The Cockroach that wrote music - Starburst - Class 7 - English
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Add the following suffixes to the words below and complete the sentences.
-al -y -able -ful -less -ous
hope music dirt clue care perish
danger
1. I have ............................. shoes because I was walking in the mud.
2. Please be ............................. when you cross the road.
3. I am unsure about how good a nanny she will make. She seems ............................. as to how
to manage young children.
4. By evening we were quite ............................. that the patient would recover.
5. Please be careful with the packet, it contains ............................. goods.
6. The peak of the mountain was ............................. due to the blizzard that had begun to blow.
7. There is a ............................. show in the school.
I have muddy shoes because I was walking in the mud.
Please be careful when you cross the road.
I am unsure about how good a nanny she will make. She seems clueless as to how to manage young children.
By evening we were quite hopeful that the patient would recover.
Please be careful with the packet, it contains breakable goods.
The peak of the mountain was perilous due to the blizzard that had begun to blow.
There is a musical show in the school.
Complete the paragraph using the adjectival form of the noun/verb given in brackets. One is done for you.
Last evening, we went to the seashore. It being evening, the beach was quite ...... noisy..... (noise). A bunch of .......................... (act) youngsters were playing volleyball on one side and, on the other, some children played with a .......................... (flop) plastic disc with .......................... (joy) shouts. Some families had made themselves .......................... (comfort) on a higher elevation of sand and their little children ran about holding .......................... (attract) and .......................... (colour) balloons. We decided to go into the water but were .......................... (care) not to go too far as it can be .......................... (danger) to go in the midst of huge waves. On the whole, the evening was quite .......................... (enjoy).
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Sign up nowComplete the conversation between two friends using present continuous form of verbs. Clues have been given in the bracket. You can use contractions like ‘I’m’.
SILVIA Let’s chat on the Internet on Tuesday evening.
NAVNEET Sorry, but I .......................... with my brother. (play, football)
SILVIA How about Thursday then?
NAVNEET No, on Thursday, I .......................... mother with some editing work. (help)
SILVIA What are you doing on Saturday? (do)
NAVNEET Ummm. Let me see. Oh, I .......................... with my father that day. (wash,
car)
SILVIA And Sunday?
NAVNEET I’m afraid I .......................... with a friend on Sunday. (go out)
SILVIA You really are busy. How about next Saturday?
NAVNEET That would be fine. I .......................... particular next Saturday. (do nothing)
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Sign up nowRead these sentence. These too refer to the future. Write down the answers to the questions using appropriate verbs to indicate future time. One is done for you.
1. When does the t rain leave Mirzapur, tomorrow? When does it arrive in Delhi? (fixed time)
The train will be leaving Mirzapur at 12:15 a.m. and arriving in Delhi at 6:30 p.m.
2. What time does the chief guest arrive? (pre-fixed time)
............................................................................................................................................
3. When do you start school after the vacation? (pre-fixed date)
............................................................................................................................................
4. When are you leaving for Bhopal? (definite plans)
............................................................................................................................................
5. What will the weather be like tomorrow? (make predictions)
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Sign up nowImagine that you and Benjy live in Mumbai and are friends. Benjy has showed you his musical cockroach. Complete this letter to the editor of a newspaper giving information about this amazing insect. Divide your letter into three paragraphs.
Here are some of the points you might like to keep in mind.
- Begin by asking if anyone has ever seen an insect that can write music (introduction to the
theme).
- Describe what the cockroach can do (basic information about the incredible creature).
- Emphasize that the music of this incredible insect has been played and has been found to be
very good (description of its talents and evidence to support it).
- End with an appeal for kindness towards small creatures normally termed as pests.
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Sign up nowMatch the sentence halves and write them in the correct order to make a possible extension to the story you have just read.
1. As he read the notes on the page... | a. ... was bewildered. |
2. So he played the notes on his piano and... | b. ... it was nowhere near the work of his classmates. |
3. Benjy’s homework was good but ... | c. ... Benjy’s house that very evening. |
4. He decided... | d. ... to his surprise they made perfect music. |
5. The music teacher... | e. ... it dawned on him that they made sense. |
6. He made for... | f. ... about the cockroach that had written the music. |
7. Benjy told him... | g. ... decided to show the music to a well known musician. |
8. Fascinated by Benjy’s story and the music, the music teacher... | h. ... to look into the matter. |
9. “The world must know about... | i. ... beyond words. |
10. The musician was thrilled... | j. ... this marvellous musical cockroach,” he said excitedly. |
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"Music homework. What a nuisance!”
These words of Benjy show that:
i. he enjoyed music homework.
ii. he did not enjoy music homework.
iii. he found music homework very easy.
ii. he did not enjoy music homework.
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Benjy was angry with the cockroach which had
i. spoiled the page of his homework.
ii. walked over his cake with dirty legs.
iii. not allowed him to continue with his homework.
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Sign up nowBenjy did not crush the cockroach with his music book because:
i. he did not want the page to get spoiled.
ii. he got interested in what the cockroach was doing.
iii. he felt sorry for all insects, especially the cockroach.
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Sign up nowThe most unbelievable thing about the cockroach was that it seemed:
i. to sing as it walked over the page.
ii. to leave ink trails on the page.
iii. to create correct musical notes.
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Sign up nowBenjy made the cockroach a house with a matchbox because he:
i. wanted to keep it as his pet.
ii. did not want it to walk over his page again.
iii. knew that the cockroach lived in a match box.
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Sign up nowYou would have noticed that the author starts referring to the cockroach as Cockroach in the middle of the chapter. Give the likely reasons for this.
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Sign up nowWere the trails made by the cockroach just a coincidence? Pick sentences from the story to support your answer.
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Sign up nowHow do you think the Cockroach music would turn out to be?
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Sign up nowHow do you think the story will proceed from here? Complete the story in your own way.
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Sign up nowWould you call this story a piece of fantasy? Give reasons for your answer.
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Sign up nowIf you were in Benjy’s place, what would you have done?
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“Oh, no!” - Who said this statement and why?
Benjy said this statement because the cockroach ran through the ink on his music homework and he was upset about the trail it left on his page. This meant that his homework was ruined and he would have to start all over again.
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" Stupid homework!" - Who said this statement? Which homework was considered stupid?
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1. Unexpected Discoveries : A significant theme in the chapter is the unexpected discovery Benjy makes. Instead of associating the cockroach as simply a pest, he observes it meticulously creating a piece of music, using the black.....
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Introduction
The chapter begins with Benjy, a young boy grumbling about his music homework. As he starts again, hoping to avoid errors, he spills....
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1. "Music homework. What a nuisance!" - This line sets the tone of the narrative. Benjy's frustration sets up the plot for the unexpected turn of events.
2. "He jumped. There was a quick scurrying movement across the top of his desk." - This line introduces the surprise character, the.....
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Nuisance - something that causes annoyance or inconvenience
The constant barking of the neighbor's dog was a nuisance.
Nib - the pointed end of a pen or pencil used for writing or drawing
She carefully cleaned the nib of her pen before starting her calligraphy project.
Scurrying - moving quickly with short, hurried steps
The mice scurried ..............................
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