CBSE Class 7 English Reading, Notice Writing and Grammar Practice Worksheet Set 34

Answer: (b) covered with deodars. The passage says the valley was once bedecked with tall deodars.

Teacher's Note:
1. Look at the second sentence of the first paragraph.
2. The other options are not mentioned.

Answer: (c) a large part of India's land is heading towards devastation. The writer calls the spread of land devastation a nightmare.

Teacher's Note:
1. The 'nightmare' question follows the description of land loss.
2. The passage gives no support to the other options.

Answer: (d) it washes away topsoil and the land becomes infertile. Without roots, the water carries off fertile topsoil, leaving the land infertile.

Teacher's Note:
1. Read the sentences about the rainy season.
2. Deserts are a result of land loss, not a direct effect of rain.

Answer: (c) floods. Muddy rivers have raised beds, which causes floods.

Teacher's Note:
1. The passage names the disaster directly.
2. Forest fires and tsunamis are not mentioned.

Answer: a new island in the Bay of Bengal

Teacher's Note:
1. The topsoil washed down by the rivers piles up at the sea.
2. The last sentence states this.

Answer: Human error, not poor rainfall. People have cut down forests for housing, fuel, paper and farmland, which destroyed the roots that hold soil and moisture.

Teacher's Note:
1. The passage clearly blames human activity.
2. It lists the purposes for which trees were cut.

Answer: (d) the calmness before a storm. The still air, heat and a turning leaf describe the hush before a storm breaks.

Teacher's Note:
1. Notice words like 'stopped' and 'hushes'.
2. The storm itself comes later in the poem.

Answer: stormy (windy)

Teacher's Note:
1. A strong wind flattens the grass.
2. This shows that the storm has arrived.

Answer: The poet compares the dark blue sky with the sea, which seems to surge and whirl through the trees.

Teacher's Note:
1. He asks us to look at the darkest blue and feel the sea.
2. This is a metaphor for the stormy sky.

Answer: NOTICE
(School name)
Date: (date)
Awareness Drive on Drug Abuse
All students of Classes VIII to XII are informed that an awareness drive against drug abuse will be held in the school auditorium on Friday, 12 November, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. A doctor and a counsellor will speak, and a short skit will be staged. All students must attend.
(Name)
Head Boy/Head Girl

Teacher's Note:
1. A notice needs a heading, date, event details and signature.
2. Keep it within about 50 words.

Answer: The monthly total is ₹47,000 (10,000 + 6,000 + 12,000 + 15,000 + 2,000 + 2,000). The largest share, about 32%, goes into savings, which shows good planning. Children's education takes about 26% and household essentials about 21%. Car fuel accounts for roughly 13%, while family outings and extra expenses are small at about 4% each. Overall, Mr. Swaminathan puts needs and savings before leisure.

Teacher's Note:
1. Add the amounts first and then find the share of each item.
2. Describe the highest, the lowest and a conclusion.

Answer: Basil and cumin have medicinal powers.

Teacher's Note:
1. The two plants form the subject joined by 'and'.
2. 'Have' is followed by the object.

Answer: India is a country rich in traditions and cultures.

Teacher's Note:
1. The subject 'India' comes first, then the verb.
2. 'Rich in' introduces the description.

Answer: You must always boil water before drinking.

Teacher's Note:
1. The adverb 'always' sits between the modal and the main verb.
2. 'Before drinking' ends the sentence.

Answer: Brian Silas played the piano at the concert.

Teacher's Note:
1. The two names form one subject.
2. The place phrase comes last.

Answer: The hummingbird is the smallest bird.

Teacher's Note:
1. The superlative 'the smallest' follows the verb.
2. Begin with a capital letter.

Answer: The Wright Brothers invented and flew the first airplane.

Teacher's Note:
1. One subject takes two verbs joined by 'and'.
2. 'The first airplane' is the object of both.

Answer: A time management schedule helps students.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Time management schedule' acts as a noun phrase subject.
2. The word 'with' is not required.

Answer: The study of human population is called demography.

Teacher's Note:
1. The passive 'is called' links the description and the name.
2. The noun phrase comes first.

Answer: down, up

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Bend down' and 'pick up' are common phrasal verbs.
2. Direction words complete the action.

Answer: on, onto (on to)

Teacher's Note:
1. 'On' shows position and 'onto' shows movement to a surface.
2. The mouse moved from the floor to the table.

Answer: between, among

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Between' is used for two people and 'among' for a crowd.
2. The father and mother are two.

Answer: above

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Above' means higher than but not touching.
2. The sculpture, by contrast, is lit from above and shown 'under' the light.

Answer: up

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Climb up' shows upward movement along a slope.
2. 'Down' would show the reverse.

Answer: in

Teacher's Note:
1. 'In' shows that the clothes are inside the cupboard.
2. 'On' would suggest the top surface.

Answer: On

Teacher's Note:
1. 'On' is used with days of the week.
2. 'In' is used with months and years.

Answer: put up

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Put up' means to hang or fix in place.
2. 'Put off' means to delay.

Answer: putting off

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Put off' means to delay.
2. After 'keep' the verb takes -ing.