7th English Excercises.
I. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.
1. Who is lying in the picture?
Ans: Tom Sawyer is lying in the picture.
2. Who is the lady in the picture?
Ans : The lady in the picture is Aunt Polly.
3. Who are the two children standing nearby?
Ans : The two children standing nearby are Sid and Mary.
4. What is the boy suffering from?
Ans : The boy is suffering from sore tooth.
5. What is the lady doing?
Ans : Aunt Polly is trying to pull out Tom’s loose tooth.
II. Answer the following questions:
1. Why didn’t Tom complain about his loose tooth?
Ans: Because if he complained about his loose tooth, his aunt would pull it out.
2. What did Sid advise Tom when he was groaning?
Ans: Sid advised Tom not to groan like that because it was terrible.
3. Why did Aunt Polly not believe Tom?
Ans : Aunt Polly did not believe Tom because she knew that he was lying.
4. Why did Aunt Polly call Tom a bad boy?
Ans : Tom was trying to skip school. So Aunt Polly calls Tom a bad boy.
5. How did Aunt Polly pull out Tom’s loose tooth?
Ans : She tied one end of the thread to Tom’s tooth and the other end to the bed-post. She took the piece of coal and suddenly pushed it almost into boy’s face. Tom quickly pulled his head back and the tooth was out.
III. Check your understanding
Choose the right answer and put a tick mark against it.
1. Tom started groaning because ……………….
a. he was in great pain
b. he had a sore toe
c. he wanted someone to hear him ( √ )
d. he wanted to wake Sid
2. Tom said, “It will all be over soon” because
a. he was sure he was going to die very soon
b. he was sure the pain would go away soon
c. he wanted everybody to feel sorry for him √
d. he was unable to bear the pain
3. Aunt Polly asked Marry to get a silk thread and a piece of coal from the kitchen fire because, she wanted
a. to frighten Tom b. to pull out Tom’s loose tooth
c. to stop Tom’s groaning d. to teach him a lesson ( √ )
IV. Read the given statement and answer the questions that follow:
1. “Oh, Tom! Tom please don’t die.”
a. Who made this statement?
Ans : Sid made this statement.
b. When it was made?
Ans : When Tom was groaning terribly, this statement was made by Sid.
c. Why did Sid think Tom was dying?
Ans: When Tom said, “it will all be over soon”. Sid thought Tom was dying.
2. “Don’t be silly, I don’t believe it.”
a. Whom does “I” refer to?
Ans : “I” refers to Aunt Polly.
b. Why does the speaker not believe him?
Ans: Because she knew Tom well.
c. What does “it” refer to?
Ans : “It” refers to the fear shown by Sid about Tom.
3. I don’t want to stay at home.”
a. Who said this?
Ans : Tom said this.
b. Whom was it said to?
Ans : He said it to Aunt Polly.
c. When was it said?
Ans : Tom said it when Aunt Polly decided to pull out Tom’s sore tooth.
V. Some important events in the lesson are given in a jumbled order. Write them in the order in which they are in the text:
1. One of his teeth was loose.
2. Suddenly he discovered something.
3. She asked Mary to get her a silk thread and a piece of coal from the kitchen fire.
4. One day, Tom wished to skip school.
5. The old lady tied one end of the thread to tooth and the other to the bed post.
6. Then he quickly pulled back his head and the tooth was out.
7. She took the piece of hot coal and suddenly pushed it almost into the boy’s face.
8. He told his Aunt Polly about his toothache.
9. Aunt Polly noticed the loose tooth.
Ans : 1. One day, Tom wished to skip school.
2. Suddenly he discovered something.
3. One of his teeth was loose.
4. He told his Aunt Polly about his toothache.
5. Aunt Polly noticed the loose tooth.
6. She asked Mary to get her a silk thread and a piece of coal from the kitchen fire.
7. The old lady tied one end of the thread to tooth and the other to the bed post..
8. Aunt Polly noticed the loose tooth.
9. Then he quickly pulled back his head and the tooth was out.