आकार।

5. There’s a ……………………… all disputes.
इन दोनों अनोखेपन के पीछे एक ऐतिहासिक कारण रहा है। आधुनिक खेलों में किक्रेट सबसे पहले नियमबद्ध किया गया। क्रिकेट के नियमों को 1744 में सर्वप्रथम लिखा गया। नियमों में कहा गया सारे मूल नियम दो सन्जन पुरुष जो कि अम्पायर कहलाए जाएंगे, वह सारे मामले हल करेंगे।

Word Meaning : Historical-pertaning to history= ऐतिहासिक.Codified-collection of laws: नियमबद्ध करना, Principals First importance = आधारभूत, absolutely-completely = पूर्ण रूप से, Disputes-to argue = विवाद करना, Umpiresthose who give decision = अम्पायर।

6. The stumps ………………….. theground.
स्टंप 22 जरूर ऊँचे होने चाहिए और उनके ऊपर रखी जाने वाली बेल 6 इंच की गेंद का भार 5 से 6 औंस होना चाहिए और दो स्टंप के बीच 22 गज का अंतर होना चाहिए। दुनिया का सबसे पहला क्रिकेट क्लब हैमबल्डन में 1760 में बना। मैरीलिबोन क्रिकेट क्लब 1787 में बना। 1760 और 1770 के बीच में गेंद को जमीन में घसीटने की बजाए हवा में उछालना ज्यादा प्रचलित हो गया।

Word Meaning : Pitch = पिच, Formed to construct = बनाना, Roll-to turn around = गोल घुमाना, Ground-open space = मैदान।

7. This change ………………. straight one.
इस बदलाव ने गेंदबाज को लम्बाई का विकल्प, हवा में उछालना और बढ़ती गति का योगदान दिया। इससे फिरकी और उछालने के नए तरीकों की संभावनाएँ सामने आई। इसके जवाब में बल्लेबाज को समय के चयन का और शॉट चुनने का पूर्ण ज्ञान प्राप्त करना पड़ा। इसके फलस्वरूप मुड़े हुए बल्ले को एकदम सीधे बल्ले में बदल दिया गया।

Word Meaning : Option-choice = विकल्प, Deception-a trick = छल, Increased -to increase = बढ़ोत्तरी, Pace-speed = गति, Possibilities-chance = संभावना, Responsereply = जवाब, Immediate-at once = एकदम, Curved-bent = TGI GATTI

8. The weight ……………….. cricket ball. गेंद का भार पाँच औंस के बीच और साढ़े पाँच औंस चौड़ाई को चार इंच तक सीमित कर दिया गया। 1774 में ‘पहला पगबाधा नियम’ प्रकाशित किया। इसी समय के लगभग तीसरी स्टंप प्रचलित हो गई थी। 1780 तक मुख्य मैच के तीन दिन का समय निर्धारित किया गया, और उसी वर्ष ही छ: क्रिकेट गेंद का प्रचलन हुआ।

Word Meaning : Limited-restricted = सीमित, Published–to be printed = प्रकाशित, Stump-one of the sticks of a wicket = स्टंप, Major-chief = प्रमुख. Creation-toform = सृजन।

9. If you …………………. over time. अगर तुम खेल के यंत्र देखोगे, तुम देख सकते हो कि क्रिकेट बदलते समय के साथ-साथ कैसे बदल रहा है। नहीं फिर भी मौलिक रूप से यह ग्रामीण इंग्लैंड से जुड़ा है। क्रिकेट के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण उपकरण प्राकृतिक, मशीन युग से पहले के तत्त्वों के बने है। बल्ला चमड़े, सुतली और कार्क से बनता है। आज भी बल्ला और गेंद मशीनों से नहीं बल्कि हाथ से बनाए जाते हैं। समय के अनुसार बल्ले का पदार्थ कुछ बदलता गया।

