English Reader, Class 7 / VII, Rajasthan State Textbook Board Jaipur (Rajasthan) / State Institute of Educational Research and Training, Udaipur
Solved Textbook Questions:
1.
The Unique Sacrifice
1. Which trees were being cut
down by the Royal people and why?
Ans Khejari trees were being cut down by the
Royal peple. Because they were commanded to do so.
2. Who was the supervisor of the team?
Ans The Hakim, Girdhari Lal, was
the supervisor of the team.
3. How many people lost their
lives and why?
Ans 363 people lost their lives to save the
khejari trees from being cut down.
4. How did Amrita Devi
protest?
Ans Amrita Devi shouted at the woodcutters to
stop cutting, she also requested the Hakim to stop his men. But when nobody
heeded, she clasped a tree to stop the woodcutters.
5. What did Maharaja Abhay
Singh do when he came to know about the massacre?
Ans Maharaja Abhay Singh immediately rushed to
the site and stopped his men. He put a permanent ban on felling of trees there
and also declared the deceased as martyrs.
2.
My Dream School
Part
1
1. Who is Janki Lal?
Ans Janki Lal is a poor mason.
2. How many members are there
in this family?
Ans There are four members in his family.
3. What is the name of Janki
Lal’s wife?
Ans The name of Janki Lal’s wife is Gauri.
4. Where do Janki Lal and
Sugan go?
Ans Jank Lal and Sugan go to Jagdish Sharma, the
school teacher.
5. What does Vidya want?
Ans Vidya wants to go to school.
Part
2
1. What does Gauri say to
Janki Lal?
Ans Gauri says to Janki Lal that their daughter,
Vidya, is asking them to send her to school.
2. What was Janki Lal’s reply?
Janki Lal replied in negative
saying that he had limited earnings.
3. What did Manghu say to it?
Ans Manghu said that he too did not go to school.
Only rich people can afford schooling.
4. Why was Janki Lal worried?
Ans Janki Lal was worried because his daughter wanted
to go to school and he did not have enough money.
5. Why did Sugan take Janki
Lal to Jagdishji?
Ans Sugan took Janki Lal to Jagdishji to solve
Janki Lal’s problem.
Part
3
1. What information was given
by Mr Jagdish Sharma about RTE?
Ans Mr Jagdish Sharma informed that RTE insists
on free education for children from 6 to 14 years of age all over the country.
They get free education, free books and mid-day meal.
2. How was Vidya’s dream
fulfilled?
Ans Vidya could go to the village school. She got
admission just on basis of her birth certificate. She could get free education,
free uniform, free books and mid-day meal. In this way, her dream was
fulfilled.
4. Reduce Waste
1. What are the preferred
options for managing waste?
Ans Methods of waste reduction, waste reuse and
recycling are the preferred option for managing waste.
2. Where are we supposed to
dispose our kitchen waste?
Ans We are supposed to dispose our kitchen waste
into a pit in the garden to make manure.
3. How are plastic bags
dangerous to animals?
Ans Plastic bags are dangerous to animals. Many
animals die by swallowing plastic bags. They also die due to suffocation when
their heads get stuck in them.
4. How are plastic harmful to
the environment?
Ans Plastic causes great harm to the environment.
It does not allow the soil to breathe. It causes pollution of soil, water and
air.
5. Which place becomes the
breeding place for harmful bacteria?
Ans Garbage bin, where the waste begins to rot,
becomes the breeding place for harmful bacteria.
6. How can we encourage the
public to help in waste prevention?
Ans To encourage the public, we can ask them to
bring reusable bags for packaging and to choose reusable products like cloth
napkin and reusable containers.
7. What safety measures has
the government taken to manage waste reduction?
Ans The government has taken many safety
measures: Plastic bags are banned, reuse of shopping bag is mandatory, waste
collector goes door to door to collect household waste and dustbins are kept in
various public places.
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