Bihar Board English | Class 7th English Chapter 2 Krishna and Sudama | बिहार बोर्ड अंग्रेजी | क्लास 7वीं अंग्रेजी अध्याय 2 कृष्णा और सुदामा | सभी प्रश्नों के उत्तर

A. Warmer :

Work in small groups and discuss the following:

Q. 1. Do you have a friend? Why do you like him/her ?

Ans. Yes, I have a friend, Ranjan. I like him most. He is my classmate. He is very helpful to me. He always lives with me, so I like him.

TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS

B. Let's Comprehend :

B. 1. Think and Tell :

Q. 1. What did Sudama give Krishna as a gift? 

Ans. Sudama gave parched rice to Krishna as a gift. 

Q. 2. How did Krishna feel when he took the gift from Sudama ? 

Ans. Krishna felt delighted when he took the gift from Sudama. 

Q. 3. Why was Sudama amazed to see a palace in place of his hut?

Ans. Sudama was amazed to see a palace in place of his hut because it was built in his absence.

B. 2. Think and Write

B.2.1. Tick out (✓) the right answer.

Q. 1. The story of Krishna and Sudama has been taken from: 

(a) The Ramayana 

(c) The Vedas 

(b) The Mahabharata 

(d) The Quran

Q. 2. Krishna and Sudama were :

(a) enemies

(b) friends

(c) relatives

(d) none of these

Q. 3. What did Sudama's wife send to Krishna as a gift ?

(a) fried rice

(b) parched rice

(c) beaten rice

(d) none of these

Q. 4. Sudama did not want to present the parched rice to Krishna because of :

(a) shyness

(b) hesitation

(c) both of them

(d) none of these

Ans. 1. (b), 2. (b), 3. (b), 4. (a).

B.2.2. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. 

Q. 1. Why did Sudama's wife send him to Krishna ? 

Ans. Krishna was a friend of Sudama. He was a king. So, Sudama's wife send him to Krishna to ask for a help.

Q. 2. How did the guards at Krishna's palace treat Sudama ? 

Ans. The guards did not allow Sudama to enter into the palace. They stopped him at the gate and informed-Krishna of his arrival there.

Q. 3. What did Krishna do when he heard Sudama's name? 

Ans. When Krishna heard Sudama's name, he left all his work and rushed to the gate. He hugged him and requested to come in the palace.

B.2.3. Answer the following questions in not more than 50 words :

Q. 1. Why did Sudama not tell Krishna the purpose of his visit? 

Ans. Sudama was an honourable man. Krishna was his friend. So, he considered asking for a help against his self-respect. So, he did not disclose the purpose of his visit to Krishna.

Q. 2. In what way did Krishna help his friend?

Ans. Krishna built a big building in place of the hut of Sudama. He gave sufficient wealth and clothes in his family. But, Krishna had done all this in absence of Sudama and did not tell him anything about this.

Q. 3. How did Krishna understand Sudama's need? 

Ans. Krishna was a wise man. He knew the condition of Sudama from his appearance. Arrival of Sudama in rags indicated him Sudama's need.

C. Word Study:

C.1.Fill in the blanks with the suitable words from the box.

requested, cared, brought, present, no, friend, welcome 

1. Sudama ........ a little parched rice with him. 

2. Sometimes Sudama's family had ........ food to eat. 

3. You always tell us that Krishna is your. 

4. He ran to the gate to... Sudama. 

5. Krishna himself ........ a lot for his friend's needs.

6. Krishna Sudama to come in. .......

7. He wanted to give it as a ........ to Krishna.. 

Ans. 1. brought, 2. no, 3. friend, 4. welcome, 5. cared, 6. requested, 7. present.

C.2.Match the following words given under Column 'A' with their meanings given under Column 'B'.

A'	'B'
1.     Realized	a.      Official residence of a sovereign/king
2.     Often	b.     Frequently many times
3.     Present	c.      Intention
4.     In front of	d.     Gift, something given
5.     Parched	e.      Before
6.     Joy	f.       Dried, roasted
7.     Purpose	g.     Extreme pleasure, gladness
8.     Palace	h.     Become aware of, know the fact of

Ans.

