Paper Boats Question Answer Class 7 English Poorvi Chapter 8

Students can use Poorvi Book Class 7 Solutions Unit 3 Dreams and Discoveries Chapter 8 Paper Boats Questions and Answers as a quick reference guide.

Paper Boats Class 7 Questions and Answers

Paper Boats Class 7 Question Answer

NCERT Class 7 English Poorvi Chapter 8 Paper Boats Question Answer

Paper Boats Question Answer – Let us do these activities before we read (Page 109)

I. Read the questions given below. Share your answers with your classmates and the teacher.

Question 1.
What comes to mind when you think about ‘paper boats?
Answer:
When I think about paper boats, I remember my childhood. During the rainy seasons, I used to make paper boats and float them in the small streams formed by the flowing rain water.

Question 2.
What do you think someone might hope for when they send a paper boat down a stream?
Answer:
When someone makes a paper boat and floats it down a stream or river, they think it must reach a person living downstream.

Question 3.
Read the title of the poem ‘Paper Boats’ and predict what the poem might be about.
Answer:
It is a favourite past time of children to make paper boats during the rainy season, and float it down a river or stream. So , this poem must be dealing with the experience of a child in making a paper boat and playing with it.

II. Read the given paragraph and match the highlighted words with their meanings given in the box below.

I love to play beside a 1. running stream at a short distance from my grandparent’s house. I love to see it 2. skipping along to join a river. On the river, I can see boats with 3. bulging sails moving swiftly. Some of them take the people from one shore to the other while in some of them people can be seen 4. lading things too. I can spend hours watching the busy river and dreaming about them, 5. burying my head in my pillow at night.

Answer:
1. Running speedily flowing
2. Skipping bouncing
3. Bulging swelling
4. Lading loading
5. Burying putting

Paper Boats Class 7 Question Answer – Let us discuss (Pages 111-112)

I. Choose the correct words from the brackets to complete the summary of the poem given below.
The poet sends paper boats down a 1. _______ an (stream/river) each day, writing his name and the name of his 2. _______ (school/village) on them. He hopes that someone in a 3. _______ (strange/familiar) land will find them and know who he is. The poet fills his boats with 4. _______ (rose/shiuli) flowers from his  garden, hoping they will be safely carried to another land at 5. _______ (night/morning). As he launches his boats, he imagines that the 6. _______ (clouds/birds) in the sky are like friends, racing with his boats. At night, he dreams that his paper boats continue to 7. _______ (swim/float) under the midnight stars, with the fairies of sleep sailing in them, their baskets full of 8. _______ (dreams/fruits).
Answer:
1. stream
2. village
3. strange
4. shiuli
5. night
6. clouds
7. float
8. dreams

II. Choose the correct option for the following.
The theme of the poem is
1. innocence
2. imagination
3. ignorance
4. playfulness
5. travel
(i) 1, 2 and 3
(ii) 3, 4 and 5
(iii) 1, 4 and 5
(iv) 1, 2 and 4
Answer:
(iv) 1, 2 and 4

III. Identify whether the following statement true or false.
The setting of the poem is a natural, outdoor environment.
Answer:
True

IV. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct word given within the brackets.
The tone is _______ (sad and serious/ gentle and wishful) and the mood is _______ (thoughtful / boring).
Answer:
The tone is gentle and wishful and the mood is thoughtful.

V. Identify the examples of alliteration from the poem.
Answer:
Examples of alliteration:

• Day by day
• One by one
• Floats on and on

VI. Fill in the blanks tvith suitable words from
1. The repetition of words ___________ and ___________ emphasises the passage of time.
2. The poet uses imagery like ___________ and ___________ to create a clear picture in the minds of the readers.
Answer:
1. The repetition of words “Day by day” and “On and on” emphasizes the passage of time.
2. The poet uses imagery like “midnight stars” and “white bulging sails” to create a clear picture in the minds of the readers.

VII Match the descriptions in Column 1 with what they symbolise in Column 2.

