These TS 7th Class English Important Questions 1st lesson The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse will help the students to improve their time and approach.
TS 7th Class English Important Questions 1st lesson The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Section – A : Reading Comprehension (25 Marks)
Questions : 1 – 10, Marks : 15
Passage No 1:
Read the following text.
Dear cousin,
I have been ill with cough and my doctor feels I need a holiday. He has asked me to spend a week In the countryside. May I stay with you?
Please give me an early reply.
With warm regards,
Yours affectionately,
Town Mouse.
Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5
Question 1.
Who wrote the letter to whom?
A) The country mouse to the town mouse
B) The town mouse to his doctor
C) The country mouse to his doctor
D) The town mouse to the country mouse
Answer:
D) The town mouse to the country mouse
Question 2.
Who should spend a week In the countryside ?
A) The town mouse and his cousin
B) Only the doctor
C) Only the town mouse
D) Only the country mouse
Answer:
C) Only the town mouse
Question 3.
The town mouse and the country mouse are __________
A) Cousins
B) Classmates
C) Colleagues
D) Friends
Answer:
A) Cousins
Question 4.
Pick out the word from the passage, which means ‘to be In a particular place for a period of time without moving away’.
A) Regards
B) Stay
C) Reply
D) Spend
Answer:
B) Stay
Question 5.
He wants to spend a week in the countryside because. he __________
A) wants to see the countryside
B) wants to eat the raw food
C) has been advised by his doctor to do so
D) has been told by the house owner to vacate the town
Answer:
C) has been advised by his doctor to do so
Answer the following questions In two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10
Question 6.
Was the town mouse really Ill ? How can you say?
Answer:
Yes, he was really Ill. His doctor has asked him to spend a week in the countryside, to cure of his illness.
Question 7.
Why did the doctor advise the town mouse to spend a week In the countryside?
Answer:
The doctor advised the town mouse to spend a week in the countryside because he thought the peaceful and healthy climate of a village would enable the town mouse to get a speedy recovery The town mouse would get pure water and healthy food.
Question 8.
Did the town mouse follow the advice of his doctor ? How can you say ?
Answer:
Yes, he followed his advice. He went to the countryside where his cousin, the country mouse lived.
Question 9.
How was the country mouse related to the town mouse ? Did they often write letters to each other ?
Answer:
The’country mouse and the town mouse were cousins. Yes, they often wrote letters to each other.
Question 10.
When do people see the doctors ? Why ?
Answer:
People see the doctors when they are ill or sick. They see the doctor to cure of their illness.
Passage No. 2:
Read the following passage.
Receiving the invitation from the country mouse, the town mouse packed his bags and caught the next train to the countryside. The day was bright and sunny and soon the tbwn mouse began to feel hot in the train.
“I wish there was an air-conditioned coach,” he said to himself. “I feel very uncomfortable here.”
However, there was nothing he could do about it. So, he grumbled to himself while the train chugged slowly into the country. The country mouse was waiting at the station.
“Oh, cousin,’’.the town mouse said as soon as he got off the train. “The train was dreadful, I feel terribly hot and thirsty. I hope you have something ice-cold for me to drink at home.”
Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5
Question 1.
The town mouse felt __________ in the train.
A) happy and cheerful
B) hot and thirsty
C) cool and pleasant
D) A and C
Answer:
B) hot and thirsty
Question 2.
The country mouse was waiting at the station __________
A) to receive his cousin
B) to give cool drink to his cousin
C) to get into the train
D) to say bye to his cousin
Answer:
A) to receive his cousin
Question 3.
‘The train was dreadful ……….” The word ‘dreadful’ means
A) pleasant
B) comfortable
C) hot
D) horrible
Answer:
D) horrible
Question 4.
The train in which the town mouse travelled was not __________
A) luxurious
B) fast
C) air-conditioned
D) uncomfortable
Answer:
C) air-conditioned
Question 5.
The town mouse packed his bags. The word ‘packed’ means __________
A) put clothes, etc. into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home.
B) put something in a container so that it can be stored.
C) put some expensive things in a bag so as to keep them safe.
D) none of the above
Answer:
A) put clothes, etc. into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home.
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10
Question 6.
Who was waiting at the station ? Why ?
Answer:
The country mouse was waiting at the station. He wants to receive his cousin, the town – mouse at the station.
Question 7.
‘I wish there was an air-conditioned coach,” he said to himself.
Who is ‘he’ in the above sentence ?
Why did he wish to have an air-conditioned coach ?
Answer:
‘He’ in the sentence is the town mouse. He wished to have an air-conditioned coach because hd felt hot and uncomfortable in the train.
Question 8.
Was the country mouse happy to receive his cousin ? How can you say ?
Answer:
Yes, the country mouse was happy to receive his cousin. He was waiting eagerly at the Station to receive his cousin.
Question 9.
Have you ever travelled by train or bus ? How do you feel ?
