INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, RIYADH

YEARLY EXAMINATION

ENGLISH WORKSHEET 2 :-2019-20

CLASS: VII

Literature Reader( Prtions covered)

1. Tragic story

2. Trees Are Great

3. The Invention of Shoes

4. The Stalled Ox

5. Chaambali

I. Answer the following extracts.

1. “He mused upon this curious case”

a. Whom does ‘he’ refer to?

b. What was the curious case?

c. Give the meaning of the word ‘mused upon’.

2. “but wondered much, and sorrowed more”

a. Who was wondered much and sorrowed more?

b. Why did he sorrow?

c. Name the poem and the poet.

3. “They don’t wear macs , it runs off their backs”

a. Whom does ‘they’ refer to?

b. What does ‘it’ refer to?

c. Give the meaning of the word ‘macs’.

4. “Trees are great, they like to congregate. ”

a. Whom does ‘they’ refer to?

b. Where did they like to congregate?

c. Give the meaning of the word ‘congregate’.

5. “To clear the dust, they’ve added more!”

a. Whom does ‘they’ refer to?

b. Why did the poet say so?

c. Who is the speaker?

6. “But how could the blighter have guessed?”

a. Who is the speaker?

b. Who is the blighter mentioned here?

c. Name the poem and the poet.

7. “I think it came in by gate”

a. Who is the speaker?

b. Whom are these words spoken to?

c. What does ‘it’ refer to?

8. “Cattle-driving is not my profession”

a. Who said this to whom?

b. Why did the speaker say so?

c. Name the lesson and the author.

9. “Yes, he told me he hadn’t met you”

a. Who said this to whom?

b. Whom does ‘he’ refer to?

c. Name the lesson and the author.

10. “She’s just the girl for you.”

a. Who is the speaker?

b. Whom does ‘she’ refer to?

c. Whom are these words spoken to?

Question and Answers

1. A Tragic story is a sad story. Is this poem a sad poem, or is it a funny poem?

Why do you think so?

2. “In Praise of Trees” – Do you think this is a suitable alternative title for the

poem ?

3. In the context of the poem, what do the words ‘congregate’ , ’dance’ and

‘talk’ mean ?

4. Which lines in stanza one tell you that trees are patient and tolerant ?

5. What other benefits do trees offer ?

6. Adela Pingsford is a self centred person who is not really concerned about

others . Do you agree? Give two instances from the story to support your

answer .

7. Adela is rude to Eshley throughout. Why do you think she behaves this

way? Pick out five statements that Adela makes to support your answer.

8. Did you find the story ‘The Stalled Ox’ humorous and entertaining ? Give

two examples of humour from the story.

9. When the poem ‘The Invention of Shoes’ opens what kind of mood is King

Hobu in ? why?

10. What effect did the King’s threat have on Gobu , the courtiers , and the

pandits? Pick out the words and phrases that show the effect it had on

them.

11. Is Rajkumar attracted to Chaambali straightaway? How can you tell?

12. Why do you think Rajkumar does not tell Moti and Lambi who he really is?

Indirect questions

1. Write the summary of the poem “The Invention of Shoes”.

2. Write the summary of the poem “Trees are Great”.

3. Write the summary of the poem”A Tragic Story”.

4. Write the Character Sketch of Adela Pingsford and Eshly of the

lesson “The Stalled Ox”.

5. Write the character sketch of Chaambali ,Amma, Rajkumar ,Moti

and Lambi from the lesson “Chaambali”.

6. Imagine yourself as Chaambali. Write diary entry on how did you

meet Rajkumar in Amma’s house.

