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1 116 ANSWER KEY READER 7 1. The Master ArtistCarol Moore enjoys writing and illustrating children s stories. She loves giving classic fairytales a spin, mixing scientific facts with imaginary events and writing illustrated stories with animation. A. 1. NT (Para 2) 2. T (Para 4) 3. T (Para 2) 4. T (Para 4) 5. NT (Para 15) 6. T (Para 17)B. 1. Monsieur Signy l Abbaye had been a master artist of his day; The patron knew how highly the artist had been recommended. 2. The guild expected its artists to paint in Byzantine or Proto-Renaissance styles. 3. Monsieur Signy l Abbaye wanted to break free of restraints and paint Signor Bartoli s portrait in his own way and he had his patron s features memorised. He requested his patron to give him complete privacy because he did not want anyone to disturb his craft.

2 4. The masterpiece took 6 months to complete. Monsieur Signy l Abbaye was using the best of materials and it was a long process to get things right. 5. His mouth fell open, his eyes turned red, he grabbed what few hairs he had left on his head, he did a little hop, a twitch and his eyebrows contorted. Structure and UsageA. 1. Main (Verb has a meaning of its own) 2. Auxiliary (It is a helping verb) 3. Auxiliary (It is a helping verb) 4. Auxiliary (It is a helping verb) 5. Main (Verb has a meaning of its own) 6. Auxiliary (It is a helping verb) 7. Auxiliary (It is a helping verb) 8. Main (Verb has a meaning of its own)B. 1. but 2. While 3. Neither, nor 4. not only, but also 5. as if 6. unless 7. Both, and 8. as Words in UseA. 1. give his imagination wings 2. If truth be told 3.

3 Time consuming endeavour 4. must stay private 5. explore the limits 6. to break freeB. 1. Mother could not tolerate the squeaky noise the old fan was making, so she switched it off. 2. My uncle wants to retire from the post of secretary of his club. 3. The speaker continued even after the buzzer went off. 4. The police revealed his identity only after the thieves were caught. 5. The guards withdrew from their posts after the president had safely reached his offi ce. 6. Prita was jubilant because she was going to Antarctica, something she had yearned to do all her life. Listening1. mix 2. ratios 3. brands 4. thoroughly 5. watery 6. mixture7. mould 8. acrylic 9. water-based 10. gloss 11. bowls 12. clog Madhobi, The Young Spring FlowerMadhobi, The Young Spring Flower is a translation from the original Bengali poem written by Rabindranath Tagore.

4 The English translation here is by Anandamayee Majumdar. Rabindranath Tagore (1861 1941) was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature 10_Class-7_Non-CBSE_Student Book ANSWER 11610_Class-7_Non-CBSE_Student Book ANSWER 1162/13/2015 4:21:05 PM2/13/2015 4:21:05 PM117 READER 7and music. He became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Tagore is generally regarded as one of the outstanding creative artists of the modern Indian subcontinent. He is known for modernising Bengali art, freeing the language from its earlier traditional Sanskrit the poem we are introduced to the young and much loved Madhobi flower. The flower wants to go just as it arrives. The wind wants to carry the flower away and the stars are awaiting its arrival. But the leaves upon the plant on which the Madhobi grows do not want to let it go and plead with it to stay. Understanding the Poem1. Is in a rush to leave; As soon as it arrives : These two lines show that Madhobi is a short-lived fl ower.

5 2. The words, sudden wave of splendour describe how the fl ower was at the time it appeared. 3. The leaves urge the fl ower to stay. The stars in the sky want to have it with them. 4. The southern wind tries quietly to take the fl ower along. 5. The fl ower does not speak anything in the poem. 6. The leaves try the hardest to have the fl ower with them. They make repeated appeals to the fl ower to not leave them. 7. The size of the fl ower is understood when the wind calls it little one . Its season of bloom, spring, is mentioned in the title and the fi rst line of the poem. 8. What the poet sees: stars in the heaven, leaves encircling the blossom, the infi nite blue sinking into the twilight, the night of the full moon receding, dancing leaves, disappearing fl ower. What the poet imagines: leaves crying and protesting, stars exclaiming, wind murmuring.

