NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English (An Alien Hand) The Desert [Old Book]

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Book : An Alien Hand Ncert Solutions | Chapter-3 English-2

Class : 7th
Subject : English-2
Chapter : 3
Chapter Name : The Desert

Q1 From the rst paragraph
(i) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is;
(ii) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as specialists see it.
Which do you think is an apt description, and why?

Answer. (i) Two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is:
“dry, hot, waterless and without shelter”
“a at, unchanging wasteland of dry sand”
(ii) Two phrases which describe the desert as specialists see it:
“a beautiful place”
“home of a variety of people, animals and plants”
The description of the desert as specialists see it is more apt as their description is based on
actual studies, and not just on beliefs and assumptions.

Page : 16 , Block Name : Comprehension Check

Q2 The phrases on the left in the following box occur in the text. Match each of them with a
phrase on the right.

Answer.

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Book : An Alien Hand Ncert Solutions | Chapter-3 English-2

Page : 17 , Block Name : Comprehension Check

Q1 A camel can do without water for days together. What is the reason given in the text?

Answer. The camels can do without water for days together because they sweat very little.
They can stand high body temperature. They do not need to sweat. Therefore, they can retain
the water they drink for long periods of time.

Page : 19 , Block Name : Comprehension Check

Q2 How do the smaller desert animals ful l their need for water?

Answer. The smaller desert animals do not drink water. They burrow underground during the
hot day and come out at night to eat. Some of them eat other animals and get the water they
require from the moisture in the meat. Others eat plants and seeds, and get the water they
require from plant juices.

Page : 19 , Block Name : Comprehension Check

Q3 In a desert the temperature rises during the day and falls rapidly at night. Why?
Answer. In humid climates, the moisture in the air acts like a blanket and protects the earth’s
surface from the hot rays of the sun. The absence of this blanket in desert lands causes the
desert to heat up rapidly during the day and to cool off rapidly at night.

Page : 19 , Block Name : Comprehension Check

Q1 Describe a desert in your own way. Write a paragraph and read it aloud to your classmates.

Answer. DIY

Page : 19 , Block Name : Exercise

Q2 Go to the library and collect information about the lifestyle of people in desert areas—
their food, clothes, work, social customs, etc. Share this information with the group.

Answer. DIY

Page : 19 , Block Name : Exercise

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