Velammal Bodhi Campus - Theni

(A CBSE - IIT/NEET Integrated Sr. Sec. School)

Class: VII
1.1.2.4.3. Common Assessment (40 marks)

SECTION A- READING (5
marks)
SECTIONB - WRITING AND GRAMMAR (15
marks)
SECTION C – LITERATURE (20
marks)

Answer all the questions.

Write neatly and present the answer paper well.
Section – A (Reading)
I. Read the following passage and answer the following questions
below:
The Sick Lion
A L io n h a d c o m e to th e e n d o f h is d a y s a n d la y s ic k u n to d e a th a t
th e m o u th o f h is ca v e , g a s p in g fo r b re a th . T h e a n im a ls , h is s u b je c ts ,
c a m e ro u n d h im a n d d re w n e a re r a s h e g re w m o re a n d m o re
h e lp le s s . W h e n th e y s a w h im o n th e p o in t o f d e a th th e y th o u g h t to
th e m s e lv e s . “ N o w is th e tim e to p a y o ff o ld g ru d g e s ” . S o th e B o a r
c a m e u p a n d d ro ve a t h im w ith h is tu s k s ; th e n a B u ll g o re d h im w ith
h is h o rn s ; s till, th e L io n la y h e lp le s s b e fo re th e m . S o th e A s s , fe e lin g
q u ite s a fe fro m d a n g e r, c a m e u p a n d tu rn in g h is ta il to th e L io n k ic k e d
u p h is h e e ls in to h is fa c e . “ T h is is a d o u b le d e a th ” , g ro w le d th e L io n .
Answer the following questions:
1. T h e lio n w a s a b o u t to _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _
a ) ju m p b ) d ie c) eat d ) ru n
2. T h e a n im a ls w e re _ _ _ __ _ _ _
a ) h e lp in g b) ha ppy c ) h e lp le s s d) sod
3. T h e m e a n in g o f th e w o rd “ g a s p in g ” is __ _ _ _ _ _ _
a ) to lo o k fo r g a s b ) b re a th in g w ith o p e n m o u th
c ) e a tin g g a s d ) to d rin k w a te r
4. T h e b o a r d ro v e a t th e lio n w ith its _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _
a ) le g s b ) ta il c ) tu s k s d) body
5. W h y d id th e a n im a ls h u rt th e lio n m o re ?
Section – B (Writing & Grammar)
II. Writing part. 1x5=5
1. W rite a le tte r to th e P rin c ip a l o f y o u r s ch o o l fo r a s e a t
a cc o m m o d a tio n in th e h o s te l.
 (o r)
Y o u a re N a v e e n / N a v e e n a , S c h o o l C a p ta in o f V B C - T h e n i. W rite a
n o tic e to in fo rm th e s tu d e n ts a b o u t a d e b a te c o m p e titio n to b e h e ld
o n 2 5 th J u n e .
III. Complete the following sentences using appropriate determiners.
5x1=5
1. T h e re is … … … … … … . ric e in th is b a g . ( m a n y / a n y / s o m e )
2 . K a lid a s is … … … .. S h a k e s p e a re o f In d ia . ( th e / a )
3 . S h e h a s n ’ t g o t … … … … … … . frie n d s . (m a n y / m u c h )
4 . H e d id n ’ t e a t … … … … … ric e . (m u c h / m a n y)
5 . Y o u a te o n ly … … … … … … ric e . (little / a little )
IV. Directions: in the following Questions, sentences are given with
the blanks to be filled with appropriate adjectives.
5x1=5
1. H e le ft m y ro o m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
( a ) d irt ( b ) d irty ( c) d irtie s t (d ) d irtly
2 . W in n in g a n O ly m p ic g o ld m e d a l is a _ _ _ a ch ie ve m e n t.
( a ) g lo ry ( b ) g lo rin g ly ( c) g lo rio u s (d ) g lo rin g
3 . W h e n h e c a m e , h e w a s in a _ _ _ _ m o o d .
( a ) p la y ( b ) p la y e d ( c) p la y in g ( d ) h a v e p la ye d
4 . T h e re is _ _ _ _ w a te r in th e b o ttle .
(a) som e (b ) fe w ( c) la rg e (d ) s m a ll
5 . It w a s n o t a _ _ _ a c t a t a ll.
( a ) p a rd o n ( b ) p a rd o n a b le ( c) p a rd o n in g (d)
p a rd o n e d
Section C (Literature)
II.A) Poem appreciation: 3x2=6
" W h e n e ve ryb o d y w e a rs a u n ifo rm ,
T h e re b e l d re s s e s in th e fa n ta s tic c lo th e s ,
In th e c o m p a n y o f c a t lo v e rs ,
T h e re b e l p u ts in a g o o d w o rd fo r d o g s " .
Answer the following questions:
1. W h e n d o th e re b e ls w e a r fa n ta s tic c lo th e s ?
2. W h o is th e p re fe re n c e o f a re b e l in a c a t lo v e r’ s g a th e rin g ?
3. W h a t is th e n a m e o f th e p o e m o f a b o v e e x tra c t a n d w h o is th e
p o e t?
B) Answer in detail. 2x2=4
1. W h a t d id th e k in g a s k G o p a l to d o to p ro ve th a t h e w a s c le ve r?
2. W h a t is th e s e cre t th a t M e e n a s h a re s w ith M rid u in th e b a c k ya rd ?
III. A) Read the content and answer the questions.
2x2=4
 " I c a m e to yo u , w is e m a n , fo r a n a n s w e r to m y q u e s tio n s . If y o u
c a n g iv e m e n o n e , te ll m e s o , a n d I w ill re tu rn h o m e .”
“ H e re c o m e s s o m e o n e ru n n in g ,” s a id th e h e rm it" .
Answer the following questions:
1. " I c a m e to yo u , w is e m a n " - W h o s a id th e s e w o rd s to w h o m ?
2. W h a t is th e re p ly o f th e h e rm it?
B) Answer the question (Any one). 1x6=6
1. D e s c rib e th e th re e q u e s tio n s o f th e k in g a n d th e a n s w e rs o f th e
h e rm it.
2. W h a t th re e th in g s d id G o p a l d o b e fo re h e w e n t to b u y th e h ils a
fis h ?