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Pui Kiu College

Grade 7 English (2019-2020)
Comprehension Worksheet
Life (Unit 4) - Adventure
Class: ________ NName: ______________________ ( ) Date: ________________

A. Comprehension Questions (10marks@2)

Answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
(TB: Textbook)

1 What is a ‘nine-to-five’ job? (TB, P.46)

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2 Which survival story do you think is most amazing? Why?(TB, P.49)

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3 If you were Simon Yates, would you cut the rope? (TB, P.51)
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4 Joe Simpson climbed out of the crevasse with his broken leg. Can you guess what he was
thinking to endure and survive the ordeal? (TB, P.51)

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5 What personality traits do survivors Simon Yates and Joe Simpson have in common? (TB, P.51)

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B Referencing
What do the following words refer to (5 marks@1)?

1. her (P.46 , para 1, Line 2) __________________________________________

2. He (P.47 , para 1, Line 1) __________________________________________

3. himself (P.51 , para 2, Line 11) __________________________________________

4. it (P.51 , para 4, Line 6) __________________________________________

5. their (P.51 , para 7, Line 1) __________________________________________

C Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with words from the passages as indicated in the brackets (11marks@1).

1. A typical job interview question is "What was your biggest

____________________________(TB, p.46) as a student, and how did you handle it?" This
question is a way for interviewers to get a sense of how you tackle problems and adversity.

2. Mother Teresa's ____________________________(TB, p.46) were that she opened a clinic for the
ones who were almost dying and set up a huge school for the poor kids in India.

3. Life is either a daring ____________________________(TB, p.46) or nothing at all. It’s about

stepping out of your comfort zone and awakening your sense of wonder. It’s about dreaming and
imagining, but also having the courage to chase your dreams.

4. Best Tours is a website that combines the best of tours and guides. It provides you with packaged
tours across the city, ranging from days to weeks. You can check out the ratings and reviews for

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 specific tours by ____________________________(TB, p.47) guides before booking.

5. If you are ____________________________(TB, p.48) in your job, you will be looking for ways
to move up the ladder of success. You will put in extra effort to make a mark in your job and to get
a promotion.

6. If you are ____________________________(TB, p.48) to achieve your goal, you will focus your
energy and efforts to stick with it until the job is done. You won’t give up easily.

7. A ____________________________(TB, p.48) man is calm and cool under pressure. He has a

sense of purpose and direction. An indecisive man makes little progress in his life because he is
always standing shilly-shally, unable to decide which way to go.

8. I appreciate my smartphone for the way it has made taking pictures

____________________________(TB, p.51) convenient. Whenever I travel, I no longer need to
pack a camera, which means many extra pounds being lugged around by me.

9. 2012 is a 2009 American ____________________________(TB, p.51) film directed and co-

written by Roland Emmerich. As the world faces a catastrophe of apocalyptic proportions, cities
collapse and continents crumble. 2012 brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of
the survivors.

10. ____________________________(TB, p.51) is a deep, narrow opening or crack in an area of

thick ice or rock.

11. Nancy stood outside, trying ____________________________(TB, p.51) to get in. ‘‘Nancy, go
away!’’ I shook my head, urging her to leave, but somehow the insane woman managed to tear
open the door.

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D Parts of Speech
Complete the following table by providing the different parts of speech of the words given
(17marks@1).

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB

1 challenge ____________/ ---

____________
2 achievement

____________ ---

(person)
3 adventure

____________ ---

(person)
4 --- ambitious
5 determined ---
6 decide

7 --- --- incredibly

8. --- desperately

Fill in the blanks with words from the table above. Make sure they are in CORRECT FORM
and PART OF SPEECH. All words in the same question must come from the same family
and each word of the same family will be used ONCE only (21marks@1).

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Question 1
Q: How do I ensure that my bright child is ____________________________ and gets the

opportunity to progress as he should?

A: You can have your kid tested at school and see whether he is qualified for the gifted

program. The potential of gifted students requires differentiated and

____________________________ educational programs beyond those provided in the general

school program.

Question 2
On an icy Christmas Eve, the Little Match Girl paces the emptying streets, shivering and trying
to sell her matches with a ___________________________ desire. In
____________________________, the girl lights up the matches she sells, then she sees what
she ____________________________ wants but cannot get in reality: warm stove, delicious
roasted goose, her grandma…

Question 3
Over the past several years, we have seen many ____________________________ and
amazing 3D printed costumes, masks, weapons and accessories come about, thanks to talented
3D modelers and the use of 3D printers. Now anyone can be Spider-Man with this
____________________________ realistic 3D Printed Spidey Mask.

