INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL,DAMMAM ENGLISH GRAMMAR WORKSHEET - CLASS-VII SUMMATIVE II (2011-2012) I.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets. 1. The captain, with all his men,_______________drowned. [was/were] 2. Either John or I _____________the winner. [is/am] 3. The news ___________ true. [is/are] 4. Most of his friends ____________gone to the party.[has/have] 5. The jury ____________divided in their verdict.[was/were] 6. Time and tide____________ for no man.[wait/waits] 7. Either the boy or his friends___________broken the glass.[has/have] 8. Rita,as well as George,___________coffee.[like/likes] 9. Davids new pants ___________torn.[is/are] 10. Mathematics___________my favourite subject.[is/are] 11. Neither my father nor my mother______fond of reading detective stories.[is/are] 12. The United States of America______large wheat and corn crops.[produce/produces] 13. Hundred paise _____equal to one rupee.[is/are] II. Complete the sentences using the correct tense of the verbs given in brackets. 1. I__________ here for the last two hours.(wait) 2. He ___________from London last week.(return) 3. Hari ___________for a walk every morning.(go) 4. They ____________the problem since January.(discuss) 5. I___________(sleep)when the doorbell __________.(ring) 6. The National Games___________tomorrow.(begin) 7. We ________ just _________ the renovation of our house.(has,complete) 8. The rain ________ (stop) before she________.(arrive) 9. I______(call) you when the dinner is ready. 10. I__________(complete) half the course by Christmas. III. Read the following sentences and change these sentences from active voice to passive voice. Use the options given below. 1. The horse draws the cart.

a) the horse is drew by the cart b) the cart is drew by the horse c) the cart was drawn by the horse d) the cart is drawn by the horse 2. The carpenters are making a cabinet. a) a cabinet is made by the carpenters. b) a cabinet is making by the carpenters c) a cabinet is being made by the carpenters. d) a cabinet was being made by the carpenters. 3. He had seen the lion before it saw him. a) the lion had been seen by him before he was seen by it. b) the lion had seen him before he saw the lion. c) he had been seen by the lion before the lion was seen by him. d) he had seen the lion before he had seen by it. 4. I shall have finished the work by tomorrow evening. a) the work has been finished by me by tomorrow evening. b) the work will have been finished by me by tomorrow evening. c) I will have been finished the work by tomorrow evening. d) the work would have been finished by me by tomorrow evening 5. I see him everyday. a) I am seen by him everyday b) I was seen by him everyday. c) he was seen by me everyday. d) he is seen by me everyday. IV. Change the following sentences from active voice to passive voice 1. The thief stole the jewels. 2. They have never seen kangaroos. 3. They were beating up a thief. 4. Who teaches you English? 5. Who will catch the thief? V. Change the following sentences into indirect speech Mother : Lie down, Tom. You have a high a temperature. You

shouldnt go to play for two days. Dont forget to take your tablets after an hour. Mother advised Tom ____________ and he_______________ .She warned ________________ She also reminded him _________________________

VI. Read the conversation between Sonu and Rinu. Then complete the following in reported speech by choosing from the options given below. Sonu: Rinu, I want to learn English. Rinu: Thats good. English is the most advanced language in the world. Then,you should read these books. Sonu: Thank you, Rinu. My mother has also bought some books for me. Rinu: Really? Thats good. Sonu: See you later, bye. Rinu: Do keep in touch,bye. 1. Sonu told Rinu that_____________________ a) he wants to learn English. b) I want to learn English. c) he wanted to learn English. 2. Rinu encouraged Sonu and told him that _____________________ a) English is the most advanced language in the world. b) English was the most advanced language in the world. c) English has been the most advanced language in the world. 3. Rinu gave some books to Sonu and told him____________________ a) that he should read these books. b) to read these books. c) to read those books. 4. Sonu told Rinu that ___________________ a) my mother has also bought some books for me. b) his mother has also bought some books for him. c) his mother had also bought some books for him.

5) Rinu reminded Sonu ________________ a) to do keep in touch. b) to keep in touch. c) that he should keep in touch. VII. Add appropriate question tags to the following sentences. a) Let me read it for you, _________________________ ? b) She is not an Indian, ___________________________ ? c) I am your brother, ______________________ ? d) I saw you yesterday, ______________________ ? e) Rohan will come tomorrow, ________________ ? f) None of it was wasted, _______________ ? g) Please lent your pen, _________________ ? h) You didnt beat her, ____________________ ? i) Nobody lives in this house, _____________ ? j) We could hardly hear them, ____________________ ? VII. Rewrite the following sentences using an infinitive a) These questions are too easy. I can answer them b) Rohan wanted to meet his friends. So he set out. c) My friends wanted to celebrate my birthday. So then came to my home d) I want terrace. So I can keep potted plants. e) Rahul wanted to catch the train. So he ran IX. Rewrite the following sentences using introductory it. a) To learn Sanskrit is difficult. b) Columbus discovered America. c) To advise others is easy. d) To give out alms is a kind act. X. Combine the following sentences using' because' with the past perfect form of the verb. a) The fuse blew. We overload the circuit. b) Leena slept well. She completed here work. c) Sam went to Anils house. Anil invited him for the party. XI. Complete the following sentences using must be a) There is a lot of noise from upstairs. It __________________

b) I keep meeting him on the bus. He _________________ XII. Fill in the blanks by choosing the right FIXED PAIRS from the bracket. (trail and error, odds and ends, back and forth) a) She made a stew with the ________________ she found in the refrigerator. b) I am so glad I am moving. I was getting sick of ___________________ everyday. c) The new computer system has installed. But its a bit ________________ at the moment. XIII. Combine the following sentences using while a) I was standing there. I saw two men enter the hall. b) Roy was leaving home. He remembered the key.

XIV. Replace the underlined words in the following sentences with a better and more precis word from the given brackets. a) The clerk looked fixedly at Nolal, trying to identify him. b) The audience gave little charlie a very loud applause. XV. Choose the correct word and fill in the blanks a) Please listen to the good ____________________ given by your elders (council / Counsel) b) This knot is rather _____________. (loose / lose) XVI. Complete the following analogies. a) Food is to famine as water is to ________________. b) Herd is elephants as ______________ is to sharks. XVII. Add suitable prefix to form the opposite of the given word. (antonym) a) understand b) respect c) literate d) popular XVIII. Add suitable suffixes to the words in the brackets and complete the sentences. a) These are ________________ books. (use) b) ___________ costs nothing and gains everything. (polite)

XIX. Fill in the blanks using the noun form of the verb in brackets a) Charlies ______________ was a great hit. (perform) b) _______________ , like grain, increase by sowing. (kind) XX. Punctuate the following. 1) in his poem a river the famous indian poet describes the river vaigai which is a tributary of the cauvery it flows through madurai the city of tamil culture ramanujan gives here a description of the river in summer 2) a) i gave him a book and her a pen b) oh lord have mercy upon us c) john my brothers daughter is getting married tomorrow

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