DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

WORKSHEET
YEAR 7
TOPIC: DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
Guidelines:
PRACTISE:
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-1.html
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/sentences.htm
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/reported-speech/rs004-
reported-speech.htm
https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=425
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?03
https://www.engelsgemist.nl/indirect-speech-h3-ex-1/
 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
WORKSHEET
YEAR 7
TOPIC: DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
Guidelines:
PRACTISE:
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-1.html
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/sentences.htm
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/reported-speech/rs004-
reported-speech.htm
https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=425
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?03
https://www.engelsgemist.nl/indirect-speech-h3-ex-1/
 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Year: 7
Topic: Active Passive Voice

Active & Passive voice

1. https://www.english-practice.at/b1/grammar/passive-voice/pa009-active-and-passive-
voice.pdf
https://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/passive_voice/passive_voice.htm

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISE LINK:

https://www.tutoringhour.com/files/grammar/active-and-passive-voice/active-to-
passive.pdf

Active and Passive Voice

There are two types of voice:

(i) Active voice – when the subject in the sentence acts; as:
I read a lesson.
(ii) Passive voice – when the subject in the sentence is acted upon; as:
A lesson is read by me.

For changing of voice, always remember:

 Change the subject into object and object into subject. Make the subject of active
voice the object of passive voice and vice-versa.
 Always use the III form of the verb in passive voice. ;
 Use ‘by’ before the object in passive voice.
Change of Person
Active Passive

 I Me
 you You
 he Him
 she Her
 they Them
 any name (Nikhil) Name as it is (Nikhil)

Exercise 1

Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive:

1. It’s a big company. Four hundred people …………….. (employ) there.

2. Water ……………… (cover) most of the Earth’s surface.
3. Most of the Earth’s surface ………………. (cover) by water.
4. The park gates ………………. (lock) at 7 p.m. daily.
5. The letter………………… (post) a week ago and it (arrive) yesterday.
6. The boat ………………….. (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody………… (rescue).
7. Raman’s parents………………. (die) when he was very young. He and his sister
……………….. (bring) up by their grandparents.
8. I was born in Mumbai but I ………………. (grow) up in Delhi.
9. While I was on holiday, my camera ………………….. (steal) from my hotel room.
10. While I was on holiday, my camera………………… (disappear) from my hotel room.
11. Why ……………….. (Sita / resign) from her job?
12. Why ……………. (Sohan / sack) from his job?

Answers

1. are employed.
2. covers.
3. is covered.
4. are locked.
5. was posted, arrived.
6. sank, was rescued.
7. died. were brought.
8. grew.
9. was stolen.
10. disappeared.
11. did Sita resign.
12. was Sohan sacked.
 Exercise 2

Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form:

cause damage hold include invite make overtake show tra

nslate write

1. Many accidents ……… by dangerous driving.

2. Cheese ………………… from milk.
3. The roof of the building ……….. in a storm a few days ago.
4. There is no need to leave a tip. Service …………… in the bill.
5. You ………………… to the wedding. Why didn’t you go?
6. A cinema is a place where …………….films
7. In the United States, elections for President…………….. every four years.
8. Originally the book…………….. in Spanish and a few years ago it………. into English.
9. We were driving along quite fast but we …………..

Answers

1. are caused.
2. is made.
3. was damaged.
4. is included.
5. were invited.
6. are shown.
7. are held.
8. was written, was translated.
9. were overtaken.

Exercise 3

Complete these sentences with one of the following verbs (in the correct form):

carry cause do make repair send spend wake up

1. The situation is serious. Something must …….. ‘ before it’s too late.
2. I have not received the letter. It might……………. to the wrong address.
3. A decision will not …………. until the next meeting.
4. I told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to …………. at 8 a.m. the next morning.
5. Do you think that less money should ……….. on ornaments.
6. This road is in very bad condition. It should …………. a long time ago.
7. The injured man couldn’t walk and had to ………
8. It is not certain how the fire started but it might…………… by an electrical fault.
Answers

1. 1. be done.
2. have been sent.
3. be made.
4. be woken up.
5. be spent
6. have been repaired.
7. be carried.
8. have been caused.

