Gulmohar 7 - Upon the westminister Birdge - Answers

Upon Westminster Bridge

Understanding the Poem

1. The poet could see the city with its ships, towers, domes, theatres, temples, river and houses from his position on the bridge.

2. Dull of soul refers to a person who may be bored and unmoved by any experience or sight.

3. The garment referred to in the poem is the beauty of the morning. The city is wearing it.

4. They are open unto the fields and to the sky. They are silent and bare.

5. We can normally find ‘valley, rock and hill’ in rural settings. He is using these words to compare the brilliance of the sunrise in the countryside and in London.

6. No. He refers to the city’s life as ‘mighty heart’.

7. It shows us that Wordsworth thought the city was beautiful, grand and awe-inspiring. Majesty here refers to the grandeur of the city.

8. The poet draws a grand and imposing picture of London. He builds the feeling of awe and grandeur through the choice of words like majesty, open unto sky, mighty, etc.

Appreciating the Poem
1. The city is compared to a person wearing a garment. “This city now doth like a garment wear the beauty of the morning;”

Gulmohar class 7 | chapter 3 - Maggie Cuts her hair | Answers

Understanding the Text

Answers:-

1. Maggie wanted to cut her hair and wanted Tom to help her with it.

2. Tom meant that Maggie would be soundly scolded for cutting off her
hair.

3. Maggie felt free and light after cutting her thick hair. Her thick hair is compared to the wood and
the lighter mane left after chopping the locks is compared to the open plain.is compared to the open
plain.

4. Maggie began to regret her act when she saw that Tom was laughing at her. She suddenly realized
that she was going to be scolded for being naughty and that she would hardly feel any sense of triumph when she faced her family.

5. 
a. NT
b. NT
 c. T
d. T
e. T

6. He described the dessert in detail which made Maggie hungry enough to go the table.

7. Uncle Pullet commented on her appearance and said she looked very funny. Aunt Glegg said she should be severely punished and starved for doing such a shocking thing. Mrs. Tulliver was displeased and angry and felt ashamed of her daughter’s deed. Uncle Glegg tried to take the edge off his wife’s severe critics by teasing Maggie saying she should be sent to prison. Mr. Tulliver was amused and proud of his daughter as she had found her own way of rebelling against conventions. 8. It was very bitter that Tom could not be more sympathetic towards Maggie. First he laughed at her and then he wanted to go down to dinner indifferent to her plight. She might have to forego dinner and be scolded by everyone.

Structure and Usage

A.
2. complex
3. compound
4. complex
5. compound
6. compound
7. complex
8. complex

B.
2. Tom started laughing at her so she began to feel bad.
3. Tom did warn Maggie not to cut her hair yet she went on to snip it off.
4. She had better go down to dinner soon or her mother would be angry.
5. Maggie felt her father would be sympathetic so she ran to him and wept on his shoulder.
6. Maggie was crying her heart out whereas Tom only wanted to enjoy the sweets on the table.

C.
2. She leaned out of the window so that she could wave goodbye.
3. The next day, Jaggu noticed that his bicycle had a flat at tyre.
4. It is so crowded on the beach today that it is impossible to relax.
5. Deepak laughed when he saw his refl ection in the mirror.
6. I saw an injured puppy which was limping down the road.

Words in Use
A. 1. e 2. a 3. i 4. h 5. b
6. c 7. l 8. k 9. j 10. f

Gulmohar 7 - Chapter 2 A secret for two - Answers

2. A Secret for Two
Quentin Reynolds (1902–1965) published twenty-
five books apart from his autobiography. He
seems to have been affected by the huge loss
of lives suffered during World War II. In his
autobiography, he described the war as being
“Short on glamour and long on tragedy.”
A. 1. ... he had delivered milk to the
families on this street for thirty
years. 2. ... the horse reminded him
of St. Joseph, who was also kind, gentle
and faithful. 3. ... he learned his route
very fast. 4. ... Joseph knew the milk
route so well. 5. ... he was panic-
stricken at the thought of not driving
Joseph every day.
B. 1. The secret was that Pierre had been
blind for the last 5 years. Pierre and
Joseph shared the secret. 2. Pierre
worked with Joseph for fi fteen years.
Pierre had become blind probably 10
years after they started working together.
3. The horse was acknowledging
Pierre’s presence while making sure it
was him. The others joked that it seemed
like Joseph was smiling at Pierre.
4. A blind man did actually handle the
route later on. The man was Pierre himself,
during the last fi ve years of his service.
5. Pierre and Joseph had been working
together for fi fteen years and had grown
older together. 6. Pierre always had
a cap pulled over his eyes to keep the
morning wind out of them. This kept
everyone from guessing that Pierre was
blind.
 Structure and Usage
A. 1. You should have offered to
help. 2. must have understood
3. would have heard 4. would
have called me 5. must have
practised hard. 6. would have
dropped us 7. must have missed the
fl ight. 8. should have reminded me.
B. 1. should not have batted fi rst
2. must not have been exciting
3. would not have bought it 4. must
not have forgotten 5. should not
spend more time 6. should not have
got lost
C. 1. c (First conditional) 2.
e (Second conditional) 3. a
(First conditional) 4. f (Second
conditional) 5. b (Second
conditional) 6. d (First conditional)
 Words in Use
B. 1. wearily 2. frantically
3. patiently 4. fl uently
5. daintily 6. readily
 Dictionary Work
1. moved 2. took out 3. sketched
4. pulled 5. got 6. tie
 Spelling
1. audible 2. washable 3. affordable
4. creditable 5. credible
6. divisible 7. edible 8. valuable
9. usable