Give the Meaning of the words by choosing the correct answers

given below: -

1. Surmise( guess , dirt,cover).

2. Chores ( Daily tasks , thought deeply , Helathy)

3. Sage( A very wise person,strange , Hanging )

4. Dangling( Stubbornly, Hanging, ago)

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GRAMMAR- PORTIONS COVERED

1.VERB- PRESENT,PAST,FUTURE AND PERFECT TENSE

2.ARTICLES

3. DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

4. ADJECTIVES

5. CONJUNCTIONS

I. THE TENSE

1. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets.

a. he often ______________________(go) late to the office.

b. We ____________ in the Gulf now. (live)

c. She _________________________ dancing even before she went to college.

d. When ________ they ____________the new company?(join)

e. Rita ______________(clean) her room, when her pet dog ____________(jump)

on to her lap.

f. Rahul ____________(lose) his mobile phone while he ___________(jog).

g.The children _____________(write) excellent essays after the teacher

____________(discuss) the points.

h. The plane ______________(land) when we reached the airport.

i. The Sports Channel _____________(show) the highlights from the match this

evening.

j. The match ____________ at 12.00 p.m. tomorrow. (commence)

2. Rewrite the following sentences as directed.

a. Sam went to Delhi yesterday. (Interrogative )

b. The children are playing in the ground. (Negative)

c. The computer course begins next week. (Wh-Question)

d. Does she complete the work?(affirmative)

e. Meena bought an apple.(Negative)

f. They are waiting at the bus stop. ( Negative)

3. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets.

My friend _____________________(write) novels. But now he

_______________(compose) a long poem. It ____________(complete) soon. He

___________(think) of writing some plays too.

II. ARTICLES

1.Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles. Put ‘X’ wher no articles required.

(a) Today I have _________ job interview at ______ financial company. ______

company has ____ offices all over _______ world. I ‘m not sure that I have ___

skills to get hired. I hope so. _____ company’s office is on main street. That’s

______ same street my friend works on.

(b) Once there lived ______ very rich man. He had only one son whom he loved

very much. He wished his son to become ___________ decent man.

Unfortunately his son fell into bad company. The father was very sad. One day he

thought of ________ plan. He bought some apples and put them into _________

____________ basket. Then he put one rotten apple among _______ good

apples. __________ few days later, he asked to his son to get __________ apple

from _______ basket.

III. DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

1 . Read the following conversation between Kavitha and her teacher and

complete the passage below. Write the correct answer in the correct blank

number.

Teacher: Don’t lose heart

Kavitha: I’ll have to give up studies.

Teacher: You can apply for a scholarship

Kavitha : Could you arrange a job for me?

Teacher : Yes I can, But continue your studies.

The teacher advised Kavitha _________________________. Kavitha told him that

_________________________________________________ . The teacher

suggested that _____________________________________________________.

Kavitha asked him __________________________________________________.

The teacher said that he could, but again advised her

__________________________________________________________________.

2. Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

a. Jathin said to me, “I was awarded with the first prize.”

b. He said , “I saw her yesterday.”

c. The teacher said, “Knowledge is power.”

d. Raina said to me, “I am going to read a book this week.”

e. The teacher says to me, “If you work hard, you will pass.”

f. He will say, “I was right.”

g. Rohan said to me, “How much did you pay for this ball? ”

h. The doctor said to him, “Are you feeling better?”

I He told me, “Do you know anything about the book?”

j. she said to him, “When will you meet your friends?”

k. The poor said to me, “Please help me.”

l. Sajid said to me, “Let us go for shopping.”

m. The teacher said to the students, “Don’t waste time.”

n. “O, what a beautiful flower that is!” said he.

o. She said, “Alas! I lost my pet.”

p. They said, “ Wow! What a pleasant weather it is. ”

3.. Change the following sentences into Direct Speech.

a. He said that he was examining a patient.

b. Maria said that the library was there.

c. Sohan said that he had come from Banglore four years before.

d. He told me not to say a word .

e. The teacher asked me how old I was.

f. He requested me to wait for a while.

g. She asked Susan if she was ready.

h. The teacher told the students to sit down.

IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable Adjectives from the box and state its Kind.

(simple, some, much, third, colourful, lovely, which, my, your, such)

a. ___________ players always play for the team.

b. ______________ book is yours?

c. _______ car is at the service station.

d. ___________ bags are kept inside.

e. Give me _________ water.

f. The bag is ___________.

g. The bangles are _____________.

h. The teacher asked me a ___________ question.

i. She has got ___________ relief after the treatment.

j. The ___________ seat is empty.

V. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives given in the brackets.

a. Her ring is ____________(pretty) than mine.

b. Cheetahs are the ____________(fast) animals we can find.

c. Eating fruit and vegetables is ___________(healthy) than eating hot dogs.

d. I like milk _____________(good) than coffee.

e. China has ___________(many) people than any other country in the world.

f. The blue whale is the _____________(heavy) animal in the world.

g. Which is ___________(big) , Portugal or Spain?

VI. CONJUNCTIONS

1. Join the following sentences using suitable conjunctions given in brackets.

a. I walked slowly. It was dark.(because)

b. Mrs. Guptha is at home. Mr. Guptha is at home. (both…..and)

c. Mrs. Baron is strict. She is kind and loving. (but)

d. Ria may be sleeping. She may be cooking. (or)0

e. He has to apply for the loan. He cannot get it sanctioned.(unless)

f. I will come on Saturday. If not, I will come on Sunday. (either….or)

g. He is not happy with his neighbours. He is not happy with his friends

too. (neither….nor)

h. She cannot win a prize. She may work day and night. (even if)

i. Run away. You will be caught. (otherwise)

j. It was raining heavily. She went to school. (although)

k. He was tired. He could not walk. (so……that)

2. Choose the correct conjunctions from the brackets and fill in the

blanks.

a. He is doing it only ____________ it is necessary. (unless, because,

although)

b. He worked hard __________ he could pass. (so that, although, if)

c. They arrived ___________ he was sleeping. (while, although, till)

d. You must go _______ I will kick you out. (and, although, or)

e. They were rash _______ they were committed. (lest, yet)

WORK SHEET FOR YEARLY EXAMINATION 2019-20

class-VII

SUBJECT -ENGLISH

Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that

follow.

PAPRE BOATS

Day by day I float my paper boats one by one down the running

stream

In big black letters I write my name on them and the name of the

village where I live

I hope that someone in some strange land will find them and know who

I am

I load my little boats with shiuli flower from our garden ,

and hope that these blooms of the dawn will be carried safely to

land in the night

In launch my paper boats and look up in to the sky and see the

little clouds setting thee white bulging sails.

I know not what play mate of mine in the sky sends them down

the air to race with my boats!

When night comes I bury my face in my arms and dream that my

paper boats float on and on under the midnight stars.

the fairies of sleep are sailing in them, and landing

their baskets full of dreams.

-Rabindranath Tagore

On the basis of your reading of the poem, answer the following questions by choosing the

correct options given below.

1. The poet floats his paper boat down the ---------------- .

a) stream b) river c) ocean d) sea

2. The poet also wrote his name on the boat and --------------- .

a) address b) the name of his village c) name of his brother d)name of his house

3. The poet hoped that someone in the strange land would find the ----------------- .

a) address and come to him b)address c)boats and know where he lived d) house

4. " The blooms of the dawn" refer to the ------------------- .

a) The poet b) the river c) shiuli flower d) stars

5. The fairies of sleep are sailing in the --------------- .

a) cloud b) paper boats c) dreams d) none of these.

.1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

INDIAN FOLK THEATRE

Indian folk theatre can actually be divided into two broad categories - The religious and the

secular. While the religious folk theatres mainly evolved from stories from history , religion

and myth, the secular folk theatre actually emerged as a typical form of entertainment. The

two forms like the religious and the secular folk theatre therefore started working together

whilst influencing each other to create a fresh type of Indian natya.

Every state in India has its own distinctive form of folk theatre. Variously known as the Jatra

Orissa ,Bengal and Eastern Bihar, 'Tamasha' in Maharashtra , Nautanki in Uttar Pradesh

,Rajasthan and Punjab, Bhavai in Gujarat, Yakshagana in Karnataka, and Tberukuttu in Tamil

Nadu, Indian folk theatre with its sheer vibrancy since the age -old days has reached out of

all. Artistically ,folk theatre in India eloquently portrayed the ' nine rasas' of the Indian

drama. Chhau, Lion dance ,Kuchipudi, Santhal dance, all contributed in weaving that magic

of Indian folk theatre which not only stood out as an eminent theatre pattern but also

depicted life , love, death , virtues and vice.

