Prepared By: Deepika Kagliwal
Day/Date: ***** Subject: English Class: 7thA
Time allotted: 60 min Max Marks: 40
Section A – Reading
Q1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. [12 marks]
Gina and the Mustang
“I don’t want to go.” Gina shuffled her feet and hung her shoulders.
Mom continued packing a bag. “We’re going to Uncle Rich’s in Montana for summer vacation. He’s Dad’s brother, and we go every year.”
Gina stormed out of her mother’s room. “Nobody ever thinks of me!”
“That’s enough. We’re going,” replied Mom sternly.
Their August vacation came sooner than Gina wanted. Before she knew it, she and the family were at Uncle Rich’s ranch. Uncle Rich grabbed her dad and hugged him. “Good to see you,” said Uncle Rich.
Gina’s brother and sister were twins and two years younger, so they didn’t realize what an inconvenience and bore being on a ranch was. They raced to the barn to see the animals.
Gina grabbed her bag. “I’m going to my room,” she told her parents.
“Wait a minute, Gina,” said Uncle Rich. “I’ve got something to show you.”
Gina watched as Uncle Rich winked at her father. “You come too,” he said to Gina’s parents.
At the corral Gina saw the horse. It was chestnut with large white patches on it. It had a wide white patch that ran down the centre of its face. Its tail and mane were white with chestnut tips. Gina fell in love. “Wow! What a horse.”
“He’s a mustang,” said Uncle Rich. “Mustangs are free-roaming horses who live in the wild. This one's coloured like an Appaloosa. We found him stuck in the mud down by the creek. Don’t know how he got there. My foreman and I roped him and managed to get him out.”
“What’s an Appaloosa?” asked Gina.
“They’re a spotted breed. Some of them look like Dalmatians. This mustang is a beauty.”
Gina kicked the dirt. “Can I help care for him?”
Uncle Rich laughed. “You bet. The more hands we have the better. Just don’t get too attached. Once we’re sure he’s okay, we’ll let him loose. Mustangs went from over a million at the beginning of the 20th century to less than 17,000 in 1970. They were hunted for meat.”
Gina felt her stomach turn. “That’s terrible.”
“It’s better now,” said Uncle Rich. “The government came to the rescue. There are around 50,000 now."
Still holding her bag, Gina raced to her room. She kicked off her sneakers and pulled on the boots that Uncle Rich kept in the closet for her. She was back in a flash. She went to the fence and stepped on the first rung. The mustang strolled over to her. Gina put her hand on his forehead. The mustang wiggled his head back then jetted off.
At that moment, Gina knew she wanted to become a large animal veterinarian . . . and she was now glad she came to the ranch.
Mom continued packing a bag. “We’re going to Uncle Rich’s in Montana for summer vacation. He’s Dad’s brother, and we go every year.”
Gina stormed out of her mother’s room. “Nobody ever thinks of me!”
“That’s enough. We’re going,” replied Mom sternly.
Their August vacation came sooner than Gina wanted. Before she knew it, she and the family were at Uncle Rich’s ranch. Uncle Rich grabbed her dad and hugged him. “Good to see you,” said Uncle Rich.
Gina’s brother and sister were twins and two years younger, so they didn’t realize what an inconvenience and bore being on a ranch was. They raced to the barn to see the animals.
Gina grabbed her bag. “I’m going to my room,” she told her parents.
“Wait a minute, Gina,” said Uncle Rich. “I’ve got something to show you.”
Gina watched as Uncle Rich winked at her father. “You come too,” he said to Gina’s parents.
At the corral Gina saw the horse. It was chestnut with large white patches on it. It had a wide white patch that ran down the centre of its face. Its tail and mane were white with chestnut tips. Gina fell in love. “Wow! What a horse.”
“He’s a mustang,” said Uncle Rich. “Mustangs are free-roaming horses who live in the wild. This one's coloured like an Appaloosa. We found him stuck in the mud down by the creek. Don’t know how he got there. My foreman and I roped him and managed to get him out.”
“What’s an Appaloosa?” asked Gina.
“They’re a spotted breed. Some of them look like Dalmatians. This mustang is a beauty.”
Gina kicked the dirt. “Can I help care for him?”
Uncle Rich laughed. “You bet. The more hands we have the better. Just don’t get too attached. Once we’re sure he’s okay, we’ll let him loose. Mustangs went from over a million at the beginning of the 20th century to less than 17,000 in 1970. They were hunted for meat.”
Gina felt her stomach turn. “That’s terrible.”
“It’s better now,” said Uncle Rich. “The government came to the rescue. There are around 50,000 now."
