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Class 7 English : An Alien Hand Chapter 3. The Desert Summary, Explanation, Question Answers (NCERT Solutions)

The Desert (3. The Desert) CBSE class 7 English : An Alien Hand Chapter 3. The Desert summary with detailed explanation of the lesson The Desert along with meanings of difficult words. Given here is the complete explanation of the lesson, along with summary, explanation and questions and answers of each topic of lesson 3. The Desert.

English : An Alien Hand (Chapter 3. The Desert) Solution
 Comprehension Check [page-16]

1. From the first paragraph

(i) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is;
(ii) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as specialists see it.

Which do you think is an apt description, and why?

Answer :


(i) Two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is:
'dry, hot, waterless and without shelter.'
'an endless stretch of sand where no rain falls and, therefore, no vegetation grows.'

(ii)Two phrases which describe the desert as specialists see it:
'a beautiful place'
'home of a variety of people, animals and plants'

I think both the description is an apt in their own way as most people describe it what they saw on television or read over internet while specialists made the conclusion by their interest and experience after living in desert.


All Questions of English : An Alien Hand Chapter 3. The Desert
Comprehension Check [page-16]
1. From the first paragraph

(i) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is;
(ii) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as specialists see it.

Which do you think is an apt description, and why?
2. The phrases on the left in the following box occur in the text.

Match each of them with a phrase on the right.
(i) an endless stretch of sandfertile place with water and plants in a desert
(ii) waterless and without shelter not visible because the grass is thick
(iii) an oasis nothing but sand as far as one can see
(iv) hidden by a cover of grass no water and no shade

Comprehension Check [page-19]
1. A camel can do without water for days together. What is the reason given in the text?
2. How do the smaller desert animals fulfill their need for water?
3. In a desert the temperature rises during the day and falls rapidly at night. Why?

Exercises
Do the following activities in groups.

1. Describe a desert in your own way. Write a paragraph and read it aloud to your classmates.
2. Go to the library and collect information about the lifestyle of people in desert areas— their food, clothes, work, social customs, etc. Share this information with the group.

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