CBSE Class 7 English Revision Worksheet Set 26

I. Imagine that your father is travelling for a company project. He is expected to return home for Id. He will reach home only by 7.00 p.m. when your friends will be at your house. Use shall be/will be + correct forms of the verbs in the box to describe what will be happening when he reaches home. Use clues from the picture. You may use any names of friends and relatives.
Answer:
1. When my father arrives, Mini will be laying the table.
2. When my father arrives, Aunt and mother will be welcoming the guests.
3. When my father arrives, Rahul and Amit will be greeting him at the door.
4. When my father arrives, Uncle will be holding a gift box.
5. When my father arrives, our friends will be smiling and cheering in the living room.
6. When my father arrives, the children will be eating sweets and celebrating.
In simple words: Use the future continuous tense (will be + verb-ing) to describe actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

Exam Tip: Remember that future continuous is formed using 'will be' or 'shall be' followed by the present participle (-ing form) of the main verb.

V. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
In an age, when incidents of human greed and cruelty are a common feature, it is, perhaps, a good idea to emulate the world of selfless children. The 24 children who have been chosen for the national bravery awards this year - five of them posthumously - stood up to challenges without any concern for their personal safety, in a way that not many adults would. They have done incredible feats like fighting off robbers, saving children from drowning, and rescuing students trapped in vans. The kind of spirit and courage that these young brave hearts showed in the face of adversity is truly remarkable.
Mittal Patadiya, the 12-year-old girl who won the prestigious Geeta Chopra Award, has 350 stitches on her neck and cheek as a proof of her valour in combating robbers who had entered her home in Gujarat's Naroda. The burn injuries Om Prakash Yadav bore while saving his friends from a burning van have not in the least dampened his spirit. Kapil, a 15-year-old, paid the ultimate price for trying to help his classmates cross a bridge across a brook.
Besides recognizing courage as a supreme human virtue and encouraging children to imbibe such a spirit, the bravery awards are reminders to all citizens of their duty towards society in general. The indifference that you get to see on the streets on a regular basis, with victims of accident or attack lying unattended, is indeed very disturbing. If children can be brave enough to endanger their lives for the sake of others, why do adults hesitate to do the same?

A. Answer the questions in one or two sentences.

Question 1. What feats of the 24 brave children have put most adults to shame?
Answer: The 24 brave children showed extraordinary courage by standing up to life-threatening challenges without worrying about their personal safety, performing incredible feats such as fighting off robbers, saving drowning children, and rescuing students trapped in burning vans.
In simple words: The children performed brave acts that even most adults would hesitate to do.

Exam Tip: Keep answers concise and directly reference the text to support your points.

Question 2. Who was awarded the Geeta Chopra Award and why?
Answer: Mittal Patadiya, a 12-year-old girl, was awarded the prestigious Geeta Chopra Award for her exceptional valour in combating robbers who had entered her home, resulting in her sustaining 350 stitches on her neck and cheek.
In simple words: Mittal Patadiya received the award because she bravely fought robbers at her home and suffered severe injuries.

Exam Tip: Ensure proper nouns like 'Mittal Patadiya' and 'Geeta Chopra Award' are spelled correctly.

Question 3. What do you think is the 'ultimate price' Kapil paid for helping his classmates?
Answer: The 'ultimate price' paid by Kapil was his life, as he lost his life while trying to help his classmates cross a bridge across a brook.
In simple words: He lost his life while helping others.

Exam Tip: 'Ultimate price' is a metaphor commonly used in literature and news reports to signify losing one's life.

Question 4. What is disturbing about adult behaviour in terms of duty towards society?
Answer: It is deeply disturbing to witness the everyday indifference of adults on the streets who often leave victims of accidents or attacks lying completely unattended instead of helping them.
In simple words: Adults often ignore accident victims on the streets instead of helping them.

Question 5. Find words in the passage that mean the same as
a. difficulties/trouble. (paragraph 1)
b. made less strong. (paragraph 2)
Answer:
a. adversity
b. dampened
In simple words: 'Adversity' means difficult situations, and 'dampened' means reduced or weakened.

Exam Tip: Always cross-check vocabulary words with the specific paragraph number mentioned in the question.