ARAVALI PUBLIC SCHOOL, NEEMKATHANA

FINAL YEAR EXAM. 2024 – 2025

SUBJECT – ENGLISH
Class - VII
Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 3 hours
Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory. (ii) You may attempt any section at a time.
SECTION – A (READING SKILLS)
Q: 1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions: - 5
The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity. Metal and stones can never be real
ornaments. The names of women like Sita and Damayanti have become sacred to us for their
unsullied virtue, never for their jewellery, if they wore any. Several sisters have told me that
they feel all the better on getting rid of their jewels. I have called this an act of merit in more
ways than one. No man or woman is entitled to the ‘possession of wealth, unless he or she has
given a fair share of it to the poor and the helpless. It is a social and religious obligation and has
been called a sacrifice by the’ Bhagavad Gita. He who does not offer this sacrifice has been
called a thief.
(i) The real ornament of women is: -
(a) Her character (b) Her purity
(c) Her richness (d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(ii) The author of this passage has called the following act as the act of merit: -
(a) To leave the habit of chewing tobacco (b) To leave the habit of talking too much
(c) To get rid of the jewels (d) All of these
(iii) Why are the names of site and Damayanti considered sacred?
(a) Because of their sullied virtue (b) Because of their unsullied virtue
(c) Because of their parent’s behaviour (d) Because of their teacher’s behaviour
(iv) What things can be real ornaments?
(a) Metals can be real ornaments (b) Stones can be real ornaments
(c) Neither metals nor stones can be real (d) All of these
ornaments
(v) Find the word from the passage which means: moral goodness.
(a) Purity (b) Possession
(c) Obligations (d) Jewellery
Q: 2 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions: - 5
I knew him from the days of my extreme youth, because he made my father’s boots. He lived
with his elder brother in his shop, which was in a small by-street in a fashionable part of
London.
The shop had a certain quiet distinction. There was no sign upon it other than the name of
Gessler Brothers; and in the window a few pairs of boots. He made only what was ordered, and
what he made never failed to fit. To make boots—such boots as he made—seemed to me then,
and still seems to me, mysterious and wonderful.
(i) I knew his from the days of my ………………….. youth.
(ii) Who make his father’s boots?
(iii) Where does Gessler Brother’s live and with when?
(iv) Where was the shop?
(v) What is the name of the shop?
SECTION – B (LITERATURE TEXT BOOK)
Q: 3 Read the question carefully and answer the questions: - in one line 5
(i) Did the wise men win the reward? If not, why not?
(ii) Had the beggar come to Rukku Mannis house for the first time? Give reasons for
your answer.
(iii) The old farmer and his wife loved the dog: -
(a) Because it helped them in their day – to – day work.
(b) As if it was their own baby.
(c) As they were kind to all living beings.
(iv) Why did Nishad and Maya get a holiday?
(v) Abbu Khan pushed Chandni into a small hut. This shows that he: -
(a) Was cruel
(b) Loved her and wanted to save her life. (c) Was selfish
Q: 4 Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statements: - 4
(i) Timothy and grandfather went to Lucknow in a special compartment.
(ii) The compartment in which grandfather and Timothy travelled had no other
passenger.
(iii) Timothy and grandfather travelled in a first-class compartment.
(iv) All passengers in the compartment thought that Timothy was a well – fed and
civilised tiger.
Q: 5 Answer the following questions: - (answer any 14) 28
(i) How long does it take for a grub to become a complete ant?
(ii) Finding good twigs for Kari took a long time why?
(iii) Kari learnt the commands to sit and to walk. What were the instructions for each
command?
(iv) Name two things the elephant can do with his trunk and two he cannot.
(v) Why did he buy a young goat?
(vi) Why did Chandni hate the rope round her neck?
(vii) When was the bear tied up with a chain? Why?
(viii) What shocked grandfather in the end?
(ix) Tilloo pressed the red button and “the damage was done.” What was the damage?
(x) On which planet do Tilloo and his parents live?
(xi) How did Ananda feel after reading about the national war memorial?
(xii) What is the nation’s highest gallantry award?
(xiii) Describe the cat and dad situation in the beginning and at the end of the poem. ( Dad
and The cat and the tree)
(xiv) Can anyone’s age be a minus number? What does “minus 87” mean?
(xv) What is ‘strange’ about Mr. Nath’s Sundays?
(xvi) What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever?
Q: 6 Write a poem “Mystery of the talking fan 3
OR
Garden snake
SECTION – C (WRITING)
Q: 7 Conver the adjective phrases into adjectives: - 2
(i) This paper is of no use. (ii) He is a designer by profession.
Q: 8 Convert the following sentences into indirect speech: - 4
(i) The teacher said, “You will have a test tomorrow.”
(ii) My father said, “I will take you to the market after school”.
(iii) The announcer said, “The meeting will start at 5P.M.”
(iv) Tamana said, “My mother is a very good chef”.
Q: 9 Choose the correct option: - 4
(i) A lamp hung ………………… the table. (above/on top of/among).
(ii) I could see something shining ………… the surface of the water. (below/from/in)
(iii) The students accidentally picked the ball ……… the wall. (top of/above/over)
(iv) My mother looked ………………. one when I was young. (after/beyond)
Q:10 Use either a colon or a semicolon in the space provided: - 3
(i) Tamana is not my friend ( ) she is my sister.
(ii) Tia is very shy and quiet ( ) same is out going and gregarious.
(iii) Nelsan Mandela said this in a speech in 2001 ( ) it always seems impossible until
it’s done.
Q:11 Write a letter to your father requesting him to send you RS.5000/- to pay your hostel rent. You 5
are Vinay living at boys hostel, lane no.5, Jaipur.
OR
Write a letter to the postmaster complaining against the irregular delivery of the letters by the
postman of your area.
Q:12 Draft a suitable advertisement for the promotion of a ‘Flair writo meter pen’. 5
OR
Draft an attrative advertisement for a company which is launching a new toothpaste.
Q:13 Write an essay on “An Indian festival”. 5
OR
“An Election scene”