SARPANG
LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL
ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2014
Cl. VII Full Mark: 100
English Paper II Reading &
Literature Writing Time: 2 hrs
Read the following
Directions carefully:
* In this paper there
are three sections A, B& C. Each section has two sets of questions. Set I
and II. Set I comprises of question No Ia and Ib. Set II corresponds to
question No.2 across all sections. You must attempt one set of questions from
each section.
*You must attempt three
sets of questions in all. Your choice must include one set II (Q No.2) from any
of the three sections.
* Read the directions
to each question carefully.
* Write all answers in
the answer sheet provided separately. Do not forget to copy the section, set
and question numbers correctly.
Section A: short story (35 Marks)
Direction:
From the two sets of questions under this genre, choose ONE SET and answer them.
The questions are based on the story “Like
Two Feet of a Traveler”
SET I (35 Marks)
Question
1 a:
Each question below is followed by four responses. Choose the correct answer
and write in your answer sheet.
(1 x15 Marks)
I.
The author of this story is
a. Tshering
Gyeltshen b. Naomi Waken c. Ruskin Bond d. Dorji Penjore
II.
Who is the main character in the story?
a. Aum
Wangmo b. Sherab c.
Ap Tawla d. The Paw
III.
The story takes place in a:
a. Remote
village b. outskirts
of a town c. city d. deep forest
IV.
What did Ap Tawla light with the match?
a. A
butter lamp b. a gas stove c. a kerosene lamp d. a bonefire
V.
Who was Sherab?
a. Ap
Tawla’s brother b. The local Dungtsho c. the local Paw d. Ap Tawla’s son
VI.
Ap Tawla was filled with gratitude to a
poor creature because:
a. It
had disturbed his sleep b it had
saved Sherab’s life
c. woke him up in time to get medicine for
Sherab d. chased away evil spirits
VII.
Ap Tawla had woken up many a times at
night to attend to his sick child. Which sentence tells us about it?
a. Ap
Tawla woke up from his deep early morning slumber
b. The
pain of farm work, like an opium, drugged him to sleep
c. Ap
Tawla’s night was punctuated by mid-night activities
d. Ap
Tawla woke up drowsily and reluctantly
VIII. There is no time to stare or spare. The words stare and
spare are examples of:
a. rhyme b. rhythm
c. hyperbole d. simile
IX. What is the antonym of the word ‘compulsory’?
a. mandatory b voluntary c. necessary d. essential
X. Ap Tawla ‘who embodies modern values’ clashed with
the traditional values of Aum Wangmo.
The Italicized phrase means:
a. opposes modern
values b.
stands for modern values c.
has heard of modern values d. doesn’t like modern
values
XI. The process of
modernization meandering across the country …. .The appropriate phrase to
complete this sentence would be:
a. alters the very topography of Kinjung b
.marks the passage of time in Kinjung c .bypasses Kinjung
d. counts and recounts the endless drama of life. XII. This story is an example of:
a. fantasy
b. folktale c. contemporary realistic fiction d. novel
XIII. Some events of
the story are:
A. Sherab
falls ill after being immunized.
B. Ap
Tawla gets modern treatment while Aum Wangmo gets traditional treatment.
C. Sherab
is cured but his parents continue to quarrel.
D. Ap
Tawla and Aum Wangmo quarrel over the kind of treatment.
The correct order of the events is:
a. A,
B, C, D b. D,
A, C, B c. D, C, B, A d. A,D,B,C,
XIV. Most villagers
supported Aum Wangmo in her opposition to the suggestion of calling a health
worker. It shows that villagers …
a. Are
very eager to accept modernization b. know what is best for themselves
c.
are to be left on their own d. have more faith in the traditional
than the modern
XV. The moral of the
story is:
a. Tradition
is better than modernism b. tradition
and modern must exist side by side c. villagers are better than towns people d. modernism is better than tradition
Question
I b – 20 Marks
Direction:
Answer the following questions in complete sentences of your own.
I.
Why did Ap Tawla Curse the rooster? (2)
II.
What is the setting of the story?
(3)
III.
Ap Tawla and Aum Wangmo stands for two
opposing viewpoints. What are they? (5)
IV.
Compare Ap Tawla and his wife. Who do
you like better? Why? Explain in detail. (5)
V.
What was the problem/conflict of the
story? Is it solved at the end? How was it solved? Are you happy with the solution? (5)
SET II – 35 Marks
Q2.
Answer the following questions briefly in about 60 words each. (5x7)
I.
Desribe Kinjung and the life of the
people of Kinjung.
II.
Draw a handy story map for ‘Like Two Feet of a Traveller’ showing
the elements of the story.
III.
Compare Ap Tawla and Aum Wangmo. Who do
you like best? Give reasons for your answer.
IV.
Compose an imaginary interview that a journalist
(newspaper reporter) has with Ap Tawla about Sherab’s illness and treatment.
