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1st Terminal Examination-2017

Class- VII
ENGLISH I
Time: - 2hr 15 min
F.M: 80

1) Quote from your memory of first 12 lines of the

poem SHEEP. 10

2) Fill in the blanks :-

1X5=5
i) William Shakespeare lived in the ______ century.
ii) Later he went to _______ to try his fortune.
iii) He began to write ________ .
iv) His home was in the town of ________ .
v) Many people from all over the world visit his
________ .

3) Answer the following questions : -

3X5=15
i) How was the Kabir different from the other weavers?
ii) What was the central theme of Kabirs teachings?
iii) What does a tea estate look like?
iv) What work do women and children do on a tea
estate?
v) What is the work of the manager of the tea estate?

4) Give the noun form of :-

4X1=4
Astonish, behave, pretend, adopt.

5) Answer the following questions :-

5X8=40
i) What was the Kabirs plan? How did it work out?
ii) Why were both the hindus and the muslims opposed
to kabir in the beginning?
iii) What special task is given to the men?
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 iv) How does the wild tea plant differ from the plants
raised from seeds?
v) How is the leaf changed into a wet sticky mass?
vi) What did kabir compose? Mention the theme of one
of his songs.
vii) Why had kabir to think of a plan to attract
Ramanandas attention?
viii) How is the tea divided into garden?

6) Complete the sentences with words:-

6X1=6
i) A holiday crowd is usually a gay and _____ one.
ii) She went into the garden to ______ .
iii) The houses of the Eskimos are ______ of blocks of
ice.
iv) A wise man is often called upon to ______ disputes.
v) All plants are carefully _______ from seed.
vi) The growth of the leaf stops about ______ time.

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