Class Vii Ray and Martin Question Bank Page 81 Bankura Mission Girls' High School (HS) & Govt Girls' High School, Jalpaiguri

Class Vii Ray and Martin  Question Bank Page 81 

Bankura Mission Girls' High School (HS) & Govt Girls' High School, Jalpaiguri

🏫 Bankura Mission Girls’ High School (HS) & Govt Girls’ High School, Jalpaiguri

📘 ENGLISH EXAMINATION PAPER

🔸 Reading Skill | Grammar | Vocabulary | Writing

🎯 F.M.: 50 | Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

📍 For: Bankura Mission Girls' High School (HS) & Govt Girls' High School, Jalpaiguri

 

Section – A: Reading Skill (Seen)

1. Read the passage and answer the following questions:

Passage:

"Oh, you leave that to me. Don't you, any of you, worry yourselves about that. I'll do all that."

And then he would take off his coat, and begin. He would send the girl out for sixpen'orth of nails, and then one of the boys after her to tell her what size to get.

"Now you go and get me my hammer, Will," he would shout, "and you bring me the rule, step-ladder, and I had better have a kitchen-chair, too. And don't you go, Maria, because I shall want somebody to hold me the light. When the girl comes back she must go out again for a bit of picture cord. Tom!—Where's Tom?—Tom, you come here; I shall want you to hand me up the picture."

 

A. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements. Give supporting statements: (2×3=6)

1. 'He' wants Maria to hold him light.

✅ True

Supporting Statement: "And don't you go, Maria, because I shall want somebody to hold me the light."

2. Uncle Podger asked Will to bring him a hammer.

✅ True

Supporting Statement: "Now you go and get me my hammer, Will."

3. Uncle Podger requested Aunt Podger to help him to put up the picture.

❌ False

Supporting Statement: "Oh, you leave that to me. Don't you, any of you, worry yourselves about that 

B. Answer the following questions: (2×3=6)

1. "Then he would take off his coat, and begin" – Who is 'he' here? What would he begin then?

Answer:

'He' refers to Uncle Podger. He would begin putting up a picture on the wall.

2. Name all the things which 'he' would ask for.

Answer:

He asked for a hammer, rule, step-ladder, kitchen-chair, picture cord, and someone to hold the light and hand him the picture.

3. Write the name of the text and its writer.

Answer:

The name of the text is Uncle Podger Hangs a Picture

The name of the writer is  Jerome K. Jerome

 

2. Read the poem and answer the questions:

Poem: The Vagabond by Robert Louis Stevenson

(Full poem used in the paper)

 

A. Answer the following questions: (2×3=6)

1. Who is the poet of the poem?

Answer:

Robert Louis Stevenson is the poet of the poem.

 The poet of the poem is Robert Louis Stevenson.

2. What are the things that do not interest the vagabond?

Answer: The vagabond is not interested in wealth, hope, love, or friendship.

3. What kind of a life does the vagabond want?

Answer: The  vagabond  wants a free and simple life under the open sky.( sleeping outdoors, eating simply, and walking along the road.)

B. Find a word from the poem which means: Troubles and Challenges

Answer: Blow

 

Section – B: Reading Skill (Unseen)

3. Read the passage and answer the questions:

Passage:

Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia in the USA. When Helen was only eighteen months old, she fell very ill and almost died...

 

A. Answer the following questions: (1×2 = 2)

1. Why did Helen cry and shout?

Answer:

Because she could not make people understand her.

2. How could she learn the things?

Answer:

She learned everything by feeling and touching.

 

B. Fill in the chart: (1×2 = 2)

Cause Effect

Helen fell very ill. She lost her sight and hearing.

Mrs. Keller could not help Helen. Mrs. Keller cried in despair.

 

Section – C: Grammar and Vocabulary

4. Complete with proper degree of adjectives: (1×2=2)

1. Ganges is the largest river of India.

2. Darjeeling is cooler than Kolkata.

 

5. Use prefixes/suffixes to form new words: (1×3=3)

1. Possible → Impossible

2. Sufficient → Insufficient

3. Immediate → Immediately

 

6. Underline the participle adjectives: (1×2=2)

1. The loaded truck hit the tree.

2. Cricket is an exciting game.

 

7. Do as directed: (1×5 = 5)

1. Cows live on grass. (Preposition)

2. It is the highest building in this town. (Superlative Degree)

3. We had detected our mistake before the result was published. (Past Perfect Tense)

4. Citizens must obey the law. (Modal for moral obligation)

5. Who built the Taj Mahal? (Question form)

 

Section – D: Writing Skill

8. 📜 Write a paragraph (within 70 words): Your Experience of Enjoying a Picnic

Answer:

 

9. ✉️ Letter to a friend about Your Aim in Life

Answer:

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