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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