Answer:
I have travelled both by train and bus. In winter, I feel comfortable when I travel by bus or train. But in summer particularly during day time, I feel hot, thirsty and uncomfortable when travelling by train or bus.
Question 10.
How did the town mouse feel in the train ? Why ?
Answer:
The town mouse felt hot in the train because the day was bright and sunny and it was not an air-conditioned coach.
Passage No. 3:
Read the following passage.
“Well, I have some water,” said the country mouse. “But I Can look around for some coconut water if you like.”
“Coconut water?” asked the town mouse in horror. “Don’t you have any orange juice or lemonade?”
“I am afraid not,” replied his cousin. “But I found a very nice piece of root today and a tender bit of sugar-cane. I’m sure you will enjoy that.”
“Root? Sugar-cane?” the town mouse exclaimed. “But I don’t eat raw food like that.”
The country mouse said, “This is what we eat in the country. So, I’m afraid you too have to eat this. Try it. It’s not bad.”
Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5
Question 1.
The town mouse wanted to have __________
A) sugar-cane
B) coconut water
C) root
D) cool drink
Answer:
D) cool drink
Question 2.
The country mouse lives in a __________
A) town
B) village
C) city
D) pond
Answer:
B) village
Question 3.
The compound noun given in the passage is __________
A) sugar-cane
B) nice piece
C) look around
D) tender bit
Answer:
A) sugar-cane
Question 4.
The country mouse offered __________ to the town mouse.
A) ice-cold water
B) lemonade
C) coconut water
D) orange juice
Answer:
C) coconut water
Question 5.
Which drink does the town mouse like to have ?
A) Orange juice
B) Coconut water
C) Water from the well
D) Grape juice
Answer:
A) Orange juice
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10
Question 6.
I’m afraid you too have to eat this.” Who do the words ‘I’ and ‘you* refer to ? What do they have to eat ?
Answer:
‘I’ refers to the country mouse and ‘you’ refers to the town mouse. They have to eat raw food like the sugarcane and root.
Question 7.
What do you offer first when you receive guests at home ?
Answer:
First I offer them fresh and drinkable water. Later I offer them snacks and coffee or some light food items.
Question 8.
Quote the examples given in the passage for raw food.
Answer:
- Sugarcane
- Root
Question 9.
What did the town mouse want to drink ? What did the counfry mouse offer him ?
Answer:
The town mouse wanted to drink some ice-cold lemonade or orange juice. But the country mouse offered him coconut water.
Question 10.
Which would you like to have, ice-cold lemonade or coconut water ? Why ?
Answer:
I would like to have coconut water because coconut water keeps our body cool and healthy.
Passage No. 4:
Read the following passage.
“Yes, this is how we sleep in the country,” his cousin answered.
As the town mouse lay down on the hard, cold ground, he suddenly thought of • something. “Cousin,” he called out.
“Yes, what is it?” the country mouse asked.
“Why is it so quiet here? Where are all the cars and lorries? Where are the radios and the televisions? Where are all the lights?”
“This is how it is in the country,” his cousin replied. “It’s always quiet in the country. Sometimes it is quieter than today. My grandfather says that our village is the quietest among all the villages in our district.” “Oh! Is it? The country is a strange place,” said the town mouse.
Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5
Question 1.
It’s always __________ in the country.
A) noisy
B) busy
C) quiet
D) disturbed
Answer:
C) quiet
Question 2.
What does his grandfather say ?
A) Their village is the quietest among all the villages in their district.
B) Guests should sleep on the bed.
C) Eating raw-food is good for health.
D) None of the above
Answer:
A) Their village is the quietest among all the villages in their district.
Question 3.
It’s always quiet in the country ……..
The meaning of the word ‘quiet’ is __________
A) silent
B) very
C) busy
D) noisy
Answer:
A) silent
Question 4.
How is the ground ?
A) soft and smooth
B) hard and cold
C) rough and hot
D) uneven
Answer:
B) hard and cold
Question 5.
What, according to the town mouse, is a strange place ?
A) a town
B) a city
C) a village
D) an avenue
Answer:
C) a village
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10
Question 6.
Where does the country mouse sleep ? Did the town mouse sleep there ?
Answer:
The country mouse sleeps on the hard cold ground. Yes, the town mouse also slept there.
Question 7.
“Cousin,” he called out. Who called out ? Why ?
Answer:
The town mouse called out because he wanted to know why the village was so quiet.
Question 8.
Would you like to sleep on the hard cold ground ? Why / Why not ?
Answer:
I would not like to sleep on the hard cold ground because by sleeping on the hard – cold ground, I may suffer from a bad cold.
Question 9.
“The country is a strange place,” said the town mouse. Why did he say so ?
Answer:
The town mouse felt the country was a strange place because the country was so quiet. The streets of the country did not have lights at night. Moreover no cars and lorries were running at night.