1.	Realized	h.	Become aware of, know the fact of
2.	Often	b.	Frequently many times
3.	Present	d.	Gift, something given
4.	In front of	e.	Before
5.	Parched	f.	Dried, roasted
6.	Joy	g.	Extreme pleasure, gladness
7.	Purpose	c.	Intention
8.	Palace	a.	Official residence of a sovereign/king

C.3. Look at the word 'friendship'. Can you make more words ending with 'ship'. Write at least five words ending with 'ship'. -

Ans. hardship, studentship, leadership, relationship, guardianship.

D. Grammar :

use of 'had to'

Look at the sentence given below :

His wife and children had to go to bed without meals very often.

In the sentence given above 'had to' shows compulsion caused by external forces. Note that 'had to' is always followed by verb in the first form. Now look at another sentence:

She had to cook her own food.

In this sentence, she is left with no option but cook for herself.

D.1. Rewrite the following sentences, substituting 'compelled to' with 'had to'. The first is done for you.

(a) I was compelled to go. = I had to go. 

(b) She was compelled to study medicine. 

(c) They were compelled to beg sorry. 

(d) I was compelled to eat. 

(e) He was compelled to walk on foot.

Ans. (b) She had to study medicine. 

(c) They had to beg sorry. 

(d) I had to eat. 

(e) He had to walk on foot.

E. Let's talk :

Discuss the following in groups or pairs :

Q. 1. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 

Ans. Rohit : Mukul, have you a friend! 

Mukul : Yes, I have a friend. 

Rohit : Do you love your friend? 

Mukul : Yes, I love my friend. 

Rohit : Does your friend help you ever ? 

Mukul : Yes, my friend is always helping me. 

Rohit : Rightly, a friend in need is a friend indeed:

F. Composition :

F.1. Write a paragraph on the topic you have just discussed (E) in not more than 100 words.

Ans. A Friend is Need Is a Friend Indeed

A true friend is helpful to man. He always stands by him in difficulties. He gives him right suggestion and removes his faults. He never criticise his friend before a third person. He never abandon his friend in trouble. A true friend does not support his friend's wrong-policy. He always tries to protect him from danger. It is a true friend who can understand his friend rightly. Without a friend a man had to live alone in the world. So, we should be innocent to our friend.

F.2. Arrange the following sentences in a proper order to make a meaningful passage.

1. Listening to his wife's words Sudama left for Dwarika.

2. Sudama was treated well at Krishna's palace.

3. Krishna liked the gift of Sudama.

4. He and his wife relished the parched rice.

5. Sudama did not speak why he had gone to his friend's palace.

6. Sudama was very poor.

7. He was a Brahmin.

8. Krishna was his friend.

9. Krishna showed his friendship by removing his friend's poverty in the shape of building a palace in place of his hut.

10. Later he became the king of Dwarika.

Ans. 1. Sudama was very poor.

2. He was a Brahmin.

3. Krishna was his friend.

4. Later he became the king of Dwarika.

5. Listening to his wife's words Sudama left for Dwarika.

6. Sudama was treated well at Krishna's palace.

7. Krishna liked the gift of Sudama.

8. He and his wife relished the parched rice.

9. Sudama did not speak why he had gone to his friend's palace. 

10. Krishna showed his friendship by removing his friend's poverty in the shape of building a palace in place of his hut.

G. Translation :

Translate the following sentences into your mother tongue. 

1. The story of friendship between Krishna and Sudama is very popular.

2. Krishna was a rich man while Sudama was a poor Brahmin.

3. Still both were great friends.

4. They were always seen together.

5. After some years Krishna became the king of Dwarika.

6. But, Sudama remained as poor as ever.

7. His wife and children had often to go without food. 

Ans.

1. कृष्ण और सुदामा की दोस्ती की कहानी बहुत प्रसिद्ध है ।

2. कृष्ण एक धनी व्यक्ति थे जबकि सुदामा एक गरीब ब्राह्मण ।

3. फिर भी दोनों महान मित्र थे ।

4. वे हमेशा साथ दिखते थे ।

5. कुछ वर्ष बाद कृष्ण द्वारिका के राजा बने ।

6. किन्तु सुदामा हमेशा की तरह गरीब बने रहे । >

7. उनकी पत्नी और बच्चों को अक्सर भूखा रहना पड़ता था।