Word Meaning: Material-hatter of which athing is made = पदार्थ, Equipment-things = साज-सज्जा, उपकरण Fundamentally-pertaining _to basic principals = मूल आधार, Origins-roots = उत्पत्ति, Industrially-developmentofmachines – औद्योगिक, Manufactured-to prepare by machinery = निर्माण करना, Slightly-alittle = थोड़ा।

10. Once it ………………….. firmly rejected.
एक बार इसको लकड़ी के एक ही टुकड़े से काटा गया। अब यह दो टुकड़ों से बनता है। इसके ब्लेड सरपत के पेड़ की लकड़ी से बनते हैं और हैन्डल बेंत से बनाया जाता है। बेंत तब पाया गया जब यूरोपियन उपनिवेशो ने व्यापारी कंपनियों ने अपने आप को एशिया में स्थापित किया। गोल्फ और टैनिस के विपरीत क्रिकेट ने यंत्रों को मशीनों द्वारा या मनुष्य द्वारा बनाए गए तत्व जैस प्लास्टिक फाइबर ग्लास और धातु से बनाने के लिए सखित से मना कर दिया।

Word Meaning : Willow-a plant with plaint branches = सरपत, Cane hollow read or grass , ColoniatistsSettlers in a new coun try = उपनिवेश, Established-Tbestablish = स्थापित, Remake-tomahe again = दुबारा बनाना, Rejected– to refuse = मना करना।

11. But in ………lightweight materials.
पर रक्षक के लिए चीजें बनाने के लिए क्रिकेट पर प्रौद्योगिकी बदलाव का बहुत प्रभाव पड़ा। जब रबड़ के गुण को गुण बदलने की खोज की गई तब 1848 में पैड (Pads) का अविष्कार किया गया। बाद में रक्षक दस्ताने बनाए गए। और आधुनिक खेलों को हम धातु से बने बिना हेलमेट की सोच नहीं सकते। और हल्के भार के तत्व नाइलन के बनाए जाते हैं।

Word Meaning : Protective-Affording protection = रक्षक, Equipment-act ofequiping = सजावट, Influanced-Effect = प्रभाव, Technological-Pertaning to technology = प्रौद्योगिकी, Valcanisation to change property of rubber = रबड़ के गुण बदलने की विधि, Gloves-Worn on Hands = दस्ताने, synthetie-nylon = नाइलोन।

12. The origins
भारतीय खेल का आरंभ मुम्बई में हुआ। उस समय भारत का एक छोटा समुदाय जिसने खेल शुरू किया, वह पारसी धर्म के अनुयायी थे। अपनी व्यापार में रूचि के कारण वह ब्रिटिश के समीप आ गए। और यही पहली समुदाय थी जो पश्चिम की ओर आकृष्ट हुआ। पारसी ने पहला भारतीय क्रिकेट क्लब बनाया। यह मुम्बई में 1848 में ओरियंटल क्रिकेट क्लब के नाम से स्थापित किया गया।

Word Meaning : Zorastrian-Follower of Parsi religion = पारसी धर्म का अनुयायी. Community People of particular area = समुदाय, Contact-Come close = सम्पर्क में आना, Westernise-tending towards the west = पश्चिम की ओर उन्मुख होना।

13. Parsi clubs …………………. the surface.
पारसी क्लबों को पारसी व्यापारियों जैसे टाटा और वाडिया के द्वारा वित्तीय सहायता तथा प्रोत्साहन दिया जाता था। भारत में श्वेत अभिजात क्रिकेट ने पारसी समुदाय को कोई सहायता प्रदान नहीं की। वास्तव में बम्बई जिमखाना, जिसमें केवल श्वेत ही खेल सकते थे पारसी क्रिकेट खिलाड़ियों के बीच में एक सार्वजनिक | पार्क के ऊपर विवाद उत्पन्न हो गया। पारसी समुदाय ने शिकायत की कि पार्क खेलने लायक नहीं रहा क्योंकि पोलो के खेल के लिए बंबई जिमखाना ने पार्क को खोद दिया था।

