Chapter 7: Neem Baba
In this play adapted from S. I. Farooqi, a girl named Amber talks with the neem tree in her courtyard and discovers its long history, its many names and its many uses. Read the play in your Poorvi book, then use these topics to understand it, learn compound words and personification, and write about a tree you love.
In this chapter you will
- understand the play and the facts about neem
- sort neem's uses in medicine, farming and daily life
- identify open, closed and hyphenated compound words
- use past forms of verbs and personification
- write a descriptive paragraph about a tree
Topics
- Read: The Play NCERT pp. 75–80
Amber talks with Neem Baba, who shares its history, many names and uses.
- Think and Reflect NCERT pp. 77–81
Neem was born in North India or Myanmar; its name comes from the Iranians; its Latin name is Azadirachta indica.
- Words: Compound Words, Past Forms and Personification NCERT pp. 81–83
Compound words can be open (neem oil), closed (childhood) or hyphenated (cost-effective).
- Listen, Speak and Write NCERT pp. 83–84
Plan a descriptive paragraph: where, how it looks, why you like it, plus a title.
Key words
- Thought-provoking
- making you think; interesting
- Stagnant
- not flowing (water)
- Cost-effective
- giving a good result with few resources
- Purifies
- removes harmful particles
- Compound word
- a word made by joining two words
- Personification
- giving human qualities to non-human things
Summary
- Neem was born in North India or Myanmar millions of years ago; it was named "Neem" by the Iranians.
- Neem helps in medicine, protects crops from insects, and has many daily uses.
- Compound words can be open, closed or hyphenated; personification gives human actions to things.