MODEL ACTIVITY TASK - 2ND SET || CLASS-7 || ENGLISH || WEST BENGAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION || CLASS-VII || WBBSE

MODEL ACTIVITY TASKS

ENGLISH

CLASS VII

SET-2

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

The king of kings, Emperor Akbar, who ruled over India was a great lover of arts, sciences, literature and music. One day, on a fine morning, he was walking in his vast garden. His garden was lined with trees that produced the tastiest and juiciest fruits in the whole kingdom. There were flowers of all shapes and sizes in his garden. He had his most trusted minister Birbal with him. But the great Emperor Akbar did not have peace of mind, the quality without which no one, not even the

king of kings, can appreciate beauty. Wise Birbal, noticing this, asked Akbar, "O great and powerful King, what is troubling you? You do not seem to be your usual self, for my king never fails to enjoy the beauty of the greatest kingdom this earth has never seen."

ACTIVITY-1

Describe the following person/thing in a single sentence:

(a) Emperor Akbar ruled over India and he was a great lover of arts, sciences, literature and music.

(b) Birbal was the most trusted minister of Emperor Akbar.

(c) The garden of Emperor Akbar was a vast one and it was lined with trees that produced the tastiest and juiciest fruits in the whole kingdom.

ACTIVITY-2

Write the Antonyms of the following words:

1) Usual: Unusual

ii) Greatest : Meanest / smallest

ti) Beautiful: Ugly

ACTIVITY-3

Imagine you have entered a beautiful mansion like Belle in The Beauty and The Beast. Write five sentences stating your experience:

i) Once I had got a chance to enter a gargantuan mansion in Karnataka during my visit.

ii) After entering through the main gate, I was mesmerized for a moment by seeing the sculptures and designs of the mansion.

iii) The mansion was built entirely out of white marble.

iv) There was a large garden at the left side of the building full of various types of flowers.

v) Above all I was surprised the most when I saw an enormous chandelier in the dining room of the mansion.