English Class 7 Lesson 4 Hard to Believe

Lesson 4 Hard to Believe  

Word Meanings

Believe (बिलीव) = विश्वास करना, यकीन करना

Detergent (डिटर्जेंट) = साफ़ करने वाला पदार्थ (साबुन या पाउडर आदि)

Dirty (डर्टी) = गंदा, मैला

Uniform (यूनिफार्म) = गणवेश  

Puzzle (पजल) = पहेली

Solve (सॉल्व) = हल करना  

Mystery (मिस्ट्री) = रहस्य, गुप्त बात

Contest (कांटेस्ट) = प्रतियोगिता

Receive (रिसीव) = प्राप्त करना

Interesting (इंटरेस्टिंग) = रोचक

Fact (फैक्ट) = तथ्य

Excited (एक्साइटेड) = उत्साहित   

Announce (एनाउंस) = घोषणा करना

Competition (कम्पटीशन) = प्रतियोगिता, मुकाबला

Amazing (अमेजिंग) = अद्भुत  

Selection (सिलेक्शन) = चयन

Presentation (प्रेजेंटेशन) = प्रस्तुतीकरण

Stolen (स्टोलेन) = चुराया हुआ

Owner (ओनर) = मालिक, स्वामी  

Trapped (ट्रैप्ड) = जाल या फंदे में फंसा हुआ

Crate (क्रैट) = टोकरा  

Violent (वायलेंट) = प्रचंड, हिंसक

Storm (स्टॉर्म) = तूफ़ान

Destroyed (डिस्ट्रॉयड) = नष्ट हुआ  

Rescue (रेस्क्यू) = सुरक्षित बचा लेना

Survived (सरवाइव) = जीवित रहना    

Soccer (सॉकर) = फुटबॉल

Advantage (एडवांटेज) = लाभ, सुविधा, फायदा

Metal (मेटल) = धातु

Magnet (मैगनेट) = चुम्बक

Ability (एबिलिटी) = क्षमता

Event (इवेंट) = घटना

Clever (क्लेवर) = चतुर  

Stuff (स्टफ) = सामग्री, पदार्थ, भर लेना

Steal (स्टाल) = चोरी करना 

Reading Comprehension

1. Put a tick mark to choose the correct word or phrase to get a true statement.

(i) Mummy handed a booklet / a puzzle /a packet of detergent / to Monty.

Answer – a booklet

(ii) Monty's gift was a book of

Answer – interesting facts

(iii) One / two /

Answer – interesting facts

(iv) The Mud-Mania festival is organized in the month of January / June /

July.

Answer – July.

2 . Look at the title of the selections on Monty's school display-board. Now answer the following questions.

(i) Title : THE MUDDY SCENE

(a) Do you like it ?

Ans - Yes

(b) What is common in the facts under the title ?

Ans - Playing with mud.

(ii) Title : THE WINGED VICTORIES

(a) What does the word 'winged' stand for ?

Ans - The birds

(b) What were the victories? :

Ans - (i) The parrot was able to identify its real owner.

Ans - (ii) The hen was able to survive for 47 days by eating its own eggs.

(iii) Title : MIRACLE MEN

(a) Who are the miracle men ?

Ans - Francesco Lentini and Liew Thow Lin

(b) What is miraculous in them?

Ans - Francesco Lentini had three legs and Liew Thow Lin has magnetic abilities.

Answer – Bells

(vi) The hen lived by eating grains /

Answer – Eggs

3. Mention the paragraph numbers which contain the following facts / ideas.

1. People of all ages slip and slide over mud in the month of July. 10

2. A large quantity of mud is required for the Mud-Mania festival. 10

3. Stuffed bells help elephants in stealing bananas. 11

4. No other bird could have known the names of a client's children. 6

5.If the hen had not eaten its eggs, it would have died. 7

6. The magnetic ability of Lin was passed on to the next generations. 9

7.Lentini played football.8

8. Monty won a book of amazing facts as the mystery gift. 3