PA-1 Work Sheet-Grade 7

Section B- (Writing)

1. Write a short paragraph about any one of the topic given below:
a) “Exercise and Health” b) “Pollution, a Threat to the ecosystem”
2. Write a letter to your friend for inviting him/her to the birthday party.
3. Write a letter to your friend about your summer vacation.
4. Write a letter to your friend enquiring about his first visit to a new country.
5. Write Mini-sagas on the topics “Wind”, “Be honest” and “Confession”
6. Write an Acrostic poem with the word “ CAUTIONARY”

Section C- (Grammar)

I. Choose the appropriate connectives from the bracket to complete the sentence.

1. She says that she loves her dog, never plays with it. (so, but)
2. Mom said we must wash our dishes, clean our room. (or, and)
3. we clean our room, we need to keep the wardrobes neat. (since, before)
4. He must be Portuguese. He must be Spanish. (either...or, not only...but also)
5. Would you like Italian _ Chinese food for dinner? (and, or, but)
6. I would go swimming playing football. (rather...than, whether...or)
7. He was supposed to study, he played parasailing instead. (so, but)
8. He missed the turn, he was driving too fast. (because, until)
9. you go to bed, brush your teeth. (before, while)
10. I will wash the dishes you finish your plate (unless, while)

II. Use the appropriate form of adjectives in the sentences.

1. The fish I caught is (big) than the one you caught.

2. That is the (shine) car in the lot.
3. My pool is (shallow) than yours.
4. The school building is (old) than most in the school district.
 5. Monday is my (good) day of the week.
6. She is (tall) than her friends.
7. We have (big) skyscrapers in the world.
8. The river wasn’t as (long) as I thought.
9. Which day was (hot) Monday or Tuesday?
10. Pandas are (cute) than penguins.

III. Put the adjectives in the correct order

1. I wanted to buy a table. (round/blue/Italian/dining/big)

2. Does Miriam need that _ chair? (wooden/small/square)
3. What is this thing? (red/triangular/leather)
4. Did you notice the brand of that car? (green/streamlined/splendid/sport)
5. William can take care of your cat. (Persian/naughty/white)
6. This scarf belongs to my brother. (woolen/long/multicoloured)
7. Are you sure this sabre is Turkish? (curved/nice/steel)
8. Press this button never! (plastic/red/round)
9. Mike will order a breakfast. (English/light/nice)
10. This wardrobe is my friends’ gift. (elegantly-
shaped/amazing/brown/wooden)
IV. Turn the following sentences into indirect speech.
1. John said, ‘I am very busy now.’
2. He said, ‘The horse has been fed.’
3. ‘I know her name and address,’ said John.
4. ‘German is easy to learn,’ she said.
5. He said, ‘I am writing letters.’
6. ‘It is too late to go out,’ Alice said.
7. He said to me, ‘I don’t believe you.’
8. He says, ‘I am glad to be here this evening.’
9. He said to me, ‘What are you doing?’
10. ‘Where is the post office?’ asked the stranger.

Section D- (Literature)

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct meaning of each word.

a) use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize
one's words.
b) in a distraught way owing to fear, anxiety, or other emotion.
c) of similar character, related by blood
d) cruel and oppressive government or rule
e) Dreadful
f) Dainty
 g) a flake of snow, especially a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying
delicate six fold symmetry.
h) a long strip or loop of cloth worn over one shoulder or round the waist,
especially as part of a uniform or official dress.
i) a long projecting hair or bristle growing from the face or snout of many mammals.
j) Exhausted
k) Frayed
l) Extremely bad or serious
m) A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character.
n) A small bite or portion of a food
o) A small bite or portion of a food
p) Perilous
q) Prolonged
r) a horse of a small breed, especially one below 15 hands
s) Blundering

II. Short paragraph questions.

1. What is a Mini-saga?
2. What are rhyming words in a poem?
3. What is an acrostic poem? Give an example for acrostic poem.
4. What is a cautionary tale? Write its features.
5. What are the features of an autobiography?
6. What do you mean by an urban legend?
7. The poem “Jim, the boy who ran away” is a cautionary tale. What do you think this
means?
8. Write a list of warnings which parents might wish to convey to the children?

III. Long paragraph questions.

1. The poem “Jim, the boy who ran away” is a cautionary tale. What do you think this
means? What are the language features of a cautionary tale.
2. What are Mini-sagas? Why use Mini-sagas?
3. Collect a list of warnings, which parents might wish to convey to children. For example,
children should not eat too many sweets.
4. Write about the personality of Helen Keller.
5. Compare and contrast cautionary tales and urban legends.
6. Make a list of the features, which make urban legends scary. Draft your own urban legend
with a new idea or you can adapt one you have already heard.
7.