KENDRIYA
VIDYALAYA, CECRI CAMPUS, KARAIKUDI
PERIODICAL TEST III,
RE-TEST, FEBRUARY – 2019
CLASS:
VII SUB : ENGLISH MAX. MARKS: 40
TIME: 90 MINUTES
General
Instructions:
1.
This question paper is divided into
three sections:
·
Section
A : Reading 8 Marks
·
Section
B : Writing and Grammar 19 Marks
·
Section
C : Literature 13 Marks
2.
All questions are compulsory.
3.
All questions of a particular section
must be attempted in the correct order.
SECTION A ( READING) ( 8
Marks)
1. Read
the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (8 Marks)
The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical
rainforest. It covers an area of nearly 2.8 million square miles, which is nearly the size of the continent of Australia. The Amazon
rainforest gets its life from the majestic Amazon river, the world’s second
largest river, which runs directly through the heart of the region. The
rainforest itself is simply the drainage basin for the river and its many
tributaries. The vast forest itself consists of four layers, each featuring its
own ecosystems and specially adapted plants and animals.
The forest floor is the lowest region. Since only two
percent of the sunlight filters through the top layers to the understory , very
few plants grow here. The forest floor, however, is rich with rotting
vegetation and the bodies of dead organisms, which are quickly broken down into
nutrients and integrated into the soil. Tree roots stay close to these
available nutrients and decomposers such as millipedes and earthworms use
nutrients for food.
The understory is the layer above the forest floor.
Much like the forest floor, only about 2-5 percent of the sunlight reaches this
shadowy realm. Many of the plants in the understory have large, broad leaves to
collect as much sunlight as possible. The understory is so thick that there is
very little air movement. As a result,
plants rely on insects and animals to pollinate their flowers.
The layer above the understory is the canopy. This is
where much of the action in the rainforest occurs. Many canopy leaves have
specially adapted leaves which form ‘drip tips’. Drip tips allow water to flow
off the leaves which prevents mosses, fungi, and lichens from occupying the
leaves. Leaves in the canopy are very dense and filter about 80 percent of the
sunlight. The canopy is where the wealth of the rainforest’s fruits and flowers
grow. Bromeliads, cup-like plants, provide drinking pools for animals and
breeding locations for tree frogs.
(a)Why is the Amazon rainforest called the world’s
largest rainforest?
(b) Which is the world’s second largest river?
© How important is the Amazon river for Amazon
rainforests?
(d) Why do very few plants grow in the understory of
the rain forests?
(e)Why is there very little air movement in the
understory?
(f) What is the layer above the understory called?
(g) How are bromeliads useful for animals and tree
frogs?
(h)Find the word from the passage which means
‘grand’.
SECTION
– B ( WRITING AND GRAMMAR) (19 MARKS)
2.Write a paragraph on any one of the
following: (4 marks)
My favourite player
or
The festival I like most
3.Write a letter to your friend about
the educational tour to Rameswaram that your class went last week highlighting
the fun and experiences you had. (4marks)
Or
You are Manoj/Meena living in
Banagalore.Write a letter to your father ,working in
Chennai , requesting him to buy you a bicycle.
4.The following passage has not been edited. There is
one error in each line.Write the error and its correction as shown in the
example. (1 x3=3marks)
Error Correction
Last night a dozen armed men
enter a house. enter entered
They were arm with sticks.
First they (a)
………….. ………………
attack the owner. When he resisted, he (b) …………….. …………………
was beat up with the sticks. (c) …………. …………………
5.Rearrange the following
to make meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example. (3
marks)
(a)
the/stars/sky/twinkle/the /in/at night
(b)
reveal/universe/could/the size/this/of the
(c)
twinkling/scientists say/the/stars/that/ of
the /distance/indicates
6. Do
as Directed :-(5 MARKS)
(i)
Fill in the blanks with the most commonly used words:
(partner/accomplice/helper/ companion (1x2=2)
(a) Raghu proved to be a good …………………. to me in the game.
(b) The thief’s ……………………. was caught by the
police yesterday.
(ii) Fill
in with suitable words given in the
bracket against each sentence: (1x3=3 marks)
(a) She is
the ……………… copy of her
mother.(cause/fire/carbon)
(b) All the people tried to ……………. the fire.(cause/fire/smother)
(c) No one could see ………………….his plan.
(past/along/through)
SECTION – C ( LITERATURE - 13
MARKS)
7. Read the
extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:- (3) (ANY ONE)
A..Oh! Meadows have surprises
And many things to tell:
You
may discover these yourself
If you look and listen well.
(i)
Name the poet .
(ii)
How can one discover the surprises?
(iii)
The word that means the same
as ‘find out’ is ………………..
B.’Now that
we’ve made some progress with our inquiries,we’ll have to sort out all the
facts like expert detectives so that we can trap the crook.”
(i) Who is the speaker of these lines/
(ii) What were they inquiring about?
(iii)Find the
word or phrase that means ‘arrange systematically’.
.8. Answer any three of the following questions:- ( 3 x 2 = 6)
a)
Why did it make Mr Purcell feel ‘vaguely insulted’?
b) Why did Chandni hate the rope round her neck?
c) When was the bear tied up with a chain? Why?
d) Why does a burning candle go out when you blow on it?
e) Why did the fan seem mysterious?
f) Plan C was a success. What
went wrong then? .
g)
What did the mother tell the poet about the snake?
9.Answer
any one of the following questions in
detail:- (1 x 4 = 4)
(a) You are Maya. Write a page
in your diary describing the simple facts you and your brother have come to
know about Mr Nath.
(b) Write a paragraph on how
fire is important in our daily life, how it is caused, how it can be put out
and some safety measures to prevent fire accidents?
**************************ALL THE BEST****************************
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