Gulmohar 7 - Madhobi The young spring flower - Answers

Understanding the Poem
1. “Is in a rush to leave; As soon as it arrives”:
These two lines show that Madhobi is a short-
lived fl ower.
2. The words, “sudden wave
of splendour” describe how the flower was at the time it appeared.
3. The leaves urge the fl ower to stay. The stars in the sky want
to have it with them.
4. The southern wind tries quietly to take the flower along.
5. The flower does not speak anything in
the poem.
6. The leaves try the hardest
to have the fl ower with them. They make
repeated appeals to the fl ower to not leave
them.
7. The size of the fl ower is
understood when the wind calls it ‘little one’. Its season of bloom, spring, is mentioned in the title and the fi rst line of the poem.
8. What the poet sees: stars in the heaven,
leaves encircling the blossom, the infi nite blue
sinking into the twilight, the night of the full
moon receding, dancing leaves, disappearing
fl ower. What the poet imagines: leaves
crying and protesting, stars exclaiming, wind
murmuring.
Appreciating the Poem
1. He uses the words protest, exclaim,
whisper, murmur and plead instead of said.
2. The leaves are shown to be whispering and
pleading; the stars are shown to be exclaiming
and the southern breeze is indicated to be
murmuring.

Gul Mohar 7 - Chapter 1 The Master Artist -Answers

Answers of Gulmohar 7 - chapter 1

ANSWER KEY READER 7
1. The Master Artist
Carol Moore enjoys writing and illustrating children’s stories. She loves giving classic fairytales a spin, mixing scientific facts with imaginary events and writing illustrated stories with animation
.
A. 1. NT (Para 2)
2. T (Para 4)
3. T (Para 2)
4. T (Para 4)
5. NT (Para 15)
 6. T (Para 17)

B. 1. Monsieur Signy l’Abbaye had been a master artist of his day; The patron knew how highly the artist had been recommended.

2. The guild expected its artists to paint in Byzantine or Proto-Renaissance styles.

3. Monsieur Signy l’Abbaye wanted to break free of restraints and paint Signor Bartoli’s portrait in his own way and he had his patron’s features memorised. He requested his patron to give him complete privacy because he did not want anyone to disturb his craft.

4. The masterpiece took 6 months to complete. Monsieur Signy l’Abbaye was using the best of materials and it was a long process to get things right.

5. His mouth fell open, his eyes turned red, he grabbed what few hairs he had left on his head, he did a little hop, a twitch and his eyebrows contorted.

Structure and Usage

A. 1. Main (Verb has a meaning of its own)
2. Auxiliary (It is a helping verb)
3. Auxiliary (It is a helping verb)
4. Auxiliary (It is a helping verb)
5. Main (Verb has a meaning of its own)
 6. Auxiliary (It is a helping
verb)
7. Auxiliary (It is a helping
verb)
8. Main (Verb has a meaning
of its own)

B. 1. but
2. While
3. Neither,
nor
4. not only, but also
5. as if
6. unless
7. Both, and
 8. as

Words in Use
A. 1. give his imagination wings
2. If truth be told
3. time consuming endeavour
4. must stay private
5. explore the limits
6. to break free

B. 1. Mother could not tolerate the squeaky noise the old fan was making, so she switched it off.

2. My uncle wants to retire from the post of secretary of his club.
3. The speaker continued even after the buzzer went off.
4. The police revealed his identity only after the thieves were caught.
5. The guards withdrew from their posts after the president had safely reached his office.
 6. Prita was jubilant because she was going to Antarctica, something she had yearned to do all her life.

 Listening
1. mix 2. ratios 3. brands
4. thoroughly 5. watery 6. mixture
7. mould 8. acrylic 9. water-
based 10. gloss 11. bowls