Still holding her bag, Gina raced to her room. She kicked off her sneakers and pulled on the boots that Uncle Rich kept in the closet for her. She was back in a flash. She went to the fence and stepped on the first rung. The mustang strolled over to her. Gina put her hand on his forehead. The mustang wiggled his head back then jetted off.
At that moment, Gina knew she wanted to become a large animal veterinarian . . . and she was now glad she came to the ranch.
A. Answer the following questions in 1 – 2 sentences. [1m x 4 = 4mks]
1. Why do you think Gina didn’t want to go to the ranch for summer vacation?
2. What is a mustang?
3. How many mustangs were there at the beginning of the 20th century?
2. What is a mustang?
3. How many mustangs were there at the beginning of the 20th century?
4. Why do you think Gina decided to become a large animal veterinarian?
B. Complete the following sentences. [1m x 4 = 4mks]
1. Every vacation Gina’s family ____________________________.
2. Gina’s siblings were __________________________________.
3. Uncle Rich knew that _________________________________.
4. There were around 50,000 mustangs due to ______________________.
C. Match the words in column A to their meanings in column B [1m x 4 = 4mks]
A B
1. wiggle a. cupboard or wardrobe
2. ranch b. shed or outhouse
3. barn c. a large farm where animals are bred
4. close d. quick movement up and down or side to side
Q2. Read the given poem and answer the questions that follow. Do not copy the questions. [8 marks]
The Bird of Paradise
In London Town
It was a bird of paradise
Over the roofs he flew
Children clapped their hands and cried:" How nice!
Look- his wings are blue!"
His body was of ruby red
His eyes were burning gold
All the grown-up people said
"What a pity the creature is not dead,
For then it could be sold"
One was braver than the rest,
He took a loaded gun
Aiming at the emerald chest
He shot the creature through the breast,
Down it fell in the sun.
It was not heavy, it was not fat
And folk began to stare
"We cannot eat it, that is flat!
And such outlandish feathers as that
Why, who could ever wear?"
They flung it in to the river brown
"A pity the creature died!"
Thus they said in London town
But all the children cried.
(Questions 1-6 carry 1 mark each)
1) "Children clapped and cried" shows that
(a) they were celebrating
(b) they were happy and excited
(c) they were very sad and emotional
(d) they were shouting at each other
2) The grown-ups were materialistic as
(a) they wanted to eat the bird and sell its feathers
(b) they wanted to throw the bird into the river
(c) they wanted to sell the bird for a huge sum
(d) they wanted to kill the bird to save their town
3) The adults do not have
(a) the innocence of children
(b) the wealth of the world
(c) peace of mind
(d) cruel feelings
4) The children were different from the grown-ups as the children
(a) were kind and liked the bird just as it was
(b) they liked the bird for its colourful feathers
(c) wept when the bird died
(d) they stared at the outlandish bird in distaste
5) The word 'outlandish' here means
(a) Out of land
(b) Unusual and strange
(c) Ordinary
(d) Colourful
6) The rhyming scheme of the poem is:
(a) abcb
(b) abcd
(c) abab
(d) aabb
7) "A pity the creature died!" Did the grown-ups really feel pity for the bird? How do you know? [2 marks]
Section B – Writing
Q3. Write a bio sketch of Ruskin Bond based on the points given below [5 marks]
Name: Ruskin Bond
Nationality: Indian of British descent
Profession: Author, poet
Birth: 19 May 1934, at Kasauli
School: Bishop Cotton School in Shimla
Lives in: Mussourie
Awards: Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, his published work in English. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014
Section C – Grammar
Q4. Do as directed [1mk x 15 = 15 marks]
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Quite a few houses in Molec Garden _______ recently. (Choose the correct option)
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3. The boys are cleaning the house. (Begin the sentence with the underlined words)
4. The prince saved the little girl. (Begin the sentence with the underlined words)
5. The cooks were preparing the feast for the king. (Add a Question tag)
6. She has a pet dog. (Add a Question tag)
7. I _______(be) not prepared for the play last week. (Use appropriate form of verb)
8. Either her father or mother ______ (be)in the army. (Use appropriate form of verb)
9. Plenty of exercise ______ (contribute) to a person's health and vitality. (Use appropriate form of verb)
10. Her parents went to attend a conference in Japan. (Frame a question for this statement)
11. The student forgot to get (there / their) caps for the picnic. (Choose the correct option)
12. Every student in all classes (has, have) been notified of the test dates. (Choose the correct option)
13. would be / to live / it / place / a great / think / I (Unscramble to frame a proper sentence)
14. love / of others / good manners / and / win the / respect (Unscramble to frame a proper sentence)
15. before/never/this man/she/had/seen (Unscramble to frame a proper sentence)
**********All The Best**********
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