Revision Worksheet 2024-25
Name: ___________________________ Grade: 7
Date:_____________________________ Subject: English
Learning Objective: To revise homonyms, homophones, homographs, synonyms, figures of speech, Summary,
informative letter, a comparative analysis of two texts.
Task 1: Read the given texts and answer the questions.
Text 1
Education
Education is a seed we sow,
Planted where young ideas grow.
With care and time and steady light,
It blooms our minds, both day and night.
A book’s a window, wide and clear,
Showing worlds both far and near.
Each page a road, each word a sign,
Guiding hearts and shaping minds.
A teacher’s voice, a lighthouse beam,
Cutting through doubt, lighting dreams.
When questions storm and answers hide,
Education stands beside.
It is a key for locked-up doors,
A map that leads to distant shores.
With it, we learn to dream and do—
Education makes us new.
Identify two figurative languages used in the poem, quoting the lines.
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Text 2
I went to the park to watch the children play. I sat on a wooden bench near the pond and saw a duck bat its
wings in the water. I brought a bat too, hoping to play cricket later. I could hear birds singing everywhere, and
over here the trees gave cool shade. I didn’t want to leave, but the leaves were falling, reminding me it was
time to go.
Identify a homonym, a pair of homophone and a homograph.
Homonym …………………………… Homograph ……………………………
Homophone …………………………… ……………………………
What effect do the homonym, homophone and homograph create in the text?
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Task 2: Read the story and summarise it in 80-100 words.
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Barnaby Finklestein was not like the other students at Millfield Middle School . While they traded Pokémon
cards and argued about the best brand of sneakers, Barnaby was a cartographer of the unconventional, a
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His most prized possession was a map he was constantly updating, not of cities or countries, but of all the
"unusual places" within a five-mile radius of his home. It had the "Whispering Wall" behind the gym bleachers,
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the Flowerbed" in Mrs. Gable’s front yard (she was convinced the petunias changed color
based on the phase of the moon), and the "Gumdrop Graveyard" under the public library's main desk.
Barnaby dressed in tweed jackets that smelled faintly of old books and peppermint. His wild, ginger hair looked
like it had been styled by a surprised gust of wind, and he carried a magnifying glass at all times, just in case he
stumbled upon a new, micro-landmark. People often called him "Weird Barnaby," but he didn't mind. He figured
all the best people were a little weird.
One overcast Tuesday, the geography teacher, the perpetually bored Mr. Henderson, announced the annual
"Know Your Neighborhood" project. The class groaned, expecting the usual presentations on the post office and
the grocery store.
"This time," Mr. Henderson droned, "we're doing something different. You have to map a location and present
its most interesting features. I expect thoroughness".
The class was buzzing. Barnaby, however, was in a quiet frenzy. This was his moment. He decided his topic
would be the "River of Lost Socks," a slow-moving stream behind the school's boiler room where, he theorized,
all the world's missing socks ended up.
He spent the next week meticulously documenting the currents, cataloging the various colors and patterns he
found snagged on the banks, and even interviewing the janitor, who provided expert testimony on the "migration
patterns" of athletic socks versus dress socks.
On presentation day, the other kids had sleek digital maps. Barnaby had a scroll of parchment he’d stained with
tea and coffee grounds.
He stood at the front of the class and unfurled his map, his eyes shining. He spoke with passion about the
delicate ecosystem of the river, the unique micro-climate created by the boiler's warmth, and presented a
compelling argument about the statistical improbability of so many right-footed socks existing in one place.
The class was silent. Mr. Henderson, who had started to doze off, sat up straight.
When Barnaby finished, there was a pause. Then, a few kids started clapping. Then the whole class. They
weren't laughing at him; they were captivated by the sheer imagination of his world.
Barnaby had turned an ugly, forgotten corner of the school grounds into a place of wonder. From that day on,
fewer people called him "Weird Barnaby." Instead, they’d ask him for directions to the "Whispering Wall," or if
he’d found any new landmarks.
Barnaby would just smile, adjust his tweed jacket, and tell them the world was full of magic, if you just knew
where to look. And he’d know exactly where to look, because he had it all on his map.
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Task 3: Plan and write a letter to a Sports Club seeking details about joining or upcoming tournaments.
Space for planning
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