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Class Vii Pa-2 QS Bank English
Class Vii Pa-2 QS Bank English
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?
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?
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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.
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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
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
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)
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