Class Subject Textbooks/Resources Page Nos.

Date
VII English N/A SE book pg-40.57-58, 75,93,110, 144, 159, 208-209, 226-227, February
Language 258, 259 2023
1. Topics & Sub-topics Punctuation Marks
2. Major Goal: By the end of the lesson the students are expected to be able to identify and differentiate the different types of punctuations,
including parenthesis, hyphen, colon, semi colon, apostrophe, ellipsis/dots, slash/oblique.to enhance their fluency in writing
and verbal English
3. Specific Objectives At the end of the lesson the learners will be able to:
1. Identify and differentiate between punctuation marks and the different types
2. They should understand the structure of punctuation and make complex sentences using them correctly
3. Use punctuations in both writing correctly, to convey their intended meaning
4. Assessments Practice Worksheet
5. Time Frame 3 days
6. Methods & Day Timing/ Methodology / Activity Assessment Resources/
Strategies Phases Materials
 Lecture / briefing 1 5 min The teacher will ask students about different types of punctuations they Observation Board &
 Presentation [warm- know of from prior knowledge. They will also ask how they are used when / Class marker
 Discussion up] writing and speaking. The teachers can write some points down on the Participatio
 Research & board which are mentioned by the students. n
investigation 12 min The teacher will then present the PPT clip to students on different forms of Observation PPT file
 Group activity punctuation and discuss with them slides 1-11 in detail – explain the slides Class attached to the
 Individual activity and ensure students understand by asking questions. participation ULP
 Demonstration 3 mins Brain Break: Teacher will share the following sentences with incorrect
 Project work punctuation marks with the learners. Let learners answer freely how
 Board work misused punctuations change meaning of a sentence.
 Reading 1. Lets eat grandma! (Let’s eat, grandma!)
 Excursion 2. I find inspiration in cooking my family and my dog. (I find inspiration in
 Guided practice cooking, my family and my dog.)
 Independent 3. A woman without her man is nothing. (a. A woman, without her man, is
practice nothing. b. A woman: without her, man is nothing.)
 Field trip 15 min The teacher will then ask students to complete the exercises from Pg. 40,57- Class Book, pencils
58, 74-75, 93, 110 from Secondary English book. Discussion
5 min Wrap up through discussion of answers. Answer Key attached with ULP as Class Book, pencils
[wrap teacher’s resource. Discussion
up] Diary writing in Google Classroom
Title: Day 1
Topic: Punctuation
CW: Discussion on ‘Punctuation’ held through PPT. Exercises from Pg.
40,57-58, 74-75, 93, 110 from Secondary English book.
HW: Complete your pending tasks in the book.
2 5 mins Teacher will greet learners and share ground rules. Teacher will review Observation
[warm previous days task by asking learners to punctuate the following sentences
up] correctly.
1. These scarves are available in black and white pink and
purple and blue and green. (These scarves are available in
black and white, pink and purple, and blue and green.)
2. “Were going to learn to cut and paste kids!” (“We’re going to
learn to cut and paste, kids!”)
10 mins The teacher will then present the PPT clip to students on different forms of Observation PPT file
punctuation and discuss with them slides 12-22 in detail – explain the slides Class attached to the
and ensure students understand by asking questions. participation ULP
20 mins Teacher will ask the students to do the exercises from the following pages: Students’ Book, pencils
144, 159, 208-209, 226-227, 258, 259 in the book directly. performance
5 mins Wrap up through discussion of answers. Answer Key attached with ULP as Class Book, pencils
[wrap teacher’s resource. Discussion
up] Diary writing in Google Classroom
Title: Day 2
Topic: Punctuation
CW: Discussion on ‘Punctuation’ held through PPT. Exercises from Pg.
144, 159, 208-209, 226-227, 258, 259 from Secondary English book.
HW: Write a short paragraph (7-8 lines) on any topic using colon, semi
colon, apostrophe, and ellipsis.
3 5 mins Teacher will greet learners and share ground rules. Learners will take out Observation
their HW. Teacher will ask random learners to read out their paragraphs in
class. Teacher will provide feedback where required. Collect HW copies.
25 mins Learners will be provided with a practice worksheet. They will individually Written Worksheet
work on it for 25 minutes. Learners will be asked to interchange their work
worksheets with their partners. They will check their peers when the answer
key is shared with them. Taking learner’s feedback, teacher will discuss the
answers in class.
10 min Wrap Up: Teacher will discuss the answer key with the learners. Clarify any
confusion the learners may have.
8. Revised by: Rehnuma Ferdous
Class VII English Language Punctuation
Practice Worksheet Duration: 25 minutes

