Class -7 (Answer- Unit Test 1)

 

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📖 SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION — 10 MARKS

📜 Read the extract carefully:

“I, who cannot see, find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. I feel the delicate symmetry of a leaf. I pass my hands lovingly about the smooth skin of a silver birch, or the rough, shaggy branch of a pine. In spring, I touch the branches of trees hopefully in search of a bud, the first sign of awakening Nature after her winter’s sleep...”

❓ 1. Explain how the author's sense of touch allows her to distinguish between different species of trees.

💡 Answer: The author distinguishes different trees by touching their leaves, bark, and branches. She feels the smooth skin of a silver birch and the rough, shaggy branch of a pine.

❓ 2. According to the text, what specific observation is identified as the 'first sign of awakening Nature'?

💡 Answer: Feeling a bud on the branches of a tree in spring is described as the first sign of awakening Nature after winter.

❓ 3. What is the author’s primary objective for the 'first day' if she were granted the gift of sight?

💡 Answer: On the first day, the author would like to see the people whose kindness and companionship have made her life worth living, especially her friends.

❓ 4. Define the words:

(a) Symmetry: A balanced and pleasing arrangement of parts.
(b) Quiver: To tremble or shake slightly.

❓ 5. What can you infer about the author’s emotional connection with her friends?

💡 Answer: The author has a deep emotional bond with her friends. Although she cannot see them, she recognizes them by touching their faces and understands their emotions.

📚 SECTION B: LITERATURE MCQs — 15 MARKS

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1. In the story 'The Day the River Spoke,' what is Jahnavi’s age?
a) Five    b) Eight    c) Ten    d) Twelve
✅ Answer: b) Ten

2. Which character is NOT one of Jahnavi’s brothers?
a) Ramu    b) Chandu    c) Gopi    d) Appu
✅ Answer: d) Appu

3. What is Jahnavi’s central dream?
a) To learn to steer a catamaran
b) To see big ships
c) To attend school and learn to read
d) To travel to the sea
✅ Answer: c) To attend school and learn to read

4. What advice does the River offer Jahnavi?
a) Wait until she is as big as the boys
b) Ask the teacher formally
c) Slip into school one morning and listen
d) Ask Gopi to teach her
✅ Answer: c) To slip along one morning and sit in the school to listen

5. What is the setting of the poem 'Try Again'?
a) England    b) Scotland    c) Ireland    d) Wales
✅ Answer: a) England

6. How many brave attempts by the spider were counted?
a) Six    b) Seven    c) Eight    d) Nine
✅ Answer: b) Nine

7. What is the primary moral lesson of 'Try Again'?
a) Great deeds require crowns
b) Success is only for those who never fail
c) Persistence and resilience eventually lead to triumph
d) One should give up
✅ Answer: c) Persistence and resilience eventually lead to triumph

8. On which day would Helen Keller visit museums?
a) First day    b) Second day    c) Third day    d) Final night
✅ Answer: b) The second day

9. What is Helen Keller's destination for her third day?
a) Quiet woods
b) Farm
c) The workaday world and busy city
d) Theatre and opera
✅ Answer: c) The workaday world and the busy city

10. Which sensation allows Helen Keller to enjoy the bird's song?
a) Echo
b) A happy quiver felt through touch
c) Smell of a tree
d) Warmth of the sun
✅ Answer: b) A happy quiver felt through touch

11. Why was Jahnavi startled in the bamboo thicket?
a) She saw a snake
b) She heard a sleepy, murmuring voice
c) A kingfisher splashed her
d) Her mother called her
✅ Answer: b) She heard a sleepy, murmuring voice

12. What does King Bruce do after witnessing the spider's success?
a) Stays in his cave
b) Tries once more and succeeds
c) Sends soldiers
d) Writes a poem
✅ Answer: b) He tries once more and does not fail

13. Why can't the River take Jahnavi to school?
a) The River is in too much of a hurry to reach the sea
b) School is not near the sea
c) Jahnavi is afraid of water
d) River is not strong enough
✅ Answer: a) The River is in too much of a hurry to reach the sea

14. Helen Keller refers to the eye as:
a) Mirror of the heart
b) Window of the soul
c) Light of the mind
d) Door to the world
✅ Answer: b) The window of the soul

15. How does the spider finally reach its cobweb home?
a) By waiting for a breeze
b) By making a bold little run at the very last pinch
c) By taking a shorter path
d) By moving fast instead of slow
✅ Answer: b) By making a bold little run at the very last pinch

🔤 SECTION C: VOCABULARY & WORD POWER — 10 MARKS

🔊 Part 1: Sound Word Matching

1. Rustle → c) Light sound made by leaves rubbing against each other

2. Shrieked → d) Made a high-pitched piercing sound

3. Rattled → e) Noise made by shaking things

4. Gasping → a) To breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty

5. Slithered → b) Moved smoothly by sliding from side to side

⭐ Answer Key: 1–c | 2–d | 3–e | 4–a | 5–b

🔄 Part 2: Opposites

⬆️ Up × Down

⚡ Fast × Slow

😊 Glad × Sad

🏆 Win × Lose

🎯 Succeed × Fail

✏️ SECTION D: GRAMMAR — 10 MARKS

🧩 Part 1: Modal Verbs

1. Students must respect classroom rules.

2. Take an umbrella; it might rain as clouds are dark.

3. Jahnavi could not make out what the teacher said.

4. Could you please help me find the school?

5. We should always try to understand others' challenges.

⭐ Answer Key: 1. must | 2. might | 3. could | 4. could | 5. should

📌 Part 2: Prepositions vs. Adverbs

1. She ran up the stairs.
✅ Answer: Preposition

2. She rang me up yesterday.
✅ Answer: Adverb

3. A kingfisher swept down to the river.
✅ Answer: Preposition

4. Jahnavi sat on the earthen floor.
✅ Answer: Preposition

5. The children played on until it was dark.
✅ Answer: Adverb

💭 SECTION E: SHORT ANSWER & CRITICAL REFLECTION — 5 MARKS

❓ Question

How do Jahnavi (The Day the River Spoke) and the spider (Try Again) demonstrate perseverance in achieving their goals?

💡 Answer:

Jahnavi demonstrates perseverance through her strong desire to go to school and learn to read. Despite difficulties and restrictions, she does not give up and follows the River’s advice to go to school and listen. Similarly, the spider in Try Again shows perseverance by repeatedly attempting to reach its cobweb home despite failing several times. Its final success inspires King Bruce to try again. Both characters teach us that determination and repeated effort can help us overcome difficulties and achieve our goals.

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