Class 7 English Lesson 2 Uruka Adventure Exercise and Additional questions answers

Dear students, welcome to another post on Class 7 English Lesson 2 Uruka Adventure Exercise and Additional questions answers. Here I am giving the Exercise and Additional questions answers of lesson 2 of English for class 7 students. The questions answers have been given from the book Sunbeam English Reader II published by SCERT, Assam. I have tried my best to give the answers in a very simple way so that you can easily understand and remember.

Class 7 English Lesson 2 Uruka Adventure Exercise and Additional questions answers

Activities

1. Let’s see how much you have understood the story. Answer the questions.

(a) Who was the leader of the boys in their adventure on Uruka night ?

Ans: Mahendra was the leader of the boys in their adventure on Uruka night ?

(b) What were the names of Mahen’s friends ?

Ans: The names of Mahen’s friends were Sanju, Nantu, Rinku and Ruman.

(c) What did Mahen and his friends propose to do on Uruka night ?

Ans: Mahen and his friends proposed to go for Uruka adventure on Uruka night.

(d) What was the age old custom that Mahen was referring to ?

Ans: The age old custom that Mahen was referring to was the practice of spending the Uruka night in the Bhelaghar (feasting house) and picking vegetables from other’s fields at night when everyone was asleep and having another feast the next day.

(e) What was Mahen’s reaction to their proposal ?

Ans: Mahen jumped up excitedly and looked at his friends with an air of authority.

(f) What did the boys do after the feast ?

Ans: After the feast, the boys stayed behind, huddling around the big fire. At midnight they walked straight to Shantiram’s house and entered his garden quietly to pick vegetables for their next day feast.

(g) Who was Shantiram ?

Ans: Shantiram was a retired army man whose hobby was farming.

(h) Why was Shantiram sitting wrapped in a black blanket ? Where was Shantiram sitting ?

Ans: Shantiram was aware of the Uruka adventure that is why he was sitting wrapped in a black blanket in this garden so that nobody can steal the vegetables from his garden.

Shantiram was sitting in the middle of the rows of vegetables in his garden.

(i) What was the black heap of garbage that Mahen noticed ?

Ans: The black heap of garbage that Mahen noticed was Shantiram, the retired army man.

(j) What made the night appear more haunting ?

Ans: The screeching of the nightjar ( a small species of owl ) at regular intervals in the cold January night made the night appear more haunting.

(k) Why did the boys run away from the garden ?

Ans: When the boys stretched their hands to pick the vegetables in the garden, the black heap suddenly jerked up and ran towards them. The boys got frightened and that is why they ran away from the garden assuming it to be a ghost.

(l) What happened when the boys were about to pick the vegetables ?

Ans: When the boys were about to pick the vegetables, Shantiram who was sitting wrapped in a black blanket like a black heap, suddenly jerked up and ran towards them to catch them.

(m) Who did the boys think had chased them ?

Ans: The boys thought that a ghost had chased them.

2. Here are some of the events that happened on the Uruka night, but they are not arranged in the proper order.

Arrange the sentences in the proper sequence and then read the lesson to check your answer.

(a) Mahen saw something like a black heap of garbage in the middle of the garden.

(b) Shantiram ran towards the boys when the boys were about to pick the vegetables.

(c) Sanju, Nantu, Rinku, Rumon and Mahen planned an adventure on uruka night.

(d) The boys ran frantically out of the garden, scared that the ghost was after them.

(e) Just past midnight, the five boys headed towards Shantiram’s vegetable garden.

Ans: (c) Sanju, Nantu, Rinku, Rumon and Mahen planned an adventure on uruka night.

(e) Just past midnight, the five boys headed towards Shantiram’s vegetable garden.

(a) Mahen saw something like a black heap of garbage in the middle of the garden.

(b) Shantiram ran towards the boys when the boys were about to pick the vegetables.

(d) The boys ran frantically out of the garden, scared that the ghost was after them.

3. Look at the words in the two boxes below. One contains the names and the other contains their descriptions. Match the words to their descriptions and write them in your notebooks.

(a) Uruka	(i) the four friends of Mahendra
(b) Shantiram	(ii) a small species of owl
(c) Sanju, Nantu, Rinku and Ruman	(iii) the leader of the adventure on uruka night.
(d) Mahendra	(iv) a retired army man who was interested in farming.
(e) The nightjar	(v) a bamboo gate
(f) Nongola	(vi) the annual feast ahead of Magh Bihu.

Ans: (a) Uruka ——————vi) the annual feast ahead of Magh Bihu.

(b) Shantiram ——————-(iv) a retired army man who was interested in farming.

(c) Sanju, Nantu, Rinku and Ruman —-(i) the four friends of Mahendra

(d) Mahendra ———————— (iii) the leader of the adventure of Uruka night.

(e) The nightjar ————————– (ii) a small species of owl.

(f) Nongola —————————— (v) a bamboo gate.

4. Here are some words from the lesson. Match the words with their meaning to check your understanding.

Propose	unable to stay still
restless	a large or special meal, specially for a lot of people
custom	to suggest a plan, an idea etc.
feast	done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized
frantically	an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in society.

Ans: Propose ———to suggest a plan, an idea etc.

restless —————-unable to stay still

custom—————- an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in society

feast —————— a large or special meal, especially for a lot of people

frantically ————-done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized

5. Read the lesson once again and write in the box the name(s) of the person/ people who said the lines given below. In which paragraph does each sentence occur ?

