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CLASS -7
SUBJECT – ENGLISH (TL)
SYLLABUS – KARNATAKA STATE
MODEL QUESTION BANK OF LESSON BASED ASSESSMENT
ONLY FOR PRACTICE
Lesson Based Assessment Class – 7 Sub – English (TL) Lesson 1: They All Came First
I. Pre-reading & Story Comprehension
A. Multiple Choice Questions (1 Mark Each)
1. What standard is Harish studying in? (Easy)
- a) 5th standard
- b) 6th standard
- c) 7th standard
- d) 8th standard
2. What problem does Harish have with his legs? (Easy)
- a) Attacked by measles
- b) Attacked by polio
- c) Attacked by fever
- d) Attacked by cold
3. Who takes Harish to school every day? (Easy)
- a) His brother
- b) His parents
- c) His friend Satish
- d) His teacher
4. How do Harish’s other friends help him at school? (Easy)
- a) They carry his bag.
- b) They help him climb stairs.
- c) They do his homework.
- d) They buy him food.
5. How many children took part in “this different kind of race”? (Easy)
- a) Five
- b) Six
- c) Seven
- d) Eight
6. What kind of problems did some children in the race have? (Easy)
- a) Problems with their hands
- b) Problems with their legs or feet
- c) Problems with their arms
- d) Problems with their stomachs
7. How many children in the race couldn’t hear properly? (Easy)
- a) One
- b) Two
- c) Three
- d) Four
8. What happened to Reena during the race? (Medium)
- a) She won the race.
- b) She tripped and fell down.
- c) She started singing.
- d) She helped others.
9. What did the other participants do when Reena cried? (Medium)
- a) They laughed.
- b) They kept running.
- c) They turned back and helped her.
- d) They asked her to stand up herself.
B. Answer in 1-2 sentences (1 Mark Each)
10. What kind of friends does Harish have? (Easy)
11. Why doesn’t Harish feel that he has a problem with his legs? (Easy)
12. What made the race different from other races? (Easy)
13. What happened when Reena fell down? (Easy)
C. Short Answer Questions (2 Marks Each)
14. What does it mean when the story says the children were “differently abled”? (Medium)
15. Explain why “They All Came First” is a good title for this story. (Medium)
II. Vocabulary & Grammar
A. Glossary (1 Mark Each)
16. ‘Eye sight’ means a person’s ability to: (Easy)
- a) Hear
- b) See
- c) Speak
- d) Run
17. If you ‘tripped’, you: (Easy)
- a) Ran fast
- b) Fell over something
- c) Jumped high
- d) Walked slowly
18. ‘Participants’ are people who: (Easy)
- a) Watch an event
- b) Take part in an event
- c) Organize an event
- d) Judge an event
B. Fill in the Story Pyramid (1 Mark Each)
19. Main character in the story: _________ (Choose from: Reena, Harish) (Easy)
20. Number of participants in the race: _________ (Choose from: five, eight) (Easy)
III. Application & Reflection
A. Short Answer (3 Marks Each)
21. How will you help a friend who has a problem copying from the blackboard if they are sitting next to you? (Write 2-3 sentences) (Difficult)
Lesson Based Assessment Class – 7 Sub – English (TL) UNIT 2.- “DON’T GIVE UP”
I. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – (1 Mark Each)
1. What is the main message of the poem? (Easy)
- A) To stop working.
- B) To give up easily.
- C) To keep trying and not quit.
- D) To always be sad.
2. According to the poem, if you never stop, what can you achieve? (Easy)
- (A) You can fall down.
- (B) You can make it to the top.
- (C) You can become tired.
- (D) You can go home.
3. What is life full of, according to the poet? (Easy)
- (A) Rivers
- (B) Valleys
- (C) Mountains
- (D) Oceans
4. What happens if you “don’t give up” when facing difficulties? (Easy)
- (A) You will get more problems.
- (B) You can overcome them all.
- (C) You will feel sad.
- (D) You will go back.
5. What advice does the poet give us at the end of the poem? (Easy)
- (A) To stop trying.
- (B) To try not to stop.
- (C) To cry loudly.
- (D) To sleep more.
6. What is the rhyming word for ‘stop’ in the poem? (Easy)
- A) top
- B) drop
- C) shop
- D) hop
7. What is the ultimate goal mentioned in the poem? (Easy)
- A) To fall
- B) To stop
- C) To make it to the top
- D) To hide
8. What do the ‘mountains’ in the poem represent? (Medium)
- A) Real hills and peaks.
- B) Difficulties and challenges in life.
- C) Places to visit.
- D) Big rocks.
9. What is the feeling the poem wants to create in the reader? (Medium)
- A) Sadness
- B) Hope and determination
- C) Anger
- D) Fear
10. The poem suggests that life’s challenges are: (Medium)
- A) Always the same size.
- B) Both big and small.
- C) Only big.
- D) Only small.
