Model Question Paper
Class - VII
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Second Summative Evaluation
Subject: English
Full Marks: 25 Class : VII Time: 50 Minutes
Name of the Student :……………………………………………. Roll No: ………..… Sec : ...........
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1. Read the following passage and answer the questions below:
Far down the earth, there lived dark Pluto, king of the land of the dead. He had often asked some goddess to come and live with him, but no goddess was willing to live among the dead. So Pluto was very lonely. One day Pluto came to earth and was driving along in his swift chariot. Behind some bushes he heard voices and laughter. He was curious. He stopped his chariot, and walked to the bushes. There he saw Proserpine laughing and playing with her companions who formed a circle round her.
A. Fill in the following chart with information from the text : 1×2 = 2
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Cause |
Effect |
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(i) |
Pluto led a lonely life. |
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(ii) Pluto heard voices and laughter
behind some bushes. |
B. Write ‘True’ and ‘False’ for the statements: 1×2 = 2
(i) Pluto, king of the gods, lived far down the earth. [ ]
(ii) Pluto came to earth driving along in his winged chariot in the air. [ ]
C. Find words from the text having meanings similar to these: 1×2 = 2
(a) a young unmarried girl: ………………….………………….……………
(b) a horse driven carriage or car: ………………….………………….……..
2. Read the following poem and answer the questions below:
Give to me the life I love, Bed in the bush with stars to see,
Let the lave go by me, Bread I dip in the river –
Give the jolly heaven above There's the life for a man like me,
And the byway nigh me. There's the life for ever.
A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives: 1×1 = 1
(a) The vagabond wishes to have his bed - (i) in a frosty field (ii) in the bush (iii) at a roadside inn
B. Identify which of the following statements are True and which are False. Give a supporting statement for each of your answers: 2×2 = 4
(a) The vagabond wants the way to be far away from him. ( )
Supporting statement:
(b) The vagabond dips the bread in the river water. ( )
Supporting statement:
C. Complete the sentences meaningfully: 1×2 = 2
(a) The vagabond is a person who ………………………………………………………..
D. Answer the following questions: 2×1 = 2
(a) What kind of a life does the vagabond want?
Ans:…….……………………………….…….……………………………….…............
Grammar
2. Do as directed: 1×5=5
(i) The sleeping girl is looking beautiful. (Underline the participle adjective)
(ii) A mango is as ………………. (sweet) to taste as an apple. (Complete with the proper degree of adjective)
(iii) I (have finished/ finishes/ finish) my task well before the scheduled time. (Fill in the blank with proper form of verb)
(iv) Students ………………. treat their teachers with respect. (Fill in the blank using modal verb)
(v) Possible - ……………………………… (Form a new word using prefix or suffix)
Writings
3. Describe in a short paragraph your experience of enjoying a picnic. You may use the following hints: 5
[place of the picnic ……… time/season of the picnic ………. your companions in the picnic ………. games/events/activities ……….. your feelings after the picnic]
Or
You have just finished reading a beautiful story. Write a story in
about seventy words with the help of the points given below. Give a title to
your story : 5
[Outlines: merchant …………. going
home through forest …………. has bag full of money …………. rain falls ………. gets wet
…………. curses the rain …………. a robber comes …………. points gun at the merchant …..…..
shoots …………. unhurt …………. wet gunpowder …………. merchant thanks God for rain.]