Bal Bharati Public School, Indraprasth Yojna

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (2022-23)

Subject
3 : English Date : _____________
Name : _____________ Time Allowed : 3 Hours
Class : VII Maximum Marks : 80
Roll No. : _____________

SECTION A (COMPREHENSION) 10 Marks

1. Read the following passage carefully: (5)

The introduction of harmful waste materials that are hazardous to life, the natural world and our activities, is
commonly known as pollution. Pollution has harmful effects on the ecosystem. It disturbs the balance of the
biosphere in which living beings survive.

This imbalance of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon and water vapour causes discomfort to all living
organisms on the planet. It depletes the ozone layer over the earth that defends us from the damaging
ultraviolet rays of the sun. The major types of environmental pollution are air pollution, water pollution,
noise pollution, thermal pollution, soil pollution and light pollution.

Environmental pollution is caused by deforestation and hazardous gaseous emissions Air pollution is caused
by the smoke emitted by cars, buses, trucks, trains and factories. This is known to cause lung cancer, asthma,
allergies, and various skin and breathing problems along with severe and irreparable damage to flora and
fauna. Water pollution is caused when industrial waste products are released into lakes, rivers, and other
water bodies. This is destructive for the marine ecosystem. Noise pollution is caused by loud noises from
aircraft, cars, buses and trucks, vehicle horns, loudspeakers and industry noise. The last decade has
witnessed an alarming rise in environmental pollution. This problem is even more alarming as this has
caused irreparable damage to the earth.

Answer the following questions

a) What is pollution?

b) How does pollution affect the environment?

c) How does the reduction of the ozone layer affect us?

d) What are the two chief causes of environmental pollution?

e) Which words in the passage mean the following?

i. Dangerous

ii. Permanent

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 2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions: (5)

I made no comment; I only waited. With the exception of George, Harris is the worst packer in this
world; and I looked at the piles of plates and cups, and kettles, and bottles, and jars, and pies, and stoves,
and cakes, and tomatoes, etc., and felt that the thing would soon become exciting.

(a) Name the title and author of the story.

(b) Who does ‘I’ stand for? What did he wait for?
(c) Why has ‘and’ been used eight times in the sentence?
(d) Which ‘thing’ would become exciting for the speaker?

SECTION-B GRAMMAR (25 Marks)

3. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate Determiner: (7)

a) She earns ……………………… money than I do. (less / few)

b) She has got ……………………… friends than me. (less / fewer)

c) You don’t offer me ……………………….. help. (any / some)

d) __________ one of you can collect the prize.(each/all)

e) __________ of the students passed the exam.(Many/all)

f) There is not ……………… difference between close and shut.(much/many)

g) We have ………………. reason to expect prices to fall.(little/few)

4. Change the following sentences into Passive Voice: (8)

a) The shopkeeper gave me two kilos of sugar.

b) My grandmother told me a story.

c) His father paid the school fees.

d) Does the police officer catch the thief?

e) My father will receive an award today.

f) They will invite me to the party.

g) The teacher will explain the lesson once more.

h) Does your mum pick you up?

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5. Put the verbs in the correct forms, Simple Past, Past Continuous or Past Perfect. (5)

a) When I ______ home, my mother __________ the food. (reach/cook)

b) When I _______at the station, the train _________. (arrive/leave)

c) Sarasvati ________in the office when she got a call from her home. (work)

d) He _______never ________such a wonderful sight. (see)

e) The play________ before we __________ there. (reach/begin)

6. Change the sentences as directed: (5)

a) He is calling me to play with him. (Past Perfect-Negative)

b) Our nation has achieved great recognition. (Simple Past-Interrogative)

c) The villagers are trying to catch a huge whale. ( Past Continuous-Affirmative)

d) The minister is announcing his decision. ( Simple Past- Negative)

e) The jury will give the verdict in front of the public. ( Past Perfect-Negative)

SECTION-C WRITING (10 Marks)

7. Given below is a profile of Sourav Ganguli. Write a short bio-sketch of him in about 100-120

words. You may take help from the inputs given below:

Sourav Ganguli—A Famous Cricketer

Birth — July 8, 1972, in Kolkata

Test debut — June 20, 1996, at Lords Century against England

Test Achievement — 113 Tests, 7212 Runs, 42 Average 16 Centuries, 35 Half-Centuries

ODI Achievement — 311 matches, 11,363 Runs, Average 4102

Highest ODI Score — 183 in 158 balls against Sri Lanka in 1999 World Cup.

Popularly known — Prince of Kolkata

8. A painting competition is to be organized in your school on the occasion of ‘Children’s Day’.

Students of classes VI to VIII can participate in it. Write a notice informing the students about

the same, giving the relevant details.

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 SECTION- D LITERATURE (35 Marks)

9. Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words: (Any Eight) (2x 8 =16 Marks)

a) What was Swaminathan’s opinion about selecting MCC as the name?

b) Why did Rajam want to buy three bats? Who objected to it and why?

c) How could Sachin perform well at the summer camp trials?

d) Whose voice do you hear on summer afternoon? Where does it go when it is tired?

e) What did Ram Bharosa offer Binya? Did BInya accept his offer?

f) Why did BInya have to be careful about not starting a landslide?

g) What did the people in the street do for the old woman?

h) Why was the old woman afraid to move?

10. Reference to the context: (4+4 = 8 Marks)

1. I saw the fog grow thick

Which soon made blind my ken

It made tall men boys

And giants of tall men.

a) Name the title and the poet of this poem.

b) Find out the figure of speech in the given lines.

c) What did the poet see?

d) What effects the fog had on him?

2. She’s somebody’s mother, boys, you know,

For all she’s aged and poor and slow,

a) Name the title and the poet of this poem

b) Who is she?

c) Who is the speaker addressing?

d) Why is the speaker talking about somebody’s mother?

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 11. Choose the correct answer for the following blanks: (3)

a) Swaminathan was admitted to ___________.

i. The Albert mission school
ii. The board school.
b) Sachin met Achrekar Sir at the age of __________
i. 11
ii. 7
iii. 19
iv. 13
c) What did Binya exchange for the bright blue umbrella?
i. Diary
ii. Money
iii. Necklace
iv. Land

12. Write the appropriate meanings of the following words: (3)

a) Nuances

b) Sceptical

c) Precariously

d) Throng

e) Ken

f) Uncanny

13. Identify the figure of speech:-

(a) Sheena was as proud as peacock
(b) I would forgive you when pigs fly.
(c) Heis the vulture of the state.
(d) A cry that would raise the dead from the grave.
(e) Hope is the poor man’s bread.
(f) A lie has no legs.
(g) Man proposes; God disposes.

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