CBSE Class 7 English Important Questions Worksheet

1. Read the following passage carefully.

BEES

Bees are insects. Bees are special insects because they can fly! They can move through the air like an aeroplane! Bees can fly because they have wings. They use their wings to fly. Bees can fly fastly.Bees can also fly slowly. They can fly up and they can fly down. They need to fly to get to the flowers. Bees can have three colours. They can be yellow, red and orange. All bees are black in some places. Bees have three main parts. They have a head. They have a body. And, they have a stinger. The stinger is used to defend against enemies. They also have six legs. They use their legs to climb and stand. They also use their legs to eat and collect pollen. Bees live in many places. They live in Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. The only continent that bees do not live on is Antarctica! I understand why they don’t live in Antarctica. It’s too cold! Most of the time, bees are nice to humans. If you do not bother them, they will not bother you. Have fun watching bees this summer.

A1. Answer the questions by choosing the appropriate options. 1x5=5

1) What are bees?
A. Mammals
B. Birds
C. Reptiles
D. Insects

2) How do bees fly?
A. They use their legs
B. They use their head
C. They use their wings
D. None of these.

3) How many legs do bees have?
A. Two
B. Four
C. Six
D. Eight

4) What is the stinger used for?
A. To eat food
B. To defend against enemies
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above

5) Where do bees live?
A. North America
B. Asia
C. Antarctica
D. Both A and B

A1. Vocabulary: 

6) Bees are special. This means…
A. bees are normal
B. bees are regular
C. bees are unusual
D. bees are average

7) What is the opposite of defend?
A. Run
B. Hide
C. Protect
D. Attack

8) What is a continent?
A. A large piece of connected land
B. A large river
C. A small part of the ocean
D. A swamp

A2. Read the following passage carefully.

What is soil? The original material from which it has been formed through long ages are the rocks of the earth’s crust. There are threekinds of rocks, made in three different ways. Igneous rocks were made when the molten material of which the earth consisted long ago became cooler and solidified; granite, a very hard rock, is one of these. Another kind of rock is sedimentary rock, formed when rivers brought down small pieces of material with them as they flowed into a sea. The matter which they brought down with them to the bottom of the sea, and this sediment was slowly pressed and cemented together by other substances into the rock. Then the crust of the earth moved; the bottom of the seas were raised, and when they reached a sufficient height became dry land. Sedimentary rocks are found in all kind of places, even on high mountains. Shale, limestone, and chalks are sedimentary rocks.

The third kind of rocks is metamorphic rock, a rock which has been made by change due to heat. This was formed, for instance, when the lava thrown out by volcanoes affected the material over which it flowed. The heat changed the surface underneath and produced different kinds of rocks, two of which are slate and marble.

Based on your reading of the above passage answer the following questions by choosing the appropriate options.

1. The above passage speaks about
a) Formation of oceans
b) Formation of lava
c) Formation of soil.

2. A rock which has been made by change due to heat is _______________________.
a) Metamorphic rocks.
b) Sedimentary rocks.
c) Igneous rocks.

3. Shale, limestone ad chalk are ______________________.
a) Sedimentary rocks.
b) Igneous rocks.
c) Metamorphic rocks.

4. When, the molten material of which the earth consisted long ago became colder and solidified ___________________.
a) Igneous rocks were made
b) Soil was made
c) Sedimentary rocks were made

5. Volcanoes affected the material over which it flowed produced______________.
a) Shale, limestone and chalk.
b) Granite c) Slate and marble.

6. Find the words from the passage which means the same as:
a) Example (para 2)
b) Lifted up (para 1)

Section A-Reading (15 marks)

Q.1 Read the following passage carefully:

A clown is a special kind of entertainer who makes people laugh with his dress and tricks. His aim is to make people laugh. A person who wants to be a clown must have some special qualities. He must enjoy making people laugh. He must not mind being laughed out. He must be quick and humble to perform his tricks. Like any entertainer, he must be comfortable on stage in front of an audience. Many clowns are talented jugglers, mimics or acrobats. A clown always seems to be in trouble. When he tries to do something or solve a problem, it usually turns out worse for him. With his antics, a clown reminds people that they can solve their problems through fun and laughter.

Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the passage:

1. A clown is a type of ________________________
2. In order to perform his tricks, a clown must be quick and ___________________
3. He must be comfortable on the stage in front of _______________________
4. A clown reminds people that a people can be solved with fun and ____________
5. The job of a clown is _________________
6. The antonym of ‘uncomfortable’ is ________________________
7. The synonym of ‘problem’ is _______________

Q.2 Read the following passage carefully:

The word rupee comes from the Sanskrit Rupya or Rupa, which means silver. The very early coins before the second century B.C. were all made of silver but the coins were of any standard weight nor had any face or value printed on them. Shershah Suri first gave the name rupia to the silver coins. The last silver coins were minted in 1940 with the face of King George VI on them. In 1942, silver coin was replaced by a cupro- nickel coin for the first time. Man invented money to get power but money has become more powerful than man. All over the world, money and the power go together. The more money a person has, the more successful he is judged to be. A rich man is accepted by society even if he is corrupt or evil. Man works hard to earn more and more money and save a lot of it. He thinks that money will give him more freedom to enjoy and to have lots of fun. He thinks he will not be anyone’s slave but his own master.

Read the questions given below and write the option you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet. [1x8=8marks]

1. The Sanskrit word Rupya or Rupa means-
a) Gold b) Glass c) Silver d) iron

2. The name Rupya was given to the silver coins first by
a) Akbar b) Ashok c) Aurangzeb d) Shershah Suri

3. The silver coin was replaced by a cupro-nickel coin for the first time in
a)1940 b)1939 c)1942 d)1914

4. Money was invented by man to be-
a)Rich b) Famous c) Powerful d) none of the above

5. The word, ‘invented’ means-
a) Made b) discovered c) created a new d) found out

6. How is a man judged in the society?
a) By his clothes b) by his money c) by his knowledge d) by his car

7. A man works hard
a) to earn more and more money b) to spend money c) to buy apples d) to buy new phone

8. Give the antonym of ‘slavery’ from the passage
a) Apple b) freedom c) enjoy d) money

Q1. What kind of a person do you think Gerald was.

Q2. Do you like to have pets. If yes, which pet would you like to have and why? If not Why?

Q3. Imagine you are Gerald and you have brought the scorpion and its babies to your home.

Write down about your experience in the form of a diary entry in not more than 110-130 words.

Q4. Write briefly about twenty different things in which trees are helpful to us.

Q5. Write a paragraph in about 130 words about “the ways in which we can conserve our forests”.

1. Read the following poem carefully:

The Root Of All Evils
Money is the root of all evil
And greed of money; makes man a devil.
Man loves money

Like a bee loves honey
Today man wants to accumulate more wealth
Without caring even a bit about health.
Money leads to many crimes
Now for man, hoarding money is prime.
I feel, in life the biggest thing is satisfaction
Money doesn’t make a difference even by a fraction.

Source: The Tribune

1.1 Given below is the summary of the poem. Complete it by writing the missing word against the correct blank number .

Money is the root cause of all a) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. Greed for money makes man a b)______. Man wants to gather more and more c)_____. He doesn’t care about his d)__________ while doing so`.
It e)_______ `to many crimes but for man, f)______ `money has become his primary objective in life. `According to the poet, the greatest thing in life is g)_____ and not money.Money doesn’t make any h)______.

1.2 `On the basis of reading of the above poem, complete the following sentences.

a) Man loves money

Like a bee loves honey
Here man is compared to a i)____ and money is compared to ii)_______.

b) The two words in the poem which mean the same as ‘ gathering’ are:
c) Two ways in which the greed for money harms man are i)______ and ii)______

2. You are Navin of Banglore. Of late, daylight robberies and burglaries have been increasing in your city. You are very much concerned about your aged parents living alone. Write a letter to the Editor of the Indian Times drawing the ateention of the concerned authorities and giving your suggestions. Word limit 100‐130.