Each should speak five times.
V.
Identify some traditions and cultural
practices that are disappearing from your community. Is it a good thing? Why do
you think it is happening? Explain in
detail
SECTION B- ESSAY (35 Marks)
Direction-
Read the essay given below carefully. From the two sets of questions on this
text, choose one set and write your responses on the answer sheet.
They closed in on him-two boys and one girl-silently,
menacingly slow, with their hands deep inside the pockets of their jeans.
The girl spoke first.”It was him.”She pointed an
accusing finger at the boy.”He kicked me purposely, I am sure. He made me spill
my lunch all over the place, and ran away leaving me to face the music.”
The boy stared at her, his face a mask of fear and
concentration. He hadn’t learned much English in the six months of his stay in
London, despite the special language classes for foreign students in the
afternoons.
His fists clenched and unclenched nervously as he
desperately searched for words. But all that came to him was a confused jumble
of Iranian words.
He backed away. His eyes darted around the empty
schoolyard-nobody was in sight, not even the house keeper.
“Look here, you bully!”The leader’s words hit him
like a lash. “Teasing the girls, eh? Come on, apologize”.
The boy drew back.
“Proud? Eh?” The other boy sneered.”Too proud to
apologize? Proud of what, you potato?”
He kicked the gravel, sending a hail of sharp pebbles
flying at the boy.
The boy stared at the children, bewildered. “No,” he
murmured, “no.”
“Apologize,” insisted the leader, jabbing his finger
under the boy’s chin.”Come on, apologize.”
The boy’s lips quivered. Shielding his face with his
hands he retreated further.
“Apologize!” the girl echoed with a cruel
smirk.”Apologize! Or is it against your pride?”
The boy didn’t answer.”Speak up!” The leader struck
the boy sharply on the shoulder.
“Apologize!”-Silence.-“Apologize!”
The boy didn’t move. The next blow landed on his
nose. It stung like a thousand needles. For a moment he thought he would cry.
But he didn’t. He wiped his face with the back of his sleeve. Anger burnt in
him, hot and explosive. That frightened him.
“Come on,” one of them said. “He is asking for it.
They fell on him, pell-mell, punching him with knotted fists. Blows rained down
on him – left – right – left…
“Hold it! Stop it!” a voice cracked like a whip.
Strong hands grabbed the children by their collars and pulled them away. They
stood there, shifting uncomfortably, avoiding the eyes of the tall boy in the
blue and yellow sweat- shirt.
“What’s going on here?”thundered Jan van de Meer, the
captain of the school’s football team. “Why have you picked on him? All of you?
This is not the way to settle an argument.”
He looked sharply at the leader. “Why were you
thrashing him?”
“He …,”stuttered the hefty boy. He… doesn’t want to
apologize.”
“You see,’ cried the girl, “he hit me hard. The
least he can do is apologize. But he will not.”
The tall lad turned to the Iranian boy, looking at
him with dark, serious eyes.
“Come on, boy,” he said kindly.”Reach out a hand and
apologize.”
The boy didn’t move. He stood there thin and tense,
his brows knitted. His lips quivered.
“Come on,” urged Jan van de Meer.”Be a sport.
Apologize to these wild cats.”
The dark eyes of the Iranian boy filled with misery.
He swallowed hard.”Come on, boy, why don’t you?”
A dry sob broke from the boy’s lips.”No. No.”
“Why not? For God’s sake, Why not?”
“Because,” the boy’s voice rose.”Because I not know
‘apologize’. I no understand ‘apologize’. I speak little English-very little
English. Please forgive!”
SET I – 35 MARKS
Question
1a-
Each question below is followed by four responses. Choose the correct answers
and write them on your answer sheet.
(15)
I.
This is an example of:
a. Narrative
writing b. descriptive writing c. persuasive writing d. argumentative writing
II.
Where does the story take place?
a. Holland b. Iran c. England d.
In an unknown land
III.
All the characters in this incident are:
a. tourists b. factory workers c. students d .foreigners
IV.
The two boys and the girl advanced
menacingly because they were
a. Angry
with the boy b. happy with the boy c. threatened by the boy d. asked by others
V The boy looked at
them with fear and concentration because he
a. had not done his work b. did not want to e friends with them c .was unable to understand why they
were threatening him d. wanted to
fight with them
VI. What is the nationality
of the boy?
a. Dutch b. English
c. Iranian d. Indian
VII .What kind of story
is this?
a. Realistic
fiction b. folktale c. fable d. novel
VIII. The
boy had stayed in London for
a. One
year b. six months c. six years d. all his life
IX.
What was the boy accused of?
a. Teasing
the girl b. stealing the girl’s purse
b. bullying
other boys d. not learning English
X.
Why was it that the boy did not
apologize?
a. He
was too proud b. he did not want to apologize
to a girl
c. he
did not understand them d. he
was innocent
XI.
