PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (CBSE)
Question Bank Cycle Test – 1 (2015-16)
I.
Read the following passage carefully.
Mirrors have been used since ages. It is said that Archimedes used huge
mirrors to focus the heat of the sun’s rays on the enemy ships to burn them. The
same principle is used in solar cookers where mirrors are used to reflect and focus
the sun’s rays on to cooking containers. Astronomers use huge concave mirrors to
focus starlight. The mirrors used in telescopes are polished by giving a thin coat of
silver or aluminum to the glass. With the telescopes, astronomers can see the
heavenly bodies but even without the telescopes one can see the moon. It is a
puzzle that if the sun and the moon both give the same sunlight, then why is the
moonlight more pleasant?
The reason is that the moon reflects very little sunlight. The earth reflects about half
of the radiation that it receives from the sun. One can even read a book on the
moon in the light received from the earth. Observe the crescent moon soon after
the new moon. The bright crescent is illuminated by the sun. The rest of the moon is
illuminated by earthlight. In other words, the light reflected by the earth is falling on
the moon. This is being reflected back to us and is strong enough to show the moon
faintly. As the crescent increases in size, this effect disappears.
Fresh snow is the best reflector of sunlight in nature. The bright light reflected by it
can dazzle and harm your eyes.
Now answer the following questions by choosing the correct options given below:
1. Archimedes used mirrors to focus the heat of the sun’s rays to…
a. bake some pots
b. create a warm environment
c. burn enemy ships
d. boil water
Std: VII
Subject: English
2. Mirrors used in telescopes are polished by giving the glass a thin coat of …
a. gold
b. silver and gold
c. silver or aluminium
d. tin and white paint
3. The principle of focusing the sun’s rays is used in …
a. solar cookers
b. radio
c. public address system
d. computers
4. The bright light reflected by fresh snow can …
a. harm your body
b. dazzle and harm your eyes
c. harm and dazzle your heart
d. dazzle and harm your liver
5. The word illuminated can be replaced by…
a. lightened
b. cooked
c. covered
d. exhausted
II.
Writing:
1. Notice: Ashwin/ Aastha Sharma, in charge of the Readers’ Club of St. Andrew’s
School, Kashipur, is asked to write a notice about a fair being organised by the club
to raise money for a library. The notice will be put up for students on the school
notice board. Write the notice in around 40 words, including relevant details such
as purpose of fair; kind of stalls-games, food etc; contributions accepted; fair timing
etc in your notice so that students may contribute generously. Do not give extra
information.
2. Read the telephonic conversation:
Gopalan: Hello, is it 27541485?
Lakshmi: Yes.
Gopalan: Is Mr. Raman at home?
Lakshmi: No, he isn’t.
Gopalan: Gopalan here. You are Mr. Raman’s daughter, aren’t you?
Lakshmi: Yes. Would you like to leave a message?
Gopalan: Yes. Mr. Bhaskar fell over and injured his leg this morning. He is in Apollo
Hospital. The doctor has said it is a fracture.
Lakshmi : Oh, sorry !
Gopalan: He has to be in hospital till tomorrow.
Lakshmi: I will pass on the message. I think Daddy will see Mr. Bhaskar this evening.
Bye, uncle.
Gopalan: Bye.
Lakshmi has to go to her friend’s house before her father is back. Write the message
she would write for her father in not more than 50 words.
3. Imagine you are Raghav/ Ragini, a class VII student of Army School Agra Cantt.
You are living as paying guest in 24 – D, Sadar bazaar Idgah, Agra. Write a letter to
your father telling him about the prize you won on standing first in the Chess
Competition during annual sports day celebration.
III.
