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Class 7 English A Trip to a Hot Spring Question Answer Activities
7th Standard English Textbook Activities Unit 3 Question Answer
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Question 1.
Have you had been on a tour with your classmates?
നിങ്ങളുടെ സഹപാഠികളുമായി നിങ്ങൾ ടൂറിനു പോയിട്ടുണ്ടോ?
Answer:
Yes, I have had been on a tour with my classmates.
ഉവ്വ്, ഞാൻ പോയിട്ടുണ്ട്.
Question 2.
What makes your tour jolly and interesting?
നിങ്ങളുടെ ടൂർ എന്താണ് നല്ലതും രസാവഹവും ആക്കുന്നത്?
Answer:
The travel together, the beautiful sights we see, the food we eat make our tour jolly and interesting.
എല്ലാവരും കൂടിയുള്ള യാത്ര, കാണുന്ന നല്ല ഭംഗിയുള്ള കാഴ്ചകൾ, കഴിക്കുന്ന നല്ല ഭക്ഷണം മുതലാ യവയാണ് ഞങ്ങളുടെ ടൂർ നല്ലതും രസാവഹവും ആക്കുന്നത്.
Question 3.
Have you taken photographs on such occasions? Why do we take photographs? അത്തരം സന്ദർഭങ്ങളിൽ നിങ്ങൾ ഫോട്ടോ എടുക്കാറുണ്ടോ? എന്തുകൊണ്ടാണ് നമ്മൾ ഫോട്ടോ എടു ക്കുന്നത്.
Answer:
Yes, I have taken photographs on such occasions. I take photographs so that later I can recollect the sights we saw and the jolly time we had with our classmates. They are the souvenirs of those occasions.
ഉവ്വ്, അത്തരം സന്ദർഭങ്ങളിൽ ഞാൻ ഫോട്ടോ എടുക്കാറുണ്ട്. നമ്മൾ കണ്ടു രസിച്ച കാഴ്ചകളും നമ്മുടെ സഹപാഠികളുമായുള്ള യാത്രകളും താമസവും പിന്നീട് ഓർക്കാൻ ഫോട്ടോകൾ നമ്മളെ സഹായിക്കുന്നു.
Question 4.
Have you ever read a description of a picnic or a journey?
നിങ്ങൾ ഏതെങ്കിലും യാത്രാ വിവരണങ്ങൾ വായിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടോ?
Answer:
Yes, I have read. ഉണ്ട്, ഞാൻ വായിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
A Trip to a Hot Spring Class 7 Question Answer
a) What made her mother let Totto-Chan go for the trip?
ടൊട്ടോ-ചാനെ ട്രിപ്പിനയക്കാൻ എന്താണ് അവളുടെ അമ്മക്ക് പ്രേരണയായത്?
Answer:
The letter she received from the Headmaster made her mother let Totto-Chan go for the trip.
ഹെഡ്മാസ്റ്റർ അവളുടെ അമ്മക്ക് ട്രിപ്പിനെപറ്റി എഴുതിയ കത്ത്.
b) The children were amazingly well behaved. Why?
കുട്ടികൾ വളരെ നന്നായി പെരുമാറി എന്തുകൊണ്ട്?
Answer:
The children were amazingly well behaved because their school life had instilled into them the basics of decency and good behaviour.
അവരുടെ സ്കൂൾ ജീവിതം അവരിൽ മാന്യതയോടും നല്ല രീതിയിലും പെരുമാറുന്നതിന്റെ അടി സ്ഥാന തത്വങ്ങൾ നിറച്ചിരുന്നു.
c) What were the values cultivated by the students at Tomoe?
റ്റോമോയിലെ വിദ്യാർത്ഥികൾ നേടിയെടുത്ത മൂല്യങ്ങൾ എന്തൊക്കെയായിരുന്നു
Answer:
The values cultivated by the students at Tomoe were: They never bullied others, never behaved in an unruly manner, picked up litter wherever they found it and never annoyed or disturbed others.
അവർ മറ്റുളളവരെ ഭീഷണിപ്പെടുത്തി ഒന്നും ചെയ്യിച്ചില്ല. മര്യാദയില്ലാതെ പെരുമാറിയില്ല. അവി ടേയും ഇവിടേയും ആൾക്കാർ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് പാഴ് വസ്തുക്കൾ എടുത്ത് ശരിയായ സ്ഥലത്ത് ഇട്ടു. അവർ ആരേയും ദേഷ്യം പിടിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്തില്ല.
d) The hot spring in the sea was most unusual. Why?