Word Meaning:Funded Financial assis| tance = कोष (अर्थ) की सहायता देना, Sponsoredsupported = प्रवर्तित किया, Elite-high class = उच्च श्रेणी, Enthusiastic-curious to knew = उत्सुक, Public park-common park = सार्वजनिक पार्क।

14. When it…………………… Indian cricket.
जब यह बात स्पष्ट हो गई कि ब्रिटिश शासक अपने हमवतन पारसी समुदाय के प्रति पक्षपात दिखा रहे थे। तब पारसी समुदाय ने क्रिकेट खेलने के लिए अपना अलग जिमखाना बना लिया। पारसी और बंबई जिमखाना के पथ-प्रदर्शकों की दुश्मनी अंत भारतीय क्रिकेट के लिए बहुत सुखद रहा।

Word Meaning: Authorities–having influence = प्रशासक, Prejudiced-opinion formed before hand = पक्षपात, Compatriots-afellow countryman = हमवतन, Rivalry-enmity = दुश्मनी, Pioneers-to be first in act = पथ-प्रदर्शक।

15. AParsi ………………. DadabhaiNaoroji. 1889 में पारसी टीम ने बंबई जिमखाना को हरा दिया। यह घटना भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस की स्थापना के सिर्फ चार वर्ष बाद घटी। यह संस्था बहुत अच्छी किस्मतवाली सिद्ध हुई क्योंकि इसके सर्वप्रथम नेताओं में पारसी नेता दादाभाई नौरोजी भी थे। जो बहुत अनुभवी राजनेता और प्रतिभाशाली व्यक्ति थे।

Word Meaning: Foundation-basics = आधार, Organisation-oct of organizing = संगठन, Statesman-a great leader = अनुभवी राजनेता, Intellectual talented = प्रतिभाशाली।

16. Modern cricket ………….. Test cricket.
आधुनिक क्रिकेट जो राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर खेला जाता है, टैस्ट मैच को और एक दिवसीय अंतराष्ट्रीय मैचों ने अपना प्रभुत्व जमा लिया है। वह खिलाड़ी प्रसिद्ध हुए जो लोगों पर एक छाप छोड़ देते हैं और जिन्होंने अपने देश का नेतृत्व किया है। आज भी वह खिलाड़ी भारतीयों द्वारा याद किए जाते हैं जिन्हें टैस्ट क्रिकेट का अवसर मिला।

Word Meaning : Dominated-to rule = प्रभुत्व, Famous-well-known = प्रसिद्ध, Memoriesto remember = याद में, Fortunate: भाग्यशाली।

17. C.K.Nayudu……………… Test captain.
सी.के. नाइडू अपने समय का विशिष्ट बल्लेबाज आज भी लोगों के लिए एक कल्पना है जबकि उसके कुछ समकालीन खिलाड़ी जैसे पलवनकर विठल और पलवनकर बालू भूले जा चुके हैं। नायडू क्रिकेट के शिखर से तभी गुजर चुके थे जब उन्होंने 1932 में इंगलैंड के विरुद्ध पहला टेस्ट मैच खेला था। उनका स्थान भारतीय क्रिकेट इतिहास में इसलिए विश्वसनीय है क्योंकि वह देश के पहले टेस्ट मैच के कप्तान थे।

Word Meaning : Outstanding-Promi. nent = विशिष्ट, Popular-well-known = प्रसिद्ध, Imagination-anidea = कल्पना, Contemporaries-belonging to some time or period = समकालीन, Assured-confident = Fridal

18. India entered…….. sovereign nations. 1932 में भारत ने पहले टेस्ट मैच में प्रवेश किया, यह भारत की स्वतंत्रता से पन्द्रह वर्ष पूर्व की घटना थी। यह इसलिए संभव हुआ क्योंकि 1877 में जब टैस्ट क्रिकेट का अभ्युदय हुआ तब यह ब्रिटिश साम्राज्य के हिस्सा के बीच प्रतियोगिता थी न कि प्रभुत्व सम्पन्न राज्यों में।

