Thakur Educational Trust’s (Regd)
THAKUR VIDYAMANDIRHIGH SCHOOL& JR.COLLEGE
II Terminal Exam. 2014- 2015
Subject: English.
Name: ______STD: VII Div: _____ Roll No: _____
Marks: 80 Date: /01/2015 Time:2hrs 45 mins.
SECTION I- PROSE
QI) A) Read the following passage and do the activities: - (10)
1) Fill in the blanks with exact words from the passage. (2)
i) There was a ______where many struggling artists lived.
ii) Among ______were sue and Joanna.
iii) ______they set up a joint studio.
iv) They found that they ______the same interest.
In the poorer parts of New York, there was a colony where many struggling artists lived. Among them were Sue and Joanna. They had come to New York from different parts of United States. When they met, they found that they shared the same interest, and so they become friends. Together, they took up rooms in the colony. There, they set up a joint 'studio'. and tried to earn a living through art.
Joanna was small, thin and not very strong. After spending a few months in New York. She became ill with pneumonia. In those days. It was not easy to cure pneumonia patients. Though Sue looked after her well.
Joanna or Johnsy as she was called, showed no signs of improvement.
2a) Where does this story take place. (1)
2a) Why did sue and Joanna become friends? (1)
3a) Find the words from the passage which means. (1)
i) Working hard.
ii) an illness caused due to cold.
3.b) Pick out four adjective from the passage. (1)
4.a) She loved to watch the ivy leaves falling from the vine (Pick out the prepositions) (1)
b) When they met, they found that they said: the same interest.(Make it negative)
5.What do you think about sue and Joanna does their condition resemble the condition of many poor people in
India Explain. (2)
B. Read the following passage and do the activities given :- (10)
1 a. Whom is the conversation between? (1)
b. How is Charnu related to Fatensingh? (1)
Charnu : Papa! Papa! Look what i have bought. I bought wisdom for 500 rupees. See what it says.
Fatesingh :(angrily) What? What's this? I've never heard of anyone buying wisdom. (Read the note aloud.)'It is not wise to stand and watch two people fighting., ( To Charnu) You paid 500 rupees for this worthless bit of advice? You are a fool.
Charnu : ( Smiling) But I'M not a fool, Papa .
Fatesingh: Oh, but you are! And the person who sold you this is too clever by half. let me straighten him out.(Rushes to Buddhis's shop.) Why . you thief! You cheat! You robbed my son out of money for this worthless advice. Give me back my money.
Buddhisagar : (quietly) Please, Sir, I made an honest deal with your son. if you want your money back, you will have to return the bit of wisdom.
2)a) How much does Charnu pay the wisdom seller for the wisdom? (1)
b) How does Fatehsingh react to the dealing between Charnu and Buddhisagar? (1)
3) a) Find the words from the passage that mean:
i) a transaction made by people? (1)
ii) Suggestion on information given by an experienced person. (1)
b) Pick out four adverbs from the above passage.
4 a) I made______honest deal with______boy. (Fill in with suitable articles) (1)
b) I have never heard of anyone buying wisdom. (State the kind of Noun) (1)
Q5) Do you think Buddhisagar made an honest deal with Charnu? (2)
II)A( Read the following Passage and do the following activities. (10)
1. Say whether the following statements are True or False. (2)
a. The passage is about Earthworms and vermicompost.
b) Vermicompost produced by Earthworms should not be used.
The living soil produced by the earthworms has an enhanced ability to absorb the atmospheric. Earthworms are hermaphrodites (bisexual) and they can double their population in one month, ideal conditions of temperature, moisture, food (organic matter), etc. while introducing the culture of worms, live worms should not be taken out from the soil and transported to a new environment and transported to a new environment. Worms may die due to change of environment and transport shock. Vermicompost produced by the spectrum of beneficial soil microflora. Earthworms, hatched in altered environment are able to adapt better to the new environment. Cultures of live worms reared on organic substrates are also marketed by some companies which ca n be used for making Vermicompost. Technology is available for making at domestic level to industrial level.
