Class 7- L11- Grandchildren by Surprise

11. Grandchildren by Surprise

Word Meanings - 

Avenue (अवेन्यू) = मार्ग, छायादार मार्ग

Neat (नीट) = स्वच्छ, साफ

Meal (मील) = भोजन, नाश्ते-दोपहर- रात के खाने के बीच का भोजन

Neighbour (नेबर) = पड़ोसी

Spill (स्पिल) = गिराना, पानी छलकाना

Mess (मेस) = अस्त-व्यस्त करना, बिखेरना, गन्दा करना

Knit (नीट) = बुनाई करना

Bake (बेक) = सेंकना, पकाना

Quiet (क्वायट) = शांत 

Knock (नॉक) = खटखटाहट, दस्तक

Mistake (मिस्टेक) = गलती

Borrow (बॉरो) = उधार लेना

Hope (होप) = आशा, उम्मीद

Yard (यार्ड) = आँगन

Porch (पोर्च) = प्रवेश द्वार का मंडप, बरामदा

Hug (हग) = गले लगाना

Enough (एनफ) = पर्याप्त

Surprise (सरप्राइज) = आश्चर्य, अचरज

Cookies (कूकीज) = मीठे बिस्कुट 

Reading Comprehension

Answer the following questions.

1. Read the letter given in the lesson carefully and answer the following questions.

a. When was the letter written?

Answer – The letter was written on 30^th September 03.

b. Where was the letter sent from?

Answer – The letter was sent from Madrid.

c. Who was the letter sent to?

Answer – The letter was sent to the grandparents by their grandchildren.

d. What was the main message in the letter?

Answer – The main message in the letter was that the grandchildren are going to give a surprise visit to their grandparents.

e. Who wrote the letter?

Answer – The grandchildren wrote the letter.

2. How was the address on the letter different from the address of the Newtons?

Answer – The Newtons lived at the Beech Avenue whereas the letter was addressed to Birch Avenue.

3. Do you find anything funny in the ad put in the newspaper? If yes, what is it?

Answer – The idea of the ad that the Newtons wanted to borrow grandchildren of any size and age was funny.

4. What did the grandchildren play with?

Answer – The grandchildren played with trucks, trains, dolls and a doll-house that Mr. Newton had made himself for them.

5. Did the children enjoy the time they spent with the grandparents?

Answer – Yes, the children enjoyed the time they spent with the grandparents.

6. “Even the clock went tock-tick.”

a. How do clocks go?

Answer – The clocks go tick-tock.

b. Why does the writer say that the clock went tock-tick?

Answer – The writer says so because he wants to show us that the children have even messed with the clock.

7. Name the things that the Newtons gave to the children.

Answer – The Newtons gave toys, cookies and lots of love to the children.

Vocabulary

1. Put the words given in the list of word-meanings in the order in which you find them in the dictionary.

The words given in the word-meanings in this lesson are –

1	meals
2	mess
3	spill
4	knit
5	bake
6	quite
7	neat
8	surprise
9	joke
10	borrow
11	yard
12	porch
13	hug
14	keep off
15	on time
16	out of place
17	play a joke
18	go by
19	ad
20	cookies

They are found in the Alphabetical order in the dictionary. So they will be in the following order.

1	ad
2	bake
3	borrow
4	cookies
5	go by
6	hug
7	joke
8	keep off
9	knit
10	meals
11	mess
12	neat
13	on time
14	out of place
15	play a joke
16	porch
17	quite
18	spill
19	surprise
20	yard

2. Look at the difference in the two spellings of the word:

Neighbor – neighbour (The first is American and the second is British.)

Now complete the table given below:

American Spelling	British Spelling
Neighbor Color Favor Labor Valor Parlor Vapor Rumor Harbor	Neighbour Colour Favour Labour Valour Parlour Vapour Rumour Harbour

3. Use following phrases in your own sentences.

out of place, play a joke on, come by, keep off

1. Out of place – Everything is out of place in John’s room.

2. Play a joke on – We should not play a joke on innocent people.

3. Come by - During my tour, I came by a beautiful stream.

4. Keep off – The thug threatens the police to keep off his hands.

Grammar

Work in pairs

A. Look at the flow chart carefully. You will know how the paper is made:

Use is/ are + V (III) form of the words given in the brackets and put them in the boxes. An example is given for you.

B. Pick out the words from the box and complete the statements given below. One has been done for you :

Use as + adj + as

neat - pin	Example - The room was as neat as a pin.
cold - ice	His hands were as cold as an ice.
black - coal	His hair is as black as a coal.
hot - fire	The kettle is as hot as a fire.
white - milk	Her teeth are as white as milk.
blue - sky	The water looks as blue as sky.
red - blood	The colour of this rose is as red as blood.

©Anupam Agrawal