The typical concept of stage designing of folk theatre in India once again points towards its

simplicity. The actors of the Indian folk Theatre generally perform on a makeshift stage. This

supports them in conversing with the audience during the course of the play as audience

participation is an essential part of Indian folk theatre. The stage for the folk Theatres is

generally a colossal empty space, which the actors skill fully control and use to complement

their dialogues and symbolic gestures .Elaborate make-up, masks, chorus , loud music and

folk dance are indeed the hall mark of Indian folk theatre.

With its sheer vitality therefore, Indian folk theatre is just not a theatre from but a lot more.

It is the chronicle of Indian drama where for the very first time , theatre broke the barrier of

orchestra and pits and reached the masses in a whole new way through the brilliance of

music, song and folklore.

1. Complete the following paragraph using ideas from the given passage.

The author talks about the ______________ of folk theatre , one that has developed

from _____________ and the other that is ____________ in its origins. The essential

features of the stage setting of a folk theatre is its ____________ which helps the actors to

__________________ with the _________________ when the play is on.

2. Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage.

a. eloquently ______________

b. eminent _______________

c. colossal ________________

d. hallmark ________________

f. chronicle ________________

3. On the basis of reading the passage , answer the following questions as briefly as

possible-

a. Where did religious and secular theatre evolve from?

b. What aspects of folk theatre ,pointed out by the author ,make it so appealing to the

public?

c. Name the various types of folk dance and mention the states they originated from

WRITING

1. Informal letter. 2. Notice. 3. Formal letter - Letter to the editor.

4. Autobiography.

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Q. I. 1. Write a letter to your friend inviting him/ her to your sister's wedding.

* very happy to invite you

* sister's wedding -- date and venue

* other friends would also be present

* will have lots of fun

2. Imagine that you are in a boarding school. Write a letter to your father seeking

permission to attend music classes.

II. 1. As President of friends of Animal group in your group in your school ,draft a notice

for your school notice board , inviting volunteers to spread awareness of prevention of

cruelty to animals. Give details of the new programme. Do not use more than 50 words.

Put the notice in a box.

2. The cricket Team of your school has to be formed . As Rinu / Rona, Secretary of the

Sports Club of your school , you have been asked to draft a notice to be put up on the

notice board of the school , to announce the selection of the team for VI-VIII students in

the school ground. Write the notice with the necessary information in about 50 words .Put

the notice in a box.

QIII 1. Write a letter to the editor of a local news paper on the issue of the lack of a play

ground in your area by using the hints given below in not more than 150 words.

* Hint ; Children have no place to play -- area surrounded by towering buildings -- as a

result they are watching more television , playing video games - no activity -leading to

health problems like obesity -- would request the concerned authorities to seriously think

on the issue - perhaps building a central park would solve the problem.

2.You are Amith/Akhila, a student. While walking along the road ,you came across an

accident where the injured lay on the road , growing in pain , waiting for the first aid . The

by watchers are only crowd around without any intention to help them .Being a student

you are helpless but the callous attitude of people make you very un happy. Write a letter

to The Editor- The Times of India-New Delhi-taking about the sorry state of affairs by using

the hits given below in not more than 150 words.

* Hints

*heart -rending scene

*people crowded - creating a suffocative environment

* not bothered about helping

*made aware and be educated about moral duties

QVI. Imagine yourself to be Akshay/Amrita. Write an autobiography using

information given below.

* Age - 15 years

* Height - 158 cm

* Good physique

* Family - one brother , father a business man , mother - teacher in a

senior secondary school

* Hobbies - reading , playing football, social activities

* Dreams - wants to become a civil servant

* Likes and dislikes - watching movies dislikes wasting time, dishonesty

* Why distinct from others - has been awarded many prizes in debates.