SANSKRITI SCHOOL

Dr. Radhakrishnan Marg,

New Delhi

Academic Session: 2021-22

Annual Examination
Subject- English
Class - VII
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
(Google form-25+ Subjective paper- 55)

General Instructions:
● The reading time is from 7:45 am to 8:00 am.
● The writing time is from 8:00 am to 11:00 am.
● By 11:15am, the pdf file of the answer sheets needs to be created, attached and submitted.
Once submitted, it can’t be resubmitted.
● Children who avail extra time, may submit the answer sheets by 12:15 pm.
● All questions are compulsory.
● This paper has 4 printed sides.

Part B: Subjective (55 marks)

I. Reading
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

1. Have you ever failed at something so miserably that the thought of attempting to do it again was
the last thing on your mind? If your answer is yes, then you should understand that you are not a
robot. Unlike robots, we human beings have feelings, emotions, and dreams. We are all meant to
grow despite our circumstances and limitations. Flourishing and trying to make our dreams come
true feels great when life goes our way. But what happens when it does not? What happens when
you fail despite all your hard work? Do you stay down and accept defeat or do you get up again?
If you tend to persevere and keep going, you have what experts call ‘grit’.

2. Falling down or failing is one of the most agonising, embarrassing, and scary human
experiences. But it is also one of the most educational, empowering, and essential parts of living a
successful and fulfilling life. Did you know that perseverance (grit) is one of the seven qualities
that has been described as the key to personal success and betterment in society? The other six are
curiosity, gratitude, optimism, self-control, social intelligence, and zest. Thomas Edison is an
example of grit for trying more than 1,000 times to invent the light bulb. If you are reading this
with the lights on in your room, you will realise the importance of his success. When asked why he
kept going despite hundreds of failures, he merely stated that they had not been failures, they were
hundreds of attempts towards creating the light bulb. This statement not only reveals his grit but
also his optimism for looking at the bright side.

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 3. Grit can be learnt to help you become more successful. One of the techniques that helps is
mindfulness. Mindfulness is a practice that makes an individual stay at the moment by bringing
awareness of his or her experience without judgement. This practice has been used to quieten the
noise of fears and doubts. Through this simple practice of mindfulness, individuals have the ability
to stop the downward spiral of hopelessness, despair, and frustration.

4. What did you do to overcome the negative feelings of failure? Reflect on what you did, and try
to use those same powerful resources to help yourself today.

1. Which example does the speaker use to prove that unlike robots, we human beings have feelings, 1
emotions, and dreams?
2. What is perceived as grit? 1

3. How is ‘failing’ an educational and empowering part of human life? 1

4. What are the ways to develop grit? 1

5. Are there any advantages of being mindful? State at least two. 1

6. What is the author’s purpose behind mentioning Thomas Edison in the passage? 1

7. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

a. According to the writer, if we give up, we do not possess _________. 1

b. Thomas Edison possessed grit but he was also__________. 1

8. Find a word in paragraph 2 which is closest in meaning to ‘determination’. 1

9. Find a word in paragraph 2 which is opposite in meaning to ‘comforting’. 1

Writing

II. We all have our favourite market places we love to go with our family and friends. Describe your 5
favourite market/ mall in such a way that the person who has never visited or seen the place must
be able to visualise it through your description. (Word limit- 100-120 words)
You can include the following:
● What are some of the things that you can see?
● What can you hear?
● Can you smell some things being made/ cooked?
● Are there any other interesting things you observe?

III. A school bag is an essential part of a student’s life. Write the autobiography of a school bag in 5
about 180-200 words. Don’t forget to add a title and give details about its manufacture, journey
from the factory, likes and dislikes, special and sad moments, friends, hopes for the future etc.

IV. Grammar
a. Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences.

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 1. things/do/ opportunity/people/He/ gives/ always/ the/ to/ themselves 1

2. neglected/ teeth/are/ The/most/ part/ of/body/the/ our 1

b. The following passage has not been edited. There is ONE error in each line. Write the incorrect (6x½
word and the correction as shown in the example. You can write only answers in your answer = 3)
sheet.

Incorrect Correct
The young man looked vaguely familiar for a. ___________ __________
me. I wondered weather I had taught that b. ___________ ___________ 1
boy. I knew I have met him somewhere but c. ___________ ___________
could not place it. When I meet my d. ___________ ___________
student after many years, I often fail to e. ___________ ___________ 1
recognise them. They looked very different f. ___________ ___________
and mature. No error 1

Literature
V. Answer the following questions in 20-30 words. (4X2
=8)
1. How did Bobby get the idea of going on the rocket?

2. In the lesson ’An Unknown Friend’, why did the speaker want to give the impression that he knew
the stranger?

3. What has been referred to as the dagger bill in the poem ‘The Mother Bird’? How has it been used?

4. How did the author wake up the next morning in the lesson ‘An Uncomfortable Bed’?

VI. Answer the following questions in 40-50 words. (4X3

=12)
a. What does the speaker understand about life and nature in the poem Break, Break, Break?
Substantiate your answer with three examples from the text.

b. Bartoli called Monsieur l’Abbaye a thief or a madman? Do you agree with him? Why/ Why not?
c.
Comment on Bruno's grandparents' attitude about his father's promotion and subsequent move to
Auschwitz.
d.
Describe how Bruno discovered Shmuel.

VII. Answer the following question in 100-120 words. 5

‘The Mother Bird’ and ‘Heartwood’ stress on the pressing issue of man’s ill treatment of earth’s
flora and fauna and its disastrous consequences. Do you agree? Justify your stance.

VIII Answer the following question in 100-120 words. 5

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‘Just as a dog can smell whatever it is hunting, I could almost smell a practical joke in the air.’
Over suspicion in the story leads to its humour and irony. Comment on this statement giving
suitable examples from the lesson ‘An Uncomfortable Bed’.

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