REVISION QUESTION BANK 1

Subject: English Grade: VII

(Section A) Reading
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Just as the kite will move upwards at an angle to the wind, so a well-constructed
sailing boat will move forwards. No sailing ship that was ever built could move ahead
against the wind but it can be propelled at an angle to the wind. It follows that if the
wind is right ahead, the sailor must resort to tacking, that is, he must pursue a zigzag
course, sailing the boat a certain distance with the wind on side, and then turning
and sailing her for a similar distance with the wind on the other side.
The boat is then said to be sailing close-hauled, because at this angle the sheets are
hauled tight and the sails are close in to the boat. The sheet is not the sail, but the
rope which controls it. If the boat’s head is turned away from the wind the sheet is
gradually slackened off until the boat is said to have the wind abeam. By turning her
head further away, still slackened off the sheet, you may have the wind on the
quarter. Finally, if you turn the remainder of the half-circle, you will be running ahead
before the wind, with the boom of the sail as far out as it will go. At this point very
careful steering is essential.
1. When does a sailing ship move ahead?
2. In tacking, what should a sailor resort to?
3. When is the boat said to be sailing close-hauled?
4. What happens if the boat’s head is turned away from the wind?

2. Read the passage given below:

There was a great feasting in the city of Troy that night. Sinon had told his story well,
and the Trojans really believed that they were safe at last. Their long siege was
ended, and, with their own eyes, they had seen the hated Greeks sail away. The walls
had been broken, and the great wooden horse had been dragged into the city and
placed before the temple of Athens. Now all the Trojans were lying in a heavy,
dreamless sleep, and Sinon stole gently through the silent streets towards the high
watch-tower. No guard was there: they were all sleeping or feasting still. Sinon

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lighted a great fire in the tower, and then made his way to the temple, to where the
wooden horse shone white in the moonlight. He called in a low voice to the heroes
inside, and they all came out, down the ladder which Epeus had built for them. Each
man's heart beat loudly as he seized his weapons and made ready to attack the
sleeping city. They ran to the doors of the nearest houses and began to burn and kill,
and the rest of the army—returning in their ships—poured in through the break in
the walls, and Troy was won.
2. 1 Answer the following questions:
a. Why were the Trojans feasting in the city that night? What did they do with the great
wooden horse?
b. How did Sinon make his way from the temple to the wooden horse?
How did the Greek heroes come out from the wooden horse?

2. 2 Find meanings of the words given below with the help of the options that
follow:
a. siege (Paragraph 1)
i) relief
ii) blockade
iii) comfort
iv) relaxation
b. seized (Paragraph 1)
i) let go of
ii) released
iii) took hold of
iv) unleashed

(Section B) Writing and Grammar

3. Your school has decided to organise a fun fair and a cultural programme on the
occasion of Parents Day. As Shyam/Sheela, secretary of the Cultural Society, you want
to call a meeting of the office bearers to discuss the arrangements for the same.
Write a notice in not more than 50 words. Put the notice in a box.
OR

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Read the telephonic conversation given below between Girish and Lakshmi.
Girish : Hello, is it 0226541485?
Lakshmi : Yes.
Girish : Is Mr. Raman at home?
Lakshmi : No, he isn’t. May I know who’s speaking?
Girish : I am Girish. Are you Mr. Raman’s daughter?
Lakshmi : Yes. Would you like to leave a message?
Girish : Yes. Mr. Bhaskar will be completing twenty five years of service with
the company tomorrow.
Lakshmi : That’s wonderful!
Girish : The management is hosting a party in his honour at Green Lawns Club
after office hours, tomorrow evening. Your father is invited to join the
party.
Lakshmi : I will give the message to Father.
Girish : Bye. Thank you!

4. Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with the help of the given
options:
Even (a) _________ I am grown up now. I will never forget the days of my (b) __________,
when I played in (c) ____________ village lanes with my friends. We had (d) __________
fun; we would run on the roads with our football throughout the day.
(a) (i) although (ii) though (iii) since (iv) while
(b) (i) falsehood (ii) laughter (iii) childhood (iv) captaincy
(c) (i) the (ii) a (iii) an (iv) X
(d) (i) plenty (ii) little (iii) a few (iv) a lot of
Sentences, Phrases and Clauses, Nouns, Articles, Determiners

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5. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write
the error and its correction in your answer paper as shown in the example.
Error Correction
a. The passenger were waiting at the bus stop passenger passengers
b. when four police officials rushed into those bus
c. parked there. They came out with a young boys
d. He had been arrested for an theft.
Nouns, Determiners, Articles

6. Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful sentences. The first one
has been done as an example.
began / to the foot / and / walked / the trail / Rohan / where / of the hill / his friends
Rohan and his friends walked to the foot of the hill where the trail began.
a. following the trail / from there / planned / upward / they / to hike
b. to climb safely / they / be / knew / and / had / it would / a long hike
c. they stepped / paying / close attention / began / so / walking / they / to where
Sentences, Phrases and Clauses

(Section C) Literature
7. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
7.1 The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
The Guptas’ residence in the neighbourhood was abuzz with activity. They were off
on a vacation and I could hear their door open and shut every few minutes, what with
the last minute errands to be run!
‚Mom!‛ I heard Arnav’s sleepy but irritated voice calling out for me from his room.
‚Who rang the doorbell so early on a Sunday morning and ruined my sleep?‛
a. Why did Arnav wake up irritated?
b. Who was at the door?
c. Why was the Gupta’s house buzzing with activity?
d. What is the meaning of the word ‘errands’?

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7.2 The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

‚Let me take you back to where it started. Christopher Columbus, the famous Italian
explorer who set out into the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a new route to
India was the first one to have sailed through the Bermuda Triangle. He was also the
first to have reported unusual events- a light on the horizon which remains
unexplained even today and erratic readings of the compass. Strange disappearances
were reported as long back as 1873.‛
a. Who was Christopher Columbus?
b. Why did he set out into the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?
c. What strange things did he report while sailing through the Bermuda Triangle?
d. Give the meaning of the word ‘ erratic’

7.3 The Vagabond

Let the blow fall soon or late,
Let what will be o’er me;
Give the face of earth around,
And the road before me.
Wealth I ask not, hope nor love,
Nor a friend to know me;
All I ask, the heaven above
And the road below me.
a. What does the vagabond not wish for?
b. What does the vagabond ask for?
c. Why do you think the poet repeats the lines,
‚All I ask, the heaven above
And the road below me.‛
d. Give the antonym of the word ‘hope’

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7.4 The Vagabond

Give to me the life I love,
Let the lave go by me,
Give the jolly heaven above
And the byway nigh me.
Bed in the bush with stars to see,
Bread I dip in the river -
There’s the life for a man like me,
There’s the life for ever
a. What does vagabond ask for in the above stanza of the poem?
b. Why does he want his bed in the bush?
c. What does the poet want from life?
d. What does the word ‘lave’ refer to in the above passage?

8. Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.

1. What explanation did Arnav give about the Bermuda Triangle?
2. How was the mystery of Bermuda triangle discovered?
3. What did Arnav say in conclusion to the Bermuda Triangle mystery?
4. Who do you think is a vagabond?
5. What are the difficulties that the vagabond may have to face while living in the open?
Will these difficulties stop him for living in the open?
6. What kind of imagery does the vagabond evoke when he talks of his ideal life?

9. Answer the following question in about 100-120 words.

1. What were the three famous incidents that took place in the Bermuda Triangle?
2. What was Larry Kusche’s contribution to the theory of the Bermuda Triangle?
3. What childhood memories of the Bermuda triangle did Arnav’s mother share with
him?
4. Why do you think does the poet choose to be a vagabond?
5. What is the main idea of the poem ‘The Vagabond’?
6. In the poem ‘The Vagabond’, what does the poet want from life?

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10. Answer the following question in about 150-180 words.

1. In the novel ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’, how has Phileas Fogg been
described? What are his traits?
2. In the novel ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’, what were the terms and the
conditions of the wager that was made?

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