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CLASS VII
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
ASPECT- LITERATURE

CHAPTER 1-THREE QUESTIONS

Q1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :-

The hermit lived in a wood which he never left. He saw no one but simple people, and so the
king put on ordinary clothes. Before he reached the hermit’s hut the king left his horse with
his bodyguard, and went on alone. As the king came near the hermit’s hut, he saw the hermit
digging the ground in front of his hut. He greeted the king and continued digging. The hermit
was old and weak, and as he worked, he breathed heavily.

(i) Where did the hermit live?

(ii) Why did the king choose to wear ordinary clothes?
(iii) What was the hermit doing when the king visit him?
(iv) Why was he breathing heavily?
(v) Convert the adjective for “heavy’ into adverb.

Q2. Read the extract and answer the following questions:

The king turned round and saw a bearded man running towards them. His hands were
pressed against his stomach, from which blood was flowing. When he reached the king he
fainted and fell to the ground. The king and the hermit removed the man’s clothing and found
a large wound in his stomach. The king washed and covered it with his handkerchief, but the
blood would not stop flowing. The king re-dressed the wound until at last the bleeding stopped.

(i) Whom did the king see when he turned around?

(ii) What happened to the man?
(iii) What did the king do to stop blood flowing?
(iv) Had the efforts of the king to stop blood paid off?
(v) Who is a ‘Hermit’?

Q3. On the basis of your reading of the chapter, construct a mind map of the story.

POEM 1- THE SQUIRREL

Q4. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow-

1. The squirrel was sitting on a tree:

(a) to observe everyone
(b) to shake Its branches
(c) eating nuts
(d) to catch its prey

2.He wore a question mark for tail, An overcoat of gray,

(a) He sat up straight to eat a nut.
(b) He liked to tease and play,
(c) And if we ran around his tree,
(d) He went the other way.

3.The squirrel sat in:

(a) a straight manner
(b) the burrow
(c) an erect position
(d) both (a) and (c)

4.Its hobby was:

 (a) to play
(b) to climb
(c) to Indulge in mockery
(d) to eat

5. The coat of the squirrel was:

(a) admirable
(b) greying
(c) very thick
(d) gray

CHAPTER 2- THE GIFT OF CHAPPALS

Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

People are always telling us to be kind to animals, but when we are, they scream. ‘Ooh, don’t
bring that dirty creature here!” said Ravi. Do you know how hard it is just to get a little milk
from the kitchen? Paati saw me with a glass in my hand just now. I told her I’m very hungry, I
want to drink it, but the way she looked at me!

1. Is the speaker in the above lines?

2. With whom Ravi was speaking to?
3. Whom did the speaker want to get a little milk for?
4. Who is Patti?

Read the extract given below and answer the following questions:-

It was like the wheels of a train fitting smoothly into the rails and whizzling along, as Ravi
said. Mridu stared at that huge beringed hand moving effortlessly up the violin’s stem making
lovely music.

Squak! There was Lalli derailing again!

‘Amma!’ came a wail from the gate. ‘Amma-oh!

1. It was like the wheels of a train fitting smoothly into the rails…. What does ‘it’ refers to in
this line?
2. What ‘beringed hand’ refers to?
3. ‘Amma!’ came a wail from the gate. ‘Amma-oh!’ Who came at the gate?
4. In the given lines with what the wheel of a train has been compared to?

POEM 2- THE REBEL

 Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

“When everybody says, Yes please,

The rebel says, No thank you.
When everybody says, No thank you,
The rebel says, Yes please.
It is very good that we have rebels.
You may not find it very good to be one.

1.Who do you think is the character of rebel based on?

(a) A political activist
(b) The poet
(c) The school teacher
(d) A young child

2..What does the rebel do?

(a) Defy others
(b) Disobey others
(c) Trust others
(d) Love others

3. Who does not like the rebels?

(a) The poet
(b) The political activists
(c) The society
(d) The rebels friends

4. Why does the rebel demand for the rain when everybody is praising the sun?
(a) He is craving for rain.
(b) He hates the sun.
(c) He is not happy with what everybody likes.
(d) None of the above

Extract 2
Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
Stop it!
Are you a courtier or a fisherman? I am sorry I lost my temper, it’s the season for Hilsa
fish and no one …………………

1. Who is the speaker of the above lines?

2. Why is he feeling sorry?
3. What is the speaker asking to be stopped?
4. What did the speaker want?
 CHAPTER 3- GOPAL AND HILSA FISH

Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.

