The Day the River Spoke

Class 7 · English · 39 Questions

Close your eyes and quietly listen to the sounds around you for a minute. Are they trying to tell you something?

Do you think the things around you also listen to you all day long?

II.1beginner💡 Understand2 marksShort Answer

Jahnavi was a bright young girl who lived with her parents and three brothers in a coastal village in India. Her parents worked on the farm. She had a dream. What could that dream be?

II.2intermediate🔧 Apply2 marksShort Answer

How could she make her dream come true?

II.3beginner🔧 Apply2 marksEssay

What is your dream? What can you do to make your dream come true?

1beginner💡 Understand3 marksShort Answer

What was Jahnavi's dream? Was it important to her? Why?

2intermediate🔍 Analyze3 marksShort Answer

Do you think the river can help her in fulfilling her dream? How?

I.1.ibeginner💡 Understand1 markFill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with the correct option from those given in the brackets. The tone of the River in the given extract is _____. (assuring/sympathising)

I.1.iibeginner🧠 Remember1 markVery Short

Select a phrase from the extract which shows that Jahnavi was a frequent visitor to the spot.

I.1.iiibeginner💡 Understand1 markMCQ

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. The use of an exclamation mark at the end of the line, 'It couldn't be the river!' expresses ____.

I.1.ivintermediate🔍 Analyze1 markVery Short

Choose three qualities of the River highlighted in the extract from the words in the box given below. affectionate forgiving thoughtful impatient kind-hearted

I.2.ibeginner💡 Understand1 markFill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with an appropriate reason. According to the River, there was no difference between girls and boys because ____.

I.2.iibeginner💡 Understand1 markTrue / False

Identify whether the following statement is true or false. The River encourages Jahnavi to have faith in herself and fulfill her desire to go to school.

I.2.iiiintermediate💡 Understand1 markMCQ

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. When the River suggests that Jahnavi should 'slip along', it means that she should move _____.

I.2.ivintermediate🔍 Analyze2 marksShort Answer

What does the repetition of the phrase 'I couldn't' tell us?

II.1intermediate🔍 Analyze5 marksLong Answer

Why does the writer describe different aspects of nature in great detail at the beginning of the story? Why do you think the writer does this?

II.2beginner💡 Understand2 marksShort Answer

How did the River know so much about Jahnavi?

II.3intermediate🔍 Analyze2 marksShort Answer

Jahnavi says, 'And I'm so old now, they'll never let me go.' What can you infer about Jahnavi and the school from this line?

II.4intermediate💡 Understand2 marksShort Answer

Why did the River laugh when Jahnavi said she would be scared at school?

II.5intermediate🔍 Analyze2 marksShort Answer

Why should Jahnavi follow the River's advice?

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