NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Sample Paper TERM-I (2023-24)
CLASS VII
TIME: 3Hrs. MAXIMUM MARKS-80
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: -
1. The Question Paper is divided into four sections
Section – A Reading (15Marks)
Section – B Writing (15 Marks)
Section – C Grammar (10 Marks)
Section - D Literature (40 Marks)
2. All the questions are compulsory.
3. Marks have been awarded against each question.

SECTION-A READING (15 MARKS)

Q.1 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (1x5=5)

Conversation is a fine art. It is the art of exchanging thought. It is an art which anybody
can cultivate or master. Not everybody can paint or play music, but almost everyone can
talk. Thus it affords the greatest pleasure to the greatest number. “To talk”, says R.L.
Stevenson, is our chief business in the world and talk is by far the most accessible of all the
pleasures. It costs nothing in the terms of money. It is all profit. It helps in completing our
education, making friends and enjoying life at any age.
Conversation is Indeed, the most teachable of all the arts. All you need to do is to find a
subject that interests you and your listeners.
Hobbies are, for example, interests everyone to talk about, but the important thing is that
you must talk about the other fellow’s hobby rather than your own. There in lays the
secret of your popularity. There is nothing that pleases people so much as your interest in
their interest.
It is just as important to know what subjects to avoid and what subjects to select for good
conversation. If you don't want to be set down as a bore, avoid certain unpleasant topics.
Avoid talking about yourself. Unless you are asked to do so. Sickness or death bores
everybody. The only one who willingly listens to such talk is the doctor. But he gets sad for
it. You must also know not only what to say, but also how to say it.

Answer the following questions given below:

(i) How does the author define and explain the art of conversation?

(ii) How is talking easier to learn than other fine arts?

(iii) What are the subjects one can easily talk about?

(iv) Which topics usually bore the listeners?

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 (v) What should be avoided unless you are asked to do so?

Q.2 Read the passage and answer the questions given below based on the picture. (1x5=5)

(i) As per the chart , maximum water is being used for

i. Shower
ii. Toilet
iii. Clothes Washer
iv. Faucet
(ii) If we add water uses for the purpose of Toilet and Clothes washer, total percentage would
be-
i. 38.92
ii. 49.08
iii. 44.43
iv. 48.4
(iii) When this research was made?

(iv) Find out the similar meaning of the word “water tap” from the chart?

(v) 13.7% of water is used without any purpose. What is this?

i. Faucet
ii. Shower
iii. Leaks
iv. Toilet
Q.3 Read the passage and answer the questions by choosing the most appropriate answer. (1x5=5)

Civilization made its start only when man had sufficient quantity of food. He now had
enough time to think about other things. He thought about better homes and better
clothes. He was also learning to read and write. Writing was the most significant of all
human inventions. Man began to use his scientific knowledge to improve farming and
trade. He also thought about life and death. Different societies had different ideas about
life and death. This led to different religions. Thus, civilization is a wide term which
includes many things - the comforts of the city life, the development of trade and
commerce, the art of writing and a good system of government.

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 (i) “Civilization would not have been possible if men were not able to fulfil the basic necessity
of food.”
a) True
b) Probably True
c) False
d) Probably False
(ii) One of the most important tools of civilization for early men was
a) The art of reading and writing.
b) The art of making food.
c) Better homes and nice clothes.
d) Wide roads.
(iii) Men came to think about life and death when :
a) they were attacked by animals.
b) they realized they needed to start civilization.
c) they invented the art of reading and writing.
d) they had enough time to think beyond how and what to feed themselves.
(iv) What led to the emergence of different religions?
a) People had dreams of different religions.
b) Many people did not believe in life after death.
c) Different societies came to think differently about life and death.
d) Men had no choice but to have different religions.
(v) The synonym of the word ‘significant’ is :
a) Ignorable
b) Negligible
c) Slight
d) Important
SECTION –B WRITING SKILLS (15 MARKS)

Q.4 Complete the notice given below by fill in the blanks: (1x5=5)

GREEN HOUSE RESIDENT’S WELFARE SOCIETY

NOITCE
_____1______
______2______
All the members are informed that an urgent meeting of the society________3______
On 26th January 20XX
In Manager’s Room
From 5:00PM onwards
To discuss the increasing cases of chain snatching in our colony. Effective solutions to
the problem_________4_______

Naresh Sharma
(_______5_____)

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Q.5 Look at the picture and write a paragraph. (2)
Picnic Time

Q.6 Look at the picture and Write few lines. (2)

Let’s go to the Zoo

Q.7 With the help of the given outlines, develop readable story: (2)
A boy falls in bad company………… father brings apples …………..put them in the cupboard
……………… places a rotten apple among them ……….next day all apples rotten
……………………..teaches a lesson.

