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Class 7 English A Robot with a Virus Question Answer Activities
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7th Standard English Textbook Activities Unit 1 Question Answer
Look at the pictures
(i) What are some common tasks that robots can perform?
Answer:
a) Clean the house
b) Cook meals
c) Serve food
d) Help in surgeries
e) Be a companion
റോബോട്ടുകൾക്ക് ചെയ്യാൻ പറ്റുന്ന ചില കാര്യങ്ങൾ എന്തൊക്കെയാണ്?
a) വീട് വൃത്തിയാക്കൽ
b) ഭക്ഷണം പാകം ചെയ്യൽ
c) ഭക്ഷണം വിളമ്പുക
d) ഓപ്പറേഷനുകളിൽ സഹായിക്കുക
e) ഒരു കൂട്ടുകാരനായിരിക്കുക.
ii) Have you ever seen or heard of a robot that helps with household chores?
വീട്ടുജോലികളിൽ സഹായിക്കുന്ന ഒരു റോബോട്ടിനെപ്പറ്റി നിങ്ങൾ കേട്ടിട്ടുണ്ടോ, കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ടോ?
Answer:
I have not directly seen a robot that helps with household chores. But I have seen its picture and I have heard about it. In Japan many households haves such robots.
അത്തരം ഒരു റോബോട്ടിനെ ഞാൻ നേരിട്ടു കണ്ടിട്ടില്ല. പക്ഷേ ഞാൻ അത്തരം റോബോട്ടുകളുടെ ചിത്രങ്ങൾ കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്. അവയെപ്പറ്റി കേട്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്. ജപ്പാനിൽ പല വീടുകളിലും അത്തരം റോബോട്ടു കൾ ഉണ്ട്.
iii) If you get the services of a robot at home, what will you make it do?
Answer:
I will make it clean the house, wash clothes, cook and serve food.
നിങ്ങളുടെ വീട്ടിൽ ഒരു റോബോട്ട് കിട്ടിയാൽ അതിനെക്കൊണ്ട് എന്തെല്ലാം ജോലികൾ നിങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യിപ്പിക്കും?
a) വീട് വൃത്തിയാക്കൽ
b) തുണികൾ കഴുകൽ
c) ഭക്ഷണം പാകം ചെയ്യൽ
d) ഭക്ഷണം വിളമ്പൽ
iv) List some of the gadgets and devices used at home.
Answer:
i) Washing machine
ii) Grinder
iii) Microwave oven
iv) Television
v) Computer
vi) Heater
നിങ്ങളുടെ വീട്ടിലുള്ള ചില വീട്ടുപകരണങ്ങളുടെ പേരെഴുതുക.
i) വാഷിംഗ് മെഷീൻ
ii) ഗ്രൈൻ്റർ
iii) മൈക്രോവെയ് അവൻ
iv) റ്റെലവിഷൻ
v) കംപ്യൂട്ടർ
vi) ഹീറ്റർ
A Robot with a Virus Questions and Answers
Question 1.
Why are Ricky’s habits described as ‘slovenly’?
എന്തുകൊണ്ടാണ് റിക്കിയുടെ ശീലങ്ങളെ സ്ലോവൻലി’ എന്ന് വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്?
Answer:
Ricky’s behaviours are described as ‘solvenly’ since he simply flung his possessions all over the place.
റിക്കിയുടെ പെരുമാറ്റം “സോൾവെന്റ് ലി’ എന്ന് വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടതിനു കാരണം അവൻ തന്റെ സാധനങ്ങൾ എല്ലായിടത്തും വിതറി ഇട്ടിരുന്നു എന്നതായിരുന്നു.
Question 2.
What household chores did the butler robot take over?
ബട്ട്ലർ റോബോട്ട് ഏതൊക്കെ വീട്ടുജോലികളാണ് ഏറ്റെടുത്തത്?
Answer:
As soon as it arrived, it was off to cook, clean, and iron. But the most crucial work it did was gathering up Ricky’s clothes off the floor.
വന്നയുടൻ പാചകം ചെയ്യാനും, വൃത്തിയാക്കാനും, ഇസ്തിരിയിടാനും തുടങ്ങി. എന്നാൽ റോബോട്ട് ചെയ്ത ഏറ്റവും നിർണായകമായ ജോലി റിക്കിയുടെ വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ തറയിൽ നിന്ന് ശേഖരിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു.
Question 3.
What does the author mean by ‘he caught it red-handed’?
“അയാൾ അതിനെ കയ്യോടെ പിടികൂടി’ എന്നതിന്റെ അർത്ഥമെന്താണ്?
Answer:
The author is implying that Ricky caught the robot doing something improper. Ricky misinterpreted the robot. He believed the robot had stolen his T-shirts.
