MP Board Class 7 English Chapter 15 Laxmi Bai, The Queen of Jhansi

         

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Chapter 15 Laxmi Bai, The Queen of Jhansi 

MP Board Class 7 English Chapter 15 Laxmi Bai, The Queen of Jhansi

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Question Answers

1. When and where was Manu born ?

Answer : Manu was born on 19th November, 1835 in Kashi.

2. Who was Manu’s father ?

Answer : Manu’s father was Moropant Tambe.

3. Who was she married to ?     

Answer : She was married to Gangadhar Rao, the king of Jhansi.

4.  Why did the Britishers not accept Damodar Rao as the heir of Gangadhar Rao ?

Answer :  The Britishers did not accept Damodar Rao as the heir of Gangadhar Rao because he was an adopted son.

5.  What were the last words of Maharani Laxmi Bai?

Answer : The last words of Maharani Laxmi Bai were, “Let no Britisher touch my body.”

(B) Some sentences are given below. Arrange them in the order of Rani Laxmi Bai’s life story.

(i) She breathed her last near Gwalior.

(ii) Laxmi Bai adopted a son named Damodar Rao.

(iii) Gangadhar Rao expired.

(iv) Manu was born in Kashi.

(v) She was married to Gangadhar Rao.

(vi) She was reared with Nana Sahab and Tatya Tope.

Ans.

(iv), (vi), (v), (ii), (iii), (i).

(C) Mark True/False.

1. Manu was not brave from childhood.
2. Manu was born in Bithoor.
3. Gangadhar Rao was the King of  Jhansi.
4. The Britishers did not accept Damodar as the heir of Gangadhar Rao.
5. The last rites of the queen were performed by the Britishers.

Answer:

1. F
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. F

Word Power

(A) Given below are some words, look them up in a dictionary and find their meanings.

Answer:

Answer:

rear to bring up (पालन – पोषण करना)

accpet to take (something offered) (स्वीकार करना)

merge mix, combine (मिलाना)

archery art of shooting with bow (तीरन्दाजी)

expire to die (मरना)

wrestling a sport in which two persons try to press each other down. (कुश्ती)

perform to do, to fulfil (कार्य करना)

veil a curtain (परदा)

arrow a pointed object made to be shot from a bow (तीर)

skilled expert (कुशल)

(B) Given below are some jumbled letters, rearrange them to form words.

Answer:

Do yourself

Grammar in Use

(A) List the words from the lesson which show the qualities of the queen :

Answer:

beautiful, sharp, intelligent, brave, courageous, naughty, active, skilled in martial arts, horse rider, shooter, patriot, bold, fearless.

(B) Read the following words and make more words by adding ‘ly’.

nswer:

bad – badly

brave – bravely

bold – boldly

intelligent – intelligently

courageous – courageously

close – closely

extreme – extremely

beautiful – beautifully

quick – quickly

fearless – fearlessly

coward – cowardly

Let’s Talk 

(A) What do you know about the following freedom fighters :

1. Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi

2. Sarojini Naidu

Discuss with your friend and write five sentences about anyone of them describing their qualities and contribution to the freedom struggle.

Answer:

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

1. Mahatma Gandhi or Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or ‘Bapu’ was a great leader who fought for India’s independence against the British rule.
2. He practised non-violence or ahimsa to get freedom and opposed violence.
3. He always spoke truth and led a very simple life.
4. He always wore Khadi which he spun himself using Charkha.
5. He hated untouchability and worked for the upliftment of Harijans and unprivileged.

Sarojini Naidu

1. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of Indian National Congress, 1925.
2. She also led the Salt Satyagrah Movement in 1930 with Gandhiji.
3. She was also a great poetess and wrote in English.
4. She was known as the ‘nightingale of India’.
5. She became the first woman Governor of an Indian state (U.P.), in free India.

(B) Find answers to these questions :

Question 1.

What is Gandhiji lovingly called by Indians ?

Answer:

Bapu.

Question 2.

What is Sarojini Naidu called ?

Answer:

Nightingale of India.

Question 3.

Why is Gandhijis freedom struggle different?

Answer:

Because he practiced non-violence.

Write a paragraph about the qualities of Maharani Laxmi Bai

Answer:

Maharani Laxmi Bai was  the queen of Jhansi. She was brave, courageous and bold from her early childhood. She was skilled in horse riding, shooting, wrestling and all the martial arts and continued to practise them even after her marriage with Gangadhar Rao, the king of  Jhansi.

When Britishers declared to merge Jhansi with British empire, after her husband’s death, she opposed it and bravely fought against them not thinking that she was a woman. She was a great patriot. She tied her son to her back and led her army against the British. She fought courageously till her last breath and did not let any Britisher touch her living or dead.

Let’s Do It

Question 1.

Collect pictures of the patriots of our country.

Answer:

Students can collect the pictures of patriots such as Bhagat Singh, Mahat.ma Gandhi, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lal Bahadur Shastri etc.

Question 2.

If there is any historical place near your village/town, visit it along with your teacher and write a note about it.

Answer:

Students can visit any historical place nearby and write a note about it themselves.

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