QVS/2020/ENG/07/N01 QUEEN’S VALLEY SCHOOL DATE:

CLASS 7 (2020-21)
ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT
Name: _____________________________________________ Class: ________ Roll No.______
SKILLS ASSESSED: Application of Analytical Skills and Sentence Construction
Novel: THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
CHAPTER 1: A YOUNG BATTLER
Short Answer Type Questions (30-40 words)
Q1. How does Aunt Polly find out that Tom did go swimming?

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Q2. What task did Aunt Polly give Tom to do? How did he complete that task?

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Q3. Name three things that Tom got the kids to give him for the “whitewashing privilege”.

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________

QVS/2020/ENG/07/N01
www.queensvalleyschool.in
Long Answer Type Questions (80-100 words)
Q1. Compare the technique Tom used on Jim with the technique Tom used on the other boys. Describe
each technique and state which worked better. Quote suitable evidence from the text to support your
answer.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Q2. Analyse the character of Aunt Polly and her relationship with Tom.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

QVS/2020/ENG/07/N01
www.queensvalleyschool.in
CHAPTER 2: SHOWING OFF
Short Answer Type Questions (30-40 words)
Q1. When Tom presents himself to Aunt Polly after the whitewashing is complete, she expects he is lying.
What does this say about Tom’s character?

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Q2. How does Aunt Polly reward Tom for a job well done?

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Q3. How does Tom settle with Sid for telling Aunt Polly about the thread?

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Q4. What reason did Aunt Polly give for belting Tom when Sid broke the bowl and what was Tom’s
reaction for being punished?

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________

QVS/2020/ENG/07/N01
www.queensvalleyschool.in
Long Answer Type Questions (80-100 words)
Q1. What does Tom unexpectedly discover as he passes Jeff Thatcher’s house? Explain his reaction to this
new discovery.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Q2. If Tom was not especially bright or hardworking, how did he get enough tickets to win the Bible?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

QVS/2020/ENG/07/N01
www.queensvalleyschool.in
CHAPTER 3: THE MIDNIGHT CHARM
Short Answer Type Questions (30-40 words)
Q1. How did Aunt Polly use a chunk of fire to pull Tom’s tooth?

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Q2. Tom and Huck demonstrate superstition and a lack of scientific knowledge. According to them, how
warts could be cured?

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Q3. How does Tom get into trouble with Becky? Why did Tom give Becky the brass knob?

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Long Answer Type Questions (80-100 words)
Q1. “Huckleberry came and went at his own free will.” In light of the statement draw a character sketch
of Huckleberry Finn.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
QVS/2020/ENG/07/N01
www.queensvalleyschool.in
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Q2. How did Tom use his tardiness to win Becky Thatcher’s attention? What excuse did he give for being
late?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

QVS/2020/ENG/07/N01
www.queensvalleyschool.in