Chapter Name: My Relatives
Subject: Modern English
Class: 7
Board: Board Of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM/BSEM)
Contents: Chapter Summary, Questions and Answers and Vocabulary.
BOSEM Solutions for class 7 English Chapter 2
My Relatives-SUMMARY
Bembem is a sweet little girl. She has a lovely family. Her mother’s name is Mani and her father’s name is Thoiba. She has a younger sister and a younger brother. Her sister’s name is Naobi while her brother’s name is Naoba. A happy family begins with the parents. Bembem’s parents always think about the welfare of the children. The bond of love, concern, and understanding between father and mother makes their family a happy one. Good families build a good society. However, there are many families where there is no love and understanding. These are broken families. A broken society full of broken families can never progress.
Bembem’s aunt, Ibecha serves in a bank while her uncle, Lukhoi is a journalist. Bembem and her cousins love each other very much and they play together sometimes on Sundays and holidays. She has an uncle called Sanajaoba, who is a lawyer. Her uncle’s wife Pakpi is a doctor. She always takes care of the health and well-being of all. She treats poor people without any fees. According to her, only human beings can put an end to poverty.
Every year on the Ningol Chakkouba day, Bembem’s mother takes them to her parents’ house at Singjamei. On this day, they share a nice meal together. Her maternal grandfather and grandmother fondly remember the simplicity, the integrity and the principles that people in Manipur used to cherish in their younger days. Bembem’s maternal aunt Linthoi also joins them with her children for the Ningol Chakkouba. She is an agriculturist. She has a daughter and a son. The children enjoy a lot, eating and playing together to their heart’s content on the Ningol Chakkouba day.
Answer the following questions in one sentence each
Q1. What is a happy family?
Ans: A happy family is one where there is a bond of love, concern and understanding between the father and mother.
Q2. What is a good family?
Ans: A good family is the nucleus of a good society.
Q3. Why shouldn’t parents pamper their children?
Ans: Parents shouldn’t pamper their children because pampering spoils their children.
Q4. Who takes the children to the movie?
Ans: Uncle Sanajaoba took the children to the movies.
Q5. Where do the children go on Ningol Chakouba Day?
Ans: The children go to their mother’s house or, the children go to their maternal grandparent’s house on Ningol Chakouba day.
Q6. What do Thoiba and Tomba talk about?
Ans: Thoiba and Tomba talk about Manipur’s social problems.
Answer the following questions in about 20-25 words each.
Q1. How is Bembem’s family a happy one?
Ans: Bembem’s parents always think about the welfare of their children, they understand each other, and the sense of love, respect, and regard between them provides warmth and security. Thus Bembem’s family is a happy one.
Q2. Write on Bembem’s aunt Pakpi.
Ans: Bembem’s aunt Pakpi is a doctor. She takes care of their health and gives them medicines whenever they are ill. She helps the poor by treating them free of cost and says that it is her responsibility to help them. Bembem ‘s her favorite niece.
Q3. Make a list of Bembem’s relatives.
Ans:
1) Ibecha is her father’s sister. Lukhoi is her husband, and they have two children Ibohal and Memcha. They live at Thangmeiband.
2) Sanajaoba is her father’s younger brother, and Pakpi is Sanajaoba’s wife. They have two daughters.
3) Tomba is her mother’s younger brother, he lives with his parents, who are Bembem’s grandparents.
4) Linthoi is her mother’s younger sister, and Ibocha is her husband.
Answer the following questions in about 50-60 words each:
Q1. Show the relationship between good families and good societies.
Ans: A good family is the nucleus of a good society. The bond of love, concern and understanding between father and mother makes a family, a happy one. There are many families where there is no love and understanding. These are broken families. If there are many broken families in a society, we will see many evils. Good families build a good society.
Q2. Write briefly about the things discussed on the Ningol Chakkouba day.
Ans: On the Ningol Chakkouba day, Bembem’s mother takes them to her parents’ house at Singjamei. Their maternal grandfather and grandmother are always happy to see them. They all share a nice meal together. Their father, Thoiba and Uncle Tomba talk a lot about the social problems of Manipur. Their maternal grandparents tell them of the values that have changed over the years. They also fondly remember the simplicity, the integrity and the principles that people in Manipur used to cherish in their younger days.
VOCABULARY
Q. Fill in the blanks
- There are many broken families
- Progress can be made in a good society
- Parents work hard to send their children to school
- On holidays, the cousins play together
- Pakpi is Bembem’s aunt
- Tomba is Bembem’s maternal uncle
- The children eat and play happily on the Ningol Chakouba day.
- The two brothers-in-law talk about the problems of Manipur society
Q. Choose the correct suffix to form the right words and write them.
| Drum | Drummer |
| Science | Scientist |
| Operate | Operator |
| Philosophy | Philosopher |
| Music | Musician |
| Piano | Pianist |
| Physics | Physicist |
| Act | Actor |
| Library | Librarian |
| Report | Reporter |
| Column | Columnist |
| Sculpt | Sculptor |
Language Work
The Comma is used to denote the shortest pause. It is used to separate a series of words in the same construction. It separates each pair of words connected by ‘and’.
For example:
Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar are South-East Asian Countries
We need books, tables and chairs.
Exercise
Q.Insert commas, whenever necessary, in the following sentences:
i) He lost his money home property and friends.
Ans: He lost his money, home, property and friends.
ii) She is humble meek modest and calm.
Ans: She is humble, meek, modest and calm.
iii) The picnic was dull boring and tiresome.
Ans: The picnic was dull, boring and tiresome.
iv) The saints and sinner kings and beggars’ rich and poor strong and weak kneel before
Ans: saints and sinners, kings and beggars, rich and poor, strong and weak, kneel before
v) Manila Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Yangon and Bangkok are cities.
Ans: Manila, Jakarta, Kuala, Lumpur, Yangon and Bangkok are cities.
vi) We must be brave courageous and truthful.
Ans: We must be brave, courageous and truthful.
vii) He bought rice fish vegetables and spices from the market.
Ans: He bought rice, fish, vegetables and spices from the market.
Rewrite the following sentences using the following verbs
Ordered, Suggested, Begged, advised, Invited, Wondered
i) Send him right now.
Ans: He ordered me to send him right now.
ii) Let’s have lunch.
Ans: He suggested having lunch together.
iii) Do you think I could go now?
Ans: He wondered if I thought that he could go then.
iv) Why don’t you do a computer course? You really must.
Ans: He advised me to do a computer course.
v) Please come for dinner on Sunday.
Ans: He invited me for dinner on Sunday.
vi) Please. please forgive me!
Ans: He begged me to forgive him.
