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D. A. V. MODEL SCHOOL
PREPARATORY SET FOR MID-TERM EXAMINATION
SESSION – 2024-2025
Class: VII Maximum Marks: 80
Subject: English Time: 3 Hours
General Instructions:
- This paper is divided into four sections: A, B, C and D. All questions are compulsory.
- Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.
- Read these instructions very carefully and follow them.
- This question paper consists of 6 printed pages and 17 questions.
SECTION A- READING COMPREHENSION (20 Marks)
1. Read the passage and answer the following questions:
i) The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It covers an area of nearly 2.8 million square miles, which is about the size of the continent of Australia. The Amazon rainforest gets
its life from the majestic Amazon river, the world’s second largest river, which runs directly through the heart of the region. The rainforest itself is simply the drainage basin for the river and its many tributaries. The vast forest consists of some layers, each featuring its own ecosystem and specially adapted plants and animals.
ii) The forest floor is the lowest region. Since only 2 percent of the sunlight filters through the top layers to the under storey, very few plants grow here. The forest floor is however rich with rotting vegetation and the bodies of the dead organisms which are quickly broken down into available nutrients and integrated into the soil. Tree roots stay close to these nutrients and decomposers such as millipedes and earthworms use them as food
iii) The under storey is the layer above the forest floor. Much like the forest floor, only about 2-5 percent of the sunlight reaches the shadowy realm. Many of the plants in the under storey have large, broad leaves to collect as much sunlight as possible. The under storey is so thick that there is very little air movement. As a result, plants rely on insects and animals to pollinate their flowers.
iv) The layer above the under storey is the canopy. This is where much of the actions of the rainforest occur. Many canopy leaves are specially adapted leaves which form drip-tips. Drip- tips allow water to flow off the leaves which prevents mosses, fungi and lichens from occupying the leaves. Leaves in the canopy are very dense and filter about 80 percent of the sunlight. The canopy is where the wealth of the rainforest, fruits and flowers grow. Bromeliads, cup like plants, provide drinking pools for animals and breeding locations for tree frogs.
a) Why is the Amazon rainforest called the world’s largest rainforest?
b) Name the two insects which use the decomposed organisms as food.
c) In which layer of the Amazon rainforest do the ‘drip-tips’ grow?
d) How are Bromeliads useful for animals and tree frogs?
e) What makes the soil of the forest floor rich with nutrients?
f) Find the word from the passage which means – ‘grand and splendid’.
g) How does the pollination of flowers occur in the under storey layer of the rainforest?
2. Read the poem carefully and choose the correct option:-
Fame is a food that dead men eat,
I have no stomach for such meat.
In little light and narrow room,
They eat in the silent tomb.
With no kind voice of comrade near
To bid the feaster be of cheer.
But friendship is a noble thing,
Of friendship it is good to sing.
For truly when a man shall end,
He lives in memory of his friend,
Who doth his better part recall,
And of his fault make funeral.
—Henry Austin Dobson
i. By the expression ‘Fame is a food that dead men eat’ we mean
(a) fame is enjoyed only after death
(b) fame is enjoyed during life-time
(c) fame is something like a food
(d) fame dies with one’s death.
ii. Friendship is a noble thing because
(a) a man cannot live without friends
(b) real friends are very helpful
(c) a man always remembers the good qualities of his friend after his death
(d) it enhances dignity of mankind.
iii. Friendship is better than fame because in friendship
(a) when a man dies he lives in the memory of his friend
(b) a man always regards his friend
(c) enmity never comes
(d) a man is always happy in the company of his friend.
iv. In the last line of the above poem the poet wants to convey that
(a) one should believe in friendship
(b) the faults of a man are highlighted by his friend after his death
(c) the faults of a man are forgotten by his friend after his death
(d) one should not run after fame and friendship.
v. The word recall means
(a) forget (b) come close (c) help (d) remember.
3. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
The arctic regions are home to Eskimos. They are typically not very tall, but they have strong shoulders and legs. They may be thousands of miles apart, but they speak the same language and can communicate with people from other groups. Mutual consent is required for marriage. They don’t hold a formal wedding ceremony. Fishing and hunting are how Eskimos survive. Although the igloo, or snow house, of the Eskimos, is well recognized, in reality, they typically live in wood and turf buildings. Eskimos like carving while they are not hunting and working. They frequently craft exquisite things using ivory and wood.
i. What kind of people are the Eskimos?
ii. How is a shared language beneficial to them?
iii. How do they support themselves?
iv. What sort of things do they enjoy doing in their free time?
v. Specify the two kinds of houses that Eskimos people inhabit.
