Class 7 Chapter 3 Solution
WE ARE SEVEN
MCQs Question Answer
(a) The little girl whom the poet met was-
(i) seven
(ii) eight
(iii) nine years old
Ans: (ii) eight (✔)
(b) The girl lost-
(i) two brothers
(iii) a brother and a sister
(ii) two sisters
Ans: (iii) a brother and a sister (✔)
(c) The distance between her house and the burial ground was only-
(i) twelve steps
(ii) ten steps
(iii) six steps
Ans: (i) twelve steps (✔)
Very Short Question Answer
(b) What does a simple child feel?
Ans. A simple child feels its life in every limb.
(c) How old was the girl?
Ans. The girl was eight years old.
(e) What made the poet glad?
Ans. The girl’s beauty made the poet glad.
Short Question Answer
Answer the following questions:
(a) Pick out the expressions that describe the appearance of the girl.
Ans. The expressions are- “hair was thick”; “many a
curl”; “rustic, woodland air”; “wildly clad”; “eyes were
(b) With whom did the girl live?
Ans. The girl lived with her mother. They lived in the Churchyard Cottage.
d) Why does the girl say, “We are seven”?
Ans Five brothers and sisters are alive. Two others are ad But they are still alive in her mind. She has about death. So, she says, “We are seven”
A. Answer the following questions:
(a) Name poem and the poet.
Ans. Name of the poem is “We are Seven” and name of the poet is William Wordsworth.
(i) How far are the graves from the cottage?
Ans. The graves are twelve steps or more away from the cottage.
(ii) What did the poet mean by ‘throwing words away’?
Ans. The poet meant that the little girl had no idea about the living and the dead.
(iii) Who is the writer of the poem?
Ans. The writer of the poem is William Wordsworth.
(i) Why does the girl say, “We are seven”?
Ans. The little girl does not know the difference between the living and the dead. She cannot understand two of her brothers and sisters are really dead. So counting them she says they are seven.
(ii) With whom did the girl live and where?
Ans. The girl lived with her mother near Churchyard Cottage.
True And False
B. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements:
(1) The girl lived in a village. T
(ii) The little girl’s eyes were not fair. F
(iii) The girl was beautifully dressed. F
(iv) The simple child does not know much about death. T
(i) The little girl’s two brothers were dead. F
(ii) The little girl’s two siblings have gone to the F
mountain.
(iii) The girl lives in a cottage with her mother. T
GRAMMAR
1. Do as directed:
(i) This is———– school and we should keep it tidy. (Fill with possessive adjective)
Ans. our
(ii) Dry— (Write the comparative degree of the given adjective).
Ans. drier
(iii) And all— of the river. (Use article and preposition) while— it rolled the bottom
Ans. the, to
(iv) I saw a flying bird above a broken cage. (Underline participle adjecvites)
Ans. flying
(v) Dr. Manmohan Singh— (visit) Kolkata today. (Use present continuous tense.)
Ans. is visiting
(vi) In India summer is hot. In India winter is cold. (Join the sentences using ‘and’ or ‘but’.)
Ans. In India, summer is hot but winter is cold.
(vii) The student said, “I am sorry.” (Use contracted forms and rewrite)
Ans. The student said, “I’m sorry.”
(viii) Susmita— a girl who was her— mate and met in appropriate places) (use
Ans. met, mate