Name: __________________________________ Sec: ______ Roll: ______ Date: ___________

A. Put commas in the correct places in each sentence.

1. Even though the paint was still wet I couldn't resist touching it.
2. In English class we read Old Man and the Sea Dracula and Beowulf.
3. I watched television took the dog for a walk and drove to the store to get milk.
4. William Shakespeare a famous playwright wrote Macbeth and Hamlet.
5. The three pound bass which was the biggest fish I ever caught tasted delicious.
6. My best friend John just bought a new lawn mower.
7. In the basement mice hide between the boxes.
8. Jane I would like you to meet my mother and father.
9. If you liked Harry Potter you'll love Lord of the Rings.
10. I've had enough of your silly wild and inappropriate behavior.

B. Re-write each sentence correctly by inserting quotation marks in the correct places.

1. What are baby horses called? asked Sally.

Ans:
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2. Tanya likes the song America the Beautiful.

Ans:
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C. Complete each sentence. Write the form of the noun in parentheses () that shows belonging.

1. This is ____________ textbook. (Emma)

Ans:
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2. The __________ shirt is pink. (girl)
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3. That ____________ feathers are bright blue. (bird)
Ans:
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4. Do you know which one is ___________ jacket? (Olivia)
Ans:
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5. The __________ toy is wet. (dog)
Ans:
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6. Your _____________ house is very nice. (family)
Ans:
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D. Write a short paragraph of 5 sentences to describe any person that you know. Be sure to use the
following punctuation marks in your paragraph: parentheses, hyphen, slash.

Ans:
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Marks obtained: ___________

Teacher’s Signature: _______________________ Parent’s Signature: __________________________

ANSWER KEY
A. Directions: Read each sentence. Put commas in the correct places in each sentence.
1. Even though the paint was still wet, I couldn't resist touching it.
2. In English class we read Old Man and the Sea, Dracula, and Beowulf.
3. I watched television, took the dog for a walk, and drove to the store to get milk.
4. William Shakespeare, a famous playwright, wrote Macbeth and Hamlet.
5. The three pound bass, which was the biggest fish I ever caught, tasted delicious.
6. My best friend, John, just bought a new lawn mower.
7. In the basement, mice hide between the boxes.
8. Jane, I would like you to meet my mother and father.
9. If you liked Harry Potter, you'll love Lord of the Rings.
10. I've had enough of your silly, wild, and inappropriate behavior.

B
1. What are baby horses called? asked Sally.
“What are the baby horses called?” asked Sally.__________________
_____________________________________________________________
2. Tanya likes the song America the Beautiful.
Tanya likes the song “America the Beautiful”._____________________
_____________________________________________________________

C. Complete each sentence. Write the form of the noun in parentheses () that shows belonging.
1. This is Emma's textbook. (Emma)
2. The girl's shirt is pink. (girl)
3. That bird's feathers are bright blue. (bird)
4. Do you know which one is Olivia's jacket? (Olivia)
5. The dog's toy is wet. (dog)
6. Your family's house is very nice. (family)

D. Open-ended, make sure the punctuation marks are used correctly – Parentheses, hyphen, slash

ANSWER KEY ON PUNCTUATION

CLASS VII
TOPIC: PUNCTUATION

PG 40

Changing Statements into questions

1. Did the plane crash?

2. How many survivors were there?
3. Is the plane about to explode?
4. Was there any escape to the left?
5. Are we going to get burned alive?
6. Did I hear a voice shouting hoarsely?
7. Can you see the open doorway ahead?
8. Did it seem like the fuel tanks were going to ignite?

Mixed statements and questions

1. What was the condition of the old man in the seat behind?
He had blood pouring from his forehead.
2. How did they get through the blocked kitchen?
They kicked their way through part of the kitchen door.

3. What happened to Garett after they left the plane?

He tripped and fell face-down in the mud.

4. What was the man with the limp doing after leaving the plane?
He was running wildly across the bush, looking back and stumbling.

PG 57

1. What a beautiful house!

2. How annoying!
3. Leave the room immediately!
4. What a terrible storm we had yesterday!
5. How cold it is today!
6. How unfortunate that you couldn’t come!
7. What a wonderful centre-forward you are!
8. Let me go immediately!
9. Improve your spelling!
10. How stupid you are!

PG 75

1. What caused the accident?

2. His lungs were bursting and he felt dizzy.
3. Man overboard!
4. How could anyone……….of white pointers?
5. Have I still got both my legs?
6. A second shark…….of the boat.
7. Fitzie’s father was lucky to escape death.
8. What a monstrous shark!
9. What caused Fitzie to be greatly alarmed?
10. Peppy put the engine into reverse.

