Question Answers For All Chapters – Balbharati English Class 7
Chasing the Sea Monster
ENGLISH WORKSHOP
1. From the passage, find all the words and phrases used to describe the ‘monster’.
Answer: Unearthly animal, fearsome creature, unknown creature, huge glowworm, infernal beast, motionless animal.
2. Form groups of 4. Find all the references to the time given in the passage. Then make a chart to show the events described in the passage along with the time when they occur. Example:
| All night long: | The crew stayed on their feet. |
| Near midnight: | ________________________ |
| At 12.53: | ________________________ |
(Use as many lines as you need.)
Answer:
| All night long: | The crew stayed on their feet. |
| Near midnight: | The sea animal disappeared. |
| At 12.53: | A deafening hiss was heard |
| Near 2.00 am: | The core of light appeared |
| At 6.00 am: | The animal’s electric glow disappeared. |
| At 7.00 am: | A dense morning mist spread |
| At 8.00 am: | The mist disappeared and the sea animal was seen. |
| A few months later: | The frigate headed for the animal. |
| Three-quarters of an hour later: | They were not getting closer to the animal. |
| Next one hour: | The frigate gathered speed and so did the sea animal. |
| At 10.50 pm: | The electric light reappeared. |
3. How long does the whole event described in this passage take ? Work it out by reading the passage.
Answer: The whole event takes about 24 hours.
4. Observe the picture and the labels carefully. Then match the words and the meanings given in the follwing table.
Answer:
| Words | Meaning |
| 1. yard | (e) a pole slung across a ship’s mast. A sail hangs from a yard |
| 2. mast | (d) tall, upright pole on a ship |
| 3. bow | (g) the part which is always at the front while the ship is sailing |
| 4. deck | (a) a floor, flat area built on a ship |
| 5. forecastle | (c) the forward part of a deck |
| 6. starboard | (h) the right-hand side of a ship as one faces forward |
| 7. stern | (f) the rearmost (back) part of a ship |
| 8. afterdeck | (i) an open deck near the back |
| 9. fore | (b) the forward part of the main body of a ship |
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