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. %