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Class 7 English · Unit 4 · Travel and Adventure

Travel

Complete textbook exercise solutions — NCERT Poorvi, Class 7 English (CBSE).

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IWrite the number of the stanza against the matching main idea.
  1. At night, the speaker imagines the train and hears its engine in the quiet. – Stanza (ii)
  2. The speaker feels a strong desire to take any train, no matter where it goes. – Stanza (iii)
  3. The speaker hears the train whistle during the day, even though the train is far away. – Stanza (i)
IIWrite the rhyming words from each stanza.
  1. Stanza (i): away – day; speaking – shrieking
  2. Stanza (ii): by – sky; dreaming – steaming
  3. Stanza (iii): make – take; knowing – going
IIIIdentify the rhyme scheme of the poem.

3. ABAB

IVIdentify the word in the poem that personifies the whistle of the train.

shrieking

VWhich words can be used to describe the poet’s tone in this poem?

excited enthusiastic

VISelect the words that tell us what the train symbolises for the poet.

2. adventure 4. opportunities

VIIThe poet repeats the line ‘…there isn’t a train goes by’ to ______.

highlight the speaker’s fascination with the train

VIIIThe poem contrasts the busy day with the stillness of the night. What is the common factor in these?

In both the day and the night, the speaker thinks about the train. By day she hears its whistle. By night she sees its red cinders and hears its engine. Her longing to travel stays the same.

IXSelect the phrases from the poem that are examples of imagery.

day is loud whistle shrieking night is still cinders red on the sky engine steaming heart is warm

Let us think and reflect

IRead the extract and answer the questions.
My heart is warm with the friends I make, / And better friends I’ll not be knowing…

(i) The line ‘My heart is warm’ refers to a heart that is ______.
B. full of love

(ii) What does the speaker say about her current friends?
She loves her friends. She says they are the best friends she could ever have.

(iii) What does the line ‘better friends I’ll not be knowing’ suggest about the speaker’s feelings toward their current friends?
It shows that she values her friends a lot. She is fully satisfied with them.

(iv) The tone of the speaker in these lines is ______.
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IIAnswer the following questions.

1. What does the phrase ‘cinders red on the sky’ tell us about the train at night?
It tells us that the steam engine throws out glowing sparks. At night, these red cinders can be seen clearly against the dark sky.

2. What is the significance of the repeated references to the train’s whistle?
The whistle is like a call to travel. It reminds the speaker again and again of her wish to go on a journey.

3. What does the line ‘no matter where it’s going’ reveal about the speaker’s attitude towards travel?
It shows her deep love for travel. The place does not matter to her. She enjoys the journey itself.

4. Do you think the poet actually sees and hears the train? Why or why not?
No, she does not. The railroad track is miles away and no train passes by. She only imagines the train because she longs to travel.

Let us learn

IMatch the expressions with what they indicate. Then fill in the blanks.
  1. miles away – (v) the distance of the train from the speaker
  2. cinders red – (iv) the glow of the train’s sparks lighting up the night sky
  3. heart is warm – (i) the speaker’s affection for their friends
  4. day is loud – (iii) the busy and noisy atmosphere during the day
  5. engine steaming – (ii) the fast and powerful movement of the train

Fill in the blanks:

  1. After meeting her old friend, her heart was warm with the joy of rekindled memories.
  2. As I arrived at the railway station I could hear the engine steaming.
  3. The marketplace is bustling, and the day is loud with the chatter of shoppers and vendors.
  4. The bonfire glowed brightly, throwing cinders red into the dark night sky.
  5. The sound of a train could still be heard miles away as the evening grew quiet.
IIMatch the meanings with the sound words. Then complete the paragraph.
  1. shouting loudly, often in anger or excitement – (iv) yelling
  2. crying out in fear or excitement – (vii) screaming
  3. crying loudly with grief or sorrow – (i) wailing
  4. making a high-pitched, piercing sound – (iii) screeching
  5. calling out loudly, often in a casual or informal way – (ii) hollering
  6. crying softly in a low, broken voice – (v) whimpering
  7. crying loudly and uncontrollably – (vi) bawling

The street was filled with a variety of sounds. A shopkeeper was 1. yelling to attract customers, while a child nearby was 2. hollering at his friend to wait for him. From the other side of the road, a toddler was 3. bawling uncontrollably after dropping his ice cream, and his mother tried to calm him as he began 4. whimpering softly. In the background, someone’s loud 5. screeching voice added to the bustling noise of the busy evening.

Let us listen

I & IICircle the information that is not correct and rectify the sentences.
  1. The trip to the National Science Centre is organised on 16 September.
  2. Students will start from school at 8.00 in the morning and return by 5.30 in the evening.
  3. Light refreshments will be provided at the museum.
  4. Students are not permitted to carry a phone; they may carry a notebook and a pen.
  5. The permission slip is to be signed by the parent.
  6. The permission slip is to be submitted to your class teacher by 10 September. (correct)
  7. Mr. Mukherjee is the excursion in-charge.

Let us speak

Pronounce the words keeping the soft and hard ‘c’ rules in mind.

Soft ‘c’ (/s/): cell, race, decide, receive, concert (second ‘c’), circle (first ‘c’), bicycle (first ‘c’)

Hard ‘c’ (/k/): cable, cake, echo, uncle, concert (first ‘c’), circle (second ‘c’), bicycle (second ‘c’)

Let us write

IWrite a diamante poem that connects ‘reading’ and ‘adventure’.

Reading
Quiet, magical
Imagining, learning, wondering
Books, pages, maps, journeys
Climbing, trekking, discovering
Bold, thrilling
Adventure

IIDescribe an interesting character that you met while travelling.

Ramu Kaka, the Tea Vendor

On a train journey to Pune, I met Ramu Kaka, a tea vendor. He was a thin old man with a white moustache and a bright smile. He carried a big steel kettle and paper cups. He walked through the coaches calling, “Garam chai, garam chai!” in a sing-song voice. He was cheerful and kind. When a child spilled tea, he cleaned it up and gave her another cup free. I still remember his words, “A smile costs nothing, beta.”

Let us explore

I–IVMountain Railways of India, Vande Bharat Express and underwater tunnels.
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