Homework Assignment 40 | Class 7 BBC Compacta Solutions PDF Download

Passage (1):

It was Children’s Day (a) at my school yesterday. We (b) went to the zoo. A bus collected us from outside (c) the school and took us to the zoo. We (d) had to take a packed lunch. The teacher said that we (e) could take what we liked to eat.

Passage (2):

Hamelin is a beautiful town (a) in Germany. About six hundred years ago, the people in (b) this town lived in constant fear. They (c) were afraid of rats. There were countless of them in (d) each house. Every morning, most of the people found (e) their flour, bread and cheese eaten up. The rats were (f) not afraid of cats or dogs.

Passage (3):

The tallest mountain in France (a) has shrunk by over 7 feet in the last two years. Mont Blanc mountain (b) was now 4,805.59 meters tall, which is 2.2 meters shorter than (c) its height in 2021. The shrinking of Mont Blanc (d) could be caused by less rainfall, said Jean des Garets.

Passage (4):

Today, (a) everyone is aware about the dangers of plastic. There is constant talk of (b) how plastic pollution has endangered all life on Earth, including ourselves. Microscopic particles of plastic (c) are being found in our drinking water, food, in the air, and even in our bodies! People (d) are trying to reduce the amount of single-use plastic, such as straws, bags and bottles.

Passage (5):

Vitamin deficiencies are common in India, particularly (a) among women and children. However, acute deficiencies (b) can lead to health problems. It is essential to (c) consume sufficient nutrients from natural sources (d) for optimal growth.

Passage (6):

(a) Our beautiful pink flowers have made the golf ball cactus very popular (b) among horticulturists, so much so that its numbers have dropped by (c) a alarming 95 percent in the last two decades. It (d) has been made illegal to collect the cactus.

Passage (7):

(a) When you come home, make a thorough revision of (b) what has been taught at school. One very important step you (c) must take to master a subject is (d) to form a group of two (e) of three students. You can then discuss between (f) you any difficult topic.

Passage (8):

Over (a) a third of the world's population is (b) obese, a study published in the bulletin of WHO (c) said while asserting that governments (d) must make the food supply healthier to reduce risk (e) of problems linked (f) to obesity.

Passage (9):

If you (a) are running short of ideas on (b) what to write about, write (c) about anything that is on your mind, pleasant, unpleasant, stressful(d) or emotional. Once (e) you overcome fear of putting pen (f) on paper leaves, your diary entries will flow.

Passage (10):

There (a) is no danger of Earth colliding with (b) another planet of the solar system at least (c) for several thousand years. Earth (d) does, however, collide with (e) an asteroid, those relatively small bodies (f) that orbit the sun. The orbit path of some (g) might cross, the cross that of (h) our Earth.

Passage (11):

A visit (a) to Madame Tussauds in Central London will fill you (b) with awe and wonder. (c) When you enter the museum, you will be greeted by none other (d) than the majestic Queen Elizabeth herself. Moving (e) around you will be surrounded by many familiar faces, (f) from Mahatma Gandhi and Aishwarya Rai to Dame Judi Dench and Daniel Craig.