Samacheer Class 7 English - Eidgah

1Warm Up4 questions

Q.1Which is your favourite festival?v

Solution

My favourite festival is Pongal.

Answer:

My favourite festival is Pongal.

Q.2When do you celebrate it?v

Solution

I celebrate it in the month of January.
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Answer:

I celebrate it in the month of January.
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Q.3Do you celebrate with your family or friends?v

Solution

I celebrate it with my family.

Answer:

I celebrate it with my family.

Q.4Why do you celebrate it?v

Solution

I celebrate it to get the blessings of the Sun God. and to enrich the agriculture.
Section – I

Answer:

I celebrate it to get the blessings of the Sun God. and to enrich the agriculture.
Section – I

2Textual Exercise (Text Book Page No. 87)5 questions

Q.1‘Finally the day had come’. Here the day refers tov

A. Pongal
B. Christmas
C. Eid

Solution

c) Eid

Answer:

c) Eid

Q.2With their treasure, the boys would buy in Eidgah.v

A. pens and pencils
B. toys and rubber balls
C. chocolates and cakes

Solution

b) toys and rubber balls
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Answer:

b) toys and rubber balls
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Q.3Hamid’s friends arev

A. Mahmood, Mohsin, Noorey and Sammi.
B. Raghul, Preethi, Sam and Mufeed.
C. Rani, Verghese, Sita and Zahir.

Solution

a) Mahmood, Mohsin, Noorey and Sammi

Answer:

a) Mahmood, Mohsin, Noorey and Sammi

Q.4‘If only her son were there, it would have been a different kind of Eid’! What had happened to her son?v

A. Her son had died.
B. Her son had gone abroad.
C. Her son had gone on a tour.

Solution

a) Her son had died

Answer:

a) Her son had died

Q.5Hamid was like one with wings on his feet. This meansv

A. He ran fast.
B. He ran slowly.
C. He was an angel.

Solution

a) He ran fast
Section – II

Answer:

a) He ran fast
Section – II

3Think and Answer.2 questions

Q.2Hamid’s friends enjoyed the ride in the merry-go-round. But Hamid didn’t go on it. Why?v

Solution

As Hamid had only three paisas with him, he did not enjoy the ride in the merry-go-round.’
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Answer:

As Hamid had only three paisas with him, he did not enjoy the ride in the merry-go-round.’
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Q.3How did Hamid’s friends show that they enjoyed eating the sweets?v

Solution

Hamid’s friends showed their enjoyment on eating the sweets by smacking their lips with relishment.
Section – III

Answer:

Hamid’s friends showed their enjoyment on eating the sweets by smacking their lips with relishment.
Section – III

4Textual Exercise4 questions

Q.1Hamid thought that his grandma would be pleased if he bought ………………………..v

A. a pair of tongs
B. sweets for himself
C. toys

Solution

a) a pair of tongs

Answer:

a) a pair of tongs

Q.2Hamid’s heart sank because the price of the tongs was ………………………. for him.v

A. too high
B. too low
C. affordable

Solution

a) too high

Answer:

a) too high

Q.3‘My tongs are like a tiger among toys.’ It means ………………………..v

A. Hamid valued his toy
B. Hamid bought a tiger toy
C. Hamid wanted to exchange his toy

Solution

a) Hamid valued his toy
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Answer:

a) Hamid valued his toy
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Q.4Hamid’s granny scolded him for buying iron tongs. Then she understood that Hamid had bought it ………………………..v

A. out of compulsion
B. out of love and concern
C. out of interest

Solution

b) out of love and concern

Answer:

b) out of love and concern

5Read and Understand (Text Book Page No. 92)5 questions

Q.1What did Granny say about Hamid’s parents?v

Solution

Hamid was a happy, four-year-old, poor, and thin boy. His parents had died. He lived with his granny.

Answer:

Hamid was a happy, four-year-old, poor, and thin boy. His parents had died. He lived with his granny.

Q.2Write about Hamid in one or two sentences.v

Solution

Hamid is a thin, poorly dressed, four years old boy. He lives with his Granny as his parents were passed away. He is the happiest of the boys in the village.

Answer:

Hamid is a thin, poorly dressed, four years old boy. He lives with his Granny as his parents were passed away. He is the happiest of the boys in the village.

Q.3How did Hamid’s friends enjoy the games at the fair?v

Solution

Hamid’s friends mounted on the wooden horses and camels in the merry-go-round and enjoyed twenty-five rounds of fun in the fair.
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Answer:

Hamid’s friends mounted on the wooden horses and camels in the merry-go-round and enjoyed twenty-five rounds of fun in the fair.
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Q.4What did Hamid buy at the fair? And for whom?v

Solution

Hamid bought a pair of tongs for his Granny at the fair.

