PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (CBSE)
Question Bank Cycle Test – 3 (2015-16)
Std: VII
Subject: English
1. Ships are the most important means of transportation because___________.
a. they carry goods and people
b. they are the oldest ways of transport
c. they travel both inland and overseas
d. people prefer to travel by ship
2. The origin of the ship was when man___________.
a. learnt to paddle
b. made a raft
c. used a log
d. built galleys
3. To use the force of the wind to propel boats___________.
a. galleys had to be built
b. sails were made
c. paddles were invented
d. a basic pattern of a ship had to be designed
4. Travelling by ship in future is likely to be___________.
a. more economical and efficient
b. more entertaining and economical
c. more safe and efficient
d. more easy to operate
5. The antonym of ‘efficient’ is___________.
a. unefficient
b. inefficient
c. non efficient
d. disefficient
II. Writing:
1. You are a resident of a small town near Agra. Your town has been facing
frequent power cuts in the last few weeks. It has affected people in many
ways. Write a letter to the Editor of a daily newspaper, complaining about
frequent load-shedding in your town.
2. You work for a telephone company. You are in charge of the collection of
bill payments from the users of your telephone network. Write an E-mail to a
customer for overdue payment.
3. You visited many places in India this summer. You saw the things you never
thought existed in India which made it an incredible experience for you.
Write a diary entry on your idea about India.
III. Grammar:
1. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
a. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, ______________ the press cordially.
i. greet
ii. is greet
iii. greets
iv. is greets
b. The committee ______________ these questions carefully.
i. debate
ii. debates
iii. is debate
iv. were debate
c. Your pants ______________ at the cleaner's.
i. are
ii. is
iii. isn’t
iv. was
d. Eight dollars ______________ the price of a movie these days.
i. are
ii. is
iii. was
iv. were
e. ______________ the news on at five or six?
i. Are
ii. Was
iii. Were
iv. Is
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs:
a. He always wears a coat, _____________ in summer.
i. evenly
ii. even
iii. although
iv. but
b. _____________ he can do a thing like that.
i. Just
ii. Although
iii. Only
iv. But
c. _____________ I have got a meeting in New York.
i. Tomorrow
ii. Yesterday
iii. Night
iv. Into
d. She got dressed _____________.
i. quick
ii. quickness
iii. quicken
iv. quickly
e. This time tomorrow I will be _____________ working in my garden.
i. happiness
ii. happily
iii. happili
iv. happy
3. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
a. The flight from Leipzig to London was _______ Frankfurt.
i. about
ii. along
iii. via
iv. in
b. _______ my wall, there are many picture postcards.
i. At
ii. On
iii. Onto
iv. Into
c. Who is the person _______ this picture?
i. at
ii. in
iii. on
iv. to
d. Come _______ the sitting room, we want to watch TV.
i. at
ii. in
iii. into
iv. to
e. Munich lies 530 meters _______ sea level.
i. above
ii. across
iii. past
iv. before
4. Fill in the blank with an appropriate conjunction:
a. __________ he was very ill, he didn't take any medicine.
i. Although
ii. And
iii. But
iv. Or
b. She went to the shops __________ couldn’t find anything that could fit her
needs.
i. since
ii. but
iii. where
iv. or
c. Keep quiet __________ go out.
i. so that
ii. or
iii. but
iv. since
d. Everybody likes him __________ he is nice and helpful.
i. since
ii. although
iii. or
iv. because
e. __________ he was angry with her, he didn't utter a word.
i. And
ii. But
iii. Although
iv. So
5. Do as directed for the questions given below:
a. How many commas should the following sentence contain?
My estate goes to my husband son daughter-in-law and nephew.
i. one
ii. two
iii. three
iv. four
b. Which option has the correct punctuation for this sentence:
will your dad drive us to the museum or shall we take a bus
i. Will your dad drive us to the museum, or shall we take a bus?
ii. Will your dad, drive us to the museum, or shall we take a bus?
iii. Will your dad drive us to the museum or, shall we take a bus?
iv. The sentence is correct as it is.
c. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
a. Only three social science disciplines are represented at our college -
psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
b. Only three social science disciplines are represented at our college:
psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
c. Only three social science disciplines - psychology, sociology, and
anthropology - are represented at our college: .
d. All of the above sentences are punctuated correctly.
i. a
ii. b
iii. c
iv. d
d. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
a. The student wrote that "Each of the experiments was successful."
b. The student wrote that, "Each of the experiments was successful."
