Bade Ghulam Ali Khan - Starburst - Class 7 - English

Young Ghulam Ali’s own father could not give him any training initially because he
i. was not a musician himself.
ii. had deserted Ghulam Ali’s mother.
iii. lived in faraway Jammu.

What was the turning point in Ghulam Ali’s musical training?

Why did the shopkeeper give Ghulam Ali the barbat?

Why was Ghulam Ali fascinated by the instrument he called Sur Mandal?

It was he who adopted Ghulam Ali and taught him to sing, grooming him to be his successor.
a. who is the he mentioned in this sentence?
b. why did he adopt Ghulam Ali as his successor?
c. In what way did he provide both a deep and wide exposure to the world of music?

It was challenging for Kale Khan to sing at the Dilli Durbar since
a. Delhi was the seat of power.
b. He had to sing before a foreign guest.
c. Experts of music made up much of the audience.

He learned the real meaning of shudh mudra-shudh vaani, that is, purity of expression combined with clarity of voice.
a. What did Ghulam Ali learn about shudh mudra? Do you think shudh mudra is important in our day-to-day lives?
b. what was the lesson regarding shudh vaani? Do you think shudh vaani is important in our day-to-day lives?
c. Who did he watch sing when he noted these aspects?

“During this time, Ali Bux Khan asked his son to memorize and practise a palta, that is a combination of notes in ascending order, for a whole year.”

1. Who asked Ghulam Ali to practice a palta?

2. What is a palta according to the text?

3. How long was Ghulam Ali asked to practice the palta?

How do you think Ghulam Ali’s dedication towards music helped him overcome his personal hardships?

Make negatives of the words in the box sing the prefixes im-, il-, in-, un- and mis- Complete these sentences with the negatives you have made. Make other necessary changes. One prefix will be used twice.
                        auspicious                           understand                         proper
                        logical                                   balance                                important
1.    This is not what I meant. You’ve ........................... me.
2.    No one will accept such an ........................... argument. So don’t even try to explain it.
3.    It is ........................... to wear shabby clothes to school.
4.    Cutting down of the trees has created an ........................... in the ecology.
5.    We should concentrate on the main issue and leave out the ........................... matters.
6.    Superstitious people believe that seeing a black cat is ........................... .

Combine the prefixes and the root words from boxes A and B. Then complete the sentences using the words appropriately in the blanks.

1.    She will never be able to live in a hostel. She has been ........................ at home.
2.    The government decided to distribute healthy food amongst the ........................ children in the schools.
3.    It’s ........................ to say that the world is flat.
4.    The flora and fauna of a place are ........................ Destroying one system will cause the destruction of the other.
5.    Many reforms were brought about ........................ in our country.
6.    The film ET is about an ........................ being who finds itself lost on the earth.
7.    They are building roads and malls even in the ........................ areas of the country.
8.    If you want to keep fit you must give up eating ........................ street food.

Complete these sentences using the appropriate words from the box. Use the correct form of the verbs. One of the words will be used twice.
        label                      house                    remains                exhibit                  stroll
        display                  place                     fear                        local                      
The National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian in Washington, USA, ................ in a huge and impressive building is a popular place for tourists and the .................... alike. Visitors .................... in and out of the museum the whole day. In the Dinosaur Hall one can see huge skeletons and .................... of the dinosaurs of the Jurassic period which are .................... on raised platforms from where they instil in the heart of the viewers both awe and .................... . There are dioramas of the Jurassic park which help in visualizing scenes from the Jurassic period. Remains of pre-historic animals are .................... in glass cases. The .................... are well .................... and one can learn names of different dinosaurs like Allosaurus, Armoured Dinosaur and Tyrannosaurus, to name a few.

Rewrite these sentences by changing the italicized words into another part of speech as directed. One is done for you.
1.    Mrs Chandran hosted the lunch yesterday. (hosted into noun)
        Mrs Chandran was the host of the lunch yesterday.
2.    I dropped my fishing rod in the water and hoped to make a catch. (catch into verb)
        ...........................................................................................................................................
3.    Names of thirty people were listed as social workers. (listed into noun)
        ...........................................................................................................................................
4.    I am the person who manages the team. (manages into noun)
        ...........................................................................................................................................
5.    Hari is the driver of this bus. (driver into verb)
        ...........................................................................................................................................

Complete the passage using appropriate noun/verb forms of the words given in the brackets. Make the necessary changes.
I had to ........................... the life of an animal rights activist for my magazine.
I sought an ........................... with Mita Das and she ........................... to meet me after the college function. (promise, cover, interview)
During the ........................... I chose not to ........................... any time and came straight to the ........................... about people like her, who work for animal welfare. (interview, waste, point)
She ........................... her opinion and said, “Well, if we only think about ourselves, who will ........................... for the ........................... of the animals? They can’t think for themselves alone.” That ........................... me for a while. We ........................... for about twenty minutes during which she ........................... numerous questions quite calmly. (fight, voice, talk, silence, face, cause)

Do you enjoy watching movies? Think of a film that you have seen and liked. Write a review of the movie.
                - a title for your review or the title of the film
                - what genre it is (humour, adventure, social drama, film with a message, spy movie or war
                movie, etc.) and when it was released.
                - the theme of the movie in a nutshell
                - the names of the main characters and the actors. You may mention the director if you like
                - a summary of the plot of the story with the main highlights without disclosing the end
                - any special features of the movie you would like to mention or why you liked it
                - your opinion of the film
                - should people watch the film
You can use the following format for writing your review.
                                                                My Movie Review
Title
Genre
My rating (out of 5)
Setting (time/place)
Main characters
Plot synopsis
Things I liked
Thinks I disliked
Would I recommend this movie?

You have read the lesson on Bade Ghulam Ali and learnt that people communicate through music. Just as the singer sings, the audience also encourages the singer silently by responding to the music through their facial expressions or through their body language.
People communicate through different channels and in different ways.

What are the ways in which the persons mentioned below communicate? Write down in the space below.

1.       A primary school teacher communicates with her students through
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2.       A Writer communicates with the reader through
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3.       A kathakali dancer communicates with the audience through
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4.       A leader of a country communicates with the citizens through
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5.       An astronaut in space communicates with ground control on earth through
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