Answer:

Column 1	Column 2
1. the child’s inno­cence, dreams, hopes, and mes­sages sent out into the world.	(i) paper boats
2. purity, beauty, and the start of a new day	(iii) shiuli flowers
3. the vast universe and the child’s dreams continuing through the night.	(i) midnight stars

Class 7 English Paper Boats Question Answer – Let us think and reflect (Pages 112-113)

I. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.

Question 1.
When night comes I bury my face in my arms and dream that my paper boats float on and on under the midnight stars. The fairies of sleep are sailing in them, and the lading is their baskets full of dreams.
(i) Select the option that is most likely to be the speaker as per the extract.

Answer:
(c)

(ii) What can be inferred about the speaker’s feelings when night comes?
Answer:
The speaker feels calm and dreamy when night comes. He is lost in his imagination, visualizing his paper boats floating endlessly under the stars. The mention of “fairies of sleep” suggests a sense of comfort and peacefulness as he drifts into dreams.

(iii) What kind of beings are the ‘fairies of sleep’ imagined as? Select the most appropriate option.
(a) mischievous
(b) gentle
(c) fearsome
(d) playful
Answer:
(b) gentle

(iv) Fill in the blank by selecting the correct option from those given in the brackets.
The phrase lading is their baskets full of dreams’ suggests that the speaker imagines the fairies of sleep carefully _______ (carrying his dreams/collecting his wishes) in their baskets.
Answer:
The phrase ‘lading is their baskets full of dreams’ suggests that the speaker imagines the fairies of sleep carefully carrying his dreams in their baskets.

II Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Why do you think the poet writes his personal details on the paper boats?
Answer:
The poet feels that someone who lives downstream may see the paper boat, and learn about him and his village.

Question 2.
The poet talks about the imagination of a child. Support this view with examples from the poem.
Answer:
The child imagines that someone in some strange land will get hold of his paper boat and come to know about him. He also imagines that the clouds help in making his boat sail. The child dreams that his boat will sail forever under the stars. He also imagines that the fairies are sailing in his paper boat.

Question 3.
How does the poet bring together imagination and reality to make the poem more interesting?
Answer:
It is a reality that all children are interested in making paper boats during the rainy season and playing with them. After launching the boat, the child also feels that, instead of sinking, his boat would sail for ever and reach some strange person. So, he loads the boats with shiuli flowers and imagines that the fairies are travelling in his boat.

Paper Boats Class 7 Questions and Answers – Let us learn (Pages 113-114)

I. The poet has used phrases like ‘blooms of the dawn’ and ‘fairies of sleep’ in the poem. In the same way we can create phrases. Now, select words from Column 1 and Column 2 and combine them with ‘of. Write as many phrases as possible in Column 3. An example has been done for you. (Page 113)

Answer:

Column 1		Column 2	Column 3
wings		the birds	wings of the wind
waves		the wind	waves of the ocean
dreams		the evening	dreams of the evening
songs		the children	songs of the children
glimmers	of	the rain	glimmers of the rain
cries		the stars	cries of the stars
tears		the thunder	tears of the thunder
roars		the ocean	roars of the ocean
shadows		the clouds	shadows of the clouds

II. The poet uses words like ‘dawn’, ‘night’ and ‘midnight’ to show different parts of the day. The box given below has some more words. Write the words in the appropriate columns

Answer:

Morning	Afternoon	Evening	Night
dawn sunrise daybreak sunup	noon noontime midday forenoon	twilight dusk sunset sundown	nightfall night-time midnight

III. Match the words from the text given in Column 1 with their opposites in Column 2.

Answer:

Column 1	Column 2
1. strange	(v) ordinary
2. dawn	(iv) dusk
3. launch	(i) halt
4. bulging	(vi) shrinking
5. float	(iii) sink
6. lading	(ii) emptying

Paper Boats Question Answer Class 7 – Let us listen (Pages 114-115)

I. You will listen to a conversation between a girl and her father about the art of paper folding called origami. As you listen, select the true statements from 1-7. (Refer to the NCERT textbook page-137 for transcript)

