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Mock Paper A · Sample
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📋 Format prototype — for review, not linked from the site. This is Mock Paper A for Class 7 — a standalone, printable practice paper matching the real First Term Summative Assessment's exact structure (60 marks, 2 hours, Sections I–IV + Part V). It intentionally uses different questions from the Week 1/Week 2 revision drills, so it works as a fresh timed rehearsal, not a repeat. Once approved, Mock Paper B (a second, still-different set) follows the same template.
CLASS : 7
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MOCK PAPER A — FIRST TERM PRACTICE

ENGLISH

Time Allowed : 2.00 Hours Max. Marks : 60
First Term Summative Assessment · Units 1–3 · theenglish.in practice series
SECTION – I (VOCABULARY)
Choose the appropriate synonym of the underlined word.3×1=3
  1. The child stared at the dazzling lights of the fair.a) Dull   b) Brilliant   c) Faint   d) Dark
  2. His old shirt was tattered at the sleeve.a) Neat   b) Ragged   c) New   d) Ironed
  3. The town once had a notorious thief who fooled everyone.a) Unknown   b) Infamous   c) Kind   d) Careless
Choose the appropriate antonym of the underlined word.3×1=3
  1. The old ruins looked forbidding in the storm.a) Welcoming   b) Frightening   c) Crumbling   d) Dark
  2. The strange knocking left the listeners perplexed.a) Confused   b) Certain   c) Frightened   d) Silent
  3. The iron tongs were a precious gift to Hamid's grandmother.a) Valuable   b) Worthless   c) Shiny   d) Small
SECTION – II (GRAMMAR / WORD-SKILLS)
Add a suitable prefix / suffix.2×1=2
  1. Add a suitable prefix to “obedient” to form its opposite.
  2. Add a suitable suffix to “care” to form an adjective meaning “full of care.”
Give a relationship term for the clues given.2×1=2
  1. Give a relationship term for: “your father's father.”
  2. Give a relationship term for: “a person who has no brothers or sisters.”
Match the following.1×4=4
  1. Match the measure words in Column A with the correct word in Column B.
    a) Bagful of1. Sugar
    b) Cupful of2. Cake
    c) Mouthful of3. Chocolates
    d) Pocketful of4. Gold
Fill in the blanks with any / many / some / few.2×1=2
  1. There isn't ___ sugar left for the tea.
  2. Grandmother needed ___ help to carry the tongs home.
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.3×1=3
  1. Usha sheltered ___ the old ruins during the storm.
  2. The horse champed the grass ___ the forest's ferny floor.
  3. Hamid spent his three paisas ___ his grandmother's gift.
Fill in the blanks with the suitable Perfect Tense form.2×1=2
  1. By the time Hamid reached the fair, his friends ___ (buy) their toys.
  2. When the storm broke, Usha ___ (already / start) her walk back home.
Write the correct option.2×1=2
  1. There were ___ (much / many) stalls at the Eid fair.
  2. Sherlock Holmes found ___ (a little / a few) clues at the pawnshop.
SECTION – III (PROSE)
Answer any FOUR of the following questions.4×2=8
  1. Why did Hamid buy iron tongs instead of toys at the Eid fair?
  2. How did Hamid defend his choice of tongs to his friends?
  3. Why did Usha take shelter in the ruins on Haunted Hill?
  4. What frightened Usha first inside the dark ruins?
  5. According to Subroto Bagchi, why is inclusion important?
  6. Where did Subroto Bagchi deliver “A Prayer to the Teacher”?
Answer the following question in detail. Answer any ONE.1×5=5
  1. Describe how Hamid's love for his grandmother is shown to be selfless in “Eidgah.”
  2. Was Usha's fear of “ghosts” in the ruins justified? What made her fear disappear?
  3. Why does Subroto Bagchi say blind obedience leads to “enslavement”? Do you agree?
SECTION – III (POETRY)
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any THREE.3×1=3
  1. The poet repeats the refrain “Speak gently!” throughout the poem. Name any two groups of people the poet asks us to speak gently to.
  2. In “The Listeners,” the Traveller repeatedly asks, “Is there anybody there?” Who actually answers him?
  3. In “The Computer Swallowed Grandma,” name any two places the speaker searches while looking for Grandma.
Read and identify: rhyme scheme / alliteration / rhyming words.3×1=3
  1. Identify the rhyming pair of words used in Stanza 2 of “The Computer Swallowed Grandma.”
  2. The Traveller's horse is described champing the grass of “the forest's ferny floor.” Which letter is repeated to create the alliteration?
  3. Does “Speak Gently” follow the rhyme scheme ABAB or ABCB?
Quote from memory. (Compulsory)1×5=5
  1. Quote from memory: “The Listeners” by Walter de la Mare, in full (all five stanzas).

Note: both “The Computer Swallowed Grandma” (Unit 1) and “The Listeners” (Unit 2) carry an internal Memoriter flag in their own lesson plans. This mock paper follows the same call made in the Week 1 revision plan and treats “The Listeners” as the compulsory quote — confirm against your own school's paper before the real exam.

SECTION – IV (SUPPLEMENTARY)
Choose the correct answer.2×1=2
  1. Who mocks Anu's height in “Taking the Bully by the Horns”?a) Meena   b) Ajay   c) Anu's teacher   d) Anu's brother
  2. What clue told Sherlock Holmes that Spaulding had been digging a tunnel?a) Muddy shoes   b) Dirty trouser-legs   c) A torn coat   d) A broken watch
Say True or False.2×1=2
  1. Tom Sawyer's first fake symptom on Monday morning was a sore toe.
  2. Meena felt sorry for Anu even though she sometimes laughed along with Ajay.
Read the following passage and answer the questions.1×4=4
  1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
    Mr. Jabez Wilson's assistant, Spaulding, was strangely willing to work for half the usual pay. Sherlock Holmes noticed that Spaulding's trousers were often dirty at the knees, and that he spent long hours in the cellar of the pawnshop. When Holmes tested the cellar floor with his stick, he heard a hollow sound beneath it — the sign of a tunnel.
    1. What was strange about Spaulding's willingness to work?
    2. What did Holmes notice about Spaulding's trousers?
    3. Where did Spaulding spend long hours?
    4. What did Holmes discover when he tested the cellar floor?
PART – V (LITERARY WRITING)
Answer any ONE of the following.1×5=5
42. a) Your friend wants to visit the Library. Guide her to reach her destination. Mention the landmarks she should look out for on the way.
MARKET ROAD TEMPLE STREET MARKET TEMPLE BUS STOP (You are here) LIBRARY (destination) ← CROSS LANE N
OR
b) Write a letter to your class teacher requesting permission to organise a book donation drive in your school.

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