ഉചിതമല്ലാത്ത എന്തോ റോബോട്ട് ചെയ്യുന്നതു റിക്കി പിടികൂടിയ സന്ദർഭമാണ് രക്തതാവ് ഇവിടെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്. റിക്കി റോബോട്ടിനെ തെറ്റായി വ്യാഖ്യാനിച്ചു. റോബോട്ട് തന്റെ ടിഷർട്ടുകൾ മോഷ്ടിച്ചതായി റിക്കി വിശ്വസിച്ചു.
Question 4.
“Here, sir. I did not know it was bothering you.” What does the robot mean?
“ഇതാ സാർ. അത് നിന്നെ വിഷമിപ്പിക്കുന്നുണ്ടെന്ന് ഞാൻ അറിഞ്ഞില്ല. റോബോട്ട് എന്താണ് അർത്ഥമാക്കുന്നത്?
Answer:
Robot had noticed Ricky’s belongings spread on the floor. It was assumed that he did not require them. The robot was trained to collect everything that was not wanted. The robot did not realise that stealing Ricky’s possessions was bothering him.
റിക്കിയുടെ സാധനങ്ങൾ തറയിൽ ചിതറിക്കിടക്കുന്നത് റോബോട്ട് ശ്രദ്ധിച്ചിരുന്നു. അവൻ അതെല്ലാം ആവശ്യമില്ലെന്ന് അനുമാനിച്ചു. ആവശ്യമില്ലാത്തതെല്ലാം ശേഖരിക്കാൻ റോബോട്ട് പരിശീലനം നേടിയിരുന്നു. റിക്കിയുടെ സാധനങ്ങൾ ചിതറി കിടക്കുന്നത് തന്നെ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടിക്കുന്നുണ്ടെന്ന് റോബോട്ടിന് മനസ്സിലായില്ല.
Question 5.
What changes came about in Ricky’s behaviour?
റിക്കിയുടെ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിൽ എന്ത് മാറ്റങ്ങൾ വന്നു
Answer:
Ricky felt humiliated. Ricky decided to be a ‘Maximum Efficiency Boy’. He took great care in how he treated his belongings. He kept them clean and made certain that he didn’t hate more than was required. And he followed the robot’s example. With his pocket money, he began to help individuals and buy necessities for them.
റിക്കിക്ക് അപമാനം തോന്നി. ഒരു മാക്സിമം എഫിഷ്യൻസി ബോയ്’ ആകാൻ റിക്കി തീരുമാനിച്ചു. തന്റെ സാധനങ്ങൾ എങ്ങനെ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യണമെന്ന് അവൻ മനസ്സിലാക്കി. അവൻ അവയെ വൃത്തിയായി സൂക്ഷിക്കുകയും ആവശ്യത്തിലധികം ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നില്ലെന്നു ഉറപ്പാക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു. അവൻ റോബോട്ടിന്റെ മാതൃക പിന്തുടർന്നു. തന്റെ പോക്കറ്റ് മണി ഉപയോഗിച്ച് അവൻ വ്യക്തികളെ സഹായിക്കാനും അവർക്കാവശ്യമായ സാധനങ്ങൾ വാങ്ങാനും തുടങ്ങി.
A Robot with a Virus Activities
Class 7 English A Robot with a Virus Activities – Activity: 1
Question 1.
a. Read the sentences on p. 13 and arrange them in order.
These are some of the events that are described in the story. Read them carefully.
1. Ricky searches for his missing T-shirt and football.
2. Ricky’s parents purchase the butler robot.
3. Ricky complains to his parents about the butler robot.
4. Ricky’s mother gives him chores to do around the house.
5. Ricky starts taking better care of his possessions.
6. Ricky decides to become a ‘Maximum Efficiency Boy’.
7. Ricky wakes up to find his room perfectly clean and tidy.
8. Ricky follows the butler robot around the house to spy on it.
9. Ricky catches the butler robot red handed.
10. Ricky becomes ashamed of how he treated his belongings.
Arrange the events in order
Answer:
| 1. | Ricky’s parents purchase the butler robot. |
| 2. | Ricky’s mother gives him chores to do around the house. |
| 3. | Ricky wakes up to find his room perfectly clean and tidy. |
| 4. | Ricky searched for his missing T-shirt and football. |
| 5. | Ricky complains to his parents about the butler robot. |
| 6. | Ricky follows the butler robot around the house to spy on it. |
| 7. | Ricky catches the butler robot red-handed. |
| 8. | Ricky becomes ashamed of how he treated his belongings. |
| 9. | Ricky starts taking better care of his possessions. |
| 10. | Ricky decides to become “Maximum Efficiency Boy”. |
b. Write a paragraph using the events described above.
