Class-VII Chapter-7 The Princess Who Never Smiled
Activity -1
1. princess-noun
2. journey-noun
3. amuse-verb
4. scarce-adjective
5. tricks-noun
6. nervous-adj
7. clown-noun
8. appeared-verb
9. mime-noun
10. magician-noun
Activity 2 Rearrange the jumbled words given in capitals on the right side
to mean the following:
1. the daughter of a king princess
2. to entertain amuse
3. a skillful act trick
4. a joker clown
5. a place where kings live palace
6. a performance with no words mime
7. king's courtier minister
8. not enough scarce
9. frightened and tensed nervous
10. become visible appear
Activity 3
1.
Why was the king worried about Tanya, the princess?
Ans: He was worried because Tanya
never smiled.
2:
What did he do to amuse his daughter?
Ans: He called a magician and a clown
to amuse his daughter.
3:
What did the magician do?
Ans: He showed the princess some
tricks.
4:
What did the clown do?
Ans: He did a mime to make her laugh.
5:
What did the king do when the princess did not smile?
Ans: He made an announcement that
whoever would make her smile would be allowed to marry her.
6:
Who was Ivan?
Ans: Ivan was a poor boy who worked
for a farmer.
7:
What did Ivan want?
Ans: He wanted to take a chance to
make the princess smile.
8:
Who all did he meet on his way to the princess?
Ans: He met a fish, a mouse and a
grasshopper on his way to the princess.
9:
What did they want?
Ans: They all wanted new homes to
live, hence he needed money.
10:
What did Ivan give each of them?
Ans: He gave each of them a gold
coin.
11.
Where was the princess?
Ans: She was standing by her window.
12:
What was she doing?
Ans: She was watching everything from
her window.
13.
What happened when Ivan fell into a hole?
Ans: The fish, the mouse and the
grasshopper pulled him out.
14:
Why did she start laughing?
Ans: Seeing the fish, the mouse and
the grasshopper pulling him out, she started laughing.
15:
What did the king do?
Ans: The King kept his promise and
the princess married Ivan.
Activity 4 Select the correct option and fill it in the given blank:
1. Princess Tanya was a pretty girl
but she did not _________ .
a. smile
b. walk
c. speak
2. The King called _________ to amuse
her.
a. a magician
b. a clown
c. a magician
and a clown
3. The farmer gave Ivan three
_________ coins.
a. silver
b. copper
c. gold
4. Ivan met a _________ first of all.
a. mouse
b. fish
c. grass-hopper
5. Ivan gave _________ to the mouse.
a. one coin
b. two coins
c. three coins
6. The princess was standing by
her_________ .
a. window
b. garden
c. tower
7. Ivan fell into a _________ .
a. river
b. lake
c. hole
8. The princess laughed on seeing the
small animals _________ the fish, the mouse and the grass-hopper trying to
_________ Ivan to save him.
a. pull up
b. push down
c. push away
