Performance Enhancementworksheet Class 7
Performance Enhancementworksheet Class 7
Performance Enhancementworksheet Class 7
Question Tags
B. Fill in the blanks with appropriate ‘question tags’ from the brackets.
1. The apples are ripe and juicy, ? (are they/aren’t they)
2. The protestors shouted slogans, ? (didn’t they/did they)
3. My friends are not in the playground, ? (aren’t they/are they)
4. They have gone to Shimla, ? (have they/haven’t they)
5. He is a talented singer, ? (isn’t he/is he)
6. I am supposed to meet him, ? (am I/aren’t I)
7. She loves doughnuts, ? (doesn’t she/does she)
8. The chair was polished, ? (was it/wasn’t it)
9. You are coming by train, ? (didn’t you/aren’t you)
10. This dress is beautiful, ? (aren’t it/isn’t it)
Transformation of Sentences
C. Transform and rewrite the following sentences as directed.
1. The bus was too crowded. (into an interrogative sentence)
2. It is a delicious cake. (into an exclamatory sentence)
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3. Were the doors and windows closed properly? (into a declarative sentence)
4. Draw the curtains, please. (into an interrogative sentence)
5. What a great place to stay! (into a declarative sentence)
6. I was sure about the way to the New City Mall. (into a negative sentence)
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Class 7
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT WORKSHEET 2
Nouns
A. Give the ‘noun’ form of each of the adjectives given in column A and verbs given in
column B below.
Column A Column B
1. inventive 2. fail
3. capable 4. appoint
5. sleeveless 6. prepare
7. natural 8. choose
9. icy 10. furnish
Functions of Nouns
B. Circle the ‘subject’ and underline the ‘object’ in each of the given sentences.
1. My grandparents had fruit salad for breakfast.
2. All the choir members are singing.
3. She opened the packet hurriedly.
4. I am happy.
5. This classroom is well-ventilated.
C. Circle the ‘direct object’, underline the ‘indirect object’ and put the ‘object of a
preposition’ within the brackets in the sentences given below.
1. She made bread pudding yesterday.
2. Abha presented a bouquet of flowers to her friend on her birthday.
3. The village women made jute bags to be sold in towns.
4. We received the invitation card just now.
5. She sent me a picture postcard.
6. The packets on the table are for you.
7. A herd of cows sat under the trees.
8. The chocolate candies are in the box.
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4. The baroness was invited as the chief guest to the cultural programme put up by
schoolchildren.
5. The bride greeted everyone politely.
6. My son took my clothes to the washerman to get them ironed.
7. The lion is called the king of the forest.
8. The prince was the only heir to the throne.
E. Pick out words in the common gender and neuter gender and write them in the correct
boxes.
baby/companion/bread/bat/tenant/pin/tea/cloth/guest/relative/pupil/animal/
sheep/driver/hospital/passenger/floor/door/cousin
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Class 7
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT WORKSHEET 3
Adjectives
A. Fill in the blanks with correct adjectives from the brackets.
1. ships were at the harbour. (little/few)
2. The little girl saw parrots sitting on tree-tops. (many/much)
3. All the salt in the jar had been used up, only remained at the bottom.
(a little/much)
4. Mother mixed honey that was left in the bottle to a cup of green tea.
(few/the little)
5. I kept paper clips in my pencil box. (any/some)
6. Is there milk in the pan? (any/many)
7. sportswomen participated in the Sports Meet held yesterday. (many/a
little)
8. There isn’t salt in the gravy. (many/any)
Formation of Adjectives
B. Form adjectives from the nouns, verbs and adjectives given below.
Order of Adjectives
C. Rewrite the following sentences with adjectives placed in the correct order.
1. Rohit has got a new, big, red car now.
2. I have a new pet. It is a black, cute, one-year old, small puppy.
3. My grandmother bought a ceramic, Chinese, beautiful vase.
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4. She wore a Italian, lovely, long, red gown to the party.
5. Sagarika wants a navy blue, stylish, big purse for herself.
Adjectives — Degrees of Comparison
D. Rewrite the following sentences in different ways using various degrees of comparison
without changing the meaning.
1. Nasreen is the most sincere student in the class. (Rewrite using the positive and
comparative degrees of comparison.)
2. This lake is deeper than any other lake in the area. (Rewrite using the positive and
superlative degrees of comparison.)
3. No other girl is as tall as Tabassum here. (Rewrite using the comparative and
superlative degrees of comparison.)
E. Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative degree of the adjectives in
brackets.