Grammar
1. Identify the type of sentence:
a. Please bring me a glass of water.
i. declarative
ii. interrogative
iii. exclamatory
iv. imperative
b. Did you receive the parcel?
i. declarative
ii. interrogative
iii. exclamatory
iv. imperative
c. Smita is the topper of our class.
i. declarative
ii. interrogative
iii. exclamatory
iv. imperative
d. Alas! I lost my pet dog.
i. declarative
ii. interrogative
iii. exclamatory
iv. imperative
e. Sit down.
i. declarative
ii. interrogative
iii. exclamatory
iv. imperative
2. Identify the adjectival clause in the following sentence:
My friend has a sister who dances beautifully.
a. my friend has a sister
b. has a sister who dances
c. who dances beautifully
d. my friend
That woman whom we met yesterday is our new professor.
a. whom we met yesterday
b. that woman
c. is our new professor
d. that woman is our new professor
Students who are intelligent get good grades.
a. Students who are intelligent
b. Students get good grades
c. who are intelligent
d. get good grades
Eco-friendly cars that run on electricity save gas.
a. eco friendly cars save gas
b. cars that run on electricity
c. eco friendly cars save gas
d. that run on electricity
I know someone whose father served in World War II.
a. I know someone
b. whose father served in World War II
c. served in World War II
d. I know
3. Give one word for:
a. a room underground used as a prison
i. dock
ii. dormitory
iii. dungeon
iv. esplanade
b. a place where children are taken care of during daytime when their parents are at
work
i. cafeteria
ii. casino
iii. crèche
iv. dispensary
c. a place where ships are built or repaired
i. dispensary
ii. distillery
iii. dock
iv. dormitory
d. a room for the collection of dried plants
i. heliport
ii. herbarium
iii. metropolis
iv. mint
e. a place where wild animals sleep
i. aviary
ii. den
iii. forest
iv. aquarium
4. Fill in the blank with a appropriate determiner :
a. _________ apple should be washed before being eaten.
i. Each
ii. No
iii. All
iv. Lots of
b. She got her license without ________ problems.
i. each
ii. any
iii. all
iv. some
c. I need to pack ________ apple for my lunch.
i. a
ii. an
iii. the
iv. all
d. I always keep ________ money in my wallet for emergencies.
i. some
ii. any
iii. every
iv. much
e. She was wearing a bracelet on ___________ wrist.
i. some
ii. any
iii. every
iv. much
5. Identify the type of the underlined pronoun.
a. Who developed the script of the play?
i. personal
ii. interrogative
iii. possessive
iv. demonstrative
b. This is the one I left in the car.
i. personal
ii. interrogative
iii. possessive
iv. demonstrative
c. I bought some batteries.
i. personal
ii. interrogative
iii. possessive
iv. demonstrative
d. Are you talking to yourself?
i. personal
ii. reflexive
iii. possessive
iv. demonstrative
e. The cat itself opened the door.
i. emphatic
ii. reflexive
iii. possessive
iv. demonstrative
6. Identify the type of noun of the underlined word.
a. I got a sweater made of wool as a birthday gift.
i. abstract noun
ii. material noun
iii. proper noun
iv. collective noun
b. He received an award for his bravery.
i. abstract noun
ii. material noun
iii. proper noun
iv. collective noun
c. There’s a pack of hyenas outside.
i. abstract noun
ii. material noun
iii. proper noun
iv. collective noun
d. My favourite auntie is Auntie Sally.
i. abstract noun
ii. material noun
iii. proper noun
iv. collective noun
e. It is the largest church in Birmingham.
i. abstract noun
ii. common noun
iii. proper noun
iv. collective noun
7. What is the plural of:
dwarf
a. dwarf
b. dwarfs
c. dwarves
d. dwarfes
moss
a. mosses
b. moss
c. mox
d. moss’
wolf
a. wolves
b. wolf
c. wolfs
d. wolfes
8. Identify the gender of the underlined noun:
a. I saw a peacock dancing in the mid of the woods.
i. masculine
ii. feminine
iii. neuter
iv. common
b. Hero of the movie is not a native of this country.
i. masculine
ii. feminine
iii. neuter
iv. common
goose
a. gooses
b. geese
c. goose
d. geeses
sheep
a. sheep
b. sheeps
c. sheepes
d. shoop
c. A child is playing in the play-ground.
i. masculine
ii. feminine
iii. neuter
iv. common
d. Stars are not visible in the day-time.
