Diamond School, Khammam

Formative Assessment IV Class VII

English Marks 25

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Read the following passage and Answer the following questions.(10m)

The knight and the pawn are very special in their own ways.The knight is the only piece that can jump
over other pieces. He goes 2 squares forward or backward and one square sideways to the left or to the
right for the pawn like a brave soldier marches only forward. When it starts from the second row it has
the option of going one square or 2 squares forward.The pawn has a special move. It can go one square
diagonally when it captures one of his opponent’s men even if it is a mighty king. The pawn has another
specialty speciality, it is the only piece that can have promotion to any rank. This is possible only when it
reaches ony square on the first row of the opponent.

A player marches her chessmen and tries to capture the opponent’s king if she does that she calls out
checkmate and wins the game it sounds simple but it is very , very complicated do you know how many
ways are there to do that, mathematician say that around 10 120 unique games are possible in chess
compare this jumbo number with the earlier number 2 64 -1 , how big is this? There aren’t even that many
electrons in this universe.

1)What are the 2 pieces that are very special in their own ways?

2)How many squares can a pawn move forward after the first move?

3) A player tries to catch the opponents_____

4) How many according to mathematicians unique games are possible in chess ?

5) Which piece can jump over other pieces?

6) What do mathematicians say about chess?

7) Which piece is like a brave soldier? Why?

8) What option does the pawn have, when it starts from the second row? 9) Can the pawn have
promotion to any rank? When is it possible?

10) What is a special move of the pawn? When does it have that special move?

Vocabulary and grammar

Read the following passage and answer as directed 5m

Globalization is the process by which business (11) or other organisations develop international
influence. They start operating on an international scale globalization is the process of rapid(12)
integration or interconnection between the countries.(13) The result of greater foreign investment(14)
and greater foreign trade has been greater integration of production (15) and markets across countries.

11)Synonym of the underlined word____

12)The antonym of underlined word____

13) The singular form of the underlined word____

14)The suffix part in the underlined word is____

15)The underlined word is ____

Read the passage and choose the correct answer 2 ½ m

Kapil dev_____(16) a former Indian cricket player _____(17) would always be remembered as
____(18)most _________(19)all rounder in the game_____ (20)cricket.

16) A) is B) has been C)is being D)was

17)A)we B)his C)he C)it

18) A)Some B) a C) an D)the

19) A) Exciting B)excited

C)excite D)excitement

20) A) With B)of C)over D)to

Creative writing (5m)

21)You are the sports secretary of Diamond School, Khammam .Your school is organising “Annual Sports
Meet” next week.

Write a notice to be put on the school notice board

{ 2 ½ m for reading and good handwriting}

All the best.