Three Days to See

Class 7 · English · 49 Questions

Ibeginner🧠 Remember4 marksEssay

Work in pairs. Recall a visit to a place that you liked. Discuss the details of that place and write about the following: 1. Name of the place 2. The person(s) you went with 3. The things that you could: see, listen, smell, taste, touch and feel

IIbeginner💡 Understand2 marksEssay

How does this memory make you feel?

IIIintermediate🔍 Analyze2 marksEssay

Do you think your visit/experience would be different if you could not see or hear? Share your answers with your classmates and the teacher.

I.1beginner💡 Understand1 markTrue / False

The author expresses a deep longing to experience the world through the sense of hearing.

I.2beginner💡 Understand1 markTrue / False

The author would like exploring the city only to observe how people are suffering.

I.3beginner🧠 Remember1 markTrue / False

The author would spend the first day seeing the people whose kind-heartedness and friendship have enriched her life.

I.4beginner🧠 Remember1 markTrue / False

The author acknowledges that even in three days, she would not be able to see everything.

I.5intermediate💡 Understand1 markTrue / False

The author feels that everyone can find the greatest joy merely by the sense of touch.

I.6beginner🧠 Remember1 markTrue / False

The author advises those who can see to appreciate every moment as if they might lose their senses tomorrow.

I.7beginner🧠 Remember1 markTrue / False

On the third day, the author would like to observe people in their daily lives and understand their experiences.

IIintermediate💡 Understand6 marksFill in the Blanks

Complete the table given below with what Helen Keller wanted to do on the three days if she had sight.

Day 1Day 2Day 3
see the people, know her friends from the feel of their faces, ...arise with the dawn, ...
IIIintermediate💡 Understand3 marksShort Answer

The author says that you need eyes to be able to 'see' the true self of a person. Therefore, she refers to the eye as 'window of the soul'. How is the narrator able to understand the feelings of a person?

I.1(i)intermediate🔍 Analyze2 marksShort Answer

What does the 'delicate symmetry of a leaf' symbolise?

I.1(ii)beginner🧠 Remember2 marksVery Short

List two phrases from the extract that describe the texture of objects in nature.

I.1(iii)intermediate💡 Understand2 marksFill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence appropriately. The phrase 'awakening Nature after her winter's sleep' refers to _____.

I.1(iv)intermediate🔍 Analyze1 markMCQ

What is the tone of the writer in this extract?

I.2(i)intermediate🔧 Apply1 markMCQ

The word 'thrilling' has been used with 'miracle'. Which of the following words does not match with the word 'thrilling'?

I.2(ii)intermediate💡 Understand2 marksShort Answer

Why does the writer refer to the earth as 'sleeping earth'?

I.2(iii)intermediate💡 Understand2 marksFill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with an appropriate reason. The writer wishes to dedicate the day to a brief look at the present and past world because _____.

I.2(iv)intermediate🔍 Analyze2 marksShort Answer

Why does the writer use 'should' multiple times in the extract?

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