For February Unit Assessment, 2024

Std: VII ___

Subject: English Literature Worksheet No.: 15
Date: __________________ Time: 20 minutes
Topic: Chapter 15: The Gift of The Magi

Instructions:
1. The students must solve the worksheet at home.
2. The students must write the answers in the space provided.
3. They must bring this worksheet to school on 27th November, 2023. They must also
carry a red / blue pencil for corrections.
4. The teacher will discuss the answers in the class. Thereafter, the Answer Key will be
sent on the School App.

Section - A
QI. Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option:
1. Who were the Biblical Magi? They were…
a) three priests.
b) three Wise Men.
c) three Wise Generals.
d) three Wise Guards

2. What was Della’s most prized possession?

a) a watch
b) her hair
c) a ring
d) a painting

3. How much money did Della initially have with her? Della had …
a) one dollar and eighty- seven cents.
b) two dollars and eighty-seven cents.
c) twenty-five dollars and seven cents.
d) one dollar and seven to eight cents.

4. What did Della need the money for?

Della needed the money to …
a) buy a Christmas gift for her aunt.
b) buy a new dress for a party.
c) buy a Christmas gift for Jim.
d) buy a new pair of hair combs.

5. Who was Mr. James Dillingham Young?

a) Della’s brother, Jim
b) Della’s neighbour, Jim
c) Della’s husband, Jim
d) Della’s hairdresser, Jim

6. How much did Mr. James Dillingham Young earn? He earned…

a) twenty dollars a week.
b) twenty dollars a month.
c) six dollars a week.
d) five dollars a month.

7. How much did Madame pay for Della’s beautiful hair?

a) twenty-one dollars
b) twenty-two dollars
c) thirty dollars
d) twenty dollars
 Section - B
QII. Read the sentence given below and answer the questions that follow.
“Will you buy my hair?” asked Della.”
Q1. Give two instances mentioned at the beginning of the story that show signs of
poverty in the Dillingham’s flat?
Ans: The two instances mentioned at the beginning of the story that show signs of
poverty in the Dillingham’s flat are the dirty little couch that Della threw herself upon
and cried. The other instance is the fact that the furnished flat was priced at 8 dollars a
week and showed signs of poverty wherever one looked.
Q2. Why did Della think of selling her hair?
Ans: Della thought of selling her prized possession - her hair, to buy a Christmas gift for
her husband, Jim.
Q3. What did Della do with the money earned by selling her hair?
Ans: Della used the money she earned by selling her hair, to buy a gift, a platinum
watch – chain for her husband, Jim.
Q4. Why did Della choose this gift?
Ans: Della chose this gift, a platinum watch – chain, as it suited the gold watch her
husband, Jim had. The gold watch was one of Jim’s prized possessions as it was of high
sentimental value and a family heirloom, first owned by his grandfather and father.