NCERT Solutions for Class 2 English Unit 7 - Make it Shorter

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Question 1: Learn New Words
A) Order
B) Rub
C) Puzzle
D) Erase
E) Court
Answer:
A) Order: a command Example sentences:
1) My class teacher ordered me to leave the classroom.
2) I ordered the waiter to get a pizza for me.

B) Rub: to move to and fro against each other Example sentences:
1) I rubbed my hand against the wall.
2) Write the answers with pencil so that you can rub it with an eraser.

C) Puzzle: confused Example sentences:
1) I was puzzled by the magician’s magic.
2) This poem has always been a puzzle for me.

D) Erase: to rub or remove Example sentences:
1) My brother erased all the answers I wrote.
2) Its difficult to erase precious memories.

E) Court: a body of people with a judge to solve civil and criminal cases Example sentences:
1) The court will be closed on this Monday.
2) It is not easy to deal with court cases.

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Question 1:

1. What did Akbar order one day?
2. What did each minister do?
3. How did Birbal make the line shorter?

Answer:

1. Akbar drew a line on the floor and ordered to make it shorter without rubbing any part of it.
2. Each minister looked at the line and was puzzled.
3. Birbal drew a longer line under the first one.

Question 2: Which letters cannot be heard when we say these words?
Answer:
1) H is silent in ‘short’.
2) G is silent in ‘bright’.
3) R is silent in ‘dark’.
4) G is silent in ‘light’.

Page No 114:

Question 1: Discuss with your partner and draw pictures to show the following –
1. The ball on the left side is bigger than the one on the right. 2. Rita is shorter than Radha. 3. Raghu’s basket is heavier than Ratan’s. 4. Rajat is taller than Raj. Answer:
Disclaimer: Such activities are made for increasing the self creative skills and should be tried on your own.

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Question 1: Picture Story Describe the cat in your own words.
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Answer:
Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experiences and observations.
1) The cat is white in colour.
2) It had long whiskers.
3)The cat is ready to eat the mouse.
4)The cat has a small curved tail.
5) The cat also has four paws.

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Question 1: A cat on the mat.
Answer:
Instructions: Join the dotted lines to form the given sentence.