i. masculine
ii. feminine
iii. neuter
iv. common
e. My cousin has decided to remain a spinster all life.
i. masculine
ii. feminine
iii. neuter
iv. common
9. Identify the type of the underlined adjective.
a. Sheila won the first prize at the annual sports meet.
i. adjective of quality
ii. adjective of number
iii. demonstrative adjective
iv. possessive adjective
b. He was wearing a blue shirt.
i. adjective of quality
ii. adjective of number
iii. demonstrative adjective
iv. possessive adjective
c. Try using this paintbrush in art class.
i. adjective of quality
ii. adjective of number
iii. demonstrative adjective
iv. possessive adjective
d. What assignment did I miss out on?
i. adjective of quality
ii. adjective of number
iii. interrogative adjective
iv. possessive adjective
Most girls like to play badminton.
i. adjective of quantity
ii. adjective of number
iii. demonstrative adjective
iv. possessive adjective
10. Identify the correct for of adjective forms:
danger
a. dangerful
b. dangerfully
c. dangerous
d. dangerously
artist
a. artistic
b. artistry
c. artisan
d. art
read
a. reader
b. readable
c. readability
d. reading
Literature
IV.
1. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
invent
a. inventor
b. invention
c. inventive
d. inventively
‘He was a strange rough fellow, with a freckled face and a red ragged beard.
However, when he took up the brush, he was a real master, and his pictures were
eagerly sought after.’
a. Who is ‘he’ referred to in the extract?
b. How do we know that ‘he’ was a good painter?
c. Identify the word which means ‘full of spots’.
2. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
The Guptas’ residence in the neighbourhood was abuzz with activity. They were off
on a vacation and I could hear their door open and shut every few minutes, what
with the last minute errands to be run!
“Mom!” I heard Arnav’s sleepy but irritated voice calling out for me from his room.
“Who rang the doorbell so early on a Sunday morning and ruined my sleep?”
a. Why did Arnav wake up irritated?
b. Why was the Gupta’s residence abuzz with activity?
c. Find the word which is an antonym for ‘late’.
3. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
Give to me the life I love,
Let the lave go by me,
Give the jolly heaven above
And the byway nigh me.
a. What does vagabond ask for in the above lines?
b. Name and explain the figure of speech in the third line of the stanza.
length
a. lengthen
b. lengthy
c. lengthwise
d. long
c. Write the word which is synonymous with ‘happy and gay’.
4. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
“This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;”
a. Why does the poet say that we have become out of tune?
b. Identify the rhyme scheme of the stanza. Give any one pair of rhyming words.
c. Explain the phrase ‘up-gathered now’.
V.
Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.
1. The Model Millionaire
a. Who was the model in Trevor’s studio? Why did Hughie mistake him to be a
beggar?
b. What was the Baron’s reaction to Hughie’s innocent act of giving him a coin?
c. What made the old man look a typical beggar?
d. Why is the model’s face, his fortune?
e. How would you justify the title of the story?
2. The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
a. What were the five explanations that Arnav’s mother offered for the Bermuda
Triangle?
b. Why did Arnav ring the neighbours’ bell thrice?
c. What is the Bermuda Triangle?
d. What is the legend about the city of Atlantis?
e. What happened on December 9, 1945?
3. The Vagabond
a. What does the poet want from life?
b. Why do you think the poet repeats the lines, “All I ask, the heaven above/ And
the road below me’.
c. What do you understand from this line?
‘Not to autumn will I yield, Not to winter even!’
d. What does autumn signify?
e. What is as white as a meal?
4. The World is Too Much with Us
a. What powers is the poet referring to when he says ‘we lay waste our powers’?
b. What does the poet refer to when he says the ‘world is too much with us’?
c. Who is a pagan?
d. Explain the lines:
‘So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn’
e. Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line:
‘This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon’
VI.
Answer the following questions in about 60 -80 words.
1. Describe Phileas Fogg’s character.
2. Who is Jean Passepartout? Why does he come to Mr. Fogg’s home?
3. Explain Phileas Fogg’s obsession with time and measurement.
Question Bank Cycle Test – 1 (2015-16)
I.
