QUESTION BANK-ENGLISH –CLASS VII

SOLVED SAMPLE QUESTIONS

1. MYSTERY OF THE TALKING FAN

1.1Read the following passages and answer the questions given below:

A “Electrical his chatter

I couldn‟t quite hear what he said”

a. Who does „he‟ refer to?

„He‟ refers to the fan

b.Why is his chatter called electrical?

Fan runs on electricity .So his chatter is called electrical

c.Pick out the word which means the same as: „to make a rapid series
of short high-pitched sounds that seem to resemble speech‟
Chatter

B. “one day somebody oiled

His little whirling motor”

a. What happened when the motor was oiled?

The mystery was spoiled and the fan ran as silently as water

b. Did the fan talk after that?

No, it didn‟t

c. What does „whirling’ mean?

„Whirling‟ means rotating.
C. “ And all the mystery was spoiled
He ran as still as water”

a. Who ran as still as water?

The talking fan ran as still as water

b. When did he run so?

He ran so after his motor was oiled

c. Give the meaning of „still‟.

Quietly, silently

1.2 Answer each of the following questions in about 50- 60 words

a. How does the poet describe the fan‟s chatter? Why?

The poet describes the fan‟s chatter as electrical and mysterious.The fan runs on
electricity and so his chatter is electrical.It is mysterious because the poet could not
find out what the fan was trying to say.

b.What do you think the talking fan was demanding?

I think the talking fan was demanding oil because after his motor was oiled he was
quiet
2. DAD AND THE CAT AND THE TREE

2.1 Read the following passages and answer the questions given below:

A. “ The tree was wobbly

The tree was tall
Mum said „for goodness‟
sake don‟t fall”

a.Who is the speaker talking to?

Mother is talking to Dad.

b.What is she trying to do? Why?

she is cautioning Dad lest he should fall.
 c.Give the meaning of „wobbly‟
„wobbly‟ means unsteady

B. “Fall?” scoffed Dad

A climber like me?
Child‟s play this is

a. Did father listen to mother‟s words of caution?

No, he didn‟t ; in fact he laughed at the very idea

b.What happened to him?

He tried to climb. He fell on the flowerbeds

c.What does „child‟s play „ mean?

„child‟s play‟ means „very easy‟.

C. “ Fall again?”said Dad

“ Funny joke!”
Then he swung himself up
On a branch.”

a. What was Dad responding to?

„Mum‟ asked him to be careful and not to fall again.Then Dad said so

b. What was his tone?

Dad did not pay heed. He was rather overconfident of his ability to climb

C. What did Dad do? With what effect?

Dad did not pay heed to „Mum‟. He placed himself on the branch of
a tree.It broke and he fell to the ground

D. “ So it‟s smiling and smirking

Smug as can be,
But poor old Dad‟s”

a.What happened to Dad?

Dad got stuck up the tree

b.Where was the cat?

The cat sprang to the ground .It was safe and sound
 c.What kind of a feeling do these lines evoke in you?
These lines make the reader laugh

2.2 Answer the following

a . Where was the cat? What did Dad want to do?
The cat got stuck in the branch of a tree. Dad wanted to climb the tree
and help the cat

b.What opinion of dad do you form when he says „funny joke‟ „Never mind‟ ?
Dad was overconfident

c.Describe Dad‟s plan A ? Did he succeed in implementing it?

Plan A was to climb on a tree using a ladder.But the ladder slipped and
Dad fell in the flowerbed

d.Plan C was a success.What went wrong then?

Dad didn‟t fall. He leapt from the garden wall and reached the branch. The
cat reached the ground but he got stuck there

e.Dad tried to help the Cat.What happened to him in the end?

The cat reached the ground but Dad got stuck there

f.What did Dad consider himself to be?How do you know?

Dad considered himself to be an expert in climbing trees. He called it child‟s
play

3.EXPERT DETECTIVES

3.1 Read the following passages and answer the questions given below

A. “ But did you see how thin he is? May be he is very poor and can‟t afford
to eat”

a.Who is the speaker?

Nishad is the speaker
b.What is he trying to explain?
He is trying to make Maya understand Mr Nath
c.Give the meaning of „afford‟
be able to buy or do something
B. “ Of course he‟s one,” Seven, I said “ and he certainly isn‟t starving”
a.Who does „he‟ refer to?
He refers to Mr Nath

b.What is the speaker‟s opinion about him?

Maya considers Mr Nath a criminal and a crook on the run

c.Which word means the same as: „weakening through lack of food‟?
starving

C. “ Did you get a chance to peek into the trunk, Seven?

a.How else is Seven known?

Seven is also called Nishad.

b.What did Maya think the trunk contained?

Maya thought that Mr Nath‟s trunk contained a lot of
money,silver,gold,jewels etc

c.Give the meaning of „peek‟?

take a quick look at something especially secretively or
surreptitiously

D. “School was to have reopened after the summer holidays but no traffic
could move---- ”

a.Why couldn‟t the traffic move?