Answer:
Ricky was an eleven year old boy. He was very untidy and scattered his things everywhere in the house. His father was an expert in robotics and his mother was a manager in a bank. She had to leave early for work. So they purchased a latest model butler robot. Ricky’s mother gave the robot chores to do around the house. Ricky woke up to find his room perfectly clean and tidy. He searched for his missing T-shirt and football. He could not find them and so he complained to his parents about the butler robot. He followed the butler robot around the house to spy on it. He caught the butler robot red-handed. Ricky became ashamed of how he treated his belongings. He started taking better care of his possessions. He decided to become a “Maximum Efficiency Boy”.
A Robot with a Virus Questions and Answers – Activity: 2
We saw a change in Ricky’s behaviour at the end. Write them below.
Answer:
| Before | After |
| Ricky was messy and careless. | Ricky became more careful of his belongings. |
| He always complained and pestered his parents. | He stopped complaining and pestering his parents |
| He thought the computer was not properly programmed. | He realised that the computer was properly Programmed |
| He did not know about the sufferings of the poor who lacked things | He became generous and used his pocket money to help people to buy the things they need |
A Robot with a Virus Class 7 Questions and Answers Pdf – Activity: 3
Ricky tells his best friend Robin about the robot that his father bought. Write the conversation between Ricky and Robin.
Ricky : Hey, you won’t believe what happened! My father bought a robot.
Robin : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Ricky : …………………………………………………..………………………………………………
Robin : …………………………………………………………………………………………………
Ricky : …………………………………………………..………………………………………………
Robin : …………………………………………………..………………………………………………
Ricky : ………………………………………………….………………………………………………
Robin : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Ricky : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Answer:
Ricky : Hey, you won’t believe what happened! My father bought a robot.
Robin : Really! What kind of robot is it?
Ricky : A butler robot.
Robin : A butler robot. What is it?
Ricky : A butler robot can do all the household chores like cooking, cleaning, serving the food, and tidying up the rooms.
Robin : Wonderful. How does it help you personally?
Ricky : It cleans my room and arranges the things properly. In fact the robot has helped me change my behaviour. I used to thinks that everybody in the world has all the things he wants. But the robot made me realise that not every one is lucky as I am.
Robin : Oh, you have changed a lot.
Ricky : I have. Now I use my pocket money to help people to buy the things they need.
Robin : That’s very good of you, Ricky.
Class 7 English A Robot with a Virus Question Answer – Activity: 4
a. Disagreement:
Father : A robot is a wonderful device. Look at the things it can do.
Ricky : I don’t think so. He is doing more harm than good.
Father : You are wrong, Ricky. You don’t understand how a robot works.
Ricky : I can’t agree with you. A robot will be a big problem if it is not properly programmed.
Pick out expressions from the passage which show disagreement.
- _____________
- _____________
- _____________
Answer:
I don’t think so.
You are wrong.
I can’t agree with you.
b. Now let’s find out what Athul and Anju have to say about robots.
Athul : I think robots are awesome! They can do so many things that humans cannot.
Anju : Yes, Athul, I agree they can do cool stuff, but there are some downsides to them too.
Athul : I totally get that, but let’s talk about the advantages first. Robots can work 24/7 without getting tired.
Anju : Yeah, that’s true. They can be like super helpers, especially in factories where they can make things faster.
Athul : Exactly! And they can go to places that are too dangerous for people, like the deep sea or outer space.
Anju : I see your point, but what about robots taking jobs away from people?
Athul : Hmm, you have a good point there. That can be a disadvantage. But they can also create new jobs in the field of robotics.
Anju : That’s true, but not everyone can afford robots. They can be expensive to build and maintain.
Athul : I agree, cost can be a problem. But think about how they can help differently abled people.
Anju : Yeah, that’s a great advantage. Robots can improve lives in many ways.
The sentences above show agreement and disagreement.
Write the sentences which express agreement and disagreement in the box below.
Answer:
Agreement:
- Yes, Athul! I agree they can do cool stuff.
- I totally get that.
- Yeah, that’s true
- Exactly!
- I see your point.
- Hmm. You have a good point there.
- That’s true.
- I agree, cost can be a problem.
- Yeah. tht’s a great advantage.
Disagreement
- But what about robots taking jobs away from people?
- But they can also create new jobs in the field of robotics.
- But not everyone can afford robots.
- But think about how they can help differently-abled people.
A Robot with a Virus Class 7 Question Answer – Activity: 5
Let us conduct a debate in the class on ‘We cannot live without mobile phones’. Form two groups. Group A can support the argument and Group B can oppose it. You may fix a moderator for the debate.
Let us list the important points from Group A and Group B
Answer:
| Important points from Group A | Important points from Group B |
| easier and faster communication. | wastes time. |
| get information on all subjects. | see things inappropriate for children |
| can use as a calculator | very expensive |
| It is a big study aid | people blindly copy matters |
| play games | people get addicted to it. |
| access to social media | spreading gossips and rumours |
| music and other forms of entertainment | Too much viewing affects eyesight |
Std 7 English A Robot with a Virus Question Answer – Activity : 6
Read the e-mail.
