Class 7 Eng Lang Half Year 1

B.P.
S Public School Vidya Vihar, Etah

Half Yearly Examination-2021-2022
Class – VII
Subject – English Language
Time: 2 Hours M.M. [80]
Note: Attempt all the questions.

Section - A (Reading). [12 marks]
I. Read the Passage carefully and answer the following questions:
Using car phones while driving can be far more dangerous than driving under the influence of liquor.
Latest research says drivers using these mobile phones as a means of faster day-to-day communications
may be heading for an accident. The study has shattered the common belief that drinking is the chief
cause of the majority of road mishaps.
Talking on mobile phones increases the risk to one’s life compared to driving after being drunk. The
findings of the study are based on the survey of several cases of road accidents.
In fact, a study of the records of drivers involved in 699 such mistakes showed that the risk of accident
for those who talk on phone while driving was at least four times higher compared to those driving in a
state of drunkenness.
The only advantage for those driving with cellular phone was that they could summon immediate help
through these phones. The study which is relevant for the entire world is relevant for India as well.
Here too these phones are being used increasingly for communication and business transactions.
Answer the following questions:
Q1. Why using car phones while driving is very dangerous?
Q2. Due to what Accidents on the road can be caused?
Q3. What the latest research has made it clear?
Q4. What one can do with the help of a mobile phone?
Q5. Explain 'Cell phones are being used increasingly in India for '.
Q6. Give a suitable title to the passage.
Section- B (Writing) [25 marks]
I. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper highlighting the possibility of water borne diseases in your
locality. (8)
Or
Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting for permission to leave school during
the break.
II. You are (Gaurav/Sheeba) Head Boy/ Head Girl of BPS Public School, Etah. Your school is
organizing an Inter School Quiz Competition on 15th November, 2021. Draft a notice in not
more than (50 words) to inform the students about it. (5)
III. Write an essay of about (250-300) words on any one topic: (12)
Advantages and disadvantages of online classes.
Or
Good Manners
Section- C (Grammar) [45 marks]

I. Write the meanings of the given Homophones: (4)
i. Apposite __
Opposite___
ii. Beside ____
Besides____
II. Write the synonyms of: (2)
1.Confess 2. Elude 3. Frank 4. Amend
III. Write the synonyms of: (2)
1.Farewell 2. Crude 3. attract 4. Exhale
III. Write the meanings of the given phrasal verbs: (3)
i. Break out ___
ii. Come to light ___
iii. Draw into ___
IV. Write the meanings of the given idiomatic expressions : (2)
i. At a stretch-
ii. To break the ice-
V. Write the correct verb given in the brackets: (2)
i. Bread and butter (are /is) a wholesome food.
ii. One dozen pencils (cost /costs) thirty rupees.
iii. A pair of spectacles (were /was) found on the roof.
iv. My friends (like /likes) to eat Sushi.
VI. What the sentences as directed in brackets : (4)
i. She sings a song. (Passive)
ii. Don't touch live wire. (Passive)
iii. Promises should be kept. (Active)
iv. Dogs eat bones. (Passive)
VII. Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense or present continuous tense of verbs given in
brackets: (2)
Imagine that you___ (have) your meal and the phone - bell__( ring). When you___(pick) up
the receiver, the call_(end).
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences by replacing the words in bold with the 'going to' form of
future: (2)
i. We shall shift to our new house next month.
ii. Our school will reopen on 8th July.
IX. Match the words in column A with suitable words in column B. (2)
A. B
i. All that glitters wait for none
ii. Man proposes deserves the fair
iii. Only the brave and God disposes.
iv. Time and tide is not gold.
X. Rewrite the sentences as directed in the brackets: (3)
i. I was having my lunch at restaurant. (Negative)
ii. They were laughing at his silly jokes. (Interrogative)
iii. She was reading the newspaper at 8 o'clock. (Negative)
XI. Fill in the blanks with the raise or rise : (3)
i. The sun___ in the east. I ___ at 6 a.m. but by then my parents have already____.
ii. We must __ children to be good human beings.
iii. We must____ our voices against boys harassing girls.
iv. We____ our hands in prayer to the Almighty.
XII. Choose the correct words from the brackets: (2)
i. The flowers (who/ which) grows here are not for sale.
ii. Rama is the maid (who/whom) I have employed.
iii. This is the girl (who/ whose) parents helped me.
iv. This is the library (what /which) my father built.
XIII. Define : (2)
i. Determiners
ii. Pronouns
XIV. Fill in the blanks with (elder ,eldest ,older, oldest ,latest & last) : (4)
i. This newspaper gave me the ___ details of the incident.
ii. He is my ____brother.
iii. He is the ___ man in the village.
iv. Ours is the __ house in the street.
XV. Write the sentence structure of past perfect tense of active and passive voice with an example. (3)
XVI. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences: (3)
i. beautiful day a is it
ii. lovely rain how the is
iii. news wonderful oh a what of piece

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Section- C (Grammar) [45 marks]

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