DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, Durgapur

QUESTION BANK & REVISION SHEET FOR PA II (2019-20)

CLASS-VII
ENGLISH
Literature

MEET TOM SAWYER:

Q1. “...they were her state pair,”
Q2. “But old fools is the biggest fools there is.”
Q3. “Every time I let him off, my conscience hurt her”.
Q4. “I ain’t doing my duty by that boy,”
Q5. “...if I didn’t think you sewed his collar with white thread, but it’s black”
Q6. “This was simply astounding.”
Q7. Why did Tom pick a fight with the new boy?
Q8. Why did Tom forget all his troubles?
Q9. What does Tom feel like when he has mastered the art of whistling?
Q10. Draw a character sketch of Aunt Polly.
Q11. Draw a character sketch of Tom.
Q12. Describe Tom’s fight with the new boy.

THE TIDE RISES, THE TIDE FALLS:

Q1. “Darkness settles on roofs and walls”
Q2. “The day returns, but nevermore/Returns the traveller to the shore”
Q3. “The tide rises, the tide falls”
Q4. “Along the sea sands damp and brown/ The traveller hastens towards the town,”
Q5. Where is the traveller going?
Q6. What impact does the repetition of the title of the poem create?
Q7. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
Q8. What message does the poet convey in the poem?
Q9. What literary device is used in the poem?
Q10. What time of the day is it in each stanza?
Q11. Which living things are on or near the sea-sands?
Q12. What happens to all living beings?

A LITTLE PRINCESS:
Q1. “My dearest Sara!”
Q2. “Becky is the scullery-maid.”
Q3. “Sara felt rather uncomfortable.”
Q4. “The entire schoolroom rose to its feet.”
Q5. “You are always supposing things.”
Q6. “Mad extravagance I call it.”
Q7. “The late Captain Crewe!”
Q8. “ She is certainly left a beggar.”
Q9. Draw a character sketch of Miss Minchin.
Q10. Draw a character sketch of Sara.
Q11. Justify the title.

ODE TO AUTUMN:
Q1. “Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness,”
Q2. “Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind;”
Q3. “What are the songs of spring?”

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Q4. What does the poet contrast Autumn with in the third stanza?
Q5. What are the things that come to fullness and ripeness in Autumn?

A DRIVE IN THE MOTOR CAR:

Q1. “...our excitement was so intense we could hardly bear it.”
Q2. “...and in that enlightened year of 1925, this was considered quite sufficient.”
Q3. “You didn’t think I could do it, did you?”
Q4. “My noe had been cut almost clean off my face....”
Q5. “I have never driven in the city.”
Q6. “That’s for being brave.”
Q7. What was the gift given to the author by his mother?
Q8. Why did the author mention the details of the second windscreen?
Q9. How did the mother react in the crisis?
Q10. How did the accident happen?
Q11. Describe the effects of the accident?

A TIGER FOR MALGUDI:

Q1. “Day after day I had to do the same thing over and over again.”
Q2. “I became desperate.”
Q3. “...soon they devised a method to stand me”
Q4. “I shuddered at the idea of going after the elusive lamb.”
Q5. “Please listen to my advice.”
Q6. “Why should I fear this creature no bigger than my tail?”
Q7. “I got a totally wrong notion of human beings at that angle.”
Q8. “I am not out to trouble you.”
Q9. “I walked in and flung myself on the cool floor.”
Q10. How did he captain meet his end?

ODE TO AUTUMN:
Q1. “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.”
Q2. “Conspiring with him how to load and bless.”
Q3. Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?”
Q4. “Where are the songs of Spring?”
Q5. “Thou hast thy music too,”
Q6. What picture of Autumn does the poet give us in the second stanza?
Q7. What are the things that come to fullness and ripeness in Autumn?
Q8. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

THE YELLOW FACE:

Q1. “...and this looks from the man’s impatience, as if it were of importance”
Q2. “My whole life seems to have gone to pieces.”
Q3. “I have seen his death certificate.”
Q4. “...and bankers never ask questions, you know.”
Q5. “That face sent a chill right down my back.”
Q6. “What is that she was concealing?”
Q7. “It is all surmise.”
Q8. “in the corner, there sat a little girl.”
Q9. What was Grant Munro’s final decision?
Q10. Why did Holmes ask Watson to whisper ‘Norbury’ in his ear?
Q11. Why didn’t Effie mention about her child to Munro?
Q12.What could Holmes tell about the man from the pipe?