Question 4
Her ____________________________ is to become a celebrity as she believes being
anonymous is worse than being poor. She has decided, perhaps rather
____________________________, to compete for the crown of Miss Hong Kong.

Question 5
As the old saying goes, “____________________________, not intention,
____________________________ your destination.” Good intentions are excellent to have

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 but they do not cause you to reach your goal unless choices are made to avoid doubts and
sidetracks. Truly successful people are ____________________________ and they do not
leave much to chance. They are disciplined and focused. They constantly seek new methods to
achieve more, in bigger and faster ways. When they are faced with numerous obstacles, they
force themselves to work harder and show more ____________________________ than
others.
Question 6
After studying over 500 millionaires, including Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, journalist and
author Napoleon Hill found that they all shared a single quality:
____________________________. ‘Every one of them had the habit of reaching decisions
promptly,’ Hill wrote in his 1937 classic, Think and Grow Rich. Most choices really don't matter
that much. “Moving ____________________________ and executing well on the second or
third best of a set of paths forward is almost always more effective.”

Question7
High ____________________________ are often marked, unsurprisingly, by a strong motive

to ____________________________. In school, they would be students who seek excellence.

Setting realistic, ____________________________ goals offers them a sense of

accomplishment and the feeling of a job well done.

Question 8
I always live life on the safe side – too scared to take risks and I wish I’d been more

____________________________. If I had my 20-year-old body back, I’d wear that bikini I

was too embarrassed to wear. I’d stay up all night and watch the sunrise. I’d take an

impromptu trip and go on an ____________________________. Most successful people are

daring and brave ____________________________. People who are not courageous enough

to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

Part E Grammar
Exercise A Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions given. The first one has been done as
an example for you (14 marks@2).
1. I enjoyed the concert. (negative) I didn’t enjoy the concert.

2. You ate all the bread. (question) _____________________________________

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 3. Did John spend a lot? (affirmative) _____________________________________

4. I felt well yesterday. (negative) _____________________________________

5. Joey didn’t buy a car. (affirmative) _____________________________________

6. We won the prize. (question) _____________________________________

7. Paul does not speak Greek. (affirmative) _____________________________________

8. I paid all the bills. (negative) _____________________________________

Exercise B Put each verb in brackets into either past simple or past continuous. The first one has
been done as an example for you (8 marsk@1).
1. When Harry (wake up) ________________, we (tell) ________________ him the news.

2. Everyone (wait) ___________________ for the concert to begin when a message (arrive)

___________________.

3. Cathy (want) ___________________ a relaxing holiday, so she (choose)

___________________ to stay on a small island.

4. When Ruth (study) ___________________ in America, his parents (phone)

____________________ him every week.

5. I (find) _________________ my pen while I (look for) ____________________ my bag.

6. Ann (watch) __________________ a film on television when Mota (arrive)

_____________________.

7. When the lights (go out)____________________, I (lie) ___________________ in bed

reading.

8. When you (go) __________________ to the new Chinese restaurant, what (you eat)

_____________________?

Exercise C Circle the correct words to complete the conversation (7 marks@1).

1. When my teacher talks too ___, it's difficult to understand him.

a. quickly

b. slowly

c. soon

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 2. I always study ___ for a big test.

a. goodly

b. hardly

c. hard

3. My dad used to shout ___ when he was angry.

a. noise

b. loudly

c. loud

4. Please close the door ___ when you enter my room.

a. stupidly

b. successfully

c. gently

5. My husband sings ___ when he's in the shower. Even the neighbours can hear him.

a. bigly

b. quietly

c. enthusiastically

6. She laughs ___ at my jokes.

a. well

b. angrily

c. happily

7. Sometimes I need my teacher to talk more ___ so I can hear her better.

a. slowly

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 b. hardly

c. successfully

Exercise D Circle the correct words to complete the conversation (7 marks@1).

Lily: My brother looked (1) very tired/tiredly when he came home last night.

Bily: Oh, what was the matter?

Lily: Well, his team just lost an inter-school badminton competition so I think he is a little (2)

disappointed/disappointedly about that.

Billy: Are they really (3) bad/badly?

Lily: I’m not sure. He and his teammates worked very (4) hard/hardly and they had badminton

training four times a week.

Billy: So what happened?

Liy: The first round didn’t go (5) smooth/smoothly. One of his team members got injured (6)

serious/seriously. The standby player did not perform (7) good/well in the final.

Billy: That’s too bad.

Lily: Indeed! Hope the injured member recovers soon.

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