English series 7

First Term Examination-2071

Grade: VII                                                                         F.M. : 100

Sub: Our English                                                               P.M. : 40

 

Attempt all the questions.

1.    Read the story carefully and answer the given questions.  15

Jack lived in a small cottage near a wood. He had a widowed mother. They were very poor and had to sell whatever they had in order to get food. They had only one cow left. His mother said to him, "Drive the cow to market and sell her for as good a price as you can possibly get."

Jack set off, but he had not gone very far before he met a man, who said to him. "I'll buy the cow but won't give you money." Jack agreed. The man offered a handful of beans, and simple Jack accepted them, giving the cow in exchange, when he reached home again, his mother become very angry. She was so furious that she snatched the beans from him and threw them out of the window.

A.    Answer these questions.

i.      Why did they sell all their goods?

ii.     What was their last possession?

iii.    What was the cow sold for?

iv.    Why was Jack's mother angry?

v.     Where did they live?

B.    Write 'T' for ture and 'F' for false statements.

i.      Jack's father was alive.

ii.     They lived in a city

iii.    Jack's mother cooked the beans.

iv.    They were very poor.

v.     There were only two persons in Jack's family.

2.    Complete the following sentences with the appropriate expressions.  6×1=6

a)    We _______ follow the rules in school. (must, must not)

b)    Students _______ ask questions if they do not understand the lesson. (can, can not)

c)    The doctor said that I ______ have cold drinks because I have a running nose. (should/shouldn't)

d)    My teacher _____ give permission to be absent from the class without any reason.

e)    We ______ keep  the environment clean.

f)    They _______ eat all the food if they are not hungry. (have to/ don't have to)

3.    Match the words with their meanings.  10

A                                                                 B

Pursue                                                         depend on

opportunity                                                  unpaid assistant

shimmering                                                  veranda

rely on                                                         great pain

bight                                                            to follow

balcony                                                       not able to move

volunteer                                                     award

agony                                                          chance

frozen                                                          shining

prize                                                            power

4.    Answer these questions based on your textbook.  5×2=10

a)    Why is a city life not as healthy as a village life?

b)    Which position did Dr. Ram Baran Yadav hold before he became the president?

c)    Why do many young people from Chewa go abroad?

d)    What happened with the two old towers of Kathmandu?

e)    Why is Jacinta popular among students?

5.    Use the following words/phrases in the meaningful of your own. 6×1=6

a) explore    b) able to    c) opportunities   d) cut off    e) sympathy f) curious

6.    Fill in the blanks with a, an or the where necessary. 6×1=6

a)    Nepal is _______ landlocked country between India and China.

b)    I don't like _____ dogs.

c)    Anita has ______ very nice dress.

d)    ______ Nile is the longest river in the world.

e)    Rara lake in Mugu district is __________ largest lake in Nepal.

f)    She ate ______ orange for lunch.

7.    Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition. 6×1=6

a)    B is ________ A and C in the alphabet. (among, between, after)

b)    Walk ______ the road, to the other side. (along, across, between)

c)    His grandmother died _________ the age of 95.  (at, in, on)

d)    Who is that girl ________ long hair? (for, with, by)

e)    I'm going home _______ the end of this month. (at, in, on)

f)    I watched the new _________ television. (at, in, on)

8.    Fill each blank with a suitable tag question. 7×1=7

a)    It was very hot yesterday, ________?

b)    Most people like apples, ________?

c)    She has got three small puppies, _____?

d)    The principal hasn't called you yet, ______?

e)    Everybody will be happy, _______?

f)    Oranges are full of vitamin C, _______?

9.    Change the following sentences as indicated in the brackets. 10×1=10

a)    The money didn't arrive for a month. (affirmative)

b)    Either Mina or Mona can solve this puzzle. (negative)

c)    He attended the meeting. (negative)

d)    He wanted to take the bus to Pokhara. (interrogative)

e)    I care about what he says. (negative)

f)    Ram is singing a song. (past continuous)

g)    His father works in the field. (simple past)

h)    Anu calls the kids in for lunch. (simple future)

i)     Kunal had fried some onions. (present perfect)

j)     The child wept bitterly. (interrogative)

10.  Punctuate the following text. 8×0.5=4

       youre great chankhay shambhu said

11.  Write a readable story on the basis of the following outlines.  5

       Outlines: A dog with a piece of bread in his mouth ------ crosses a bridge ----- sees his own reflection from the bridge ------ takes it for another dog ------ barks at the shadow ----- loses his own piece ------ Moral

12.  Construct a dialogue between you and your friend about the preparation of your first term exam in five or six exchanges.  5

13.  Write an essay on 'Tourism in Nepal'.   10           

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