Lalajee Class 7 Question Answers and Summary

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Lalajee Class 7 Question Answers and Summary

Introduction

The Chapter “Lalajee” is written by a British hunter and author Jim Corbett about a stranger who was suffering from cholera. Jim Corbett (the hunter) helped him in his illness. The stranger was Lala, a merchant one-time flourished grain businessman. but later he was cheated on by his partner. The author helped him in starting his business and he became a successful businessman once again.

Lalajee Class 7 Word Meanings

Lalajee Class 7th Summary in English

The writer of the story Lalajee, Jim Corbett had been at Mokameh Ghat for ten years and had employed a large labour force there. He was called to India to hunt the man-eating tigers and leopards in the first half of the 20^th century.  Once he met a stranger at the foot of the gangway during the season of ripe mangoes. The author suspected that the stranger was seriously suffering from cholera. The stranger was travelling alone and had no friends at Mokameh Ghat. The writer helped him to walk to his bungalow.

More than half of people who were reported to be died of cholera die out of fear every year. People living in India are fatalists and believe that man cannot die before the allotted time. The author says that if the stranger was to survive the disease, his faith and the writer’s crude treatment would cure him.

The author did not have much time to attend to the stranger because he already had three cholera patients to look after. He did not expect a stranger to get any help from servants because they were of a different caste also, he could not expose them to infection. The writer made the stranger confident about getting well. He made it clear to the stranger that he had not brought him into his compound to die but to make him fit.

The author feared that he would die but things continued to improve. Cholera had drained out strength from his body but slowly and slowly his health improved and by the end of the week he was able to share his story with the author.

The stranger told the author that he was Lala, a merchant one-time flourished grain businessman. but later he was cheated on by his partner. Then for ten years, he worked somewhere on seven rupees a month and he and his son sustained that earning. His wife died shortly after his partner cheated on him. He was on his way from Muzaffarpur to Gaya he fell ill and he had crawled ashore to die on the banks of Ganga.

The author knew him by the name Lalajee. One day Lalajee asked for permission to continue his journey to Gaya. The author offered help to Lalajee to re-start his business. The author bought him a train ticket to Gaya and gave him 500 rupees to restart his business. He bowed before the writer and promised to return the money within one year.

The writer felt that Lalajee would come but the promise of repaying the money was not possible as he could not do it, being too poor. Lalajee proved the author wrong.

One day, the author saw someone standing on his verandah. He was Lalajee, whom he’d not recognized. Lalajee told him that he was having a very good business. He told that he had put his son into a good school and had remarried. He paid the author rupees five hundred. He also produced another packet containing the interest of the amount but the writer refused to take interest.

Lalajee told him that he would always be at his disposal and prepared to do anything for him. He told the writer that if unfortunately, he had to face a bad time he will do everything for him. For the next eleven years, every year, the writer got the choicest mangoes sent by Lalajee.

Lalajee Class 7th Summary in Hindi

“लालाजी” कहानी के लेखक, जिम कॉर्बेट दस साल से मोकामेह घाट पर थे और उन्होंने वहां एक बड़ी श्रम शक्ति को नियुक्त किया था। उन्हें 20वीं सदी के पूर्वार्द्ध में आदमखोर बाघों और तेंदुओं का शिकार करने के लिए भारत बुलाया गया था। एक बार पके आमों के मौसम में उसकी मुलाकात गैंगवे के किनारे एक अजनबी से हुई। लेखक को संदेह था कि वह अजनबी हैजा से गंभीर रूप से पीड़ित था। अजनबी अकेले यात्रा कर रहा था और मोकामेह घाट पर उसका कोई दोस्त नहीं था। लेखक ने उन्हें उनके बंगले तक चलने में मदद की।

हैजा से मरने वाले आधे से ज्यादा लोग हर साल डर के मारे मर जाते हैं। भारत में रहने वाले लोग भाग्यवादी हैं और मानते हैं कि मनुष्य नियत समय से पहले नहीं मर सकता। लेखक का कहना है कि अगर अजनबी को बीमारी से बचना था, तो उसका विश्वास और लेखक का कच्चा उपचार उसे ठीक कर देता।

लेखक के पास अजनबी के पास जाने के लिए अधिक समय नहीं था क्योंकि उसके पास पहले से ही हैजा के तीन रोगी थे। उसे उम्मीद नहीं थी कि अजनबी को नौकरों से कोई मदद मिलेगी क्योंकि वे एक अलग जाति के थे, वह उन्हें संक्रमण के लिए उजागर नहीं कर सकता था। लेखक ने अजनबी को ठीक होने का विश्वास दिलाया। उसने अजनबी को स्पष्ट कर दिया कि वह उसे मरने के लिए नहीं बल्कि उसे फिट बनाने के लिए अपने परिसर में लाया है।

