Class 7 English Chapter 2.2 Two Fables Question Answer

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7th English 2.2 Two Fables Warming Up Answers

• Do you like to read stories? List five of your favourite stories. You may list stories from any language. Now use one or more of the following story types, to describe your favourite stories.

• Folk Tale
• Fables.
• Parable
• Science Fiction
• Horror story
• Fantasy
• Fairy tale
• Historical
• Detective story
• Adventure
• Mythology
• Wit and Humour
• Realistic
• Romantic
• Anecdote
• School stories
• Childhood stories
• Social
• Political
• Story with a twist
• Comedy
• Tragedy
• Satire
• Moral stories
• Inspiring / Inspirational / Motivational
• Comics

Allow the students time to list their stories. Write the titles of 25-30 of them on the blackboard. If the stories are in other languages, encourage students to translate their titles in English. Then hold a discussion on story types and the special feature of each type. Students may odd other story types to these given here.
Answer:
My favourite stories are as follows:

1. Akbar and Birbal — folk tale, wit and humour, anecdote, story with a twist, comedy, moral stories
2. Jack and the beanstalk — fables, fantasy, fairy tale, adventure
3. The cherry tree by Ruskin Bond — realistic, inspiring
4. How I taught my grandmother to read by Sudha Murthy — realistic, anecdote, moral story, inspirational
5. Pinnochio — fables, fantasy, adventure, wit and humour, moral story

TOW

Two minute of Oral Work

Within two minutes, tell as many words as possible, related to the following:

• village
• city
• forest

Answer:

• village — rural, well, country, peace, simple, slow, farming, fields, green, cattle..
• city — noisy, polluted, fast, modern, crowded, buildings, malls, developed, offices, urban…
• forest — green, animals, trees, beautiful, natural, fresh, rain, dark, deep, reserves…

[Note: Students can add more words to the above list.]

Listen and Answer

• Who rushed out upon the friends? Where were they at that time?
Answer:
A bear rushed out upon the friends. They were travelling through a wood at that time.

Note that we do not use the apostrophe in ‘its’ in phrases like ‘its head’.

Discuss :

• Why did the other traveller lie with his face in the dust?
Answer:
The other traveller had heard that bears don’t trouble dead animals, so he lied with his face in the dust and acted dead. He did so to save himself from the bear.

• Did the bear really whisper to the traveller?
Answer:
No, the bear only sniffed near the ear of the traveller, who lay on the ground but it appeared to the other friend as if it whispered something to the traveller.

• Use the phrase be good at something’ in your own sentence.
Find the sentence in which it is used in this story.
Answer:
Arya is very good at making sketches and portraits.
This phrase is found in Line 5, “One of the travellers was good at climbing trees.”

• Guess the meaning of :

• turned up his long nose
• put up with
• set off
• refreshment

Answer:

• turned up his long nose — show dislike or disrespect for
• put up with — to bear something
• set off — to begin a journey
• refreshment — a light snack or drink that is refreshing

Things to do :

• Describe some features of country life and town life.
Answer:
Country life is simple, warm, slow and peaceful. People love each other and share everything that they have. On the other hand, town life is grand, luxurious, fast paced and unpeaceful. People are unfriendly, selfish and often live in fear.

• Rewrite the story, using human characters and making other appropriate changes.
Answer:
Once upon a time, Mr Town went on a visit to his cousin in the country. Ms Country was a simple, rustic person, she loved her town friend. She gave him a hearty welcome. Rice and dal, were all she had to offer, but she offered them freely, Mr Town rather turned up his long nose at this simple country fare, and said;
“I cannot understand, Cousin, how you can put up with this poor food! But of course you cannot expect anything better in the country. Come with me and I will show you how to live. When you see town life, you will wonder how you could ever live in the country.”

No sooner said than done. The two cousins set off for the town and arrived at the big tower where Mr Town lived in an apartment.

“You will want some refreshment after our long journey,” said the polite Mr Town, and took his sister to a grand town hall. There they found the remains of a fine feast that had just ended. Soon both of them were eating up the left over pizzas, burgers, cakes, ice-creams and alt that was nice.

Suddenly they heard a few men shouting.
“What is that?” said Ms Country.

It is only the goons of the area,” answered the other.
Only!” said the Country Mouse. “I do not like that threat at my dinner!”
Just at that moment the door flew open, in came two huge men, and the two had to run off.

“Good-bye, Cousin,” said Ms Country.
“What! Going so soon?” said the other.
“Yes,” she replied; “Better rice and dal n peace than cakes and pizza in fear.”

