Class 7 || Assam Jatiya Bidyalay || Our English VII || Lesson 4 : Revision test 1

1. Comprehension:

i) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

India was the home of the guru-shishya tradition where the pupils stayed in the house of the guru in ancient times. The guru also likes the pupils' own father and he treated them as his own sons.

The 'Kauravas' and the 'Pandavas' were the disciples of guru Drona. Drona taught them different skills of warfare. One day while the guru was taking a bath in a river suddenly a crocodile caught hold of Drona's foot. Seeing his guru in trouble Arjuna immediately raised his bow and released an arrow. The arrow hit the crocodile and Arjuna was able to rescue his guru. After this incident Arjuna became Drona favourite disciple.

One night, in Drona's academy, where the Kauravas and the Pandavas were taking their lessons, the wind blew and put out all the lamps. In the darkness Arjuna found that his fingers could take food from his plate to his mouth without any difficulty. Suddenly he realized that if he could take food in such a way, surely in the darkness, his arrow could find its way to the target. So from the very next day he started practicing archery at night, blindfold. His guru was amazed at his new skill of shooting arrows at the target without depending on his sight. Thus, Arjuna became the greatest archer in the world because of  his possession of all the qualities of a good disciple like persistence, determination, hard work and focus.

Questions

a) Who was the guru of the Kauravas and the Pandavas'?

Ans: Drona was the guru of the Kauravas and the Pandavas.

b) What is guru-shishya tradition?

Ans: The guru-shishya tradition is a tradition where the pupils stay in the house of the guru.

c) What did Drona teach the Kauravas and the Pandavas?

Ans: Drona taught the Kauravas and the Pandavas different skills of warfare.

d) How did Arjuna become the favorite disciple of guru Drona?

Ans: One day while Drona was taking a bath in a river suddenly a crocodile caught hold of his foot. Seeing his guru in trouble Arjuna immediately raised his bow and released an arrow. The arrow hit the crocodile and Arjuna was able to rescue his guru. After this incident, Arjuna became Drona's favorite disciple.

e) What were the qualities possessed by Arjuna which made him the greatest archer of the world?

Ans: The qualities possessed by Arjuna which made him the greatest archer of the world are as follows:

1. Arjuna could take food from his plate to his mouth without any difficulty in the darkness.

2. Arjuna could shoot an arrow at the target without depending on his sight.