Question Answer For All Chapters – English Class 7
1. Sing the song.
- Students should practice singing the poem together to understand its rhythm and emotion.
2. Each line in the poem tells you something about the people singing it.
Read the sentences in column A and write the appropriate lines in column B
| What the line tells us (Column A) | The Line (Column B) |
|---|---|
| The people have to suffer many hardships today. | We shall overcome, we shall overcome some day. |
| They do not have equal status and friendly relations today. | We’ll walk hand in hand, we’ll walk hand in hand. |
| Other powerful people are trying to frighten the singers. | We are not afraid, we are not afraid today. |
| The people singing the song are not free today. | The truth shall make us free someday. |
| The people singing the song have no peace today. | We shall live in peace, we shall live in peace. |
3. Find out more about the Civil Rights movement in the USA. Use the internet to gather the information.
Answer: The Civil Rights Movement was a struggle for racial equality in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. Leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. fought against segregation and injustice, promoting non-violence and unity. The song We Shall Overcome became an anthem for the movement.
4. Find other inspiring songs associated with people’s movements.
You may list famous inspiring songs from your mother tongue / Hindi.
Examples:
- Hum Honge Kamyab (Hindi version of We Shall Overcome)
- Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon (Hindi)
- Blowing in the Wind by Bob Dylan (English)
5. Note that many times ‘do’ is used to show emphasis.
Example : I do believe.
Write 3 more sentences using ‘do’ for emphasis.
Answer:
- I do believe that hard work leads to success.
- We do need to help each other in difficult times.
- She does love her country deeply.
6. The words ‘We shall….’ show firm resolve to do something. Read the ‘Pledge’ given in your textbook.
Using your own ideas, write a few sentences beginning with ‘I shall’/‘We shall’.
Answer:
- I shall always help my friends in need.
- We shall work hard to achieve our dreams.
- I shall never give up, no matter how hard it gets.
- We shall treat everyone with respect and kindness.
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