GSEB Std 7 English Sem 1 Unit 4 Success Solution | ધોરણ 7 અંગ્રેજી

4. SUCCESS

GLOSSARY (Vocabulary)

Word (English - Meaning)	Synonym (સમાનાર્થી)	Antonym (વિરોધી)
achieve - પ્રાપ્ત કરવું	attain, accomplish	fail, lose
anthill - કીડીનું દર	ant colony	-
aright - યોગ્ય રીતે, સાચી રીતે	correctly, right	wrongly, incorrectly
beaten - થાકેલી, હારેલી	defeated, exhausted	victorious, energized
celebrated - ઉજવ્યું	rejoiced, honored	ignored, mourned
combined - સામૂહિક	united, joined	separated, divided
created - રચના કરી / સર્જન કર્યું	made, produced	destroyed, ruined
curious - જિજ્ઞાસુ	inquisitive, eager	indifferent, uninterested
determined - નિશ્ચય કર્યો	resolute, firm	hesitant, wavering
downcast - નિરાશ, હતોત્સાહ	dejected, depressed	cheerful, elated
drive the nail - ખીલી ઠોકવી	hammer	pull out
fellow - સાથી	companion, peer	enemy, foe
gathered - ભેગી કરીને	collected, assembled	scattered, dispersed
gazing - તાકી રહેવું, ધ્યાનથી જોવું	staring, looking	glancing, ignoring
grateful - કૃતજ્ઞ	thankful, appreciative	ungrateful, unappreciative
inspired - પ્રેરિત થઈ	motivated, encouraged	discouraged, uninspired
invented - શોધ્યું	created, discovered	copied, destroyed
might - શક્તિ, તાકાત	power, strength	weakness, frailty
millions - લાખો	huge amount	a few
never-give-up attitude - ક્યારેય હાર ન માનવાની વૃત્તિ	perseverance, determination	surrender, giving up
oft - ઘણીવાર	often, frequently	rarely, seldom
poked - ઘૂસી ગયું	pierced, jabbed	-
raised - ઉપસેલું	elevated, lifted	lowered, flat
script - લિપિ	handwriting, text	-
sight - દ્રષ્ટિ	vision, view	blindness
strength - તાકાત	power, muscle	weakness, frailty
strike - પ્રહાર કરવો, જોરથી મારવું	hit, beat	miss, protect
stumble - ઠોકર ખાવી, લડખડાવું	trip, fall	balance, steady
succeed - સફળ થવું	achieve, prosper	fail, lose
tiring - કંટાળાજનક	exhausting, fatiguing	refreshing, energizing
twigs - નાની ડાળીઓ	small branches, sticks	roots, trunks
visually impaired - દ્રષ્ટિથી અક્ષમ	blind, partially sighted	sighted
workshop - કાર્યશાળા	studio, workspace	-
worse - વધુ ખરાબ	poorer, inferior	better, improved
wound - ઘા	injury, cut	healing, cure

LISTENING

PRACTICE

A. Fill in the Blanks:

1. The little ant lived in a thick green _________.

forest

2. The piece of roti was too ________ for the ant to carry alone.

big

3. The bird was building a _________.

nest

4. The ants carried the piece back to the _________.

anthill

5. The story teaches us the value of ________ and never giving up.

teamwork

B. Answer the questions:

1. Write the ant's qualities.

Ans. The little ant was knows for her immense determination, hard and never give up attitude.

2. Why couldn't the ant carry the roti piece alone?

Ans. The ant could not carry the piece of roti alone because it was huge and far too heavy for a single ant to lift, push or roll by herself.

3. How did a bird build a strong nest?

Ans. Even though the wind repeatedly blew away the twigs and leaves the bird did not lose hope. It kept trying over and over again with absolute dedication unit it successfully built a strong nest.

4. What should we learn from this story?

Ans. We should learn that we must never lose heart or give up when facing difficulties. By staying persistent and working together as a team, we can overcome any obstacle and achieve success.

READING

PRACTICE

Find and underline the rhyming words from the poem and add one more rhyming word yourself: (Example: head - read - bed)

downcast - last - fast
aright - might - right
will - hill - chill

PRACTICE

A. Choose the most appropriate options:

1. Where was Louis Braills from?

- (c) France

2. How did Louis Braille lose his eye sight?

- (b) Due to a sharp tool

3. What did Louis Braille hear about?

- (b) A special military code made of raised dots.

