Class: VII

subject: English

Half Yearly Examination (2017-18)

Time: 2hrs30min

M.M:80

Section A: Reading

(5) Qu.1 (A): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: King Alphanso got down from his horse. He went to help the mule- driver. Both of them pulled and pushed until they succeeded in getting the mule on the firm ground. By this time they were covered with mud. A number of people had collected by this time and they stood by watching. Then someone recognized the King. People began to whisper to each other that it was the King himself who had helped the mule-driver. When the mule-driver heard this, he was very frightened. He turned to him and begged for his forgiveness. Alphanso told that he had done his duty as a man. He may be a king but as a man he should help those who are in Some difficulty. The King thus put to shame all those passers-by who would not help.

1. How did King Alphanso help the mule-driver?
2. Why was the mule-driver frightened? What did he ask from the King?
3. What was the response King gave to the people? How did he put to shame the passers-by?
4. Write the similar word of "Recognize"

(B)

The Old Man and the King

An Old man was once ploughing his fields, when the king of the country, who was an idler, happened to ride that way. Attracted by the bent figure of the old man, he drew up the reins of his house and called out to him. The old man quickly ran to the king and prostrating himself before him, begged to know what his sovereign Lord demanded of him. Curious to know his age, the king asked him if he had known his father the late king, "Yes," said he, "I knew him and his father, my Lords grandfather and, "Then you are over seventy five years of age," interrupted the King. "May be" quickly replied the old man, "but my lord will permit me to say that I am but seven years now." Ah! Ah! What is it you say? "Seven years, only seven years!" cried the King in surprise. "So it is, my Lord," replied the old man, "Counting only the number of years I have lived for the good of others. Of what benefit is it to others to live a life of slothfulness and ease?" The King was deeply touched by the wise words of the old man and thanking him, rode off. From that day onwards the King was a different man altogether.

1. What was the old man doing in his field?
2. What kind of a king was he?
3. How did the king make out that the old man was more than seventy-five years of age?
4. Why did the old man feel that he is only seven years old
5. Pick out the word from the passage, which means the same as:
6. "A lazy person"

(C) Garbage is a great environment hazard. It comes from various sources - used paper, Tiffin packing, plastic bags, ice-cream wrappers, bottle caps, fallen leaves from trees and many more. Garbage makes the premises ugly, unkempt and breeds diseases.

paper, metals and glass which can be sent to the nearest recyclic centre or disposed of to the

junk dealer. It also contains organic matter such as leaves which can enrich soil fertility. A compost

pit can be made at a convenient location where the refuse can be placed with layers of soil and an occasional sprinkling of water. This would help decomposition to make valuable fertilizer. This would also prevent pollution that is usually caused by burning such organic waste.

Now answer the following questions by choosing correct options:

1. Garbage originates from
2. Used paper, Tiffin packing, plastic bags and fallen leaves from trees
3. Leftovers of food
4. Fallen branches from trees
5. Building materials
6. Garbage can create havoc to the mankind by
7. spreading foul smell
8. slowing our vehicles on the road
9. spreading several diseases
10. all the above
11. What happens to the disposed material at the recycling centre?
12. It is thrown away
13. It is recycled for reuse
14. It is sold to the rag pickers
15. It is dumped into the ground
16. Fallen leaves from trees are useful because they
17. solve the problem of fuel wood in village households
18. enrich water quality
19. enrich soil fertility
20. beautify landscape
21. Which of these is correct with reference to a composite pit?
22. The refuge is placed with layers of soil with an occasional sprinkling of water
23. It contributes to the manufacture of useful fertilizer
24. It prevents pollution'
25. All of the above

(D)

The tree was young and strong and it took a long time to kill. It took two workmen with axes, two days including tea breaks. Which without conscious irony, they took in the shade of the leafy branches of the, tree they were chopping down. It was a Gulmohar I had planted 13 years ago, along with several other saplings, when Bunny and I moved into the National media centre. The NMC is built on a little over 22 acres and many hundreds of the local babul trees that used to cloak that part of the Haryana countryside like smoke from evening chullas must have been cut down to make way for the brick and cement of our colony. I'm not a tree hugger but still felt that some restitution was due. So Bunny and I planted several saplings. The two Gulmohars at the rear were foot high saplings when we put them in the