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REVISION QUESTION BANK CYCLE TEST 3
Question
Bank Cycle Test – 3 (2016-17)
Std:
VII
Subject:
English
I.
Read the
following passage carefully.
When the first Congress met in 1789,
there were 59 representatives in the
House of
Representatives. As the number of states increased and as the population grew,
the number of representatives increased significantly. A law passed in 1911
fixed the size of the House of Representatives at 435 members. Members of the
House are up for re-election every two years. The number of persons
representing each state depends upon its population as reported in the Nation's
decennial census counts. Each state is divided into congressional districts
accordingly. There is a representative for every congressional district and every
state has at least one congressional district. In order to be elected to the
House of Representatives one must be at least 25 years old by the time one
takes the oath of office, a citizen of the U.S. for at least seven years, and a
resident of the state from which one is elected. These qualifications were
established in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution.
Most
states have primary elections to decide which candidates will be on the
November general election ballot. Some state parties hold conventions in
conjunction with the primary. If a candidate is unopposed, there may not be a
primary election. Those who represent a major political party are automatically
placed on a state's primary ballot. Minor party candidates are chosen by their
party's rules while independent candidates nominate themselves. Independent
candidates and those representing minor parties must meet various state
requirements to be placed on the general election ballot. An example of this
would be to submit a petition with signatures from a certain number of
registered voters.
Now answer the following questions.
1. Why did the number of representatives increase?
2. What did the law passed in 1911 do?
3. Why do the states have primary elections?
4. What criteria should one fit to get into the House of
Representatives?
5. How are Minor party and independent candidates nominated?
II.
Read the
following passage carefully.
Prevented
from indulging in normal activities, we become more observant of nature’s ways.
We also watch the various animals and insects that come our way.
As I grew more observant, I noticed all manner of
insects living in my cell and in the little yard outside. I realized that while
I complained of loneliness, that yard, which seemed empty and deserted, was teeming
with life. All these creeping, crawling or flying insects lived their life
without interfering with me in any way, and I saw no reason why I should
interfere with them. But there was continuous war between me and bed-bugs,
mosquitoes and to some extent flies. Wasps and hornets I tolerated, and there
were hundreds of them in my cell.
There had been a little tiff between us when, accidently I
think, a wasp had stung me. In my anger, I tried to kill the lot, but they put
up a brave fight in defence of their temporary home, which probably contained
their eggs, and I decided to leave them in peace if they did not interfere with
me anymore.
Bats I did
not like, but I had to endure them. They flew soundlessly in the evening
dusk and no one could just see them against the darkened sky. They seemed to
pass within an inch of one’s face so I was always afraid that they might hit
me.
Answer the following questions:
1. Describe the tiff the narrator had with the wasps?
2. Why didn’t the narrator like the bats?
Find meanings of the words given below
with the help of the options that follow.
1. observant
(i) playful
(ii) watchful (iii)helpful (iv)grateful
2. teeming
(i) wonderful
(ii)
forming
a team (iii)be full of (iv)empty
(i) suffer patiently
(ii)
absorb
(iii)stay with (iv)speak about
III.
Writing:
1.
You
are a resident of a small town near Agra. Your town has been facing frequent
power cuts in the last few weeks. It has affected people in many ways. Write a
letter to the Editor of a daily newspaper, complaining about frequent
load-shedding in your town.
2.
You
work for a telephone company. You are in charge of the collection of bill
payments from the users of your telephone network. Write an E-mail to a
customer for overdue payment.
3.
Write
an article about social media. Mention its advantages and disadvantages.
4.
Describe a science exhibition that you
visited in your friend’s school.
5.
Write a conversation between a teacher
and a student who comes late.
IV. Grammar:
1.
Choose the
correct non-finite verb:
a.
Nancy _____________ her homework
every day.
(i) do
(ii) does
(iii)did
(iv)doing
b.
Nancy is __________ her homework
at the moment.
(i) do
(ii) does
(iii)did
(iv)doing
c. The sweets _________ just now are a gift from our neighbour.
(i) eat
(ii) eaten
(iii)eating (iv)to eat
(i) have
(ii) being
(iii)been
(iv)None
of the above.
e.
He likes _________ slowly.
(i) eating
(ii) eat
(iii)eaten (iv)to eat
2.
Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs:
a.
He always wears a coat, _____________ in summer.
(i)
evenly
(ii) even
(iii)although
(iv)but
b.
_____________ he can do a thing like that.
(i) Just
(ii)
Although
(iii)Only (iv)But
c. _____________ I have got a meeting in
New York.
(i) Tomorrow
(ii) Yesterday
(iii)Night
(iv)Into
d.
She got dressed _____________.
(i) quick
(ii)
quickness
(iii)quicken (iv)quickly
e. This time tomorrow I will be
_____________ working in my garden.
(i) happiness
(ii) happily
(iii)happili
(iv)happy
a.
I (just / finish) ________________________ my homework.
(i)
have just finished
(ii)
has just finished
(iii)have
just finish
(iv)None
of the above.
b.
Mary (already / write) ________________________ five letters.
(i)
have already written
(ii)
has already written
(iii)has
already wrote
(iv)None
of the above
c.
Tom (move) ________________________ to his home town in 1994.
(i)
move
(ii)
moves
(iii)moved
(iv)None
of the above
d.
My friend (be) ________________________ in Canada two years ago.
(i)
is
(ii)
were
(iii)was
(iv)None
of the above
e.
