CLASS VII (Session 2020-2021)

ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT (MAY)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1) Students are expected to go through the instructions carefully

before attempting the worksheets.

2) Go through the reference exercises thoroughly to understand

the concept.

3) Assignment should be done on a weekly basis.

4) Go through all the tutorials carefully and attentively.

5) The assignment also has reading and listening activities. Follow

the instructions carefully before doing them.

6) Do each worksheet on a separate page with proper heading.

Compile all the sheets in an available old file. File should be

properly covered and labelled with your name, class, section and

subject.

Click on the following link to know more about punctuation marks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPL8iij1X2A&feature=youtu.be

Worksheet -1

Choose the correct answer 1. In the following sentence, where should the comma be placed?

Rafa loves art but Aaron likes football. a. After the word but b. After the word Rafa c. After the word art d. After the word loves

2. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? a. He said "I want to go to the dance" b. He said, "I want to go to the dance". c. He said "I want to go to the dance." d. He said, "I want to go to the dance."

3. Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

a. "can we go home?" b. "can we go Home?" c. "Can we go Home?" d. "Can we go home?"

4. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

a. It was impossible to find Nikki's jacket since she left it at the park the day before. b. It was impossible to find Nikki's jacket since, she left it at the park the day before. c. It was impossible to find Nikki's jacket, since she left it at the park the day before. d. It was impossible to find, Nikki's jacket since she left it at the park the day before.

5. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

a. I shouted, "That hurts!". b. I shouted "That hurts!" c. I shouted, "That hurts!" d. I shouted, "That hurts"!

6. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

a. The parts of (speech nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. are) important for writing. b. The parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.are important for) writing. c. The parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.) are important for writing. d. (The parts of speech nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.) are important for writing.

7. What is the best way to punctuate the following sentence?

a. The class was comprised of thirty.two students. b. The class was comprised of thirty/two students. c. The class was comprised (of thirty_two students). d. The class was comprised of thirty-two students.

Worksheet 2

Punctuate and rewrite the following sentences.

1. here i am master i am ready to go wherever you want me to go he said

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2. rita meena and seema were seen playing badminton in the morning

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3. geeta s father mr arun kumar is a police officer

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4. we left for agra yesterday

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5. what a remarkable victory

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6. what a fine ship is there struggling in the cruel waves cried sunita

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7. she said in surprise oh tom you hardly ever want to do any work

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8. his father who is in london is returning

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9. of course i ll attend your wedding

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10. have you written your exercise

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Worksheet -3

Read the unpunctuated story ‘The Golden Egg’ and then punctuate it correctly.

The Golden Egg (unpunctuated)

once upon a time a farmer had a goose that laid a golden egg every day. The egg provided

enough money for the farmer and his wife for their daytoday needs The farmer and his wife

were happy for a long time. but one day, the farmer got an idea and thought, why should I

take just one egg a day? Why can’t I take all of them at once and make a lot of money

The foolish farmers wife also agreed and decided to cut the goose’s stomach for the eggs. As

soon as they killed the bird and opened the goose’s stomach, to find nothing but guts and

blood. the farmer, realizing his foolish mistake, cries over the lost resource!

The english idiom kill not the goose that lays the golden egg was also derived from this

classic story.

The Golden Egg (Punctuated)

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WEEK-2

Click on the following link to listen to the poem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb3hKdsxpbQ

SUMMARY

The poet thinks about who owns the woods that he is passing through, and is fairly sure of knowing the landowner. However, the owner's home is far away in the village, and thus he is incapable of seeing the poet pause to watch the snow fall in the forest.

The poet thinks that his horse must find it strange to stop at a place which is so far from any signs of civilization, and is only surrounded by the forest and a frozen lake.

The horse shakes the bells on its harness, as if asking the poet if he has made a mistake by stopping. The only other sound besides the ringing of these bells is that of the wind and falling snowflakes,

The poet finds the woods lovely dark and deep. He wants to stay and enjoy the beauty of the nature, but he has promises to fulfil. The ‘promises’ are the duties and the responsibilities which the speaker has towards himself and others. Thus, though he would like to stay and rest, he knows there are many more miles to go before that will be possible

Worksheet-4

Answer the following questions on the basis of your understanding the poem.

1. Who is the speaker? Where is he right now? What does he think about the place? Answer) ______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________. 2. What makes the speaker stop at the woods? Answer) __________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. What ‘promises’ is the speaker talking about? Answer) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. 4) “He gives his harness bells a shakes”. Who does ‘He’ refer to? Why does ‘He’ give his bells a shake? Answer) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________. 5. What message does the poet want to give through the poem? Answer) _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________.

Listening Task

Click the link to listen to a conversation between two girls. As you listen

to the conversation answer questions 1 to 5 by ticking the correct option.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RHJXV4Hl18&feature=youtu.be

Choose the most appropriate answer on the basis of your listening.

1) What relation does the three men share?

a) friends b) father and sons

c) brothers d) relatives

2) Who is the eldest one?

a) John b) Jack

c) Jim d) Johnson

3) Who is carrying hay?

a) John b) Jack

c) Jim d) Johnson

4) How old Jack is?

a) 60 years b) 30 years

c) 40 years d) 16 years

5) Who is the fellow with the mop?

a) John b) Jack

c) Jim d) Johnson

READING

COMPREHENSION

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India contested

during April and May of every year by 8 teams representing 8 cities of India. The league was

founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2008, and is regarded as the

brainchild of Lalit Modi, the founder and former commissioner of the league. IPL has an

exclusive window in ICC Future Tours Programme.

The IPL is the most-attended cricket league in the world and in 2014 ranked sixth by average

attendance among all sports leagues. In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event in the

world to be broadcast live on YouTube. The brand value of IPL in 2018 was US$6.3 billion,

according to Duff & Phelps. According to BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed ₹11.5 billion

(US$182 million) to the GDP of the Indian economy.

There have been twelve seasons of the IPL tournament. The current IPL title holders are the

Mumbai Indians, who won the 2019 season.

Choose the most appropriate option

Q1. Indian Premier League is considered as whose brainchild?

a) Lalit Modi c) Vineet Jain

b) Nirav Modi d) Mukesh Ambani

Q2. How many seasons have been played of IPL till 2019?

a) 10 c) 11

b) 12 d) 9

Q3. What is the antonym of the word “professional”?

a) Competent

b) Amateur

c) Master

d) Polished

Q4. In which year does IPL become the first sporting event to be broadcast live on an online

platform?

a) 2011

b) 2010

c) 2008

d) 2012

Q5. According to Duff & Phelps, the brand value of IPL in 2018 was

a) ₹11.5 billion

b) US $182 million

c) ₹ 6.3 billion

d) US $6.3 billion