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NICHOLAS NYE:
Q1. “And turn his head as if he said, ‘Poor Nicholas Nye!’”
Q2. “And once in a while he would smile a smile”
Q3. “Something much better than words between me / And Nicholas Nye.”
Q4. “Would brood like a ghost, and as still as a post, Old Nicholas Nye.”
Q5. What physical description of Nicholas Nye is given?
Q6. How is the poet associated to the donkey?
Q7. What characteristics does the poet see in the donkey?
Q8. How does the poet pass his day?
Q9.How does the donkey pass his day?
Q10. What is the rhyming scheme in the poem?

WRITING SKILL

PICTURE COMPOSITION:

1. 2. 3.

INFORMAL LETTER:
1. Imagine you are the author of “The Drive in a Motor Car” and you have just recovered after the
surgery. Write a letter to your friend expressing your feelings.
2. Imagine you are Mr Munro. You have got a family with the help of Mr Sherlock Holmes. Write a
letter to your friend expressing your feelings about your changed life.
3. Write a letter to your friend telling him how Keats has portrayed the beauty of the season Autumn in
“Ode to Autumn”
4. Write a letter to your cousin expressing your feelings regarding the trasitoriness of human existence
and the permanence of nature after reading the poem “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”.
5. Imagine you are the tiger of “A Tiger for Malgudi”. Write a letter to your friend expressing your
feelings how you wasted so many years of your life fearing the Captain.

STORY WITH AN OUTLINE:

1. A thief ... entered ... the house of a priest ... the priest, a kind hearted man ... shown kindness to the thief ...
thief ... thief stole ... caught ... brought to priest saved him from police ... thief ... was transformed.
2. Midnight ... heard a sound ... backyard ... strange creature ... in bushes ... frightened ... the creature spoke ...
requested ... helped the creature ... to go back to his world.

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 3. A haunted house----Virat---------not believe in ghosts------ entered the house-------- searched-------- found a
mafia-------- called police-------- all are caught.
4. A lady — working alone — late night — a boy — tried to snatch— purse — caught — she dragged him — to
her — home — showed love and care — the boy’s learnt and transformed.
5. Two brothers ... elder brother ... a farmer ... younger lives in city ... younger brother never visit his village ...
partition of paternal property ... younger brother didn’t take his share ... recalled his brother’s sacrifice ... gives
his share as tribute.

FORMAL LETTER:
1. Write a letter to the Principal requesting him to allow you to change your ADM.
2. Write a letter to the Principal requesting him to sanction you medical leave for 2 weeks.
3. Write a letter to the editor of a local daily expressing your concern over the poor water supply in
your locality.
4. Write a letter to the editor of Times of India expressing complaining about the indiscriminate use of
loudspeakers. You are Ravi Gupta, a resident of Sector 15, Vasundhara Enclave, New Delhi.
5. Write a letter to the editor of Times of India expressing your concern over the dumping of waste near
your locality.

DESCRIPTION OF AN INCIDENT:
1. You witnessed a funny incident while returning from school. Describe it.
2. You witnessed an unforgettable incident recently. Describe it.
3. Describe an accident which you witnessed while returning from school.
4. Independence Day has been celebrated in your school. Describe it. .
5. You witnessed an act of bravery. Describe it.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE:
1. Write an article on ‘Mobile Phones: a modern utility or a health hazard’
2. Write an article on ‘Terrorism-A threat to Humanity’
3. Write an article on ‘Environmental degradation’
4. Write an article on ‘Need to educate the girl child’
5. Write an article on ‘India- A store house of fine architecture’

PARAGRAPH WRITING:
1. High – Tech Device- Boon or Bane
2. India is a land of diversity
3. Importance of Outdoor Games
4. Save water- are we doing enough?
5. Conserve wildlife

DIARY ENTRY:
1. Imagine you are Aunt Polly. Taking help from the story “Meet Tom Sawyer”, write a diary entry
expressing your concern over Tom’s behavior and asking for suggestions on how to deal with him.
2. Write a diary entry expressing your views on the theme of the poem “The Tide Rises, The Tide
Falls”.
3. Imagine you are Walter De La Mare, the poet of “Nicholas Nye”. Write a diary entry expressing
your feelings about Nicholas Nye.
4. Imagine you are Miss Minchin. Write a diary entry expressing how you are forced to take up the
responsibility of the pauper, Sara, who was once your show pupil.
5. Imagine you are Effie. Express your feelings of agitation when you had to hide the truth of your
child’s existence in the form of a diary entry.