Q.8. Write an Application to the Principal of your school to request him to open a computer (2)
club in your school.”

Q.9. Write a letter to your friend congratulating him on his brilliant success in the exam. (2)
( Any other Writing Skill question based on the syllabus may be given)

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 SECTION-C GRAMMAR (10 MARKS)

Q.10 The following passage has not been edited. There is a mistake in each line. Write the (1x5=5)
incorrect word as well as the correction as given in example in the first sentence of the
passage.
Even if Indians have a long history e.g. if… though
on them, they have a poor (a) _______
knowledge in maintaining homes, (b) _______
toilets, on fridges. (c) _______
Modern detergents and soaps is (d) _______
very common in shelves, but (e) _______
people do not use them regularly.
This causes the increase
in the life of bacteria and viruses.

Q.11 Fill in the blanks with appropriate option. (1)

1. We ___________ (has paid/have paid) him the money.

Q.12 Fill in the blank with appropriate modal. (1)

This dress suits her style. She __________ definitely like it!
a. can
b. could
c. will
d. may
Q.13 Change into Indirect Speech. (1)
The teacher said to Anu, “Are you fine?”
(a) The teacher told Anu to be fine.
(b) The teacher asked Anu if he is fine.
(c)The teacher asked Anu if he was fine.
(d)The teacher asked Anu if he was fine?

Q.14 Rearrange the following words to get meaningful sentence. (1)

i) has/India/a /heritage/rich/cultural

Q.15 Fill in the blanks with the correct Passive Voice from the verb from the given option: (1)
English__________ all over the world. (was spoke/is spoken/ has spoken/is speak)

SECTION –D LITERATURE (40 MARKS)

Q.16 Read the given extract carefully and answer the questions by choosing the appropriate (1x5=5)
option.

Mridu and Meena followed Ravi out. The beggar was already in the garden, making
himself quite at home. He has spread his upper cloth under the neem tree, and was
leaning against its trunk, apparently prepared to take a little snooze while he waited for
the alms to appear. “Go away !” said Ravi sternly. “My Paati says it’s time you found
another house to beg from !”

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 (i) From the passage we can understand that the atmosphere is
a. cool
b. moderate weather
c. hot
d. rainy
(ii) Find the odd one out.
a. He spread his upper cloth under the neem tree
b. He leaned against its trunk
c. He reached under the neem tree
d. He took a little snooze
(iii) Arrange the sentences in the correct order
1. Mridu and Meena came to the garden.
2. The beggar came out in the garden.
3. Ravi came to the garden.
4. “Go away’’, Ravi shouted.
a. 1,2,3,4
b. 4,2,3,1
c. 2,3,1,4
d. 2,3,4,1
(iv) Find out the word from the passage which means ‘entirely’
a. Apparently
b. Snooze
c. Quite
d. Trunk
(v) Who is the writer of these lines?

Q.17 Read the given extract of a poem and answer the questions: (1x5=5)

There’s a shed at the bottom of our garden

With a spider’s web hanging across the door,
The hinges are rusty and creak in the wind.
When I’m in bed I lie and I listen,
I’ll open that door one day.

(i) What does the speaker understand about the shed when the wind is on

(ii) What does the speaker plan?

(iii) What picture of the shed do we get through the lines?

(iv) Find out the word which does mean ‘hang’

a. Dangle
b. Adorn
c. Sway
d. Rise
(v) Who is poet of these lines?

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Q.18 Grown-ups say things like: (1x5=5)
Speak up Don’t talk with your mouth full
Don’t stare
Don’t point
Don’t pick your nose.

(i) Why do grown ups say ‘speak up?

(ii) Why a child is stopped talking?

(iii) What other bad habits often irritate elders?

(iv) What do you think is the purpose of elders behind these scolding?

(v) Who is the poet on these extract?

Q.19 Why did the king refuse to give reward to anyone? (1)

Q.20 Why did the leader ignore the kind old man sitting on the cherry tree? (1)

Q.21 How was Golu’s bulgy nose different from the trunk he got? (1)

Answer the following Questions : (4X2=8)

Q.22 How was the name of the cat different?

Q.23 How did Gopal get inside the palace to see the king after he had bought the fish?

Q.24 How did the dog repay to the love of his masters?

Q.25 What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard?

Answer the following Questions: (3X2=6)

Q.26 In what ways is an ant’s life peaceful?

Q.27 Did Kari enjoy his morning bath on the river? Give a reason for your answer.

Q.28 How did the python rescue Golu?

Q.29 Answer the following Question: (4)

The Wicked farmer wanted to be rich like his neighbour. What happened every time when he tried
to do so?

Q.30 Answer the following Question: (4)

What do you know about the homes of the ants?

Note: (i) More internal choices may be given.

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(ii) All the questions should be as per split up of the syllabus
for Term- I 2023-24.

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