Post Term Class-7th Subject-English

Total Time: 3 hrs. Session-2022-23 Total Marks: 80

SECTION A (READING and GRAMMAR)

Q.1 Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: (12)

1. In May 1905, when I was fifteen, we set sail for England. Father, mother and I
all went together. On a May Day towards the end of the month, we reached
London. While I was in the train from Dover to London, I read about the great sea
victory at Tushima. I was in high spirits because the very next day happened to be
Derby Day and we went to see the race. I remember meeting M.A. Ansari soon
after our arrival in London. He was then a smart and clever young man with a
record of brilliant academic achievement behind him. He was a surgeon at that
time in a hospital in London.

2. I was a little fortunate in finding a vacancy at Harrow, for I was slightly above
the usual age for entry, being 15.My family returned to India after some months.

3. Never before had I been left among strangers all by myself and I felt lonely and
homesick, but not for long. I managed to fit myself to some extent in life at school
and work and play kept me busy. I was never an exact fit. Always I had a feeling
that I was not one of them, and the others must have felt the same way about
me. I was left a little to myself. But on the whole I took my full share in the games,
without in any way shining at them. I believe, it was recognized that I was no
shirker.
4. To begin with, I was put in a lower grade because of my poor knowledge of
Latin, but I was pushed higher up soon. In many subjects probably, and especially
in general knowledge I was ahead of those of my age.

Now answer the following questions:

i) Fill in the blanks with appropriate answers. (6)

a) Nehru went from Dover to London by _______.

b) Nehru was in high spirits on reaching London because _________.

c) Nehru considered himself fortunate in finding a vacancy at Harrow because __.

d) After his admission to Harrow, his family ______________________.

e) At Harrow he felt ____________________ and _______________________.

ii) Fill in the blanks with one word only. (2)

In May 1905, Jawaharlal Nehru and his parents went from Dover to
(a)________________. There they met (b)___________, a surgeon in a London
hospital. Jawaharlal Nehru got his admission in Harrow. He felt lonely but work
kept him (c) ______________. He learnt Latin and was (d)______________ of his
peers in General Knowledge.

iii)Find words from the paragraphs given in the brackets that mean the following:
(3)

a) One who does operations: (Para 1).

b) Persons whom you do not know (Para 3).

c) Someone who avoids something, especially work (Para 3)

iii. Give a suitable title to the passage. (1)

Q.2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that

Follow. (8)

The elephant is the largest four –legged animal in the world. It is found in the
forests of Asia and Africa. Though not the tallest animal in the world, its huge size
and weight makes it the largest animal.

A fully grown elephant is ten or eleven feet high. It has four strong pillar-like legs.
It has a large head formed by a short neck. For such a huge body. Its eyes are
small. It has a pair of ears like big fans.

The most important part of the body is its trunk which is really a long nose. It
reaches to the ground. It also serves as a finger for picking up very small things. It
also serves as a hand for holding things like coconut leaves. It also serves as an
arm for lifting weights. The elephant can lift its trunk with water and then blow it
into its mouth or over its body.

Adult elephants have tusks and front teeth. As the back teeth of the elephant get
worn away, new ones appear. Elephants may look slow in moving, but they can
walk fast as well as long distances. They are good swimmers too. They can be
tamed and trained. In olden days they were used in warfare. Today they are used
to pull down huge trees and to carry huge logs.

i. Fill in the blanks with one word or phrase to complete it. (4)

Elephant is the largest but not the a) _______________ animal in the world. In
such a huge body, the b) ______________ are small but the ears are like c)
___________________. Its long trunk serves the purpose of a d) _____________
and a e) _____________ and an f) ________________. A full grown elephant has
two g) ______________. They are used to h) ______________ trees and carry
heavy logs.

ii. Complete the following sentences: (4)

a) Elephants are found in __________.

b) Elephants have short _____________ and _________eyes.

c) The tusks are _____________.

