Modals Question Answers | DAV Class 7 English Practice Book Chapter 6 Solutions

Get authentic, complete, and step-by-step solved exercises for DAV Class 7 English Practice Book Unit 6: Modals. This comprehensive guide covers all 11 Worksheets and Do It Yourself exercises, strictly adhering to the DAV Education Board curriculum.

Worksheet 1: What are Modals?

Read the following sentences. What is the significance of the underlined words in each sentence?

1. That bag is very small. You may carry it on the plane as hand baggage. → (Expresses permission)
2. Could you shut the door, please? → (Expresses a polite request)
3. You ought to make amends for your bad behaviour. → (Expresses moral duty / advice)
4. If you talk, you will get punished. → (Expresses a warning / threat)

Remember: Words that express attitudes like permission, request, suggestion, advice, threat, necessity, duty, etc., are called modals.

Put a tick (✓) against the modals used for each attitude:

Worksheet 2: Rewriting Sentences with Indicated Modals

Re-write the sentences using the modals indicated in brackets:

1. Do not come out of the house till it stops raining. (must)
   → You must not come out of the house till it stops raining. (Example)
2. It will be good if you respect your parents. (should)
   → You should respect your parents.
3. No smoking. (can)
   → You cannot smoke here.
4. Finish the work tonight and get the weekend off. (must)
   → You must finish the work tonight to get the weekend off.
5. It’s a horror movie. Children below sixteen not allowed. (can)
   → Children below sixteen cannot watch this horror movie.
6. Say that once more and you are going to be in trouble. (shall)
   → You shall be in trouble if you say that once more.
7. The hotel restaurant is not open to non-residents. (can)
   → Non-residents cannot dine in the hotel restaurant.
8. It is your friend’s birthday. Give her a card. (should)
   → It is your friend’s birthday; you should give her a card.
9. A driving licence only if you are above eighteen. (can)
   → You can get a driving licence only if you are above eighteen.

Worksheet 3: Classifying Attitudes of Modals

Identify the attitude expressed in each sentence:
(a) asking or giving permission | (b) making a request | (c) making a suggestion or giving advice | (d) making a threat

Worksheet 4: Seeking & Giving Permission

Write down what should be said in the following situations using appropriate modals:

1. A student wants to enter the Principal’s office.
   Student: May I come in, Sir? (Example)
2. You want to borrow a CD from your friend.
   You: Can I borrow your CD for a day, please?
3. Sheela wants to ask her mother to allow her to go out for a movie with her friends.
   Sheela: Mom, may I go for a movie with my friends this evening?
4. Ranveer wants to sit down but needs the teacher’s permission to do so.
   Ranveer: Madam, may I please sit down?
5. The sailor wants to smoke in the mess.
   Sailor: May I smoke in the mess, Sir?
6. The students of Class-XI and Class-XII have not got permission to bring vehicles to school.
   Notice: Students of Class-XI and Class-XII cannot / must not bring vehicles to school.

Remember:
• Can: Seeking or giving permission in an informal / friendly way.
• May: Seeking or giving permission in a formal / polite way.

Worksheet 5: Changing Orders into Polite Requests

Change the following orders into requests using Would or Could:

1. Make a phone call to my office.
   → Would you make a phone call to my office, please? (Example)
2. Stop making a noise in the corridor.
   → Could you please stop making a noise in the corridor?
3. Post these letters today.
   → Would you please post these letters today?
4. She is not feeling well. Call the doctor.
   → She is not feeling well. Could you please call the doctor?
5. Pass the salt.
   → Could you pass the salt, please?
6. Drop me at my school on your way to the office.
   → Would you drop me at my school on your way to the office, please?
7. Get my dress from the tailor.
   → Could you please collect my dress from the tailor?