Answer:

Hamid bought a pair of tongs for his Granny at the fair.

Q.5Why did Granny scold Hamid?v

Solution

Granny scolded Hamid for not eating or drinking anything till almost noon.
B. Rearrange the jumbled sentences and write them in the correct order.
But Hamid bought a pair of tongs.
Granny Ameena felt proud of her grandson.
Hamid’s friends bought different toys of their choice.
Hamid proudly compared his tongs with a brave tiger.
Hamid had less money than his friends.
Granny Ameena was worried as he had to go to the Eidgah alone.
Granny Ameena was worried as he had to go to the Eidgah alone. Hamid had less money than his friends.
Hamid’s friends bought different toys of their choice.
But Hamid bought a pair of tongs.
Hamid proudly compared his tongs with a brave tiger.
Granny Ameena felt proud of her grandson.

Answer:

Granny scolded Hamid for not eating or drinking anything till almost noon.
B. Rearrange the jumbled sentences and write them in the correct order.
But Hamid bought a pair of tongs.
Granny Ameena felt proud of her grandson.
Hamid’s friends bought different toys of their choice.
Hamid proudly compared his tongs with a brave tiger.
Hamid had less money than his friends.
Granny Ameena was worried as he had to go to the Eidgah alone.
Granny Ameena was worried as he had to go to the Eidgah alone. Hamid had less money than his friends.
Hamid’s friends bought different toys of their choice.
But Hamid bought a pair of tongs.
Hamid proudly compared his tongs with a brave tiger.
Granny Ameena felt proud of her grandson.

6Vocabulary (Text Book Page No. 93)11 questions

Q.1We wear this on our face to see betterv

Solution

a pair of spectacles

Answer:

a pair of spectacles

Q.2We wear this on our earsv

Solution

a pair of earrings
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Answer:

a pair of earrings
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Q.3We wear this on our face when it is sunnyv

Solution

a pair of sunglasses

Answer:

a pair of sunglasses

Q.4We cut things withv

Solution

a pair of scissors

Answer:

a pair of scissors

Q.5We wear this on our feetv

Solution

a pair of shoes
E. Add a suitable prefix or suffix and make new words. (Text Book Page No. 94)
Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Solutions Term 1 Prose Chapter 1 Eidgah 8
Childhood
wonderful
afternoon
countless
relationship
impatient
unhappy
excitement
dangerous
perfection
F. Match the following and write them in Column C.

A
B
C
a cupful of
money.
a cupful of coffee
a bagful of
sugar
a bagful of silver
a spoonful of
coffee
a spoonful of sugar
a pocketful of
silver
a pocketful of money
G. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box.
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Answer:

a pair of shoes
E. Add a suitable prefix or suffix and make new words. (Text Book Page No. 94)
Samacheer Kalvi 7th English Solutions Term 1 Prose Chapter 1 Eidgah 8
Childhood
wonderful
afternoon
countless
relationship
impatient
unhappy
excitement
dangerous
perfection
F. Match the following and write them in Column C.

A
B
C
a cupful of
money.
a cupful of coffee
a bagful of
sugar
a bagful of silver
a spoonful of
coffee
a spoonful of sugar
a pocketful of
silver
a pocketful of money
G. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box.
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Q.1The thieves came out of the house with a …………………. of gold and silver.v

Solution

bagful

Answer:

bagful

Q.2My mother throws a …………………. of grains for the parrots every day.v

Solution

handful

Answer:

handful

Q.3He took a …………………. of the cake.v

Solution

mouthful
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Answer:

mouthful
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Q.4Ram takes a …………………. of soup before food.v

Solution

cupful

Answer:

cupful

Q.5John added a …………………. of sugar to the lemon juice.v

Solution

spoonful

Answer:

spoonful

Q.6The child was happy with his …………………. of chocolates.v

Solution

pocketful

Answer:

pocketful

7Listening (Text Book Page No. 95)5 questions

Q.1The three boys went bathing /swimming in the sea.v

Solution

swimming

Answer:

swimming

Q.2They watched the waves/dolphins tumbling towards the shore.v

Solution

waves

Answer:

waves

Q.3The gulls were flying over the sea /oyster catchers.v

Solution

oyster catchers

Answer:

oyster catchers

Q.4When the sea was calm /rough they would skim stones.v

Solution

calm
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Answer:

calm
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Q.5Twenty six/thirty six was Gopal’s record.v

Solution

Twenty six

Answer:

Twenty six

8I. Talk about yourself using the clues given. You may start like this.16 questions

Q.1When I was a little boy, ………………..v

Solution

I had a red bicycle.

