7th Class- Unit-7: The Invention of Vita-Wonk
Visual Glossary
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Sl No |
Word/phrase |
Meaning in
English |
Explanatory
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1 |
Tracked down (phr.v.) |
Found by searching for it |
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2 |
Squeezed (v) |
Pressed something hard, usually in your
hand |
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3 |
Recipe (n) |
A set of instructions to make food |
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4 |
Bristlecone Pine(n) |
A very old type of pine tree found in the
USA |
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5 |
Elevator (n) |
A machine that moves people or things up
and down in a building |
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6 |
Toe-nail (n) |
The hard part that grows on the top of
your toe |
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7 |
Oak (n) |
A large, strong tree that lives for many
years |
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8 |
Knuckle bones (n) |
The hard joints of fingers |
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9 |
Pine |
A tall tree with long, thin leaves like
needles |
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10 |
Scraped |
Rubbed or scratched a surface so that
something comes off |
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11 |
Spit poison (phr) |
To throw harmful liquid from the mouth |
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12 |
Fantastic |
Very good or amazing |
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13 |
Wrinkling |
Making small lines or folds in the skin
or cloth |
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14 |
Fir |
A type of evergreen tree with needle-like
leaves |
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15 |
Invent |
To make or create something new |
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16 |
Set to work |
Begin to work |
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17 |
Eye brow |
The line of hair above the eye |
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1.
Choose the right
answer.
(i)
Mr Willy Wonka
is (a) a cook, (b) an inventor, (c) a
manager.
Answer: (b) an inventor. Mr Wonka is an inventor.
(ii)
Wonka-Vite makes
people (a) older, (b) younger.
Answer: (b) younger. Wonka-Vite makes people younger.
(iii)
Mr Wonka wants
to invent a new thing which will make people (a) younger, (b) older.
Answer: (b) older. He wants to invent something that will make
people older.
2.
Can anyone’s age
be a minus number? What does “minus 87” mean?
Answer: No, in real life, age cannot be a minus number. In the
story, “minus 87” means a person has become so young that they disappear
and must wait 87 years before they can come back.
3.
Mr Wonka begins
by asking himself two questions. What are they?
What is the oldest living thing in
the world?
Answer: He asks what the oldest living thing is. (Answer in the
story: the Bristlecone pine.)
4.
What lives
longer than anything else?
Answer: He asks what kind of thing lives longer than anything else.
1.
What trees does Mr Wonka mention? Which tree does he say lives the
longest?
Mr. Wonka talks about the Douglas fir, the oak, and
the Bristlecone pine. He says the Bristlecone pine lives the longest.
2.
How long does this tree live? Where can you find it?
The Bristlecone pine can live for more than 4,000
years.
It grows on the slopes of the White Mountains in California, USA.
3.
How many of the oldest living things can you remember from Mr Wonka’s
list?
· Some of the oldest living
things in his list are:
· A 168-year-old Russian
farmer.
· A 200-year-old giant
tortoise from the Indian Ocean.
· A 51-year-old horse in
Arabia.
· A 36-year-old cat from
Egypt.
· A 140-year-old flea on a
97-year-old billy goat.
4.
Why does Mr Wonka collect items from the oldest things?
He collects them to make a new medicine that can
make people older.
5.
What happens to the volunteer who swallows four drops of the new
invention? What is the name of the invention?
The volunteer becomes fifty years older.
The name of the invention is ‘Vita-Wonk’.
1. What do you call these
insects in your language?
Answer:
1. Cockroach
·
Spreads germs
on food and utensils.
·
Can cause
allergies and asthma.
2. Mosquito
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Bites and
causes itching.
·
Spreads
diseases like malaria, dengue, and chikungunya.
3. Grasshopper
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Usually does
not harm humans directly.
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In large
numbers, can damage crops, affecting food supply.
4. Housefly
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Carries germs
from garbage to food.
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Can spread
diseases like cholera, typhoid, and dysentery.
5. Dragonfly
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Harmless to
humans.
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Eats
mosquitoes and other small insects, helping control their numbers.
6. Ant
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Some bite or
sting, causing pain or itching.
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Can spoil
stored food by carrying germs into it.
2. Fill in the blanks in
the recipe given below with words from the box.
Easy Palak–Dal Recipe
Ingredients
- One onion
- One cup dal
- Two thin green chillies
- Half a teaspoon red chilli powder
- Eight small bunches of palak
- Two tomatoes
- Salt to taste
Wash and cut the
vegetables; shred the palak. Put everything in a pressure cooker.
Let the cooker whistle three times, then switch it off. Fry a few
cumin seeds in oil and add to the palak–dal.
3. A ‘family
tree’ is a diagram that shows the relationship between the different members of
a family. Fill in the family tree below with names, ages, and other details you
think are relevant (you may even stick photographs, if you have them). Put your
family trees up in the class.
