Class-
VII
1.
Put the correct tense of the verb in brackets
Bees, like ants, 1. ____________ ( live ) in well-organized
colonies. Each colony 2. ______ ( have ) thousands of bees; that is why a hive
3. ______ ( always buzz ) with activity. The entrance to a beehive 4. _________
( be ) very well-guarded. Should another insect try to go in and steal honey,
the guards 5. ______ ( grab ) it and 6. ______ ( sting ) it to death. All the
while there 7. ______ ( be ) a busy traffic of bees coming and going. One after
another they 8. _________ ( take ) off while others, heavily loaded with nectar
and pollen, land and 9. _________ ( enter ) the hive. These are the forager
bees which 10. ______ ( fly ) out and 11. ______ ( collect ) food for the other
bees in the hive. They 12. ______ ( do ) a sort of dance to tell one another
where and how far away food 13. __________ ( be ). The one which 14. ______ (
find ) food does the dance and once they 15. ______ ( tell ) where to go, the
others 16. ______ ( fly ) off to bring back more of the food.
2.
Fill in the blanks with a, an or the where
necessary.
1. Evan is ______ tennis coach. He teaches ______
tennis to ______ students of my school. He is ______ extremely good coach.
2. He is ______ very strange man. He has ______ queer
habit of sleeping during ______ the day and remaining awake at ______ night.
3. While ______ family was away, some burglars broke into
and ransacked ______ house. They got away with all ______ jewelry.
4. Our washerwoman, Madam Chia, comes to our
house thrice ______ week. Apart from washing ______ clothes, she sometimes also
cleans ______ house. She is paid two hundred dollars ______ month.
5. As I was walking along ______ sandy beach, I spotted
______ bottle floating ______ in water. I picked up ______ bottle and saw that
there was ______ note in it.
6. Ivan has always
been interested in ______ cooking. He is currently undergoing ______ training
in _______ hotel overseas. He plans to be ______ chef one day and open up his
own restaurant.
7. ______ four men involved in ______ kidnap attempt
are wanted by ______ police. ______ reward for information leading to their
arrest is ______ thousand dollars.
8. "If you like watching ______ comedies,
you must see ______ movie 'The Life of Brian'. It's ______ funniest movie I've
seen this year !" Jackie was overheard saying to ______ person beside her.
9. ______ tourism industry in
______ country is indeed booming. As ______ result, many young people are
______ enrolling in tourism courses.
10. John and Shelly are
ecstatic. They are going to be parents for ______ first time next year. ______
baby is due in July, John hopes it will be ______ boy whereas Shelly wants
______ girl.
3. Imagine that you are the secretary of Divination Society
in Purple Mantle High School, Astoria. You need to compose a notice informing
students about the beginner’s course in divination. This is meant for students
who want to take up divination as a future career. Use your imagination about
the other details.
