My Brother's Great Invention
Class 7 · English · 28 Questions
I am a concept invented by ancient Indian mathematicians. I add value to numbers. Without me, calculations in the modern digital world would be impossible. Who am I?
I am an ancient Indian practice, now popular globally. I focus on physical and mental well-being. What am I?
Discuss in groups of four what you think the world today would have been like without inventions and discoveries.
Complete the cause-and-effect table given below.
| Causes | Effects |
|---|---|
| 1. Anand set up his burglar alarm and rigged it to work when the door was opened softly. |
Do you think Anand was able to keep his promise regarding the time machine? If yes, why? If no, why not?
Arrange the following events in the correct order of occurrence.
- The door swings open, and they see Boppa, standing there with an evil grin.
- Boppa is nowhere to be found, but his green scarf is lying near the time machine.
- Mrs. Sharma, her husband, and Dr. Mohan unlock the door and enter the house to help the children.
- Anita wakes Anand up, informing him that someone is trying to get into the house.
- Anand misleads Boppa into entering his room instead of his father's room.
Read the extract: "Before beginning this story, let me put you in the picture. I am Anita, fourteen years old. My brother Anand, one year younger than me, caused all that hoo-ha with his burglar alarm. The trouble with him is that he thinks he is a scientist. He loves tinkering with all sorts of electrical gadgets, tools, dynamos, planks of wood, and things like that. And he keeps creating 'inventions' that never work out as they are supposed to." (i) Complete the following sentence suitably by choosing the correct option from those given in the brackets. When Anita says, "…let me put you in the picture", she wants to ____ (introduce/summarise) the situation for the benefit of the readers.
Read the extract: "I was about to direct him upstairs, when Anand said quickly, 'The one next to this one.' 'You silly goose!' I said angrily as soon as the man had gone. 'That's your room. He'll come back as mad as mad can be.' 'At least it will give us some time to think of something,' Anand said. 'He'll take a while to locate the light switch. Let's shout.' All of a sudden there was a crash followed by a loud scream. More strange noises emerged from the next room—a few muffled thumps, an eerie whine, and a low, humming sound." (i) Complete the sentence given below with a suitable reason. Anita was angry with Anand because ____.
Complete the table with the suitable traits of the characters based on evidence from the text. Choose the traits given in the box below. An example has been done for you.
| Character | Traits | Evidence from the Text |
|---|---|---|
| Anand | 1. bothersome | And this is not the first time he's got on Papa's nerves or frightened someone half to death in the house. |
| Anand | 2. ___ | He loves tinkering with all sorts of electrical gadgets, tools, dynamos, planks of wood, and things like that. And he keeps creating 'inventions' that never work out as they are supposed to. |
| Anand | 3. ___ | "Nothing will go wrong this time. I've planned it out carefully. See the blueprint." |
| Anita | 1. ___ | "We're old enough to look after ourselves, Ma…" |
| Anita | 2. ___ | "But how does the alarm know that a burglar is opening the door?" |
| Anita | 3. ___ | "Now clean up this mess before anyone gets home." |
What prompted Anand to create the burglar alarm?
How did Anand's father become the target of the burglar alarm?
How did Anand's parents and sister react to his ideas?
How did Anand behave when he was on his 'inventing binges'?
Why did Mr. Sharma not believe Anand when he spoke about his time machine?
Give an ending to this story, explaining what might have happened to Boppa.
Read the sound words used in the story in Column 1. Complete Column 2 by matching expressions from the box given below.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (i) Crash | sudden loud sound of breaking |
| (ii) Humming | |
| (iii) Hissed | |
| (iv) Hammering, sawing, clattering |
Match the words in Column 1 with the correct pairs in Column 2 to make binomials.
| Column 1 | Conjunction | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| (i) safe | and or | A. break |
| (ii) odds | and or | B. cons |
| (iii) make | and or | C. never |
| (iv) pros | and or | D. take |
| (v) now | and or | E. sound |
| (vi) give | and or | F. ends |
Complete the following sentences with suitable binomials. (i) This project will be a _____ moment for our team's success. (ii) After a long journey, we were relieved to arrive home ____. (iii) Every friendship works well when there is a balance of ____. (iv) She organised all the _____ in the cupboard, to make space for new clothes. (v) Before making a decision, it is important to weigh the ____ carefully. (vi) This is our final chance to perform on stage, it is ____.
Complete the paragraph by using the phrasal verbs given in the box below. tripped off let up turned out ran out of rigged up It had been raining and we (i) ____ time to set up for the function, so we quickly (ii) ____ some decorations using whatever materials we had. We accidentally (iii) ____ the fire alarm because of the smoke from the bonfire. Thankfully, the rain (iv) ____ just as the guests were arriving, and despite all the chaos, the function (v) ____ to be a huge success.
Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with suitable idioms from the text.
- Shekhar knew he would ____ for breaking his mother's favourite flower vase.
- We ____ trying to help the injured dog and get it to the vet as quickly as possible.
- Faizy distracted Kanchan, ____ for us to get inside the room to prepare the birthday surprise.
- The constant power fluctuations during meetings can ____.
- When I am alone at home, any unexpected loud noise in the night can ____.