Class-VII Chapter-6 Mountaineers
Activity: 1
1. sea-level- noun
2. achievement-noun
3. feat-noun
4. climber-noun
5. mountaineer-noun
6. summit- noun
7. scale- verb
8. expedition-noun
9. felicitated-verb
10. dedicated-adj & verb
11. trek- noun
12. acclimatization-noun
13. starved-verb
14. deter-verb
15. adventurous-adj
Activity 3: Answer the questions given below:
1: Who was the first Indian to climb Everest?
Ans: The first Indian to climb
Everest was Captain Avatar Singh Cheema.
2:
Who led the 1965 Indian Expedition to Mount Everest?
Ans: Commander M S Kohli led the 1965 Indian
Expedition to Mount Everest.
3: When did the first Indian reach the peak?
Ans: The first Indian reached the
peak on May 20, 1965.
4: Which awards did Capt. Cheema receive?
Ans: He received 'Arjuna' and 'Padma Shri'
awards.
5: What is the Oxygen- starved area of the mountains called?
Ans: It is called 'Death Zone'.
Activity-4 Choose the most appropriate option from the given four:
1. The highest point on the planet is________.
(a) Kanchenjunga (b) Mount Everest
(c) Kilimanjaro (d) K2
2. The height of Mount Everest above sea-level
is_______.
(a) 30,102 feet (b) 29,000 feet
(c) 29,028 feet (d)
20,196 feet
3. The first people to stand on top
of Mount Everest were_______.
(a) Kohli (b) Sir Edmund Hillary
(c) Tenzing Norgay (d) Both (b) & (c)
4. The first Indian to summit Mount Everest
was_______.
(a) Kohli (b) Tenzing Norgay
(c) Sir E. Hillary (d) Colonel Avtar Singh Cheema
5. Colonel Avtar Singh Cheema was the_______ person
in the world to scale the peak.
(a) 20th (b) 16th
(c) 1st (d)
3rd
6. Both Cheema and Kohli were
felicitated by the Indian Government with____.
(a) Nishan-e-Khalsa (b) Dronacharya
Award
(c) Vir Award (d) Arjuna Award
7. A postage stamp was dedicated to the
success of the______ Everest Expedition.
(a) 1933 (b)
1965
(c) 1989 (d) 1970
8. The route between 26,000-29,020
feet is called the______.
(a) last zone (b) upper zone
(c) death zone (d)
middle zone
Activity-5
1. Do you know that girl? Do you know her?
2. My sister and I have enough food. They
can all share.
3. Raj and Reema are late. They should
hurry.
4. He gave me a beautiful
gift. I really like it.
5. Buffalos are very big so they eat a
lot of food.
6. My sister is studying hard because she
has a test tomorrow.
7. Are you okay? Can I help you?
8. My new neighbours are very helpful. I
really like them.
9. I want to read my book. Where did you keep it?
10. I'm busy right now. Could you
please call me after an hour?
11. He gave me a pen but I
lost it.
13. We gave money to the shopkeeper
and he gave us milk.
14. I don't eat junk food because it
isn't healthy.
15. Who is she? Do you know her name?