1. There is no animal than a fox. (cunning)
2. My grandfather is the member of the family. (generous)
3. Shahid asked the shopkeeper to show him the racquet in the
shop. (light)
4. Keshav is than any other boy I have met. (tall)
5. Roshni is the of the three sisters. (attractive)
6. Mount Everest is the mountain in the world. (high)
7. I find that the postal service has become than before. (good)
8. I think it is to resist ice-cream than any other sweets. (difficult)
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F. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate degrees of adjectives.
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Class 7
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT WORKSHEET 4
Pronouns
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate personal pronouns.
am looking for an interesting book to read. My friend suggested that
should read Alice in Wonderland. is interesting. In fact,
agreed to go to the school library with and look for
. Anyway, I have decided to read a Goosebumps storybook.
will tell that once the book is read will happily read what
suggested. My father wanted me to read an encyclopaedia.
says that it is very informative. But will go through later.
B. Underline the pronouns and state whether they are personal, possessive, demonstrative,
interrogative or relative pronouns.
1. He asked me to wait for him.
2. What is the confusion all about?
3. The black purse is hers whereas the white one is mine.
4. You are preparing well for the upcoming talent show.
5. The cook who prepared the food has left for the day.
6. Those are new paintings by her.
7. I met the boy who is the winner of the golf tournament.
8. Who will collect the science notebooks?
9. This is a tricky puzzle.
10. Here is the pen that she bought.
C. Fill in the blanks with suitable reflexive pronouns or emphatic pronouns and state the
kind.
1. She built the sand castle .
2. He usually exerts too much.
3. I bolted the door carefully.
4. She hurt while cycling down the hill.
5. They asked her for help.
6. You can explain what happened at the party.
7. She made this beautiful sculpture.
8. My pet hurt yesterday.
D. Tick the correct indefinite pronouns or distributive pronouns given in the brackets
and complete the sentences. State the kind of pronouns chosen for each sentence.
1. (Anyone/Someone) has to take up this responsibility.
2. She could not meet (anyone/everyone) at the get-together.
3. (Neither/Everyone) of the necklaces is beautiful.
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4. The class teacher wanted to meet (either/each) of the parents of every student to
know both of them better.
5. (Each/Either) of them will win this final round of singles tennis tournament.
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Class 7
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT WORKSHEET 5
Subject–Verb Agreement
A. Tick () the correct verbs and complete the sentences.
1. Everybody (want/wants) to go back home as early as possible.
2. Rubina or Anil (are/is) expected to arrive here soon.
3. All the animals at the zoo (are/is) in danger as the place is flooded.
4. Politics (are/is) not everybody’s cup of tea.
5. We usually (watch/watches) TV in the evening.
6. A swarm of bees (are/is) hovering over the tree.
7. Varun and Soma (is/are) my neighbours.
8. They (have/has) new passports.
9. Every one of the students (has/have) applied for the scholarship.
10. Every boy and girl (was/were) given a gift.
11. My uncle and my parents (wants/want) me to study law.
Non-finite Verbs
C. Use the ‘infinitive’ form of the given verbs to frame sentences.
1. eat
2. exercise
3. mend
4. speak
5. listen
6. draw
D. Pick out gerunds and participles. Also, write the kind of participle in case of participles:
1. Last evening, we saw a huge snake lying in front of our apartments.
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2. Eating junk food causes obesity.
3. Watching TV for more than two hours a day is harmful for one’s eyes.
4. Turning left, we reached the bus station.
5. Learning new words in the context only will enrich your vocabulary.
6. Walking is a good exercise.
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Class 7
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT WORKSHEET 6
Verbs in Simple, Continuous and Perfect Tenses
A. Complete the following sentences by filling in the appropriate form of suitable verbs
in different present tenses.
B. Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of verbs in the active or
the passive form as per the situation.
sually, my friend’s driver
U (be) late for his duty for one reason or the
other, but this week he (come) on duty punctually.
Although he (be) often (warn) to be punctual, he
(continue) to be a latecomer. His father (say) that he
(may/can) terminate his services any time, but it
(be) difficult to find an honest driver like him.
C. Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of given verbs.
1. She (leave) for Germany on Monday next to participate in an art
exhibition.
2. Our school march past (be) often (lead) by the
tallest girl of our school.
3. Two and two (make) four.
4. He has a good memory , but these days he (forget) even the most
important things.
5. Although he never (tell) a lie to his parents, but these days he
(tell) a lie even for small things.
6. Parents (love) their children and (help) them
as much as possible.
D. Supply suitable past tenses of the verbs given in the brackets and complete the sentences.
1. When I (ring) the doorbell, she (watch) TV.
2. I often (drink) plenty of fruit juice when I (be) in
the UK.