Question 10.
Where would the town mouse like to sleep ? Did he actually sleep there in the country?
Answer:
The town mouse wanted to sleep on a cosy and cussion bed. But in the country, he slept on the hard cold ground. He did not sleep on the cosy bed.
Passage No. 5:
Read the following passage.
“This is the town,” his cousin replied. “Here there are lights even in the middle of the day.”
“And what is this dreadful noise that never stops?” asked the country mouse. “That is the traffic,” the town mouse replied.
“That is the noise made by buses, lorries,cars and aeroplanes.”
But the country mouse did not like it at all. “All this noise has made my head ache,” he said. “Could I have some water to drink?”
“Why only water?” said the town mouse. “Look at what there is for you – ice cold lemonade, orange juice .’. which one do you want?”
Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5
Question 1.
“Here there are lights ………..”
The word ‘here’ refers to __________
A) a village
B) a countryside
C) a town
D) an avenue
Answer:
C) a town
Question 2.
The country mouse did not like __________
A) the noise made by the traffic
B) the treatment of his cousin
C) the bed he had to sleep on
D) A and B
Answer:
A) the noise made by the traffic
Question 3.
“All this noise has made my head ache.” The word ‘ache’ means __________
A) feel comfortable
B) feel a continuous dull pain
C) feel pleasant
D) feel shocked and worried
Answer:
B) feel a continuous dull pain
Question 4.
What is there for the country mouse to drink ?
A) ice-cold lemonade
B) ice-cold lemonade and orange juice
C) coconut water
D) water
Answer:
B) ice-cold lemonade and orange juice
Question 5.
‘dreadful noise’ in the passage is _______
A) the sound of the moving rats
B) high-pitch volume of the radio set
C) the traffic
D) none of the above
Answer:
C) the traffic
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 5 × 2 = 10
Question 6.
What is the dreadful noise in the town that never stops ?
Answer:
The dreadful noise in the town is the noise of the traffic of the running buses, lorries, cars and aeroplanes.
Question 7.
What did the country mouse want to drink ? What did the town mouse offer ?
Answer:
The country mouse wanted to drink water. But, the town mouse offered ice-cold lemonade and orange juice.
Question 8.
Whose head ached ? Why ?
Answer:
The country mouse’s head ached because of the noise made by buses, lorries, cars arid aeroplanes.
Question 9.
“But the country mouse did not like it at all.” What does’it’refer to ?
Answer:
‘it’ refers to the traffic noise made by the moving buses, lorries, cars and aeroplanes.
Question 10.
Where do you think life is peaceful ? Why ?
Answer:
Life is peaceful in a village because the streets in a village are not noisy with the traffic of buses, cars and lorries. The streets are quiet and unpolluted.
Questions : 11 – 16, Marks : 10
Passage No. 1:
Read the following passage.
When spring came to the city of Cleveland in 1909, it did not change Gates Avenue. People who lived on the pretty streets near Gates Avenue were making gardens and painting their houses. But Gates Avenue continued to look dirty and ugly.
Gates Avenue was a short street, but it seemed longer because it was so ugly. Most of the families who lived there had little money. They never expected to have any more. Their houses had not been painted in many years, and they did not even have running water.The street itself was ugly too. There was no pavement, there was no street light; and the rail road at the end of Gates Avenue added noise and dirt.
Choose the correct answer from the four choices given below the questions. 2 × 1 = 2
Question 11.
Gates Avenue was a __________
A) long street
B) short street
C) tidy street
D) mansion
Answer:
B) short street
Question 12.
There was no __________
A) pavement
B) street light
C) A and B
D) none of the above
Answer:
C) A and B
Now answer the questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8
Question 13.
What season is mentioned in the passage ?
Answer:
Spring season is mentioned in the-passage.
Question 14.
Why was Gates Avenue so ugly ?
Answer:
Gates Avenue was so ugly because the houses in that steet had not been painted for many years. The families there did not have running water. It had no pavement and no street light. The rail road at the end of it added dirt and noise.
Question 15.
What were the nearby people of Gates Avenue doing ?
Answer:
The nearby people of Gates Avenue were making gardens and painting their houses.
Question 16.
Where is Gates Avenue ?
Answer:
Gates Avenue is a short steet in the city of Cleveland.
Passage No. 2:
Read the following passage.
The other girls in the school near Gates Avenue wore new and pretty clothes that spring. But the little girl from Gates Avenue wore the dirty dress that she had worn all winter. Probably that was the only dress she owned.
Her teacher was very unhappy. The little girl was so nice! She always worked hard in school; she was always friendly and polite. Her face was dirty and her hair was untidy, but anyone could see that she was pretty under the dirt.
One day the teacher said, “Won’t you wash your face before you come to school tomorrow morning? Please do that, just for me.”
Choose the correct answer from the four choices given below the questions. 2 × 1 = 2
Question 11.
