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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 7 English Prose Chapter 8 Wealth and Values
Wealth and Values Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes
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Many more words can be used if you know:
C1. Check your understanding:
Question 1.
What is the name of the rich businessmen?
Answer:
Mr. Balaji
Question 2.
Who were his sons?
Answer:
His sons were Rahul and Gagan.
Question 3.
Who wanted the share in the property?
Answer:
Rahul wanted his spare in the property.
Question 4.
Why did he want his share?
Answer:
He wanted his share of property to visit places all over the world.
Check your understanding:
Question 1.
Why did Rahul feel the need of money again?
Answer:
Rahul wastes his money spending lavishly and leads a luxurious and wasteful life. He visits places all over the world, and at last he had no money Then he begins to feel the need of money again.
Question 2.
Rahul was reminded of his _______ when he thought of his comfortable life before he left home.
a. father
b. brother
c. servants, (choose the right answer)
Answer:
c. servants
Question 3.
What was the decision taken by Rahul?
Answer:
Rahul decided to back home to his her.
Check your understanding:
Question 1.
Rahul’s father welcomed him
a. angrily
b. happily
c. sadly
Answer:
a. angrily
Question 2.
Who was angry with Rahul’s father?
Answer:
Gagan was angry with his father.
Question 3.
What was the reason for his anger?
Answer:
His father was celebrating his brother Rahul is return, and arranged a feast. Though he had served his father all those years. he hadn’t arranged or celebrated a feast. This was the cause of his anger.
Check your understanding:
Question 1.
What do we find in forgiveness?
Answer:
We find happiness and peace in forgive.
V1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in brackets:
(foolish, realized, forgiveness, eventually, desperately, embraced, gives.)
- Rahul ________ turned into a poor man.
- He _______ that even the servants enjoyed better facilities.
- He wandered about _______ to find a job.
- Father ________ him joyfully and took him home.
- Rahul felt sorry for his _________ behaviour.
- In ________ there is happiness and joy.
Answer:
- eventually
- realized
- desperately
- embraced
- foolish
- gives
V2. Write opposites for the Words underlined:
One is done for you:
- Rahul was happy. But his father was ________
- His father was rich. But Rahul turned into a _________ man.
- Rahul was lost, but is now found.
- Father ________ the property which Rahul takes.
- All his ________ become his enemies.
Answer:
- unhappy/sad
- poor
- found
- gives
- friends
V3. Pick out the hidden words from the following words:
One is done for you:
businessmen – bus; sin; men; in
expression; express; press; on
- always
- enjoy
- Share
- independent
- away
- desperately
- embraced
- servants
- beloved
- hears
- enjoying
- yourselves
- brother
- forgive
Answer:
- way, ways, sway, lay, lays, sways
- joy, yen, on, joey
- she,he, hare, hear, hears
- in,den, dent, dependent, deepen, deep, pendent, pen
- way, a
- ate,par, date, pat, eat
- brace, ace, mace, race
- van, ant, ants, vase, vases
- be, love, loved
- hear, ear, ears, he, she
- joy, enjoy, on
- your, yours, our, ours, see, sour
- the, rot, hurt, throb
- for, give, go, or, of five
C2. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each:
Question 1.
Why did Rahul want his share in the property?
Answer:
Rahul wanted to be independent and happy. He wanted to visit places all over the world with his friends.
Question 2.
How did Rahul spend his money on his friends?
Ans.
He spent his money lavingly and led a luxurious and wasteful life. He wanted places all over the wered along with his friends.
Question 3.
What did Mr. Balaji tell his servants to do, when Rahul returned home?
Answer:
Mr. Balagi told his servants to being the best clothes for Rahul, decorate his finger with a sing, good shoes his feet, he also hotel him to make delicious meat and they all would celebrate his return to home.
Question 4.
What made Gagan talk angrily to his father?
Answer:
Gagan was not ready to accept his father’s celebration of the feast. According to him, his brother Rahul had not deserved it. So Gagan gets angry and showed his discontentment.
Question 5.
How did Mr. Balaji explain the situation to Gagan?
Answer:
The father explained to Gagan like him. ‘You had been always with me and all that shave is yours father. But Rahul was lost and has come back to them. It will be good if we forgive Rahul as he has realized his mistakes. – “To err is human, to forgive divine” . He has feet that he should forgive Rahul.
C3. Discuss these questions with your partners:
- Do you think Rahul’s father was right in welcoming him with pleasure?
- Speak about the importance of forgiveness.
- In your opinion, how important is money?
Answer:
Student activity.
S1. Work with your partner. Ask questions and give answers about the following topics. Take turns to cover all the topics between you two.
One is done for you.
Question 1.
What is a matchstick used for?
Answer:
It is used to light candles.
- bottle: It is used to store Liquids.
- match stick: It is used to light candles.
- Toothbrush: It is used to (clean) brush the teeth.
- pen: It is used to write.
- chair: It is used to sit.
- bag: It is used to hold things.
- lunch box: It is used to fill the lunch.
