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Standard 7th - English - First Midterm test - Question Paper - Samacheer Kalvi

 

I MID TERM TEST

STD    : VII                                                                                                   MARKS : 50

SUB    : English                                                                                            TIME: 1.30 Hrs

Part-I

I. Choose the correct synonyms of the following words                                                       5 × 1 = 5

     1. Terrible -     

            a) fearful                                 b) sad                           c) happy

     2. Dazzling-    

            a) extremely bright                   b) pleasure                   c) joyful

     3. Precious -    

            a) tool                                      b) hot things                 c) valuable

     4. Flicker -     

            a) shine                                    b) frying                      c) feeling

     5. Giggle  -

            a) eagerness                             b) laugh  lightly            c) frightened

II. Choose the correct antonyms of the  following words.                                                    5 × 1 = 5

     1. Holy  ×   

            a) unholy                                 b) whole                      c) lucky

     2. Deep  ×    

            a) shallow                                b) moving                    c) slope

     3. Heavy  ×    

            a) load                                     b) light                                     c) horrible

     4. Behind  ×

            a) before                                  b) drop                                     c) defend

     5. Silent × 

            a) clam                                                 b) noisy                       c) slope

III. Answer any Four of the following questions                                                                   4 × 2 = 8

     1. Write about Hamid in one or two sentences.

     2. Why was it a struggle for the children to dry their clothes?

     3. What did Granny say about Hamid’s parents?

     4. What did Hamid buy at the fair? And for whom?

     5. What did Usha buy in the market? List them.

Part-II

IV. Choose the most appropriate option.                                                                              3 × 1 = 3

     1. Hamid thought that his grandma would be pleased if he bought -------------

            a) a pair of tongs.                     b) sweets for himself               c) toys

     2. The market was --------- away from the village

            a) 3 miles                                 b) 7miles                                  c) 11 miles

     3..Hamid's heart sank because the price of the tongs was --------- for him.

            a) too high                               b) too low                                c) affordable

V) a)Add the suitable prefix or suffix and make new words.                                               3 × 1 = 3

     1. Excite --------                   2. --------noon                          3. Child------- 

(hood, after, ment, ous, ful)

 

 

b) Fill in the blanks with suitable words                                                                                 3 × 1 = 3

     1. He took a ---------- of the cake.

     2. The child was happy with his ---------- of chocolates

     3. Ram takes a ---------- of soup before food

(Handful, cupful, spoonful, pocketful, mouthful)

c) Fill  in the blanks with correct option                                                                                 3 × 1 = 3

     1. There are ----- apples in the basket

     2. There is ------- coffee left in the pot.

     3. She asked me for ------ magazines.

      (Some, much, many, any, few)

VI) Answer any three of the following questions                                                                  3 × 2 = 6

     1. What is the author's plea?

     2. Who swallowed whom?

     3. Where did the author search for grandma?

     4. Who did the author ask for grandma?

 VII) a) Answer any two of the following questions                                                              2 × 2 = 4

     1. What did Aunt Polly do to relieve Tom's toothache?

     2. Did Aunt Polly believe Tom's groaning? Why?

     3. How did sid show his affection towards Tow?

     b) Identify the speaker                                                                                                          3 × 1 = 3

     1."It makes my flesh crawl to hear you. What is the matter?"  -

     2."Your tooth indeed! What's the matter with your tooth?"   -

     3."No never mind. It'll be over by and by, maybe. Don't call anybody".-

     c) Find the relationship term from the clues given.                                                             2 × 1 = 2

     1.    a) siblings -                              b) kith and kin-                                   

VIII) Letter writing                                                                                                              1 × 5 = 5

      Write a letter to your class teacher asking leave for one day

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