NAVA NATANDA HIGH SCHOOL Annual Examination — 2022 Class - VII ENGLISH, Paper - I Full Marks - 100 Group - A (Grammar) a) Pick out the non-finites and state their kinds : 1x3=3 i) Arolling stone was hurtling down the hill. ii) I started to polish the car before the car show. iii) My brother loves reading detective stories. b) Fill in the blanks with correct forms of the verbs given in brackets : Arh i) Afewminutes_ (is / are) enough for everyone to take his seat. ji) Majority of them (has / have) opted for offline examinations. c) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given : 14+1=2 i) Weneed to understand how important friendship is. (Change the adjective in the sentence to its abstract noun form and rewrite) ii) The boy was severely punished for his indisciplined behaviour. (Change the verb in the sentence to its abstract noun form and rewrite) a) _ Fill in the following blanks with suitable prepositions : Yaxd=2 i) The meeting concluded the vote of thanks. ii) The ship appeared the horizon. iii) Susan went to the church attending mass. iv) Susan sought blessings God. b) _ Fillin the blanks with suitable conjunctions and state their kinds :1x3=3 i) You must work hard you will fail.(2) ii) iii) The gentleman gave the beggar money, by giving food and clothes. l opened the bathroom door, a tiny squirrel ran out. helped him a) Underline the phrases in the following sentences and state their kinds: 1x5=5 i) Aman of sense cannot do such a foolish thing. ii) Tell your mother not to worry. iii) | welcome you with all my heart. iv) The homeless child spent his days in great misery. He loves walking alone by the seaside. b) Underline the clauses in the following sentences and state their kinds: 1x5=5 i) | had acat whose fur was as soft as silk. ii) He worked hard that he might win the prize. iii) That she has left for Australia is known to all. i) | visited the place where she built a school for children. vy) John Keats declared that a thing of beauty is joy forever. Change the mode of narration in the following sentences : 2x5=10 i) Sita said to Reema, "Do you want to travel by train or by bus today? ii) "Thank God!", said the woman, "they are all safe inspite of the earthquake." iii) She said to him, "You are mistaken." vy) Heasked me if he could deliver the lecture in his mother tongue. vY)__ He told Raman that they were all with him in that matter and requested him not to worry. Do as directed : 1x10=10 i) _Wewill go only if you come with us. (Change to negative) ii) Weare not born simply to make money. (Change to interrogative)ili) Ny) vi) vii) vii) ix) x) (3) Walk with care. You might slip, (Rewrite using ‘lest’) ‘As soonas her song was over, | knew that she had won the competition. (Begin : No sooner ....... i) You will go to London next week. (Addga question tag) No sooner did she get the invitation to the party than she began to think of buying a dress. (Begin : Hardly . ") If my father had not dropped me, | would have been late for school. (Begin : "But .. The sum is so simple that even a child can do it. (Rewrite using "Too ....... to") Only a fool would believe you. (Begin : "None Ghost stories amuse children. (Rewrite using the noun form of the underlined word) Fill in the blanks with correct tense of the verbs and identify the conditionals: ii) ill) iy) a) b) a) 1x4=4 {f | have enough strawberries, | (bake) a cake for you. When apiece of heavy stone is thrown into the water, it (sink). (fly) to the north to see the Northern Lights. (pay) the rent of the apartment myself. If | had wings, | If |had taken the job | Make sentences with the homophones of the following words :172*2=3. i) bowed ii) arms Use the following word with two different meanings in two different sentences : firm 2 Group - B (Rapid Reader) Answer the following in a single sentence each : 1*10=10 i) | Onwhat condition would Israel Hands help Jim to sail the ship? ii) What worried Jim as he sailed the ship? ili) What did Israel Hands want to do with his mate? NN VIN Eng-tt P.T.O,(4) 'v) Why did Jim suddenly decide to leave the stockade? vy) Who were attending to the wounded captain when Jim left the stockade? vi) What did Jim dream of when he fell asleep in Ben Gunn's boat? According to Dr. Livesey when would a rescue ship be sent to look for them? vii viii) How long was Ben Gunn marooned on the island? ix) When were the sailors expected to return to the ship from the island? x) What made Jim become horror stuck inside the apple barrel? b) Answer the following questions briefly : 2x5=10 i) Whatdid Israel Hands want Jim to bring? What did Jim see there? ArA=2 ji) How did Jim come to know of the evil intentions of Israel Hands?2 iii) Describe Ben Gunn's boat. What was the problem with it? 14+1=2 iv) Whatwas the problem with Mr. Arrow? What happened to him in the end? VAth=2 vy) Why did Tom and Silver argue? How did Tom meet his end? 141=2 Group - C (Composition) 9. a) Two friends converse about their career options. Write a dialogue between both of them about what career each would like to pursue and why. Each speaker to speak 4 times. 10 b) Write a letter of about 120 words to your father asking for permission to spend your Christmas with a friend. 10 10. 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