__________ wore new and pretty clothes.
A) The teacher
B) The other girls
C) The little girl
D) The people of Gates Avenue
Answer:
B) The other girls
Question 12.
The dress that the little girl from Gates Avenue wore was __________
A) new
B) tidy
C) attractive
D) dirty
Answer:
D) dirty
Now answer the questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8
Question 13.
Why was the little girl’s dress dirty ?
Answer:
Her dress was dirty because She had worn the same dress all winter.
Question 14. Was the teacher happy ? Why (not) ?
Answer:
No, the teacher was not happy because the girl was nice but her face and dress were dirty and her hair was untidy.
Question 15.
How was the little girl ?
Answer:
The little girl was nice. She worked hard in school. She was friendly and polite. But her dress and face were dirty and her hair was untidy.
Question 16.
How do you go to school ?
Answer:
I go to school in neat and washed dress and with a clean face and tidy hair.
Passage No. 3:
Read the following passage.
The next morning she came to school in the new blue dress, and she was very clean and tidy. She told her teacher, “My mother couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw me this morning in my new dress. My father wasn’t at home, but he’U see me at supper tonight.” She was full of excitement.
When her father saw her in the new blue dress, he was amazed to find that he had a very pretty little girl. When the family ate supper, he was even more amazed to see a cloth on the kitchen table. The family had never used a table cloth before. “We’re going to begin to be tidier here,” his wife said. “I’m ashamed to be dirty
when our daughter is so clean.”
Choose the correct answer from the four choices given below the questions. 2 × 1 = 2
Question 11.
The next morning the girl came to school in the __________
A) same dirty dress
B) new blue dress
C) new yellow dress
D) new white dress
Answer:
B) new blue dress
Question 12.
Her father would see her __________
A) at supper
B) at breakfast
C) at lunch
D) at dinner
Answer:
A) at supper
Now answer the questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8
Question 13.
“My mother couldn’t believe her eyes…..” Whose mother couldn’t believe ? Why ?
Answer:
The little girl’s mother couldn’t believe her eyes because she saw her daughter in her new blue dress.
Question 14.
Was there a table cloth on the table at supper that night ? Had the family used it before ?
Answer:
Yes, there was a table cloth on the table at supper that night but they had never used it before.
Question 15.
Why did the mother feel ashamed ?
Answer:
The mother felt ashamed because she was dirty but her daughter was so clean.
Question 16.
What made the father amazed ? What made him more amazed ?
Answer:
He was amazed to see his daughter very pretty. He was more amazed to see a cloth on the kitchen table.
Passage No. 4:
Read the table given below and observe the changing patterns of the unemployment in some advanced countries.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (IN PERCENT) IN ADVANCED COUNTRIES
Choose the correct answer from the four choices given below the questions. 2 × 1 = 2
Question 11.
In which year was the highest unemployment rate recorded in the UK ?
A) 2006
B) 2002
C) 2003
D) 2000
Answer:
D) 2000
Question 12.
In which year was the least unemployment rate recorded in the USA ?
A) 2000
B) 2002
C) 2006
D) 2003
Answer:
A) 2000
Now answer the questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8
Question 13.
How many countries are compared in the given table ?
Answer:
Eight countries are compared in the given table.
Question 14.
What does the table show ?
Answer:
The table shows the unemployment rates (in percent) in advanced countries.
Question 15.
Which country has the least unemployment rate in 2005 ?
Answer:
Japan has the least unemployment rate in 2005.
Question 16.
Which country has the highest unemployment rate in 2001 ?
Answer:
Spain has the highest unemployment rate in 2001.
Passage No. 5:
Read the table given below.
STRENGTH PARTICULARS OF Z.P.H SCHOOL, SATTUPALLI (TELUGU MEDIUM)
Choose the correct answer from the four choices given and write its mark in the bracket. 2 × 1 = 2
Question 11.
When compared to the strength of the class IX, the strength of the class X is
A) more
B) equal
C) less
D) greater
Answer:
C) less
Question 12.
The average strength of the girls of the school is ( B )
A) 17.21
B) 22.2
C) 16.23
D) 17.5
Answer:
B) 22.2
Now answer the questions in complete sentences. 4 × 2 = 8
Question 13.
What is the name of the school ?
Answer:
The name of the school is Z.P.H School, 75 Sattupalli.
Question 14.
Which medium strength is shown in the given table ?
Answer:
Telugu medium strength is shown in the given table.
Question 15.
Whose total strength is more, boys or girls ?
Answer:
The total strength of the boys is more than that of the girls.
Question 16.
In which class is the strength of the girls more than that of the boys ?
Answer:
In class VI, the strength of the girls is more than that of the boys.
Section – B : Vocabulary and Grammar (20 Marks)
Questions : 17 – 21, Marks : 5
Passage No. 1:
Read the following passage taken from your textbook.