लेखक को डर था कि वह मर जाएगा लेकिन चीजें बेहतर होती रहीं। हैजा ने उसके शरीर से शक्ति समाप्त कर दी थी लेकिन धीरे-धीरे उसके स्वास्थ्य में सुधार हुआ और सप्ताह के अंत तक वह लेखक के साथ अपनी कहानी साझा करने में सक्षम हो गया।

अजनबी ने लेखक को बताया कि वह लाला था, जो एक समय का फला-फूला अनाज व्यवसायी था। लेकिन बाद में उसके पार्टनर ने उसे धोखा दे दिया। फिर दस साल तक उसने कहीं सात रुपये महीने पर काम किया और वह और उसका बेटा उस कमाई पर टिके रहे। उसके साथी द्वारा उसे धोखा देने के कुछ ही समय बाद उसकी पत्नी की मृत्यु हो गई। वह मुजफ्फरपुर से गया जा रहा था कि वह बीमार पड़ गया और वह गंगा के तट पर मरने के लिए किनारे पर रेंग गया था।

लेखक उन्हें लालाजी के नाम से जानते थे। एक दिन लालाजी ने गया की यात्रा जारी रखने की अनुमति मांगी। लेखक ने लालाजी को अपना व्यवसाय फिर से शुरू करने के लिए मदद की पेशकश की। लेखक ने उसे गया के लिए ट्रेन का टिकट खरीदा और उसे अपना व्यवसाय फिर से शुरू करने के लिए 500 रुपये दिए। उसने लेखक के सामने सिर झुकाया और एक साल के भीतर पैसे वापस करने का वादा किया।

लेखक को लगा कि लालाजी आएंगे लेकिन पैसे चुकाने का वादा संभव नहीं था क्योंकि वह बहुत गरीब थे। लालाजी ने लेखक को गलत साबित कर दिया।

एक दिन लेखक ने अपने बरामदे में किसी को खड़ा देखा। वह लालाजी थे, जिन्हें उन्होंने पहचाना नहीं था। लालाजी ने उसे बताया कि उसका बहुत अच्छा व्यवसाय है। उसने बताया कि उसने अपने बेटे को अच्छे स्कूल में डाल दिया और दूसरी शादी कर ली। उन्होंने लेखक को पांच सौ रुपये का भुगतान किया। उसने एक अन्य पैकेट भी प्रस्तुत किया जिसमें राशि का ब्याज था लेकिन लेखक ने ब्याज लेने से इनकार कर दिया।

लालाजी ने उससे कहा कि वह हमेशा उसके लिए कुछ भी करने को तैयार है। उसने लेखक से कहा कि यदि दुर्भाग्य से, उसे बुरे समय का सामना करना पड़ा तो वह उसके लिए सब कुछ करेगा। अगले ग्यारह वर्षों तक, हर साल, लेखक को लालाजी द्वारा भेजे गए सबसे अच्छे आम मिलते थे।

Working with the Text

(A) Answer these questions:

(B) Write True or False against each statement:

1. The narrator had been at Mokameh Ghat for ten years.

Ans. True

2. People in India are not afraid of cholera.

Ans. False

3. Lalajee was a merchant basically.

Ans.  True

4. Lalajee was on his way from Gaya to Muzaffarpur.

Ans. False

5. The train to Gaya left at 8.30 p.m.

Ans. False

6. Lalajee was happy when the narrator did not accept his interest.

Ans. False

7. Lalajee attained the ambition of becoming a merchant once again.

Ans. True

Language Work

A) Substitute the following with one word:

1. a) The acts or instances of suspecting.
2. b) Attacking or affecting many persons simultaneously in a community or an area.
3. c) To continue in existence after a passage of adversity.
4. d) A rough and violent person.
5. e) Ending of the stipulated time.

Ans.

1. a) Suspicion
2. b) Epidemic
3. c) Survive
4. d) Brute
5. e) Expire

B) Look at the following sentences from the text:

All he could do was to keep glancing from the noes in his hands to my face.

He said he would try to find other employment.

The above sentences contain gerund (i.e., -ing form of the verb used as noun and infinitive, i.e., to+ base form of the verb)

Some verbs / phrasal verbs which are followed by the by-ing form of verbs are given below.

Stop, dislike, mind, admit, miss, finish, suggest, avoid, deny, risk, practice, give up, carry on, go on, keep/keep on, consider, fancy, enjoy, detest, appreciate, postpone, imagine, mention, put off, forgive,

Some verbs which are followed by an infinitive are:

Offer, decide, hope, deserve, attempt, promise, agree, plan, aim, afford, manage, threaten, refuse, arrange forget, pretend, fail, seem, appear, tend

The following verbs are followed by both –ing or infinitive

Like, love, hate, can't bear, begin, start, intend

Now fill in the blanks with the -ing form of verb or infinitive (to + base form of the verb) given

brackets.