3. Using the information from the notes given below, draft a message in not more than 50 words that Sunita has to leave for her brother Ashish. Put the message in the box.
Monish called up

4. Write a paragraph on ‘ Causes and prevention of swine flu’ in about 130 words.

5. Do as directed:

a) The book is ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ the table ( use preposition)
b) I put sugar____ the tea ( use preposition)
c) _____ of them belonged to the same house ( use conjunction)
d) It had ______ room to storec all the things( use conjunction)
e) I ______ milk everyday ( use the correct form of tense)
f) I ______ ( wash) clothes for half an hour. ( use the correct form of tense)
g) She _______( finish) her work when her mother rang up. ( use the correct form of tense)
h) ______! I hurt my leg.( use interjection)
i) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐! The dress is beautiful. ( use interjection)
j) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ island is rich in minerals.(use pronoun)

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow:

Fleas are perfectly designed by nature to feast on anything containing blood. Like a shark in the water or a wolf in the woods, fleas are ideally equipped to do what they do, making them very difficult to defeat.
The bodies of these tiny parasites are extremely hardy and well-suited for their job.

A flea has a very hard exoskeleton, which means the body is covered by a tough, tile-like plate called a sclerite. Because of these plates, fleas are almost impossible to squish. The exoskeletons of fleas are also waterproof and shock resistant, and therefore fleas are highly resistant to the sprays and chemicals used to kill them.

Little spines are attached to this plate. The spines lie flat against the flea’s thin, narrow body as the flea scurries through an animal’s fur in search of food. However, if anything (like fingers or a self-grooming pet) tries to pull a flea off through the hair coat, these spines will extend and stick to the fur like Velcro. Fleas are some of the best jumpers in the natural world. A flea can jump seven inches, or 150 times its own length, either vertically or horizontally. An equivalent jump for a person would be 555 feet, the height of the Washington Monument. Fleas can jump 30,000 times in a row without stopping, and they are able to accelerate through the air at an incredibly high rate—a rate which is over ten times what humans can withstand in an airplane.

Fleas have very long rear legs with huge thigh muscles and multiple joints. When they get ready to jump, they fold their long legs up and crouch like a runner on a starting block. Several of their joints contain a protein called resilin, which helps catapult fleas into the air as they jump, similar to the way a rubber band provides momentum to a slingshot. Outward facing claws on the bottom of their legs grip anything they touch when they land.

The adult female flea mates after her first blood meal and begins producing eggs in just 1 to 2 days. One flea can lay up to 50 eggs in one day and over 2,000 in her lifetime. Flea eggs can be seen with the naked eye, but they are about the size of a grain of salt. Shortly after being laid, the eggs begin to transform into cocoons. In the cocoon state, fleas are fully developed adults, and will hatch immediately if conditions are favorable. Fleas can detect warmth, movement, and carbon dioxide in exhaled breath, and these three factors stimulate them to emerge as new adults. If the flea does not detect appropriate conditions, it can remain dormant in the cocoon state for extended periods. Under ideal conditions, the entire life cycle may only take 3 weeks, so in no time at all, pets and homes can become infested. Because of these characteristics, fleas are intimidating opponents. The best way to control fleas, therefore, is to take steps to prevent an infestation from ever occurring.

Questions:

Q1) What is sclerite? How is it useful for the fleas?
Q2) Describe how fleas are the best jumpers in the natural world.
Q3) What are the favourable factors required by a cocoon of flea to transform into a developed adultflea?
Q4) Choose the correct option:

A) The primary purpose of the passage is to
a. educate the reader about the physical characteristics of fleas
b. compare fleas to other members of the animal kingdom
c. relate the problems that can result from a flea infestation
d. explain why a flea infestation is hard to get rid of

B) The author’s tone in the passage is best described as
a. concerned
b. passionate
c. informative
d. opinionated

C) According to the passage, fleas are resistant to sprays and chemicals because they
a. have waterproof sclerites
b. are excellent jumpers
c. reproduce very rapidly
d. can stick to fur like Velcro

D) According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
i. Fleas extend their little spines if threatened.
ii. Fleas have the ability to jump higher than humans.
iii. Humans can jump higher if they consume foods containing resilin.
iv. The resilin found in fleas helps catapult fleas into the air as they jump
a) Only (i) is true
b) All the above statements are true
c) Both (i) and (ii) are true
d) None of the above statements is true