Class-7 English Reader (Special), Lesson-6 The King's Choice / M.P. Board

Lesson-6

The King’s Choice

Answer the questions given below:

1)    Who did the lion appoint as his courtiers and why?

Ans- Lion appointed fox, leopard and crow as his courtiers because of their cleverness, alertness and ability to fly respectively.

2)    What did the crow ask the king?

Ans- The crow asked the king whether he had ever tested camel’s meat.

3)    Where did the king and his courtiers go in search of food?

Ans- The king and his courtiers went to desert in search of food.

4)    Why could the lion not go farther?

Ans- The lion could not go farther because the hot sand had burnt his paws.

5)    How did they return from the desert?

Ans- They returned on camel’s back from the desert.

6)    Why did the three advisors smile mysteriously?

Ans- The three advisors smiled mysteriously because it was the time for diner and they had camel with them.

7)    What did they plan next?

Ans- They planned to eat the camel next.

8)    What did the lion say to the camel?

Ans- The lion said to the camel, “You have been loyal and good. You shall be my friend as long as I live.”

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Read the following sentences and tick true (T) or false (F):

1.    The king was big, handsome, fierce and strong. (T)

2.    A king must not have courtiers.(F)

3.    The lion had four courtiers. (F)

4.    The courtiers never opposed the king. (T)

5.    The lion had never seen a camel. (T)

6.    The hot sand had burnt the feet of the fox. (F)

7.    They were tired and hungry.(T)

8.    I shall eat you one by one in the order in which you offered yourselves. (T)

Use these phrases in the following sentences:

            run away,       looked at,       set off,            in spite of,      far from

1. They looked at each other.
2. The king set off on a journey.
3. The forest is not far from the desert.
4. The lion was pleased in spite of the desert.
5. The leopard wanted to run away.

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Write one word for:

1)    a person part of the court of king or queen- Courtier

2)    a swift-footed animal- Leopard

3)    one who advises- Advisor

4)    an area full of sand- Desert

5)    a place of living- Habitat

6)    the ship of the desert- Camel

7)    one who remains faithful- Loyal

Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences:

1.    have/must/king/courtiers/a/./

Sentence- A king must have courtiers.

2.    a/bird/can/high/fly/./

Sentence- A bird can fly high.

3.    ./roared/whenever/stood/he/in/awe/they

Sentence- They stood in awe whenever he roared.

4.    fat/big/and/looked/./it

Sentence- It looked big and fat.

5.    burnt/the/paws/./had/sand/his

Sentence- The hot sand had burnt his paws.

6.    them/the/far/was/./behind/forest

Sentence- The forest was far behind him.

Underline the verbs in the following sentences:

1. The dog barked at the thief.
2. The snake killed the rat.
3. The hare fell into the well.
4. The hunter shot a lion.
5. Fish swim in the river.

Fill in the blank spaces with suitable adverbs given below:

            greedily, unbearably, kindly, happily, mysteriously, slowly

1. The king treated the animals very kindly.
2. The hungry lion ate food greedily.
3. A tortoise walks slowly.
4. The fox smiled mysteriously.
5. It was unbearably hot.
6. The animals lived happily in the jungle.

Some images of the forests and the deserts are given here but they are mixed. Sort them out and write them separately in the two column given below:

Forests	Deserts
green trees wild animals birds streams elephants deer monkeys swinging on trees	dry land camel hot sand date palm oasis

Using the following clues, write a paragraph about your visit to a bird sanctuary or a national park.

1)    A national park (name)

2)    it is in……(state)

3)    world famous for……

4)    besides lions, there are other wild animals such as ……..

5)    lots of people come daily.

6)    facility to wander in the forest area (name) ……

We had visited the Kanha National Park during last summer vacations. It is situated in Mandla and Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh. Kanha provided inspiration to Rudyard Kipling for his famous novel "Jungle Book”. Besides lions, there are other wild animals such as Royal Bengal Tiger, leopards, the sloth bear, Barasingha and Indian wild dog. Lot of people come daily during visiting hours which are 6:30 am to 12 noon and 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.  Taxi service called safari is available to wander in the forest area.

Write a letter to your friend describing how and where you spent your last summer vacation.

Indore

21-Feb-2011

Dear Jaya,

We went to ooty during last summer vacation. Ooty is a hill station in Nilgiri hills of Tamilnadu. Ooty stands at an approximate height of 7,500 feet above sea level. We had visited many places some of which are the botanical garden, ooty lake, boat house, stone house, toda huts, st. Stephen’s church, wax museum and tea gardens.

Stone house is the first pucca house of ooty. Kalahatty is a world class site for hand gliding. One good thing about the place is that plastic carry bags are banned here from years and the shopkeepers prefer only recycled paper or cloth bags.

Yours,

Anupama

Activity-

Collect the pictures of lion, camel, leopard, fox and write three sentences about each of them.

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