THE GURUKUL

SESSION: 2020-21

Online Assignment
Subject: English
Topic: Lesson- 1
Class: VII
HELLO STUDENTS, WELCOME BACK.

I am here with your

assignment of Ch-1

I hope that you have read

the story thoroughly and
also completed the pre-
assignment tasks.
SOURCE OF ASSIGNMENT:
Chapter: 1 (The Open Window)
Book: English Rose, Macmillan
Direct downloading link for the book :
https://drive.google.com/a/springer.com/file/d/1-
H388zijdls4R8aHTGZEP2fGwm9S_XFt/view?usp=sharing
HERE IS A COPY OF THE CHAPTER FOR YOU:
 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Kindly maintain a single-lined notebook for English. If you donot have a new

notebook, your may do your work on loose sheets & keep them in a folder.

2. Answers for BBC assignment (given along) are also to be done in the notebook.

3. Handwriting must be neat and legible.

4. A proper index must be maintained. Index must include lesson number, lesson's

name and date of work done.

5. Before starting the assignment, write the date and lesson's name above the

margin as done in your previous classes.

WRITE THE WORD MEANINGS OF ALL THE GIVEN WORDS IN YOUR
NOTEBOOK AND MAKE SENTENCES OF ANY FIVE OF THEM.:

1)endeavoured- tried 2) flatter- praise someone to please them

3) unduly- more than necessary 4) communion- communication

5) rectory- the house of a senior church official 6) treacherous- dangerous

7) moor- highland covered with grass and bushes 8) shudder- shiver

9) bog- wet and soft land 10) ghastly- extremely unpleasant

11) delusion- false belief 12) infirmities- weaknesses

13) imminent- about to happen 14) mackintosh- a full length waterproof coat

15) pariah- someone whom others keep away from

16) snarling- showing teeth and making an angry sound

17) Romance- (here) mystery, excitement and adventure

 II. REFERENCE TO CONTEXT:
a) “……but has the window got anything to do with the tragedy?”
i) Who said these words and to whom?
ii) What reply did the speaker receive?
iii) What effect did the reply have on the speaker?
iv) Write any two traits of the speaker that the whole conversation reveals.

b) “Here they are at last!” she cried. “ Just in time for tea, and don’t they
look as if they were muddy up to the eyes!”
i) Who said these words and to whom?
ii) Describe the people referred to here.
iii) Who are they related to in the story?
iv) How did the person spoken to, react to them?
 III. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN 15-20 WORDS EACH
USING THE KEYWORDS IN THE BRACKETS:

a) Why did Mr. Nuttel move to the countryside?

[rural retreat]

b) What did Mr. Nuttel’s sister say about his move to the countryside?

[not speak to anyone, nerve’s ends by moping, letters of introduction,

acquaintances]

c) Which phrases in the text show that Vera can lie convincingly?

[romance at short notice, great tragedy happened three years ago]

d) What does Mr. Nuttel think of Mrs. Sappleton by the end of the story?
Why?

[honest, forthright]
 III. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN 15-20 WORDS EACH
USING THE KEYWORDS IN THE BRACKETS:

e) Why did Mrs. Sappleton think that Mr. Nuttel was an ‘extraordinary
man’?

[not a compliment, no apologies or goodbye, seemed not convinced by

the story]

f) What purpose does ‘The open window’ serve in the story?

[return of hunting party, The purpose of "The Open Window" is to show that
people can be deliberately malicious and cruel, especially to people who
reveal their vulnerabilities]
 BBC

Please click on the link given for the BBC assignment.

Write ONLY ANSWERS in the note notebook.

Mention the answer number properly.

THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY.

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Looking forward to see you all soon.
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