Sara has bought a washing machine from a popular outlet. Unfortunately, it has stopped working. Here is an e-mail sent to the company to get it repaired.
Ricky kept on complaining about the robot, but they did not listen to him. So, he decided to register a complaint through email with the robot manufacturing company to replace the mis-programmed robot. Help him write the email.
Answer:
From: jobmundakkal@hotmail.com
To: Hondarobots@gmail.com
Sub: Mis-programmed butler robot
We purchased a butler robot from your company on 20 June 2024. We were told that we can programme it to do all the chores at home. We were given the understanding that it can cook, clean, serve food, tidy up things, assist the sick or disabled people and things like that.
Somehow the butler robot we got from you is not functioning smoothly. We tried to programme it the way you suggested, but it does not work smoothly. The cleaning is not good and it does not tidy up things properly.
We therefore request you to replace the butler robot that we bought from you as early as possible.
Yours faithfully,
Job Mundakkal
Activity : 7
Complete the following crossword puzzle related to household chores.
Across
1. clean with water
3. free from dirt
4. thing used for wiping floors clean
Down
2. cleaning with a broom
3. cut something into pieces with repeated, sharp blows
Answer:
Across
1. WASH
3. CLEAN
4. MOP
Down
2. SWEEP
3. CHOP
Activity : 8
a. Ricky’s mother wanted him to do various household chores.
Here is what she keeps telling him:
“Ricky, keep your school bag in the study room”.
“Ricky, put your clothes in the washing machine”.
“Ricky, wash your tiffin box”.
“Ricky, iron your T-shirt and trousers”.
Your parents too might have asked you to do certain things. Write a few of them.
Answer:
1. Pray when you get up.
2. Brush your teeth properly.
3. Spend some time reading your books.
4. Eat your breakfast slowly; don’t rush.
5. Always respect and obey your elders.
b. How will you ask your parents to do something for you? Fill in the following table by giving some examples.
Answer:
1. Mother, please help me pack my lunch.
2. Daddy, give a bicycle to ride to school.
3. Mother, please iron my uniform.
4. Daddy, take me for a movie this weekend.
5. Mother, make mutton biriyani this evening.
Activity: 9
Look at the following paragraph from the story.
Off he went, running to his parents. “Father, this butler robot is faulty. He has filched my things. I think they programmed him badly. Let us send him off.”
Note the sentence given in italics.
Sentences like the above refer to an action completed in the past having its relevance in the present.
Try to find sentences of a similar pattern from the paragraph given below. Write them down in the space given.
I have lived here for thirty years. I have always looked upon this place as my home.
My children advised me against living here in my old age. There are no good hospitals here. But the government has promised the residents here a new multi speciality hospital which is expected to come up soon. I have realised that you cannot expect to have everything you like to have. I think you too have realised it.
Answer:
Here we are going to see the use of the Present Perfect Tense. This tense is made by using have/has the past participle of the verb. Some examples:
a) I have seen that film.
b) She has finished the work.
c) My parents have gone to Dubai.
d) He has filched my things.
This tense shows an action completed in the past having its relevance in the present.
i) I have lived here for thirty years.
ii) I have always looked upon this place as my home.
iii) But the government has promised the residents here a new multi specialty hospital.
iv) I have realised that you cannot expect to have everything you like to have.
v) I think you too have realised it.
Activity: 10
You might have prepared some posters while observing Environment Day. Look at these sample posters.
a. Analyse the posters for the following:
- content
- picture/graphics/illustration
- layout
- message
What functions do they serve?
Collect some posters and observe them carefully.
Do you think posters like these have a special kind of language? Give some examples.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Answer:
| To educate | to instruct | to warn/to prohibit |
Collect some posters and observe them carefully.
Posters have a special kind of language. They are mostly visual. The pictures, graphics or illustrations are attractive and capable of making people think. Most sentences in the posters will be imperative sentences, asking the people to do something or not to do something. They increase public awareness regarding important matters that affect our everyday life.
b. Prepare some slogans on the misuse of electronic gadgets.
Answer:
| Don’t let gadgets replace your outdoor games. |
| Don’t get addicted to electronic gadgets. |
| Don’t become an introvert by spending too much time with electronic gadgets. |
| Electronic gadgets are like sharp knives – they can cure and kill. |
| Don’t forget to talk to your family members. |
| Overuse of electronic gadgets will spoil your eyesight |
c. As in Ricky’s home, we use a number of gadgets to make our work easier. They educate and entertain us too. But often they are misused. Design a poster on the misuse of electronic gadgets.
Are gadgets taking away the quality of life?
Answer:
