Question Answers For All Chapters – Balbharati English Class 7
Under the Greenwood Tree
ENGLISH WORKSHOP-Solutions
1. From the poem, find the old word used for each of the following :
• towards • here • does
Answer:
- towards – unto
- here – hither
- does – doth
2. Write in your own words.
(a) Who does the poet invite to join him?
Answer: The poet invites all those people who love nature and are ready to shun their ambitions and appreciate life in nature, to join him.
(b) How should that person sing?
Answer: That person should sing happily just like a free bird.
(c) What message does the poem convey?
Answer: The message conveyed through this poem is that if one wants to live a peaceful life without tensions, enemies and problems, he should spend his life in nature, wherein he would be happy and relaxed. He should forget all his desires and rejoice in the glory of nature like a free bird.
3. Pick out the lines that mean :
(a) Sing in such a manner :
(b) One who wishes to join me :
(c) Who gives up his desire for wealth, power, fame, etc. :
(d) Life in the forest is free from ill-wishers :
(e) Happy to eat whatever he can get :
Answer: (a) turn his merry note, (b) who loves to lie with me, (c) who doth ambition shun, (d) here shall he see no enemy, (e) seeking the food he eats, and pleased with what he gets
4. Find from the Internet and write down.
(a) In which century did William Shakespeare write his famous plays ?
Answer: William Shakespeare wrote his plays in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century.
(b) From which play is this song extracted?
Answer: This song is extracted from William Shakespeare’s comedy play ‘As You Like It’.
(c) Which character from the play sings this song?
Answer: The song is sung by ‘Amiens’, a loyal courtier of Duke Senior.
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