CHINMAYA VIDYALAYA, SEC-7

Total mark: 100 BY-MONTHLY TEST Time: 2hr 30min

1. The story that describes love between man and animal is “____________”.
a. A grain as big as a hen’s egg c. A tiger in the house
b. The beggar d. The village judge
2. Lencho was an ox of a man.
The above line means :
a. Lencho worked as hard as an ox. c. Lencho ran like an ox.
b. Lencho looked like an ox. d. Lencho ate like an ox.
3. What makes the flowers beautiful?
a. Their leaves c. The nice fruits they produce
b. Their petals d. Their glowing colours
4. Which of the following is “a violent tropical storm with very strong winds”?
a. Typhoon b. Tornado c. Hurricane d. Gale
5. What did the Postmaster decide?
a. To answer Lencho’s letter c. To collect Money
b. Not to shake Lencho’s faith in God d. All of the above
6. What did Mr. Gimi make compulsory for the boys of upper standard?
a. Games and Sports c. Gymnastics and Cricket
b. Yoga and meditation d. Sanskrit and Persian
7. Timothy died of _________
a. Cancer b. Feverc. pneumonia d. none of these
8. “He will sell a car.”
Choose the correct pattern of the sentence.
a. SVO b. SVC c. SVOOd. SVOC
9. One of the chairs ___________ broken.
a. Is b. are c. were d. am
10. ____________, brightens up the sky.
a. The morning b. The sunset c. The night d. The sunset and the morning
11. In which standard did Gandhi receive corporal punishment?
a. First b. Fifth c. Sixth d. First or Second
12. The Police __________ chasing the criminal.
a. Is b. was c. are d. has
13. You look tired. ___________ all day ?
a. Have you worked c. Had you worked
b. Have you been working d. Had you have worked
14. Why should man be grateful to God?
a. God has made everything well c. God is almighty
b. God is helpful d. God knows everything
15. The big drops of rain looked like ___________.
a. Five cents b. ten cents c. silver coins d. new silver coins
16. Which of the following is Gandhiji’s autobiography?
a. My Experiments with Truth c. Hind Swaraj
b. Discovery of India d. India of my Dream
17. What was Timothy brought up at first?
a. Entirely on milk c. Entirely on rice
b. Entirely on cod-liver oil d. Pigeons & Rabbits
18. It always pours when it rains.
Here the underlined clause is a/an _______.
a. Main clause c. Subordinate clause
b. Coordinating clause d. Independent clause
19. The jury ___________ divided on this issue.
a. Were b. is c. are d. has
20. You can live in the room now. ____________ the roof.
a. They have repaired c. They have been repairing
b. They will repair d. They shall repair
21. How, according to Gandhi, should a child learn his letters ?
a. By practice c. by observation
b. By listening to teachers d. by writing on a piece of paper
22. How did Lencho feel when he counted the money ?
a. He became angry c. He felt worried
b. He became sad d. He was surprised
23. According to Lencho, God’s eyes see everything even “what is deep in one’s _______.”
a. Heart c. conscience b. Soul d. mind
24. What, according to C.F.Alexander, is purple-headed?
a. The sky b.. the Mountain c. The garden d. the meadow
25. A change came over Timothy when he was ____________ old.
a. Six months c. five months c. Ten months d. eight months
26. The tiger licked Grandfather’s hands and sprang away when a __________ in the next cage snarled at
him.
a. Bear b. leopard c. lion d. hyena
27. Don’t touch a live wire.
It is a/an ____________ sentence.
a. Imperative b. Exclamatory c. Interrogative d. Declarative
28. There are dark clouds in the sky. It ___________.
---Will rain c. is going to rain
a. Shall rain d. shall be raining
29. Lencho regarded the postal employees a bunch of crooks .
a. Righteous persons c. Dishonest persons
b. Truthful persons d. Sincere persons
30. How did the raindrops falling from the sky seem to Lencho ?
a. Like new silver coins c. Like new coins
b. Like pearls d. Like frozen
31. C.F. Alexander says that in the meadows we ____________.
a. Graze our domestic animals
b. Take rest c. play d. sing songs
32. The postmaster experienced contentment
a. Regret b. unrest c. dissatisfaction d. satisfaction
33. It was not bearable for me. (Negative Prefix)
a. Disbearable b. unbearable c. Inbearable d. imbearable
34. A pair of shoes ___________ lying in the corner.
a. Was b. were c. had d. are
35. Have a smooth journey.
The above sentence expresses _____________.
a. Request b. wish c. advice d. prayer
36. Lencho began to write the first letter to God on a ____________.
a. Sunday evening c. Sunday morning
b. Monday morning d. Monday evening
37. What did Gandhi never have from school ?
a. Any affection c. any encouragement
b. Corporal punishment d. a bad certificate
38. Timothy’s favourite place in the writer’s house was ___________.
a. The cook’s quarters c. the poultry house
b. The drawing room d. Mahmoud’s room
39. Rabi as well as his parents _____________ responsible for the loss.
a. Is b. are c. have d. has
40. Look, a man ____________ after the bus.
a. Runs b. ran c. is running d. has run
B. DO AS DIRECTED
1) Mr. Panda is our neighbour.
His son is a doctor. (using relative pronoun join it)
2) Madhu and Jadu are very poor
We should help them in every way. (using relative pronoun join it)
3) The man who came to our house was friendly and pleasant. (single word)
4) The opposite word of “employee”
5) I can’t but thank ____________ gratitude of K.pandya. (appropriate word)
6) The gardener did not water the plants. They withered. (if)
7) The govt. (not be) very unpopular if they had not raised taxes. (correct form)
8) It ____________ (begin) to rain after we __________ (reach) home. (correct form)
9) I always express my ___________ (grieve) before God. (related word)
10) I have a strong ____________ (like) for a non-vegetarian meal. (negative prefix)

SUBJECTIVE

1) How was Lencho’s crop destroyed? (5)

OR
What dis Lencho write in his first letter to God?
2) What were Gandhi’s view on handwriting ? (5)
OR
“ A man of truth must also be a man of care” what made Gandhiji’s say so ?
3) Why does the poet praise God in this poem ? (5)
OR
What are little things mentioned in the poem, Discuss?
4) Write an Essay My Aim in life (10)
OR
My favourite Teacher OR An Ideal Student
5) Write an application to the CDMO of your district requesting him/her about out break of corona.
(71/2)
6) Write a letter to your younger brother about advising him to take part in Sports and Games. (71/2 )

C. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Once, there lived an old woman in a small village. She had a pet mongoose. It was very
faithful. One day she went to the market, leaving her baby in the care of the mongoose. At that time a big
cobra entered the house. The mongoose killed it after long and fierce fight. When the woman came back
she saw the mongoose lying at the entrance. She noticed its blood- covered mouth. In her hast, she
thought that the mongoose had killed her baby. So at once she threw the water pot on the mongoose
and killed it. Alas! When she entered the house she was surprised. She saw her baby playing cheerfully
and nearby a big cobra lying dead. The woman shed tears of grief for killing the faithful and innocent
mongoose.
Questions :
i. Where did the woman live?
ii. Who was very faithful?
iii. How did the mongoose kill the cobra?
iv. What did the woman notice?
v. Why did she shed tears of grief?