Who do you think is the bad character in
the story?
a. Jan van de Meer b. the Iranian boy c. the girl d. the hefty boy
XII.
A synonym for the word threateningly
that we can find in the passage is :
a. sneered b. menacingly c. jabbing d. clenched
XIII. The
idiom ‘to face the music’ in the second paragraph means ;
a. To
sing a song b. to listen to a song c.
to deal with the consequence d. to
dance along with music
XIV. Who
is the main character of the story?
a. The
girl b.
captain of the football team c.
the Iranian boy d. Jan
van de Meer
XV.
A suitable title for this story would
be:
a. The
football captain b. the language problem c. being a foreigner d. learning to apologize
Question1 b – 20 Marks
Direction-
Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
I.
In which country did the story take
place?
(2)
II.
What was the girl’s complaint against
the boy? (3)
III.
What did the two boys think when the
Iranian boy did not apologize? How did they react? Do you support their
behavior? Why? (5)
IV.
The boys were not very strong or brave
themselves. Prove it. (5)
V.
What are the messages that we get from
this story? (5)
SET II- 35 MARKS
Question:
2 Direction: Answer the
following questions briefly in about 60 words each. (5x7)
I.
Why did the two boys attack the Iranian
boy? Was it a fair fight? Why?
II.
Explain why you consider the girl and
her friends guilty of bullying.
III.
How did the football captain try to
settle the problem? Do you think he was fair to the Iranian boy? Explain.
IV.
Do think this story can happen in your
school? If you see a similar incident in your school how will you react?
V.
Imagine
you are the school captain who stopped the bullies from further beating the
Iranian boy. Write a short letter to the principal of your school about the
day’s incident. Write about five sentences.
SECTION C- POETRY – 30 MARKS
Directions:
Read the Poem given below by Alfred Tennyson carefully. Then choose ONE SET of
questions given below and answer in the answer sheet.
Home
They Brought her Warrior Dead
Home
they brought her warrior dead;
She
nor swooned, nor uttered a cry:
All
her maidens, watching said,
“She
must weep or she will die.”
Then
they praised him, soft and low,
Call’d
him worthy to be loved,
Truest
friend and noblest foe;
Yet
she neither spoke nor moved.
Stole
a maiden from her place,
Lightly
to the warrior stept,
Took
the face cloth from the face;
Yet
she neither moved nor wept.
Rose
a nurse of ninety years,
Set
his child upon her knee-
Like
summer tempest came her tears-
“Sweet,
my child I live for thee.”
.
SET
I – 30 MARKS
Q.I a Direction-
Choose the most suitable answer and write in your answer sheet. 1x10)
I.
The poem consists of
a. three
stanzas b. five stanzas c. four stanzas d. one stanza
II.
The author of the poem is
a. Robert
Frost b. John
Milton c. William Shakespeare d. Alfred Tennyson
III.
The words ‘dead’ and ‘said’ in the
first stanza are examples of
a. Alliteration b. assonance c. onomatopoeia d. rhyming words
IV.
What happened to the warrior?
a. died b. was taken prisoner c. cried d. swooned
V.
Which word in the poem means ‘soldier’?
a. Maiden b. nurse c. warrior d. tempest
VI.
Why did they want her to cry?
a. Otherwise
she would be angry b. otherwise she would die c. because
they wanted her to suffer d. because
they were jealous of her
VII.
Which narrative voice does the poem use?
a. First
person narrator b. second
person narrator c. third
person narrator d. fourth person
narrator
VIII. “Like
summer tempest came her tears. ‘The figurative language used here is
a. simile b. hyperbole
c. metaphor d. personification
IX.
Another title for this poem would be:
a. Child
and mother b. man
and woman
c. Warrior’s death d. Woman’s Grief
X.
This poem tells us that
a. Women
will die if they don’t cry
b. A
mother lives for her child
c. Women
cry only when they see a child
d. Some
women are very cruel
Question I b- 20 Marks
Directions:
Answer these questions in your own words.
I.
Give the name of the author of the poem. (2)
II.
What was wrong with the wife of the
warrior? (3)
III.
What are the two things the maidens did
to make her cry and release her sorrow?
(5)
IV.
Identify a simile used in the poem and
tell why you consider it as a simile.
(5)
V.
What is the message that the author
tries to convey through this poem? (5)
SET II- 30
Marks
Question
2:
Direction:
Read the following questions carefully and answer them in about 50 words each.
(5x6)
I.
Rewrite the first two stanzas of the
poem in your sentences.
II.
Describe how the maidens tried to make
the woman cry and release her sorrow.
III.
What features of poems can you identify
in this piece of writing?
IV.
Suggest another title for this poem.
Explain in detail why you suggest it.
V.
Imagine you are one of the maidens who
were present during this incident. Retell the incident mentioned in the poem as
a story.
HAPPY
WINTER VACATION!
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