Samacheer Kalvi solutions for English - Term 2 Class 7 TN Board chapter 2.1 - The Last Stone Carver [Latest edition]

Read the instructions given below, draw and name the picture

Write step by step instructions for the following picture

stained by - mark made on clothes or materials

The white washed walls were stained by many monsoons. ______

working for a pittance – working for very little money

I am tired of working for a pittance.

ashen – pale

His face was ashen.

drenched – thoroughly wet

He is drenched to the skin. ______

Read the sentences and number them in correct order.

Read Section – III (para 1 and 4) and answer the following questions.

Paragraph 1

1. Who listened to the chipping sound of the chisel? ______

2. Who was working with the hammer and chisel? ______

Paragraph 4

1. Who was staring? ______

2. Who was the young stone carver? ______

3. What was he working on? ______

Arrange the words in alphabetical order, find the meaning of the words from the dictionary and fill in the blanks.

1. ______ - ______
2. ______ - ______
3. ______ - ______
4. ______ - ______
5. ______ - ______

Match the tools with art forms.

Madhubani paintings are from ______state.

Madhubani paintings were originally done on ______.

This painting has international recognition.

Dilli Haat is a _______.

Madhubani painting can also be a ______.

Do you have art / craft session in your school?

Which session do you like – art/craft?

What do you do in that session?

Do you work individually or in pairs?

Can you do an art work or a craft work on your own?

What qualities do you gain by doing art or craft?

Construct meaningful sentences from the table given below.

Read the news report given below and underline the passive form of verbs.

The police had announced that the State Bank of India was robbed yesterday. Two men entered the bank at 4.30 pm with guns in their hands. Customers and bank clerks were asked to lie down on the floor and one of the bank clerks was made to fill robbers’ bags with money. After that the two men left the bank quickly. The police officer said that more than one lakh of rupees was stolen from the bank but nobody was injured. He also added that the robbers would be found soon.

Rani’s teacher narrates to her students about the production of paper. Read the following narration and fill in the blanks with the verbs using their passive form.

People of China produced paper from wood. They mixed water with the fibres of wood and dried it until they became a soft wet pulp. They used this pulp to make paper. The Chinese invented this method of paper making in 2nd century BCE. Later Egyptians used papyrus plants to make paper.

1. Paper ______(produce) from wood.
2. The fibres of wood from trees ________(mix) with water to make a soft wet pulp.
3. Later, it _____(dry) to make paper.
4. This method ________(invent) in 2nd BCE in China.
5. Papyrus plants _____(use) by Egyptians to make paper.

Read the process of making soup. Use suitable passive form of verbs and complete the paragraph.

The packet is opened and the contents (i) __________ with 750 ml of water without allowing it to form lumps. The mixture (ii) __________ into a heavy-bottomed vessel. It (iii)_______ in low flame for five minutes. The soup (iv) _________ into soup bowls and (v) __________ with fried corns.

If you are asked to choose from any one of these toys which one do you choose? Give reasons. (plastic toys, wooden toys, clay toys, metallic toys)

Your friend has presented a beautiful art piece on your birthday. Write a letter to her appreciating her art work.

You have prepared some eco-friendly craft materials like paper mache dolls, greeting cards, book marks, festoons, garlands, quilling jewellery etc for an Art Mela to be conducted in your school premises. Describe in a few sentences how you made the craft work. Include the following details in your writing.

• Name of the craftwork
• Materials used
• Nature (handy / eco-friendly / longlasting / affordable price )
• Use (place / person / time)