DAYANAND ANGLO VEDIC PUBLIC SCHOOL, AIROLI
ENGLISH WORKSHEET – 17 (AUGUST)
STONE SOUP IN BOHEMIA
2020-21
STD- VII
Value based questions:-
Q-1) Presence of mind is more important asset than wealth or strength'. Explain.
Ans: An intelligent person will use his money in good way whereas a foolish man will lose it
in buying unnecessary things. If we are intelligent we can overcome our problems easily.
Presence of mind can help us to achieve or get anything that we desire.
Q-2) “And the soldier chuckled to himself”. Why did the soldier do so?
Ans: The soldier chuckled to himself because he had befooled the villagers and had his meal
from the villagers .Although the villagers were unfriendly and unhospitable yet he managed to
spend a night in the village and also satisfied his hunger using his wits.
Q-3) State whether the following statements are true or false, if false then rewrite the
correct sentence:-
a) The villagers gave the soldier a warm welcome. False
Ans – The villagers did not give a warm welcome to the soldier.
b) The stones had no power of making soup. True
c) The villagers added nothing to the soup .False
Ans – The villagers added the ingredients they had to the soup
d) The villagers found the soup extremely delicious. True
e) A Chinese had taught the soldier how to make stone soup. False
Ans – Nobody had taught the soldier how to make stone soup.
Q-4) Imagine yourself as a soldier in the lesson ‘Stone soup in Bohemia’. Write a diary entry
expressing your feeling on befooling the villagers by using your wits (in not more than 90-120)
Pl. note – Q4. answer should be written in English note book literature side
Mrs Sudha Chadha
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