Read the following passage carefully.
Mirrors have been used since ages. It is said that Archimedes used huge
mirrors to focus the heat of the sun’s rays on the enemy ships to burn them. The
same principle is used in solar cookers where mirrors are used to reflect and focus
the sun’s rays on to cooking containers. Astronomers use huge concave mirrors to
focus starlight. The mirrors used in telescopes are polished by giving a thin coat of
silver or aluminum to the glass. With the telescopes, astronomers can see the
heavenly bodies but even without the telescopes one can see the moon. It is a
puzzle that if the sun and the moon both give the same sunlight, then why is the
moonlight more pleasant?
The reason is that the moon reflects very little sunlight. The earth reflects about half
of the radiation that it receives from the sun. One can even read a book on the
moon in the light received from the earth. Observe the crescent moon soon after
the new moon. The bright crescent is illuminated by the sun. The rest of the moon is
illuminated by earthlight. In other words, the light reflected by the earth is falling on
the moon. This is being reflected back to us and is strong enough to show the moon
faintly. As the crescent increases in size, this effect disappears.
Fresh snow is the best reflector of sunlight in nature. The bright light reflected by it
can dazzle and harm your eyes.
Now answer the following questions by choosing the correct options given below:
1. Archimedes used mirrors to focus the heat of the sun’s rays to…
a. bake some pots
b. create a warm environment
c. burn enemy ships
d. boil water
Std: VII
Subject: English
2. Mirrors used in telescopes are polished by giving the glass a thin coat of …
a. gold
b. silver and gold
c. silver or aluminium
d. tin and white paint
3. The principle of focusing the sun’s rays is used in …
a. solar cookers
b. radio
c. public address system
d. computers
4. The bright light reflected by fresh snow can …
a. harm your body
b. dazzle and harm your eyes
c. harm and dazzle your heart
d. dazzle and harm your liver
5. The word illuminated can be replaced by…
a. lightened
b. cooked
c. covered
d. exhausted
II.
Writing:
1. Notice: Ashwin/ Aastha Sharma, in charge of the Readers’ Club of St. Andrew’s
School, Kashipur, is asked to write a notice about a fair being organised by the club
to raise money for a library. The notice will be put up for students on the school
notice board. Write the notice in around 40 words, including relevant details such
as purpose of fair; kind of stalls-games, food etc; contributions accepted; fair timing
etc in your notice so that students may contribute generously. Do not give extra
information.
2. Read the telephonic conversation:
Gopalan: Hello, is it 27541485?
Lakshmi: Yes.
Gopalan: Is Mr. Raman at home?
Lakshmi: No, he isn’t.
Gopalan: Gopalan here. You are Mr. Raman’s daughter, aren’t you?
Lakshmi: Yes. Would you like to leave a message?
Gopalan: Yes. Mr. Bhaskar fell over and injured his leg this morning. He is in Apollo
Hospital. The doctor has said it is a fracture.
Lakshmi : Oh, sorry !
Gopalan: He has to be in hospital till tomorrow.
Lakshmi: I will pass on the message. I think Daddy will see Mr. Bhaskar this evening.
Bye, uncle.
Gopalan: Bye.
Lakshmi has to go to her friend’s house before her father is back. Write the message
she would write for her father in not more than 50 words.
3. Imagine you are Raghav/ Ragini, a class VII student of Army School Agra Cantt.
You are living as paying guest in 24 – D, Sadar bazaar Idgah, Agra. Write a letter to
your father telling him about the prize you won on standing first in the Chess
Competition during annual sports day celebration.
III.
