ENGLISH HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

GRADE VII

A. Read the given passage and answer the questions.

(1) “What a very peculiar name!” Sir William Jones pondered the name of the ship that
had carried him for five months from England to India. He and his wife Anna Maria
were now travelling up Hugli, on their way to Calcutta.
(2) India was so new to them- her skies, birds, and animals were so alien, “Oh! Look,
there’s a tiger, come down to drink water from the river!” Anna Maria had pointed
out with awe and delight. She was excited as her husband decided to move to this new
country. For Sir William Jones, this journey satisfied a deep-seated longing, for he
had an obsession with this land. India- her literature, beauty and history had attracted
him for years.
(3) In fact, he had spent many hours reading every book he could find about the whole of
Asia. Yet, to his mind, there seemed to be so little material. He began to prepare a
document, writing about everything he wished to study.
(4) “The history of the ancient world, traditions, modern politics and geography of
Hindustan,” he added, “Indians, agriculture, medicine, wildlife, natural products of
India….” The list went on.

1. What did Sir William Jones find peculiar?

a. the people in the ship c. name of the ship
b. the language d. food
2. He had an obsession with this land. Which land is referred to here?
a. India c. America
b. Britain d. Russia
3. How long were the husband and wife travelling by ship?
a. five years c. two months
b. five months d. two months
4. How did Anna Maria feel during their travel?
a. Depressed c. delighted
b. Bored d. none of these
5. Complete the following statements suitably:
a. Sir William Jones and his wife were travelling_______________
b. Sir William was attracted by India’s _______________________
6. Choose a word from the passage which means the same as the following:
a. Creature from another world (para 2)
b. A strong desire (para 2)

B. Choose the appropriate adjective to complete the following sentences :

(i) I have __________(any/some) good news for you.
(ii) The department order says that no one will leave the station till
________(further/farther) order.
(iii) Rakesh is a writer of ________(many/much) repute.
(iv) The _______(latter/later) half of this film is like EktaKapoor’s serial.
(v) (Each/Every)________ person wants quick gain.
(vi) Hari is my___________ (older/elder) brother.
(vii) Have you read ________(any/some) novel written by Anton Chekhov?
(viii) The minister has ___________(little/a little) time for this programme as he is busy
with elections.
(ix) Many things can be achieved with __________ (little/a little) patience.

C. Complete each sentence by writing the form of the verb indicated in brackets.
1. We _______________________ our game before the other team started theirs.
(finish, past perfect)
2. We _______________________ three times this week. (exercise, present perfect)
3. The manager _______________________ to Mr. Gupta twice by that time. (talk, past
perfect)
4. Angelica _______________________ to help me frequently. (offer, present perfect)
5. The rescuers _______________________ the area for hours. (search, present perfect)
6. He _______________________ two lengths of the pool before the race started.(swim,
past perfect)