Word Meaning : Origin-root = उदगम्, Independent-free = आजाद, Contest-competition = प्रतियोगिता, Sovereign-supreme power = प्रभुत्व।

19. The first ……………………… World War.
पहला टेस्ट मैच इंग्लैंड और आस्ट्रेलिया के बीच में खेला गया जब आस्ट्रेलिया उस समय तक थी अंग्रेजों के अधीन था। इसी प्रकार कैरिबियन के बहुत सारे छोटे देश जो सब मिलकर वैस्टइंडीज की टीम बनाते हैं यह देश द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध तक ब्रिटिश के अधीन थे।

Word Meaning : Similarly-alihe = जैसे, White settler-British = श्वेत निवासी (अंग्रेज)।

20. Television coverage ……. their heroes.
टेलीविजन के प्रसारण-क्षेत्र ने क्रिकेट को बदल दिया। इसके प्रसारण से क्रिकेट छोटे शहरों और गाँवों में पहुंच गई। और खेल के दर्शकों में बहुत बढ़ोत्तरी हो गया। इससे क्रिकेट का सामाजिक स्तर भी बहुत बढ़ गया। बच्चे जिन्हें पहले कभी अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट देखने का मौका नहीं मिला था, क्योंकि वह बड़े शहरों से बाहर | रहते थे, अब वह देखकर अपने नायकों का अनुकरण कर सकते हैं।

Word Meaning : Heroes-super human power = अभिनेता, Imitating-to initate = अनुकरण करना, Beaming-shining = चमकना, Broadenedwidened = बढ़ोत्तरी, Audience-spectators = दर्शकगण।

21. The technology …………….. South Asia.
सैटेलाइट टेलीविजन की प्रौद्योगिकी से और राष्ट्रीय टेलीविजन प्रसारण के विस्तार से क्रिकेट के लिए वैश्विक बाजार बनाया गया। सिडनी में खेले गए मैचों को सूरत में लोगों द्वारा देखा जा सकता है। क्योंकि भारत में क्रिकेट का खेल देखने वालों में से सबसे अधिक दर्शक थे। और क्रिकेट की दुनिया के लिए बड़ा बाजार अत: इतना मूल केन्द्र दक्षिण एशिया की तरफ स्थानांतरित हो गया।

Word Meaning : Technology-science of industrial arts = प्रौद्योगिकी, Created-to form = बनाना, Global-worldwide = वैश्विक, viewershipspectators = दर्शकगण।

22. This shift. ………………..tax-free Dubai.
One hundred…………………………. a stage.
इस परिवर्तन के कारण आई.सी.सी. का मुख्य कार्यालय लंदन से टैक्स-फ्री दुबई में बदल गया। 150 वर्ष पूर्व पहले भारतीय क्रिकेट खिलाड़ियों, पारसियों को खेलने के लिए खुली जगह के लिए संघर्ष करना पड़ा। आज के विश्व में भारत के प्रसिद्ध खिलाड़ी बहुत बड़ी मात्रा में धन पाते हैं, जिनके लिए दुनिया एक रंगभूमि है।

Word Meaning : Shift-change from one place to another = परिवर्तन, Stage-scene of action = रंगभूमि।

23. This transformation ……..technology.
इस रूपान्तरण से कई छोटे-छोटे बदलाव आए हैं: जो इस क्षेत्र के अध्यवसायी कलाकार थे उनका स्थान पेशेवर कलाकारों ने ले लिया है। धीरे-धीरे एकदिवसीय मैचों ने टैस्ट क्रिकेट पर अपना प्रभाव जमा लिया और विश्व व्यापार व प्रौद्योगिकी के क्षेत्र में बदलाव भी इसी का परिणाम हैं।

Word Meaning : Transformation change = रूपान्तरण या कायापलट, Amateur-first in field = अध्यवसायी, Replacement-to replace = प्रतिस्थापित करना, Triumph-victory = जीत, Remark able-outstanding = सराहनीय, Professional-pertaining to profession = पेशेवर।

The Story of Cricket Summary in English

Cricket grew in England 500 years ago. By 17th century it had gained recognition. Cricket game has many oddities. The main peculiarity unlike other game is that it can be played for five days and end in a draw. The other thing is that length of pitch is specified and not the size or shape of the ground.

