Balbharati solutions for Integrated 7 Standard Part 4 [Marathi Medium] Maharashtra State Board chapter 4.3 - Chasing the Sea Monster [Latest edition]

Certain special words are used to refer to the locations on a ship and to its parts. Read the meanings given below and find the word and the location/part in the picture given below.

• yard: a pole slung across a ship's mast. A sail hangs from a yard.
• mast: tall, upright pole on a ship
• bow: the forward part of the main body of a ship
• deck: a floor, flat area built on a ship
• forecastle: the forward part of a deck
• starboard: the right-hand side of a ship as one faces forward
• stern: the rearmost (back) part of a ship
• afterdeck: an open deck near the back
• fore: the part which is always at the front while the ship is sailing. 

What is the name of the narrator?

What is the name of the ship?

At what time is this event taking place?

Guess and write the meaning of:

astern to port (Use the picture on page 27.)

Guess the meaning of cannoneer.

Guess what order the Commander must have given. 

From the passage, find all the words and phrases used to describe the ‘monster’.

How long does the whole event described in this passage take? Work it out by reading the passage.

How did the battle between the ship and the monster end?
Find and copy the lines where you find the answer to this question.

What attempts did the ship make to defeat the 'monster?'
Find and copy lines from the passage describing at least two of the attempts.

Find the different units of measurement mentioned in the passage and get more information about them from the internet.

Find all the words ending with the suffix '-less'.

Think of as many words as possible, related to the sea.

Think of as many words as possible, related to a ship.

Think of as many words as possible, related to a battle.

Look at the timetable on Page 43. Where do we find such timetables displayed? What information do they give?

Form a pair and quiz your partner with the help of the timetable using the following question type. 

Name the train no ............... up/down.

Form a pair and quiz your partner with the help of the timetable using the following question type. 

Find a station that begins with (P/M/..........)

Form a pair and quiz your partner with the help of the timetable using the following question type.

Find a train that leaves at ............... .

Form a pair and quiz your partner with the help of the timetable using the following question type.

Find a train that arrives at .............. .

Form a pair and quiz your partner with the help of the timetable using the following question type.

Which trains have odd numbers? 

Form a pair and quiz your partner with the help of the timetable using the following question type.

Which trains have even numbers? 

Form a pair and quiz your partner with the help of the timetable using the following question type.

Find a station with a tea-stall.

Form a pair and quiz your partner with the help of the timetable using the following question type.

Find a station not reachable by ................ Express.

Form a pair and quiz your partner with the help of the timetable using the following question type.

Find a train leaving from CSMT.

Form a pair and quiz your partner with the help of the timetable using the following question type.

Find the number of train ..................

Ahmed lives in Panvel. He invites his cousin Saurabh. Saurabh doesn't know Marathi too well. He lives in Murdeshwar. So they discuss Saurabh's travel plans in English. Write their conversation using the timetable on page 43.

List words related to railway / bus journey, for example, passengers, advance booking, boarding, etc. 

Write the opposite word/phrase in the following pair.

arrival : ______

Write the opposite word/phrase in the following pair.

reserved : ______

Write the opposite word/phrase in the following pair.

board : ______ 

Write the opposite word/phrase in the following pair.

current booking : ______

Write the opposite word/phrase in the following pair.

get on : ______

Write the opposite word/phrase in the following pair.

up : ______

Download the train timetable app on your parents' mobile, with their permission, from Play Store. Find the trains, the fare, stations, time taken for the journey, distance, the departure and arrival time etc. with the help of the app.

Plan a railway journey for your family/friends using the app.

Write as many words as possible, that go with the following verb:

make

Write as many words as possible, that go with the following verb:

catch

Write as many words as possible, that go with the following verb:

grow

Write as many words as possible, that go with the following verb:

reach

Write as many words as possible, that go with the following verb:

take

Write as many words as possible, that go with the following verb:

get

Write as many words as possible, that go with the following verb:

go

Write as many words as possible, that go with the following verb:

keep