2a) What ability does the soil produced by the earthworm has? (1)
b) What precautions should be taken while transporting earthworms? (1)
3a) Find the words from the passage that mean :- (1)
1) increased
ii) changed
b) Write the Noun forms of: (1)
i) atmospheric
ii) beneficial
4) a) Earthworms are hermaphrodites.(Add a Question Tag) (1)
b) Earthworms hatched in altered environment are able to adapt better to new environment.( change to the
simple past tense) (1)
5) Do you think vermicompost made by Earthworms are beneficial. Explain. (2)
QII)B) Read the following passage and do the activities. (10)
1) Complete the following statements by choosing the appropriate alternatives. (2)
i) It is a ______that you can take to school and continue right through life. (dream/passion/hobby)
ii) Birds may be ______and local sometimes (Scarce/plenty/rare/uncommon)
Nearly everyone enjoys watching birds. The beauty of their forms, the immaculaatecolour of their feathers, the buoyancy of their flight and the seetness of their song are all a trat to behold and listen. In recent years birds-watching has become a hobby for increasingly large numbers of people particularly among the young. It is a hobby that you can take to school and continued right through life. It costs very little money. One can develop the art simply by carefully observing birda in their natural habitat. as a hobby it provides pleasure, gives aesthetic delight and at the same time creates ascienctific attitude. Now the first question that arises before an amateur birdwatcher is when, where and how to look for birds. Well it is difficult to imagine a square kilometer of the Indian subcontinent without birds whether itis the desert of Rajasthan or the snowy peaks of the himalays. Birds can be seen everywhere. They may be local sometimes, because their food happens to be scarce and local but they are never entirely absent.
2a)What is the passage about? (1)
b) Why do people like watching birds? (1)
3)a) Find the words from the passage that mean: (1)
i) The study of birds.
ii) thing that is holy.
b) Write the verb forms of: - (1)
i) available
ii) food
4)a) Birds______be everywhere.(Fill in the with an auxiliary showing ability) (1)
b) It may be one of the cheapest hobbies available to boys and girls.(change the degree of comparison)(1)
5) Do you have a hobby? Why did select such a hobby? (2)
QIII) Do as Directed (Grammar) (5)
1) She gazed at the graceful swan.(State the part of speech of the underlines words)
2) The wind______over the ______water.(Fill in the homophones correctly, blue,blew)
3) A peacock was sitting on a coconut tree.(Pick out the subject and predicate)
4) Chandra was an honest farmer.(Pick out the adjective and state its kind)
5) ive* decided I want to be a tv* producer(Punctuate the sentence)
SECTION B: Poetry
QIV)A Read the following extract of the poem and do the activities: (5)
1) Match the following (1)
A B
1)Sallya) an old English word foe village
2)Thorpesb) a plant with purple flower
c) a quick journey.
I come from haunt of coot and hern,
I make a sudden sally
And sparkle out among the fern,
To bicker down a valley.
By thirty hills I hurry down,
or slip between the ridges,
By twenty thorpes, a little town,
And half a hundred bridges.
Till last by Philip's farm I flow
To join the brimming river,
For men may come and men may go, But I go forever
2)a) Who is the speaker in the poem? (1)
b) Where does the brook joins the river? (1)
3) a) What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? (1)
b) Name and Explain the speech. (1)
By thirty hills I hurry down.
QIV)B Read the following extract of the poem and do the activities: - (5)
1. Who is the Umbrella Brigade?
Pull the Boots up the knee!
Tie the hoods on merrily!
Such a hustling! such a jostling!
Out of breath with fun are we.
Clatter, clatter down the street,
Greeting every one we meet,
With our laughing and our chaffing,
Which the laughing drops repeat.
CHORUS
So let it rain
Treetoads and frogs,
Muskets and pitchforks
Kittens and dogs!
Dash away! plash away!
Who is afraid?
Here we go,
The Umbrella Brigade!
2a)What does the Umbrella Brigade do?
b) Find one question and one exclamation from the Poem?
3a) Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
b) Name and Explain the figure of Speech latter clatter the street.
SECTION_C: Writing Skills
V) A) You recently went for shopping along with your mother and purchased many good things for yourself.
Write a letter to your friend describing all what you purchased. (5)
OR
You have noticed lot of noise created by loud music and loudspeakers during festivals. this is causing you and many people a lot of trouble. write a letter to an editor of an esteemed Newspaper towards this.
V) B) New Year's celebration was a grand success in your society. Write a Newspaper Report giving details of
it. (5)
OR
Your school conducted a Christmas Assembly. Write a report for the School Magazine.
VI)A) You were caught misbehaving in class. Write a dialogue between you and your teacher apologizing for
your misbehavior. (5)
OR
Write 10 questions you would ask to interview a merit ranker of the S>S>C Board Examination.
VI) B) Transfer the following information into a paragraph. (5)
ShivajiMaharaj born in April 1627
Parents JiyabaiShajiBhosle
OrganisedMavalas at the age of 18
attacking forts one by one.
Coroneted as King in 1674.
Title given as Chhatrapati
OR
There is a Sports Day Celebration in your school. Write speech highlighting the Importance of Sports and games in life.
QVII) Expand the following :(any one) (5)
1) Birds of the same feather flock together.
2) Cut your coat according to your cloth.
3) Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
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