A few (17) months later, because of the young minister, there was a pavement.on Gates Avenue. There was a Street light on the corner, and (18) the houses had running water. Six months after the little girl (19) got her new blue dress, Gates Avenue have (20) become a tidy (21) Street where respectable citizens lived.
Each of the following questions has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer sheet. 5 × 1 = 5
Question 17.
The antonym of the underlined word is __________
A) Less
B) More
C) Many
D) A little
Answer:
C) Many
Question 18.
The part of speech of the underlined word is __________
A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Conjunction
D) Adverb
Answer:
C) Conjunction
Question 19.
The gender of the underlined word is __________
A) Masculine
B) Feminine
C) Neuter
D) Common
Answer:
B) Feminine
Question 20.
The correct tense form of the underlined word is __________
A) had
B) has
C) would have
D) will have
Answer:
A) had
Question 21.
The meaning of the underlined word is __________
A) Neat
B) Ugly
C) Long
D) Beautiful
Answer:
A) Neat
Passage No. 2:
Gates Avenue was a short (17) street, but it seemed longer because it was very dirty. Most of the families (18) who lived there had very little money. They never expected (19) to have any. Even the women (20) never bothered to keep their children neat. Parents couldn’t (21) even send them to schools.
Now, answer the following questions as directed.
Question 17.
Write the opposite of ‘short’.
Answer:
The opposite of’short’is’long’.
Question 18.
Give the singular form of’families’.
Answer:
Singular form is ‘family’
Question 19.
Write the noun form of’expected’.
Answer:
The noun form is’expectation’.
Question 20.
Change the word’women’into masculine gender.
Answer:
Masculine gender is ‘men’.
Question 21.
Write the expanded form of ‘couldn’t’.
Answer:
The expanded form is’could not’.
Passage No. 3:
The next morning she came to school in (17) the new blue dress, and she was very clean and tidy. She told her teacher, “My mother couldn’t believe (18) her eyes when she saw me this morning in my new dress. My father wasn’t at home, but he’ll see me at supper tonight.” She was full of excitement (19). When her father saw her (20) in the new blue dress, he was amazed to find that he had a very pretty (21) little girl.
Now, answer the following questions as directed.
Question 17.
Write the part of speech of the underlined word.
Answer:
Preposition
Question 18.
Write the antonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
The antonym is’suspect’
Question 19.
Mention the suffix in the underlined word.
Answer:
The suffix is ’ment’
Question 20.
Who does the underlined word refer to?
Answer:
The underlined word refers to the little girl.
Question 21.
Write the antonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
The antonym is ’ugly’.
Passage No. 4:
“I have plenty (17) of food, cousin,” said the town mouse proudly. (18) “You can eat as much as you like.’
Sure enough, the house of the town mouse (19) at the back of a kitchen cupboard are (20) full of most delicious food.
There was bread and (21) jam, different kinds of fruits, slabs of chocolate, and a huge piece of lovely cheese.
Each of the following questions has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer sheet. 5 × 1 = 5
Question 17.
The synonym of the underlined word is __________
A) a little
B) a lot of
C) enough
D) sufficient
Answer:
B) a lot of
Question 18.
The antonym of the underlined word is __________
A) humbly
B) softly
C) roughly
D) cleverly
Answer:
A) humbly
Question 19.
The plural form of the underlined word is _______
A) mouses
B) rats
C) mice
D) Aand B
Answer:
C) mice
Question 20.
The correct form of the underlined word, to be there in that passage is _______
A) is
B) was
C) were
D) has been
Answer:
B) was
Question 21.
The part of speech of the underlined word is _______
A) Conjunction
B) Preposition
C) Verb
D) Adverb
Answer:
A) Conjunction
Passage No. 5:
Once a king wanted to give one of his soldiers a present. He ordered the servants to bring (17) the plate they (18) had been carrying. The plate was brought. The king removed the cover and there (19) was a diamond ring shining brightly (20). He told the courtiers that the soldiers fought very bravely (21).
Now, answer the following questions as directed.
Question 17.
Write the simple past tense form of the underlined word.
Answer:
The simple past tense form of ‘bring’ is ‘brought’.
Question 18.
Mention the part of speech of the underlined word.
Answer:
‘They’ is a pronoun.
Question 19.
What is the antonym of the underlined word ?
Answer:
The antonym is ‘here’.
Question 20.
Write the suffix in the underlined word.
Answer:
The suffix is ‘-ly’.
Question 21.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
The synonym is ’courageously’ or ’boldly’.
Questions : 22 – 26, Marks : 5
Complete the passage choosing the right word from those given below it. Each blank is numbered and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 5 × 1 = 5
Passage No. 1:
The country mouse got quite tired __________ (22) running and hiding, “I want to __________ (23) back to __________ (24) country,” he said. “We may not get much food there __________ (25) at least we can eat in __________ (26).
Question 22.