SECTION – B: WRITING (16 Marks)
4. You are Sunil/Sunita Verma of Little Bright Star Public School, Hyderabad. In the Unit test some students of your class haven’t performed well in Science and Mathematics. Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting him/her to arrange extra classes for Science and Mathematics so that the students can clarify their doubts and improve the score in the Half-Yearly Examination. (120-150 words)
5. You are Gopal/Gopika, Head Boy/Head Girl, DAV Public School, Delhi. Your school is going to organize a trip to Goa during the summer vacation. Write a notice in 50 words for the school notice board giving the details of the trip.
6. Imagine you are an astronaut and you are travelling in a space ship write a diary entry and record all that you see in space your experience thoughts about your family the view of the art from space
SECTION C: GRAMMAR ( 20 Marks)
7. Choose the correct answer for the sentence.
a.I ___________ to the supermarket later.
A. will be going
B. will go
C. will have been going
b. My aunt ___________ a teacher for 30 years this September.
A. will be
B. is going to be
C. will have been
c. She can’t go on the trip in September because she will ___________ school.
A. have started
B. go to
C. have been starting
d. This time tomorrow, I’ll ___________.
A. have been working
B. be working
C. have worked
8. Identify the phrases or clauses in the following sentences and state their kinds:
a) The place where Buddha got enlightenment is called Bodh Gaya.
b) Sarita was sitting in a corner.
c) I have no clue what she did with those funds.
9. Do as directed in the brackets:
a) The train _ at 6:30 in the morning. (Use the correct form of ‘arrive’ to refer to
the scheduled event in the future)
b) Keep writing. (State whether the underlined verb is Transitive or Intransitive)
c) By 2200, the longevity of human life_______ by twenty years. (Fill in the blank with
the appropriate future tense form of ‘increase’)
10. Rearrange the jumbled words or phrases to form meaningful sentences:
a) our population/ a/of/ big portion/villages/in/ lives
b) living/the villages/most of the /in/ people/illiterate/are
c) social evils/they/ from/ suffer/ many
d) the lot of the/ a great deal/students/do/can/to improve/ villagers
11. Join the following sentences with appropriate linkers.
a) Sahil completed his homework. He put it in his school bag.
b) The gardener mowed the lawn, He earned a hundred rupees.
c) Maya doesn’t like leafy vegetables, She doesn’t like salads.
12. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect words and the corresponding correct words in your answer sheet:
Incorrect Correct
I am living in this city a) ________ ________
since twenty long years and thus know b) ________ ________
it very well. Hence, I shall have being joining c) ________ ________
a new course for two months.
SECTION D: LITERATURE (24 MARKS)
13. Read the poem and answer the following questions.
“Where wretchedness will hang its head,
And joy, like a pearl,
Attends the needs of all mankind.
Of such I dream- Our world.”
a) Explain the meaning of the line ‘Where wretchedness will hang its head’.
b) Why has joy been compared to a pearl?
c) Identify the poetic device used in the first line of the given stanza.
14. Read the extract and answer the following questions.
“You think you are wiser than the newspaper?” Father sneered. “A man may have the strength of an elephant and yet be a coward whereas another may have the strength of a straw, but if he has courage, he can do anything. Courage is everything, age, and strength are not important.”
a) Why did the father pass the condemning remark and to whom?
b) What do you mean by ‘strength of a straw’?
c) Write the meaning of the word ‘sneer’.
15. Read the extract and answer the following questions.
‘I might win one still,’ she replied as casually as she could. ‘It’ll depend on the subject in my category,’ she added. ‘Your category? Manju, heh, does that mean that you are participating? I knew you would do it! I was sure you wouldn’t give in,’ he said.
a) Who was sure that Manju wouldn’t give in?
b) Where was Manju participating?
c) Which person motivated her not to give up?
16. Read the poem and answer the following questions.
A world I dream where black or white,
Whatever race you be,
Will share the bounties of the earth,
And every man is free.
a) What does the poet dream of in the above lines?
b) Explainthe kind of freedom the poet refer to?
c) Write the rhyme scheme of the above stanza?
17. Answer the following questions:
a) “But as I had not invited her along, she too decided to keep out of sight.” – Who is the speaker and why didn’t the speaker invite ‘her’?
b) What lesson can we learn from the bird’s preference for natural comforts over luxurious offers in the poem, “Birdie, Will You Pet?”?
c) What lesson does the story ‘Stone Soup in Bohemia’ teach us?
d) “Sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.”– Discuss the importance of having a positive attitude in life. Give examples to justify your point of view.