കടലിലെ ചൂടുനീരുറവ വളരെ അസാധാരണമായിരുന്നു എന്തുകൊണ്ട്?
Answer:
The hot spring in the sea was most unusual because it was not enclosed. There was no line separating the hot spring from the rest of the sea. If you crouched down where the hot spring was, the hot water came up to your neck.
ചൂടുനീരുറവ കടലിൽ നിന്നും വേർതിരിച്ചിരുന്നില്ല. ഉറവയുടെ അടുത്ത് മുട്ടിന്മേൽ ഇരുന്നാൽ കഴു ത്തുവരെ ചൂടുവെള്ളം എത്തുമായിരുന്നു.
e) How was the stay at the spa a real life experience for the children?
സ്പായിലെ താമസം എങ്ങിനെയാണ് കുട്ടികൾക്ക് ശരിയായ ജീവിതാനുഭവമായത്?
Answer:
The stay at the spa was a real life experience for the children because in the spa they felt like being in a hot bath. The beach was empty and they felt as if it was their private beach. They revelled in this unusual hot spring sea bathing. There was a forest nearby. It was full of cicadas. There was a shop where the children could buy popsicles. They also met a man who was making a boat.
സ്പായിൽ അവർ ചൂടുവെളളത്തിൽ കുളിക്കുന്ന അനുഭവമായിരുന്നു. കടൽ തീരം വിജനമായിരുന്നു. കുട്ടികൾക്ക് തോന്നി അത് അവരുടെ പ്രൈവറ്റ് ബീച്ച് ആണെന്ന്. ചൂടുനീരുറവയിലെ കുളി വലിയ ഒരു നല്ല അനുഭവമായിരുന്നു. താമസിച്ചിരുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തിനടുത്ത് ധാരാളം വലിയ പ്രാണികളുള്ള ഒരു കാടു ണ്ടായിരുന്നു. കുട്ടികൾക്ക് ഐട്ട് വാങ്ങാൻ ഒരു കടയും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു. ബോട്ട് ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന ഒരാ ളെയും അവർ കണ്ടു.
f) Why did the photo session take a very long time?
എന്താണ് ഫോട്ടോയെടുക്കാൻ ഒരുപാടു സമയമെടുത്തത്?
Answer:
The photo session took a very long time because when the Headmaster was ready with the camera to take the photograph, one student ran to the toilet and another student had put his shoes on the wrong feet. Then tired of posing for too long two children were lying on the ground. To get all the students properly posed was not easy,
ക്യാമറയുമായി ഫോട്ടോ എടുക്കാൻ ഹെഡ്മാസ്റ്റർ റെഡിയായപ്പോൾ ഒരു കുട്ടിക്ക് ടോയ്ക്കെറ്റിൽ പോകണം. മറ്റൊരു കുട്ടി ഷൂസ് ഇട്ടിരിക്കുന്നത് തെറ്റായിട്ടാണ്. ഇടതുകാലിലെ ഷൂസ് വലതുകാലിലും, തിരിച്ചും. പിന്നെ ഒന്നു രണ്ടു പേർ കൂടുതൽ നേരം പോസ് ചെയ്തതിന്റെ ക്ഷീണത്തിൽ തറയിൽ കിടക്കുകയായി രുന്നു. അവരെയെല്ലാം ഒരുമിച്ച് ശരിയായി ഫോട്ടോക്കു നിർത്താൻ സമയമെടുത്തു.
g) Totto-Chan never forgot the first summer vacation. Comment.
ടോട്ടോച്ചാൻ അവളുടെ ആദ്യത്തെ വേനലവധിക്കാലം ഒരിക്കലും മറന്നില്ല. എന്തുകൊണ്ട്
Answer:
Totto-Chan never forgot the first summer vacation because of so many reasons. There was the train ride and the travel in the ship. She enjoyed the swimming and the unusual hot spring sea- bathing. In the night there were the ghost stories to hear. Near the place they stayed there was a forest full of cicadas. There was a shop where she could buy popsicles. She also met a man who was making a boat and he gave her a very long, curly wood shaving. Then there was the group photograph to give her sweet memories.