The roads were flooded

b.What was the result?

They got an unexpected holiday

c.How did Maya use the unexpected holiday?

She took out a paper and listed all that they knew about Mr Nath
which might help them to trap him
3.2 Answer the following

a. What did Maya think about Mr Nath? Why?

Maya thought that he must be a criminal, a crook on the run.Mr Nath‟s
appearance and his way of living made her suspect him.He was thin. He had
scars on his face.He didn‟t work but paid cash .He gave tips. Every Sunday he
had only one visitor and he was the same person with whom he had lunch.

b.Nishad didn‟t agree with Maya.But he too was curious.What did he want to find
out about Mr Nath?
Nishad wanted to know why Mr Nath was so thin,why he was so lonely,why he had
no friends and why he lived alone

c.What was strange about Mr Nath‟s Sundays?

Every Sunday he had only one visitor and he was the same person with
whom he had lunch.

d..What do you know about Mr Nath?

Mr Nath was Maya‟s mother‟s patient. He was thin. He had scars on his face.
He lived alone in Room 10 of Shankar House for more than a year.He didn‟t
work.food na d tea were served in his room ; he paid in cash and tipped well.He ate
the same kind of food everyday.

d. Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?

It rained heavily and the streets were flooded.No traffic could move.So they had an
unexpected holiday
4. THE INVENTION OF VITA-WONK

4.1 Read the following passages and answer the questions given:

A. “ It is a tree called the Bristlecone pine that grows upon the slopes of
Wheeler park in Neveda,USA”

a. Who is the speaker?

Mr Wonka is the speaker

b. What is he talking about?

He is talking about the Bristlecone pine
 c. Why is it special?
It is over 4000 years old

B “The moment he swallowed it ,he began wrinkling ansd shrivelling up all

over and his hair started dropping off”

a.What does „it‟ refer to?

„It‟ refers to the new invention, Vita-wonk.

b.Who swallowed it?

Twenty –year-old Oompa – Loompa volunteer swallowed it.

c.What happened to him?

He began wrinkling and shriveling pu all over; He started losing his hair and
teeth;he suddenly became a seventy-five year old man

4.2 Answer the following:

a. Which is the oldest living tree? How long does it live? Where can one find it?
The Bristlecone pine is the oldest living tree; it is four thousand years old. It
is found on the slopes of Wheeler park in Nevada, U.S.A.

b. What is Vita-Wonk? Who invented it?

Vita –Wonk is a oily black liquid which made people older;Mr Wonka
invented it

5.I WANT SOMETHING IN A CAGE

Answer in about 80- 100 words

a.What did the man do after he bought „something in a cage‟? Why ? Do you agree
with him?
He stepped out of the shop ,held the cage shoulder high and stared at his
purchase. He then opened the cage,drew out one of the birds and tossed it into
the air; he then drew out the second bird and set it free too .He himself had been
in prison ;so he knew the value of freedom. He spent his ten years‟ hard earned
money to buy the birds . I agree with him;not only man but also birds and
animals need freedom

b.Mr Purcell at first felt vaguely insulted. But he kept thinking about the
customer’s action. He then wrote a few lines in his notebook .Imagine yourself
as Purcell and write those lines
It was an unusual day for me.There was a very strange customer in my shop.He
made a specific choice, bargained at length and bought what he needed with his ten
years of hard earned money only to step out of the shop and let the birds fly in the
air.

Why did he buy them then? Should he not have taken them with him and watched
them with joy for they were such lovely pets? He asked me about the noise in the
shop. That sets me wondering.Perhaps I too could let a bird out in the air like him and
find out how I feel

c.Imagine yourself as the strange customer and write a few lines in our diary

July 15,20xx

How relieved I feel today! Ten years in prison ! What a hard life! I know the value of
leading a proper life in the free world. I expressed my joy in giving freedom to two
caged birds. I bought them with my hard earned money after bargaining a great deal.

I felt extremely happy. Even now when I think of it , I feel happy. If I had had more
money ,I would have let some more birds and animals free.

First let me look out for a job, earn money, lead a free life to give freedom to birds and
animals

xxxxxxx

TEXT -BASED GRAMMAR

Fill in the blanks choosing the correct answer from the alternatives given (8 marks)

a.---------- and cut the vegetables (Wash/washed)

b.We should ---------------------- our elders (speak/respect)

c.Chandan ----------------------- to school yesterday( did come/do come)

d.Mother said to Srinath , “-------------------- two sheets of paper .” (took/take)

e.Anil is Hari‟s business ------------------------------- (companion/partner)

f.Maya thought that the guest was Mr Nath‟s ---------------------

(accomplice/companion)

g.Finally Sanjay ------------------------------- to his friend ( broke the bad news/broke a

strike)

h.You have the answers to all my questions at your--------------------------( finger

tips/tip of the nose)