SUBJECT - ENGLISH
CLASS – VII
A sea of foliage
Worksheet – 1
https://youtu.be/lat0HNFdQfc
KEY TERMS
1. foliage – vegetation, greenery
2. grids – surrounds
3. unvaried – exist in large numbers
4. clumps – bunches or clusters, things close to each other
5. green profound – deep, dark green
6. o’er – over
7. seemuls – silk cotton trees with red flowers
8. swoon – feel dizzy
9. a primeval Eden – the first garden where, according to the Bible, Adam
and Eve, the first human beings, lived
10. in amaze – in amazement or wonder
About the poet
Toru Dutt was a Bengali translator and poet from Indian subcontinent, who wrote
in English and French, she is seen as one of the founding figures of Anglo – Indian
literature.
Summary
In this poem the poetess describes the beauty of the garden around her family
bungalow, she tells us that her garden appeared like a ‘sea of foliage’. But she
cautions us not to come to a hasty conclusion. The beauty of the garden was so
enchanting that one can get intoxicated by beauty and go on, gazing at primeval
Eden in utter amazement.
A sea of foliage
Worksheet – 2
Understanding the poem
Answer these questions
Q1. The poem describes a garden at two different times.
What are those times? How do you know?
ANS- The poet describes the garden in the day light and at
night. This is evident from the description of the different
shades of green seen in the foliage which is visible only in the
sunlight. Then she talks about the moon peeping between
the bamboo trees. This indicates that it is night.
Q2. A sea of foliage… but not a sea of dull unvaried green
(a) Why is the foliage compared to a sea?
ANS- The foliage is compared to a sea because it appears
as vast and endless like a sea but unlike a sea which has an
unvarying shade of green throughout, the foliage in her
garden has different exciting and contrasting shade of
green. This breaks the dullness seen in the sea.
(b) How is the sea not of dull, unvaried green? Give an
example of how the green varies.
ANS- Just one type of plant everywhere, like the sea, which
remains unchanged, will be dull. In the same way similar
type of plant will give dull impression. But in the poet’s
garden there is mixture of plants, colours and textures
which could be a sea of foliage around her garden. Her
garden is filled with different and exciting and contrasting
shades of green like light green of tamarind tree, deep
green of mango grove.
(c) What effect does the variation have on the garden
and the speaker?
ANS- The variation brightens the look of the garden which
would have looked dull otherwise. The poets spirit is also
lifted looking at the contrasting shades of green.
Q3. Why does the speaker consider the scene among the
bamboos the loveliest spot in the garden? What effect does
this beauty have on her?
ANS- The scene among the bamboos is the loveliest spot
because the beautiful silver moon peeps between the tall
grey bamboos and shines dazzlingly on white lotuses glowing
in the pool. This beautiful sight is so intoxicating that the
poet feels drunk with the amazing beauty of the scene. She
almost feels dizzy.
Q4. …the white lotus changes into a cup of silver. What does
this mean?
ANS- This means that white lotuses are gleaming like silver
cups when the moon shines on them.
Appreciating the poem
Q1. palms arise, like pillars grey
This is an example of simile – a comparison of one thing
with another, using words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’ to point to a
particular quality.
(a) Which quality of the palms does the simile point at?
ANS- The simile points out at the tallness of the palm trees
(b) Find another simile in the first stanza of the poem.
ANS- Some examples of simile in the first stanza are as
bellow -:
Palms arise like pillars grey
Red – red and startling like a trumpet sound
Q2. This poem asks us to look all around the garden – not
only from one side to another but also from high above to
down below. How does it do that?
ANS- While describing the sea of foliage the poet’s gaze
moves around the garden ---- ‘grids our garden round’. Then
she moves our gaze upwards to the tall palm trees which
arise like tall pillars. Immediately after that she shifts the
gaze below to the pool. ‘where seemuls lean’. In the second
stanza she talks about the tall bamboo trees through which
the moon peeps. And soon after that our gaze is shifted to
the white lotuses below shining like ‘silver cups’.
HOME ASSIGNMENT
CLASS – VII
SUBJECT – HINDI
https://youtu.be/ZrTO8-5LBPY
SANSKAR SCHOOL
Chapter – 2( Fractions)
Class – VII WORKSHEET – 4 Sub. – Mathematics
Q 1. Divide:
i. 28 by 7
4 ii. 3
3
7 by
8
21
Q 2. Simplify:
i. 4
9 ÷
2
3 ii. 15
3
7 ÷ 1
23
49
iii. ( 16
5 ÷
8
20 ) + (
15
5 ÷
3
35 )
Q 3. A wire of length 121
2 m is cut into 10 pieces of equal length. Find the length of each
piece.
Q 4. The product of two numbers is 255
6. If one of the number is 6
2
3, find the other.
Q 5. By what number should 5
6 be multiplied to get 3
1
3 ?
Q 6. The cost of 61
4 kg of apples is Rs. 400. At what rate per kg are the apples being sold?
CHAPTER – 3 (FIBRE TO FABRIC)
WORKSHEET – 1
SUB. – SCIENCE
https://youtu.be/MC2Zp5rJK3Q
Q 1. Fill in the blanks:
i. The scientific name of silk moth is ______________ .
ii. The dried perspiration of sheep is called _____________
iii. Silk was first discovered in ___________ .
iv. The thread obtained by reeling silk is called __________ .
v. Removing fleece from sheep’s body is called ____________ .
vi. The _________ and ______ are fibres of animal origin.
Q 2. Name the following:
i. The covering around a caterpillar.
ii. Washing fleece to remove dust and grease.
iii. Two wool bearing animals.
iv. Strongest variety of silk.
v. Oily substance found in wool.
vi. In which stage cocoon is spun?
SUBJECT – SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS-VII
Civics- Ch-2 (Role of Government in Healthcare)
Worksheet-2
https://youtu.be/PXoEpXzNs8o
1- Fill in the blanks:-
a) In Kerala__________% of entire budget is given to Panchayats.
b) India is the__________ largest producer of medicines in the world.
c) The number of doctors with respect to the population is
much________ in rural areas.
d) People in Rural areas have to travel long distances to reach
a_________.
e) Half of the children in India do not get________ food to eat and
are________________.
2- Answer the following in one word:-
a) What did Costa Rican government sacrifice in order to allocate more
money for education and health?
b) What is the root cause of communicable diseases?
c) Give full form of RMP.
d) What do you mean by medical tourists?
e) In which year the Kerala government made major changes in the
state?
WORKSHEET 3
CLASS VII
SUBJECT – COMPUTER SCIENCE
LESSON – 2
(FORMULAS & FUNCTIONS)
C. VERY SHORT ANSWERS:
1. Name the feature that automatically adds up the values given in the selected columns.
2. Name the function that inserts current date in a cell.
3. Which character is displayed in the cell, if a cell is not wide enough to display the
result of a formula?
4. What is the use of MAX function?
5. What is a simple formula?
D. Choose the correct answers:
1. Which of the following is used to begin a formula?
a. & b. =
c. ( d. *
2. Which tab contains Function Library?
a. Insert b. Formulas
c. Home d. Page Layout
3. Which types of functions are there in Math & Trig?
a. Logical b. Text
c. Date & Time d. Mathematical
4. Which symbol is used to make the Absolute Cell Reference of a cell?
a. $ b. &
c. # d. %