c. The student wrote that each of the experiments "was successful".
d. The student wrote, "Each of the experiments was successful."
i. a
ii. b
iii. c
iv. d
e. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
a. After studying the problem for several years, the college worked on a
plan to address it.
b. After studying the problem, for several years the college worked on a
plan to address it.
c. The college, after studying the problem for several years, worked on a
plan to address it.
d. All three sentences are correctly punctuated with commas.
i. a
ii. b
iii. c
iv. d
6. From the given alternatives, choose the most appropriate sentence that best
suits the given sentence in Indirect or Direct Speech.
a. I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"
i. I asked him why he was working so hard.
ii. I asked him why had he been working so hard.
iii. I asked him why was he working so hard.
iv. I asked him why he had been working so hard.
b. Kiran asked me, "Did you see the cricket match on television?"
i. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television.
ii. Kiran asked me whether I had saw the cricket match on television.
iii. Kiran asked me whether I saw the cricket match on television.
iv. Kiran asked me did I see the cricket match on television.
c. The tailor said to him, "Will you have the suit ready?"
i. The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready.
ii. The tailor asked him if he will like to have the suit ready.
iii. The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready.
iv. The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready.
d. He said to the interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"
i. He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
ii. He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
iii. He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
iv. He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
e. He said to her, "What a cold day!"
i. He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day.
ii. He exclaimed that it was a cold day.
iii. He told her that it was a cold day.
iv. He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.
7. Fill in the blanks with suitable words to frame correct sentences in the Passive
Voice.
a. This house _____________ in 1970 by my grandfather.
i. built
ii. was built
iii. was build
iv. has built
b. The robbers _____________ by the police.
i. have arrested
ii. have been arrested
iii. was arrested
iv. had arrested
c. We _____________ for the examination.
i. have preparing
ii. are preparing
iii. had preparing
iv. have been prepared
d. It _____________ since yesterday.
i. is raining
ii. has been raining
iii. have been raining
iv. was raining
e. I _____________ for five hours.
i. have been working
ii. has been working
iii. was working
iv. am working
Literature
IV. 1. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
At the convocation, a proud Gopalrao along with Pandita Ramabai
watched me receive my M.D. degree on March 11, 1886. I received a
standing ovation for being the first woman doctor of India. That was the
proudest moment of my life!
a. Who were present to watch Anandi receive her M.D. degree?
b. Why did Anandi receive a standing ovation?
c. Identify the word which means ‘a formal assembly at a college or
university’.
2. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
The villa was small and square, standing in its tiny garden with an air of pinkfaced
determination.
Its
shutters
had
been
faded
by
the
sun
to
a
delicate
creamy-green,
cracked
and
bubbled
in
places.
a.
Describe the villa.
b. How had the sun damaged the shutters of the villa?
c. Find the word which is an antonym for ‘sturdy’.
3. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
Under a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.
a. Who stands under the chestnut tree?
b. What physical characteristics make him a mighty man?
c. Write the word which is synonymous with ‘strong’.
4. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.
a. Why is the world awestruck?
b. Who is worthy of honour and glory?
c. Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line:
‘All the world wondered.’
V. Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.
1. Dr. Anandibai Joshi
a. Why did Judith go to the attic?
b. How did Judith find the letter in her house?
c. Why did Anandibai Joshi want to go to America?
d. Where did Anandi address her community? Why?
e. What is your perception about Anandibai Joshi? Why?
2. The Strawberry-Pink Villa
a. Who sat behind the wheel?
b. What proved that everyone on the island knew Spiro very well?
c. What would Spiro do when they went shopping?
d. Why did Spiro drive mother to the Customs Shed?
e. What problem arose at the villa due to the missing cases?
3. The Village Blacksmith
a. How do you know that the village blacksmith is a religious person?
b. Why is the blacksmith able to look at the whole world ‘in the face’?
c. Why does his daughter’s voice make his heart rejoice?
d. How do we know that he is still working?
e. Do you admire the blacksmith? Explain.
4. The Charge of the Light Brigade
a. What is the poet trying to refer to as the ‘Valley of Death’?
b. What weapons are used against the soldiers?
c. How does the poet urge us to regard the Light Brigade?
d. Why are the soldiers riding to their death?
e. What was the price paid for the blunder?
VI. Answer the following questions in about 60 -80 words.
1. How does the detective trick Passepartout and separate him from his
master?
