My Diary (Unit 3) Questions- Answers | Lesson 12 | Class 7
Activity 5
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(a) Anne has a sister who is
(i) thirteen years old
(ii) sixteen years old
(iii) fourteen years old
Ans: (ii) sixteen years old
(b) Kitty is Anne’s
(i) friend
(ii) sister
(iii) diary
Ans: (iii) diary
(c) The above text is a
(i) biography
(ii) diary
(iii) short story
Ans: (ii) diary
(d) Anne had to say goodbye to
(i) Mrs. K
(ii) Margot
(iii) her parents
Ans:Mrs. K
Activity 6
Fill in the following chart with information from the text:
| Year | What happened |
| 1926 | Anne’s sister was born. |
| 1929 | The author was born. |
| 1933 | They emigrated to Holland. |
| 1938 | Anne’s two maternal uncles escaped to the U.S.A. |
| 1942 | The author’s grandmother died. |
Activity 7
Answer the following questions:
(a) What is the saying that came back to Anne on one of her melancholy days?
Ans: The saying “paper is more patient than man” came back to Anne on one of her melancholy days.
(b) Why does Anne consider her diary to be a dear friend?
Ans: Anne doesn’t want to set down a series of bald facts in a diary like most people do.
(c) Where was Anne’s father appointed when they emigrated to Holland?
Ans: Anne’s father was appointed Managing Director of Travies N.V.
(d) Why was Anne’s life filled with anxiety?
Ans: The rest of her family excluding her parents and sister felt the full impact of Hitler’s anti-Jewish laws. So Anne’s life was filled with anxiety.
Activity 8
Identify which of the following statements are True and which are False. Give a supporting statement for each of your answers:
(a) Anne thought that no one will be interested in the unbosomings of a thirteen-year-old school girl. (True)
S.S. 👉..but because it seems to me that neither I-nor for that matter anyone else – will be interested in the unbosomings of a thirteen year old school girl.
(b) In her diary Anne wanted to bring out all kinds of things that lay buried deep in her heart. (True)
S.S.👉 I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart.
(c) Anne seemed to lack everything. (False)
S.S. 👉 …no ….I don’t seem to lack anything
(d) Anne was born in Holland. (False)
S.S.👉 My sister was born in 1926 in Frankfort-On-Main, I followed on June 12, 1929, and we emigrated to Holland in 1933…
(e) Anne was admitted in the fourth form in the Jewish Secondary School. (False)
S.S.👉 In 1941 l went, with my sister Margot, to the Jewish Secondary School, she in to the fourth form and I into the first.
Activity 9(a)
Find the antonyms of the following words from the text. You will find the words in the paragraphs mentioned in the brackets:
(a) familiar: [ Para-1]
Ans: familiar : odd
(b) imaginary: [ Para-2]
Ans: imaginary : real
(c) inside: [ Para-3]
Ans: inside: outside
(d) hate : [Para-6]
Ans: hate: love
(e) happy: [ Para-7]
Ans: happy : sad
(f) past: [Para-8]
Ans: past : present
Activity 9(b)
Make sentences with the words that you have found in Activity 9(a).
Odd👉 The odd question puzzled him
Real👉 This is the real picture.
Outside👉 I am waiting outside the building.
Love👉 I love my India.
Sad👉 The old man looks sad.
Present 👉 The present situation of Srilanka is very dangerous.
Activity 10
Fill in the gaps with the words given below:
series, stubborn, control, recess, terrific
(a) We should try to ______our anger.
Ans: (a) We should try to control our anger.
(b) Maradona was a _____footballer.
Ans: (b) Maradona was a terrific footballer.
(c) Rahul is a ________boy.
Ans: (c) Rahul is a stubborn boy.
(d) We took our lunch during the _______.
Ans: (d) We took our lunch during the recess.
(e) He drew a ______of pictures.
Ans: (e) He drew a series of pictures.
Activity 11
Make as many words as you can with the prefix “–un”. Make sentences of your own with those words.
unhappy : The boy is unhappy with his marks in the examination.
unpleasant : It is unpleasant to speak against elders.
unavoidable : Death is unavoidable.
Unnecessary: Owning a car is unnecessary for me.
uncut: The uncut film is quite boring.
unchanged : The economic condition of our country remains unchanged even after a decade.
Activity 12 (a)
Put an apostrophe (‘) in appropriate places to make possessives:
(a) Ravi’s father is a doctor.
(b) Neela wants Rita’s pen.
(c) Tendulkar is India’s pride.
(d) Sunil’s and Rahim’s bicycles are new.
(e) Raju’s brother lives in boy’s hostel.
Activity 12 (b)
Put an apostrophe (‘) in appropriate places to make contracted verb forms:
(a) I’m writing a letter now.
(b) You’re a good boy.
(c) She’s drawing a picture.
(d) He’d have done it.
(e) They’ve gone to school.
Activity 13 (a)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive pronouns given below:
ours, mine, theirs, yours, hers
(a) This picture is mine.
(b) I found Sheema’s book but at I couldn’t find yours.
(c) All the essays were good but ours was the best.
(d) Your photos are good. Hers are terrible.
(e) Rita and Mohan don’t like your drawing. Do you like theirs?
Activity 13 (b)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive adjectives given below:
their, your, my, our, its
(a) This is your book.
(b) I like my new pen.
(c) The dog is licking its paw.
(d) We have sold our house.
(e) The students thanked their teacher.
Activity 14
Underline the participle adjectives in the following sentences. Be careful, all the sentences do not have participle adjectives.
(a) A barking dog seldom bites.
(b) The dog was barking loudly.
(c) Mathematics is an interesting subject.
(d) It was an amusing story.
(e) The teacher was instructing his students.
Activity 15
Punctuate the following passage:
Anil went to Rahul’s house yesterday morning. He asked Rahul, “Are you going to school today?” Rahul said, “No, I’m going to Darjeeling today. It’s such a beautiful place!” Anil said ; “But Rahul, the tests are starting from next week.” Rahul answered, “Don’t worry, I have prepared well for them.” Anil came back home a little sad. But he was happy for Rahul.
Activity 16
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verbs given in brackets:
a. I will see (see) you tomorrow.
b. The students wrote (write) a summary.
c. Ali has been reading (read) this book since morning.
d. I had finished (finish) my work when Mukta came to see me.
e. When I visited her, she was singing (sing).
f. He told me that his mother had been (be) ill for six days.
g. He will come (come) here tomorrow.
h. I have been living (live) in Kolkata for five years.
i. The train had left (leave) before they reached the station.
j. The cold wind is blowing (blow) hard.
Activity 17
A biography is a detailed account of someone’s life written by some other person. Now write a short biography of Raja Ram Mohan Roy using the following information:
Name: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Date of birth: 22nd May, 1772
Father and Mother: Ramakanta Roy and Tarini Devi
Education: Learnt Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Scholar in English, Latin, Greek, French, Tibetan
Countries visited: Tibet, England
Achievements: Champion of the Brahmo Samaj, abolished the cruel custom of Sati, wrote books on various subjects
Death: 27th September 1833, buried in Bristol, England
Ans: Click here 👉 Raja Rammohan Roy
Activity 18
Write a summary of the following prose passage:
The story of “Androcles and the lion” is very famous. Androcals had hid himself in a cage when he saw a lion coming towards him. He feared that the lion would eat him. But the lion was limping and it appeared to be in great pain. Androcles approached the lion with courage, took up the lion’s paw and took out the large splinter of wood which had caused the flesh to rot. The lion was soon relieved of pain and it was very grateful to Androcles. Afterwards, when Androcles was taken prisoner and sent to Rome to be delivered up to the wild beasts, a lion was let loose to eat him. It was the same lion that Androcles had relieved in his pain. The animal remembered with gratitude its saviour and instead of eating him rubbed its head on the feet of Androcles.
Ans: The story of “Androcles and the lion” is very famous. In the story Androcles saved the lion by taking out the large splinter of wood which had caused the flesh to rot. Later in his life, the same lion instead of eating him, showed its gratitude by rubbing its head on the feet of Androcles.
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