Grammar
1. Identify the type of sentence:
a. Please bring me a glass of water.
i. declarative
ii. interrogative
iii. exclamatory
iv. imperative
b. Did you receive the parcel?
i. declarative
ii. interrogative
iii. exclamatory
iv. imperative
c. Smita is the topper of our class.
i. declarative
ii. interrogative
iii. exclamatory
iv. imperative
d. Alas! I lost my pet dog.
i. declarative
ii. interrogative
iii. exclamatory
iv. imperative
e. Sit down.
i. declarative
ii. interrogative
iii. exclamatory
iv. imperative
2. Identify the adjectival clause in the following sentence:
My friend has a sister who dances beautifully.
a. my friend has a sister
b. has a sister who dances
c. who dances beautifully
d. my friend
That woman whom we met yesterday is our new professor.
a. whom we met yesterday
b. that woman
c. is our new professor
d. that woman is our new professor
Students who are intelligent get good grades.
a. Students who are intelligent
b. Students get good grades
c. who are intelligent
d. get good grades
Eco-friendly cars that run on electricity save gas.
a. eco friendly cars save gas
b. cars that run on electricity
c. eco friendly cars save gas
d. that run on electricity
I know someone whose father served in World War II.
a. I know someone
b. whose father served in World War II
c. served in World War II
d. I know
3. Give one word for:
a. a room underground used as a prison
i. dock
ii. dormitory
iii. dungeon
iv. esplanade
b. a place where children are taken care of during daytime when their parents are at
work
i. cafeteria
ii. casino
iii. crèche
iv. dispensary
c. a place where ships are built or repaired
i. dispensary
ii. distillery
iii. dock
iv. dormitory
d. a room for the collection of dried plants
i. heliport
ii. herbarium
iii. metropolis
iv. mint
e. a place where wild animals sleep
i. aviary
ii. den
iii. forest
iv. aquarium
4. Fill in the blank with a appropriate determiner :
a. _________ apple should be washed before being eaten.
i. Each
ii. No
iii. All
iv. Lots of
b. She got her license without ________ problems.
i. each
ii. any
iii. all
iv. some
c. I need to pack ________ apple for my lunch.
i. a
ii. an
iii. the
iv. all
d. I always keep ________ money in my wallet for emergencies.
i. some
ii. any
iii. every
iv. much
e. She was wearing a bracelet on ___________ wrist.
i. some
ii. any
iii. every
iv. much
5. Identify the type of the underlined pronoun.
a. Who developed the script of the play?
i. personal
ii. interrogative
iii. possessive
iv. demonstrative
b. This is the one I left in the car.
i. personal
ii. interrogative
iii. possessive
iv. demonstrative
c. I bought some batteries.
i. personal
ii. interrogative
iii. possessive
iv. demonstrative
d. Are you talking to yourself?
i. personal
ii. reflexive
iii. possessive
iv. demonstrative
e. The cat itself opened the door.
i. emphatic
ii. reflexive
iii. possessive
iv. demonstrative
6. Identify the type of noun of the underlined word.
a. I got a sweater made of wool as a birthday gift.
i. abstract noun
ii. material noun
iii. proper noun
iv. collective noun
b. He received an award for his bravery.
i. abstract noun
ii. material noun
iii. proper noun
iv. collective noun
c. There’s a pack of hyenas outside.
i. abstract noun
ii. material noun
iii. proper noun
iv. collective noun
d. My favourite auntie is Auntie Sally.
i. abstract noun
ii. material noun
iii. proper noun
iv. collective noun
e. It is the largest church in Birmingham.
i. abstract noun
ii. common noun
iii. proper noun
iv. collective noun
7. What is the plural of:
dwarf
a. dwarf
b. dwarfs
c. dwarves
d. dwarfes
moss
a. mosses
b. moss
c. mox
d. moss’
wolf
a. wolves
b. wolf
c. wolfs
d. wolfes
8. Identify the gender of the underlined noun:
a. I saw a peacock dancing in the mid of the woods.
i. masculine
ii. feminine
iii. neuter
iv. common
b. Hero of the movie is not a native of this country.
i. masculine
ii. feminine
iii. neuter
iv. common
goose
a. gooses
b. geese
c. goose
d. geeses
sheep
a. sheep
b. sheeps
c. sheepes
d. shoop
c. A child is playing in the play-ground.
i. masculine
ii. feminine
iii. neuter
iv. common
d. Stars are not visible in the day-time.
