People At Work, My English Reader, Class VII, DAV Board, The Best Solutions, Section- C

Section – C.

Write the things sold by the following people with the help of the Clue Box.

C.1. – SUMMARY In English: The Vendor Of Sweets

“The Vendor of Sweets” is a touching story about Munisamy, a sweet vendor who sells sweets outside a school. He works hard all day and does not allow his two-year-old son to eat the sweets, believing they are only for selling. One day, when his son eats a sweet from the tray, Munisamy slaps him and rushes out, fearing bad luck for the business. Later, he trips and drops all the sweets in a gutter. Realizing his mistake and cruelty, he returns home regretful, sees his son’s tear-stained face, and promises never to hurt him again. He finally gives him sweets with love and affection, realizing that his child is more precious than profit.

हिन्दी में :

“The Vendor of Sweets” कहानी एक मिठाई बेचने वाले मुनीस्वामी की है। वह स्कूल के बाहर मिठाइयाँ बेचता है और दिनभर मेहनत करता है। वह अपने दो साल के बेटे को भी मिठाई खाने नहीं देता। एक दिन उसका बेटा ट्रे से मिठाई खा लेता है, तो मुनीस्वामी उसे थप्पड़ मारता है और गुस्से में घर से निकल जाता है। रास्ते में वह गिर जाता है और सारी मिठाइयाँ नाली में गिर जाती हैं। तब उसे एहसास होता है कि उसने भगवान की छवि जैसे अपने बेटे को मारा। वह पछताते हुए घर लौटता है, बेटे के गाल पर अपने हाथों के निशान देखता है, और वादा करता है कि अब वह बच्चे को कभी नहीं मारेगा। वह बेटे को मिठाइयाँ देता है और उसका प्यार से स्वागत करता है।

WORD MEANINGS TABLE

MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)

1. Who was Munisamy?
   a) A teacher
   b) A vendor of vegetables
   c) A vendor of sweets
   d) A grocer
   Answer: c) A vendor of sweets
2. Why did Munisamy slap his child?
   a) The child was crying
   b) The child ran away
   c) The child ate a sweet from the tray
   d) The child broke a toy
   Answer: c) The child ate a sweet from the tray
3. Where did the sweets fall?
   a) On the road
   b) In the school
   c) In a drain/gutter
   d) In the child’s hands
   Answer: c) In a drain/gutter
4. What made Munisamy regret his actions?
   a) A friend scolded him
   b) He lost his sweets
   c) He realized he had hurt an innocent child
   d) The school fined him
   Answer: c) He realized he had hurt an innocent child
5. What did Munisamy do in the end?
   a) Left home forever
   b) Went to sell more sweets
   c) Gave all the sweets to his child
   d) Slept in the street
   Answer: c) Gave all the sweets to his child

Short Question and Answers

Q1. Who was Munisamy and what did he do?
Ans: Munisamy was a vendor who sold sweets outside a school. He worked hard and moved around the town to sell sweets to children.

Q2. How did Munisamy treat his child in the beginning?
Ans: Munisamy was harsh to his child. He did not let him touch or eat sweets and even slapped him for picking one.

Q3. Why did Munisamy consider the child’s act an ‘ill-omen’?
Ans: Munisamy thought the child touching the sweets would bring bad luck to his business that day.

Q4. What happened to the sweets?
Ans: Munisamy fell while trying to avoid a car, and his tray of sweets fell into the gutter and got ruined.

Q5. What did Munisamy realize in the end?
Ans: He realized his mistake in hitting his child and understood that love and affection for his child were more important than business.

C.2. On the basis of your understanding of the text, complete the following statements.

(a) At nine in the morning, Munisamy would stand in front of the school with his tray of sweets.

(b) During vacation, there was a depression in his trade.

(c) At the tender age of two, Munisamy’s child was likely to put all kinds of things into his mouth.

(d) The mother’s heart would fill with pain when she saw her child crying for sweets.

(e) When the child picked a sweet to eat, it angered Munisamy and he slapped the child.

(f) When Munisamy was going to the school, all the sweets from the tray fell into the gutter after he tripped over a stone.

C.3. Underline the words that tell you about the nature of Munisamy before the accident and encircle the ones that refer to new Munisamy.

Underline (Before the accident):
short-tempered, self-centred, unconcerned, arrogant, abusive, mean

Encircle (After the accident):
⭕ loving ⭕ considerate ⭕ caring ⭕ affectionate ⭕ tender-hearted

C.4. The incidents mentioned below are from the story but they are not in order. Put them in the correct order and re-write them in the form of a paragraph in the space provided on the next page.

Correct Order of Events:

1. (vi) Munisamy was a hard-working sweet vendor.
2. (ii) He sold his sweets mainly to school children and was doing a thriving business.
3. (i) At home, his two-year child was not even allowed to touch those sweets.
4. (iv) Once on the re-opening day of the school, Munisamy was getting ready to go out to sell sweets.
5. (vii) He saw his child picking up sweets from the tray.
6. (ix) He slapped the child in a rage and went out with his tray.
7. (iii) On his way to the school, Munisamy fell headlong on the road while trying to avoid a collision with a car.
8. (viii) His sweets fell into the gutter.
9. (xi) Munisamy realised that it was God’s punishment for slapping the child.
10. (x) He returned home and promised to give the child the sweets before he sold them to others.
11. (v) The child cried and went to sleep.

Brief Summary Paragraph:

Munisamy was a hard-working sweet vendor who sold sweets mainly to school children. Although his business was thriving, he never allowed his own two-year-old child to touch the sweets. On the school’s reopening day, as he prepared to go out, he saw his child pick up a sweet. In anger, he slapped the child and stormed out. On the way, he tripped and his sweets fell into a gutter. This made him realize he was being punished for his cruelty. Filled with guilt, he returned home, promised never to harm his child again, and gave him sweets with love.

C.5. HOTS

Do you think Munisamy would have realised his mistake if his tray of sweets had not fallen into the gutter accidentally?

Answer:
Maybe not. Munisamy was blinded by his greed and superstition. The loss of his sweets shocked him into realizing that his child, whom he had hurt, was more precious than profit. The accident acted as a wake-up call. Without that loss, he might not have felt the guilt or understood the true value of love and compassion.

C.6. Life Skills

Munisamy’s son picked a sweet from his tray which infuriated Munisamy. He considered it an ‘ill-omen’.  Superstitions often put us in trouble. Imagine you have a friend who is superstitious like Munisamy. He/She stops if a black cat crosses his/her path or does not go out if someone sneezes when he/she is about to step outside. How will you explain to him/her to shun superstitions and have a rational approach towards life?

Answer:
I would gently explain to my friend that superstitions have no scientific basis and often lead to unnecessary fear or wrong decisions. I would share examples like Munisamy, who thought a child touching sweets was bad luck, but it was actually his anger that brought misfortune. I’d encourage my friend to think logically and rely on facts, not blind beliefs. We should trust our actions and not superstitions for success.

C.7. Words in a Word

A few words from the story are given below. Use a dictionary to find their meanings. Then write four words containing four letters or more using the

letters of the given words. One has been done as an example.

C.8. In the paragraph given below, some words are written in capital letters. The antonym along with the synonym of each highlighted word is also given in the table below the paragraph. Guess the correct word and write it in the space provided.

Antonym & Synonym Activity

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Elements of a Good Advertisement

Key Elements:

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2. Attractive visuals
3. Product name & logo
4. Special features or offers
5. Price (optional)
6. Contact details or website
7. Call to action (Buy Now, Call Today, etc.)

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