(i) “Oh yes ! It is our age old custom.”
(ii) “We will spend the night in our bhelaghar.”
(iii) “What will we carry the vegetables in ?”
(iv) “Never mind. We’ll carry as much as possible in each hand.”

Ans:

(i) “Oh yes ! It is our age old custom.”	Mahen said this. This sentence occurs in third paragraph.
(ii) “We will spend the night in our bhelaghar.”	Sanju, the eldest among the four friends said this. This sentence occurs in second paragraph.
(iii) “What will we carry the vegetables in ?”	Mahen said this. This sentence occurs in fifth paragraph.
(iv) “Never mind. We’ll carry as much as possible in each hand.”	Mahen’s four friends said this. This sentence occurs in fifth paragraph.

6. Let’s learn some grammar:

Now rewrite the following sentences using the short form of will.

(i) Mahen said, ” We will make a bhelaghar.”

Ans: Mahen said, ” We we’ll make a bhelaghar.”

(ii) They will spend the night in the bhelaghar.

Ans: They ‘ll spend the night in the bhelaghar.

(iii) Sanju thought, ” When everyone is asleep, I will pick vegetables.”

Ans: Sanju thought, ” When everyone is asleep, I ‘ll pick vegetables.”

(iv) Mahen said, ” we will help each other to cook the food.”

Ans: Mahen said, ” we ‘ll help each other to cook the food.”

(v) They will have an uruka adventure.

Ans: They ‘ll have an uruka adventure.

Now check your grammar. Rewrite these sentences by changing the underlined verbs to express future time.

(i) Mahen called his friends to his house.

Ans: Mahen will call his friends to his house.

(ii) Mahen jumped up in joy.

Ans: Mahen will jump up in joy

(iii) They decided to celebrate Uruka together.

Ans: They will decide to celebrate Uruka together.

(iv) They planned to hold the feast in Mahen’s house.

Ans: They will decide to hold the feast in Mahen’s house.

(v) We went to pick vegetables from Shantiram’s garden.

Ans: We will go to pick vegetables from Shantiram’s garden.

7. Read the story and write down the words ending with – ly. One is done for you.

(a) excitedly (b) (c) (d)

Now look up the dictionary and write the meanings of these words. Use the words in sentences of your own.

Ans : (a) Excitedly

Meaning : acting in a way that shows strong feelings of joy

Sentence : She opened her birthday gift excitedly.

(b) lovingly

Meaning : Doing something in a caring and affectionate way.

Sentence : He spoke lovingly about his grandmother.

(c) Quietly

Meaning : Doing something with little or no noise.

Sentence : Reena closed the door quietly.

(d) suddenly

Meaning : something happens all of a sudden and unexpectedly.

Sentence: Suddenly, it started to rain.

9. Read the verbs in column A and write their past forms in column B, as shown in the example :

A	B
buy	bought
catch	………………………
teach	………………………
bring	………………………
fight	………………………

Ans :

A	B
buy	bought
catch	caught
teach	taught
bring	brought
fight	fought

10. Can you think of more words ending with ‘ght’ ? Work with a friend. Practise saying aloud the words you have listed.

Ans: Thought, sought.

Class 7 English Lesson 2 Uruka Adventure questions answers

Additional (Extra) Questions Answers

Q.1. What does the word ‘adventure’ mean ?

Ans: The word ‘adventure’ means an unusual and exciting experience.

Q.2. By what name was Mahendra lovingly called by his friends ?

Ans: Mahendra was called Mahen lovingly by his friends.

Q.3. What type of boy was Mahen ?

Ans: Mahen was talkative, restless and always cheerful.

Q.4. When did Mahen’s friends visit him ?

Ans: On the eve of the Assamese harvest festival Magh Bihu this year, his friends visited him.

Q.5. Who were Mahen’s friends ?

Ans: Sanju, Nantu, Rinku and Rumon were Mahen’s friends.

Q.6. What did Mahen’s friend propose ?

Ans: Mahen’s friends proposed that Mahen should lead them in an uruka adventure.

Q.7. Who was the eldest among the friends ?

Ans: Sanju was the eldest among the friends.

Q.8. “We will spend the night in our bhelaghar (feasting house). When everyone is asleep, we will go and pick vegetables and have another feast tomorrow.” Who said this ?

Ans: Sanju said this.

Q.9. “Oh yes ! It is our age old custom. We must honour it” who said this ?

Ans: Mahen said this.

Q.10. Who commanded the friends to follow him in their nocturnal adventure ?

Ans: Mahen commanded the friends to follow him in their nocturnal adventure.

Q.11. What was Shantiram’s hobby ?

Ans: Shantiram’s hobby was farming.

Q.12. What type of vegetables were growing in Shantiram’s garden ?

Ans: Cabbages, Brinjals, Carrots and other seasonal vegetables were growing in Shantiram’s garden.

Q.13. “What will we carry the vegatables in ? We did n’t bring a bag.” Who said this ?

Ans: Mahen said this.

Q.14. “Never mind. We will carry as much as possible in each hand.” Who said this ?

Ans : Mahen’s friends said this.

Q.15. What is nightjar ?

Ans: Nightjar is a small species of owl.

Q.16. “Oh my good Lord ! it’s a ghost ! Run, run,r………un !” who screamed ?

Ans: Mahen screamed.

Q.17. “Can we not think of other types of adventures ?” who said this ?

Ans : Mahen said to this friends.

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