1. i) How old were you when you learned ________ ? (drive)
2. ii) I don’t mind ________ (walk)
3. iii) I can’t make decisions. I keep ________    my mind. (change)
4. iv) She refused ________ (help)
5. v) Children enjoy ________ to stories. (listen)
6. vi) The thief denied ________ the watch. (steal)
7. vii) Students suggested ________    for a picnic. (go)
8. viii) Our teacher dislikes ________    . (smoke)
9. ix) My son likes ________ (play)
10. x) If you don’t succeed, you should go on ________ . (try)
11. xi) I was very tired. I tried ________ my eyes open but I couldn’t. (keep)
12. xii) I can’t afford  ________     a car. (buy)
13. xiii) Hasn’t it stopped  ________     yet? (rain)
14. xiv) My friend wanted ________    a doctor when he was young. (become)

Ans.

1. i) How old were you when you learned to drive? (drive)
2. ii) I don’t mind walking (walk)
3. iii) I can’t make decisions. I keep changing my mind. (change)
4. iv) She refused to help (help)
5. v) Children enjoy listening to stories. (listen)
6. vi) The thief denied stealing the watch. (steal)
7. vii) Students suggested going for a picnic. (go)
8. viii) Our teacher dislikes smoking. (smoke)
9. ix) My son likes to play (play)
10. x) If you don’t succeed, you should go on trying. (try)
11. xi) I was very tired. I tried to keep my eyes open but I couldn’t. (keep)
12. xii) I can’t afford to buy a car. (buy)
13. xiii) Hasn’t it stopped raining yet? (rain)
14. xiv) My friend wanted to become a doctor when he was young. (become)

Grammar Work

Read the following sentences:

Direct: The beggar said to me, “Please give me some money”.

Indirect: The beggar requested me to give him some money.

Direct: The teacher said to the students, “Work hard”.

Indirect: The teacher advised the students to work hard.

Direct: He said to the servant, “Bring some fruit from the market”.

Indirect: He ordered the servant to bring some fruit from the market.

Direct: The king said to the courtiers, “Bring the criminal in.”

Indirect: The king commanded the courtiers to bring the criminal in.

Direct: The doctor said to the patient, “Do not smoke”.

Indirect: The doctor advised the patient not to smoke.

Notice that all the sentences in the direct speech above are imperative sentences.

While reporting imperative sentences in the indirect speech, the following changes are made:

1. a) The reporting verb is changed to request, order, command, advise, urge, entreat, threaten, forbid, beg, etc.
2. b) The verb in the reported speech is put in the infinitive (to + base form of the verb).
3. c) If we use that, it is followed by should.

A) Change the following sentences into indirect speech:

1. Direct: She said to me, “Do not take much tea.”

Indirect: She advised me not to take much tea.

2. Direct: The teacher said to the students, “Be punctual and do your work regularly.”

Indirect: The teacher advised the students to be punctual and do their work regularly.

3. Direct: I said to him, “Wait here till I return.”

Indirect: I told him to wait there till I returned.

4. Direct: I said to my servant, “Post this letter.”

Indirect: I ordered my servant to post that letter.

5. Direct: The General said to the soldiers, “Attack the enemy.”

Indirect: The General commanded the soldiers to attack the enemy.

6. Direct: His father said to him, “Do not mix with bad boys.”

Indirect: His father forbade him to mix with bad boys.

7. Direct: He said to me, “Please lend me your bicycle.”

Indirect: He requested me to lend him my bicycle.

8. Direct: He said to the servant, “Lay the table.”

Indirect: He ordered the servant to lay the table.

9. Direct: The robber said to the traveller, “Hand over everything to me.”

Indirect: The robber threatened the traveller to hand over everything to him.

10. Direct: The teacher said to the students, “Work hard.”

Indirect: The teacher advised the students to work hard.

B) Change the following sentences into direct speech:

1. Indirect: He ordered his servant to go to the bazaar and bring fruits and vegetables.

Direct: He said to his servant, “Go to the bazaar and bring fruits and vegetables.”

2. Indirect: I requested him not to disturb the patient.

Direct: I said to him, “Please don’t disturb the patients.”

3. Indirect: The teacher advised us to trust in God and do the right.

Direct: The teacher said to us, “Trust in God and do the right.”

4. Indirect: My father forbade me to gamble.

Direct: My father said to me, “Don’t gamble.”

5. Indirect: I requested him to lend me two hundred rupees.

Direct: I said to him, “Please lend me two hundred rupees.”

Let’s Write

Write a paragraph on the causes and prevention of any epidemic.

Ans. An epidemic disease is one “affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.”  Floods are one of the causes of an epidemic.

The floods are caused due to heavy rainfall, cloudbursts and cyclones etc. One of the main reasons for the increased flood situation is increased deforestation as it increases surface runoff water which results in floods.

The floods can be controlled by growing more and more trees, following terrace farming, constructing bunds, preventing overgrazing and harvesting rainwater etc.

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