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JOSEPH’S COLLEGE - COLOMBO 10

1st TERM EVALUATION – 2024
Grade 7 English Language Time: 2 Hours

Class No: Name: Class:

Answer all the questions.

(01) Underline the word with the correct spellings. ( 1 x 10 )

i) Noisy , noisey , noicey

ii) Obedient , obediant , obedient
iii) Inpolite , impolite , impolite
iv) Beautifull , beautiful , beautiful
v) Dengerous , dangarous , dangerous
vi) Intertaining , intertaing , entertaining
vii) Philosopher , phylosopher , philosofer
viii) Neighbour , neihbour , neibour
ix) Peragraph , paragraph , paragaph
x) Acquarium , aquarium , acquarim

(02) Fill in the table with a synonym and an antonym. ( 1 x 10 )

Word Synonym Antonym

Eg. Big huge tiny

happy …………………………………. ………………………………….

strong …………………………………. ………………………………….

famous …………………………………. ………………………………….

enjoy …………………………………. ………………………………….

cold …………………………………. ………………………………….

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 (03) Rewrite these sentences using proper contractions . ( 1 x 5 )
Eg. I am a boy. – I’m a boy.

i) There are 8 classes in each section.

ii) She is my class teacher.

iii) Let us make our mother land proud.

iv) This is not my book.

v) We have got five tickets left.

(04) Mark whether the following are “ ” or “X” grammatically. (1/2 x 10 )

1. There are a lot of flowers in the bush. ( )

2. I have completed all my work. ( )

3. David is there a car there? ( )

4. He’s printer is not working. ( )

5. They are moving to a new house. ( )

6. I want to have two days’ leave. ( )

7. Susi did not bring the needed items. ( )

8. Tom and Sam are resting yesterday . ( )

9. This is my teachers’ handbag. ( )

10. Players will join the group last year. ( )

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(05) Go through the following poster and answer the questions in short form.
(10 marks)

i) What is this poster about?....................................................................... (2)

ii) When is the world’s water day? ............................................................. (2)

iii) What could be saved if we save water? ................................................. (1)

iv) State 2 measures you can take to save water as a student. (2)

v) Describe the above picture in 3 sentences. (3)

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 (05) There are 10 mistakes in the following paragraph. Circle them and write the
corrected word in the space provided. (1/2 x 10 )

Hi, I am j ane Risky. i watch an beautiful television programme

yesterday. It said , “ if you’e not do what you were meant to do - and each person was
meant for something astonishing – you’will never enjoy contentment”. what a lovely
thought it was. I think to myself. i share this idea with some of my colleague too.

Eg. Jane

(06) Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. (1x10)

i) The boys …………………………..[ have to , had to ] run to catch the train yesterday.
ii) ……………………….[ Does , Did ] you ……………………………….. [ bring , brought ] any
decoration?
iii) The children ………………………….. [ do , does ] have many suprises.
iv) One who ………………………………….[ has , have ] not been selected ………………………….
[are , will ] not called inside.
v) The policeman …………………… [ has , have ] to report to the office in the morning.
vi) There …………………………. [ is , are ] some interesting places to visit but there
…………… [ is , are ] a small issue, since I …………………………… [ hasn’t , haven’t ]
brought my brochure.

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 (07) Read the following text and answer the questions in short form. (10 marks)

Olympic Games.

For the most recent games in Beijing, China, see 2022 Winter Olympics. For the upcoming games in Paris,
France see 2024 Summer Olympics. For the ancient Greek games, see Ancient Olympic Games. For other uses,
see Olympic.

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics are the leading international

sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from
around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world’s
foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories
participating, by default the Games generally substitute for any World Championships the year in which they
take place (however, each class usually maintains their own records). The Olympic Games are held every four
years, since 1994, they have been alternated between the summer and winter Olympics every two years
during the four-year period.

Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in

Olympia, Greece from the 8thcentury BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The
IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement, which encompasses all entities and individuals involved
in the Olympic Games. The Olympic Charter defines their structure and authority.

i) Who participates in these games? (1)

ii) When are the modern Olympic games held? (1)

iii) In which year was it started? (1)
iv) When do they hold the Summer and Winter Olympics? (1)

v) What is the governing body of the Olympic Movement? (1)

vi) What is the Olympic Charter? (1)

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vii) Write a similar word each for the following from the passage. (1x2)
a) Different types –
b) Leading –

viii) Which articles should you refer to find the following? (1x2)
a) Ancient Greek Games –
b) Upcoming games –

(08) Literature 1 :
Answer the following based on the poem “ Mid Term break”. (10 marks)

i) Why was the speaker brought home suddenly? By whom? (2 marks)

i) Where was the speaker waiting (in school)? (1)

ii) Who was crying in the porch? (1)
iii) Who is the poet of this poem? (1)
iv) What did the mother do when she saw the boy? (1)

v) How old was his dead brother? How do you know that? (2)

vi) Where was the bruise? (2)

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 (09) Literature 2 : ( 10 marks)

Write short answers for the following from the story “ The Snake”.
i) What is the setting of the story?
( 1 mark)
ii) Write two words that describe the snake.
( 2 marks)
iii) Why did the man go behind the snake? ( 2 marks)

iv) What did he use to touch the snake first? ……

( 1 marks)
v) Why did he whistle to the snake? ( 2 marks)

vi) Write 2 things you would do if you found a snake in your courtyard. (2)

ii) Listening: ( 5 marks)

Listen to your teacher and fill in the blanks of the given paragraph.

Joy of sharing.

One day Timmy and Jane were playing with blocks. Timmy was building
a …………………………………………………. tower and Jane was building a ……………………………………
. They ran out of ……………………………………………… . Timmy said, “ here you …………………………
Jane, you can have blocks to ……………………………………….. your house.

iii) Choose one topic from the following and write an Essay in a separate paper.
(125 – 150 words) - ( 10 marks)

i) Write an autobiography of a pencil.

or

ii) How I spend my free time.

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