1. Sai was trying to make an origami boat.
Answer:
True

2. Sai’s father used to do origami as a child.
Answer:
True

3. Paper was very expensive so it was used only for special occasions.
Answer:
True

4. People have been making paper cranes for thousands of years.
Answer:
False

5. There is a belief that if you make a thousand paper cranes, your wish will come true.
Answer:
False

6. The art of origami is about enjoying the process.
Answer:
True

7. Sai’s father suggests making a paper bookmark next time.
Answer:
False

Class 7 English Chapter 8 Question Answer – Let us speak (Page 115)

I. Create any craft item using eco-friendly materials. Make a presentation in front of your classmates and teacher about the craft item you have made.
Your presentation should include the following information:

• Introduction of the item
• Description of how you made it
• Reason why you like the craft
• Conclusion

Use the phrases given below to make your presentation.

• Today, I’m going to show you a … I made.
• This … is made of… (materials)
• It’s … (describe colour, shape, size)
• It can be used to .. .
• First, I started by .. .
• Then, I used … (tool or materials) to …
•  The most difficult part was to .. .
• This … is special to me because .. .
• I hope you enjoyed seeing my craft and learning about it.
• Thank you for your attention.

NCERT Class 7 English Poorvi Chapter 8 Question Answer – Let us write (Page 116)

A diary entry is a personal document. It records an individual’s account of a day of her or his life expressing the thoughts. Feelings and opinions in
individual’s mind.

The guidelines to compose a diary entry include:

• mentioning day, date and time of writing it
• beginning with a general sentence describing the day or feelings towards an event or experience
• giving details
• concluding with a final remark

Now, write a diary entry expressing your joy experiencing a rainy day. You may begin as given below: .

Answer:
Friday, 15 July 20XX
6:30 p.m.
Dear Diary,
It was quite humid today. On my journey back from school, I wished that it would rain. And it did! The dark clouds gathered, and a cool breeze started blowing. Within moments, big raindrops began.falling from the sky, turning the dusty roads into a fresh, wet path.
I couldn’t resist the joy of stepping into the rain. I stretched my arms wide and let the cool water drench me completely. The earthy fragrance of the wet soil filled the air, and everything looked so fresh and lively. Children were laughing and playing in the puddles, while birds fluttered around, enjoying the shower.
When I reached home, I enjoyed a cup of hot tea with crispy snacks. Sitting by the window, watching the raindrops racing down the glass, I felt so peaceful and happy.

Rainy days are truly magical! I hop’e it rains again tomorrow.
Goodbye, dear diaiy!
(Your Name)

Class 7th English Chapter 8 Paper Boats Question Answer – Let us explore (Pages 116-117)

I. Shiuli flowers often find a mention in Rabindranath Tagore’s poems. These flowers are found in many parts of our country.
Look at the pictures of shiuli flowers and recall what you call them in your language.

Question 1.
Find out names of some more trees or plants in your locality which have fragrant flowers.
Write their names in your language and English language. Draw any two flowers and colour them.

Answer:
Do it yourself

II. Solve the riddles given below. Share your answer with your classmates and the teacher. ,

1. I have water that you cannot drink,
People come to see how in me the Sun sinks.

I can be rough, I can be calm,
I hold within myself plenty of charm.

My depths tell a never-ending tale.
Who am I with dolphins and the whale?

2. I sit in stillness, but move with the wind.
My surface mirrors the world you are in.

The trees around me live happily.
In me, you can take a dip daily.

Home to ducks, frogs, fish, and all,
Can you guess what I am, after all?

3. I gently travel through valleys deep.
My soft murmur can make you sleep.

Little paper boats float on me in rain.
The merry laughter of the kids I gain.

You may sit beside me without any fear,
Who am I who skips along, crystal clear?

4. I have a bed, but I do not sleep.
I have a bank, but no money I keep.

I carry stories, old and new,
From high mountains to the oceans blue.

I journey far to meet the sea,
Can you guess, who I can be?
Answer:
Do it yourself.