അതിന് പല കാരണങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു. തീവണ്ടി യാത്രയും കപ്പലിലെ യാത്രയും നീന്തലും ഹോട്ട് സിംഗ് കുളിയും. രാത്രിയിൽ മറ്റുള്ളവർ പറയുന്ന ഭൂതകഥകൾ. താമസിച്ചിരുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തിനടുത്തുള്ള, വലിയ പ്രാണികളുള്ള കാട്. ഐസ് ഫ്രൂട്ട് വിൽക്കുന്ന കട. കടൽ തീരത്ത് ഒറ്റക്കിരുന്ന് ബോട്ടുണ്ടാക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ. അയാൾ അവൾക്കു സമ്മാനിച്ച മരച്ചുരുൾ. പിന്നെ ആ ഗ്രൂപ്പ് ഫോട്ടോ.
A Trip to a Hot Spring Activities
Class 7 English A Trip to a Hot Spring Activities – Activity :1
The trip lasted three days and two nights.
Make a list of activities of the Tomoe students during the trip.
Answer:
1. embarked on a ship.
2. were excited and inspected every corner of the deck
3. pulled at and poked their hands into everything
4. enjoyed bathing in the hot spring
5. said ghost stories at night
6. swam about the sea
7. met the man making a wooden boat
8. took the group photograph
You might have gone on a tour from school or with your family.
Make a list of your activities during the tour.
Answer:
1. started the trip with my parents and sister; my father drove the car.
2. reached Munnar and went to a hotel and had breakfast.
3. visited the Tea Gardens.
4. went to the Rose gardens.
5. went to a hotel for lunch and had a good lunch.
6. visited the Eravikulam National Park to see the Nilgiri Tahr and Neelakurunji.
7. visited Kannan Devan Tea Museum.
8. went to the Attukal waterfalls and then returned home.
A Trip to a Hot Spring Questions and Answers – Activity :2
Rearrange the following events of the hot spring trip in the correct order.
1. The children assembled at the school on the appointed day before setting off.
2. After a short rest, the teachers took the children down to the sea.
3. They embarked on a ship.
4. The children enjoyed this unusual hot spring sea-bathing to the utmost.
5. The headmaster gave some instructions to the children before going to the sea.
6. The sea became rough and Totto-Chan and some others began to feel ill.
7. The children were excited at the photo session.
8. The man who was building a boat gave Totto-Chan a very long and curly wood shaving
Answer:
Arrange the sentences given on p. 64 in the correct order.
1. The children assembled at the school on the appointed day before setting off. ↓
2. The headmaster gave some instructions to the children before going to the sea.
3. They embarked on a ship.
4. The sea became rough and Totto-Chan and some others began to feel ill.
5. After a short rest the teachers took the children down to the sea.
6. The children enjoyed this unusual hot spring sea bathing to the utmost.
7. The man who was building the boat gave Toto-Chan a very long curly wood shaving.
8. The children were excited at the photo session.
A Trip to a Hot Spring Class 7 Questions and Answers Pdf – Activity : 3
“Mom, may I go for the trip?” She asked hesitantly. What
would be the likely conversation between the mother and the
daughter thereafter?
Totto-Chan : “May I go for the trip?”
Mother : “Hot spring trip? You are quite young, aren’t you?”
Totto-Chan : ………………………………………………………
Mother : ……………………………..……………………………
Totto-Chan : ……………………………..……………………………
Mother : ……………………………..……………………………
Totto-Chan : ……………………………..……………………………
Mother : ……………………………..……………………………
Totto-Chan : ……………………………..……………………………
Mother : ……………………………..……………………………
Totto-Chan : ……………………………..……………………………
Mother : ……………………………..……………………………
Answer:
Totto-Chan : May I go for the trip?
Mother : Hot spring trip? You are quite young aren’t you?
Totto-Chan : Yes Mom. I’m young. So are all my classmates.
Mother : Are all of them going for the trip?
Totto-Chan : Yes, Mom. They all are going.
Mother : Your Headmaster had written a letter to me about the trip.
Totto-Chan : What did he say?
Mother : He said the trip is good for the students and I must send you also.
Totto-Chan : Yes, that is what he said to all of us. The trip will be very useful for us.
Mother : Yes, it will be useful. But there are risks in the sea. You should promise me you will be careful.
Totto-Chan : I promise you Mom. I will be careful.
