English I Cl-7 ( Annual Exam 2014)

SARPANG LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL.

ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2014

CLASS VII        ENGLISH LANGAUGE&WRITING    PAPER I

MARKS: 100                                                                                       TIME: 2hrs

Directions: 1.Answers to all the questions must be written neatly in the answer sheets provided.

2. There are two sections in this paper; section A and section B. Section A has two questions. Question I and II. Question I is for writing an essay and question II is for writing a letter. You must write one essay and one letter from the choices given.

3. Section B is compulsory. You must attempt all the questions.

4. Do not forget to copy the question numbers correctly.

Section A: Writing

Question I Essay                                                                                   (40 marks)

Direction: Write a descriptive easy of about 300-350 words on any ONE of the topics given below.

1.     The hardest thing I ever had to do.

2.     A party/ picnic I attended.

3.     A town you  have visited.

4.     A person you consider as a true Hero.

Question II Friendly letter                                                              (20 Marks)

Direction: You are Kuenzang Wangmo a student of class VII, Jigmeling LSS, Sarpang. Write a letter, in three well-written paragraphs on one of the situations given below. Marks will be awarded for correct layout, appropriate language and content.

1.     You have received Ngultrum One Thousand Five Hundred as a birth day present from your Aunt, Mrs. Wangmo who is a teacher in Samdrup Jongkhar MSS. Write a letter thanking her and telling her what you intend to do with the money.

2.     Write a letter to your friend Tim who lives in Australia describing your village and some interesting things about your village.

3.      Your elder brother who is   studying in India is getting addicted to drugs and neglecting his studies. Write a letter to your brother requesting him to give up the bad habit.

Section B language (40Marks)

Question III. Information transfer                                                  (15 Marks)

Read the following notes and rewrite it in a short paragraph of not more than five sentences.

Bad Habits

-very easy to acquire

-more we do thing the more we like doing it

-called the force of habit and difficult to get rid

-use of tobacco is very widely spread

- brought into Europe from America, four centuries ago

- spread all over the world

-the most common cause of cancer

-campaign by WHO has reduced its use among educated people

Question IV (25marks)

Question 1: Choose the correct answer from those given below each question and write in your answer sheet.                                                          (1x5)

a.     Conjunction is a

*a describing word                                    *a naming word 

             * an action word                         *  a joining word

b.     Which of the following is an example of an irregular verb?

*exercise   *prevent      *forgive      *inform

c.      Which of the following is an example of a complex sentence?

·        She bought a card but forgot to send it.

·        My father and his brother look similar.

·        I cannot tell why I need the money.

·        Dorji will do it now or he will not do it at all.

d.     Which of the following has a prefix?

*disaster   *disastrous * disbelieve *discipline

e.      Which of the following is correctly spelt?

*technolagy               *incandessent

*incouragement          * indigenously

Question 2: Make a derivative from each of the following words by adding prefixes or suffixes.                                                                    (0.5x10 =5)

 a:-like               b:-manage            c:-just             d :-avoid              e :-happy                  f :-place             g:-govern             h :-open          i :- do                   j:-legal             .

Question3.Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each sentence. Make sure the meaning is not changed.    (1x10)                                

a.     My sister a teacher.                           (Provide a finite verb)

b.     ……..you like to have some tea?     (Provide a modal auxiliary)

c.      At the end of the story Cinderella got married …. the prince.           (insert the correct  preposition)

d.     Dogs don’t like sweets,           (add a question tag)

e.      I (go) to Gelegphu two weeks ago.    ( use the correct form of the verb)

f.       Chime wants to succeed in life. She works hard at everything she does.   (combine into a compound sentence)

g.     Dema had a duty to perform. The duty was difficult.( combine into a complex sentence)

h.     A cherry seed had been planted by Rakesh.   (End….a cherry seed.)

i.       Since Karma is not very rich yet she is very generosity. (Identify and correct two mistakes in the sentence.)

Question 4: Rewrite the following sentences using the correct punctuation marks and articles.                               (1x5)

1.     March is third month of the year.

2.     Yesterday I saw an European.

3.     Will you help me? asked the boy.

4.     Hurrah. We are the champions.)

5.     A big snake was found near the boys hostel.