Hopscotch Introduction
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English Class VII Lesson 1:- Hopscotch Introduction:- A street game is a sport or game that is played on city streets rather than a prepared field or area. Street games are usually simple playtime activities for children that can be played near where they live. Hopscotch Named as States Name Kunte Bille in Karnataka Paandi in Tamil Nadu Tokkuda Billa in Andhra Pradesh Khani in Kashmir Escargot French Himmel und Holle Germany, Austria, Switzerland Word Meanings a course a series marker a counter used for playing game lateral here, side by side skilled here, requiring a particular ability as expertise nimbleness swiftness and lightness of movement variant alternative version form or type Answer these questions:- Q1. Describe how you play a game of Hopscotch. A1 Hopscotch is a simple yet skilled game. To play the game, a player needs a marker such as flat stone, tile or shell. The player stands 1 | P a g e English Class VII behind the starting line and tosses the marker into first square. Then she hops over first square to second and continues hopping until all eight squares have been played. At the eighth square the player turns around, hops through the square once more to second square. Here, she pauses and picks up the marker from first square, hops over first square and steps out. Q2. How is game of Numbers Hopscotch different from normal Hopscotch you play? A2. The game of Numbers Hopscotch is different from normal Hopscotch because the player hops on alternate numbers and shouldn‟t step on the wrong square. They do not have to use a marker or a tile in this variation. It is a fun variation of an old favourite. Q3. Do you think children still play street games? Where do they play them? A3. Yes, the children still play street games. The children in the rural areas are mostly seen playing these games, on the streets or wherever there is open area. 2 | P a g e English Class VII LESSON 2:- GULLI-DANDA Introduction Gulli-Danda is an amateur sport played rather like cricket. It is an informal street game played in rural areas and small town all over South Asia as well as Combodia, Turkey and Italy. The game is played with two sticks: a large one called Danda, which is used to hit smaller one, the Gulli. This story written by famous Urdu & Hindi author Premchand is a charming account of village life. Word Meaning absorbing engrossing supple easy to bend undisputed accepted irksome annoying gusto pleasure dak-bungalow a resting place for government officials refresh brush up, remember groom here, a person employed to take care of horses oppressed burdened dexterity skill deceit cunning preposterous senseless simpleton fool high-handed tactless and inconsiderate 3 | P a g e English Class VII Answer these questions:- “Gaya could not match this weapon of mine.” Q1 What weapon was it and why do you think Gaya couldn‟t match it? A1 After the fight between Gaya and the author, the author started howling. Here, „howling‟ is referred as the weapon. Gaya couldn‟t match this weapon as he was frightened as he had hit the author with a Danda. So he took to his heels. Q2 Where are they? Do you have any news of them? Who is asking the question, of whom and why? A2 The author is asking the question. He is asking about his old friends Matai, Mohan and Durga. The author wanted to play a match of Gulli- Danda with all of them. Q3. “That was long ago, Sarkar. Please do not remind me of it.” Who does not want to be reminded of what and why? A3. Gaya did not want to be reminded of the incident when he had hit the author with the Danda. Gaya did not want to recall it because there was a great difference in their social status now. The author had returned as an engineer of the village and Gaya was just a groom to Deputy Sahib. Q4 Why did the author leave his childhood home and go away? A4 The author had to leave his childhood home because his father was transferred to another place. 4 | P a g e English Class VII Q5 “Gaya‟s performance that day astounded me”. Why was the writer astounded? Ans The author was astounded because he saw Gaya playing the match of Gulli-Danda with his old friends with the same skill, which he possessed in his childhood. Gaya hadn‟t exhibited this skill one day before when he played the match with the author. SUBJECT ENRICHMENT MONTH’S ACTIVITY The grid of Hopscotch was made in a chart. The class was divided into three rows. Each row was asked to give a grid number and two letters to the next row and that row was asked to make words with those letters and the grid number. The turn was passed on row-wise. Example One row passed grid number five to the next row and asked them to make words starting with „ch‟ within a minute. check (iii) chase chalk (iv) chain 5 | P a g e .