Exercise 4

Change the following sentences from the active voice to the passive voice:

1. The man cut down the tree.

2. Columbus discovered America.
3. His teacher praised him.
4. The boy teased the dog.
5. The police arrested him.
6. Rama was making a kite.
7. The boy caught the ball.
8. My father will write a letter.
9. I will defeat him.
10. He kept me waiting.
11. He scored twenty runs.
12. Manners reveal character.
13. Everyone loves him.
14. We expect good news.
15. I have sold my bicycle.
16. We must write to him.
17. They are doing the work.
18. The car hit the man.
19. Shyam eats an apple.
20. I had posted the letter before i meet him
21. How do they make coffee?
22. Rachna had made tea.
23. Abdul was watering the plants.
24. Surabhi will write a letter.
25. Mala has broken the window.

Answers

1. 1. The tree was cut down by the man.

 2. . America was discovered by Columbus
3. He was praised by his teacher.
4. The dog was teased by the boy.
5. He was arrested.
6. A kite was being made by Rama.
7. The ball was caught by the boy.
8. A letter will be written by my father.
9. He will be defeated by me.
10. I was kept waiting.
11. Twenty runs were scored by him.
12. Character is revealed by manners. ‘
13. He is loved by everyone.
14. Good news is expected.
15. My bicycle has been sold.
16. He must be written to by us.
17. The work is being done by them.
18. The man was hit by the car.
19. An apple is eaten by Shyam.
20. The letter had been posted (by me) before I met him.
21. How is coffee made?
22. Tea had been made by Rachna.
23. Plants were being watered by Abdul.
24. A letter will be written by Surabhi.
25. The window has been broken by Mala

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES:

CHANGE THE SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE:
 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
YEAR 8
TOPIC: THE OPEN WINDOW

I. Answer the following questions:

1. Why had Framton Nuttel come to the “rural retreat”?

2. Why had his sister given him letters of introduction to people living there?
3. What had happened in the Sappleton family as narrated by the niece?
4. What did Mrs Sappleton say about the open window?
5. The horror on the girl’s face made Framton swing around in his seat. What did he see?

Value Based Question:

1. Is it right to have fun at someone else’s expense? Was Vera right in doing what she did?

II. Write with reference to the context:

1) “one would think he had seen a ghost”

a. Who makes this statement and to whom?

b. Why does the speaker say this?
c. Who is 'he'? Had he really seen a ghost

2) “enough to make anyone lose their nerve”

a. Who is the speaker here?
b. Who is the speaker speaking to and about whom?
c. Why does the speaker say this? D. What does this tell us about the speaker?

III. Vocabulary:

Find the synonyms for the following words and frame meaningful sentences:

1. falter
2. ghastly
3. endeavor
4. treacherous
5. delusion
6. imminent
7. pariah
8. infirmity
9. amusing
10. collision

IV. Write the themes based on the story- The Open Window.
Answer Key:

I. Answer the following questions:

1. Framton Nuttel was suffering from some nervous disorder and worry. So he decided to
spend a few days in some village and relax in peace.

2. His sister knew that Framton would meet very few people in the countryside. He would
feel lonely and bored. His condition could grow worse. So she gave him letters of
introduction to all people she knew there. One was addressed to Mrs. Sappleton.

3. The niece played a practical joke on Sappleton when she came to know that he was a
total stranger. She said that her aunt’s husband, two brothers and a dog had gone for
hunting through the window three years ago. They never returned. But the aunt was
still hoping to see them back through the open window.

4. Mrs Sappleton said that her husband and brothers would be entering the house any
time. The window was kept open till it was dark. They would enter through the open
window

5. Framton swung around to know the reason for the girl’s horror. Soon he saw three
figures coming towards the window.

Value based question:

1. Is it right to have fun at someone else’s expense? Was Vera right in doing what she did? Fun,
at times, can be had at someone else expense.

We often play pranks on the others. However, there is a very thin line between being right or
wrong is such cases. Vera was not justified in doing what she did, though perhaps she did it in
complete ignorance. Framton was already a patient of nerves. He was undergoing treatment
and had come for a rural retreat to derive some comfort. Vera’s story/prank would have added
to his disturbed state of nerves.

II. Write with reference to the context:

1. a. These words are spoken by Mrs. Sappleton, to her husband, in response to his question.
b. Mrs. Sappleton says so because Mr. Nuttel ran off in a hurry. He did not wait to meet the rest of the
family or even apologise for having to go. He abruptly 'dashed off', like something had scared him
terribly.
 c. The 'he' here is Mr. Framton Nuttel. No, he had not seen a ghost, but thought that he had.
Vera had made up a story that made him believe that he had indeed seen a ghost.