PG 93

1. Turning her back to the class, she began writing on the board.
2. Having been hit in the neck by a spitball, Jaime bent down to pick it up.
3. Smiling her sunniest smile, she addressed the class.
4. Because the class couldn’t see what she was doing, the tittering grew louder.
5. Looking straight at the boy, Jaime said, ‘I’ll make you a deal’.
6. Holding the heavy phone book in front of her, she tore it in half.
7. As Jaime stared to the board, the kids started laughing.
8. Knowing how to get the class’s attention, Jaime went on in the same quiet way.
9. Turning the blackboard round again, Jaime…….neatly replaced.
10. Because she was ripping the phone book in half, the class began to pay attention.

PG 110

1. The Outsiders, a novel by SE Hinton, appeals to teenagers.

2. You’ll be right, son.
3. Without a doubt, Ponyboy’s…….brave boy.
4. I bet we started the fire, Johnny.
5. The building, an old church, was burning furiously.
6. Ponyboy and Johnny, however, entered the burning church.
7. The car, an ambulance, was taking them to the hospital.

PG 144

1. Parrots’
2. Horses’
3. Woman’s
4. Fishermen’s
5. Soldiers’
6. Play’s
7. Church’s
8. Oxen’s
9. Cliff’s
10. Lecturer’s
11. Workmen’s
12. Composer’s

PG 159

1. I’m not afraid.

2. Won’t help
3. There isn’t anyone here
4. I’d like a drink
5. You’re coming now
6. Let’s go
7. What’s wrong?
8. Don’t you know the answer
9. She didn’t see you
10. Don’t cry
11. Wouldn’t you like to go?
12. She’d seen them before
13. You can’t
14. It’ll be her fault

Full form

1. It is
2. Do not
3. You will not
4. You are
5. He had
6. I have
7. There is
8. You will
9. Is it not
10. Who is
11. I shall not
12. We had
13. Where is
14. Are we not
15. What is
16. How is
17. Might not
18. Must not
PG 209

1. This year, the class will be studying these novels: Lord of the Flies; The Chocolate War; Shane and
To Kill a Mockingbird.
2. The following……Southeast Asia: Thailand, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and
Indonesia.
3. Here are……strips: Peanuts, Garfield, Dagwood, Hagard and The Wizard of Id.
4. These are famous Australian animals: the kangaroo, the koala, the emu, the platypus, the spiny
anteater and the wombat.
5. At its annual sale the department store has these articles for sale at reduced price: vacuum cleaners,
cassette players, heaters, washing machine, lawnmowers and microwave ovens.
6. In his end-of-term report, the headmaster stressed these needs: the turfing of the oval; the repair; the
purchase of a computer and the planning of an audiovisual centre.

Pg 226-227

1. Just before his death, Winston Churchill whispered, “I’m so bored with it all.”
2. When he was about to be hanged, Ned Kelly said, “Such is life.”
3. “That was a great game of golf, fellers”, commented the famous singer, Bing Crosby.
4. The great writer Oscar Wilde said at his death, “This wallpaper is killing me.”
5.” They couldn’t hit an elephant at dis….”, uttered General Sedgewick as he died during the American
Civil War.
6. “Don’t step on my circle. You’re spoiling it.” Declared Archimedes the Greek mathematician to the
Roman soldier who killed him.
7. William Pitt, the great British prime minister, exclaimed, “Oh! My country, how I love my country!”
8. “Oh!”, whispered Charlotte Bronte on her deathbed, “I’m not going to die, am I?”

Pg 258-259

More Revision

1. Hidden away in north Florida’s wilderness, Otter Lake was a retreat from phones, doorbells and monthly
bills.
2. The cold, brownish-yellow eyes, gliding just above the opaque water of Otter Lake, were fixed on Megan,
my companion, my friend fir three years.
3. For twenty years, I had been involved in environmental causes, trying to save blue herons, turtles and
alligators from man’s technology.
4. I had only once before seen anything like this and it was on the cover of an old copy of ‘The Hound of
Baskervilles’.
5. Still running, Luke yanked on the cable, testing to make sure its strength was sufficient to sustain his
weight.
6. In his diary dated Friday 19th September 1983, Adrian Mole vividly described his classes traumatic
excursion to the British Museum.
7. Brindle shifted his gaze from Big Red’s throat to his eye.
8. Deliberately, with malice aforethought, calmly and with evil intent, Big Red held the dog firmly, pushed
him under water, kept him there.
9. ‘This will soon be a battlefield. Don’t you realize that?’ said the Chinese Nationalist officer.
10. ‘All China is a battlefield,’ said Gladys Aylward wearily.