VIDYA BHARATI SCHOOL
Summative Assessment – II (2016-2017)
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs.
GRADE : __VIIth(ENGLISH)
SAMPLE PAPER
SECTION: A(READING)
(15)
A1: Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions which follows:
( 5)
Woodman, that tree!
Touch not a single bough
In youth it sheltered me,
And I’ll protect it now.
‘T was my forefather’s hand
That placed it near his cot;
There, woodman, let it stand,
Thy axe shall harm it not!
When but an idle boy
I sought its grateful shad;
In all their gushing joy
Here ,too ,my sisters played.
My mother kissed me here,
My father pressed my hand
Forgive this foolish tear,
But let that oak stand!
My heart – strings round thee cling
Close as thy bark, old friend!
Here shall the wild bird sing ,
And still thy branches bend.
Old tree! The storm still brave!
And woodman leave the spot;
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While I have a hand to save,
Thy axe shall harm it not
Choose the most appropriate option:
1:The poet wants the woodman to spare the tree because:
(1)
(a) it yields valuable fruit
(b) the poet’s father told him strictly, not to touch the tree
( c) the tree has been the poet’s companion
(d) he doesn’t want that
2:The tree was planted by the poet’s:
(a) mother
(b) father
(1)
(c) grandfather
(d) forefathers
3:The poet’s father pressed his hand as a gesture of:
(a) affection
(b) kindness
(c) anger
(1)
(d) negligence
4) How does the poet spend a lot of time?
5)‘Gushing joy’ means to:
(a) laugh loudly
( c) scream loudly
(1/2)
(b) shout loudly
(d) try to be happy
6)The word ‘bough’ means:
(A) branch
(B) tree
(1/2)
(C) huge tree
(D) garden
A2: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions which follow:
(10)
When you imagine the desert, you probably think of a very hot place covered with sand.
Although this is a good description for many deserts, Earth’s largest desert is actually a very
cold place covered with ice: Antarctica. In order for an area to be considered a desert, it must
receive very little rainfall. More specifically, it must receive an average of less than ten inches of
precipitation—which can be rain, sleet, hail, or snow—on the ground every year. Antarctica, the
coldest place on earth, has an average temperature that usually falls below the freezing point.
And because cold air holds less moisture than warm air, the air in Antarctica does not hold
much moisture at all. This is evident in the low precipitation statistics recorded for Antarctica.
For example, the central part of Antarctica receives an average of less than 2 inches of snow
every year. The coastline of Antarctica receives a little bit more—between seven and eight
inches a year. Because Antarctica gets so little precipitation every year, it is considered a desert.
When precipitation falls in hot deserts, it quickly evaporates back into the atmosphere. The air
over Antarctica is too cold to hold water vapor, so there is very little evaporation. Due to this
low rate of evaporation, most of the snow that falls to the ground remains there permanently,
eventually building up into thick ice sheets. Any snow that does not freeze into ice sheets
becomes caught up in the strong winds that constantly blow over Antarctica. These snow-filled
winds can make it look as if it is snowing. Even though snowfall is very rare there, blizzards are
actually very common on Antarctica.
Questions
1) The main purpose of paragraph 1 is to:
(1)
A. accept a conclusion
B. introduce an argument
C. provide a brief history
D. deny a common belief
2) The best title for this passage would be
A. Earth’s Many Deserts
B. Antarctica: The Coldest Place on Earth
C. A Desert of Ice
D. Unusual Blizzards
(1)
3) Africa’s Sahara Desert is the second-largest desert on earth. Based on the information in the
passage, what characteristic must the Sahara share with Antarctica?
(1)
A. low temperatures
B. high temperatures
C. frequent blizzards
D. low precipitation
4) What can be a good description of a desert?
(1x7=7)
5) Which one is the Earth’s largest desert?
6) Why does the air in Antarctica not hold moisture at all?
7) Why is Antarctica considered a desert?
8) Write a suitable title of the passage.
9)Find the words from the passage which means same as follows:
i) turn from liquid into vapour
ii) continuously over a period of time
SECTION: B(WRITING)
(15)
B1:Imagine you are the class prefect. Your class is organizing a Clean the Classroom campaign in
your school. Everyday in the following week a team of students from your class will walk into
any class they please and take photographs. The students of the most untidy classroom will
have to clean their own classroom for a month. Make a notice for the notice board announcing
this event.
(3)
(word limit=50 words)
B2:Read the following details about Rabindranath Tagore. Use the information to write his
short bio -sketch:
(5)
Birth- in 1861 in a wealthy family of Kolkata
Education- no formal education-left free to pursue his literacy activities-interest in
literacy creativity shown even in childhood
• Achievements:- Nobel Prize for literature(Gitanjali) in 1913-first man from the east to
win the prize
• Interests: Versatile genius-painted ,acted, composed music-keen and active interest in
freedom struggle.
OR
B2: Write a letter in about 120 words to your friend congratulating him/her on being appointed
the head boy of the school.
(5)
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B3:Read the outline of a famous tale from panchatantra and write in your own words:
(7)
Outline-a poor Brahmin travelling through forests------- comes across a tiger caught in a trap---- tiger begs him to let him out-Brahmin in pity does so-----tiger knocks him down------tiger
agrees that he may appeal to three things against tiger----------Brahmin first asks a peepal tree----tree says all men are ungrateful-----Brahmin next asks the road-------the road says that in
return for its services men trample on it with heavy boots------Brahmin in despair------consults a
jackal-----jackal asks how tiger got into cage-----tiger jumps in to show him-----jackal shuts cage
and walks away with Brahmin------moral
SECTION: C(GRAMMAR)
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C1:Write the verbs in brackets in the gerund or the to-infinitive forms:
1).
2)
3)
4)
(4)
I can’t imagine Peter________(go) by bike.
He agreed ________(buy) a new car.
The man asked me how______(get) to the airport.
Are you thinking of ________(visit) London.
C2: Fill in the blanks with correct verbs given in the brackets:
(1/2x8=4)
India_______(get/got/gotten)her freedom in 1947 from Britishers. Upto 25th January,
1950, we _______(were governed/governed/have been governed)by the foreigners. On 26th
January our own constitution _____(come/came/has come/had come) into operation. People
________(have/had/ will have ) a sigh of relief. During the long struggle for freedom many
Indians_____(sacrifice/sacrificed/had sacrificed) their precious life for the time cause. At that
time it_____(was/is/had been/has) a nation of purity, brotherhood, fellow-feeling, cooperation
and affection. During the span of sixty-two years we______(have lost/losing/are losing/will
lose) all our values and we_______(have turned/turn/are turning) corrupt to the lowest web.
C3: Change the following sentences into passive voice:
(4)
1)They are helping me.
2) She pays a lot of money.
3) The teacher taught us,
4) Somebody built the house last year.
C4: Choose the correct preposition and use it at the proper place in each of the given
sentences:
(4)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
Come and sit me. (beside/besides/beneath)
She sat her classmates.(from/between/below)
Alaska is North America. (at/in/on)
Nancy will go her house. (to/on/in)
My mother’s aunt lives a river bank. (near/under/beneath)
Ronit bought an ice-cream the vendor. (for/from/among)
I am searching the post office building.(since/for/by)
She has been living in that haunted house two years now.(since/of/for)
C5: Join and rewrite the sentences using suitable conjunctions :
1) She will dance. You ask her. (if)
2) She will not come. You have not invited her.(because)
3) Om is honest. Jai is more honest.(but)
4) I will be glad. Visit our farmhouse.(if)
5) Mother has joined Yoga classes. She is fit and healthy. (so)
6) She is seven years old. She does not go to school.(but)
7) I like him. He is honest. (because)
8) I worked hard. I failed. (yet)
(4)
SECTION:D (LITERATURE)
(30marks)
D1: Read the lines from the poem and the lesson carefully and answer the following questions
in reference to context:
(6)
“ I want to talk to you about that roar. It was very convincing. You have great talent.
(3)
a) Who said these words to whom?
b) What roar is the speaker referring to?
c) What great talent did the speaker see in other person ?
D2: “ All men are our kindred, the world is our home.
Our lays are of cities whose luster is shed”
(3)
Write the name of the poet and the poem.
a) What does they sing about cities?
b) Write the meaning of the word ‘lays’ given in the above lines.
D3: Answer the following questions :
(2x5=10)
a) What effect did Tansen’s music have on nature?
b) There were three extraordinary things in the lesson ‘The Face on the Wall’. What were
they?
c) What was the king willing to exchange with miller?
d) What was the most important day in Helen’s life? Why was it so?
e) Was Tom reluctant to let Ben do the whitewashing? Why/ Why not?
D4: Imagine you are Helen, in the chapter “The Most Important Day”. Write a page in your diary
why you considered that day the most important day when your teacher came to your home.
Write your feelings and how you felt that day in about 100 words.
(5)
D5: As a child, Tansen was not interested in music, though his father wanted him to be a
musician. Do you think parents should impose their expectations on children?
(100-120words) (5)
D6: Here are some adjectives. Which ones would you use to describe the king and which ones
for the miller?
(4)
Unhappy happy discontented caring
free
Sad
miserable contended
healthy
frank
Wealthy affluent
royal
satisfied
hard working