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SAMPLE PAPER SYLLABUS 2022-23 CLASS Total Questions : 50 PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME 7 Time : 1 hr. (1) Word and (2) Reading (3) Spoken and (4) Achievers Section Structure Knowledge Written Expression Section SOF INTERNATIONAL No. of Questions 45 5 ENGLISH OLYMPIAD Marks per Ques. 1 1 1 3 SYLLABUS Section – 1 : Spellings, Collocations and Words related to Travel, Locations, Activities, Homonyms and Homophones, etc., Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One word, Phrasal verbs and Idioms, Modals, Word order, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Tenses, Voices and Narration, etc. Section – 2 : Search for and retrieve information from various text types like News stories, Brochures, Formal and informal letters and advertisements. Understand information given in News reports, Brochures, Itinerary, etc., Acquire broad understanding of and look for specific information in short narratives, Biographies, Notices and Messages, etc. Section – 3 : Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like requesting and refusing, Apologies and stating of preferences and expression of intent, etc. Section – 4 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3. WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE Direction (Q. No. 1 and 2) : Choose the suitable 3. Choose the correct option. word for each blank. Ravi: Did you invite her to the party? 1. Someone who interprets is an __________. Rahul: Well! Being invited is one thing. _______ (A) interpretist (B) interpreter inviting oneself is another. (A) Whoever (B) Whereas (C) interprecian (D) interpretor (C) Compared to (D) Besides 2. Many diamond mines are ___________ in South 4. In which sentence is the word ‘to’ correctly Africa. used? (A) situation (A) This watermelon is to heavy. (B) situate (B) Hold it with to hands. (C) situated (C) It’s very slippery to. (D) situating (D) Well, hand it to me. READING Direction (Q. No. 5 and 6) : Read the passage and the rabbits, “things are not so bad as they seem.” answer the following questions. There is always someone worse off than you. “There is always someone worse off than you.” 5. Rabbits wanted to drown themselves because Once upon a time, the rabbits of Jim Corbett were they ______________________. so terrorised by the other animals, they did not know (A) were scared of the horses where to go. As soon as they saw a single animal (B) did not like living in fear approach them, off they used to run. One day, they (C) were chasing the frogs saw a troop of wild horses stampeding about and (D) had nowhere to go in quite a panic all the rabbits scuttled off to a lake 6. Rabbits ran away from other animals because close by, determined to drown themselves rather than they _______________________. live in a continual state of fear. But just as they got (A) wanted to drown themselves near the bank of the lake, a troop of frogs frightened (B) were shy in their turn by the approach of the rabbits, scuttled (C) were scared of being stepped on off and jumped into the water. “Truly,” said one of (D) were arrogant Sample Paper | Class-7 | 1
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SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION Direction (Q. No. 7 and 8) : Choose one sentence 8. Sentence 1. From ancient times Indians have to complete each dialogue. worshipped plants and trees. 7. Sentence 1. God wanted the people He had Sentence 2. ___________________________. created to have a happy life. Sentence 3. While modern man often works to Sentence 2. __________________________. ‘conquer’ nature, ancient Indians worshipped Sentence 3. Water, air and sunlight were, her. therefore, given in abundance. (A) They regarded all flora and fauna as (A) That’s why He decided to bless the earth sacred with riches (B) These plants give us food and oxygen (B) People had to live with water, air, and sun (C) They lend beauty to our surroundings (C) Earth could have them in abundance (D) These plants sacrifice themselves to serve (D) Therefore, He created the earth us ACHIEVERS SECTION 9. Choose the best word/phrase to complete the 10. Choose the appropriate idiom. sentence. The teacher approved her project after she had The new engineer has __________ qualifications _______________ it. but only a few months’ experience. (A) a plentiful (B) plenty (A) fine turned (B) fine-tuned (C) plenty of (D) a lot than (C) tinkered with (D) refining SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK ANSWERS 1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (A) 9. (C) 10. (B) 2 | Sample Paper | Class-7