INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
PORTION & BLUE PRINT FOR THE HALF YEARLYEXAMINATION CLASS VII 2019 -20 SNO
TOPIC
Objective Type Questions ½ or1 mark
Very Short Answer Question 1 mark
1.
Reading skill 2 unseen passages for comprehension
14 ( ½ )
6 (1)
Short Answer Questions 2 marks
Short Answer Questions 3 marks
Long Answer Questions 4 or 5 marks
Very Total long marks answer questio ns 6 or 8 marks
2 (1) 2.
3.
Writing skill Short writing skills a) Bio-sketch b) Diary writing c) Dialogue Writing Long writing skill d) e – mail (Informal) e) Formal letter writing – leave application Grammar a) Tenses-Past, Present and Future Perfect tenses. b) Reported speech- statements and interrogatives only c) Modals- possibility, permission and ability only (can, could, will, would, may, might, must and their negative forms) d) Integrated Grammar
15
3 (4)
1 (6) 18 (18 x ½)
11 (1)
20 20
4.
e) Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Prepositions – Revision Topics Literature PROSE a) The Rumphius story b) Suvira c) The Blue Umbrella POETRY d) Palm Tree e) Stopping by the woods on a snowy evening.
4 (1)
1 (6)
8 (1/2)
5 (2) 3 (1) 27
MARKS ALLOTMENT: SECTION D An extract from poem/prose for reference to context - 3 marks. * An extract from prose/poem for reference to context- 4 marks. * Word meanings – 2 marks * Antonyms – 2 marks *Five short answer type questions based on prose & poetry (5 X 2 =10 marks) (Word limit- 30-40 words) * One out of two long answer type questions based on prose -6 marks. NOTE - Refer to the text book, workbook, notes and worksheets given. Total
Anu B. Mathew Head of Department, English
46 (26)
20 (20)
5 (10)
3 (12)
2 (12)
80
