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BHAVAN’S SRI RAMAKRISHNA VIDYALAYA

REVISION FOR TERM-II EXAMINATION (2023-24)


CLASS : VII
SUBJECT: ENGLISH

(LITERATURE )
I. Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow:
“Feeling hungry, I unwrapped my loaf of bread and broke it in two, offering one half to
the boy.”
i)Who is feeling hungry?
ii)Why do people offer food?
iii)What was the other boy doing?
iv )Name the lesson and the author.

II. “Saw it on some of the books. He’s surely got a wonderful library, hasn’t he?”
i)Who is the speaker and whom does he speaking to?
ii)What is their occupation?
iii)Whose library they were talking about?
iv) Name the lesson and the author.

III. “See the white river that flashes and scintillates,


Curved like a tusk from the mouth of the city gates.”
i) Name the river in the poem.
ii) Name the poetic device in the second line.
iii) What do you mean by the word ‘scintillates’?
iv) Name the lesson and the author.

IV. “How do I describe the wretch I had created with such pains?”
i)Whom does ‘I’ refer to?
ii)What did he create?
iii)What do you mean by the word ‘wretch’ ?
iv)Name the lesson and the author.

II. Value Based questions:


1. “We can not imagine humanity without love and compassion”
Do you agree with this? Explain.With reference to the play ‘A Christmas Carol’ .

2. “Go and buy it, and tell 'em to bring it here. Come back and I'll give you a shilling.
Come back in less than five minutes, and I'll give you half a crown! “
How did the speaker's attitude towards money change from the donation incident at
the start of the play ‘‘A Christmas Carol’?

3. 1. Describe the active procession around the Charminar in your own words.

4. Who do you think is the more destructive character in the story: the monster or
scientist? Write a paragraph giving reasons for your answer.

III. Answer the following questions:

1. The new teacher kneaded the grade into position. What does the word mean in the
context? Why did the new teacher need to do it?
2. What does the poem reveal about Blenkinsop's character? Give reasons for your
answer.
3. What manners did Alice try to teach the Hatter?
4. How can one prepare oneself before tackling a difficult task?
5. What were some of the problems the young adventurer faced in the lesson’ How
Far Is The River’?
6. The wealthy king and the queen had cast out the poor and hungry beggar. What
insight does the poem reveal about human nature through this situation?
7. Why was Mr Rogers surprised, but delighted when Hogan told the whole s somewhat
changed from the real truth?
8. The open invitation of the Spider went in vain but ironically the Fly's vanity allowed
it to get trapped. Do you agree? Explain in your own words.
9. How did Victor spend the night the monster was created?
10. How has the Musi river been described in the night?

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