Worksheet 6: Giving Advice & Suggestions

Read the situations and build up advice/suggestions using the Aid Box phrases:

1. Your sister is unwell. She wants to go to school.
   → You should take rest till you have recovered completely. (Example)
2. Your friend is going on a trek.
   → You should wear proper walking shoes.
3. A friend in the neighbourhood has missed her school bus.
   → You ought to request father to drop you to school.
4. Your brother has been studying very hard.
   → You should take a break now.
5. Veena is going on a trip to a hill station.
   → You ought to carry a sweater with you.
6. You have lost your English book.
   → You should put up a notice on the notice board.
7. Your friend has broken his mother’s expensive vase.
   → You ought to apologise to your mother immediately.

Worksheet 7: Expressing Threats & Warnings

Think of the naughty things you did when you were young and the warnings/threats you received:

• Situation 1: When I was three I ate my mother’s lipstick.
  Mother said: Next time you touch my lipsticks, I’ll thrash you. (Example)
• Situation 2: When I was four I scribbled on the white living room wall with crayons.
  Father said: If you scribble on the wall again, I will confiscate all your crayons!
• Situation 3: When I was five I broke my elder sister’s favourite porcelain doll.
  Sister said: If you break any of my toys again, I will never let you play with me!
• Situation 4: When I was six I refused to finish my green leafy vegetables.
  Mother said: You shall finish your vegetables, or you will not watch television this evening!
• Situation 5: When I was five I pulled the pet dog’s ears.
  Grandfather said: Stop teasing the dog or it will bite you!

Worksheet 8: Reading Aman’s Letter

Aman has started his first job in Prett City and wrote a letter expressing difficulty with a demanding boss, overtime, swollen gums/toothache, and homesickness. He requested permission to visit home for a few days and to shift closer to his workplace.

Worksheet 9: Father’s Reply Letter to Aman

Write a letter as Aman’s father offering guidance, granting permission, and warning him against neglecting health:

Worksheet 10 & 11: Semi-Colons (;) in Place of Linkers

A semi-colon (;) connects two independent clauses that are closely related in thought, often replacing linking conjunctions such as so or but. The clause following the semi-colon starts with a lowercase letter (unless it is a proper noun or ‘I’).

Punctuate these sentences using a semi-colon at the appropriate place:

1. He is a farmer he gets up early.
   → He is a farmer; he gets up early.
2. You’d better wear your jacket you’ll catch a cold.
   → You’d better wear your jacket; you’ll catch a cold.
3. He had to look for a job he was left with no money.
   → He had to look for a job; he was left with no money.
4. Sheela loves music her brother hates it.
   → Sheela loves music; her brother hates it.
5. Take this medicine you’ll feel better.
   → Take this medicine; you’ll feel better.
6. There is nothing wrong with the meal it’s just cold.
   → There is nothing wrong with the meal; it’s just cold.
7. Her mother is a doctor her father runs a business.
   → Her mother is a doctor; her father runs a business.
8. Children grow fast when they are 11 to 12 years old they need more protein.
   → Children grow fast when they are 11 to 12 years old; they need more protein.

Do It Yourself: Exercise 1 (School Rules Cloze Test)

Complete the passage by writing suitable modals in each blank:

‘Hi, I am your class-mate. Since I’m new here, (a) could you guide me on certain things about the school rules?’
‘Sure! You (b) must reach the school latest by 7.55 a.m. You (c) should be in your school uniform. You (d) can have your hair long or keep it short, but if it’s long, you (e) must make two plaits. You (f) must do your homework assignments regularly. You (g) can take leave by seeking permission in advance. In case you are ill, your application (h) should be submitted on joining school. Unit tests are held every Wednesday. Don’t miss any. If you do, you (i) will get a zero unless you have been ill, and submit a medical certificate.
The school gets over at 2.00 p.m. If you live far away, you (j) can use the school bus after putting in an application. Lastly, you (k) ought to follow instructions to keep out of trouble.’

Do It Yourself: Exercise 2 (Dialogue Between Father and Son)

Complete the dialogue between a son and his father using suitable modals: