DPSG, PALAM VIHAR
HOLIDAYS’ HOMEWORK
CLASS VII
ENGLISH:
Q1. Answer with reference to context
Read these lines and answer the questions carefully.
A. ‘ She did not have to wait long. Soon, she heard a great scurrying and
scuffling of feet outside the door………’
1. Who is referred to as ‘she’ in the above lines?
2. For whom was ‘she’ waiting?
3. Which literary device is used in the phrase ‘scurrying and scuffling’?
4. What was happening outside the door?
B.
Though young birds in, flying , fall,
Still their wings grow stronger,
And the next time they can keep
Up a little longer.
1. What lesson does the poet want to teach through the example of young birds?
2. In the above stanza, mention the pair of rhyming words.
3. Which literary device is used in the above stanza? Support your answer with
the evidence from the poem?
Q2. Justify the title of the poem, ‘Don’t Give Up’ in not more than 40
words.
Q3. Write the character sketch of ‘Bonnie’ from the chapter ‘Bonnie and
the Fairies’ .
Grammar
Q4. Fill in the blanks with the correct Conjunctions:
And, so, unless, if, but, since, or, because, therefore, until, for,
before, after , neither, nor , though, till
1. He tried ______ he succeeded.
2. Please wait ______ I call.
3. We shall go ______ we are forbidden.
4. I asked her to stay to tea ______ I had something to tell her.
5. Do it now ______ you forget.
6. Are you coming ______ not ?
7. Not a flower ______ even a blade of grass will grow in this desert.
8. Let us wait ______ the rain stops.
9. I arrived ______ you left.
10. He ______ knows ______ cares what happened.
11. It is just a week _______ we arrived here.
12. Jenny will not attend the party______ she is personally invited.
13. Your allowance will be withdrawn _______ you do not do well.
14. You may have all the wealth in the world ______ you may still not be
happy.
Writing
Q5. You are Himani Dixit, the Head Girl of St. Francis School, Noida. Your
school is organising an art and craft exhibition. The principal has asked
you to seek the co-operation of all the students. You decide to call a meeting
of the school prefects, House Captains and Class monitors. Write a notice
in not more than 50 words asking them to attend the meeting. Put the
notice in a box.
HINDI:
inado-Sa —1ºsvacCta evaM vat-naI ka ivaSaoYa Qyaana rKoM.
2ºga`IYmaavakaSa kaya- vyaakrNa kI ]%tr puistka maoM kroM.
1º ‘ kao[- nahIM prayaa’ kivata ko kiva sao Aap khaÐ tk sahmat hOM Æ Apnao ivacaar ilaiKe.
2º ‘ kOsaa haogaa maoro sapnaaoM ka Baart’ — ivastar sao ilaiKe.
3º nasa-rI kI AQyaaipka AaOr ronaU dIdI ko svaBaava maoM @yaa AMtr qaaÆ ‘ Eauit ’ paz ko AaQaar
pr ilaiKe.
4º SaarIirk $p sao ApMga vyai@t ko p`it hmaara vyavahar kOsaa haonaa caaihe Æ Apnao ivacaar
ilaiKe.
5º yaid Aapko Gar maoM iksaI pxaI nao GaaoMsalaa banaa ilayaa AaOr ]samaoM ]sako AMDo rKo haoM tao Aap
]sakI saurxaa kOsa
kroMgao ÆApnao ivacaar ilaiKe.
6º eosao dao ivaklaaMga maihlaaAaoM ko baaro maoM pta lagaaeÐ ÊijanhaoMnao Apnao dRZ,–saMklp AaOr kzaor
pirEama sao Apnao
inaQaa-irt laxya kao pa ilayaa hao.
7º ivaSva maoM ihndI kI @yaa isqait hO Æ
8º BaaYaa ko mah%%va pr caar pMi@tyaaÐ ilaiKe .
9º inamnailaiKt SabdaoM kao Saud\Qa krko ilaiKe —
]jjavala Ê irtu Ê nama-ta Ê p`Sana ÊAaSaI-vaad Ê ivadayaI Ê proma Ê dinDt
10º vyaMjana iksao khto hOM Æ [sako BaodaoM ka vaNa-na kIijae.
11º inamnailaiKt SabdaoM ka vaNa-– saMyaaojana kIijae —
kº p\$A$r\$[$va\$A$r\$t\$A$na\$A
Kº k\$Ya\$A$ma\$Aa$Sa\$[-$la\$A
gaº sa\$A$na\$Qa\$ya\$Aa
12º inamnailaiKt SabdaoM dao–dao pyaa-yavaacaI ilaiKe —
catur Ê tlavaar Ê caMd`maa Ê Qana Ê ]poxaa ÊAmaRt
13º inamnailaiKt SabdaoM ko ivalaaoma ilaiKe —
inama-la Ê jaD, Ê Aayaat Ê GaRNaa Ê sqaUla Ê svaaQaIna Ê Ëya ÊmaUk ÊnaOitk ÊKra
14º saM&a ko BaodaoM kI pirBaaYaa ]dahrNa saiht ilaiKe.
15º ‘ ga`IYma ?tu ’ pr ek AnaucCod ilaiKe.
16º inamnailaiKt SabdaoM maoM sao puillaMga AaOr s~IilaMga Alaga–Alaga kr ilaiKe —
jaMgala Êmaja,dUr ÊnadI Ê poD, ÊdIvaar ÊcaT\Tana Ê mahavat Ê mahla ÊjaM,jaIr Êbaat
17º pu$Yavaacak sava-naama ko Baod ilaKkr ]nako dao–dao ]dahrNa dIijae.
18º vaad –ivavaad p`ityaaoigata maoM p`qama sqaana p`aPt krnao pr ima~ kao baQaa[-–p~.
MATHEMATICS:
1. Find the range of height of any ten students of your class.
2. Find he mean of first then odd numbers.
3. Find the mean of all prime numbers between 0 and 20.
4. A cricketer scores the following runs in eight innings
57, 76, 40, 35, 46, 45, 0, 100
Find its mean.
5. The weight of 15 students of an class are:38, 42, 35, 37, 45, 50, 32, 43, 43, 40, 36, 38, 43, 38, 47
Find mode and median of this data.
6. Find mode and median of the data
13, 16, 12, 14, 19, 12, 14, 13, 14
7. The performance of students in first term and second term is given. Draw a double bar graph
using appropriate scale and answer the following:Subject
English
Hindi
Maths
Science
Social Science
I term
67
72
88
81
73
II term
70
65
95
85
75
a) In which subjects students improved their performance
b) Has performance gone down in any subject?
8. There are six marbles in a box with numbers 1 to 6 written on them.
a) What is the probability of drawing a marble having number 2/5
9. A coin is tossed to decide which team starts the game. What is the probability that your
team will start?
10. Two hundred students, of class 7th and 8th were asked to name their favourite colour.
Favourite colour
Red
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Number of students
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
43
55
19
49
34
Represent this data on a bar graph.
Verify
a-(-b) = a + b, for a = 21 and b =11.
Write down a pair of integers whose
a) Difference is -10.
b) Sum is -7.
Find the product
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In a class test containing 10 questions, 3 marks were awarded for each correct answer and -1
for every wrong answer, Ram gets 4 correct and 6 incorrect answers what is her score?
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An elevator descends into a mine shaft at the rate 6m/min. If the elevator starts descending
from 10 m above the ground level, how long will it take to reach -350m respectively?
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SCIENCE:
I) Fill in the Blanks:
a. Symbol O represents _______________ whereas O2 represents________________
b. Aluminium exhibits valency ______________
c. _____ shows variable valency.
d. An element cannot be broken down into simpler substances by __________
e. An ___________ is made up of atoms.
II) Give the mode of nutrition for the following :
a. Pitcher plant_______________________________________
b. Mushroom_______________________________________
d. Cuscuta _____________________________________________________
e. Mistletoe _______________________________________________________
f. Lichen _________________________________________________________
III) Answer the following:
a) What are the slimy green patches occurring in ponds known as? Do they carry out
photosynthesis and if yes, how?
______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
b) Complete the equation:
Carbondioxide + water ------------------------ ------------------- + ------------------
d) What happens when you add a drop of iodine in starch solution?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------e) Name the largest gland of the body.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
f) Why is the juice produced by stomach acidic in nature? What is its importance?
Reason:_______________________________
Importance:______________________________________________________
III).Write valency for the following:
Element
Valency
Calcium
Sodium
Chloride
Iron
IV) Complete the table given below:
JUICE
GLAND
LOCATION
ACTION OF
JUICE
SALIVA
BILE
PANCREATIC
JUICE
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
General Instructions:
A. There are 21 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
B. Questions from serial number 1 to 9 are very short answer questions of 1 mark each.
Answers of these questions should not exceed 20 words.
C. Questions from serial number 10 to 16 are 3 marks questions. Answers of these questions
should not exceed 60 words each.
D.Questions from serial number 17 to 20 are 5 marks questions. Answers of these questions
should not exceed 80 words each.
E.Question number 21 is a map question from History, it is of 5 marks.
Q1.What sources do the historians use for the study of a particular period of history?
Q2.What factors contributed to the variety of developments in the medieval period?
Q3.Who were the parties involved in the tripartite struggle?
Q4.Who destroyed the temple of Somnath?
Q5.What is an ecosystem?
Q6.Which are the major components of environment?
Q7.What is a rock.Name its types.
Q8.Who is known as head of the commission?
Q9.Name the constituents of the oceanic crust.
Q10.What happens when igneous rocks and sedimentary rocks go under heat and pressure?
Q11.How do the historians divide the past into periods? Do they face any problems in doing so?
Q12.In a democracy why Universal Adult Franchise is important.
Q13.What is an election manifesto?
Q14.What is meant by Universal Adult Franchise?
Q15.Write a note on Prashatis.
Q16.Distinguish biotic and abiotic environment with examples.
Q17.Give an account of various domains of the environment.
Q18.What do you mean by a rock cycle.Explain with a help of a diagram.
Q19.What is meant by multi party system? Give an example of a country which has a multi party
system.Mention four national parties of India.
Q20.Give any three provisions of the Indian Constitutionthat aim at ensuring social equality.
Q21. Mark the following kingdoms on the map of India:
1) Rashtrakutas
2) Cholas
3) Palas
4) Gurjara-Pratiharas
FRENCH:
Q.1. Completez avec adjectifs demonstratifs :1. _________ etudiante est intelligente.
2. _________ oiseau est joli.
3. _________ ami est sympathique.
4. _________ cahiers sont lourds.
5. _________ homme est gros.
6. _________ enfants sont intelligents.
7. _________ hiver , Il va en France.
8. _________ adresse est correcte.
Q.2. Retrouvez les phrases :1. oncle / cet / est / mon / homme .
___________________________________
2. lampe / cette / moi / a / est .
___________________________________
3. cette / est / fille / jolie .
___________________________________
Q.3. Completez avec adjectifs possessifs :1. C'est ton stylo ? Oui , C'est ________ stylo.
2. Ce sont tes enfants ? Oui , Ce sont ________ enfants.
3. C'est la chaise de Louis ? Non , Ce n'est pas _______ chaise.
4. Ce sont les parents de Paul et Pauline ? Oui , Ce sont _______ parents .
Q.4. Completez avec la forme correcte de l'adjectif :1. Mon cartable est ___________ ( lourd ) .
2. Les romans sont ____________ ( interessante ) .
3. La femme est __________ ( beau ) .
4. Les serpents sont __________ ( laid ) .
Q.5. Conjugez les verbes :a) Je ______________ finir mon travail. ( devoir )
b) Ils ______________ acheter une voiture . ( vouloir )
c) Ma soeur __________ aller chez le journaliste . ( pouvoir )
d) ___________ - tu du chocolat ? ( vouloir )
Q.6. Conjugez les verbes :Avoir
____________
____________
Aller
____________
_____________
____________
_____________
____________
______________
____________
_____________
____________
______________
____________
______________
SANSKRIT:
kxaa sao saMbaMiQat dsa vastuAaoM ko naama ihndI evaM saMskRt maoM ilia#ae.
2´ p`qama paz sao saMbaMiQat dsa Sabd$paoM kao caunakr ]naka pd pircaya dIijae.
3´ iWtIya paz sao saMbaMiQat dsa Qaatu$paoM kao caunakr ]naka Qaatu pircaya dIijae.
4´ 1 sao 20 AMk ko saM#yaa SabdaoM kao saMskRt maoM ilia#ae.
5´ kao[- dao Qaatu laokr ]nako laT\ tqaa laRT\ lakar maoM Qaatu$p ilia#ae.
6´ kao[- ek Aakarant ko Sabd laokr ]naka Sabd$p ilia#ae.
7´ paz sao dsa Sabd laokr ]naka saMskRt vaa@ya maoM p`yaaoga kIijae.
8´ paz sao dsa Sabd laokr ]naka vaa@ya maoM p`yaaoga kIijae.