CBSE Class 7 English — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: Jahnavi - a bright young girl who lives with her parents and three brothers in a coastal village in India. She dreams of going to school but is told she's too small or needed to mind her younger broth

A: Jahnavi's main dream is to go to school and learn to read like her brother Ettan (Gopi) and sister Meena. She wants education and knowledge.

A: Personification is giving human qualities to non-human things. In the story, the River speaks to Jahnavi, gives advice, and shows understanding - it has been personified as a caring, wise character wh

A: King Bruce of Scotland, who was feeling sad and discouraged after failing multiple times to achieve a great deed for his people.

A: King Bruce was in 'low despair' and felt very sad because he had tried many times to do something great for his people but couldn't succeed. He was ready to give up.

A: A spider that was trying to reach its cobweb home high up on the ceiling. The spider kept falling but never gave up trying.

A: Helen Keller is the author. Her perspective is unique because she is blind and deaf, yet she writes about what she would want to see if given sight for three days. This gives her writing special meani

A: Helen Keller believes that eyes allow us to see into a person's heart and true feelings. Since she cannot see, she can only understand people through touch and cannot experience this deeper connection

A: On the first day, she would want to see the people whose kindness and companionship have made her life worth living. She wants to see her friends' faces and understand their emotions through their eye