The Vagabond|Robert Louis Stevenson|Class 7 English Solution|West Bengal Board|Model activity task|Questions and Answers
Activity 1
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(a) The vagabond wishes to have his bed --i) in a frosty field ii) in the bush iii) at a roadside inn.
Ans: ii) in the bush
(b) The vagabond prays for a life -- i) in close contact with nature -- ii) devoted to social work -- iii) spent in comfort and luxury
Ans: i) in close contact with nature
(c) The vagabond does not seek -- i) the heaven above him -- ii) wealth -- iii) the road below him
Ans: ii) wealth
Activity 2
Identify which of the following statements are True and which are False. Give a supporting statement for each of your answers:
(a) The vagabond wants the way to be far away from him. (F)
Supporting statement: And the byway nigh me
(b) The vagabond dips the bread in the river water. (T)
Supporting statement: Bread I dip in the river.
(c) When autumn comes the birds are going to be happy with their chirpings. (F)
Supporting statement: Silencing the bird on tree.
(d) The vagabond will not fear to face Autumn or Winter. (T)
Supporting statement: Not to autumn will I yield,
Not to winter even.
Activity 3
Complete the sentences meaningfully:
(a) The vagabond is a person who has no care for home or home life.
(b) The vagabond wants a life of close contact to the nature.
(c) The vagabond asks for the heaven above and the road below him.
(d) The vagabond does not ask for a friend to know him.
Activity 4
Answer the following questions:
(a) What kind of a life does the vagabond want?
Ans: The vagabond wants a life in close contact with nature. He wants the open sky above and the road below him.
(b) What are the things that do not interest the vagabond?
Ans : The vagabond has no interest in wealth, hope and love.
(c) What would the vagabond do when winter falls?
Ans: When the winner falls, the vagabond will remain out in the frosty field and he will not yield to winter.
(d) How does the poet describe a field in autumn?
Ans: The poet describes autumn as frosty which has covered the field as white as meal.
(e) Why does the poet repeat the second stanza once again?
Ans: The poet repeats the second stanza to say that the vagabond is always ready to face all the challenges for living in close contact with nature.
(f) What message does the poet want to give through the poem?
Ans: The poet wants to give the message that human life is fruitful and meaningful only in the presence of nature.
Activity 5
Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B:
A ---------------------------- B
1) Love -----------a feeling of care and understanding
2) lave ------ a stream or a rivulet
3) nigh ------ that which is near
4) heaven -------- a place where a soul finds peace and his God
5) frosty ---- covered with thin ice.
6) friend ----a person who stands by at all times
Activity 6
Fill in the blanks with the antonyms of the words given in brackets:
(a) There is a (warm) breeze blowing from the sea.
Ans: cold
(b) His coat is (white) in colour.
Ans: black
(c) After spring comes (winter).
Ans: summer
(d) From the mountain top, I could see the river flowing,
(above).
Ans: below
(e) I do not want to be (early) for the meeting.
Ans: late
Activity 7
Make as many new words as you can from the poem by adding suffixes. One is done for you:
(a) y: wealthy, bushy, earthy
(b) less: hopeless, loveless, friendless
(c) full: hopeful, mouthful
(d) ly: lovely, heavenly, lately
(e) _th: warmth
(f) side: roadside,
(g)_er: sooner, blower,
(h) r: lover, giver, later
Activity 8 (a)
Find participle adjectives from the given sentences:
(a) He got down from a running bus.
Ans: running
(b) The loaded truck hit the tree.
Ans: loaded
(c) I met a charming woman today.
Ans: charming
(d) Don't eat rotten mangoes.
Ans: rotten
(e) Cricket is an exciting game.
Ans: exciting
Activity 8 (b)
Make new sentences with the participle adjectives that you have found in Activity 8 (a).
Ans: Do it yourself.
Activity 9
Punctuate the following passage:
do you know Watson said Holmes as we sat together at the end of the garden in the darkness I have really some hesitation in taking you tonight there is a risk of danger
You know I welcome it but you have evidently seen more in these rooms than was visible to me
You saw the ventilator
Yes but I do not think that it is such a very dangerous or unusual thing to have a small opening between two rooms it was so small that a rat could hardly pass through
Ans: "Do you know Watson?" said Holmes as we sat together at the end of the garden.
"In the darkness, I have really some hesitation in taking you tonight. There is a risk of danger."
"You know, I welcome it. But you have evidently seen more in these rooms than was visible to me."
"You saw the ventilator?"
"Yes, but I do not think that it is such a very dangerous or unusual thing to have a small opening between two rooms. It was so small that a rat could hardly pass through."
Activity 10
Complete the sentences with adjectives in their proper degree:
(a) Ram is older (old) than Shyam.
(b) Mt. Everest is the highest (high) peak in the world.
(c) A mango is as sweet (sweet) to taste as an apple.
(d) Darjeeling is cooler (cool) than Siliguri.
(e) Kolkata is the largest (large) city in West Bengal.
(f) Sita is taller (tall) than Reshma.
Activity 11
Fill in the blanks with the plural nouns given in the help box. There are some extra words.
Help box [species, headquarters, means, series, spectacles, tongs, congratulations]
(a) You have won the match congratulations !
(b) The police headquarters were not far away.
(c) He did not have the means, but he had the capacity to build an empire.
(d) The test series was so exciting that all were glued to the television.
(e) He held the burning coal with the help of tongs
Activity 12
Describe in a short paragraph (within seventy words) your experience of enjoying a picnic. You may use the following hints:
* place of the picnic,
* time/season of the picnic,
* your companions in the picnic,
* games/events/activities,
* your feelings after the picnic,
Ans:
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