First laws of cricket were drawn in 1744. During 1760s and 1770s many changes were observed which opened new possibilities for bowlers. The game equipment is also undergoing changes. Though the ball and bat are still handmade. Only the protective equipment has undergone a change due to technology. The origin of Indian cricket dates back to Bombay where small community of Parsis took to the game. Though Parsis were sponsored by Tatas and Wadias still the whites did nothing to promote their game. Still Parsis had a happy ending by beating Bombay Gymkhana in 1889.

In 1932 India entered the world of test cricket. Television and technology changed the status of cricket to great extent. The children got a chance to watch international cricket. The global market has greatly developed in India. Even today Indian players are the best paid and most famous players. The triumph has been brought about due to changes in global spheres.

The Story of Cricket Summary in Hindi

क्रिकेट इंग्लैंड में 500 वर्ष पूर्व आरंभ हुआ। 17वीं सदी तक इसने एक विशिष्ट स्थान पा लिया था। क्रिकेट खेल में कई विषमताएँ पाई जाती हैं। विशेष रूप से अन्य खेलों के विपरीत इसे पाँच दिनों तक बिना किसी निष्कर्ष पर पहुँचे खेला जा सकता है। दूसरी विशेष बात यह है कि पिच का आकार निश्चित है, पर मैदान का आकार या आकृति निश्चित नहीं है।

1744 में क्रिकेट के पहले सिद्धांत लिखे गए। 1760 और 1770 के दशकों में बदलाव के कारण बल्लेबाजों को और गेंदबाजों कई नई संभावनाओं की छूट मिली।

खेल सज्जा के सामान में बहुत सारे बदलाव देखे जा रहे हैं। जबकि बल्ला और गेंद अभी भी हस्तकला से बनाए जाते है। प्रौद्योगिकी के कारण सिर्फ सुरक्षात्मक उपकरणों में बदलाव आया है। क्रिकेट का आरंभ मुंबई में हुआ। यहाँ पर पारसी समुदाय के लोगों ने खेल का आरंभ किया। पारसी समुदाय को टाटा और वाडिया ने प्रोत्साहन दिया पर फिर भी अंग्रेजों ने इनको बढ़ावा देने के लिए कुछ नहीं किया।

पारसी समुदाय के लिए सुखद था जब उन्होंने 1889 मुम्बई जिमखाना को पराजित कर दिया।

1932 में भारत ने सबसे पहले टेस्ट क्रिकेट खेलना आरंभ किया। टेलीविजन और प्रौद्योगिकी में विस्तार से क्रिकेट का स्वरूप बहुत बदल गया। बच्चों को अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय खेल देखने का अवसर प्रदान हुआ। विश्व क्रिकेट बाजार का विकास भारत में हआ है। आज भी भारत के खिलाड़ी पैसे के संदर्भ में अग्रणी हैं। यह जीत वैश्विक बदलावों के कारण संभव हुई है।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions

Haryana Board 7th Class English Solutions Honeycomb Poem 7 Dad and the Cat and the Tree

HBSE 7th Class English Dad and the Cat and the Tree Textbook Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Why was Dad sure he wouln’t fail?
Answer:
Dad was sure he would not fall because he was a great climber.

Question 2.
Which phrase in the poem expresses Dad’s self-confidence best?
Answer:
A climber like me? Childs play, this is !

Question 3.
Descrire Plan A and its consequences.
Answer:
Plan A was to climb the tree with the help of aladder. Dad couldnot climb on the ladder as the ladder fell and father landedon the flowerbed.

Question 4.
Plan C was a success. What went wrong then?
Answer:
Plan C was a success as he was able to climb up the garden wall. But he landed up on the cat.

