“The Echoing Green” is a lesson of Textbook “Blossom” approved by West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for the Students of Class 7. Here all the Activity Questions are done by English teachers.
Activity 1
Put a tick mark to choose the correct word/expression from the given alternatives:
(a) The sun makes the sky
(i) sad
(ii) happy ✓
(iii) excited
Answer: The sun makes the sky – happy.
(b) The merry bells welcome the
(i) spring ✓
(ii) autumn
(iii) winter
Answer: The merry bells welcome the – spring.
(c) Old John has
(i) black hair
(ii) brown hair
(iii) white hair ✓
Answer: Old John has – white hair.
(d) The old men are sitting under
(i) a tree ✓
(ii) an umbrella
(iii) a canopy
Answer: The old men are sitting under – a tree.
(e) In the evening the children come to the laps of their
(i) mother ✓
(ii) father
(iii) aunt
Answer: In the evening the children come to the laps of their – mother.
Activity 2
Complete the following sentences with information from the poem:
(a) The birds of the bush sing to the bells’ cheerful sound.
(b) Old John sits among the old folk.
(c) The sport of the children reminds the old men of their youth-time.
(d) The children are tired when their sports have an end.
(e) In the evening the sports of the children have an end.
Activity 3
Answer the following questions:
(a) Which are the two birds mentioned in the poem?
Answer: The two birds mentioned in the poem are skylark and thrush.
(b) Who is sitting under the oak?
Answer: Old John with white hair is sitting under the oak.
(c) Pick out an expression from the poem to show that the old men are happy to see the children playing.
Answer: The expression is “They laugh at our play”.
(d) What do the children do when evening descends?
Answer: When evening descends, children stop their play and go back to their mothers lap to take rest.
Activity 4
Use can, could, should, would and might to fill in the blanks:
(a) Could I use your phone?
(b) She might be in her bedroom.
(c) The programme should be finished by now.
(d) She would spend hours in the library.
(e) He can run fast.
ACTIVITY 5
There are certain qualities you want your best friend to have. Among these, there would be some qualities he / she must have and some would be qualities he / she’ may have. Make a list of qualities which he / she must have and which he / she may have.
| must | may |
| (1) He must be an honest person. | (1) He may be a great sports lover. |
| (2) He must be punctual. | (2) He may love reading story books. |
| (3) He must obey his elders and teachers. | (3) He may show kindness to the distressed person. |
| (4) He must be sincere to his duties. | (4) He may love to meet new people. |
Activity 6
There are some habits which people can stop if they wish. mention four such habits in the given space. Use the word can while writing each sentence one is done for you.
1. People can stop smoking if they make a firm decision to do so.
2. People can avoid being quarrelsome.
3. People can stop making heaps of garbage here and there.
4. People can minimize pollution by not using chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides.
Activity 7 (a)
Fill in the blanks with the words given below:
therefore, here, carefully, fluently, tomorrow
1. He crossed the road carefully.
2. My uncle will arrive tomorrow.
3. Wait here for sometimes.
4. She speaks fluently.
5. He is therefore unhappy.
Activity 7(b)
Some more words are given below. Fill in the blanks choosing appropriate words from these. Note that some extra words are given.
completely, happily, quite, closely, partly, rather, deeply
(1) Her words are partly true.
(2) The man is completely ruined.
(3) The old man walks, rather slowly.
(4) He was deeply moved by the incident.
(5) The girl is quite lovable.
Activity 8
There are two blanks in each sentence. There are some words given in the list of words. Use the same word to fill both blanks of a sentence.
friendly, early, fast
(a) Though he is an early riser, he never starts early for the station.
(b) He likes fast cars, but he never drives fast.
(c) Though he has a friendly smile, he doesn’t always behave in a friendly manner.
Activity 9
Fill in the blanks with words from the given list of words:
loud, cheerful, joy, weary, lap
(a) She made the announcement in a very cheerful manner
(b) The champion team was overwhelmed with joy.
(c) A mother’s lap is the best shelter in the world.
(d) He spoke in a loud voice so that everyone could hear him.
(e) The man looked weary at the end of the day.