Class-7 English Reader (Special), Lesson-12 Shri Ramkrishna Paramhansa / M.P. Board

Lesson-12

Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Exercises

Answer the questions given below:

Q1.    Why was the Ramakrishna mission established?

Ans- Ramakrishna mission was established to serve mankind.

Q2.    Why is quarrelling in the name of religion foolish?

Ans- Quarrelling in the name of religion is foolish because all the religions lead to the same goal.

Q3.    What kind of life did Shri Ramakrishna live as a temple priest?

Ans- Shri Ramakrishna lived a deeply religious life spending day and night in prayers, often went with out food and water.

Q4.    What did he do to understand Islam and Christianity?

Ans- He lived the life of a pious Muslim and Christian to understand Islam and Christianity.

Q5.    How did Narendra prove to himself, that if his master disliked money?

Ans- Narendra touched Ramakrishna with a coin, he saw that his master’s hand bent and the body appeared in great pain. In this way, he proved to himself, that his master disliked money.

Q6.    What was the early name of Swami Vivekananda?

Ans- Swami Vivekananda’s early name is Narendra.

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

1.    The Ramakrishna mission does a lot of work to help poor and to educate the young. (T)

2.    Shri Ramakrishna was not a religious man. (F)

3.    Shri Ramakrishna was born in 1936. (F)

4.    Shri Ramakrishna used to spend about twenty hours with visitors. (T)

Fill in the blank spaces with the words given below

Christian,    teachings,    priest,    disciplined,    religious,    university,   flocked

1.    Gandhiji was a religious man.

2.    Mother Teresa was a Christian saint.

3.    The teachings of Shri Ramakrishna were very important.

4.    The Indira Gandhi Open University is a world famous university.

5.    All the students should always be disciplined.

6.    People always flocked around Gandhiji.

7.    He is a priest in a temple.

Special English-2      Special English-3 

Match the following collective nouns with the group they stand for:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

a flock of a galaxy of a herd of a band of a crowd of a team of a swarm of a fleet of

people stars cattle musicians players players bees ships

Use dis-as a prefix with the words given below and form new words:

appear	disappear
honest	dishonest
like	dislike
obey	disobey
please	displease
regard	disregard
similar	dissimilar
agree	disagree

Now use above words with the prefix (using their correct form) in the given sentences:

1.    Mr. Natwarlal is a dishonest man.

2.    I dislike eating kachoris.

3.    The principal is displease with this peon.

4.    You shouldn’t disobey your parents and teachers.

5.    We disagree with their arguments.

6.    Don’t disregard a priest.

7.    The areoplane flies at a very high speed and it soon disappears in the sky.

8.    People of dissimilar nature never come together.

Write ten sentences from the table below:

We people You

ought

to not to

be honest and truthful. pray everyday. live like brothers. help the poor and the weak. forget that God has many names. be lazy and careless.

1.    We ought to be honest and truthful.

2.    We ought to pray everyday.

3.    We ought  to help the poor and the weak.

4.    We ought  not to forget that God has many names.

5.    People ought to live like brothers.

6.    People ought  to help the poor and the weak.

7.    People ought  not to forget that God has many names.

8.    People ought not to be lazy and careless.

9.    You ought not to forget that God has many names.

10. You ought not to be lazy and careless

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