i. masculine
ii. feminine
iii. neuter
iv. common
e. My cousin has decided to remain a spinster all life.
i. masculine
ii. feminine
iii. neuter
iv. common
9. Identify the type of the underlined adjective.
a. Sheila won the first prize at the annual sports meet.
i. adjective of quality
ii. adjective of number
iii. demonstrative adjective
iv. possessive adjective
b. He was wearing a blue shirt.
i. adjective of quality
ii. adjective of number
iii. demonstrative adjective
iv. possessive adjective
c. Try using this paintbrush in art class.
i. adjective of quality
ii. adjective of number
iii. demonstrative adjective
iv. possessive adjective
d. What assignment did I miss out on?
i. adjective of quality
ii. adjective of number
iii. interrogative adjective
iv. possessive adjective
Most girls like to play badminton.
i. adjective of quantity
ii. adjective of number
iii. demonstrative adjective
iv. possessive adjective
10. Identify the correct for of adjective forms:
danger
a. dangerful
b. dangerfully
c. dangerous
d. dangerously
artist
a. artistic
b. artistry
c. artisan
d. art
read
a. reader
b. readable
c. readability
d. reading
Literature
IV.
1. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
invent
a. inventor
b. invention
c. inventive
d. inventively
‘He was a strange rough fellow, with a freckled face and a red ragged beard.
However, when he took up the brush, he was a real master, and his pictures were
eagerly sought after.’
a. Who is ‘he’ referred to in the extract?
b. How do we know that ‘he’ was a good painter?
c. Identify the word which means ‘full of spots’.
2. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
The Guptas’ residence in the neighbourhood was abuzz with activity. They were off
on a vacation and I could hear their door open and shut every few minutes, what
with the last minute errands to be run!
“Mom!” I heard Arnav’s sleepy but irritated voice calling out for me from his room.
“Who rang the doorbell so early on a Sunday morning and ruined my sleep?”
a. Why did Arnav wake up irritated?
b. Why was the Gupta’s residence abuzz with activity?
c. Find the word which is an antonym for ‘late’.
3. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
Give to me the life I love,
Let the lave go by me,
Give the jolly heaven above
And the byway nigh me.
a. What does vagabond ask for in the above lines?
b. Name and explain the figure of speech in the third line of the stanza.
length
a. lengthen
b. lengthy
c. lengthwise
d. long
c. Write the word which is synonymous with ‘happy and gay’.
4. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
“This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;”
a. Why does the poet say that we have become out of tune?
b. Identify the rhyme scheme of the stanza. Give any one pair of rhyming words.
c. Explain the phrase ‘up-gathered now’.
V.
Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.
1. The Model Millionaire
a. Who was the model in Trevor’s studio? Why did Hughie mistake him to be a
beggar?
b. What was the Baron’s reaction to Hughie’s innocent act of giving him a coin?
c. What made the old man look a typical beggar?
d. Why is the model’s face, his fortune?
e. How would you justify the title of the story?
2. The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
a. What were the five explanations that Arnav’s mother offered for the Bermuda
Triangle?
b. Why did Arnav ring the neighbours’ bell thrice?
c. What is the Bermuda Triangle?
d. What is the legend about the city of Atlantis?
e. What happened on December 9, 1945?
3. The Vagabond
a. What does the poet want from life?
b. Why do you think the poet repeats the lines, “All I ask, the heaven above/ And
the road below me’.
c. What do you understand from this line?
‘Not to autumn will I yield, Not to winter even!’
d. What does autumn signify?
e. What is as white as a meal?
4. The World is Too Much with Us
a. What powers is the poet referring to when he says ‘we lay waste our powers’?
b. What does the poet refer to when he says the ‘world is too much with us’?
c. Who is a pagan?
d. Explain the lines:
‘So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn’
e. Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line:
‘This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon’
VI.
Answer the following questions in about 60 -80 words.
1. Describe Phileas Fogg’s character.
2. Who is Jean Passepartout? Why does he come to Mr. Fogg’s home?
3. Explain Phileas Fogg’s obsession with time and measurement.
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