Std 7 English Unit 1: WATER - Exercises

Std 7 English Unit 1: WATER - Exercises

LISTENING & PRACTICE (Page 2)

Write and recite new stanzas using the words 'plastic bag', 'junk food' and 'fresh fruit':

Knock knock (2)
Who is there?
I am a plastic bag.
Sorry... you are not allowed.

Knock knock (2)
Who is there?
I am junk food.
Sorry... you are not allowed.

Knock knock (2)
Who is there?
I am fresh fruit.
You are welcome, dear.

THE WATER FAMILY - PRACTICE (Page 3-4)

A. Read the sentences and write 'True' or 'False':

  1. 1. Parvatbhai and Saritaben were uneducated. - False
  2. 2. Zarana used to sing songs and slogans to stop water waste. - True
  3. 3. The villagers later built underground tanks for rainwater. - True
  4. 4. The village had enough water even during less rain the next year. - True

B. Answer the questions:

  1. 1. What did the villagers do during the shortage of water?
    The villagers realised their mistake and decided to approach Parvatbhai for help.
  2. 2. What made the Water Family different from others in the village?
    The Water Family valued water like gold and harvested rainwater, while other villagers were careless and wasted water.
  3. 3. How did the government help the villagers?
    The government provided support to build underground tanks for all on the condition that they must promise to harvest rainwater.

WATER IS LIFE - READING & PRACTICE (Page 5)

B. Answer the questions:

  1. 1. Make a list of sources of water.
    Rainwater, rivers, ponds, lakes, glacier, oceans, groundwater, water tanks, dams, and hand pumps.
  2. 2. How do industries use water?
    Industries use water to make goods and to keep machines cool.
  3. 4. List two ways for saving water.
    1. Turning off taps. 2. Fixing leakages.

C. Put these water uses into three groups:

HomeAgricultureIndustry
bathing, cleaning, cleaning clothes and utensils growing rice, watering plants cooling machines, making products, producing electricity

D. Match 'A' with 'B':

(1 - d. grow crops)    (2 - a. water activity)    (3 - c. live in water)    (4 - b. dirty water)    (5 - e. saves water)

WRITING & LANGUAGE FUNCTION (Page 7-9)

Correct punctuation and capitalisation:

  1. 1. Yesterday I went to the market. I bought rice, vegetables and milk.
  2. 2. Riya asked, "What are you doing?"
  3. 3. My brother lives in Mumbai. He works for a software company.

A. Fill in the blanks using the correct options (and, but, or, because, otherwise, so):

  1. 1. She is tired because she finished all her homework.
  2. 2. Would you like tea or coffee?
  3. 3. He worked hard so he passed the exam.
  4. 4. I didn't go to school because I was sick.
  5. 5. He took a stick and started walking.

F. Correct the sentences (Prepositions):

  1. 1. My nose is between/below my eyes.
  2. 2. My teeth are in my mouth.
  3. 3. I am sitting under the fan.
  4. 4. My friends are sitting next to/beside me.
  5. 5. The man is sleeping under the tree.

VOCABULARY (Page 9-10)

A. Arrange the words in order of smaller to bigger: (ocean, river, pond, lake, stream, fall)

fall, stream, pond, lake, river, ocean

C. Classify the animals:

Domestic AnimalsWild AnimalsWater Animals
cow, goat, dog, cat, buffalo, horse, sheep lion, elephant, deer, tiger, bear, monkey dolphin, shark, whale, turtle, octopus, fish, crab