II. Answer in One Sentence (1 Mark Each)
11. What is the first piece of advice given in the poem? (Easy)
12. What kind of ‘mountains’ does life have? (Easy)
13. What can you overcome if you don’t give up? (Easy)
14. Who is the author of this poem? (Easy)
15. What should you try not to do according to the poem? (Easy)
16. What does “make it to the top” signify in the poem? (Medium)
17. What is the core message about facing challenges? (Medium)
III. Fill in the Blanks (1 Mark Each)
18. If you keep on going, and never ______, you can make it to the top. (stop / drop) (Easy)
19. Life is full of ______, some are big and some are small. (rivers / mountains) (Easy)
20. But if you don’t give ______, you can overcome them all. (up / down) (Easy)
21. So keep on ______, try not to stop. (doing / going) (Easy)
22. When you keep on going, you can make it to the ______. (bottom / top) (Easy)
IV. Answer in 2-3 Sentences (3 Marks Each)
23. Why is it important “not to stop” when you are facing difficulties? (Difficult)
Lesson Based Assessment
Class – 8 | Subject – English (Third Language) | LESSON – 2: SANDALWOOD TREES
I. Multiple Choice Questions (1 Mark Each)
Easy Questions
1. What does deforestation primarily mean? (Easy)
- A. Planting trees
- B. Cutting down trees in forests
- C. Protecting forests
- D. Growing crops
2. Where did Sunanda and her parents live? (Easy)
- A. Near Ootacamund
- B. Near Karimunai village
- C. In the Western Ghats
- D. In a city
3. What was the name of Sunanda’s dog? (Easy)
- A. Raju
- B. Ramesh
- C. Gugu
- D. Mudaliar
4. What terrible thing happened when Sunanda was thirteen? (Easy)
- A. A fire broke out
- B. A flood occurred
- C. A landslide happened
- D. A theft took place
5. What was the immediate consequence of the landslide for Sunanda? (Easy)
- A. She lost her home
- B. She lost her eyes
- C. She lost her voice
- D. She lost her dog
6. What was the familiar smell Sunanda noticed near the cut tree? (Easy)
- A. Pine
- B. Sandalwood
- C. Eucalyptus
- D. Jasmine
7. Who was Mudaliar? (Easy)
- A. The village headman
- B. The forest officer
- C. The head constable
- D. A woodcutter
8. What reward did Sunanda receive from the police department? (Easy)
- A. A new house
- B. A sum of money
- C. A medal
- D. A new dog
9. What is the opposite of ‘legal’ from the vocabulary section? (Easy)
- A. Unlegal
- B. Illegal
- C. Dislegal
- D. Inlegal
II. Fill in the Blanks (1 Mark Each)
Easy Questions
10. Cutting trees turns rich and fertile lands into dry, _________ tracts. (Easy)
11. Sunanda’s parents and goats were killed in the _________. (Easy)
12. The brothers had a strange dislike for _________. (Easy)
13. We must always help _________. (Easy)
III. Answer in One Word, a Phrase, or a Sentence (1 Mark Each)
Easy Questions
14. What does deforestation turn rich and fertile lands into? (Easy)
15. What hit Sunanda’s head during the landslide? (Easy)
16. What was the familiar smell Sunanda noticed near her favorite tree? (Easy)
17. What did Mami call Sunanda after she showed her bravery? (Easy)
IV. Write True or False (1 Mark Each)
Easy Questions
18. Sunanda’s parents survived the landslide. (Easy)
19. The phrase ‘one another’ is used for two persons or things. (Easy)
V. Multiple Choice Questions (1 Mark Each)
Medium Questions
20. Why did Sunanda initially refuse to go back to school? (Medium)
- A. She was too sad
- B. She felt different from other girls
- C. She wanted to stay with Gugu
- D. She didn’t like studying
21. What did Raogaru explain as the main cause of landslides? (Medium)
- A. Heavy rain
- B. Earthquakes
- C. Denuding hillsides by cutting trees
- D. Animal grazing
22. Whose voice did Sunanda recognize while overhearing the conversation? (Medium)
- A. Raogaru’s
- B. Ramesh’s
- C. Mudaliar’s
- D. Her mother’s
VI. Short Answer Questions (2 Marks Each)
Medium Questions
23. How did Sunanda lose her eye-sight? (Medium)
24. What was happening in the forest that Sunanda discovered? (Medium)
VII. Long Answer Question (2 Marks)
Difficult Questions
25. Describe the conversation Sunanda overheard in the forest. (Difficult)
Lesson Based Assessment
Class – 7 | Sub – English (TL) | Lesson 2. ROAD SAFETY
I. Multiple Choice Questions (1 Mark Each)
1. Who came to the city from a village? (Easy)
- A) Anitha and Anish
- B) Anitha and Anish’s grandparents
- C) Traffic police
- D) Drivers
2. What were the grandparents amazed by in the city? (Easy)
- A) The quiet streets
- B) The crowd, big shops and displays
- C) The small houses
- D) The village roads
3. Where should people walk on the roads in the city? (Easy)
- A) On the main road
- B) On ‘pavements’ or ‘footpaths’
- C) In the middle of the road
- D) Anywhere they like
4. What does the red light on a signal post mean? (Easy)
- A) Go
- B) Get ready
- C) Stop
- D) Wait