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3. He (reach) the examination hall before the invigilator
(distribute) the question paper.
4. My mother (meet) my class teacher last Monday.
5. In 1854, the government (introduce) a telegram service for the general
public and on 14 July 2013, it (discontinue).
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Class 7
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT WORKSHEET 7
Adverbs
A. Underline the adverb in each sentence and state whether they are adverbs of place,
manner, degree, time, frequency or interrogative adverbs.
1. She spoke loudly so that all could hear her.
2. Kritika had almost given up hope of winning the painting competition but her
teacher encouraged her to be focused.
3. Mrs Aditi Agarwal frequently visits the dentist for her tooth problem.
4. The pamphlets were scattered everywhere.
5. You will receive a letter from her soon.
6. When is the seminar going to begin?
7. All the boxes are kept there.
8. How do you make butter cookies?
9. Why are you upset?
10. She reached the auditorium late.
Position of Adverbs
B. Rewrite the following sentences after adding the adverbs given in the brackets.
1. They have to board a train to the nearby town to reach office. (usually)
2. The play was interesting. (quite)
3. The story is true. (absolutely)
4. Virender went through the files. (hurriedly)
5. She packed her lunch and left for office. (quickly)
6. He will cooperate with the team. (certainly)
7. The pudding was delicious. (really)
8. She will listen to you. (definitely)
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Order of Adverbs
C. Fill in the blanks with the adverbs given in the brackets in the correct order.
1. She met me . (here, warmly, yesterday)
2. He reaches . (late, always)
3. I called up mother and told her about the
incident . (last week, immediately, clearly)
Degrees of Comparison
D. Use appropriate degrees of comparison of the adverbs given in the brackets to fill in
the blanks.
1. He works than his partner. (methodically)
2. A leopard can run among all animals. (fast)
3. Mohit felt than before after taking the syrup. (bad)
4. Rakhi danced among all the dancers on stage. (energetically)
5. She spoke at the get-together. (loudly)
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Class 7
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT WORKSHEET 8
Prepositions
A. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. Meena borrowed a novel me.
2. My family has been living in this colony two years.
3. Vineeta stood the basketball players as she congratulated them
winning the match.
4. Deepa dived the pool and swam it very fast.
5. The teacher went to the playground the students of VII A.
6. The chief guest will arrive 5 o’ clock the evening
inaugurate the science exhibition.
Prepositional Phrases
B. Underline the prepositional phrases in the following sentences.
1. Anil can succeed with your help.
2. She kept the bags on the platform while waiting for the train.
3. He parked the car beneath the shed.
4. She peeled the apple with a knife.
5. Mother took out a pen from the drawer and gave it to me.
Conjunctions
D. The following sentences have incorrect conjunctions. Rewrite them with correct
coordinating conjunctions.
1. Garima is generous but she is very helpful.
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2. She can have cold coffee and she can have some buttermilk.
3. Her hostel room is very very small and it is airy.
4. The doctor was very busy, but she could not get an appointment.
5. All the tickets for the show were sold out, but the theatre was packed with people.
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Class 7
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT WORKSHEET 9
Auxiliaries
A. Choose and tick () the correct auxiliaries to complete the sentences.
1. these clothes washed? (Is/Are)
2. I happy to know that my cousins would come to our place soon.
(was/am)
3. The students of class VII A helping the school gardener water the
plants. (did/are)
4. not leave the main door open when you go out. (Do/Did)
5. I a new school bag but my friends old school
bags. (has/have, has/have)
Modals
B. Complete the following conversation by filling appropriate modal verbs in the blanks.
Anju : Where is Charu, Gauri?
Gauri : She be sleeping because she was very tired when she
returned home.
Anju : you pass on one message to her, when she gets up?
Gauri : Sure! I pass on your message as soon as I see her.
you also call her around 7 when she be
doing her homework?
Anju : Don’t worry! I call her at 7.30 p.m. to be doubly sure of
receipt of my message.
Gauri : Please remember that Charu goes to bed early by 9 o’clock. So, you
call her latest by 8.30 p.m.
Anju : Don’t worry, I be late.
C. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete the following sentences.
1. I come in, Madam?
2. You come in. But you not sit in the front row.
3. You reach here well in time, otherwise you be
punished.
4. You not waste your time these days.
5. you mind closing the door after you? The neighbouring class is
rather noisy.
D. Fill in the blanks with appropriate modal verbs from the box.
will ought to must shall can would should may
1. we go to the park for a morning walk?
