Class 7 English Half Yearly Question Paper 2025 Answer Key

Class 7 English Half Yearly Question Paper 2025 Answer Key (NCERT Based)

Instructions :
• All questions are compulsory.
• Questions (1-10) carry 1 mark each.
• Questions (11-12) carry 2 marks each.
• Questions (13-14) carry 3 marks each.
• Questions (15-16) carry 5 marks each.

1. While everybody is praising the sun, the rebel ………….
(a) regrets the absence of sun
(b) also praises the sun
(c) remarks on the need for rain
(d) demands for the air
Answer – (c) remarks on the need for rain

2. This is ……………. boy, who won last match. (Article)
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) None of these
Answer – (c) the

3. Children like sweets. (Voice)
(a) Sweets were liked by children.
(b) Sweets are liked by children.
(c) Sweets will be liked by children.
(d) Sweets were being by children.
Answer – (b) Sweets are liked by children.

4. I didn’t ………….. what my mother said.
(a) Hear
(b) Here
(c) Hare
(d) All of these
Answer – (a) Hear

5. My brother ………..… from Chennai presently. (Verb)
(a) Returned
(b) Is returning
(c) Will be returning
(d) Has returned
Answer – (d) Has returned

6. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Chivvy’?
Answer – Michael Rosen

7. What does ‘the walking by dragging feet’ suggest?
Answer – Bad manners

8. What is the central idea of the poem ‘The Rebel’?
Answer – The behaviour of Rebel who oppose everything done by an ordinary person.

9. ‘Football’ is a compound word. (True / False)
Answer – True

10. What was the colour of the coat of the squirrel?
Answer – Gray

11. Why do ants want alien creatures to live in their nests?
Answer – Because some give off a pleasant smell to the aunt senses, others give sweet juices and some are kept as pets.

12. Why did Mr. Gessler fail to recognize the author?
Answer – Mr. Gessler always looked tired and weary. His memory was weakened and he could not recognize the author.

13. Why did Daimo reward the farmer but punish his neighbour for the same act?
Answer – The daimio rewarded the farmer because the ashes made the withered cherry tree bloom beautifully. The neighbor, however, was punished because his ashes blew into the daimio’s and his wife’s faces, making them angry. The farmer was rewarded for his honesty and good intentions, while the neighbor was punished for greed and selfishness.

14. Where do the decorative plants grow? What does the poetess compare these decorative plants to?
Answer – The decorative plants grow in small pots and pans. The poetess compares them to patients in a hospital because they look weak and confined. Like patients longing for fresh air, the plants also seem to desire freedom and sunlight outside artificial surroundings.

15. You are Sameer / Sameera of 23 L, Model Town, Rohtak. Write a letter to your uncle. Your Uncle has presented a book to you on your birthday. Write a letter in about 100 words thanking your uncle for sending this valuable gift.
Answer –

16. Read the following stanza and answer the following questions :
Trees are for the wind to blow through.
Trees are to hide behind in ‘Hide and Seek.’
Trees are to have tea parties under.
Trees are for kites to get caught in.
Trees are to make cool shade in summer.
Trees are to make no shade in winter.
Questions :
(a) Name the poem and the poet.
Answer – Poem : Trees, Poet : Shirtey Bauer

(b) What is one reason mentioned for why trees are important during summer?
Answer – Trees give cool shade during summer.

(c) How does a tree prove to be beneficial during summers?
Answer – Trees provide cool shade and protect people from the heat of the sun.

(d) What happens to kites when they come in contact with trees?
Answer – The kites get caught in the branches of trees.

(e) In which game are trees used to hide behind?
Answer – In the game of ‘Hide and Seek.’