Answer:

I had a red bicycle.

Q.2On the first day of school ……………………v

Solution

I went by my bicycle

Answer:

I went by my bicycle

Q.3As a child I spent my free time …………………..v

Solution

riding it

Answer:

riding it

Q.4I used to admire ……………………v

Solution

at many varieties of bicycles

Answer:

at many varieties of bicycles

Q.5Last year at this time I …………………..v

Solution

was enjoying cycling with my friends

Answer:

was enjoying cycling with my friends

Q.6Now I really enjoy …………………..v

Solution

cycling

Answer:

cycling

Q.8I have never visited ……………………v

Solution

any bicycle races
J. Tick the correct option. (Text Book Page No. 96, 97)

Answer:

any bicycle races
J. Tick the correct option. (Text Book Page No. 96, 97)

Q.1There are ………………… (many/much) apples in the basket.v

Solution

many
Only ………………… (some/a few) are green.
a few

Answer:

many
Only ………………… (some/a few) are green.
a few

Q.2There isn’t ………………… (many/much) traffic on Sundays.v

Solution

much

Answer:

much

Q.3There isn’t ………………… (some/any) water in the glass.v

Solution

any
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Answer:

any
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Q.4There aren’t ………………… (some/any) eggs in the basket.v

Solution

any
But there are ………………… (much/a few) near to it.
a few
K. Fill in the blanks with some/ any/ much/ many. Some options can be used more than once.

Answer:

any
But there are ………………… (much/a few) near to it.
a few
K. Fill in the blanks with some/ any/ much/ many. Some options can be used more than once.

Q.1There is ………………. coffee left in the pot. Do you want to?v

Solution

some

Answer:

some

Q.2Do you have ………………. coins with you? I need some.v

Solution

any

Answer:

any

Q.3She asked me for ………………. magazines, but I could not findv

Solution

some, much

Answer:

some, much

Q.4I can’t carry the luggage ………………. more. I need ………………. help.v

Solution

any, some
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Answer:

any, some
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Q.5There are ………………. places to visit but we don’t have ………………. time to visit them.v

Solution

many, much

Answer:

many, much

9Writing (Text Book Page No. 97)7 questions

Q.1Your mom made your favourite dinnerv

Solution

joyous

Answer:

joyous

Q.2You lost your geometry box, and some one returns it to youv

Solution

thankful

Answer:

thankful

Q.3You are waiting for your exam resultsv

Solution

anxious
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Answer:

anxious
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Q.4It is very late at night and your father hasn’t returned from the office.v

Solution

worried

Answer:

worried

Q.5You have won the first prize in the essay writing competitionv

Solution

proud

Answer:

proud

Q.6The first day at schoolv

Solution

excited

Answer:

excited

Q.7You find it tough to leam a new languagev

Solution

dejected
Eidgah Summary in English
Hamid, a boy of 4 years old lived with his poor grandma. His parents were dead. It was the morning of Eid. Ameena did not have ever a handful of grains at home. Hamid ran out with his friends. Stores were full of sweets.
Eidgah Summary in Tamil
ஹமீது 4 வயது பையன் ஆவான். அவன் தன் ஏழை பாட்டியுடன் வசித்து வந்தான். அவன் பெற்றோர் இறந்து விட்டனர். அன்று ஈத் பெருநாள். பாட்டி அமீனாவிடம் ஒரு கைப்பிடி அளவு தானியம் கூட இல்லை. ஹமீது தன் நண்பர்களுடன் வெளியே ஓடினான். கடைகளில் இனிப்பு பலகாரங்கள் நிறைந்து வழிந்த து.
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Answer:

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Eidgah Summary in English
Hamid, a boy of 4 years old lived with his poor grandma. His parents were dead. It was the morning of Eid. Ameena did not have ever a handful of grains at home. Hamid ran out with his friends. Stores were full of sweets.
Eidgah Summary in Tamil
ஹமீது 4 வயது பையன் ஆவான். அவன் தன் ஏழை பாட்டியுடன் வசித்து வந்தான். அவன் பெற்றோர் இறந்து விட்டனர். அன்று ஈத் பெருநாள். பாட்டி அமீனாவிடம் ஒரு கைப்பிடி அளவு தானியம் கூட இல்லை. ஹமீது தன் நண்பர்களுடன் வெளியே ஓடினான். கடைகளில் இனிப்பு பலகாரங்கள் நிறைந்து வழிந்த து.
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