THEINDIANHIGHSCHOOL,DUBAI Grade:7 SA1MODELTESTPAPER(20112012) Marks:60 Time:2hrs

This paper consists of three sections: Section A: Reading (10 marks) Section B: Writing (15 marks) Section C: Grammar (10 marks) Section D: Literature and Britannica online (25 marks)

Section A : Reading (10 marks) A1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. (10 marks)
The young lift-man in a city office who threw a passenger out of his lift the other morning and was fined for the offence was undoubtedly in the wrong. It was a question of Please. The complainant entering the lift, said, Top. The lift-man demanded Top-please, and this concession being refused he not only declined to comply with the instruction, but hurled the passenger out of the lift. This, of course, was carrying a comment on manners too far. Discourtesy is not a legal offence, and it does not excuse assault and battery. If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will acquit me, and if I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to retaliate with reasonable violence. It does this because the burglar and my assailant have broken quite definite commands of the law. But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners, or could sanction the use of violence against something which it does not itself recognize as a legally punishable offence. And whatever our sympathy with the lift-man, we must admit that the law is reasonable. It would never do if we were at liberty to box peoples ears because we did not like their behaviour, or the tone of their voices, or the scowl on their faces. Our fists would never be idle, and the gutters of the city would run with blood all day. But though we are bound to endorse the verdict against the lift-man, most people will have a certain sympathy with him. While it is true that there is no law that compels us to say Please, there is a social practice much older and much more sacred than any law which enjoins us to be civil. And the first requirement of civility is that we should acknowledge a service. Please and Thank you are the small change with which we pay our way as social beings. They are the little courtesies by which we keep the machine of life oiled and running sweetly.

1. Choose the correct alternative and fill in the blank. ( 1 mark) This passage is about _____________________________ a) discourtesy b) the young lift-man
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the bad manners of the passenger in the lift d) legal offences and social practice.

2. What did the lift-man do to the passenger? (1 mark) 3. Why is physically assaulting a burglar who breaks into your house legally permissible? ( 1 mark) 4. What would happen if people were permitted to attack those who spoke rudely or impolitely? ( 1 mark) 5. How were both the lift-man and the passenger in the wrong? ( 2 marks) 6. Why, do you think, are bad manners not punishable by law? ( 1 mark) 7. Write one word from the passage for each of the following : ( 2 marks) a) a person who makes a formal complaint in a court of law _____________ b) a person who attacks another person ______________ c) to look at someone or something with a very annoyed expression ___________ d) threw out violently _____________ 8. Write the noun forms of : ( 1 mark) a) recognize _____________ b) acknowledge _______________

Section B: Writing (15 marks)

B1. As a conscientious student, you are gravely upset about the growing addiction to social networking sites amongst todays youth. Write a letter to the editor of The Gulf News voicing your concern about this issue. (6 marks) B2. Write a story of about 60-80 words based on the story starter given below. Remember to give an apt title for the story. (5 marks) It was Christmas morning but I was not very anxious to B3. A person who has influenced me the most is my grandmother. There are many unique features in her character and appearance. Express your reflections about your grandmother in a paragraph of about 100 words. Use at least 10 words from the relevant word power lists. (4 marks)

SECTION-C (GRAMMAR) 10 Marks C.1.Change the voice of the following sentences. (1x4=4Marks) 1. The students are expected to wear proper uniforms at all times. 2. They had finished the preparations by the time the guests arrived.
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3. Did the plan for the new sports complex interest you? 4. The work will have been completed by five oclock this evening. C.2.Change the following sentences from direct to indirect. (1x3=3Marks) 1. Kanika said to me, Please lend me your pen. 2. He says, I have passed the examination. 3.He said to them, I will go tomorrow. C.3.Change the following sentences from indirect to direct.(1x3=3Marks) 1. He told me that he would go to Delhi the next day. 2. She said that Mr .Sharma had been unwell for two weeks. 3. Mother forbade me to run in the sun. SECTION-D(LITERATURE & BRITANNICA ONLINE) 25 Marks D.1.Answer the following in 40-50 words. {2 x3=6Marks} a. What was considered sin by the older, wiser and better people ? What was the result of it ? b. Why was it easy to hide oneself inside the gooseberry garden? c. What are the different sounds made by the rain? D.2. Explain with reference to the context. a. I told you not to,and now I tell you that you may.{1x3=3Marks} 1. Who is the speaker of these lines? 2. Where is the speaker at this moment? 3. What did the speaker ask the listener not to do? b. He can feel the cool Breath of each little pool; His fevered brain grows calm again, And he breathes a blessing in the rain. 1.Who is referred to as he here? 2.Why is his brain fevered?
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{1x2=2Marks}

D.3.Choose the correct answer. {10x1/2=5Marks} 1. Like a river down the gutter roars, the figure of speech used here is: a.metaphor b.simile c.personification 2.The meaning of tawny is a. shining b. yellowish brown c. brownish yellow 3.Where does the rain pour across? a.ground b.window pane c.walls 4.The word used to describe the din made by the children is: a. clatter b. commotion c. roar 5 The oxen seemed to thank the Lord by their: a.spoken words b.raised heads c.large and lustrous eyes 6.The ladder was lying under the: a.raspberry bush b.strawberry plants c.cherry tree. 7. Nicholas was not allowed to go into the_________ because he was in disgrace. a.lumber room
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b.house c.gooseberry garden 8.Nicholas called his aunt: a. the cruel one b. the Evil one c. witch 9.The kitchen maid came into the gooseberry garden in search of: a.coriander b.parsley c.mint leaves 10.The region that was carefully sealed from youthful eyes was, a.the gooseberry garden b.the nursery c.the lumber room D.4.Answer the following in 100-120 words.{1 x4=4Marks} Describe the tapestry depicting the hunting scene. What ideas came to Nicholas mind when he saw it? D.5.FILL IN THE BLANKS ( x4=2Marks) 1. O. Henry worked as an editor of a humorous weekly called --------------------2.______________ and_________________ are two stories written by Rudyard Kipling about the land and people of India. 3. O. Henrys original name was _________________. D.6.Write a short note on Rudyard Kipling as a writer of short stories. (3Marks)

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