(Do it Yourself)
Using ‘Do’ for Emphasis:
Answer:
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You Partner |
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I did go there. You went there? Then why didn’t you tell
me? |
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You Partner |
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I do play games. |
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You Partner |
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He does read his books. |
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You Partner |
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You do say the most unbelievable
things! |
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You Partner |
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The Earth does spin around. |
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You Partner |
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We all do want you to come with
us. |
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You Partner |
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Who does know how to cook? |
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You Partner |
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I do
believe that man is a thief. |
1.(i) Make a list of the trees Mr Wonka
mentions. Where do these trees grow? Try to find out from an encyclopaedia.
Write a short paragraph about two or three of these trees.
Answer:
Mr Wonka mentions the following trees:
· Douglas Fir
· Oak
· Bristlecone Pine
Paragraph on two trees:
The Douglas Fir grows in North America. It is a tall, evergreen
tree that can live for hundreds of years and is used for timber.
The Bristlecone Pine grows in the White Mountains of California,
USA. It is the oldest living tree in the world, with some trees over 4,000
years old.
(ii) Name some large trees commonly found in your
area. Find out something about them (How old are they? Who planted them? Do
birds eat their fruit?), and write two or three sentences about each one of
them.
Answer:
Large
Trees in My Area
In
my area, some common large trees are:
- Neem Tree: It is about 40 years old. It was planted by
the local community. Birds often rest in it, and its leaves are used in
medicine.
- Mango Tree: It is
around 25 years old. It was planted by a farmer. Many birds and squirrels
eat its fruit.
2. Find out something interesting about age, or
growing old, and write a paragraph about it. Following are a few topics,
suggested as examples.
- The age profile of a country’s population — does it have more young
people than old people, or vice versa? What are the consequences of this?
Answer:
(a) Age Profile of a Country’s Population
The age profile of a country tells us how many
young people and old people live there. Some countries have more young people,
which means they have more workers and energy for growth. Others have more old
people, which means they need better healthcare and pensions. A balanced age
profile helps a country develop smoothly.
- How can we tell how old a tree, a horse, or a rock is?
(b) How to Tell the Age of a Tree, Horse, or Rock
We can find the age of a tree by counting the rings
inside its trunk. Each ring shows one year of growth. The age of a horse can be
guessed by looking at its teeth, as the shape and wear change over time. Rocks
can be dated using special scientific tests, like carbon dating or studying the
minerals inside them.
- What is the ‘life expectancy’ of various living things, and various
populations (how long can they reasonably expect to live)?
(c) Life Expectancy of Living Things
Life expectancy means the average number of years a
living thing can expect to live. Humans can live for about 70–80 years. Dogs
usually live for 10–15 years, elephants for 60–70 years, and giant tortoises
for more than 150 years. Some trees, like the Bristlecone Pine, can live for
over 4,000 years.
Dad and the Cat and the Tree (poem)
1. Why was Dad sure he would not fall?
Dad was sure he would not fall because he thought
he was a good climber and had climbed many trees before.
2. Which phrase means “to be very sure”?
The phrase is “Dad said, ‘Right, just leave it to
me.’” It shows he was very sure.
3. Describe Plan A and its result.
Plan
A: Dad climbed up the ladder to reach the cat.
Result: The ladder slipped, and Dad fell into the flower bed.
4. Plan C was a success. What went wrong then?
Plan
C: Dad climbed the garden wall and swung onto the tree.
What went wrong: He fell into the pond, and the cat was still stuck.
5. The cat was very happy to be on the tree. Why?
The cat was happy because it felt safe and
comfortable in the tree and did not want to come down.
(Q.no.6,7,8 Try your own.)
Garden Snake (poem)
1. (i) Pick out the line that suggests that the
child is afraid of snakes.
The line is “I saw a snake and ran away...”
(ii) Which line shows a complete change of the
child’s attitude towards snakes? Read it aloud.
The line is “But mother says that kind is good...”
(iii) “But mother says that kind is good...” What
is mother referring to?
Mother is referring to the harmless garden snake which eats only insects.
2. Find the word that refers to the snake’s
movements in the grass.
The word is “wiggles.”
3. There are four pairs of rhyming words in the
poem. Say them aloud.
The rhyming pairs are:
- away – day
- good – food
- grass – pass
- mistake – snake
4. A snake has no legs or feet, but it moves very
fast. Can you guess how? Discuss in the group.
A snake moves fast by slithering or wiggling its body in curves along the
ground.
5. Can you recall the word used for a cobra’s long
sharp teeth? Where did you come across this word first?
The word is “fangs.” I first came across this word while reading about snakes
in books/nature lessons.
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