SSC (English Medium) 7th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English

Form groups of 4. Find all the references to the time given in the passage. Then make a chart to show the events described in the passage along with the time when they occur. Example:

(Use as many lines as you need.)

How long does the whole event described in this passage take? Work it out by reading the passage.

Observe the picture and the labels carefully. Then match the words and the meanings given in the following table.

Form groups of 4-5. Read the following sentences aloud. Using your imagination and with the help of group discussion, write other situations in which the sentences can be used.

• The outcome: disappointment and anger. 
• The hour of battle had sounded
• What a chase!
• This was our chance, .........

Find the different units of measurement mentioned in the passage and get more information about them from the internet.

What is Transitive and intransitive verbs and give some example.

What is subject and predicate Explain with an example?

Find the words that mean the following from the first stanza.

• Gold hammered into a flat, thin shape: ______
• show off proudly: ______
• tilt, move at an angle: ______
• across, especially in a slanting direction: ______

Find the names of the exotic musical instruments and animals mentioned in the poem.

In the last stanza, there are three four-letter words that refer to a beautiful valley.

They are: • ______ • ______ • ______

From the poem, find three lines that use comparisons.

• ______ • ______ • ______ 

Colour, sound, and images from nature add to the beauty of a poem: 'Tartary' is a perfect example of the above. Pick outlines that contain –

• Colour
• Sound 
• Images from nature

Complete the following phrases with the help of the poem.

• ______ music
• ______ rivers
• ______ breeze
• ______ lake
• ______ citron-trees 

Write about the daily routine of the 'Lord of Tartary' in 8-10 lines.

Using your imagination, write about a beautiful region - its landforms, water bodies, flora and fauna, night sky, people, etc. 

Find at least two examples of consonance from poems that you study in this book.

The items in the programme below have got mixed up. Rearrange them in the proper order. Just add the number in the left-hand column.

Form groups of 5-8. This passage tells us only what the compère says. Try to visualize and write what the other people on the dais must have said in their speeches (Write only the main points.)

• The School Principal
• The Chief Guest
• The Art teacher who offered a vote of thanks

Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb. 

Before we ______ let us stand in attention for the National Anthem.

Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.

I ______ just as I was to receive my Report Card.