LESSON 4 THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST || TEXTUAL QUESTION ANSWERS

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Class 7 EnglishLesson 4 The Beauty and the Beast,

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Class 7 English Textual Question Answers,

Lesson 4 The Beauty and the Beast

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Activity 1

Choose the correct option:

What is the text type? Is it - 

a. an imaginary story✔

b. a true story

c. the life story of a famous person

Activity 2

Underline the correct answer: 

a. Belle is the name of the -

i. youngest daughter✔

ii. middle daughter

iii. eldest daughter

b. Belle asked her father to bring -

i. jewels

ii. dresses

iii. a rose✔

c. The owner of the castle was a -

i. rich merchant

ii. beast✔

iii. king

Activity 3

Identify which of the following statements are True and which are False. Give a supporting statement for each of your answers: 

a. The merchant had three daughters. [True]

Supporting Statement: “Once upon a time a wealthy merchant lived in a big mansion with his three daughters.”

b. The merchant lost his way on his return journey. [True]

Supporting Statement: “While returning, he lost his way.”

c. Belle did not go to the castle on her own will. [False] 

Supporting Statement: “...she pried it from him and willingly went to the Beast’s castle.”

d. Belle became the mistress of the castle. [True]

Supporting Statement: “You are the mistress of the castle.”

Activity 4

Answer the following questions: 

a. How did the fortune of the merchant change?

Ans - The merchant lost all his wealth in a tempest on the sea. He along with his daughters had to move to a small farmhouse and had to work hard for their living. Thus, the fortune of the merchant changed.

b. What were the gifts that the three daughters asked for?

Ans- The elder daughters asked for jewels and fine dresses, but the youngest daughter Belle asked for a lovely rose that did not grow in that part of the country.

c. Why did the merchant go to the castle?

Ans- While returning, the merchant lost his way in the forest. After noticing the castle, he went there for some food and shelter.

d. What did the Beast demand from the merchant?

Ans- From the merchant, the Beast demanded that he would have to return to the castle or his youngest daughter Belle should come to stay with the Beast of her own accord.

e. Why did Belle go to the castle of the Beast?

Ans- Belle went to the castle herself to save her father from the Beast. Besides, she kept the promise that her father had made to the Beast.

Activity 5

Fill in the table with information from the text: 

Activity 6

Answer the following sentences: 

1. Why did the Beast decide to kill the merchant?

Ans- The Beast decided to kill the merchant because he had taken away the Beast’s most precious possession in spite of taking his hospitality.

2. How did the Beast look after Belle in his castle?

Ans- In his castle, the Beast took utmost care of Belle. He gave her nice dresses and food and talked to her for a long time. His invisible servants always waited to serve Bell.

3. Why did Belle fail to find the prince of her dreams in the castle?

Ans- Belle failed to find the prince of her dream because the Beast himself was the prince.

4. What were the two things Belle carried to her father’s house? Why did she take them?

Ans- Belle took an enchanted mirror and a magic ring. She could see what was going on back at the Beast’s castle by the mirror and by the ring, she could return to the castle at once.

5. How did a handsome prince become an ugly beast?

Ans- Long ago, the prince refused a fairy to enter the castle in the rain. Being angry, the fairy turned him into an ugly beast with her curse.

Activity 7

Rearrange the sentences in the correct order by writing the numbers in the brackets. One is done for you: 

1. The ugly Beast became a handsome prince. [6]

2. Belle declined to marry the Beast. [3]

3. The merchant promised to bring a rose for Belle. [1]

4. Belle wept on the dying body of the Beast. [5]

5. Belle went to the castle of the Beast. [2]

6. Belle promised to return to the castle exactly a week later. [4]

Activity 8

The meanings of certain words are given here. Identify those words from the text.

i. imprisoned - captive

ii. that which cannot be seen - invisible

iii. friendly and kind behaviour to guests - hospitality

iv. completely changed - transformed

Activity 9

Odd one out: 

In each set, there is a word that does not fit with the rest of the words in the set.

Identify the word. One is done for you: 

i.  Mansion /palace / flat✔/ huge house

ii. drizzle ✔/storm /tempest /cyclone

iii. friend /foe✔/ ally /compatriot

iv. refuse /accept✔ /decline /deny

Let's learn:

Study the following sentences taken from the text:

i. He entered a dazzling palace.

ii. She discovered many enchanted rooms.

In these two sentences, the blue-coloured words are nouns. The red-coloured words describe the nouns that come after them. These are Participle Adjectives. They function like adjectives and qualify the nouns that follow them. Let us look at some more examples of Participle Adjectives:

iii. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

iv. A barking dog seldom bites.

v. She threw away the withered flowers.

Let's do :

vi. You should help a wounded man.

Activity 10

Form groups. Discuss among yourselves and identify the nouns that the participle adjectives in the above sentences of Activity 9 qualify.

i. He entered a dazzling palace.

ii. She discovered many enchanted rooms.

iii. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

iv. A barking dog seldom bites.

v. She threw away the withered flowers.

vi. You should help a wounded man.

Activity 11

Underline the participle adjectives in the following sentences : 

1. Runa is a trained nurse.

Ans- trained

2. The police caught the absconding prisoner.

Ans- absconding

3. A rising sun looks bright.

Ans- rising

4. Do not board a running bus.

Ans- running

5. The sleeping girl is looking beautiful.

Ans- sleeping

Activity 12

Identify whether the following sentences are in Direct or Indirect Speech: 

i. He said, “I am busy”. (Direct Speech)

ii. The master said that the clerk would not attend office that day. (Indirect Speech)

iii. The student said that she had left her bag there. (Indirect Speech)

iv. She said, “I am leaving for Delhi Now” (Direct Speech)

Activity 13 (a)

You have just finished reading a beautiful story. Write a story in about seventy words with the help of the points given below. Give a title to your story: 

merchant - going home through forest - has bag full of money. rain falls- gets wet - curses the rain - a robber comes- points gun at the merchant- shoots -unhurt- wet gunpowder - merchant thanks God for rain.

The Merchant and the Robber

Once there lived a rich merchant. One day he was returning home through a deep forest. He had a bag full of money with him. Suddenly rain started. He got wet in the rain. His money also got wet and he cursed the rain for getting his money wet. He took shelter under a tree. After the rain, he started walking again. Suddenly a robber appeared before him. He pointed his gun towards the merchant to shoot him. But the gun did not work as the gun powder become wet in the rain. The merchant was unhurt and started running and in a moment he was out of sight of the robber. Thus he saved himself and thanked God for the rain.

Moral: Whatever happens, happens alright.

Activity 13 (b)

Describe in a short paragraph (within seventy words) about your experience of visiting a garden of flowers. You may use the following clues: 

Its location

objects seen there

types of flowers 

its effect on you

the beautiful memory that will always linger in your mind

Visiting a Flower Garden

Visiting a garden of flowers is like stepping into a colorful paradise that instantly lifts your spirits. Yesterday, I had the delightful opportunity to visit a garden of flowers. It was my friend’s garden. He made this garden beside their house. At first, the Butterfly Pea or Aparajita greeted me. I was mesmerized seeing the garden which was meticulously designed with rows upon rows of various floral species, each boasting its own unique charm. There were roses of different colours, lilies, dahlias, daisies, marigolds, jasmine, magnolia, lavender, balsam, tulip etc. Bees and butterflies were hovering over the flowers and different types of sweet fragrances filled the atmosphere. I felt that I had entered into a wonderland. This visit will always linger in my mind.

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