A) with
B) for
C) of
D) off
Answer:
C) of
Question 23.
A) go
B) goes
C) went
D) going
Answer:
A) go
Question 24.
A) an
B) a
C) the
D) some
Answer:
C) the
Question 25.
A) and
B) but
C) because
D) that
Answer:
B) but
Question 26.
A) peace
B) violence
C) peacefully
D) noise
Answer:
A) peace
Passage No. 2:
Sarada was born __________ (22) 4th November, 1929. She __________ (23) born in __________ (24) orthodox Brahmin family. In __________ (25) childhood, she had never been to school, she was __________ (26) known as human calculator.
Question 22.
A) in
B) on
C) at
D) to
Answer:
B) on
Question 23.
A) was
B) is
C) were
D) are
Answer:
A) was
Question 24.
A) a
B) the
C) an
D) any
Answer:
C) an
Question 25.
A) she
B) her
C) their
D) they
Answer:
B) her
Question 26.
A) popular
B) popularity
C) popularly
D) popularized
Answer:
C) popularly
Passage No. 3:
It was winter. The ponds __________ (22) all frozen. At the court, Akbar asked Birbal, “Will a man do anything __________ (23) money ?”. Birbal replied ’Yes’. The emperor ordered him to prove it. The next day Birbal came to the court along with a poor Brahmin __________ (24) merely had a penny left with him __________ (25) family was starving. Birbal __________ (26) the king that the Brahmin was ready to do anything for the sake of money.
Question 22.
A) were
B) was
C) is
D) are
Answer:
A) were
Question 23.
A) with
B) for
C) to
D) by
Answer:
B) for
Question 24.
A) when
B) which
C) who
D) whose
Answer:
C) who
Question 25.
A) He
B) His
C) Their
D) They
Answer:
B) His
Question 26.
A) told
B) tells
C) tell
D) will tell
Answer:
A) told
Passage No. 4:
Next time the country mouse visited the town of the town mouse. He __________ (22) not enjoy __________ (23) traffic there. __________ (24) felt surprised watching lights __________ (25) the streets even in the midnight. The country mouse wanted some water __________ (26) a little bit of food.
Question 22.
A) did
B) do
C) does
D) can
Answer:
A) did
Question 23.
A) some
B) an
C) the
D) a
Answer:
C) the
Question 24.
A) They
B) He
C) Him
D) His
Answer:
B) He
Question 25.
A) on
B) in
C) for
D) with
Answer:
B) in
Question 26.
A) and
B) but
C) or
D) if
Answer:
A) and
Passage No. 5:
When people in other places heard the story of Gates Avenue, __________ (22) began to __________ (23) their own ‘clean up’ campaigns. Since 1913 more than seven thousand towns __________ (24) cities have organised compaigns __________ (25) painting and repairing homes and making better lives for the people __________ (26) live in them.
Question 22.
A) their
B) they
C) he
D) she
Answer:
B) they
Question 23.
A) organised
B) organises
C) organise
D) organising
Answer:
C) organise
Question 24.
A) but
B) and
C) however
D) so
Answer:
B) and
Question 25.
A) for
B) on
C) with
D) to
Answer:
A) for
Question 26.
A) who
B) which
C) what
D) where
Answer:
A) who
Passage No. 6:
Rahim is, __________ (22) an experiment using mirrors __________ (23) understand __________ (24) concept of magnification __________ (25) identified the situation __________ (26) the magnification is found to be greater than.
Question 22.
A) do
B) did
C) doing
D) does
Answer:
C) doing
Question 23.
A) to
B) for
C) with
D) on
Answer:
A) to
Question 24.
A) a
B) some
C) an
D) the
Answer:
D) the
Question 25.
A) It
B) They
C) He
D) We
Answer:
C) He
Question 26.
A) why
B) where
C) who
D) what
Answer:
B) where
Questions : 27 – 31, Marks : 10
Rewrite the following passage given below. Five sentences in the passage are numbered (27 – 31) at the beginning. Each of the five sentences has an error. Correct and rewrite them in the answer booklet. 5 × 2 = 10
1. The country mouse received the town mouse at the station of the countryside. (27) The town mouse asks the country mouse for some orange juice or lemonade saying he was thirsty. (28) But the country mouse offered them coconut water. (29) The dinner that the country mouse served the town mouse at his house consisted with the root and the sugar cane. (30) The town mouse nibbled at the root and the sugar cane so he did not enjoy the dinner. The countryside was very quiet. (31) The town mouse felt it strangiest and did not like it. Answer:
27) The town mouse asked the country mouse for some orange juice or lemonade saying he was thirsty.
28) But the country mouse offered him coconut water.
29) The dinner that the country mouse served the town mouse at his house consisted the root and the sugarcane.
30) The town mouse nibbled at the root and the sugarcane as he did not enjoy the dinner.
31) The town mouse felt it strange and did not like it.
2. During the following week, the man in the next house watched what his neighbour was doing. (27) And by the end of the week, the man begins to paint his house. (28)
A few days late, the young minister of a church near Gates Avenue passed these two houses and saw two men working. (29) For the first time he noticed that there was no pavement on Gates Avenue, and no street light, but no running water. (30) “People which are trying so hard to make decent homes here, deserve help,” the minister thought. (31) He asked some important citizens in the city to help hint.
Answer:
27) And by the end of the week, the man began to paint his house.
28) A few days later, the young minister of a church near Gates Avenue passed ‘ these two houses and saw two men working.
29) For the first time, he noticed that there was no pavement on Gates Avenue, and no street light, and no running water.
30) “People who are trying so hard to make decent homes here, deserve help,” the minister thought.
31) He asked some important citizens in the city to help them.
3. Today we have many kinds of glass. Some glass is spun into fine fibres like threads. (27) Each fibre are much finer than the hair on your head. (28) A pound of this fibres would reach round the earth ! These fine fibres may be made on cloth for curtains. Or they may be used in walls of houses. Glass light-bulbs were first made by hand. (29) Which more and more people wanted light-bulbs, something had to be done. (30) A glass-blower named Mike Owens made a first machine that could blow glass. (31) Light bulbs may be large but small.
Answer:
27) Each fibre is much finer than the hair on your head.
28) A pound of these fibres would reach round the earth !
29) When more and more people wanted light-bulbs, something had to be done.
30) A glass-blower named Mike Owens made the first machine that could blow glass.
31) Light bulbs may be large or small.
4. But the girl continued to wear the same dirty dress, (27) “Her mother is not probably interesting in her” the teacher thought. (28) So she bought a bright blue dress and gave them to the little girl. (29) The child took the gift eager and rushed home.
The next morning she came to school in the new blue dress. (39) She was very clean but tidy. She told her teacher, “My father wasn’t at home, but he’ll see me at supper tonight. (31) She was full of exciting.
Answer:
27) “Her mother is probably not interested in her” the teacher thought.
28) So she bought a bright blue dress and gave |t to the little girl.
29) The child took the gift eagerly and rushed home.
30) She was very clean and tidy.
31) She was full of excitement.
5. Global warming is caused by carbon dioxide from burning coal, oil and gas. (27) It was caused by human activities. (28) It presents seriously challenges. (29) A largest impact of global warming will be on many natural ecosystems. (30) Its impact will also be on people which live in developing countries. (31) Global warming will have its impact on people with little ability for adapt.
Answer:
27) It is caused by human activities.
28) It presents serious challenges.
29) The largest impact of Global warming will be on many natural eco systems.
30) Its impact will also be on people who live in developing countries.
31) Global warming will have its impact on people with little ability ip adapt.
6. When spring came to the city of Cleveland in 1909, it did not change Gates Avenue. (27) People who lived on the pretty streets near Gates Avenue were make gardens and painting their houses. (28) But Gates Avenue continued to look dirty but ugly.
(29) Gates Avenue was a short street, but it seem longer because it was so ugly. (30) Most of the family who lived there had very little money. (31) They never expected to have some more.
Answer:
27) People who lived on the pretty Streets near Gates Avenue were making gardens and painting their houses.
28) But Gates Avenue continued to look dirty and ugly.
29) Gates Avenue was a short street, but it seemed longer because it was so ugly.
30) Most of the families who lived there had very little money.
31) They never expected to have any more
Section – C : Conventions of Writing (5 Marks)
Question : 32, Marks : 5
Read the following passage taken from your textbook and rewrite it with proper punctuation. 5 Marks
Question 1.
coconut water ? asked the town mouse in horror “don’t you have any orange juice or lemonade”
Answer:
“Coconut water ?” asked the town mouse in horror. “Don’t you have any orange juice or lemonade?”
Question 2.
one day the teacher said won’t you wash your face before you come to school tomorrow morning please do that just for me
Answer:
One day the teacher said, “Won’t you wash your face before you come to school tomorrow morning? Please do that, just for me.”
Question 3.
she told her teacher my mother couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw me this morning in my new dress my father wasn’t at home but he’ll see me at supper tonight
Answer:
She told her teacher, “My mother coulnd’t believe her eyes when she saw me this morning in my new dress. My father wasn’t at home, but he’ll see me at supper tonight.”
Question 4.
‘ Root ? sugar cane ? the town mouse exclaimed but I don’t eat raw food like that the
country mouse said this is what we eat in the country Try it it’s not bad
Answer:
“Root ? sugarcane ?” the town mouse exclaimed, “But I don’t eat raw food like that.”
The country mouse said, “This is what we eat in the country. Try it. It’s not bad.”
Question 5.
and what is this dreadful noise that never stops asked the country mouse.
That is the traffic the town mouse replied that is the noise made by buses lorries cars and aeroplanes
Answer:
“And what is this dreadful noise that never stops ?” asked the country mouse.
“That is the traffic,” the town mouse replied. “That is the noise made by buses, lorries, cars and aeroplanes.”
Question 6.
eat cousin eat said the town mouse but just then there was a sound like a thunder and the town mouse shouted Run cousin run run
Answer:
“Eat, cousin. eat,” said the town mouse. But just then, there was a sound like a thunder and the town mouse shouted, “Run, cousin, run, run.”
Section – D : Creative Writing (20 Marks)
Question : 33, Marks : 12
1. You are Guruvardhan. You are coming from Hyderabad city to your grandfather’s village for Dasara holidays. On the way you met your cousin, Nagalakshmi who resides at village. Write a possible conversation between Guruvardhan and Nagalakshmi about the advantages and the disadvantages of village and city.
Answer:
Guruvardhan: Hello, Nagalakshmi, How are you?
Naglakshmi : Hello Guru, I am fine. How about you?
Guruvardhan: I am also fine.
Nagalakshmi : How would you like to spend your Dasara holidays.
Guruvardhan : I would like to spend them at our grandfather’s village. Would you come with me to that village?
Nagalakshmi : No, I would go to my uncle’s house for the holidays. He lives in the city of Khammam.
Guruvardhan : Why would you like to go there?
Nagalakshmi : I get bored of the village life here. I would like to see the city as there are many sources for entertainment.
Guruvardhan : But my desire is quite different. I get bored in the city.
Nagalakshmi : Why?
Guruvardhan : City life is mechanical.
Nagaiakshmi : Is it?
Guruvardhan : Yes. There is pollution – air pollution, water pollution and sound pollution.
Nagalakshmi : Villages are qutet and are pollution-free.
Guruvardhan : I want to see the greenery. There is no noise problem in the village, I think.
Nagalakshmi : Yes. But in villages, people go to bed early. There is absolute silence after 10 p.m. Is it the same situation in city?
Guruvardhan : City dwellers don’t go to bed early. You find lights and sounds not only in the streets but also in the houses even in the middle of the night. You dontt have fresh air there,
Nagalakshmi : Maybe you. are right. But I want to see the heavy traffic there. I can have a variety of food there.
Guruvardhan : But cost of living Is high in city and people are not cordial to one another.
Nagalakshmi : In that aspect, our villages are better.
Guruvardhan: How?
Nagalakshmi : Villagers are friendly and cordial to one another. They are helpful. The cost of living is.not high.
Guruvardhan : What kind of people do we find most in villages?
Nagaiakshmi : Most people are farmers, and agricultural labourers.
Guruvardhan : But In city, we find employees, merchants, industrialists and workers in various fields.
Nagalakshmi : OK. Enjoy the Dasara holiday in the village.
Guruvardhan : I hope you too do the same in Khammam.
2. Write a letter to your class teacher a»you are unable to attend school because of viral fever.
Answer:
Pochampalli,
11 March, 20xx.
To
The Class Teacher,
Class VII,
Section – B.
Respected teacher,
I ( x x x x x x) am a student of your class with Roll No. 25. Today, I have a bad viral fever. As such, I can’t attend school today. So I request you to kindly grant me leave for today.
Thank you, teacher.
Yours obediently,
xxxxxx,
Roll No. 25.
Question : 34, Marks : 8
1. Imagine you were the town mouse.
Make an entry in your diary on how you felt in your cousin’s countryside.
Answer:
Thursday,
March 10,
9 p.m.
Yesterday I visited my cousin’s countryside. I went there by train. I felt tired of the journey. Besides, I felt hot as it was not an air-conditioned coach. My cousin who was waiting for me eagerly at the station, received me cordially. I asked him some orange juice or ice-cold lemonade to quench my thirst. But he offered me coconut water, saying orange juice or lemonade was not available there. He served me dinner which consisted of root and sugarcane. I nibbled at them. I did not enjoy the dinner, I had to sleep on the hard cold ground. I could not bear the quietness at night in the countryside. So I decided to get back to the town the very next day. I left the countryside the very next day. I might have disappointed my cousin.
2. Swach Bharath programme was conducted in your school for a week. On the last day, a meeting was conducted and your village Sarpanch was the chief guest and your headmaster presided over the function.
Make an entry on the programme in your diary.
Answer:
10 July, 20xx
9 p.m.
Today my school enjoyed the closing day of Swach Bharath programme which we have conducted for the last seven days. Because of the programme, bur school is clean and attracts the visitors with its greenery. A meeting was conducted this evening in our school. Our village Sarpanch was the chief guest. He spoke about the importance of Swach Bharath and praised us for making the school clean and green. Our H.M. who presided over the meeting gave away prizes to each of our team members for our active participation. I feel proud of myself to be an active participant. The chief guest praised me and patted me. It’s really a memorable day for me.