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 GRAMMAR

SENTENCES:
Q1. Rearrange the following sentences:
1. bike/ blue/./nitish/rode/his/new
2. There/./two/in/the/are/birds/nest
3. Mr. Shyam/ our/ has/teacher/ a/ named/ Timmy/./cat
4. park/./is/a/place/walk/for/lake/good
5. snow/stays/mountains/the/(Arunachal Pradesh)/Twang/in/./,/on.the/winters
6. Grandmother/ in/the/played/./and/her/park/Sunita
7. friend/,/,/./my/rose/a/beautiful/bird/when/at/was/park/found/she
8. is/my/Disneyland/favourite/park/./amusement
9. Ravan/like/Ram/ to/./cricket/and/play
10.There/./two/in/the/are/birds/nest
11.11././and/ Father/ to/ store/ Mother/ the/ went
12.a/ hid/ in/ garden/ Spot/ ./the/bone

Q2. Identify the kinds of the following sentences:

1. How well she sings!
2. What is your name?
3. Did I say anything to make you angry?
4. What is your name?
5. Who told you this?
6. She is a successful writer.
7. It is raining cats and dogs.
8. I want to become a writer.
9. She does not eat meat or fish.
10. Go at once.
11. Bring me that file.
12. My mother makes delicious cookies.

Q3. Identify the Subject and Predicate in the following sentences:

1. The dog loves the child.
2. Does the child love the dog?
3. The hunter caught the hare.
4. Where does the hare live in winter?
5. What a timid little fellow the hare is!
6. The vessel was a magnificent five-master.
7. Who commanded the vessel?
8. The girl plays the piano well.
9. How the people crowd the station!
10. Why are so many people gathered here?
11. They expect to see the President.
12. Take this message to the telegraph office.

NOUNS:
Q4. Identify the nouns and state its kinds:
1. The book was lying on the table
2. Love begets love.
3. We cannot live without water.
4. The jury has given its verdict.
5. The Hindus regard Krishna as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
6. The earth moves round the sun.
7. Smoking is a bad habit.
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 8. Wild animals live in forests.
9. The childhood of Peter was full of misery. 10. All the girls were singing.
11. Gold is a precious metal.
12. Rice is the staple food of South Indians.

PRONOUNS:
Q5. Underline the pronouns and state its kinds:
1. Let them go there themselves.
2. The book which you gave is lost.
3. His book is the same as mine.
4. The queen herself gave me this present.
5. I study in class five.
6. On the occasion of Teacher’s day, the teacher gave us chocolates.
7. They are playing in the garden.
8. The thief killed them.
9. We do our work ourselves.
10. I have taken their permission.
11. The principal himself distributed the prizes.
12. Each of the boys was given a present.

ARTICLES:
Q6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles:
1.    _____Man is mortal.
2.    I am _______ university student.
3.    She goes to temple in _______ mornings.
4.    Kiran is _______ best student in the class.
5.    ______ camel is the ship of the desert.
6.    This book has won _______ Booker prize.
7.    Harishchandra was _________ honest king.
8.    I am fond of ______classical music.
9.    I met _______ boy in the store.
10.    Gold is________ precious metal.
11.    She returned after ________ hour.
12.    There is ______ institution for ________ blind in this city

ADJECTIVES & COMPARISONS:

Q7. Identify the adjectives and state its kinds:
1. The car sustained heavy damage in the accident.
2. He has written several stories.
3. A dog is very faithful to its master.
4. Every man has his duties.
5. He is a man of few words.
6. King Francis was a hearty king and loved a royal sport.
7. Which color do you prefer?
8. The way was long, the wind was cold.
9. He died a glorious death
10. I have not seen him in several days.
11. John won the second prize.
12. He was absent from the class.

Q8. Change the degrees of comparison without changing the meaning of the sentence:
1. Shakespeare is the most famous of all writers in English. (Positive, Comparative)
2. Iron is more useful than any other metal. (Positive, Superlative)
3. I earn as much money as Ram. (Comparative, Superlative)
4. China is larger than India. (Positive, Superlative)
5. Greenland is the largest island in the world. (Positive, Comparative)
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 6. Air is lighter than water. (Positive, Superlative)
7. I am taller than my brother. (Positive, Superlative)
8. Shyam is the strongest boy in the class. (Positive, Comparative)
9. No other boy in the class is as intelligent as James (Comparative, Superlative)
10.Maria is not as intelligent as Sonia. (Comparative, Superlative)

VERBS (TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVE):

Q9. Identify whether the verbs in the following sentences are transitive or intransitive:
1. Heat expands metals.
2. Metals expand on heating.
3. The driver stopped the car.
4. The car stopped abruptly.
5. You must speak the truth.
6. You must speak loudly.
7. The boy is flying the kite.
8. The birds are flying in the sky.
9. The rider fell off the horse and broke his arm.
10. The woodcutter felled a huge tree.
11. The explosion sank the ship.
12. The ship sank suddenly.

