7th Standard English First Term Exam Question Paper with Answers 2024-25 | SA-1
FIRST TERM - SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT(SA) - 2024-25
Class: 7
Subject: ENGLISH
Time Allowed: 2.00 Hours | Max. Marks: 60
SECTION - I [VOCABULARY] (6 Marks)
Choose the appropriate Synonyms of the underlined words. (3x1=3)
1. They came across the stores of the sweet - Vendors All decorated so "gaily"
- a) Bright Colours
- b) Gradable
- c) Dull
2. Grandfather says during a "Terrible" storm one of the houses was hit.
- a) Brilliant
- b) Fearful
- c) Minor
3. Teacher, I will live in an Increasingly "Commercial" world.
- a) Help - Minded
- b) Love - Minded
- c) Money - Minded
Choose the appropriate Antonyms of the underlined words. (3x1=3)
4. On both sides of road were big houses of the "rich".
- a) Poor
- b) Wealthy
- c) Popular
5. When he has passed through the ruins "late" at night.
- a) Gone
- b) Fast
- c) not on time
(Note: This option is a synonym for 'late'. The correct antonym, 'early' or 'on time', is not provided in the options. This appears to be an error in the question paper.)
6. My personal "success" will be determined by my ability to consume.
- a) Achieve
- b) Win
- c) Failure
SECTION - II (10 Marks)
7. Attach a suitable prefix and suffix to the words given below. (2x1=2)
a) Excite ______ (ful, ous, ment)
b) ______ happy. (un, after, im)
a) Excitement
b) unhappy
8. Fill in the blanks with (any, few, some, much). (2x1=2)
a) Do you have ______ coins with you?
b) I need ______ help.
a) Do you have any coins with you?
b) I need some help.
9. Give a relationship term for the clues given: (2x1=2)
a) Kith and Kin
b) Fore fathers
a) Relatives / Family and friends
b) Ancestors
10. Fill in the blanks with suitable Prepositions: (3x1=3)
a) Is your mother ______ home?
b) He has been absent ______ last week.
c) There is a bridge ______ the river.
a) Is your mother at home?
b) He has been absent since last week.
c) There is a bridge across the river.
11. Fill in the blanks with suitable Perfect Tense. (2x1=2)
a) We ______ (complete) our project by next week.
b) All was dark again. Night ______ (fall)
a) We will have completed our project by next week.
b) All was dark again. Night had fallen.
PART - II SECTION - I (PROSE) (12 Marks)
Answer any Four of the following questions: (4x2=8)
12. How did Hamid's friends enjoys the games in the fair?
13. Write about Hamid in one or two sentences?
14. What did suresh ask Usha? Why?
15. What story did Grandfather tell them about the Haunted hill?
16. What should we learn from our teachers?
17. What kind of learning brings joy to you?
Learning through practical activities, group projects, and exploring new topics through technology brings me joy. It makes learning interactive and memorable.
Answer the following questions in detail (any one) (1x4=4)
18. Write about Hamid and his Granny?
19. "Was it just the wind"? - What do you think Usha thought it was? Why?
SECTION - III (POETRY) (9 Marks)
Read the following sets of Poetic lines and Answer any three of the following. (3x1=3)
"The computer swallowed grandma".
21. Who swallowed whom?
'It devoured her completely"
22. Who does it refer to?
"And his horse in the silence champed the grasses of the forest's ferny floor;"
23. What was the horse doing?
"Is there anybody there? said the traveller,"
24. Who is the speaker?
"Speak gently - let not harsh words mar The good we might do here!"
25. Why should we speak gently?
Read the following stanza and Answer the questions given below. (3x1=3)
"I've searched through the recycle bin,
And files of every kind
I've even used the internet,
But nothing did I find".
26.
a) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines.
b) Write the rhyming scheme of the given stanza.
c) Find out the alliteration words in first line.
a) Rhyming words: kind, find.
b) Rhyming scheme: aabb.
c) Alliteration: There are no alliterated words in the first line ("I've searched through the recycle bin").
Quote from memory. (1x5=5 - Marks seem to be a typo, likely 3 marks)
27. From: And his horse ...... To: ...... there? he said.
And his horse in the silence champed the grasses
Of the forest’s ferny floor;
And a bird flew up out of the turret,
Above the Traveller’s head:
And he smote upon the door again a second time;
‘Is there anybody there?’ he said.
SECTION - III (SUPPLEMENTARY) (10 Marks)
28. Rearrange the jumbled sentences and Write them in the correct order. (5x1=5)
- a) Holmes found the tunnel from the cellar to the bank's strong room.
- b) Wilson was assigned to copy the encyclopedia.
- c) Wilson asked sherlock holmes for help.
- d) Wilson got the job in the red headed league.
- e) One day he found the notice that "The Red Headed League" was dissolved.
- d) Wilson got the job in the red headed league.
- b) Wilson was assigned to copy the encyclopedia.
- e) One day he found the notice that "The Red Headed League" was dissolved.
- c) Wilson asked sherlock holmes for help.
- a) Holmes found the tunnel from the cellar to the bank's strong room.
29. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: (5x1=5)
On monday morning, Tom sawyer was not excited about going to school. He had spent the weekend playing and did not want to return to his lessons. As he walked to school, he thought of ways to avoid going. When he reached the school gate, he saw his friends and remembered that school could be fun if he was with them. Tom decided to go inside and make the best of his day. He quickly joined his friends, Who were already chatting and laughing. By the end of the day, Tom realized that school wasn't so bad after all.
a) How did Tom sawyer feel about going to school on monday morning?
b) What did Tom think about doing instead of going to school?
c) What changed Tom's mind about going to school?
d) How did Tom feel when he saw his friends at the school gate?
e) What did Tom realize by the end of the day?
a) Tom Sawyer was not excited about going to school on Monday morning.
b) Tom thought of ways to avoid going to school.
c) Seeing his friends at the school gate and remembering that school could be fun with them changed his mind.
d) When he saw his friends, he was reminded that school could be fun with them, which made him decide to go inside.
e) By the end of the day, Tom realized that school wasn't so bad after all.
PART - IV (LITERARY WRITING) (10 Marks)
Answer any two: (2x5=10)
30. Give instructions to your friend to reach your house from school. Mention some landmarks that your friend should lookout for on his way.
- Start from the school and walk straight along TVK Street.
- You will see a temple on your left. Continue walking past it.
- When you reach the end of the street, turn right onto the Main Road.
- Walk along the Main Road. You will pass a hospital on your left.
- Just after the hospital, you will see another temple on your right.
- My house is located right next to this temple.
31. Describe the picture in 50 words and Give a suitable title.
Title: A Serene Village Home
Description: This picture shows a peaceful rural scene with a small, tiled-roof house nestled among lush green trees. A person is sitting calmly near the entrance under a clear sky. A simple path leads to the house, depicting a tranquil and simple way of life close to nature.
32. Write a letter to your class teacher requesting him / her leave for three days attend your brother's marriage.
Leave Letter:
VII Standard, 'A' Section,
[Your School Name],
[City Name].
20th October 2024.
The Class Teacher,
VII Standard, 'A' Section,
[Your School Name],
[City Name].
Respected Sir/Madam,
Subject: Request for leave for three days.
As my elder brother's marriage is scheduled to be held from 22nd October 2024 to 24th October 2024, I need to attend the ceremony with my family. Therefore, I will not be able to attend school on these three days.
I kindly request you to grant me leave for three days (from 22/10/2024 to 24/10/2024). I assure you that I will complete all my pending classwork after I return.
Thank you.
Yours obediently,
[Your Name]
Class VII, 'A' Section.