Linkers Question Answers | DAV Class 7 English Practice Book Chapter 11 Solutions

Get authentic, complete, and step-by-step solved exercises for DAV Class 7 English Practice Book Unit 11: Linkers. This comprehensive guide covers all 9 Worksheets and Do It Yourself exercises, strictly adhering to the DAV Education Board curriculum.

Worksheet 1: Identifying and Inserting Linkers (Moti Guj & Deesa)

Insert the omitted linkers into the story of Moti Guj:

Moti Guj / [and] Deesa were good friends.
Moti Guj, / [which] means the pearl elephant, was
the absolute property of his mahout, Deesa.
Moti Guj was the best of all elephants / [but] Deesa
was a foolish drunkard. He would get
extremely drunk / [when] he had made enough money through
the strength of his elephant. / [Then] he would beat Moti Guj.
The elephant was very patient. He would, / [however],
never lose his temper / [because] he knew that Deesa
would embrace his trunk and weep / [after] he had beaten him.

Remember: A word which joins sentences or clauses is called a linker (conjunction / connector). Linkers show how ideas, events, and reasons are related.

Worksheet 2: Classification of Linkers

Categorize the given linkers into the table based on their function:

Worksheet 3: Contrasting Habits (Mrs. Paul’s Diary Entry)

Lin and Shrey’s Tastes and Habits Comparison Chart:

Mrs. Paul’s Diary Entry (Completed with Linkers of Contrast):

Worksheet 4: Drawing Comparisons (Than & As…As)

Write sentences drawing comparisons between each pair of pictures:

1. Bicycle vs. Car:
   • A bicycle is more eco-friendly than a car. (Example)
   • A car is faster than a bicycle.
   • A bicycle is not as expensive as a car.
2. Village vs. City:
   • A village is greener and cleaner than a city.
   • A city is more modern than a village.
   • A city is not as peaceful as a village.
3. Television vs. Radio:
   • A television is more entertaining than a radio.
   • A radio is more portable and popular in remote areas than a television.
   • A radio is not as visually engaging as a television.
4. Boy A (fat, tall) vs. Boy B (thin, short):
   • Boy A is taller and fatter than Boy B.
   • Boy B is shorter and thinner than Boy A.
   • Boy B is not as heavy as Boy A.
5. Milk vs. Cold Drink:
   • Milk is more nutritious and safer for health than a cold drink.
   • A cold drink is tastier than milk for children.
   • A cold drink is not as healthy as milk.
6. Lion vs. Snake:
   • A lion is more ferocious than a snake.
   • A snake is more poisonous and stealthy than a lion.
   • A lion is not as venomous as a snake.

Worksheet 5: The Odd Man Out (Giving Reasons with Linkers)

Find the ‘odd man out’ in each group and explain why using suitable linkers:

1. horse, cow, mouse, knife, lion
   • Odd man out: knife
   • Reason: ‘Knife’ is a non-living thing whereas the others are animals. (Example)
2. June, January, March, Spring, May
   • Odd man out: Spring
   • Reason: ‘Spring’ is a season while all the others are names of months.
3. plate, bean, soup, sandwich, apple
   • Odd man out: plate
   • Reason: ‘Plate’ is an article of crockery, whereas all the others are food items.
4. green, big, orange, brown, red
   • Odd man out: big
   • Reason: ‘Big’ is an adjective of size, but the others are adjectives of colour.
5. Paris, New Delhi, London, New York, Colombo
   • Odd man out: New York
   • Reason: ‘New York’ is not a national capital, although all the others are national capitals.
6. bicycle, bus, car, motorcycle, truck
   • Odd man out: bicycle
   • Reason: A ‘bicycle’ is manually paddled since all the other vehicles run on motor engines and fuel.
7. father, sister, brother, neighbour, grandfather
   • Odd man out: neighbour
   • Reason: A ‘neighbour’ is not a blood relative, whereas all the others are family members.
8. tea, coffee, coke, bun, lemonade
   • Odd man out: bun
   • Reason: A ‘bun’ is a baked solid food item, while all the other items are beverages.

Worksheet 6: Linkers of Time (Thunderstorm Scene)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate linkers indicating time:

The children had been enjoying the bright sunshine on the beach when all of a sudden it became very cloudy and dark. After about fifteen minutes, it began to thunder. When they looked up, they could see lightning in the sky. This was quite unexpected. It had been sunny before the work began and there were no signs of rain. Frightened, they all rushed towards their school bus. They felt safe after they had gone inside.

Worksheet 7: Giving Map Directions with Time Linkers

Complete the directions from the Post Office to House No. 13 on Park Avenue Street using time linkers:

‘Reaching my house is quite simple. Step onto the Banker’s Street and look straight ahead. You’ll see the Rose lane. Cross the Banker’s Street and walk along the Rose Lane. When you have walked about a hundred yards, you will reach a crossing. As soon as you reach the crossing, turn right. Keep walking ahead even after you cross the bank on your right. Walk about fifty yards. Then you will notice a row of houses on the left. House number 13 is mine.’

Worksheet 8: School Magazine Article (Teenagers’ Habits and Hobbies)

Based on the survey data comparing teenage boys and girls, write a comparative article using linkers:

Worksheet 9: Commas with Coordinate Adjectives

Rules for Comma Usage Between Adjectives:
• Place a comma between two adjectives if they describe the same noun independently and could be connected by ‘and’.
• Do not place a comma if the second adjective and noun form a unified compound concept (e.g., chocolate birthday cake, straw hat).

Punctuate each sentence by inserting a comma where required:

1. Shelly is an adorable cute kid.
   → Shelly is an adorable, cute kid. (‘adorable and cute’ → comma required)
2. He lives in a beautiful palatial house.
   → He lives in a beautiful, palatial house. (‘beautiful and palatial’ → comma required)
3. We are organising a huge Sunday get-together.
   → We are organising a huge Sunday get-together. (No comma: ‘Sunday get-together’ is a compound unit)
4. He is very fond of roasted chicken sandwich.
   → He is very fond of roasted chicken sandwich. (No comma: ‘chicken sandwich’ is a single noun phrase)
5. The children admire grandpa’s gentle patient forgiving attitude.
   → The children admire grandpa’s gentle, patient, forgiving attitude. (Commas required between coordinate adjectives)
6. He looked comical in his battered straw hat.
   → He looked comical in his battered straw hat. (No comma: ‘straw hat’ is a unified noun)
7. The children wandered into the thick dark forest.
   → The children wandered into the thick, dark forest. (‘thick and dark’ → comma required)

Do It Yourself: Exercise 1 (Passage Gap Filling)

Complete the passage with appropriate linkers:

Saaransh was nervous because he knew he was in trouble. He wished for a way out (a) but there wasn’t any. (b) When / After the school was over, he had stayed back in the computer lab to play games. He had lied to the lab assistant that he had the teacher’s permission, (c) although / whereas the teacher had told him to leave for home immediately. (d) When / As soon as the lab assistant discovered his lie, he reported the matter to the Principal. (e) Even though / Although Saaransh apologised many a time, the Principal was not convinced. He wanted to punish him. He asked him to come with his parents to school the next day (f) so that they could be told about Saaransh’s indiscipline. Saaransh felt miserable. There seemed no way out, (g) yet / still he kept thinking of ways to get out of the situation.

Do It Yourself: Exercise 2 (Omission Exercise with Linkers)

Put a slash (/) where a word is missing and write the correct linker: