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Venkateshwar International School Sector-18, Dwarka, New Delhi-78

Winter Holidays Homework (2017-18) CLASS- VII

ENGLISH

Q1. Underline the verbs in the following sentences and say whether they are transitive or intransitive.

a) My sister is my best friend. b) I have paid the landlady six months’ rent. c) We feel quite worried. d) My father seemed put off. e) The trees have lost all their leaves. f) Why are you so upset? g) Let her decide for herself. h) They showed us the way to the town. Q2. Complete the following sentences by choosing a correct word given in the bracket:

a) Worms (eat / eats) these leaves and (ruin / ruins) the plants.

b) This market (cater / caters) to the people who (live / lives) in this area.

c) My gardener carefully (plant / plants) seasonal varieties of flowers.

d) The officer’s chauffeur (drive / drives) the car in style.

e) Diana and David (organize / organizes) their parties in their lawn.

Q3. A few of the sentences below have errors of subject / verb agreement. Identify these sentences and rewrite them correctly.

a) Either I or he are wrong.

b) Mrs. Wasan, the head of four welfare organizations, were the chief guest.

c) My best friend and most severe critic are my mother.

d) Either the ministers or the administration has to take the decision.

e) I am quite sure that the dog or the cat have eaten up the cookies.

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f) Either the police or the citizens has to be on guard. g) Neither the residents nor the president of the society are bothered. h) Does Gracie and Daisy walk to school?

Q4. Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks in each of the sentences. a) All the members of the staff _____________ (was/were) happy about the decision. b) A committee _____________ (has/have) been formed to elect the new president.

c) This pair of scissors ___________ (are/is) too old and blunt.

d) Most of the vegetables in the fridge ___________ (is/are) spoiled.

e) Let us replace all the equipments which ____________ (are/is) not functioning properly.

f) Where __________ (is/are) my slippers? g) None of the dresses which she liked ___________ (was/were) affordable.

h) Three Men in a Boat ____________ (is/are) a humorous book by Jerome K. Jerome.

i) The Internet and the mobile phone __________ (are/is) good examples of how technology has become an important part of our lives.

j) Not only the teachers but also the principal ____________ (was/ were) in agreement with the suggestions made by the school captain.

k) The building, along with all the shops and offices, ___________ (was/were) destroyed in the fire.

l) My uncle, as well as my cousins, ___________ (like/likes) spending the weekends at our house.

m) Either the journalists or the police commissioner _____________ (is/are) giving misleading information to the public.

n) Most of the questions ___________ (was/ were) discussed by the teacher in the class today.

o) Being honest when dealing with other people _________ (are/is) always the right thing to do.

Q5. Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice. The first one has been done for you.

1. The officer questioned the stranger on suspicion.

Ans. The stranger was questioned by the officer on suspicion.

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2. They have published a new travelogue.

A new travelogue _______________________________________________ 3. Everybody envied her victory in the tournament.

Her victory in the tournament ______________________________________

4. The Board will announce the Class XII results today.

The Class XII results _____________________________________________

5. The police have finally arrested the owner of the club.

The owner of the club ____________________________________________

6. He asked them to write a letter of apology.

They _________________________________________________________

7. The principal gave those troublesome boys a warning.

Those troublesome boys________________________________________

8. They gave the class representatives a copy of the notice.

The class representatives_______________________________________

Q6. The pie chart given below shows the popularity of novels of various genres among children aged 11 to 14. Draw conclusions on the basis of the given data, in a paragraph of 80-100 words. (in Grammar Notebook)

33%

20%

15%

8%

4%

10%

Mystery

Fantasy

Thriller

Graphic Novel

Non Fiction

Adventure

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MATHEMATICS

• All students to do each of the following activities on A4/A3 sheets neatly:

Activity 1:

Draw two circles of different radii. Measure the diameter and circumference of each of

them with the help of a thread. Record your data in a table as shown below and hence

show that the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is always a constant

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Circle Diameter Circumference

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Activity 2:

Draw a circle and divide it into various sectors. Cut these sectors and arrange them

neatly to form a rectangle. Derive the formula for area of the circle using the area of the

rectangle obtained by you. Show it neatly using cut outs of circle.

SCIENCE

Chapter –Forests

Students to prepare the class group presentation on “conservation of forests.”(Groups

have already been formed in the class.)

Kindly keep the following parameters in mind while preparing the presentation:

Content(you may include the additional information from the relevant sources)

Presentation style

Props used

Group coordination

Confidence

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SOCIAL SCIENCE

Select any two states of India and do the research work according to the topic

allotted to you. Present it on an A4 size sheet.

Roll No. Topic

1 – 10 Art

11-20 Music

21-30 Dance

31-41 Theatre (Folk)

FRENCH

Faites une carte de menu.

Faites 10 phrases en utilisant les impératifs.

SPANISH

Choose any one of the famous personalities of Spain that are listed below

and write a few lines (not more than 50-60 words) about him/her in Spanish

on A4 size sheet. Also, paste a picture of the person that you select.

- Frida Kahlo

- Miguel de Cervantes

- Pedro Almodóvar

- Paulo Coelho

CHINESE

Write all Chinese characters of lesson 20 & 21 on an A4 size sheet.

GERMAN

Choose any one of the famous Personalities from Germany listed below and write a few

lines (not more than 50-60 words) about him/her in German on an A4 size sheet.

Also paste a picture of the person you choose.

Angela Merkel

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Mozart

Steffi Graf

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