- purse: It is used to keep the money.
- book: It is used to read.
- table: It is used to keep things.
G1. Rewrite the following sentences after looking at the pictures:
One is done for you:
The baby (drink) milk.
The baby is drinking milk.
Question 1.
Tony ______ (write)a letter to his friend.
Answer:
Tony is writing a letter to his friend.
Question 2.
I _______ (listen) to music.
Answer:
I am listening to music.
Question 3.
The boy _______ (make) a kite.
Answer:
The boy is making a kite.
Question 4.
The eagle _______ (fly) away.
Answer:
The eagle is flying a kite.
Question 5.
The children _______ (meet) the headmaster.
Answer:
The children are having a meeting with the headmaster.
B. Change the sentences looking at the picture:
One is done for you:
Question 1.
I write my notes.
Answer:
I writing my notes.
Question 2.
The leaves fall from the tree.
Answer:
The leaves are falling from the tree.
Question 3.
Ramu rings the bell
Answer:
Ramu is ringing the bell.
Question 4.
The Passengers waits for the train
Answer:
The Passengers are waiting for the train
Question 5.
The fisherman catch fish
Answer:
The fisherman is catching fish.
Question 6.
Children sing a song
Answer:
Children are singing a song.
G2. Fill in the blanks with the plural for the words in the brackets:
One is done for you:
There were two friends (friend) who lived in a village. Their _______ (name) were Peter and Mohan. Peter had three ______ (cow) that gave milk to the whole village. Mohan had five _______ (Sheep). They took them grazing every day to a nearby forest. There were many ________ (animal) in the forest. Some of them were ________ (wolf) _________ (elephant) ________ (bear) _______ (rabbit) and _________ (fox). The boys were afraid that these _______ (animal) would hurt their _________ (cow and
sheep)
Answer:
names, sheep, animals, wolves, elephants, bear, rabbits, foxes, animals, cows and sheep
G4. Pick out the adjectives and write them in the brackets:
One is done for you:
Bengaluru is a large city, (large)
- There is little time for preparation. (little) {means there is no time}
- Akbar was a great king.(__________)
- He gave me five mangoes. (_________)
- The foolish crow tried to sing. (________)
- Here are some ripe mangoes. (________)
- He is a helpful policeman. (________)
- This is an expensive ring. (________)
- The sky is deep blue. (________)
Answer:
- little
- great
- five
- foolish
- ripe
- helpful
- expensive
- deep
S1. Complete the missing parts in the conversation between Rhea and her mother:
- Rhea: Mummy, look at this
There is a duckling. - Mummy: Rhea, take the duckling back to its mother.
Its mother will be looking for it. Rhea went out. After a while, she came back and said - Rhea: Look mummy I found the mother so that she will not be sad.
W1. Writing Practise
Rearrange each group of words to make a question and a statement:
One is done for you:
1. an/is/elephant/big/a animal
Question 1.
Is an elephant a big animal?
Answer:
Yes. An elephant is a big animal.
2. that/baby/is giraffe/a
Question 2.
Is that giraffe a baby?
Answer:
Yes. That giraffe is a baby.
3. runner/fast/leopard/is/the/a
Question 3.
Is the leopard a fast runner?
Answer:
Yes. A leopard is a fast runner.
4. Joey/ kangaroo/baby/a/called/is/a
Question 4.
Is a baby Kangaroo called a Joey?
Answer:
Yes. A baby kangaroo is called a Joey.
5. In charge/the/principal/school/of/is/a
Question 5.
Is the Principal in charge of a school?
Answer:
Yes. The Principal is in charge of a school.
6. long queue/bus stop/is/a/there/at the
Question 6.
Is there a long queue at the bus stop?
Answer:
Yes. There is a long queue at the bus stop.
7. below/is/the/there/a/caption/picture
Question 7.
Is there a Caption below the picture?
Answer:
Yes. There is sa Caption below the picture.
Wealth and Values Summary in English
Mr. Balaji was a rich businessman having two sons Gagan and Rahul. Rahul wanted his share in the property as he wanted to see the world with his friend. Mr. Balaji gave him his share, Rahul spent lavishly leading a luxurious and wasteful life. When he was left with no money, his friends did not want him.
On the advice of Rahul’s father’s friend, he came back home. Mr. Balaji was happy to see him and told his servant to buy good clothing, shoes, ring for Rahul. He wanted to celebrate his son’s return back home by a feast. Rahul fell on his father’s feet and apologised. Soon his brother came home he saw the people happy and enjoying. He came to know that they were celebrating Rahul’s return home.
Gagan did not like this he told his father that he had served and obeyed him but never his father had arranged a feast for him and his friends. To this, Mr. Balaji replied you were always with me and whatever I have is yours. I had forgiven your brother’s mistake as he had realised his mistake.
When he saw joy and happiness in his father’s face, Gagan told him I am seeing happiness in your face. He also told I am understanding forgiveness and its importance. He also welcomed his brother back home.
Wealth and Values Summary in Kannada
