Let’s Comprehend.
- 1. Think and Tell.
1.What did Aladdin do all the day ?
Answer: All the day Alladdin played in the street with other boys.
2.Why was Aladdin happy ?
Answer: His uncle who was a wizard bought him beautiful clothes. This made him happy.
3.When did the genie appear ?
Answer: Fearing the dark, Aladdin rubbed both his hands. The genie appeared then only.
- 2. Think and Write.
- Write ‘T’ or ‘F’ for false statement.
- Aladdin lived with his father. [F ]
- The wizard was Aladdin’s uncle. [ F]
- The wizard was from China. [F ]
- Aladdin was lazy and did not work. [T ]
- The wizard bought Aladdin a watch. [F ]
- 2. 2. Tick (✓) the most appropriate answer to each of the following questions
1.Why did the wizard make a fire ?
(a) because it was cold.
(b) because he was tired.
(c) because he wanted to cast a spell.
(d) because he wanted to cook food.
2.What did the wizard want Aladdin to get from under the stone ?
(a) stone
(b) jewels
(c) a ring
(d) a lamp
- 2. 3. Answer the following questions in not more than 50 words.
1.The wizard casts a spell twice in the story. What happens each time ?
Answer: When the wizard casted his spell the first time, the. ground shook .and a lot of noise and smoke arose. All at a once, a hole got opened in the ground. The second time, when r the wizard casted his magic spell, the big stone shut Aladdin in the holes under the ground.
2.Why did the wizard get angry with Aladdin ?
Answer: The wizard was eagerly waiting for the lamp. He saw Aladdin coming up the steps. He asked the lamp. But, Aladdin could not pull out the lamp from under his shirt as it was covered with the jewels. On this, the wizard got angry with Aladdin. He did not want to help Aladdin but only to get his lamp. As his wish was not fulfilling, he got anygr.
- How was Aladdin able to come out of the big hole?
Answer: The wicked wizard had shut Aladdin down the earth with the big stone. Aladdin became very afraid of the dark. Being alone in the dark, he cried and rubbed his hands to-gether. On rubbing the wizard’s ring, a genie appeared. The genie helped Aladdin to come out of the’big hole.
- The wizard had told Aladdin that he was his uncle but this was not true. Why do you think the wizard lied to Aladdin and his mother?
Answer: The wizard had told a lie to Aladdin that he was his uncle. In fact, he wanted to come nearer to Aladdin and win his trust. The wizard lied to Aladdin and his mother because he wanted wonderful lamp from under the ground. And he wanted to use Aladdin for his purpose.
- Word Study
- 1. Look at the following sentences:
Suddenly the earth opened. Aladdin was outside in the sun again. He was happy and ran home quickly to his mother. The word ‘suddenly’ is made by adding ‘ly’ to the word ‘sudden’. The same happens in ‘quickly’ where ‘ly’ is added to ‘quick’, ‘ly’ is called a suffix as it is added at the end of a word.
1.Can you think of more words which are formed in such a way ?
Answer:
- happily
- sadly
- quietly
- bravely
- secretly
- lordly
- knowingly
- cowardly
- manly
- openly
- safely
- genuinely
- constantly
- mainly.
- 2. Look at the following sentences:
Aladdin And The Magic Lamp Question Answer Bihar Board Question 1.
Then they went for a long walk. They walked along a stony path. Here, ‘y’ has been added-to the noun ‘stone’ to make it an adjective ‘stony’ meaning full of stones. Can you think of more words where meaning changes similarly due to addition of y?
Answer:
- greedy
- stormy
- needy
- nody
- moody
- bony
- crunchy
- creamy
- cony
- salty
- faulty
- homy
- dreamy
- hairy
- cloudy
- sunny.
- Grammar
Using ‘Shall’ for promise
Look at the Following sentences :
I shall buy you some beautiful clothes.
Here ‘shall’ is used for making promise. Now rewrite the sentences given below, substituting ‘promise’ in the sentences. Also make other necessary changes in the sentence. The first one is done for you.
- He has promised to help me. = He shall help me.
- He promises to help me.
- She has promised to reconsider the matter.
- They have promised to invite the Chief Minister.
- The headmaster promises to improve sports facilities
Answer:
- He shall help me.
- He shall be helping me.
- She shall reconsider the matter;
- They shall invite the Chief Minister.
- The headmaster shall be improving sports facilities.
- Translation
1.Translate into Hindi:
Long, long ago in Arabia, there lived a boy whose name was Aladdin. He lived in a small house with his mother. They were very poor. But Aladdin was lazy. He did not work at all. Everyday he played in the street with other boys.
Answer:
बहुत समय पहले, अरब देश में अलाद्दीन नामक एक लड़का रहता था। वह एक छोटे घर में अपनी माँ के साथ रहता था। वे बहुत गरीब थे। लेकिन अलाद्दीन बहुत आलसी था । वह बिल्कुल काम नहीं करता था। प्रतिदिन वह अन्य बच्चों के साथ सड़क पर खेलता रहता था।
Class 7 English chapter 3 question answer Bihar board