6 Appreciating the Poem1. He uses the words protest, exclaim, whisper, murmur and plead instead of said. 2. The leaves are shown to be whispering and pleading; the stars are shown to be exclaiming and the southern breeze is indicated to be A Secret for TwoQuentin Reynolds (1902 1965) published twenty-five books apart from his autobiography. He seems to have been affected by the huge loss of lives suffered during World War II. In his autobiography, he described the war as being Short on glamour and long on tragedy. A. 1.. he had delivered milk to the families on this street for thirty years. 2.. the horse reminded him of St. Joseph, who was also kind, gentle and faithful. 3.. he learnt his route very fast. 4.. Joseph knew the milk route so well. 5.. he was panic-stricken at the thought of not driving Joseph every 1.

7 The secret was that Pierre had been blind for the last 5 years. Pierre and Joseph shared the secret. 2. Pierre worked with Joseph for fi fteen years. Pierre had become blind probably 10 years after they started working together. 3. The horse was acknowledging Pierre s presence while making sure it was him. The others joked that it seemed like Joseph was smiling at Pierre. 4. A blind man did actually handle the route later on. The man was Pierre himself, during the last fi ve years of his service. 5. Pierre and Joseph had been working together for fi fteen years and had grown older together. 6. Pierre always had a cap pulled over his eyes to keep the morning wind out of them. This kept everyone from guessing that Pierre was blind. Structure and UsageA. 1. You should have offered to help. 2.

8 Must have understood 3. would have heard 4. would 10_Class-7_Non-CBSE_Student Book ANSWER 11710_Class-7_Non-CBSE_Student Book ANSWER 1172/13/2015 4:21:05 PM2/13/2015 4:21:05 PM118 TEACHER S RESOURCE PACK after cutting her thick hair. Her thick hair is compared to the wood and the lighter mane left after chopping the locks is compared to the open plain. 4. Maggie began to regret her act when she saw that Tom was laughing at her. She suddenly realised that she was going to be scolded for being naughty and that she would hardly feel any sense of triumph when she faced her family. 5. a. NT b. NT c. T d. T e. T 6. He described the dessert in detail which made Maggie hungry enough to go the table. 7. Uncle Pullet commented on her appearance and said she looked very funny. Aunt Glegg said she should be severely punished and starved for doing such a shocking thing. Mrs.

9 Tulliver was displeased and angry and felt ashamed of her daughter s deed. Uncle Glegg tried to take the edge off his wife s severe criticism by teasing Maggie saying she should be sent to prison. Mr. Tulliver was amused and proud of his daughter as she had found her own way of rebelling against conventions. 8. It was very bitter that Tom could not be more sympathetic towards Maggie. First he laughed at her and then he wanted to go down to dinner indifferent to her plight. She might have to forego dinner and be scolded by everyone. Structure and UsageA. 2. complex 3. compound 4. complex 5. compound 6. compound 7. complex 8. complexB. 2. Tom started laughing at her so she began to feel bad. 3. Tom did warn Maggie not to cut her hair yet she went on to snip it off. 4. She had better go down to dinner soon or her mother have called me 5.

10 Must have practised hard. 6. would have dropped us 7. must have missed the fl ight. 8. should have reminded 1. should not have batted fi rst 2. must not have been exciting 3. would not have bought it 4. must not have forgotten 5. should not spend more time 6. should not have got lostC. 1. c (First conditional) 2. e (Second conditional) 3. a (First conditional) 4. f (Second conditional) 5. b (Second conditional) 6. d (First conditional) Words in UseB. 1. wearily 2. frantically 3. patiently 4. fl uently 5. daintily 6. readily Dictionary Work1. moved 2. took out 3. sketched 4. pulled 5. got 6. tie Spelling1. audible 2. washable 3. affordable 4. creditable 5. credible6. divisible 7. edible 8. valuable 9. usable3.