VERBS (FINITE & NON-FINITE):

Q10. Underline the verbs and state whether they are Gerund or Infinitives:
1. I am proud of having / to have won.
2. I still remember buying my first car.
3. I forgot to post the letter and so she never heard about my wedding.
4. I will never forget meeting the sage.
5. Don’t forget to take your umbrella.
6. You must remember to fetch the children from school tomorrow.
7. We regret to say that we are unable to help you.
8. I regret getting married at such a young age.
9. They don’t allow smoking in the kitchen.
10. She doesn’t allow her children to stay up late.
11. It is time to go to bed.
12. He came to the city to look for work.

PREPOSITIONS & CONJUNCTIONS:

Q11. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:
1. This material is different __________that.
2. You should explain this __________ them.
3. He has been absent __________ Monday.
4. I haven’t been to the theatre ________ a long time.
5. He goes ______ school by car.
6. He said that he was very pleased ___________ my work.
7. They are called ________ different names.
8. We should not spend money _________ luxuries.
9. He poured the tea _________ the mug.
10. The new term begins _______ June 1st.
11. It is 6 o’ clock ____ my watch.
12. She was hurrying ________the market.

Q12. Join the sentences using appropriate conjunctions:

1. She went to work. She did not want to go.
2. The scientists trained him well. They helped him find a job when his training was through.
3. I simply cannot get out of bed. I am too tired.
4. Mark told me not to come with him. He looked longingly at me as I left.
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 5. Dr. Johnson ate a big meal. He went to work afterward.
6. He loves to drive during the day. They will let him drive before 9pm.
7. My cat was hungry. It had not eaten since breakfast.
8. They couldn't think of anything better to do. They decided to baby-sit for the family.
9. A book can be a lot of fun to read. A book can be boring.
10. That movie looks great! I would love to come see it with you.
11. They made plans to go. They ended up not being able to make it.
12. Some say that dogs are friendlier than cats. Cats can also be extremely loving.

ADVERBS:
Q13.Identify the adverbs and state its kinds:
1. The girl sang sweetly.
2. What is he doing outside?
3. He practices cricket every day.
4. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
5. The old woman was walking slowly.
6. The kittens are playing there.
7. Children usually rush about.
8. The girls danced gracefully.
9. She has travelled everywhere.
10. The work finished fast.
11. The bride is very beautiful.
12. I have never been there.

INTEGRATED GRAMMAR:

Q14. Each line contains one error. Find the incorrect word and the correct word, and write in separate
columns:
Incorrect Correct
My day begins on five O'clock in the morning a_______ _______
It has been so since the last forty years b_______ _______
except for the two years of which I was c_______ _______
very ill. I wake up at the sound of an d_______ _______
alarm clock bought at 1952. e_______ _______
From then until today, it has never f_______ _______
in holidays when I cannot sleep for ten O'clock. I have g_______ _______
maintained a fairly regular routine over my working years. h_______ _______

Q15. Each line contains one error. Find the incorrect word and the correct word, and write in separate
columns:
Incorrect Correct
Although a real work of the honey a_______ _______
bees was the pollination of the flowers b_______ _______
there importance to the beekeeper c_______ _______
is the production for honey. d_______ _______
The amount one stock will produce depend e_______ _______
on the countryside, for bees have a fly range f_______ _______
of about two miles; also upon the weather but the g_______ _______
skill in the beekeeper. h_______ _______

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 PERIODIC ASSESSMENT-II SYLLABUS

Literature-
 MEET TOM SAWYER
 THE TIDE RISES, THE TIDE FALLS
 A LITTLE PRINCESS
 A TIGER FOR MALGUDI
 ODE TO AUTUMN
 A DRIVE IN THE MOTOR CAR
 THE YELLOW FACE
 THE YELLOW FACE – CONTINUED
 NICHOLAS NYE

Writing Skill-
 COMPOSITION BASED ON VISUAL INPUTS
 INFORMAL LETTER
 STORY WITH OUTLINE
 FORMAL LETTER
 FORMAL LETTER
 DESCRIPTION OF AN INCIDENT
 MAGAZINE ARTICLE
 PARAGRAPH WRITING
 DIARY WRITING

Grammar-
 SENTENCE & PHRASES
 NOUNS
 PRONOUNS
 ARTICLES
 ADJECTIVES (KINDS)
 COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
 VERBS- TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVE
 VERBS (FINITE/NON-FINITE)
 PREPOSITION & CONJUNCTIONS
 ADVERBS
 INTEGRATED GRAMMAR