2. a. The speaker here is Vera, Mrs. Sappleton's 15 year old niece.

b. Vera is speaking to Mrs. Sappleton, but the others can also hear her. She is talking about
Mr. Framton Nuttel and his abrupt departure.

c. Vera says so because it was in line with the story she had made up about Mr. Nuttel's
misadventure by the Ganges. Additionally, it was an act that could be expected from a person
suffering from nervous disorder. Also, Mr. Nuttel had behaved like he had lost his mental
balance. Additionally, she put the entire blame on Mr. Nuttel and played innocent.

d. The conclusions that we can draw about Vera are that she is a mischievous child and enjoys
making up stories. She is extremely creative and spontaneous (she can think on the spot).
Further, she knows how to poke fun at someone without getting into trouble herself.

II. Vocabulary - Find the synonyms for the following words and frame meaningful
sentences;

: 1. falter be or become weak, unsteady, or uncertain

2. ghastly shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
3. endeavor attempt by employing effort
4. treacherous tending to betray
5. delusion a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
6. imminent

close in time; about to occur

7. pariah a person who is rejected from society or home
8. infirmity the state of being weak in health or body
9. amusing providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
10. collision an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object

IV.Write the themes based on the story- The Open Window;

Wildness/Chaos vs. Order Saki disrupts the otherwise placid house visit with such strange
occurrences as a supposed ghost siting and a tragic death. The open window is the vessel
through which this chaos enters the orderly sitting-room scene. The particular type of
chaos Saki utilizes in this story is closely related to his fascination with the wild: it involves
wild dogs, dangerous terrain, and a forest. Saki commonly uses chaos to mock the
customs of English society, preferring the chaotic to the boring order of adult life.
Empowerment (at expense of adults) Closely related to Saki’s preference of chaos over
order is his frequent positioning of children as foils for frail adult characters. Vera, the child
in this story, repeatedly bests the adult characters with the power of her imagination. She
finds a particularly good target in Framton, whose nerves make him a natural audience for
her trickery. Desire to Escape Both Framton and Vera possess a strong desire to

escape. Vera seeks escape from the adult world she inhabits through her imagination and
storytelling. Framton is brought to the rural town out of a desire to escape and recover
from his nerve disorder. While Vera’s escape proves fruitful and entertaining, Framton’s is
not so successful: it provokes more chaos than calm.
 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Year 7

Topic: THE LISTENERS – by Walter de la Mare

QUESTION AND ANSWERS- https://www.wittychimp.com/the-listeners-questions-answers/

Task 1-Summarize the ideas and important points of the poem by using connectors and
complex sentences.

Q 2-The poet does not explain what the ‘listeners’ are but he encourages us to use our
imagination. Who or what do you think the listeners are?
How did the traveler feel as he repeatedly knocked at the door?

The listeners may be the inmates who are dead and it is their spirits that now occupy the
house.
As the traveler was repeatedly knocked on the door but receive no response, the traveler
sensed a n eerie atmosphere and came to realization that no one is going to answer the door.
But before he would leave, he declaed at the top of his voice;’ tell them, I came, and no one
answered. That I kept my word.’ He was their to keep the promise and wanted anyone, who
could hear him that he had kept his promise.

Q 3-What are the poetic devices that have been used in the poem? For example, alliteration
or onomatopoeia?
Give examples from the poem.

literary devices are literary tools integral to poetic or prose writing. The analysis of these
devices in the poem as given below shows this fact.

1. Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line such as the
sound of /e/ in “Is there anybody there?’ said the Traveller” and again the sound of /o/
in “Knocking on the moonlit door.”
2. Alliteration: It is the use of successive consonant sounds in the initials of the successive
words such as /f/ in “forest’s ferny floor” and again /h/ in “his horse.”
 3. Consonance: Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line such as
the sound of /s/ in “And his horse in the silence champed the grasses”, /l/ in “Leaned
over and looked into his grey eye” and the sound of /s/ and /l/ in “Stood listening in the
quiet of the moonlight.”
4. Imagery: Imagery is used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses.
The poem shows the use of imagery such as “Their stillness answering his cry”, “Neath
the starred and leafy sky” and “ Louder, and lifted his head.”
5. Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between
the objects that are different. The poem shows the use of the metaphors of
atmosphere, ghosts, and man.
6. Personification: The poet has used silence, shadowiness, and stillness as if they have
emotions and a life of their own.

Critical appreciation format-