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JOSEPH’S SCHOOL, BARHALGANJ

Half Yearly Exam (2021-22)
Sub: English
Class- VII
Time: 2Hrs. MM:80
Section – A
I. Comprehension:-
Caterpillars do no work; they eat and grow and very often they eat useful plants, for example;
cabbages and other vegetables. When the caterpillars become chrysalises they do not move
about, but their bodies change. The three front pairs of the caterpillar’s legs become the six long
legs of the butterfly, the other legs disappear. The jaws disappear too; butterflies and moths do
not chew any food. They have a tongue and with this tongue they suck nectar from flowers. They
are many kinds of moths and butterflies, more than a hundred thousand in the whole world. The
biggest moths in the world live in India. They are called Atlas moths and they are sometimes
twelve inches across the wings. A great many moths fly during the night. Most of them are dull in
colour. Many are coloured like tree trunks and we cannot see them during the day.
a. Questions:- 3
1. What is a caterpillar? What does he eat?
2. In which country are the biggest moths found?
3. How many kinds of moths and butterflies are to be known?
b. True or false:- 1
1. When the caterpillars become chrysalises they do not move about, but their bodies change.
2. Most of them are bright in colour.
C. Answer it: 2
1. Synonym of the word – often
2. Antonym of the word – disappear
Section B (Writing Skill)

II. He found an umbrella in the school bus yesterday while going back home. Write a notice asking
the owner of the Lost Umbrella to contact you. 3
III. Write a letter to the principal of your school to issue you a duplicate Identity card as you have
lost your original one in the school bus last week. 3
IV. Write a paragraph 4
My School (or) My favourite subject
Section- C ( Grammar)
V. Fill in the blanks with the infinitive or bare infinitive forms of the words given in brackets. 4
1. We saw you _____ (cross) the road.
2. You needn’t _____ (worry) about me.
3. Smitha really knows how____ (sing) well.
4. Susheel needs ____ (take) care of his health.
VI. Read and answer carefully:- 10
1. I shall post the letter tomorrow. [Change into Passive voice]
2. Buy me a pen. [Polite request]
3. You are very late. You cannot enter the class now. [Join with too--to combination]
4. You have seen it. [Yes/No interrogative]
5. She will buy the book for me. [Wh-question,al]
6. As they (pray), the wind (bring) five colourful clouds to the land. [Change the verbs into simple
past]
7. My parents _____ (buy) me a gift for my birthday. [Use present continuous tense of the verb]
8. My brother _____ (love) to bake. [Simple present verb]
9. [Make new adjectives by adding- ish,- less or – ous, al]
Accident _____herb_____
10. I know an (incredible) story . [ Write correct synonyms]
VII. Define the following:- 10
1. Modals 2. Homophones
3. Antonyms 4. Active voice 5. Gerunds
Section D ( Literature)
VIII. Write the first eight lines of the poem “The Listeners.” Or “Moon- Wind “ 8
IX. Give the meanings for the following:- 3
1. Ice – pack 4. Hideous
2. Melodious 5. Dignified
3. Sultry 6. Anxious
X. Answer the following with reference to the context:- 9
1. ’This will make a deal of noise.’
i. Who is the speaker?
ii. Who is being spoken to?
iii. What does he mean and why will it make a deal of noise?
2. But above and beyond there’s still one name left over.
i. Above and beyond what?
ii. What is the name left over?
iii. How does a cat show it is thinking about this name?
3. His image in the blue plate faded. ‘ Kuno !’ He had isolated himself.
i. What makes Kuno isolate himself ?
ii. What does ‘isolated himself’ mean in the story ?
iii. How does Vashti feel after this ?
XI. Answer the following questions:- 16
1. What was Keesh’s head craft?
2. What does Kuno say that shocks Vashti?
3. How old was the poet when he died?
4. Why did the two boys in the kitchen not speak to Hari ?
5. Who was the witness to the crime and what was the witness doing when it was committed?
6. Why did Munni want Halku to give up tenant farming ?
7. How did Isabel deal with the doctor ?
8. Roughly how many gas lamps are there in London today?
XII. Match the following idioms with the meanings:- 4
1. It (all) boils down to a. not to interfere with something( )
2. To iron out differences b. in short ……… ( )
3. To leave well alone c. to rain heavily( )
4. To rain cats and dogs d. To smooth over an argument or quarrel ( )

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