Mother : Okay. You can go then.
Totto-Chan : Thank you Mom! I love you!
Class 7 English A Trip to a Hot Spring Question Answer – Activity :4
This activity is about seeking permission and giving and refusing permission.
Totto-Chan had an intense desire to join the school tour to the hot spring. She came home from school one day and asked her mother, “May I go for the trip?” Have you had such an experience seeking permission from your parents/ teachers/ friends to get or do something? How do you seek permission in different ways?
Instead of ‘May I…’, expressions like ‘Can I’,
‘Shall I’ are also used.
Look at the pictures on p. 66 and 67.
To seek permission we use: “May I….” , “Can I ” or “Shall I ”.
There are various ways to give or refuse permission. Find out more.
Answer:
| To give permission | To refuse permission |
| Of course. | Sorry. |
| Sure. | No, please don’t |
| No problem. | I’m afraid, you can’t. |
| Yes, you may. | No, not at all |
| Certainly | No way |
| Yes, it’s my pleasure | certainly not |
Imagine that you are at a festival/water theme park/exhibition ground. You meet your friends there.
Complete the table.
Answer:
| Seeking permission | From whom | Response |
| Can I keep the baggage here? | Cloakroom keeper | Of course, you can |
| May I take the ticket? | Friend | Yes, you may |
| Can we go in? | Gatekeeper | Of course, you can |
| You can seek permission more politely using ‘please’ | ||
| Can I use your mobile phone, please? | Friend | Of course, you can |
| May I go to play cricket, please? | Mother | Yes, you may |
| Can I borrow your English book please? | Friend | Definitely, you can |
| Can I get Rs. 100, please? | Father | Yes, you can |
A Trip to a Hot Spring Class 7 Question Answer – Activity :5
“How about a souvenir photograph?” asked the headmaster when they were getting ready to leave. They had never had a photograph taken of all of them together and the children were excited at the idea.
The excited students busied themselves before the photo session.
Can you imagine and write some of the things, they might have done?
A student had gone to the toilet.
Some students combed their hair.
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….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Answer:
A student had gone to the toilet.
Some students combed their hair.
Some students made sure that their shirts are properly buttoned up.
A few students put powder on their face.
Some students posed in the style of their favourite heroes and heroines.
Std 7 English A Trip to a Hot Spring Question Answer – Activity :6
Totto-Chan was excited on the eve of the tour. She couldn’t sleep well. What would have been her thoughts and feelings?
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
- anxiety
- ………………………………………
- ……………………………………
- gratitude
Write the thoughts that flashed through her mind.
Thanks Mom… You are such a lovely Mom to send me for the trip. What would the trip be like? What special food will my friends bring?
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Answer:
Totto-Chan was excited on the eve of the tour. She could not sleep well. What would have been her thoughts and feelings?
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
- anxiety
- joy
- excitement
- gratitude
Write the thoughts that flashed through her mind.
Thanks Mom. You are such lovely Mom to send me for the trip. What would be the trip like? What special food will my friends bring? A ride in the train and ship. That would be wonderful. I have never travelled in a ship. It would be an exciting thing. I’m sure Nancy will bring ‘samosas’ her mummy makes. Tom will certainly bring roasted cashew nuts as his father works in a cashew nut company. What will I take? I will ask Mom to make some banana chips. She is so good at it. Swimming in the sea would be a wonderful experience. My swim suit is new and nice. Hot spring bath? That would be thrilling. I never had such a bath. Then there will be campfire. There will be singing, dancing and storytelling. What song will I sing? I will sing: “Chinna Chinna Asai, chirakadikkum asai”. Such a lovely song!
Activity : 7
Totto-Chan never forgot that first happy, summer vacation. Make an entry in Totto-Chan’s diary, imagining yourself to be Totto-Chan.
Answer:
06-03-1950
I can never forget this day in my life. The trip to the hot spring was the happiest experience I ever had. 3 days and 2 nights! The train journey was fine. The landscape looked so beautiful and attractive when seen from the running train. The ship journey was exciting but I was sea sick. I remember the “Oops” boy. He is a daredevil. The swim in the sea was exciting. And then the hot spring bath. Right in the sea I felt I was in a hot bath. Strange phenomenon. How do these things happen? In the night the ghost stories by my friends scared me, but they were interesting. Are ghosts real? I think it is foolish for people to think there are ghosts. I have never seen one, anyway. The samosas Nancy brought and the roasted cashew nuts Tom gave were delicious. I am happy everybody enjoyed my Mom’s banana chips. And the popsicles from the shop there? Mmmmmmm. Really mouth-watering. I will never forget this day all my
life.
