One-Way Ticket -II | Class 7 | Lesson 13 | Exercises Question Answer | MPBSE

“One-Way Ticket -II” is a lesson of Class 7 Textbook of MPBSE. Here all the Exercises Questions are done by teachers.

Answer the questions given below:

1. What did the children like most when they reached the fair?
   The children liked the beautiful lights and decided to explore the rides available at the fair.
2. Why did the children decide to stay together?
   The children decided to stay together because it would be difficult to find anyone in the crowd if they got separated.
3. Why do you think jalebies and bhajias are filling?
   Jalebies and bhajias are filling because they are fried snacks, rich in calories, and can keep one satiated for a while.
4. Why do you like a caterpillar-train ride?
   The caterpillar-train ride is enjoyable because it is a joy ride that takes you around the entire fair, letting you see everything.
5. What kind of seats does a merry-go-round have?
   The merry-go-round has decorated wooden horses as seats.
6. Why did Lambu want to go on a merry-go-round?
   Lambu wanted to go on the merry-go-round because he found it exciting to ride the decorated wooden horses.
7. Why is the story called “One-Way Ticket”?
   The story is called “One-Way Ticket” because the children initially did not have enough money for their return journey, and it was Krishan’s wisdom and saved money that helped them buy return tickets.

Word Power:

A) Use the phrases given below in sentences given after them:

trace (anyone/any thing), opt for, get lost, find out, joy rides, get dizzy, pool money, go round

Ex. The four friends pooled their money to buy bus tickets.

1. I have put my pen somewhere. I am not able to trace it.
2. What will you opt for after matriculation – Arts, Science, or Commerce?
3. The child held his mother’s hand tightly so that he may not get lost.
4. Find out the correct solution of this sum.
5. There were several joy rides at the fair.
6. If you stand under the hot sun, you will get dizzy.
7. The principal likes to go round the school to see all the classes.

B) Given below are some words which have similar sounds but different meanings. Pair them together and match their meanings:

1. Fare – Money paid for a ticket
2. Here – Opposite of ‘there’
3. Fair – Gathering of shops etc. for public entertainment
4. Hear – Receiving sounds by ear

Grammar in Use:

A) Combine the following sentences, using ‘who, what, when, which or where’:

Example:
Sheila wants to live in a house. Shyam lives there. (where)
Sheila wants to live in the house where Shyam lives.

1. I entered the room. Sheila was sleeping. (when)
   I entered the room when Sheila was sleeping.
2. Mohan has gone. I do not know. (where)
   I do not know where Mohan has gone.
3. The doctor came. The patient had died. (when)
   The doctor came when the patient had died.
4. Mother kept the milk on the shelf. The cat could not reach it. (where)
   Mother kept the milk on the shelf where the cat could not reach it.
5. You want something. I do not know. (what)
   I do not know what you want.
6. The police caught the thief. He had stolen the necklace. (who)
   The police caught the thief who had stolen the necklace.

B) Rewrite the following sentences using ‘too’ as shown in the example:

Example:
The door is so small that I can’t enter it.
The door is too small for me to enter.

1. This exercise is so difficult that I can’t do it.
   This exercise is too difficult for me to do.
2. It is so hot that I can’t walk outside.
   It is too hot for me to walk outside.
3. It is so dark that one can’t see.
   It is too dark for one to see.
4. She is so young that she can’t do such hard work.
   She is too young to do such hard work.
5. The bed is so hard that no one can sleep on it.
   The bed is too hard for anyone to sleep on.

C) Rewrite the following sentences, using full stops (.) capital letters, question marks (?) commas (,) inverted commas (” “), and exclamation marks (!), wherever necessary.

Once Bishni, Kishto, Gittu, and Lambu went to see a Bal Mela in the nearby high school. There, they saw many science models made by the students.

Bishni said, “What is this model about?”

Kishto explained, “This tells you about how water is pumped up with the help of an electric motor.”

Bishni replied, “I can see water coming out of the tap.”

Lambu said, “Such models are called working models!”

Talk to your friends about various sweets/dishes they like to eat and the swings/rides they enjoy in a fair and write them in the table. You can choose from these words.

Ask four of your friends these questions to complete your table. Your friends will make the same chart and ask the same questions:

B) Fill in the blank spaces in the paragraph below using the words given in the box below :

(receive, bring, leave, computer centre, Habibganj, will, then, I’ll, luggage, Bhopal, test, 5 p.m., Professors’ Colony, have)

I’ll receive Montu at Habibganj railway station. Then I’ll bring Montu to our house at Professors’ Colony. We’ll then have breakfast and leave for NIIT computer centre. Montu will then take his test. He will be free by 5 p.m. I’ll then take him home. We will pick up his luggage and then go to the main station at Bhopal.