2. He not tolerate any rude behaviour by his domestic help.
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3. My friend like to leave now or she would not reach home before
it gets dark.
4. We obey traffic rules.
5. The doctor said that she have only home-cooked food.
6. Savita jog for an hour at a stretch.
7. She pay us a visit today.
8. You help your friends in need.
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Class 7
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT WORKSHEET 10
Active and Passive Voice
A. Write against each sentence ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. Write ‘Yes’ if it is possible to change that
sentence into the passive and ‘No’ if it is not possible.
1. She is a good speaker.
2. Children play in the evening.
3. Her father has donated all her life savings to a social service trust.
4. At times, she behaves rudely.
5. His father has written many books on English Grammar.
6. These children have been decorating their classroom for two days.
7. They will be travelling to Europe shortly.
8. We have finished our new series on Interactive English.
9. She writes for The Hindu.
B. Change the sentences having transitive verbs into the passive voice. The sentences
without the transitive verbs may be left as they are.
1. The doctor showed her the baby after completing certain formalities.
2. Somebody told the students to wait for her in the conference hall.
3. My aunt gave me a Spanish guitar on my birthday.
4. They told her to be careful about her moneybag.
5. People speak well of her.
6. I went to the DDA Market to buy a toothbrush.
7. She decided to change her school immediately.
C. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate form of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. She (assure) of promotion in a few months’ time.
2. He (operate) for ulcer last week.
3. The fake currency (printed) by anti-national people to weaken
the country’s economy.
4. The matter (report) to the competent authority.
5. He (interrogate) shortly in the PIL case against him.
6. The passive voice (use) when the action (focus
on).
7. All the cases must (decide) before we meet next.
8. Let it (do) gracefully.
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Articles
D. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles (a, an, the) and put a cross () where no
article is required.
1. Sachin Tendulkar received Arjuna Award from
President of India in 1944.
2. She adopted stray dog and looked after it well.
3. All teachers of my school usually watch movie on
Teachers’ Day every year.
4. Mother packed sandwich, egg scrambled with cheese, and
chocolate muffin which she made for me, in my lunch box yesterday.
5. I saw peacock on terrace of our house.
Determiners
E. Fill in the blanks with correct determiners from the brackets.
1. parachutes among the clouds look colourful. (These/Those)
2. of people gathered at the crime scene and they protested against the
deteriorating law and order in the city. (Little/A lot)
3. There are boys in the queue. The boy is my cousin. (third/
six)
4. is the mobile phone you had misplaced. (Which/That)
5. She could not meet aunt in the morning. (hers/her)
6. The teacher made sure that student of class VII-B participated in the
march past. (every/either)
7. She had a bad fall and there were bruises on arm. (many/each)
G. State whether the underlined clauses are noun, adjective or adverb clauses.
1. Here is the phone which you had lost.
2. Mother was busy in the kitchen while we were watching TV.
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3. Crops that are grown organically are available these days in select shops.
4. The guard opened the gates when the driver blew the horn.
5. This is the child who is a genius.
6. He found the watch where he had kept it.
7. I believe a person who is honest and truthful.
8. Man is what he thinks.
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Class 7
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT WORKSHEET 11
Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
A. State whether the following sentences are simple, compound or complex.
1. Veena rushed to his house but he had left.
2. All the villagers have gone to the weekly bazaar.
3. The porters rushed towards the train when it arrived at the station.
4. Although the stream was flooded, we managed to cross it.
5. He enjoys scuba-diving.
6. She made some porridge and ate it for breakfast.
7. I won’ t go out today because it is too cold.
8. We have a PTM today, so the parents have come to school.
9. Students who have finished the exam should move out of the
room quietly.
10. Do your homework immediately.
11. The bus had a puncture, so we reached school late.
12. Who is the tallest girl in your class?
B. Use the conjunctions given in the brackets to combine the given simple sentences and
form compound sentences.
1. She opened the door. She let the guests in. (and)
2. I have a thesaurus. I have never used it. (but)
3. There was nobody at home. The door was locked. (so)
C. Use the conjunctions given in the brackets to combine the given simple sentences to
from complex sentences.
1. I left early. I missed the flight to Mumbai. (although)
2. Everyone knows the secret. She has told everyone about it. (because)
3. I left office. It was raining. (when)
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Direct Speech and Indirect Speech
D. Rewrite the following sentences in reported (indirect) speech.
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4. “Don’t wait for me for dinner tonight as I have to attend an official dinner,” said
Father to Mother.
5. “You had better study all the subjects every day during your preparation days for
the examination,” said the teacher to the students.
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