DPS MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL

GRADE 7 ENGLISH
ASSIGNMENT FOR APRIL

SECTION – A
READING

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
(MOTS)

Adventurous Storyteller
Jack London, one of America’s major writers of adventure tales, was
born in California in 1876. During his life, London worked at many
jobs. His broad evocative life experiences would become the background
for his writing.
London loved to read. As a teenager, he spent many hours
educating himself at the Oakland, California, public library. He
attended college at the University of California at Berkeley, but he
stayed for only six months. He thought Berkeley was “not lively
enough” and wanted to do something more exciting.
London wrote stories about working people and the hard times
they had making a living. He knew their problems first hand. He
worked as a sailor, rancher, factory employee, migratory worker,
and gold prospector, to name just a few of his many jobs.
London grew up near the waterfront in Oakland. He loved the
water. When he was fifteen years old, he bought a small sailboat
called a sloop. Later he sailed to Japan on a schooner, which is a
much larger sailing boat.
Like many people of the time, London caught the Klondike Gold Rush
Fever. In l897, he headed for Alaska. He didn’t find gold, but he
discovered something even more valuable. He discovered that people
enjoyed listening to the stories he made up with his vivid imagination.
 London entertained the miners with story after story. Later, using his
experiences during the Gold Rush, he created many more colorful
stories.
London resolved to live a full, exciting life. He once said, “I would
rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow,
than a sleepy and permanent planet.” Each day, he pushed himself.
Once London determined that he was going to be a writer, nothing
could stop him. His goal was to write at least one thousand words
every day. He refused to stop even when he was sick. In eighteen
years, the writer published fifty-one books and hundreds of articles.
He was the best-selling and highest-paid author of his day. Many
people also considered him to be the best writer.
White Fang and The Call of the Wild are his most famous stories
and are about surviving in the Alaskan wilderness. Readers can
enjoy Jack London’s energy and his talent for telling wonderful
stories each time they open one of his novels.
1. Why was Jack London able to write on many topics?
A. He had a variety of experiences and jobs.
B. He was drawn to the Klondike Gold Rush.
C. He pushed himself to reach goals.
D. He was the best-selling and highest-paid author.
2. Why did Jack London not complete college?
A. He traveled to Alaska in 1897.
B. He was hired to sail to Japan.
C. He spent much of his time writing.
D. He was not interested enough.

3. What do a sloop and schooner have in common?

A. They were both built in Japan.
B. They were both owned by Jack London.
C. They are both types of watercraft.
D. They were both used in gold mining.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. identify books written by Jack London
B. provide information on Jack London’s life
C. support the statement that London was the “best writer”
describe life during the Klondike Gold Rush
D.
5. When did Jack London discover he first had a talent for storytelling?

A. when he went to college

B. when he went to Alaska
C. when he was a teenager
D. when he worked as a sailor
 6. Which word best describes Jack London?
A. cautious
B. unfocused
C. imaginative
D. compassionate

SECTION-B
WRITING (MOTS)
You are Kevin/Kiara. You recently went to the opening day of a new visitor attraction
in your town. Write a letter to your friend describing your visit. You may write about
the events that happened on the opening day, the visitor attraction and your views if it
would be a success etc.
Get creative, use great vocabulary!!!

SECTION-C
GRAMMAR
Identify the part of speech for the word specified in bold in the following
sentences. (LOTS)