• What is the meaning of ‘only’?
• What does the country mouse mean by ‘only!’?
Answer:
Usually, ‘only’ means ‘no more than’. It also means ‘just’ when the Town Mouse uses it for the dogs. Whereas the Country Mouse says ‘only!’ as an expression of shock because he is scared of the dogs.

Discuss :

• What is better- country life or town life? Why?
Answer:
According to me, the country life is simple, carefree, loving, peaceful and easy. On the other hand, town life is very competitive and fast-paced. But the facilities that we get in the town are much better than the country life. Town life is more lively and exciting too compared to country life.

2.2 Two Fables English Workshop Answers Pdf

Question 1.
This story has two parts. Write what happened in each part.

Answer:

Question 2.
Translate the following Into your mother tongue.

• I do not like that music at my dinner!
Answer:
मला ते संगीत रात्री जेवणाच्या वेट्टेस पसंत नाही

• Better beans and bread in peace than cakes and jellies in fear.
Answer:
भीतीच्या सावटाखाली खाल्लेल्या मिष्टांनापेक्षा शांततेच्या सावलीत खाल्लेली मीठ-भाकर कधीही चांगले.

Question 3.
Try to write more sentences on the pattern of ‘Better beans and bread in peace than cakes and jellies in fear.’ e.g. Better late than never
Answer:

• Better one opportunity in hand than many in the field
• Better some than none
• Better an honest enemy than a false friend
• Better a few wise words than a million foolish ones
• Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak rubbish

Question 4.
Write the moral of the story in your mother tongue using your own words.
Answer:
दहशतीच्या वातावरणात ऐशोआरामात आणि चैनीचे जीवन जगणे त्रासाचेच असते, कारण अशावेळी कितीही महागड्या वस्तू, अन्नपदार्थ, घर उपलब्ध असले तरी आपण त्याचा मनापासून आस्वाद घेऊ शकत नाही. त्यापेक्षा शांततेच्या वातावरणात कमी आणि साध्या वस्तू वापरून जगण्यामध्ये जास्त आनंद असतो.

Language Study

You have learnt in Std VI that verbs (action words) have different forms to show the time at which the action happens —

Past – He lived in a hole.
Present – He lives in a hole.
Future – He will live in a hole.
You also know that the past tense forms usually have ‘-d’, ‘-ed’, or ‘-ied’ at the end.

Some present tense forms (third person singular) have -S, -Cs or -ies at the en
Present tense forms used with I, we, you and they do not have ‘-s’, ‘-es’ or ‘-ie
after them, there is no change in them.

The future is indicated by ‘will’ and ‘shall’.

• Use any 5 of the following verbs in your own sentences to show the past, present and future tenses —
like, love, answer, scamper, wait, sniff, laugh.


• Can you complete the following table? Note that these verbs have ‘irregular’ past tense forms. 
• Keep adding more verbs to this table of tenses.
Answer:

Past	Present	Future
liked	like / likes	will like
loved	love / loves	will love
answered	answer / answers	will answer
scampered	scamper/ scampers	will scamper
waited	wait / waits	will wait
sniffed	sniff/ sniffs	will sniff
laughed	laugh / laughs	will laugh

 

Past	Present	Future
went	go / goes	will go
came                              .	come / comes	will come
ate	eat / eats	will eat
gave	give / gives	will give
flew	fly / flies	will fly
broke	break / breaks	will break
brought	bring / brings	will bring
bought	buy / buys	will buy
cut	cut	will cut
fell	fall / falls	will fall
felt	feel /feels	will feel
found	find / finds	will find
had	have / has	will have
knew	know / knows	will know
made	make / makes	will make
sold	sell/ sells	will sell
spoke	speak/speaks	will speak
took	take / takes	will take
taught	teach / teaches	will teach

• like — Roma liked the surprise gift. (Past)
Harsh likes the smell of new books. (Present)
Mom will like this movie. (Future)

• love — The children loved the show. (Past)
I love blue colour. (Present)
The teacher will love the idea. (Future)

• answer — Someone answered the phone but the voice was not clear. (Past)
The receptionist answers all the visitors. (Present)
I will answer the question once I am sure. (Future)

• wait — The salesman waited patiently while we argued over the two dresses. (Past)
She waits for the bus everyday. (Present)
I will wait for you at the cafe. (Future)

• laugh — The audience laughed at all his jokes. (Past)
The baby laughs very cutely. (Present)
Everyone will laugh if I wear this. (Future)

[Note: The above sentences are examples. Students can make their own sentences.]

Question 5.
Activity: Live English!

Question 1.
Read this menu card carefully and answer the questions given below the card.

(a) Guess the meaning of ‘menu card’.
Answer:
A menu card is a card which has a list of all the dishes available in a restaurant.

