Class-Seven
Subject-English First Paper
Time-3 Hours Full Marks-80
Section A : Reading (Total Marks :(40)
1. Read the text first and then coose the best answer to the following questions from the alternatives given. You do not need to reproduce the whole chunk of the answer. Only the corresponding number of the answers will do.
Mrs. Nazma and Mr. Joynal Ali in a small village with their daughters, mitu aged 7 and nitu aged 5. Joynul is a carpenter. He is hired by the villagers to make chairs, tables, pira (low stool) and other furniture. He is also asked to do small repair work. But Joynul does not find work every day. He lives from hand to mouth. Nazma does all the work at home from morning do night, rain on Shine Sometimes she sits with mitu and Nitu, and teaches those Bangla and English alphabats and some humbers. They do not go to school. Nazma could study only up to class 5. Joynul is illiterate. Now choose the correct answer to each question from the alternative given and write the corresponding number of the answers in your answer script.
1. Mrs. Nazma and Mr Joynul Ali live in a ………….. what does live mean?
(a) die (b) dwell (c) cease (d) depart
2. Which one of the following words has a simillar meaning of, Small?
(a) big (b) large (c) little (d) huge
3. He is hired by the villagers to make chairs………… what does ‘hire’ mean?
(a) discharge (b) fine (c) affer (d) rent
4. He is also asked to do small repair work. The meaning of the word ‘repair’ is
(a) tie (b) mend (c) find (d) renew
5. Which one of the following words has a similar meaning of ‘work’?
(a) rest (b) leisure (c) act (d) labour
6. But Joynul does not find work every day. What does ‘find’ mean-
(a) lose (b) come upon by seeking (c) get (d) obtain
7. Mrs. Nazma and Mr. Joynul Ali have
(a) no doughters
(b) a bigh family
(c) two doughter
(d) three doughter
8. Mr. Joynul Ali is hired by the villagers to mane chairs, tables, pira (low stool) and other furniturer because.
(a) He is a repairer
(c) He is a carpenter
(d) He is a Mender
9. Where do Mrs. Nazma and Mr. Joynul live?
(a) They live in a small town.
(b) They live in a hilly area.
(c) They live in a big city.
(d) They live in a small village.
10. The villagers ire Mr. Joynul Ali because
(a) He can make wooden toys.
(b) He can make agricultural tools.
(c) He can make furniture.
(d) He can Make spades and axes.
2. Read the following text and answer the questions.
Farabi was sitting with his head down. He looked sad. His hair was untidy and ruffled. It was clear hedid not brush at all. ” What happed, Farabi? Are you okay?” asked Flora. ”I am so shocked, Flora. I don’t want to talk,” Said Farabi.
”But you have to. Any pain or hurt is like a load in the mind if you tell or share it with your parents or friends, it wil be lighter. On the other hand, if you don’t shareit. The load will become heabier and more painful. So please tell me what’s wrong,” Flora insisted.
Farabi looked at flora and said one of my friends Harun is our school football team leader yesterday he just dropped my name from the coming district Inter school Football Tournament. I wanted to know why but he didn’t evem talk to me about it.”
Now write answers to the following questions in your scripts.
1. How was Farabi sitting?
2. Why was he shocked?
3. Who is the school team leader?
4. What did he do with Farabi?
5. How was the day for farabi?
3. Read the text and answer the following questions.
The shalik is a very common bird in Bangladesh. It is about the size of 23 centimeters. Its colours range from rich wine-brown on the lower breast to deep black on the head, neckand upper breast. It feeds on plants, in seets and worms. It often builds its nest in creviees of buildings. It is noisy bind. It is often seen anxong chickens or perched on the backs of cattle. Talking manys are something kept as pet. They breed through much of the year depending on the location.
A. Complete the following table with the information given in the passge.
The shalik
In Bangladesh the Shlik is very (a)
Its size is about (b)
Its main foods are (c)
It often builds its next (d)
It makes (e)
B. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Tailbird (tuntuni) is very familiar bird in Bangladesh. It is a tiny inseet eatct and is olive green to yellowish green in colour. It nests in evergreen forests and with mixed bushes and bambo and thickets. It feeds mainly on small inseets and larva. It breeds in my June. The are shy in natune and hide themselevs within regetation. They range in size from to do 14 centimetens.
Now read the following statements
Now read the following statement. write (t) in your answer Seript if the statemet is true. Write (f) if the statement is false. If false, write the correct answer you do not need to copy the statement in your script. Only the corresponding number of the Statement will do:
(i) Tailbird lives on grains.
(ii) Tailbird can build nests.
(iii) It is familiar bird in Bangladesh.
(iv) It is a noisy bird.
(v) Tailbird is a smll bird
4. Read the text below and complete it with suitable words given in the box.
taken news parents condition time care cordial suffering see ill
My friend Salam had been (a)……………. from typhoid for a long (b)……… Suddenly hsi (c)………. worsen. So he was (d)……….. I rushed to the hospital to (f)………. him. I found him Seriously (g)……… to my her surprise. I saw taht the doctors were not (h)………… at all. They did not take any (i)…….of him. Even they musbehaved with his (j)……………….
5. Match the text given in column ‘A’ and column ‘B’ to write five complete sentence.
A B
(i) English is an in more then 60 countries
(ii) It is important international language
(iii) It is the storehouse to get a good job
(iv) It helps a man for all of us
(v) It is the official on semi official language of all knowledge
6. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order in your answer script. You do not need to reproduce the sentecnces in your script. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.
(a) However he prcked it up and carried home.
(b) The land yielded him some crops.
(c) The man showed it to his wife.
(d) One day he was walking through the fields.
(e) With that he supponted his family.
(f) He thought that it might have dropped by a psser-by.
(g) She became very happy to se it and wanted to have for their own.
(h) He had frw aeres of land.
(i) While walking he came across a purse of gold.
(j) There lived a farmer in a village.
Section B: writing (Total marks: 40)
7. Complete the following story following the cue.
Once a hungry for was searching for good in the forest. After a while he came to a very and. He was tempted by the fine bunches of ripe grapes…………………………………………….
8. Suppose he marriage ceremony of your elder sister will be held on 22nd January. Some of your friends will attend the function.
Now, write a letter to your friend inviting him on the accession of the marriage ceremony of your elder sister.
9. Write a dialogue between to friends about the importance of tree plantation.
10. Write a short paragraph on “My first day at School”.