1. The horse galloped down the road.

2. Put the trash in the bin.
3. Yippee! We have won the match.
4. Seema has done a fantastic job.
5. He studied in a university near his village.
6. Wait here until I return.
7. Honesty is the best policy.
8. The old man shouted angrily at the noisy children.
9. Abhuv and Jacob are running a race.
10. They are all going to Anita’s birthday party.
11. This is just another remix.
12. Please let me go.
13. The red rose wilted over time.
14. They went in through the garden.
15. The sun shone through a gap in the dull grey clouds.
Complete the introduction given below to the story The Story
Teller by Saki (H.H. Munro), by using 'a' 'an' or 'the'. (LOTS)
The afternoon was hot, and so was (a) railway carriage. (b) next
stop was at Templecombe, nearly (c) hour ahead. In the carriage were
a small girl, (d) smaller girl, and a small boy. (e)aunt belonging to (f)
children sat in (g)
corner seat, and in (h) further corner seat on (i)
______opposite side, was a man who was a stranger to them, but (j)
small girls and the small boy were (k) ones who filled the
compartment. The children chatted on and on to their aunt, like (l)
housefly that refuses to be put off. Most of the
aunt's remarks seemed to begin with "Don't", and nearly all of (m)
children's remarks began with "Why?"

Choose a suitable determiner from the options given and complete the
story from Tunisia: (MOTS)
A weary traveler stopped at a Bedouin's tent and asked for shelter for the night.
Without (a) ____________ delay, the man killed (b) _________ chicken and
handed it to (c) ________ wife for (d) _______guest's supper. As the woman
stirred the meat in (e) ______________ copper cooking pot, she smelled the rich
steam and could not resist tasting (f) _________of the meat and soup, to see if it
was soft and tasty. But mouthful followed mouthful, and there wasn't (g)
_________ chicken left, but for the neck piece, which she gave to her little son to
nibble. The boy found it so tasty that he whined, "Give me (h) ______ more
chicken, mother!" The woman slapped the little boy and scolded him: "It's a
shameful habit (i) ______ father taught you, enough of it, I tell you!" On the (j)
_______ side of the wooden hanging which screened the woman's part of the tent
from the rest, the traveller overheard them. "What habit has (k) _________ father
taught (l) ___________ child?" he asked curiously. "Oh," said the woman
"whenever a guest arrives at (m) ________ tent, he cuts off his ears and roasts
them over the fire for (n) _______ son to eat." Making not a sound, the traveler
picked up (o) ______shoes and ran.

(a) (i) no any (ii) little (iii) any (iv) no

(b) (i) a few (ii) some (iii) few (iv) a
(c) (i) his (ii) her (iii) their (iv) there
 (d) (i) the (ii) a (iii) theirs (iv) their
(e) (i) her (ii) hers (iii) the (iv) an
(f) (i) some (ii) few (iii) a few (iv)more
(g) (i) any (ii) some (iii) a few (iv) few
(h) (i) little (ii) a little (iii) a few (iv) some
(i) (i) hers (ii) yours (iii) their (iv) his
(j) (i) an other (ii) another (iii) other (iv) one
(k) (i) hers (ii) her (iii) him (iv) his
(l) (i) a (ii) an (iii) the (iv) X
(m) (i) X (ii) our (iii) ours (iv) their
(n) (i) their (ii) his (iii) him (iv) our
(o) (i) her (ii) his (iii) our (iv) X
Identify the adverbs and state its kind: (HOTS)
1. The book is very interesting.
2. The teachers spoke loud enough to be heard.
3. I have never seen a tiger.
4. The ship is moving slowly.
5. They are getting married next week.
6. Hang this lovely painting there.
7. My father is usually free on Sundays.
8. I could hardly recognize you.
9. He hit the ball hard over the fence.
10. She is little known outside India.
11. We have planned to go there tomorrow morning.
12. You confidently presented your project at the meeting.
13. He always slept on the bunk bed.
14. I shall meet you in the playground tomorrow evening.
15. We should meet more often.
 SECTION-C
LITERATURE
Answer the following questions:
1. Why did the store suspect Jeanne Egmont? What was odd about her
behaviour? (LOTS)
2. What magic way does the poet use to change a gloomy day to a cheerful one?
(LOTS)
3. Did Uncle Shekhar agree with his sister’s comment about math and success in
life? Why/why not? (MOTS)
4. Why do you think the poet uses the word “swell” in the poem “The Gift to
Sing”? (MOTS)
5. Why do you think the case was called the shopping list mystery? (HOTS)

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