Royal Government of Bhutan
SARPANG LOWER
SECONDARY SCHOOL
Sarpang
Mid
Term Examination 2017
Class: VII Writing Time: 2 Hours
Subject:English
I (Lang & Writing) Fullmark: 100
Directions: there are two sections
in this paper. Section A and Section B. Section A has two questions. Question I
and Question II. You must write one essay and one letter from the choices given.
Section B is compulsory. You must attempt all questions. Write all your answers
in the answer sheet provided separately. Do not forget to copy the question
numbers correctly.
Section
A: writing
Question I:
composition 40 Marks
Direction: write a
narrative easy of about 300 words on any ONE of the following topics.
A.
An
unforgettable day in your life.
B.
An
important day that you celebrated.
C.
Your
first day in this school.
Question II:
Letter Writing 20markss.
Direction: you are SangayChoden,
a student of Jigmeling Lower secondary school in sarpang.Write a letter on any
ONE of the following situations. Marks will be awarded for correct layout,
language and content.
1.
You
have won the first prize of Nu.5000 in the drawing competition on “The benefits
of Yoga” organized by The Indian Consulate. Writea letter to your father about
the competition, the picture you drew and your plans for spending the prize
money.
2.
Write
a letter to your Face book friend, Anne Boleyn from Australia, inviting her to
Bhutan to spend a few days with you in Bhutan during the summer vacation. Tell
her what you plan to do together during the vacation.
3.
Your
brother, SangayDorji, who is a student of Sarpang LSS, wants to stop studying
and take up farming. Write a letter to him telling him what you think about it.
Give some reasons for your advice.
Section
B: Language 40 marks.
Question III:Information
Transfer 15marks
Direction:Study thetable
given below that shows different types of minerals, their sources and their
deficiency diseases and rewrite the same information in a short paragraph of five
sentences.
|
Mineral
|
Main Sources of Minerals
|
Importance
|
Deficiency diseases
|
|
Iron
|
Red meat,
beans, green vegetables, etc.
|
Formation of
red blood cells.
|
Anemia
|
|
Iodine
|
Sea food and
iodized salt.
|
Formation of
thyroxin
|
Simple goiter.
|
|
Calcium
|
Milk and dairy
products
|
Formation of
teeth and bones
|
Poor growth of
bones and teeth.
|
Question IV:Grammar
25marks
Question 1:
Choose the correct answers. (5marks)
Direction:
Copy the question numbers and write your answers against it.
a.
A
word used to express an action or state is a …….. (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
b.
This
school belongs to us. It is … (his,yours,ours,us)
c.
Potato
is not an expensive vegetable… (is it
not?, Isn’t it?, Is it ?, are they?)
d.
Which
of the following is an example of a compound sentence?
i)
My
father likes to play basketball and football.
ii)
I
like to play basketball when I have friends.
iii)
I
like to play basketball and I have many friends.
iv)
Our
Foot ball team won the inter school and Inter Dzonkhag tournaments.
e.
Which
of the following sentence is correct?
i)
England
isan European country.
ii)
I
want to buy a umbrella.
iii)
Hydrogen
is a lightest gas.
iv)
Gelephu
is just an hour’s drive from Sarpang.
Question 2:
Write the past tense and past participles of the following verbs. (5marks)
(It
is not necessary to draw the table)
|
Question Number
|
Root /present form
|
Past form
|
Past participle form
|
|
a)
|
Write
|
|
|
|
b)
|
bully
|
|
|
|
c)
|
Manufacture
|
|
|
|
d)
|
catch
|
|
|
|
e)
|
speak
|
|
|
Question 3
Direction: Writeappropriate
question tags for the following statements.
(5marks)
a, It’s a
pleasure to travel by ship,……….
b.Pemba always
helps his sister…
c. Polar bears
are never found near the equator,…
d.I am your friend,…
e.We didn’t
disturb the pigeons,…
Question 4
Direction:
Rewrite the following sentences according to the instruction given after each
sentence.(1X5 Marks)
a)
It
is my mother who (do) all the shopping.
( Use the correct form of the verb in brackets)
b)
I
was very late. My mother was waiting for me.( Combine into a compound sentence)
c)
My
father loves me very much. He does not show it.(Combine into a compound
sentence)
d)
Today
we did not have morning assembly. It was raining. (Combine into a complex
sentence using, “as”.)
e)
I
found my watch. It was lost last week. (Combine into a complex sentence using,
“which”).
Question:5.
Editing (5marks)
Direction:
Rewrite the following sentences after carefully correcting the use of the
articles (a. an, the), spellings and punctuation.
a.
Dorji and dechen went to the market on a sunday.
b.
His friend said, I will help you.
c.
My friends dog is small, but its’ bark is fearsome.
d.
Mount Everest is a tallest mountain in the world and GankarPuensum is a tallest
mountain in Bhutan.
e
.England , an European Kingdom, has decided to leave a European Union.
Do
your Best
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