Listen to me! Please, you can’t possibly go out in those disgraceful rags! What are you
upto? How many times I must tell you, woman? I am out to buy a huge Hilsa fish.
Listen to me! Please, you’ …………
1. Name the speaker of these lines.
2. Who is going to buy Hilsa fish?
3. Why the man is dressed up like that?
4. What does the woman think about the man finally?

Read the extract given below and answer the following questions:

King: I’m sorry I lost my temper. It is the Reason for Hilsa – fish and no one Not even Gopal
can stop anyone from talking about Hilsa. Not even for five minutes!

(i) Who said these lines and to whom?

(ii) Why did he lose his temper?
(iii) Whose name did he mention in his comment?
(iv) Why did the king ask for forgiveness?
(v) Give synonyms of ‘temper’.

POEM 3- THE SHED

Read the extract given below and answer the following questions
Question 1.
The poem “The Shed’ is a:
(a) sonnet
(b) ode
(c) narrative
(d) lyric

Question 2.
The shed is located:
(a) outside the village
(b) outside the garden
( c)at the bottom of the garden
(d) inside the garden
Question 3.
What does the spider’s web indicate ?
(a) the shed has often been opened
(b) the shed has not often been opened
(c) the shed has never been opened
(d) both (c) and (b)

Question 4.
The child wishes to open the shed. What trait is highlighted here ?
(a) open mind
(b) curiosity
(c) free mind
(d) mystery

Question 5.
To keep through its window’ will require:
(a) the courage of the child
(b) the courage of the spider
(c) the courage of the brother
(d) both (a) and (b)

WORKSHEET – 2

GRAMMAR

A) Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses: ( First one is done for you)
1. They __have been_ in Chicago for 20 years (be).
2. I ___________________ a wonderful film in the cinema last night. (see)
3. The sun ___________________ at 6:38 yesterday morning (rise)
4. The sun ___________________ when the climber reached Mount Everest. (shine)
5. I promise that I ___________________ this secret to anyone (not tell)
6. Unfortunately, just as we got to the airport their plane ___________________ off (take).
7. They ___________________ to the movies only once in a while (go)
8. I was tired yesterday because I ___________________ well the night before (not sleep).
9. Sh! Someone ___________________ to our conversation (listen)!
10. When I left the house this morning, it ___________________ (already rain)
11. I think Bob ___________________ for London this very moment.(leave)
12. The plane ___________________ off in a few minutes. (take)
13. I ___________________ up at 7 every morning but this morning I
___________________ long and I
___________________ up until 8. (get, sleep, not get)
14. I ________________________ my watch because it is being fixed (not wear).
15. This ___________________ an easy quiz so far (be).

B) Sentences
Q1. Change the sentences as mentioned in the brackets.
1. John goes to the market. (negative)
2. Yuvraj is a great fielder. (interrogative)
3. I completed my work. (exclamatory) (use any suitable interjection)
4. I need a glass of water. (imperative)
5. I didn’t like the movie. (affirmative)

Q2. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences and identify the type of sentences:
1. me/drink/to/give/milkshake
2. clapped/ happily / came in / when /Santa Claus / the children
3. his/a/never/person/looks/judge/from
4. her family/went to/Archana/Rishikesh and Haridwar/with
5. taking/ why/ my book/are/you

C) Verbs – Transitive and Intransitive

Q1. Underline the verb. Identify the objects and mention whether they are direct or
indirect. One sample has been done for your reference.
1. My mother boiled potatoes for me.
Ans. My mother boiled potatoes for me.
Direct object- potatoes
Indirect object- me
2. The farmer ploughed the land.
3. The dentist filled the tooth cavity for her.
4. The strong winds rattled the windows.
5. The cat ate the fish.

Q2. Find out whether the verbs are transitive or intransitive. Underline the verbs and state
their kind in blanks provided.
1. Tanya is reading a comic. ___________
2. The postman is ringing the bell. ___________
3. The baby is sleeping. ___________
4. They sang and danced too. ___________
5. Everyone is congratulating him. ___________

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