Royal Government of Bhutan
SARPANG LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Sarpang
MID-TERM EXAMININATION
2017
Class VII Writing Time: 2 hrs.
Subject: English Full Mark: 100
PaperII (Reading and Literature)
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 Set II. Set I comprises of
question no 1a and 1b. Set II corresponds to question no 2 across all sections.
You must attempt ONE SETof questions
from EACHsection.
You must attempt THREE sets of questions in all. Your
choice must include ONE SET II question (Question no.2) from any section.
Read the directions to each question carefully. Write ALL
the 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 write your responses on the answer sheet. Do not forget
to copy the set and question numbers.
The questions are based on the story, “One Day A Stranger Came”.
SET I 35 Marks
Question 1 a: Each question below is followed by four
responses. Choose the correct answer and write its number (Letter A, B, C or D.) in your answer sheet.No need to copy the
whole answer.(1X15 Marks)
1. This story was written by:
A. KuenzangChoden
B. Richard
Pindell
C. Naomi Waken
D. LeenaDhingra
2.In which season did the stranger make his first
appearance?
A. Spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter
3. Who was Ivan’s wife?
A. Sally
B. Rosy
C. Helen
D. Sonya
4. Thethings shared by the farmers were
A. A
barn and a farm house
B. A
chicken run and a duck pond
C. A
duck pond and the water
D. A
farm house and the water
5. The main characters in the story are
A. Berland,
Monland and Talland
B. Rosy,
John and Ivan
C. John,
Ivan and Giovanni
D. Ivan,
Giovanni and Sally
6. Which of the following statements about the three
families is NOT true?
A. They
were farmers.
B. They
belonged to the same country
C. They
helped each other.
D. They
were happy with their lives
7. When did the families help each other a lot?
A. When
they had more work.
B. When
the snow had melted.
C. When
the stranger came
D. When
bad luck came around
8. The main purpose of this story is to
A. make
people laugh
B. to
make people angry
C. teach
some morals
D. to
scare people
9.This story is an example of a
A. Narrative
essay
B. horror
story
C. Folktale
D. Novel
10. The stranger in this story stands for
A. The
Law of Karma
B. The
Government
C. Innocent
people
D. Wicked
people
11Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. The
stranger wanted to separate the families.
B. The
stranger wanted to bring peace.
C. The
stranger wanted to collect tax from them
D. The stranger was very pompous.
12.What was the main achievement of Sonya?
A. She
helped to weed the garden
B. She
fell from the apple tree
C. She
brought the elders to their senses
D. She helped other children with their lessons
13. Which of the rules imposed by the stranger affected the
children the most?
A. Children
should study separately.
B. They
should build fences
C. Children
should study lessons in winter.
D. Ivan
should collect taxes from his friends
14.Thebad person in
the story is:
A. The
author
B. Sonya
C. the
stranger
D. Ivan
15This story has
A. a
sad ending
B. an
unexpected ending
C. a
happy ending
D. no
ending
Question 1 b
(20 marks)
Direction: Answer the
following questions in your own words. Do not forget to write incomplete and
correct sentences.
1: Describe the setting of the story (2 Marks) 2:Who was the stranger and
why did he impose such rules? (1+2 Marks)
3:What was the third rule imposed by the stranger? How did
it affect them? (2+3 marks)
4:Do you like the ending of the story? Give two reasons for
your answer. (5 marks)
5: Write down three things that you learn from this story.(5
marks)
SET II (35 Marks)
Question:2: Answer the following questions in about 50
words each.
1. What were the reactions of the friends and their families
to the rules imposed by the stranger? Explain in detail?(3X2+1=7marks)
2. Identify at least three features of folktales found in
this story.(3X2+1=7marks)
3. Before the stranger came,the families in the story lived
like the people of our villages. Do you agree with this statement? Explain in
detail.(3X2+1=7marks)
4. Imagine that you are one of the characters in the story.
Describe in about fifty words, how your life changed after the stranger came.(7marks)
5. Draw a “Handy Story Map” for this story.(7 marks)
SECTION B – ESSAY (35 MARKS)
Direction: Read the
essay given below carefully. From the two sets of questions on the text, choose
ONE set and write your responses in your answer sheet.
Once, the Buddha was walking in a town with his disciple,
Ananda. As they passed a fishmonger’s shop, the Buddha said to Ananda, “Touch
the rope where the fish are hanging and then smell your fingers.” Ananda did as
instructed and said, “It smells awful.” The Buddha said, “This is the same as
mixing with people who are doing bad things. If we hang out with them, we will
also end up doing things that harm ourselves and others around us.”