4. What did Braille's method rely on?

- (a) Raised dots representing letters

5. When did Louis find the Braille?

- (a) At the age of fifteen

B. Answer the questions:

1. Where was Louis Braille born?

Ans.- Louis Braills was born in a small village in France.

2. How did Louis Braille lose his eye sight?

Ans.- While playing with a sharp tool in his father's workshop, he slipped and the Tool pocked his eye. The wound got worse, and soon he lost sight in both eyes.

3. What did Louis hear about?

Ans. Louis heard about a special military code made of raised dots used by soldiers to read message in the dark.

4. How old was houis when he invented a new system?

Ans.- Louis was just 15 years old when he invented his new system.

5. How was the new system of Louis?

Ans. The new system consisted of six tiny dots that could make letters, words and numbers. It was simple, fast and powerful.

6. Do you agree that struggles and failures are important for achieving success?

Ans.- Yes, I completely agree. Struggles and failures teach us resilience, highlight what needs to be improved and build character. Just like Louis Braille turned his personal tragedy and the challenges of slow learning tools into a historic invention, our obstacles often push us to find innovative paths to success.

Study the graph showing details of medals won by India in last three Olympics and answer the questions:

1. In which year did India win the gold?

Ans.- India won the gold medal in the 2020 Olympics.

2. How many medals did India win in Olympics 2020?

Ans.- India won a total of 7 medals in the 2020 Olympics.

3. How many medals did India win in three Olympics in total?

Ans.- India won a total of 16 medals across the three Olympics.

4. Which medal showed the biggest increase from 2016 to 2020?

Ans.- The Bronze medal showed the biggest increase, jumping from 1 medal in 2016 to 4 medals in 2020.

WRITING

A. Study the pictures, read the sentences below it and write a story in a sequence:

B. Complete the story and give a suitable title:

(સ્વ-પ્રયત્ન માટેની પ્રવૃત્તિ)

LANGUAGE FUNCTION

A. Fill in the blank with the help of the words given in the bracket.

Identify correct helping verbs (is/are/do/does/can):

1. Is he walking in the street?
2. Do Ravi and Reena eat gulabjamuns?
3. Do the students understand?
4. Are you in the classroom?
5. Does she have any siblings?

B. Arrange the jumbled words and write the sentences:

Make meaningful questions:

1. home/is/your/it/? -> Is it your home?
2. you/do/believe / in luck/? -> Do you believe in luck?
3. You/a good / are / listener /? -> Are you a good listener?
4. he/does/mango / like /? -> Does he like mango? (Corrected from "Does he mango like?")
5. dancing/he/is/? -> Is he dancing?
6. are/you/crying/? -> Are you crying?
7. Play/can/you/football/? -> Can you play football?

C. Classify the following words:

We can count	We cannot count
pens, books, baskets, jars, nests, cows	coffee, water, salt, buttermilk, sugar, gold, milk

D. Complete the questions with the words given in the brackets and answers:

Complete questions:

1. How many months are there in a year?
There are 12 months in a year.

2. How many days are there in a week?
There are 7 days in a week.

3. How many hours are there in a day?
There are 24 hours in a day.

4. How many minutes are there in an hour?
There are 60 minutes in an hour.

E. Complete the questions with the help of the picture and answer:

Use "How much":

1. How much milk is there in a bottle?
There is 500 ml milk in the bottle.

2. How much ice cream is there in a cup?
There is 100 ml ice cream in the cup.

3. How much sugar is there in the packet?
There is 2 kg sugar in the packet.

4. How much wheat is there in the sack?
There is 10 kg wheat in the sack.

F. Frame the questions to get underlined words as answer:

Frame questions:

1. She works in a company. -> Where does she work?
2. The birds make nests. -> What do the birds make?
3. My mother washes clothes every morning. -> When does your mother wash clothes?
4. Bharat drives a car. -> Who drives a car?
5. We live in the village. -> Where do you live?

VOCABULARY

A. Choose the words that help to get success:

Words for success from: (motivation, inspiration, goal, target, setback, lose, victory, progress, collapse, quit, hard work, win)

motivation, inspiration, goal, target, victory, progress, hard work, win

B. Who am I? write words.

Identify category:

1. A jalebi and a gulabjamun are sweets.
2. A chair and a wardrobe are furniture.
3. Maths and science are subjects.
4. A cousin and an uncle are relations.
5. A cat and a dog are pets.
6. A mango and a pineapple are Fruits.