Class Vii Ray and Martin Question Bank Page :75 Solved

 

Class Vii Ray and Martin Question Bank Page :75 Solved

🏫 Hare School

Class: Vii     Subject: English

Full Marks: 50     Time: 2 Hours

 

✅ Part A: Reading Skill (Seen Passage) – 20 Marks

1. Read the passage and answer the following questions:

 

A. Choose the correct answers: (1×4=4)

(i) After stopping his chariot, Pluto walked to the —

✅ (c) bushes

(ii) Proserpine's friends were —

✅ (c) scared

(iii) Proserpine's face was very —

✅ (a) vivid

(iv) Pluto made Proserpine his —

✅ (d) hostage

 

B. Complete the sentences: (2×2=4)

(i) Pluto had often made a request to some goddess to come and live with him.

(ii) Proserpine seized the girdle the moment the ground was closing over her.

 

C. True or False with supporting statements: (2×3=6)

(i) ✅ True

Supporting statement: “There he saw Proserpine laughing and playing with her companions.”

(ii) ✅ True

Supporting statement: “He was afraid that Proserpine’s mother Ceres would soon appear…”

(iii) ❌ False

Supporting statement: “Chariot, horses and all plunged into the darkness below.”

 

D. Cause and Effect: (1×2=2)

Cause Effect

(i) Pluto hit the ground forcibly with his sceptre. The ground opened for his chariot to enter.

(ii) Pluto did not prefer to go in another direction. He struck the ground to create an entry.

 

E. Short Answer Questions: (1×4=4)

(i) Pluto’s kingdom was located far beneath the earth. It was dark and lonely.

(ii) Pluto thought it would be useless to ask Proserpine because no goddess wanted to live among the dead.

(iii) A girdle is a type of belt or waistband worn around the waist.

 

📘 Part A: Reading Skill (Unseen Passage) – 10 Marks

2. Read the passage and answer the questions:

 

Choose the correct answers: (1×5=5)

(i) Elara and the animals were —

✅ (c) They are her friends

(ii) Elara’s personality was —

✅ (b) adventurous and curious

(iii) Elara found adventure —

✅ (b) in the magical forest

(iv) The oak tree is a symbol of —

✅ (c) wisdom and knowledge

(v) “As golden as the sunbeams” is an example of —

✅ (b) simile

 

✏️ Part B: Grammar & Vocabulary – 15 Marks

 

3. Fill in the blanks with plural nouns: (1×5=5)

(i) The athletes received many compliments for their performance.

(ii) The gardener pruned the thorny thickets.

(iii) The scientist made many important inventions.

(iv) The baker used fresh blossoms to decorate the cake.

(v) The detective investigated the mysterious incidents.

 

4. Fill in the blanks with correct adjective degree: (1×5=5)

(i) This is the most expensive car in the showroom.

(ii) This movie is better than the last one.

(iii) A lion is stronger than a tiger.

(iv) This is the most difficult exercise I’ve ever done.

(v) My sister is older than me.

 

5. Choose the correct verb form: (1×5=5)

(i) I would have gone to the party if I had been invited.

(ii) She has been writing a novel for the past two years.

(iii) We had eaten dinner before they arrived.

(iv) They have been living in this house since 2005.

(v) I will have finished my work by the time you get here.

 

🖊️ Part C: Writing Skill – 5 Marks

 

6. Paragraph Writing (within 100 words): (5 Marks)

Your Experience of Enjoying a Delicious Meal at a Restaurant

Last week, I went to a restaurant with my family to enjoy a delicious meal. The restaurant served Chinese cuisine. We ordered noodles, fried rice, chilli chicken and soup. The food was very tasty and the aroma made us even hungrier. The ambience was calm and the place was clean and beautifully decorated. The staff was polite and served the food with care. I enjoyed the meal very much and felt happy and satisfied. It was a wonderful experience, and I want to visit the restaurant again soon.