Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) Class 7 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English

Add im- or in- to each of the following words and use them in place of the italicised words in the sentences given below.

He lacks competence. That’s why he can’t keep any job for more than a year.

Add im- or in- to each of the following words and use them in place of the italicised words in the sentences given below.

"Don’t lose patience. Your letter will come one day," the postman told me.

Add im- or in- to each of the following words and use them in place of the italicised words in the sentences given below.

That’s not a proper remark to make under the circumstances.

Add im- or in- to each of the following words and use them in place of the italicised words in the sentences given below.

He appears to be without sensitivity. In fact, he is very emotional.

Use a, an or the in the blanks.
There was once ______ play which became very successful. ………… famous actor was acting in it. In ………. play his role was that of ……….. aristocrat who had been imprisoned in …………. castle for twenty years. In……… last act of ……….. play someone would come on ……… stage with ………… letter which he would hand over to ……….. prisoner. Even though …………. aristocrat was not expected to read ………. letter at each performance, he always insisted that ………… letter be written out from beginning to end.

Encircle the correct article.

Would you like (a/an/the) apple or (a/an/the) banana?

Encircle the correct article.

I’d like (a/an/the) apple, please.

Encircle the correct article.

Take (a/an/the) red one in (a/an/the) fruit bowl. You may take (a/an/the) orange also, if you like.

Encircle the correct article.

(A/An/The) one beside (a/an/the) banana

Do you remember an anecdote or a story about a greedy or jealous person and the unhappy result of his/her action? Narrate the story to others in your class.

Here is one for you to read.

Seeing an old man planting a fig tree, the king asked why he was doing this. The man replied that he might live to eat the fruit, and, even if he did not, his son would enjoy the figs.

“Well,” said the king, “if you do live to eat the fruit of this tree, please let me know.” The man promised to do so, and sure enough, before too long, the tree grew and bore fruit.

Packing some fine figs in a basket, the old man set out for the palace to meet the king.

The king accepted the gift and gave orders that the old man’s basket be filled with gold.

Now, next door to the old man, there lived a greedy old man jealous of his neighbour’s good fortune. He also packed some figs in a basket and took them to the palace in the hope of getting gold.

The king, on learning the man’s motive, ordered him to stand in the compound and had him pelted with figs. The old man returned home and told his wife the sad story. She consoled him by saying, “You should be thankful that our neighbour did not grow coconuts.”

Put each of the following in the correct order. Then use them appropriately to fill in the blanks in the paragraph that follows. Use correct punctuation marks.

• English and Hindi/both/in/he writes
• and only / a few short stories/many books in English/in Hindi
• Is/my Hindi / than my English/much better

Ravi Kant is a writer and ………….. Of course, he is much happier writing in English than in Hindi. He has written …………….. . I find his books a little hard to understand ………………… .

What was the author’s opinion about Mr Gessler as a bootmaker?

Why did the author visit the shop so infrequently?

What was the effect on Mr Gessler of the author’s remark about a certain pair of boots?

What was Mr Gessler’s complaint against ‘big farms’?

Why did the author order so many pairs of boots? Did he really need them?

Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow.

After a very long spell of heat, the weather is ………….. at last.

Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow.

We have no right to …………. people who do small jobs.

Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow.

Nitin has always ……………. his uncle, who is a self-made man.

Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow.

The police are …………… the matter thoroughly.