Later as they passed a sweet shop, the Buddha asked Ananda
to touch the sweet wrapping paper and then smell his fingers. Ananda rubbed his
fingers on the wrapper and exclaimed delightedly, “Now my fingers smell fresh
and fragrant!” The Buddha said, “This is the same as making friends with those
who are doing good things. If we hang out with good people, we will also become
good.”
Although this teaching given by the Buddha to Ananda took
place 2,500 years ago, the message is still relevant for us today. When we hang
out with people who are abusing drugs or alcohol, stealing and getting involved
in gang fights, we might think that we will never do something similar. We
might think that nothing can break our strength of character and make us do
things that are harmful. But just as a fish swimming against the current
finally gets swept along by it, we too will be influenced by the habits of
those we are with. As a result, we will lose our family, friends and education.
Rather than hang out with friends who are engaged in such
type of risky behavior, we must speak with them frankly and honestly and act as
cool and clean role models. If someone who is a drug or alcohol addict invites
us to hang out with them, we can say something like, “I’d like to hang out with
you but I just don’t want to get caught up in drugs and alcohol. I want to see
the world and do great things. I want to be someone in life.” They might make
fun of you but deep inside their heart, they will admire your courage and
determination.
It is important to learn to say “NO” to risky habits and
friends. Creative activities like
photography, mountain biking, drawing, weightlifting, martial arts, music or
meditation help to engage our mind and body. This will not only keep us away
from risky habits, it will also make us cool role models that others can look
up to.
Set I 35 Marks
Question 1 a (15
marks)
Direction: Each
question is followed by four responses. Choose the correct one and write its number
(A, B, C or D) in your answer sheet.
1. Who
is the Buddha’s disciple?
A. Ananda
B. The
reader
C. The
author
D. A
fishmonger
2. What
is a disciple?
A. Ananda
B. A
friend
C. A
student
D. A
fishmonger
3. What
did the Buddha ask Ananda to do at first?
A. To
buy fish
B. To
smell his fingers
C. To
avoid bad company
D. To
touch the rope where the fish were hanging and to smell his fingers.
4. What
was Ananda’s reaction after touching the sweet wrappers?
A. He
was excited.
B. He
was disgusted.
C. He
said, “It smells awful.”
D. He
said, “Now my fingers smell fresh and fragrant.”
5. Why
do you think the Buddha askedAnanda to touch two different things?
A. To
explain the effect of bad deeds in our next life.
B. To
explain the effect of the company we keep.
C. To
explain the effect of bad company.
D. To
explain the effect of good company.
6. Which
paragraph of the essay tells us how to say “NO”?
A. Paragraph
2
B. Paragraph
3
C. Paragraph
4
D. Paragraph
5
7. All the following are good responses
to the invitation to hang out with someone who abuses drugs or alcohol EXCEPT
A. Say
that you would love to hang out with him.
B. Say
that you don’t want to get caught up in drugs or alcohol.
C. Say
that you want to do something great in life.
D. Say
that you want to be someone in life.
8. What
would be an effective way to help friends who are doing drugs?
A. By
giving them food, clothing and shelter.
B. By
listening to their problems
C. By
feeling pity on them
D. By
acting as cool and clean role models
9. Which
of the following is NOT a creative activity to engage our mind and body?
A. Gossiping
B. Photography
C. Weightlifting
D. Meditation
10. What
would be a suitable title for the essay?
A. Drug
Addiction
B. Keeping
good company
C. Lord
Buddha’s life
D. A
Visit to the Fishmonger
11. The
essay tries to explain its central idea through a/an
A.
Story
B.
Example
C.
Quotation
D.
Speech
12.
Drug addicts lose all the following in their
life EXCEPT
A. Good
friends
B. Family
support
C. Proper
education
D. Bad
friends
13. The
main idea of paragraph 3 is that
A. We
will never get influenced by bad company
B. We
will slowly get influenced by bad company.
C. Fish
swim against the current.
D. A
strong will power will never break.
14.
According to the essay, which of the following
is NOT true?
A. Bad
friends influence us negatively.
B. Creative
activities engage our mind and body.
C. The
Buddha’s teaching has lost its relevance today.
D. Bad
habits harm ourselves and others around us.
15. Who
are being compared to thefish swimming against the current?
A. People
with strong will power
B. People
who have good friends.
C. People
who have bad friends.
