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In Chapter 16 – “Books – Our Best Friends,” students will delve into the enchanting world of literature. This chapter explores the profound relationship between readers and books, highlighting how books serve as portals to new worlds, ideas, and people. Through the lens of Eleanor Farjeon’s poetic work, students will discover the magical allure of books and the invaluable role they play as our closest companions.
Bihar Board Class 7 English Chapter 16 Solutions
| Subject | English |
| Class | 7th |
| Chapter | 16. Our Best Friends |
| Author | Anynomous |
| Board | Bihar Board |
A. Warmer
Question 1. Do you like reading books ? List at least two two books that you have read recently.
Ans. Yes, I really enjoy reading books. Two books I’ve read recently are “The Hunger Games” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”. They were both exciting stories that I found hard to put down.
B. Let’s Comprehend
B. 1. Think and Tell
Question 1. What worlds of wonder are our books ?
Answer: New ideas and people fancies us through the books.
Question 2. What are the books compared to ?
Answer: Books are compared to a magic box.
B. 2. Think and Write
B. 2. 1. True or False
Question 1. Which of the following statements are true according to the poem ? Write true or false in front of each statement in the space provided.
- Reading books is boring – False
- Books tell us nothing new – False
- Books tell us about far away places – True
- Books do not tell us anything about times gone by – False
- Books help us imagine about the people we have never met – True
B. 2. 2. Tick (✓) the most appropriate answer to each of the following questions
Question 1. The line ‘The room we sit in melts away means that
(a) There is ice in the room that starts melting
(b) We forget that we are sitting in the room.
(c) The room is broken down
(d) The room we are sitting in is made of ice
Ans: (b) We forget that we are sitting in the room.
Question 2. The words’our chosen friend’refer to:
(a) our best friend in school
(b) a friend who we like playing with
(c) a character whom we like in a story
(d) the friend we choose” to study with
Ans: (c) a character whom we like in a story
Question 3. Here’s our body in the chair
But our mind is out there.
The poet feels that when we are reading books we are sitting in chairs but our minds are :
(a) at school
(b) at home
(c) at the places and times we are reading about.
(d) in the playground
Ans: (c) at the places and times we are reading about.
B. 2. 3. Answer the following
Question 1: For whom do books hold things?
Ans: Books hold things for their readers.
Question 2: We unlock a room with the help of a key. How can a book be unlocked by a child?
Ans: A child can unlock a book by simply opening its covers.
C. Word Study
C. 1. Opposites of the following words appear in the poem.
Find them and write them down.
Question 1.
(close – old- after – beginning – lock – inside – fall)
Ans:
- close = open
- old = new
- after = before
- beginning = end
- lock = open
- inside = outside
- fall = rise.
Question 2. Use the following words in sentences of your own.
(body, open, page, mind, land)
Ans:
- Body-We should keep our bod/ fit by doing exercise.
- Open-open the book.
- Page-See page 56 of this book.
- Mind-A healthy mind lives in a healthy body.
- Land-The aeroplane came to the land after a long time.
C. 2.Prefixes
Question 1. The word ‘unlock’ is made by adding ‘un’ to the word ‘lock’, ‘un’ is a prefix to the word. Some words in the help box can be changed into new words by adding ‘un’. Choose the appropriate words and make new ones,
example : do-undo.
Ans: undo, unlike, unrip, unable, unavailable, unclean, unjust, unacceptable, unfriendly, unsatisfying, ungrateful, unimpressed, unhappy, unimaginative, unplanned, unpolished, unfit, unsaid.
D. Rhyming Words
Say the following lines aloud.
What worlds of wonder are our books !
As one opens them and looks.
Question 1. The word ‘books’ and ‘looks’ rhyme with each other and are thus called rhyming words. Search for more rhyming words in the poem.
Ans:
- rise – eyes
- away-play
- end -friend
- page – age
- chair – there
- box – unlocks
- covers – lovers
E. Composition
Question 1. What do you like to read ?
Write in 50-60 words about a book or story that you like very much. The book need not be in English. Sunil has written down about his favourite story below
My favourite story is Vikram Betal. It is about a king and a ghost. I like it because the ghost is very smart. He tells lots of stories. He asks lots of questions.
Ans:
My favourite story is ‘Alice in the wonderland’. The story is very interesting and thrilling. It leads us to a wonderful land. There are so many surprising scenes and situations that one remains enchanted. So, I like this wonderful story very much.
F. Translation
Translate into English
Question 1.
- हमें प्रतिदिन विद्यालय जाना चाहिए।
- क्या मैं रात में यहाँ ठहर सकता हूँ।
- हम सबको अपने माता-पिता की आज्ञा माननी चाहिए।
- मैं आपके बिना नहीं रह सकता हूँ।
- एक बार मैं अपने भाई के साथ बाजार जा रहा था।
Ans:
- We should go to school daily.
- Can i stay here, at night ?
- AH of us should obey our parents.
- I can not live without you.
- Once I was going to a market along with my brother.