2. Why does the human pyramid collapse?
3. Describe Mr. Fogg’s journey from Yokohama to Plum Creek.
Question Bank Cycle Test – 3 (2015-16)
Std: VII
Subject: English
1. Ships are the most important means of transportation because___________.
a. they carry goods and people
b. they are the oldest ways of transport
c. they travel both inland and overseas
d. people prefer to travel by ship
2. The origin of the ship was when man___________.
a. learnt to paddle
b. made a raft
c. used a log
d. built galleys
3. To use the force of the wind to propel boats___________.
a. galleys had to be built
b. sails were made
c. paddles were invented
d. a basic pattern of a ship had to be designed
4. Travelling by ship in future is likely to be___________.
a. more economical and efficient
b. more entertaining and economical
c. more safe and efficient
d. more easy to operate
5. The antonym of ‘efficient’ is___________.
a. unefficient
b. inefficient
c. non efficient
d. disefficient
II. Writing:
1. You are a resident of a small town near Agra. Your town has been facing
frequent power cuts in the last few weeks. It has affected people in many
ways. Write a letter to the Editor of a daily newspaper, complaining about
frequent load-shedding in your town.
2. You work for a telephone company. You are in charge of the collection of
bill payments from the users of your telephone network. Write an E-mail to a
customer for overdue payment.
3. You visited many places in India this summer. You saw the things you never
thought existed in India which made it an incredible experience for you.
Write a diary entry on your idea about India.
III. Grammar:
1. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
a. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, ______________ the press cordially.
i. greet
ii. is greet
iii. greets
iv. is greets
b. The committee ______________ these questions carefully.
i. debate
ii. debates
iii. is debate
iv. were debate
c. Your pants ______________ at the cleaner's.
i. are
ii. is
iii. isn’t
iv. was
d. Eight dollars ______________ the price of a movie these days.
i. are
ii. is
iii. was
iv. were
e. ______________ the news on at five or six?
i. Are
ii. Was
iii. Were
iv. Is
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs:
a. He always wears a coat, _____________ in summer.
i. evenly
ii. even
iii. although
iv. but
b. _____________ he can do a thing like that.
i. Just
ii. Although
iii. Only
iv. But
c. _____________ I have got a meeting in New York.
i. Tomorrow
ii. Yesterday
iii. Night
iv. Into
d. She got dressed _____________.
i. quick
ii. quickness
iii. quicken
iv. quickly
e. This time tomorrow I will be _____________ working in my garden.
i. happiness
ii. happily
iii. happili
iv. happy
3. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
a. The flight from Leipzig to London was _______ Frankfurt.
i. about
ii. along
iii. via
iv. in
b. _______ my wall, there are many picture postcards.
i. At
ii. On
iii. Onto
iv. Into
c. Who is the person _______ this picture?
i. at
ii. in
iii. on
iv. to
d. Come _______ the sitting room, we want to watch TV.
i. at
ii. in
iii. into
iv. to
e. Munich lies 530 meters _______ sea level.
i. above
ii. across
iii. past
iv. before
4. Fill in the blank with an appropriate conjunction:
a. __________ he was very ill, he didn't take any medicine.
i. Although
ii. And
iii. But
iv. Or
b. She went to the shops __________ couldn’t find anything that could fit her
needs.
i. since
ii. but
iii. where
iv. or
c. Keep quiet __________ go out.
i. so that
ii. or
iii. but
iv. since
d. Everybody likes him __________ he is nice and helpful.
i. since
ii. although
iii. or
iv. because
e. __________ he was angry with her, he didn't utter a word.
i. And
ii. But
iii. Although
iv. So
5. Do as directed for the questions given below:
a. How many commas should the following sentence contain?
My estate goes to my husband son daughter-in-law and nephew.
i. one
ii. two
iii. three
iv. four
b. Which option has the correct punctuation for this sentence:
will your dad drive us to the museum or shall we take a bus
i. Will your dad drive us to the museum, or shall we take a bus?
ii. Will your dad, drive us to the museum, or shall we take a bus?
iii. Will your dad drive us to the museum or, shall we take a bus?
iv. The sentence is correct as it is.
c. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
a. Only three social science disciplines are represented at our college -
psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
b. Only three social science disciplines are represented at our college:
psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
c. Only three social science disciplines - psychology, sociology, and
anthropology - are represented at our college: .
d. All of the above sentences are punctuated correctly.
i. a
ii. b
iii. c
iv. d
d. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
a. The student wrote that "Each of the experiments was successful."
b. The student wrote that, "Each of the experiments was successful."
c. The student wrote that each of the experiments "was successful".