D. People
who are addicted to drugs or alcohol
Question 1 b (4 x 5 =20 marks)
Direction: Answer the following questions in your answer sheet.
1.
Explain the meaning of the Buddha’s first
teaching. (4 Marks)
2.
What do you think are the benefits of keeping
good company? (4 Marks)
3.
Describe two ways in which a drug or alcohol
addict harms himself and others around him? (2X2=
4 Marks)
4.
Why is it important to keep our minds and body
engaged with some creative activity?(4 )
5.
Why do you think that drug addicts admire you
secretly when you say ‘NO’ to drugs?(4)
Set II (7 x 5 = 35 marks)
Question 2:Direction:
Read the following questions carefully and write your answer in your answer
sheet.
1. How do drug or
alcohol addicts lose their family, friends and education?
2. Do you think
that the Buddha’s message about the influence of good and bad company is
correct? Justify.
3. What would you do if you come to know that
your friend is abusing drugs?
4. If you were a drug addict, what kind of
feelings and attitude would you have?
5. How can a family help a drug/alcohol addict
to stop his habit?
SECTION C – POETRY – 30 Marks
Direction: Read the poem given belowwritten by Aileen Fishercarefully and from the TWO
SETS of questions on the poem, choose ONE SET and write your answers on the
answer sheet.
On
mother’s day we got up first,
So
full of plans we almost burst.
We
started breakfast right away
As
our surprise for Mother’s Day.
We
picked some flowers, then hurried
Back
to make the coffee –rather black.
We
wrapped our gifts and wrote a card
And
boiled the eggs-a little hard.
And
then we sang a serenade,
Which
burned the toast, I am afraid.
But
mother said, amidst our cheers,
‘Oh,
what a big surprise, my dears.
I’ve
not had such a treat in years’.
And
she was smiling to her ears!
SET I(30 Marks)
Question 1a(1X10 marks)
Direction: Each question below is
followed by four responses. Choose the most suitable response and write its
number (A, B, C or D) in your answer sheet.
1. This poem consists of
A. Four
stanzas
B. five
stanzas
C. six stanzas
D. seven
stanzas
2. Who is the speaker of this poem?
A. mother
B. children
C. father
D. a
guest
3What do you think is the meaning of the word, “serenade”
used in the third stanza?
A. A
kind of story
B. a
kind of song
C. some loud music
D. national
anthem
4. Who got up first on Mother’s Day?
A. the
birds
B. the
mother
C. the
father
D. the
children
5. What happened to the toast while they were singing?
A. It
was eaten by a cat
B. It
got burned
C. It
was taken care by mother
D. It
got lost
6. Why did the children get up early?
A. Toboil
some eggs
B. to
toast some bread
C. to give a treat to mother
D. to
make some coffee
7. The expression “We almost burst” shows the children’s
A. love
for mother
B. affection for mother
C. Excitement
D. happiness
8.The words first and burstused in the first
stanza is an example of
A. internal
rhyme
B. simile
C. rhyming
words
D. alliteration
9. This poem uses a
A. First
person narrator
B. second
person narrator
C. third
person narrator
D. no narrator
10. The line, “I’ve not had such a treat in years.” Shows
the mother’s
A. affection
B. happiness
C. surprise
D. love
Question 1b – 20 Marks
Direction: Answer the following questions in complete
sentences of your own.
1. Who is the author of this poem? (2 marks)
2. Why did the children get up early in the morning? (3
Marks)
3. What were the surprisesthat the children had planned?
(Write at least three complete sentences)
(5marks)
4. How did the mother feel when children gave her the
‘Surprise’?How did she express her feelings?(2+2+1=5marks)
5.List down the surprises that you would like to give your
father on Father’s Day.Tell why you
chose them.(3+2 =5marks)
SET II – 30 Marks
Question: 2 (6x5 marks)
Direction: Answer each of the following questions in a short
paragraph.
1. List the surprises that the children presented to their
mother. (3X2=6 Marks)
2. Identify two pairs of rhyming words used in this poem.
Explain rhyming words and why they are used.(2+2+2=6 Marks)
3On Mother’s Day the children were very excited and the
mother was very happy. Identify and copy the lines (both lines) that show the
children’s excitement and mother’s happiness (3X2=6 )
4. Why do you consider this piece of writing as a poem? List
down any three features of poems found in this piece.(3X2=6 marks)
5. Rewrite the poem as a story in about fifty words. (Please
do not copy as it is .Use short and complete sentences of your own.) (6
marks)
BEST OF LUCK!
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