Question 5.
The catwas very happy to be in the ground. Pick out the phrase used to express this idea.
Answer:
Pleased as punch to be safe and sound.

Question 6.
Describe the Cat and Dad situation in the beginning and at the end of the poem.
Answer:
In the beginning of the poem the cat is stuck up on the tree while dad is proudly standing on the ground. While at the end of the poem dad is stuck up on the tree and cat is smiling and smoking on the ground.

Question 7.
Why and when did Dad say each of the following?
(i) Fail?
(ii) Never mind
(iii) Funny joke
(iv) Rubbish
Answer:
(i) The word is uttered by father when mother shows fear about falling of Dad. Father is very confident and is scoffing at mother.

(ii) Father uttered : Never mind’ to hide his embarassment. He said so when he fell on the flower bed from the ladder.

(iii) Falling from the wall sounded very abused to father. At that time he uttered funny joke. He said so when he fell again.

(iv) Dad got angry when mother asked him to be careful otherwise he would break his neck. So father said ‘Rubbish’ in an angry mood.

Question 8.
Do you find the poem humorous? Read aloud tries which make you laugh.
Answer:
Yes, the poem is humorous. The humorous lines are; then he swung himself up on a branch. It broke.
Easy as winking to a climber like me .”
Stick
up the tree

HBSE 7th Class English Dad and the Cat and the Tree Important Questions and Answers

Question 1.
How does the poet describe the tree?
Answer:
The poet describes the tree as wobbly and tall.

Question 2.
How many plans did Dad carry out? Did any succeed?
Answer:
Dad carried out three plans and the third plan, Plan C succeeded.

Question 3.
Why didn’t Dad follow his wife’s advice?
Answer:
Dad didn’t follow his wife’s advice because he was pretty confident about his climbing abilities.

Question 4.
What did Dad do after falling from the tree after carrying out Plan A?
Answer:
Dad brushed the dirt off his hair and face and his trousers and shirt.

Question 5.
What was the cat’s reaction?
Answer:
The cat was as pleased as Punch, that means she was very happy as she reached back to the ground safe and sound. She is smiling and smirking.

Question 6.
What was the Mom’s advice?
Answer:
Mom exclaimed persistent protest when Dad became cocky about his climbing ability. She warned him that he might fall. So he ought to be careful.

Question 7.
Is the title of the poem “Dad and the Cat and the Tree” apt? Why do you think so?
Answer:
Yes the title of the poem, “Dad and the Cat and the Tree” is apt because the poem revolves basically around the three. It is about how a CAT gets stuck in the TREE and how DAD decides to rescue it but fails in two of his plans. Infact when he succeeds in it, he actually sticks himself up in the TREE although the CAT is rescued.

Make Sentences:
Make sentences of your own from the following words :
(a) wobbly
(b) scoffed
(c) sprang
(d) safe and sound
Answer:
(а) Wobbly: He is wobbly, so he doesn’t win the race.
(b) Scoffed : He scoffed when Ram entered the party wearing a dirty shirt.
(c) Sprang : I sprang with joy when I got full marks in the test.
(d) Safe and sound: He was safe and sound even after meeting with an accident.

Dad and the Cat and the Tree Poem Stanzas for Comprehension

STANZA – 1

This morning a cat Stuck in our tree.
Dad said, “Right, just Leave it to me.”
The tree was wobbly,
The tree was tall Mum said, “For goodness’
Sake don’t fall!”
Questions
(i) Why is the poet in a tense mood?
(ii) How did dad react?
(iii) Why was it difficult to get on the tree?
(iv) What kind of person is the mother?
Answer:
(i) The poet is in a tense mood because the cat had got stick in the tree.
(ii) Dad tried to show than he is very brave.
(iii) It was difficult to get on the tree because it was tall and shaking.
(iv) Mother is a god-fearing lady.