d. The student wrote, "Each of the experiments was successful."
i. a
ii. b
iii. c
iv. d
e. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
a. After studying the problem for several years, the college worked on a
plan to address it.
b. After studying the problem, for several years the college worked on a
plan to address it.
c. The college, after studying the problem for several years, worked on a
plan to address it.
d. All three sentences are correctly punctuated with commas.
i. a
ii. b
iii. c
iv. d
6. From the given alternatives, choose the most appropriate sentence that best
suits the given sentence in Indirect or Direct Speech.
a. I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"
i. I asked him why he was working so hard.
ii. I asked him why had he been working so hard.
iii. I asked him why was he working so hard.
iv. I asked him why he had been working so hard.
b. Kiran asked me, "Did you see the cricket match on television?"
i. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television.
ii. Kiran asked me whether I had saw the cricket match on television.
iii. Kiran asked me whether I saw the cricket match on television.
iv. Kiran asked me did I see the cricket match on television.
c. The tailor said to him, "Will you have the suit ready?"
i. The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready.
ii. The tailor asked him if he will like to have the suit ready.
iii. The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready.
iv. The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready.
d. He said to the interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"
i. He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
ii. He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
iii. He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
iv. He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
e. He said to her, "What a cold day!"
i. He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day.
ii. He exclaimed that it was a cold day.
iii. He told her that it was a cold day.
iv. He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.
7. Fill in the blanks with suitable words to frame correct sentences in the Passive
Voice.
a. This house _____________ in 1970 by my grandfather.
i. built
ii. was built
iii. was build
iv. has built
b. The robbers _____________ by the police.
i. have arrested
ii. have been arrested
iii. was arrested
iv. had arrested
c. We _____________ for the examination.
i. have preparing
ii. are preparing
iii. had preparing
iv. have been prepared
d. It _____________ since yesterday.
i. is raining
ii. has been raining
iii. have been raining
iv. was raining
e. I _____________ for five hours.
i. have been working
ii. has been working
iii. was working
iv. am working
Literature
IV. 1. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
At the convocation, a proud Gopalrao along with Pandita Ramabai
watched me receive my M.D. degree on March 11, 1886. I received a
standing ovation for being the first woman doctor of India. That was the
proudest moment of my life!
a. Who were present to watch Anandi receive her M.D. degree?
b. Why did Anandi receive a standing ovation?
c. Identify the word which means ‘a formal assembly at a college or
university’.
2. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
The villa was small and square, standing in its tiny garden with an air of pinkfaced
determination.
Its
shutters
had
been
faded
by
the
sun
to
a
delicate
creamy-green,
cracked
and
bubbled
in
places.
a.
Describe the villa.
b. How had the sun damaged the shutters of the villa?
c. Find the word which is an antonym for ‘sturdy’.
3. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
Under a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.
a. Who stands under the chestnut tree?
b. What physical characteristics make him a mighty man?
c. Write the word which is synonymous with ‘strong’.
4. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.
a. Why is the world awestruck?
b. Who is worthy of honour and glory?
c. Name and explain the figure of speech in the following line:
‘All the world wondered.’
V. Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.
1. Dr. Anandibai Joshi
a. Why did Judith go to the attic?
b. How did Judith find the letter in her house?
c. Why did Anandibai Joshi want to go to America?
d. Where did Anandi address her community? Why?
e. What is your perception about Anandibai Joshi? Why?
2. The Strawberry-Pink Villa
a. Who sat behind the wheel?
b. What proved that everyone on the island knew Spiro very well?
c. What would Spiro do when they went shopping?
d. Why did Spiro drive mother to the Customs Shed?
e. What problem arose at the villa due to the missing cases?
3. The Village Blacksmith
a. How do you know that the village blacksmith is a religious person?
b. Why is the blacksmith able to look at the whole world ‘in the face’?
c. Why does his daughter’s voice make his heart rejoice?
d. How do we know that he is still working?
e. Do you admire the blacksmith? Explain.
4. The Charge of the Light Brigade
a. What is the poet trying to refer to as the ‘Valley of Death’?
b. What weapons are used against the soldiers?
c. How does the poet urge us to regard the Light Brigade?
d. Why are the soldiers riding to their death?
e. What was the price paid for the blunder?
VI. Answer the following questions in about 60 -80 words.
1. How does the detective trick Passepartout and separate him from his
master?
2. Why does the human pyramid collapse?
3. Describe Mr. Fogg’s journey from Yokohama to Plum Creek.
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