Class 7 English Text Book Questions And Answers Lesson - 1 The Book Of Nature

Class 7 English Text Book Questions And Answers Lesson - 1 The Book Of Nature | The Book Of Nature Class 7 Questions and Answers |  WBBSE Class 7 English Text Book Solution Chapter - 1 The Book Of Nature All Units and Activities

The Book of Nature Unit - 1 Activity - 1

Underline the appropriate alternatives -

(a) India is in fact a (big/ small/ huge) part of the earth’s surface.

Ans – India is in a small part of the earth’s surface.

(b) Once upon a time the earth was too (cold/ dark/ hot) for any living being to survive. 

Ans – Once upon a time the earth was too hot for any living being to survive.

(c) Fossils are (a type of wild animal/ one kind of hard rock/ the remains of old living beings). 

Ans – Fossils are the remains of old living beings.

The Book Of Nature Unit - 1 Activity - 2

Answer the following questions in complete sentences -

(a) What must we do to know about the tale of this world? 

Ans – To know about the tale of this would we must think of all the countries and all the people that have inhabited it and not merely of one little country where we may have been born.

(b) How old is our earth? 

Ans – Our earth is very old – millions and millions of years old.

(c) Who roamed the earth before the arrival of human beings? 

Ans – Only animals roamed on this earth before the arrival of human beings.

The Book Of Nature Unit - 1 Activity - 3

Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the text. The first letters of the words are given - 

(a) As a subject, history is quite interesting. 

(b) We have good relations with our neighbouring country. 

(c) Plants need air, water and sunlight to grow. 

(d) Can you imagine how big the Universe is? 

(e) You should study regularly if you want to be a good student. 

The Book Of Nature Unit - 1 Activity - 4

Make meaningful sentences with the following words - 

(a) Interest – The more you read the more your interest will grow in reading.

(b) Surface – Actually we live on the earth’s surface.

(c) Inhabited – In old times only poor illiterate people inhabited in the rural areas.

(d) Together – We should fight agianst the enemy together.

(e) Scientist – The scientist researches and invents unknown mysteries of this world.

The Book Of Nature Unit - 2 Activity - 5

Identify which of the following statements are True and which are False. Give a supporting statement for each of your answers. 

(a) Fairy tales are rich in imagination. (T) 

(b) We have no means to know about the far-off days. (F)

(c) The alphabet of nature is like the Hindi or the English alphabet. (T)

(d) We can learn a lot about our world from the rivers and mountains. (T)

The Book Of Nature Unit - 2 Activity - 6

Complete the following sentences with information from the text -

(a) No book could have been written in old times because then men did not exist

(b) To be able to read any language one has to learn its alphabet.

(c) A small pebble was definitely a part of a big rock.

(d) On the beaches at the seaside, little children can play and make castles out of the sand.

The Book Of Nature Unit - 2 Activity - 7

Fill in the following chart with information from the text - 

         Statement                        Reason 

1.Fairy tales need        Because those are 

not be true.                   based on imagination.

2.A piece of rock         Beacause a rock is 

looks different             full of corners or 

from a pebble.             rough edges whereas 

                                       a pebble is round and                                          smooth and shiny.

3.A bit of rock from     Because the rain 

some mountain side   washes the bit of rock

reaches a little valley.  down the river 

                                         carries it to the 

                                         little valley.

4. All pebbles do not     Because the river 

become sand.                 leaves some pebbles

                                          behind in its course.

The Book Of Nature Unit - 2 Activity - 8

Answer the following questions : 

(a) Which are the things around us that tell us about the earth's early tale ? 

Ans - The mountains, rivers, rocks etc. are the things around us that tell us about the earth's early tale.

(b) Why does a pebble have a smooth surface ? 

Ans- A pebble have smooth surface because when a piece of rock gets carried away with water it rolls in water and rough surface gets worn out.

(c) How does a pebble become grains of sand ?

Ans - A pebble keeps rolling in water. Few of them are left behind and a few gets carried away with water. The ones which remains in water keeps on rolling and eventually becomes grains of sand.

(d) What does the author mean by " The Great Book of Nature ? " 

Ans - The author means that the nature is the great book of itself . According to him we have rocks and mountains and seas and stars and rivers and desserts and fossils of old animals . These and other like things are our books for the Earth's early story.

The Book Of Nature Unit - 2 Activity - 9

Rearrange the sentences in the correct order by writing the numbers in the brackets . One is done for you :

(a) The rock is taken to a big river by the little river. (2) 

(b) At last it is turned into grains of sand. (6) 

(c) It becomes a pebble. (4) 

(d) A bit of rock is pushed by a mountain stream into a little river. (1) 

(e) The pebble becomes smaller because it is carried on and on by the river . (5) 

(f) The edges of the rock are worn away and its rough surface is made smooth . (3) 

The Book Of Nature Unit - 2 Activity - 10

Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B. One is done for you : 

             A                                           B                   

1 . fascinating              (f) very interesting or                                           charming

2. merely                       (d) only or just

3. fortunately                (e) luckily

4. alphabet                   (a) the set of letters in                                           a language

5 . surface                     (b) top visible side

6. worn                          (c) became damaged                                             by use

The Book Of Nature Unit - 2 Activity - 11

Replace the underlined words with suitable opposite words from the box . There are some extra words . hopeful , lost , add , left , ugly , late , sad , rough 

(a) The man became famous in the early years of his life . 

Ans - The man became famous in the  late years of his life .

(b) She is looking very happy . 

Ans - She is looking very sad.

(c) The trunk of this huge tree has a smooth bark . 

Ans - The trunk of this huge tree has a rough bark . 

(d) Jatin found his pencil box on his way to school . 

Ans - Jatin lost his pencil box on his way to school .

( e ) Smita learnt to subtract .

Ans - Smita learnt to add.