Q.3 Fill in the blanks with appropriate reporting verbs. (2)

i. The principal____ the teachers that she would be on leave for two days.
(informed/warned)

ii. Rajat ____the police about the theft in his shop. (explained/ suggested)

iii. The Army major ___________the troops to move forward. (requested/

ordered)

iv. The doctor _____ the patient to take medicines regularly. (advised/
announced)

Q.4 Complete the following passage by choosing the appropriate prepositions

from the brackets. (2)

I saw him walking (i) ________ (along, across, in, out of) the street and then
running (ii) _________ (across, along, on, at )the lawn. After crossing the lawn, he
took off his clothes and jumped (iii) ______ (into, in of, at) the swimming pool. (iv)
____________ (in, at, about, before) 6 a.m. he came out of the pool and went
into the dressing room to changed his clothes.
Q. Use the words given in brackets to form adverbs. (2)

i. She recited the poem ___________. (in a cheerful manner)

ii. He made the statement __________. (in a firm manner)
iii. She danced _________. (in a graceful manner)
iv. She drew the picture __________. (in a creative manner)

Q 5 Change the following sentences into passive voice. (4)

i. He was switching off the lights.

ii. Who discovered America?
iii. She has torn my book.
iv. The boy killed the spider.
Q.6 Identify whether these sentences are in direct or indirect speech. (2)

i. She said, “My mother is cooking food.”

ii. She asked the children whether they could drive.

iii. Nupur said, “I’m very happy.”

iv. “Can you ride a horse?” I asked him.

Q.7 Change the following sentences into indirect speech. (4)

i. The teacher said, “The earth is round.”

ii. Kalpana said, “I taught in a school for two years.”

iii. Rani said, “I am teaching in a school.”

iv. Rahul asked his sister, “Have you taken your purse?”

v. Kunal said, “I can drive.”

Q.8 Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions. (4)

i. He went ________ he was invited.

ii. ______ Rajat ______ Sujata are good friends.

iii. My new dress is ______ short ______ long; it is the right length.

iv. My brother ______ I went shopping.

v. You can ________ come with me now _________ walk home.

SECTION B (LITERATURE and WRITING)

Q.9 You are the head boy/girl. Write a notice informing students about the picnic
which has been arranged by the school for classes VI to VIII to a nearby water
park. (6)

Or

You are Rohan/ Piya the head boy/ girl of Delhi Public School, Raipur. Draft a
notice in 50 words informing the students of class -VI-VIII about a dance
competition and the topic is on save environment on 10/03/2023. Add necessary
details.

Q.10 Write an asdvertisement for the grand opening of Chings Chinese Restaurant
on March 20, 2023 in your area. (4)

Or

Prepare an advertisement on the information given below.

Eagle Electronic Ltd. - 30% discount sale - all electronic appliances -additional
warranty - gifts with every purchase.
Q.11 Fill in the blanks. (5)
i. The length of the pitch is _______.

ii. ______ was statesman and intellectual.

iii. Vita Wonk makes people _______.

iv. Mr. Wonka was _______.

v. Mr. Wonka travels through ______.

Q.12 Write the meanings and make sentences with the following words. (4)

i. draw ii. temptation iii. recipe iv. swallowed

Q.13 State whether the following statements are true or false. (3)

i.Timothy and Grandfather went to Lucknow in a special compartment.

ii. The lady in the manor-house had a parrot as a pet.

iii. Cricket is only played in India.

Q. Read the extract and answer the questions given below: (8)

He got out the ladder

From the garden shed.

It slipped. He landed

In the flower bed.

“Never mind,’ said Dad,

Brushing the dirt

Off his hair and his face.

And his trousers and his shirt.

a. What is the name of the poem and its poet?

b. Does father lose all his hope of bringing the cat down?

c. What happens after the poet’s father falls off the ladder?

d. Where does he clean the dirt from?

ii. “All over the world, Charlie,” Mr Wonka went on

“I tracked down very old and ancient animals and

took an important little bit of something from each

one of them—a hair or an eyebrow or sometimes it

was no more than an ounce or two of the jam scraped

from between its toes while it was sleeping. I tracked

down the whistle-pig, the Bobolink, the skrock, the

Pollyfrog, the Giant Curlicue, the Stinging Slug and

the Venomous Squerkle who can spit poison right

into your eye from fifty yards away. But there’s no

time to tell you about them all now, Charlie.

a. Who is the speaker in the above lines?

b. What is the quality of venomous Squerkle that has been talked about in the passage?

c. What does the speaker say that he has no time to tell about? To whom does he say this?

d. Where did Mr Wonka take the jam from?

Q. Answer ANY FIVE of the following questions : (10)

i. Why did Chandni hate the rope around her neck?

ii.Why did Tilloo’s father advise him not to try to reach the surface of the planet?

iii.What made Grandfather decide to transfer Timothy to the zoo?

iv. What did the bear eat? There were two things he was not allowed to do. What
were they?

v. a)What trees does Mr. Wonka mention? Which tree does he say lives the
longest?

(b) How long does this tree live? Where can you find it?
vi. a) Why has cricket a large viewership in India, not in China or Russia ?

b) Why has cricket a large viewership in India, not in China or Russia ?