5. What does the green light on a signal post mean? (Easy)
- A) Stop
- B) Get ready
- C) Go
- D) Wait
6. What does the yellow light on a signal post indicate? (Easy)
- A) Stop
- B) Go
- C) Get ready
- D) Slow down
7. What is a ‘pavement’ also called? (Medium)
- A) Roadway
- B) Footpath
- C) Highway
- D) Lane
8. What is a ‘pedestrian’? (Medium)
- A) A person who drives a car
- B) A person who rides a bicycle
- C) A person who walks on the footpath or pavement
- D) A person who controls traffic
9. What did the grandparents learn from Anitha and Anish? (Medium)
- A) How to cook
- B) How to use a computer
- C) Traffic rules
- D) How to drive
II. Fill in the Blanks (1 Mark Each)
10. The grandparents came to the city to stay with their __________ and grandchildren. (Easy)
11. They were surprised to see the traffic __________ and signals. (Easy)
12. People should walk on ‘pavements’ or __________. (Easy)
13. When the road is clear, we should __________. (Easy)
14. The signal lights are red, yellow, and __________. (Easy)
15. While crossing the road, it is safe to cross only at __________. (Medium)
16. If we follow traffic rules, we can avoid __________. (Medium)
III. Match the Following (1 Mark Each Pair)
17. Match the lights with their meanings: (Easy)
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1. Green Light | a) Get Ready |
| 2. Red Light | b) Go |
| 3. Yellow Light | c) Stop |
IV. Answer the following in a sentence (1 Mark Each)
18. What did the grandparents see while going home? (Easy)
19. What are ‘pavements’ or ‘footpaths’? (Easy)
20. How should one cross the road safely? (Medium)
21. Why do traffic police put up sign boards? (Medium)
V. Answer the following in 2-3 sentences (2 Marks Each)
22. Describe a situation where you learned something important from a younger person. (Difficult)
Lesson Based Assessment
Class – 7 | Sub – English (TL) | Poem 2: TRAINS
I. Multiple Choice Questions (1 Mark Each)
Easy Questions
1. What is the poem about? (Easy)
- A) Airplanes
- B) Boats
- C) Trains
- D) Cars
2. Where do the trains come over? (Easy)
- A) Deserts
- B) Mountains
- C) Oceans
- D) Cities
3. What do trains carry according to the poem? (Easy)
- A) Food only
- B) Passengers
- C) Animals only
- D) Toys
4. What else do trains carry besides passengers? (Easy)
- A) Birds
- B) Mail
- C) Flowers
- D) Water
5. When do the trains rush on? (Easy)
- A) Only in the morning
- B) Only at night
- C) Through day and darkness
- D) Only when it rains
6. What is the rhyming word for ‘mountains’ in the poem? (Easy)
- A) fountains
- B) plains
- C) trains
- D) oceans
Average Questions
7. How are the loads carried by the trains described? (Average)
- A) Light loads
- B) Heavy loads
- C) Precious loads
- D) Small loads
8. What is another word for ‘freight cars’ in the poem? (Average)
- A) Passenger coaches
- B) Engines
- C) Goods wagons
- D) Caboose
9. The phrase “without fail” suggests that trains are: (Average)
- A) Sometimes late
- B) Very unreliable
- C) Always punctual and reliable
- D) Hard to control
10. What literary device is used by repeating “Over the mountains, Over the plains, Over the rivers”? (Average)
- A) Simile
- B) Metaphor
- C) Repetition
- D) Alliteration
11. The words “dusk and dawn” refer to: (Average)
- A) Specific times of the year
- B) Early morning and late evening
- C) Only night time
- D) Only daytime
Difficult Questions
12. What is the main idea conveyed by the poem? (Difficult)
- A) Trains are old-fashioned.
- B) Trains are important for transport and communication.
- C) Trains are noisy.
- D) Trains travel only short distances.
13. Why might the poet choose to repeat the first stanza at the end? (Difficult)
- A) To fill space.
- B) To show the continuous journey of trains.
- C) To make the poem longer.
- D) To confuse the reader.
II. Fill in the Blanks (1 Mark Each)
Easy Questions
14. Over the mountains, Over the plains, Over the __________, Here come the trains. (Easy)
15. Carrying passengers, Carrying __________. (Easy)
16. Bringing their precious loads, In without __________. (Easy)
Average Questions
17. Thousands of __________ cars, All rushing on. (Average)
18. Through day and darkness, Through dusk and __________. (Average)
Difficult Questions
19. The trains carry __________ loads, meaning they are important and valuable. (Difficult)
III. Match the Following (1 Mark Each Pair)
Easy Questions
20. Match the following: (Easy)
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1. Carrying | a) mountains |
| 2. Over the | b) mail |
| 3. Thousands of | c) freight cars |
IV. Answer the following in a sentence (1 Mark Each)
Easy Questions
21. Who wrote the poem ‘Trains’? (Easy)
22. What are the natural features mentioned that trains travel over? (Easy)
23. What kind of cars are “thousands” in number? (Easy)