Activity: 8
Read the conversation below
Gazal : What are you doing there?
Gana : I am watching a movie.
Gazal : What about your brothers?
Gana : They are playing football.
Gazal : Is your sister with them?
Gana : No, she is doing her homework.
Compare the responses in the above conversation with the one given in bold letters in the following paragraph.
“Now then,” said the headmaster when they had all assembled to start the trip,
“We’re travelling by train and by ship, and I don’t want any of you to get lost.
Do you understand? All right, off we go!”
Here are two more sentences of the same type.
- The Prime Minister is coming tomorrow.
- My friend is getting married next month.
In the above sentences ‘-ing’ is used to talk about something that is planned for the future.
Look at this conversation.
Mention some of the things you planned to do during the next vacation.
1. I am joining the football coaching camp beginning on 10 th April.
2. ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Answer:
Here we learn about the use of the present continuous tense. This tense is made by using am/ is/are +ing-form of the verb.
I am reading a novel.
He is playing outside.
They are talking loudly.
This tense is used: (i) to show what is happening now and (ii) to talk about something that is planned for the future.
Examples: The Prime Minister is coming tomorrow. (future)
My friend is getting married next month. (future)
Mention some of the things you planned to do during the next vacation.
1. I am joining the football coaching camp beginning on 10th April.
2. I am visiting my grandparents in Delhi in the last week of April.
3. When I return from Delhi in the 2nd week of May, I am taking some lessons in English.
4. During the next vacation I am visiting some tourist spots in Kerala.
5. I am reading some novels by Basheer during the next vacation.
6. I am getting a new pair of sneakers for my travels.
7. I am buying some new clothes for use during the vacation.
8. I am attending my uncle’s marriage in May.
Activity: 9
Read the following sentences and analyse the use of the phrase in bold letters.
When the ship rocked, one of the older boys stood amidship and ran from one side to the other saying “Oops”. It was so funny that the children couldn’t help laughing even though they felt so seasick.
Complete the table using appropriate sentences from the options given.
Options
- But my friend liked it.
- We couldn’t help questioning it.
- They were in a secret conversation.
- I couldn’t help supporting him.
Answer:
| Situation | Response | Usage |
| It was so funny | They couldn’t control themselves from laughing though they were seasick | They couldn’t help laughing |
| He was very tired | I felt sympathy towards him | I couldn’t help supporting him |
| The film was boring to me | But I had paid for it. My friends liked it. | So I couldn’t help staying to watch till the end. |
| They were in a secret conversion | I didn’t want to hear it. But I couldn’t leave. | I couldn’t help overhearing what they were saying. |
| The authorities introduced a new rule | It was not acceptable to us. | We couldn’t help questioning it. |
Activity : 10
Read the following profile. It is also given as a paragraph below.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the options given.
Japanese writer Tetsuko Kuroyanagi ………..(is/was) born ……….(in/on) August 9, 1933 …………(at/in) Tokyo. She was born ………(to/for) Moritsuna Kuroyanagi and Cho Kuroyanagi. She………………… (completes/completed) her education in Keio University and Tokyo College of music. She is …………(a/an) actress and ……….. (a/an) television personality. She is…………..(a/the) Goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. She got many……………………..(award/awards) like Global Leadership for children Award (UNICEF) and Japanese Cultural Broadcasting Award, …………….. (who/which) is the …………………(high/highest) television honour in Japan. Her masterpiece Totto-Chan, the Little Girl at the Window went on to …………………. (sell/sold) over 8 million copies.
Answer:
Japanese writer Tetsuko Kuroyanagi was born on August 9, 1933 in Tokyo. She was born to Moritsuna Kuroyanagi and Cho Kuroyanagi. She completed her education in Keio University and Tokyo College of Music. She is an actress and a television personality. She is a Goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. She got many awards like Global Leadership for children Award (UNICEF) and Japanese Cultural Broadcasting Award which is the highest television honour in Japan. Her masterpiece Totto-Chan, the Little Girl at the Window went on to sell over 8 million copies.