STANZA – 2

“Fall?” socoffed Dad,
“A climber like me?
Child’s play, this is!
You wait and see.”
He got out the ladder
From the garden shed.
It slipped. He landed
In the flower bed.
Questions:
(i) How did father react to mother’s views?
(ii) What is ‘child’splay’for the father?
(iii) Why was the ladder brought?
(iv) Who slipped in the flower bed?
Answer:
(i) Father thought the mother’s views to be foolish.
(ii) Climbing the tree is the child’s play for the father.
(iii) The ladder was brought to climb the tree.
(iv) Father slipped in the flower bed from the ladder.

STANZA – 3

“Never mind.” sad Dad,
Brushing the dirt
Off his hair and his face
And his trousers and his shirt,
“We’ll try Plan B.
Stand Out of the way!”
Mum said, “Don’t fall
Again, O.K. ?”
Questions:
(i) How did father try to stop his embarassment?
(ii) What all were covered with diet?
(iii) What was plan B?
(iv) Why were the plans being worked out?
Answer:
(i) Father tried to stop his embarassment by just speaking out “Never mind
(ii) His hair face, trousers and his shirt was covered with dirt.
(iii) Plan B was swing on the branch.
(iv) The plans were being worked out to rescue the cat.

STANZA – 4

“Fall again? Sad Dad,
“Funny joke!”
Then he swung himself up
On a branch. It broke.
Dad landed wallop
Back on the deck.
Mum said, “Stop it,
You’ll break your neck!”
Questions:
(i) How did dad react to his falling again?
(ii) What happened when he swing on the branch?
(iii) Where did father fall?
(iv) Why did mother try to stop dad
Answer:
(i) Dad acted in a very light manner. He took the whole thing to be a light joke.
(ii) When he swing on the branch, it broke.
(iii) Father fell on the deck.
(iv) Mother tried to stop dad so that he would not fall down and break his neck.

STANZA – 5

“Rubbish!” sad Dad,
“Now we’ll try Plan C.
Easy as winking
To a climber like me!”
Then he climber up high
On the garden wall.
Guess what?
He didn’t fall!
Questions:
(i) What does word ‘Rubbish’ indicate ?
(ii) What was plan C?
(iii) Explain ‘easy as winking’?
(iv) Did he succed in climbing the wall?
Answer:
(i) The word ‘Rubbish’ indicates that dad does not wish to believe in defeat.
(ii) The plan ‘C’ was to climb the wall.
(iii) The plan to climb the wall was as easy as winking of an eye.
(iv) Yes, he succeeded in climbing the wall.

STANZA – 6

He gave a great leap
And he landed flat
In the crook of the tree-trunk –
Right on the cat!
The cat gave a yell
And sprang to the ground,
Pleased as Punch to be
Safe and sound.
Questions:
(i) Who is ‘He’.
(ii) Where did he fall?
(iii) Why did cat give a yell?
(iv) Who is safe and sound?
Answer :
(i) ‘He’ is Dad.
(ii) He fell on the crook of the tree trunk.
(iii) The cat gave a yell because Dad almost fell on it.
(iv) The cat is safe and sound.

Dad and the Cat and the Tree Poem Translation in Hindi

1. This morning ……………………. to me.”
हिन्दी अनुवाद- इस सुबह एक बिल्ली हमारे पेड़ में अटक, गई पिताजी ने कहा, ठीक है, यह मुझ पर छोड़ दो।

2. The tree ………………………… don’t fall!”
हिन्दी अनुवाद- पेड हिल रहा था. पेड लम्बा था माँ ने कहा, “अच्छाई के लिए” मत गिरो।

Word Meaning : Wobbly – unsteady = अस्थिर।

3. “Fall?” socoffed …………………. and sce.”
हिन्दी अनुवाद- “गिरा ?” हैड ने डाँटते हुए कहा “मेरी तरह चढ़ने वाला ? बच्चों का खेल, यह है इंतजार करो और देखो।

Word Meaning : Sloffed–To made fun of = उपहास।

4. He got ………… ……………. flower bed.
हिन्दी अनुवाद- वह सीढ़ी से उतरा बगीचे के गोदाम से वह फिसल गया। वह नीचे आया फूलों की क्यारी पर।

5. “Never mind.”…………………… his shirt,
हिन्दी अनुवाद- “कोई बात नहीं पिताजी ने कहा, गन्दगी को साफ करते हुए उसको बालो से और चेहरे से उसकी पतलून व कमीज से।

6. “We’ll try ………………….. Again, O.K.?”
हिन्दी अनुवाद- हम उपाय व की कोशिश करेंगे रास्ते से दूर हो जाओ। माँ ने कहा, “दुबारा मत गिरना ठीक है ?”

7. “Fall again ………………………. It broke.
हिन्दी अनुवाद- “दुबारा गिरे ?” पिताजी ने कहा “मजाकिया चुटकुला है।” तब उसने अपने आप को झुलाया टहनी पर, वह टूट गई।

8. Dad landed…………………… your neck!”
हिन्दी अनुवाद- पिताजी जोर से गिरे डैक के ऊपर माँ ने कहा “उसे रोको, तुम अपनी गर्दन तोड़ लोगे।”

Word Meaning landed Wallop-to pull heavily = जोर से गिरना।

9. “Rubbish!” sad ………………….. like mel”
हिन्दी अनुवाद- “गन्दगी” पिताजी ने कहा अब उपाय पर काम करेंगे आँख झपकने की तरह आसान करें जैसे चढ़ने वाले के लिए।”

Word Meaning : Winking-to bat lid of the eye = आँख झपकना।

10. Then he ………………………… didn’t fall!
हिन्दी अनुवाद- तब वह ऊँचा चढ़ा बगीचे की दीवार तक सोचो क्या ? वह गिरा नहीं

11. He gave ……………………… the cat!
हिन्दी अनुवाद- वह जोर से कूदा और वह सीधा गिर गया पेड़ के तने के झुके हुए हिस्से में सीधा बिल्ली पर।
Word Meaning : Leap-jump high = कूदना

12. The cat …………………… and sound.
हिन्दी अनुवाद- बिल्ली जोर से चिल्लायी और वह धरती पर कूदी, मूर्ति की तरह खुश सुरक्षित व स्वस्थ।

Word Meaning : Yell-Shout = चिल्लाना, Sprang-tojump = कूदना।

13. So it’s ………………………… Tree.
हिन्दी अनुवाद- इसलिए वह मुस्कुराया और मूर्खता की हँसी हँसने लगा उसके चेहरे पर छलकपन दर्शा रहा था। पर बेचारे बूढ़े पिताजी शान्त पेड़ पर वहाँ अटक गए

Word Meaning : Smirking-To scoff = मूर्खता से हँसना।

Dad and the Cat and the Tree Poem Summary in English

This poem is about a cat which got up stick on the tree. The tree was tall but father thought that it was a child’s play. He got in the ladder which slipped and his hair, trousers,shirts got dirt. Next plan was to get on a branch but it broke. Dad tried on plan C which was to climb on the garden wall. Dad landed up the top of. The tree and the cat fell on the ground with a yell. The poor dad was stick up on the tree.

Mystery of the Talking Fan Poem Summary in Hindi

यह कविता बिल्ली के बारे में है जो पेड़ पर अटक गई। पेड़ ऊँचा था पर पिताजी ने सोचा कि यह बच्चों का खेल है। वह सीढ़ी लाया जो फिसल गई और उसके बाल, पैंट, कमीज धूल से भर गए। अगला उपाय था कि वह टहनी पर चढ़ जाए जो कि टूट गई। पिताजी ने उपाय पर काम करने की बगीचे की दीवार पर चढ़ना था। पिताजी पेड़ के ऊपर चढ़े और बिल्ली धरती पर गिर गई और चिल्लाई। बेचारे पिताजी पेड़ पर अटक गए।

HBSE 7th Class English Solutions