I (not / be) ________________________ to Canada so far.
(i)
has not been
(ii)
were not been
(iii)have
not been
(iv)None
of the above
f. But I (already / travel)
_____________________ to London a couple of times.
(i)
has already traveled
(ii)
had already travel
(iii)have
been already traveled
(iv)None
of the above
g.
Tomorrow I think I (start)
________________________ my new project.
(i) will be start
(ii) will starting
(iii)will start
(iv)None of the above
(i) has not bought
(ii) have not bought
(iii)have not bring (iv)None of the
above
i.
(they
/ spend) ____________________ their holidays in Paris last summer?
(i) Did they spend
(ii) Did they spent
(iii)Do they spend (iv)None of the above
j.
(you / ever / see )
________________________ a whale?
(i) Has you ever seen
(ii)
Have
you ever saw (iii)Have you ever seen (iv)None of the above
4.
Replace
the underlined word with a synonym or an antonym: a. I don't remember where I met
Keira. (synonym)
(i) forget
(ii) bright
(iii)shallow
(iv)recall
b.
My father is the eldest son of his family. (antonym)
(i) oldest
(ii)
stubborn
(iii)youngest
(i) polite
c. The teacher asked us to stay away
from safe places. (antonym)
(i) secure
(ii) dangerous
(iii)protected
(i) harmless
d. He is a lazy boy who watches
TV all day. (synonym)
(i) smart
(ii) energetic
(iii)happy
(iv)idle
(i) enjoyable
(ii)
dull
(iii)boring (iv)fuming
5.
Choose the
correct meaning of the idioms from the options given below:
a.
To make clean breast of
(i) To gain prominence
(ii) To praise oneself
(iii)To confess without of reserve
(iv)To destroy before it blooms
b.
To
keeps one's temper
(i) To become hungry
(ii)
To
be in good mood (iii)To preserve ones energy
(iv)To
be aloof from
c.
To
catch a tartar
(i) To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
(ii) To catch a dangerous person
(iii)To
meet with disaster
(iv)To
deal with a person who is more than one's match
d.
To
drive home
(i) To find one's roots
(ii)
To
return to place of rest (iii)Back to original position
(iv)To
emphasise
e.
To
have an axe to grind
(i) A private end to serve
(ii)
To
fail to arouse interest (iii)To have no result (iv)To work for both sides
6.
Fill in
the blanks with suitable words.
a.
Don’t be so sad. The sofa is still
________________ (repair)
b.
He completely agreed with my decision.
In fact, he was very _______________
(sympathy) with me.
c.
I’m sure this water is safe for
drinking. It is ________________ (drink)
(ethics) problem.
e.
Book are ________________ (rely) sources
of information.
7.
Fill in
the blanks using suitable determiners.
a.
________ mangoes are rotten.
(i) Little
(ii) These
(iii)That
(iv)Any
b.
Have you seen _______ keys?
(i) white
(ii) who
(iii)my
(iv)other
c.
Have you got _________ Math books I
could borrow?
(i) any
(ii) one
(iii)your
(iv)another
d.
__________ people decided to leave.
(i) Every
(ii) This
(iii)fourth
(iv)Some
e.
He saw _______ movie.
(i) an
(ii) a
(iii)the
(iv)all
Literature
V. 1. Read the extract and answer the
questions that follow.
Dr.
Anandibai Joshi
At the convocation, a proud Gopalrao along with Pandita
Ramabai watched me receive my M.D. degree on March 11, 1886. I received a
standing ovation for being the first woman doctor of India. That was the
proudest moment of my life!
a. Who were present to watch Anandi receive her M.D. degree?
b. Why did Anandi receive a standing ovation?
2.
Read
the extract and answer the questions that follow. The Strawberry Pink Villa
The
villa was small and square, standing in its tiny garden with an air of
pink-faced determination. Its shutters had been faded by the sun to a delicate
creamy-green, cracked and bubbled in places.
a. Describe the villa.
b. How had the sun damaged the shutters of the villa?
c. Find the word which is an antonym for ‘sturdy’.
3.
Read
the extract and answer the questions that follow. The Village Blacksmith
Under a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And
the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands.
a. Who stands under the chestnut tree?
b. What physical characteristics make him a mighty man?
c. Write the word which is synonymous with ‘strong’.
VI. Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.
1.
Dr.
Anandibai Joshi
a. Why did Judith go to the attic?
b. How did Judith find the letter in her house?
c. Why did Anandibai Joshi want to go to America?
d. Where did Anandi address her community? Why?
e. What is your perception about Anandibai Joshi? Why?
2.
The
Strawberry-Pink Villa
a. Who sat behind the wheel?
b. What proved that everyone on the island knew Spiro very well?
c. What would Spiro do when they went shopping?
d. Why did Spiro drive mother to the Customs Shed?
e. What problem arose at the villa due to the missing cases?
a. How do you know that the village blacksmith is a religious
person?
b. Why is the blacksmith able to look at the whole world ‘in
the face’?
c. Why does his daughter’s voice make his heart rejoice?
d. How do we know that he is still working?
e. Do you admire the blacksmith? Explain.
VII. Answer the following questions in about 60 -80 words.
1.
How
does the detective trick Passepartout and separate him from his master?
2.
Do you think Mr. Fogg is right in
spending eight thousand dollars to reach
Bordeaux? Justify your answer.
3.
Describe Mr. Fogg’s journey from
Yokohama to Plum Creek.
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