Maharashtra Board Std 7 English – Honey Bees Question Answers and Solutions

Chapter 4.3 – The Bees

🌟 Warming Up!

1️⃣ Match the Professions with the Field of Work

Profession	Field of Work
(1) Chief Minister	(d) Administration
(2) Magistrate	(g) Law
(3) Soldier	(f) Defence
(4) Trader	(a) Business
(5) Builder	(c) Construction
(6) Driver	(b) Transport
(7) Teacher	(e) Education

2️⃣ ‘As – As’ Comparisons

Fill in the blanks using appropriate words.

as merry as a lark
as slow as a snail
as tall as a giraffe
as busy as a bee
as big as an elephant
as quiet as a mouse
as slippery as an eel
as sly as a fox
as humble as a worm
as fast as a deer

📖 In Between the Poetry

Q1. What do honey bees teach us?

Ans: Honey bees teach us the importance of discipline, teamwork and organisation.

Q2. Where does the emperor-bee sit and what does he do?

Ans: The emperor-bee sits in a royal tent and supervises the work of building the beehive.

Q3. What do “roofs of gold” refer to?

Ans: “Roofs of gold” refer to the honey in the hive, which appears golden in colour.

📝 English Workshop

1️⃣ Duties of Different Bees (As per the Poem)

Type of Bee	Work Done
King / Emperor Bee	Supervises the building of the beehive
Magistrate Bees	Do corrective work
Merchant Bees	Go out to collect nectar
Soldier Bees	Bring nectar and protect the hive
Mason Bees	Build the hive
Civilian Bees	Make honey from nectar
Porter Bees	Carry nectar
Judge Bee	Delivers judgement

2️⃣ Choose the Correct Option

(a) Human beings can learn from honey bees —
Ans: (iii) how to lead an organised nation

(b) The soldier-bees carry home —
Ans: (ii) nectar looted from flowers

(d) The ______ bees make honey from nectar —
Ans: (ii) civilian citizens

(e) The drone is given a death sentence because he —
Ans: (iii) does not do any work

3️⃣ Language Study

(A) Complete the Phrases

merry march
royal tent
singing masons
poor porters
heavy burdens
pale executors

(B) Literary Devices

✨ Alliteration (Any Two Lines)

Which pillage they with merry march bring home
(Repetition of the letter ‘m’)
The civil citizens kneading up the honey
(Repetition of the letter ‘c’)

🔊 Onomatopoeia

The singing masons building roofs of gold.
(The word “singing” suggests sound.)

(C) Lines Creating Visual Imagery

Make boot upon the summer’s velvet buds.
The singing masons building roofs of gold.
The civil citizens kneading up the honey.

🔤 Pronunciation Practice

Phonetic Transcriptions

work – wəːk
bees – biːz
boot – buːt
home – həʊm
mason – ˈmeɪsn
citizen – ˈsɪtɪz(ə)n
porters – ˈpɔːtəz

🔹 Stress in Words

Stress is the extra force used while pronouncing a syllable.

Examples:

king-dom
re-li-gion

Practice Words:

crea-tures
bur-den
me-cha-nic
e-xe-cu-tor
de-li-ve-ring
ma-gis-trate

🎨 Project Work

Gather information about the following insects:

Bee
Praying Mantis
Butterfly
Beetle
Wasp
Dragonfly

Paste pictures and write short information about each. Compile them into a file titled “Insects – Our Friends.”

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📌 Quick Revision

Honey bees live in a well-organised society.
Each bee has a specific duty.
The poem highlights teamwork and discipline.
Literary devices like alliteration and imagery are used effectively.

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