(b) What is the purpose of a ‘menu card’?
Answer:
‘A menu card’ helps a customer choose and compare from the various dishes available. One can even know the price of a particular dish.

(c) Is this ‘menu card’ in English or Marathi? Discuss.
Answer:
This ‘menu card’ is written in English. Even the names that are in Marathi are written in the English script.

(d) List at least five English and five Marathi words from the card separately.
Answer:
Five English words — rice, vegetables, regular, sweet, butter
Five Marathi words — bhakri, bhat, puran poli, ukadiche modak, zunka bhakar

Question 2.
Imagine that you have opened a hotel in the following places.

• Dahiwadi
• Nagpur
• Bengaluru
• London

(a) Which language / languages and script / scripts will you use on your card at each of these places?
Answer:

• Dahiwadi — Marathi
• Nagpur — Marathi, English
• Bengaluru — English, Kannada
• London — English

(b) You want to appoint staff in your hotel. What languages do they need to know?
Answer:

• Dahiwadi — Marathi
• Nagpur — Marathi, Hindi
• Bengaluru —English, Kannada
• London — English

(c) Design a menu card for your hotel, offering food items of your choice. Invent fancy names for your dishes.
Answer:

Question 3.
Use the menu card given on page 42 and prepare dialogues for the following situations.

A Maharashtrian family discusses what they want to order. The family includes Grandpa, Grandma, Great Grandma, Father, Mother, Uncle, Aunt and four children.
Mother: What would you like to have, Aai?
Great Grandma: Something soft for me.
Grandma: And not very spicy. What about you, Son?
Father: …………….
……………………….
Answer:
• Hotel Staff : Good evening, Sir. Can I help you?
Customer 1 : We need a table for six.
Hotel Staff : Sure sir, this way.
Customer 2 : Which vegetables do you have in the ‘deluxe thaW?
Hotel Staff : Bhendi fry, Bha rit, Choie
Customer 1 : I would have Zunka bhakar.
Hotel Staff : Sure sir.
Customer 3 : What is your speciality?
Hotel Staff : Sir, our Matki Usai is widely loved. Even the Sabudana vadas are a
hot favourite.
Customer 4 : I’ll have a Matki UsaI.
Customer 3 : Me too. I love spicy food.
Customer 5 : I cannot eat spicy stuff. Can I get bhaji separately?
Hotel Staff : Sure sir, we will arrange it for you.
Customer 6 : Is Aamras available now? Is it made from fresh mangoes?
Hotel Staff : Yes sir, the season has just begun. You will love it.
Customer : Alright then. I’ll have aamras and purl.
Hotel Staff : One ‘Zunka Bhakar’, two ‘Matki Usai’, one plate ‘bhaji’, one aamras —
puri… Anything else, Sir?
Customer 2 : My ‘Deluxe Thali’…
Hotel Staff : Right Sir. I will get everything immediately.

• Hotel Manager : A very good morning, Madam.
Australian Customer : Good morning. Can you tell us something about the items here?
What is ‘Zunka Bhakar with thecha’?
Hotel Manager : It’s a kind of deticious Indian dish of millet bread with vegetables and chickpea flour.
Australian Customer : And what is Puran Poli?
Hotel Manager : It is a sweet dish, ma’am. I suggest you have the Zunka Bhakar first and then try the Puran Poli. Both are excellent dishes.
Australian Customer : What other dishes do you suggest?
Hotel Manager : You could try the ‘Solkadhi’ after the meal.
Australian Customer : Alright. That would be all for now.

• Mother : What, would you like to have, Aai?
Great Grandma : Something soft for me.
Grandma : And not very spicy. What about you, Son?
Father : I will have a ‘Deluxe Thali’. What about you kids?
Kid 1 : GulabJamun.
Kid 2 : I want Dosa.
Kid 1 : You don’t get Dosa here.
Kid 3 : I will have ice-cream then.
Mother : That you can have after the food. Would you like to eat ‘Sabudana Khichdi’?
Kid 2 and 3 (together) : Yes. I would love it.
Aunt : And you? What do you want?
Kid 1 : Puran Poli.
Aunt : I’ll have a ‘Regular Thali’.
Uncle : I will have Zunka Bhakar.
Mother : Me too.
Father : Okay, I’ll place the order.

7th Class English Chapter 2.2 Two Fables Questions and Answers

Summative Assessment

Read the extract from line 1-22 on page 38 of your textbook and answer the following questions.
[“Two friends ……… a pinch.”]

Do as directed.

Question 1.
Find the antonym of the word ‘accompanies’ from the extract.
Answer:
deserts

Question 2.
Find a word that means ‘trouble’ from the extract.
Answer:
bother

Question 3.
Frame a sentence with the word ‘comrade’.
Answer:
It is important to coordinate with your comrades in any sport.

Answer the following in 1-2 sentences.

Question 4.
What is the moral of the story?
Answer:
The moral of the story is that you should not trust a friend, who leaves you alone in times of difficulty.

Read the extract from line 23-58 on page 39 and 40 of your textbook and answer the following questions.
[“Once upon a time ……….. jellies in fear.”]

Do as directed.

Question 5.
Pick out five adjectives from the extract.
Answer:
simple, rustic, hearty, polite, grand, huge

Question 6.
The Town Mouse lived in a …… in a big house. (Fill in the blank)
Answer:
hole

Question 7.
The Country Mouse offered jellies and cakes to the town mouse. (State whether True or False)
Answer:
False. The Country Mouse offered beans, cheese and bread to the town mouse.

Answer the following in 1-2 sentences.

Question 8.
What did the Town Mouse think of the country life?
Answer:
The Town Mouse thought that the food and life in the country was too simple and not very good. He wondered how his cousin lived there.

Question 9.
What did the Country Mouse think of the town life?
Answer:
The Country Mouse was afraid of the dogs at the dinner table. He preferred the peaceful yet simple life of the country over the fearful yet luxurious life of the town.

Project

Question 11.
Visit your school library and try to find a book on Aesop’s fables. Read your favourite story and share it in your class.
[Students are expected to attempt the above activity on their own]

Two Fables Glossary

Two Fables Summary

‘Two Fables’ दंतकथा म्हणजे अतिशय कमी शब्दांमध्ये नैतिकतेचा संदेश देणारी कथा. या कथांमध्ये सर्वसाधारणपणे प्राणी किंवा अचेतन वस्तू माणसाप्रमाणे बोलताना दाखवल्या जातात. समाजामध्ये वावरताना योग्यरीतीने कसे वागावे याबद्दलचा संदेश या कथांमधून मिळतो. (या दोन दंतकथा ) प्रसिद्ध ग्रीक कथा निवेदक / कथा कथनकार इसाप याने सांगितलेल्या आहेत. त्याच्या कथा देशोदेशी पिढयापिढया सांगितल्या जात आहेत.

The two Friends and the Bear (दोन मित्र आणि अस्वल) या पहिल्या कथेत जंगलातून जाणाऱ्या दोन मित्रांना अस्वल दिसतं. अस्वलाला पाहून पहिला मित्र दुसऱ्याला एकटे सोडून पटकन झाडावर चढतो आणि लपून बसतो. झाडाखाली राहिलेला दुसरा मित्र अस्वलापासून आपला जीव वाचवण्यासाठी मेल्याचे नाटक करतो. अस्वल जवळ येऊन त्याचा वास घेतं आणि तो मेला आहे असे समजून निघून जाते. अस्वल निघून गेल्यावर पहिला मित्र झाडावरून खाली उतरतो आणि ‘अस्वलाने तुझ्या कानात काय सांगितले?’ असे दुसऱ्या मित्राला विचारतो. दुसरा मित्र म्हणतो अस्वलाने माझ्या कानात सांगितले, की “संकटात एकटं सोडून जाणाऱ्या मित्रावर तू विश्वास ठेवू नकोस.”

The town mouse and the county mouse ही दोन उंदरांची कथा आहे. हे उंदीर एकमेकांचे चुलत भाऊ असतात. यांपैकी एकजण शहरात, तर दुसरा गावात राहात असतो. एके दिवशी शहरातील उंदीर गावातील उंदराला भेटायला जातो. गावातील उंदीर साधेपणाने; पण खूप प्रेमाने त्याचे स्वागत करतो. त्याला साधे अन्न खायला देतो. हे अन्न शहरातील उंदराला अजिबात आवडत नाही. तो गावातील उंदराला शहरात येण्याचे सुचवतो. शहरातील महागडे अन्नपदार्थ आणि तेथील छान छान गोष्टी दाखवायचे आमिष दाखवतो. गावातील उंदीर शहरात गेल्यावर शहरातील उंदीर त्याला एका मोठ्या मेजवानीला घेऊन जातो. तेथे त्यांच्यामागे दोन कुत्रे लागतात आणि त्यांना खाणे अर्धवट ठेवून जीव वाचवण्यासाठी पळून जावे लागते. त्यानंतर लगेचच गावातील उंदीर आपल्या घरी परतण्याचे ठरवतो. निघताना तो आपल्या शहरातील भावाला म्हणतो, “इथल्या झगमगत्या दिमाखदार आयुष्यात भीतीने जगण्यापेक्षा माझे साधे आणि शांततापूर्ण आयुष्यच अधिक चांगले होते.”