CG Board Class 7 Solutions for English Chapter 11 Grandchildren by Surprise

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CG Board Class 7th English Solutions

Chapter - 11
Subject - English
Chapter name - Grandchildren by Surprise

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Reading Comprehension
Answer the following questions.

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1. Read the letter given in the lesson carefully and answer the following
questions.

a. When was the letter written?
Ans: The letter was written on 30th September 2003.

b. Where was the letter sent from?
Ans: The letter was sent from Madrid.

c. Who was the letter sent to?
Ans: The letter was sent to the neighbours of the Newtons.

d. What was the main message in the letter?
Ans: The main message of the letter was to convey that the grandchildren were going
to visit their grandparents.

e. Who wrote the letter?
Ans: The letter was from the grandchildren.

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2. How was the address on the letter different from the address of the Newtons?
Ans: The address on the letter was 1814 Birch Avenue, whereas the address of the
Newtons was 1814 Beech Avenue.

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3. Do you find anything funny in the ad put in the newspaper? If yes, what is it?
Ans: The newspaper ad was funny because it stated that they needed to borrow
grandchildren of any size or age.

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4. What did the grandchildren play with?
Ans: The grandchildren played with several toys, such as trucks and trains, dolls, and
doll houses.

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5. Did the children enjoy the time they spent with the grandparents?
Ans: The grandchildren thoroughly enjoyed the time they spent with their grandparents.

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6. “Even the clock went tock-tick.”
a. How do clocks go?
Ans: The clock goes tick-tock.

b. Why does the writer say that the clock went tock-tick?
Ans: The children played so much that the neat little house became messy. Nothing
was in its place. So the writer says that the clock becomes tock-tick.

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7. Name the things that the Newtons gave to the children.
Ans: Newton gave toys, dolls, trucks, doll houses, cookies, and lots of love to the
children.

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Vocabulary
1. Put the words given in the list of word-meanings in the order in which you find
them in the dictionary.
Ans: Ad, bake, borrow, cookies, go by, hug, joke, keep off, meals, mess, need, on time,
out of place, play a joke, porch, quiet, spill, surprise, yard.

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2. Look at the difference in the two spellings of the word :
Neighbor - Neighbour
The first is American and the second is British

Now complete the table given below:
American Spelling British Spelling

Neighbor Neighbour
Color Colour
Favor Favour
Labor Labour

Valor Valour
Parlor Parlour
Vapor Vapour
Rumor Rumour

Harbor Harbour

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3. Use following phrases in your own sentences.
out of place, play a joke on, come by, keep off.

1. Everything was out of place when I entered the house.
2. Don't play a joke on me.
3. Why do you come by?
4. I keep off arrogant people.

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Grammar
Work in pairs
A. Look at the flow chart carefully. You will know how the paper is made.
Use is/ are + V (III) form of the words given in the
brackets and put them in the boxes.An example is given for you.

Example: Paper from trees.(make)
Is made

At first the tree off their bark. (strip)
are stripped

Then they to a pulp. (grind)
are
grinded

Then the pulp with chemicals. (cook)
Is cooked

Next it with water. (wash)
Is washed

Next it (bleach)
is bleached

Then it (beat)
is beaten

Then it with water.(mix)
is mixed

And then it into one end of a paper making machine. (feed)
is feeded

Note: We use the ‘passive voice’ when we are interested in an action and not in the
person responsible for the action.

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Active voice:
Subject + Verb + Object
Hari + writes + a letter.

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Passive voice:

Object + Verb + (Subject)
A letter is written.
In passive voice, the sentence is made using
Object + is/are/am + V (III form)

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B. Pick out the words from the box and complete the statements given below.
One has been done for you:

Use
e as + adj + as

Neat - pin
Cold - ice
Black - ice
hot - fire
White - milk
Blue - sky
Red - blood

Example: The room was as neat as a pin.

His hands were as cold as ice.

His hair is as black as coal.

The kettle is as hot as fire.

Her teeth are as white as milk.

The water looks as blue as the sky

The colour of this rose is as red as blood.

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Writing
Look at the following notice in the ‘Lost and Found’ box of your school notice
board:
Lost! Lost!
07.03.04
Lost my lunch box. It is red. It is new. It has an oval shape.
One who finds it and returns it, will be given a treat.
Satish
Now write a notice for a newspaper about a dog you have lost. Take the help of
the words given in the box:
fat
white
black eyes

with red collar
long tail

Answer:
25.1.23

Lost Dog. It is pure white. It is fat and has black eyes. There is a red collar on its neck
and a long tail. The name is John. One who finds it and returns will deserve a treat.
Jenny

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Activity
A. Listen to the passage carefully and complete the task given below:
See Appendix 1 Lesson 11.

(1) Name of the boy Greg Smith

(2) At the age of two, he could name all the dinosaurs that never lived.

(3) At the age of 9, he did pass high school with honours.

(4) At the age of 13, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

B. Make a list of your classmates who are afraid of the following insects, animals
etc. Talk to each other.
Ans. To be done by students.