NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Chapter 1 The Day the river Spoke

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English Chapter 1 The Day the river Spoke

Let us discuss 

Question 1:
What was Jahnavi’s dream? Was it important to her? Why? 
Answer
Jahnavi’s dream was to go to school and learn to read, just like her brother Ettan and her sister Meena.
Yes, it was very important to her because she was curious and asked many “whys” about the world. She wanted to learn and understand everything around her.

Question 2:
Do you think the river can help her in fulfilling her dream? How?
Answer
Yes, the river could help by encouraging her curiosity and giving her confidence to achieve her dream.

Let us discuss 

Complete the table given below with Jahnavi’s questions in Column 1 and the River’s answers in Column 2. Check your answers with the teacher.

Let us think and reflect 

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

1. “You shouldn’t cry, you know,” the voice went on. “And you really shouldn’t be scared, when you have been coming here to see me every day, well, almost every day.” She was puzzled. It was such a voice, like the river. It couldn’t be the river! “Well, tell me all about it,” said the River, for it was the River. “I’ve got to hurry to reach the sea, you know.”
(i) Complete the sentence with the correct option from those given in the brackets. The tone of the River in the given extract is __________________. (assuring/sympathising)
Answer
assuring

(ii) Select a phrase from the extract which shows that Jahnavi was a frequent visitor to the spot.
Answer
“you have been coming here to see me every day, well, almost every day.”

(iii) Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. The use of an exclamation mark at the end of the line, ‘It couldn’t be the river!’ expresses __________________.
A. excitement B. hesitation C. irritation D. disbelief
Answer
D. disbelief

(iv) Choose three qualities of the River highlighted in the extract from the words in the box given below.
affectionate, forgiving, thoughtful, impatient, kind-hearted
Answer
The three qualities of the River are:
affectionate, thoughtful, kind-hearted

2. “Can I do something?” asked Jahnavi. “Well, it’s up to you,” said the River. “Seems to me little girls can do as much as little boys—they swim as fast as little boys. You just slip along one morning and sit there in the school and listen to what’s going on, and maybe the teacher will let you stay.” “I couldn’t,” gasped Jahnavi. “I couldn’t! They’d scare me! They’d chase me out.”
(i) Complete the sentence with an appropriate reason. According to the River, there was no difference between girls and boys because __________________.
Answer
According to the River, there was no difference between girls and boys because girls can do the same things as boys, like swimming just as fast as them.

(ii) Identify whether the following statement is true or false.
The River encourages Jahnavi to have faith in herself and fulfill her desire to go to school. 
Answer
True

(iii) Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. When the River suggests that Jahnavi should ‘slip along’, it means that she should move __________________.
A. quickly B. casually C. quietly D. confidently
Answer
C. quietly
 
(iv) What does the repetition of the phrase I couldn’t, tell us?
Answer
The repetition of the phrase “I couldn’t” shows Jahnavi’s fear, lack of confidence, and hesitation.

II Answer the following questions. 

Question 1:
Why does the writer describe different aspects of nature in great detail at the beginning of the story? Why do you think the writer does this? 
Answer
The writer describes the kingfisher’s blue wings, the green lizard, and the river to create a beautiful picture and show Jahnavi’s love for nature. It makes the story enjoyable and hints that the river is special. The writer does this to capture our interest and connect Jahnavi to her surroundings.

Question 2:
How did the River know so much about Jahnavi?

Question 3:
Jahnavi says, “And I’m so old now, they’ll never let me go.” What can you infer about Jahnavi and the school from this line? 

Question 4:
Why did the River laugh when Jahnavi said she would be scared at school? 

Question 5:
Why should Jahnavi follow the River’s advice? 

Question 6:
How does the conversation between Jahnavi and the River make the story more appealing? 

Question 7:
What is the main message that the writer intends to convey?

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