J/ Vembadi Girls’ High School

1st Term Examination -2017

Grade :7 English Language Time :1.30 hrs
PART I

Test : 1.Underline the word with correct spelling. (1x 5 = 5Marks)

Eg- teachor, taecher, teachar, teacher
1) widnow, windwo, wnidow, window
2) flwores, folwers, flowers, flowres
3) sports, soprts, sporst, sprots
4) clouro, colour, coloru, coulor
5) beans, baens, beens, benas

Test 2. Match A with B. (1x5 =Marks)

A B
1) to buy some fish cafe
2) to buy some medicine fruit stall
3) to buy some fruits pharmacy
4) to send a letter fish market
5) to borrow a book post office
6) to drink a cup of tea library

Test 3. Put the following words in the correct columns. (1/2 x20 =10 Marks)

car, blouse, parrot ,bus, elephant, zebra, crow, saree, shorts, boat, deer, van, peacock,
lion,shirt, dog, hen, lorry, trousers, skirt, aeroplane, duck, tiger, submarine .
Dresses Animals Birds Vehicles
E.g.-blouse cat crow car
Test 4. Make questions for the following sentences. (2x 1 =5 Marks)

Eg- She is a doctor.

Is she a doctor?
1 They are friends.
…………………………………………………………………………………………?
2 He is a player.
…………………………………………………………………………………………?
3 We are dancers
…………………………………………………………………………………………?
4 It is a beautiful bird
…………………………………………………………………………………………?
5 I am a student
…………………………………………………………………………………………?
6 They are books
…………………………………………………………………………………………?

Test 5. Read the paragraph and complete the task sheet given . (1X5=5 Marks)

Neru is a fisherman. He is forty years old. He lives in Pesalai. It is a small fishing village in
the Mannar district.Neru has a fishing boat. His two sons help him. Neru’s wife Kumari and
his daughter do the household work. They live happily.

Eg – Name of the fisherman : Neru

A. Age ……………………………….

B. Village ……………………………….

C. Job ……………………………….

D. Number of children ……………………………….

E. Name of his wife ……………………………….

Test 6 .Select the similar word from the brackets and write them in the blanks given
against the words . (1x5= 5 Marks)

(Pretty, Center, Delicious, Clever, Ceremony, Inexpensive)

Eg- Function : Ceremony

1 Cheap. : …………………………….
2 Tasty. : ……………………………
3 Beautiful. : ……………………………
4 Middle : ………………………………
5 Intelligent : ………………………………

Test 7 .Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions given in the brackets .
(1x5 = 5Marks)
(For, in, by, to, near, at)
E.g. - Thank you for your wishes.
1 She goes ………………….. temple every Friday.

2 They visited to Colombo ……………..…….. Car.

3 It will be held ……………...... 5p.m.

4 He was born ………………….. India.

5 The tree is ……………….….. the building.

Test 8. Rewrite the following using apostrophes. (1x 10 = Marks)

E.g. – You are – You’re

1 Will not : ……………………….. 6 We are : ……………

2 I have : …………………………. 7 I would : ……………

3 She is : ………………………….. 8 cannot : ……………

4 Do not : ………………………... 9 Let us : ………………

5 who is : …………………………. 10 It is : …………………

Test 9. Fill in the blanks with has/ have. One is done for you. (1x 5=5 Marks)
My name is Norman. I (1) have one brothers and one sister. My parents (2) …………… a
new car.
The car (3)…………… four doors. It(4) ……………… a new radio with a CD player. My
brother (5)……………….. his driving license. My sister and I (6) ………………. bikes .

Test 10. Complete the sentences by using should / should not. (1x 5=5 Marks)
E.g. – We should not play on the road.

1. We ………………………. respect our teachers.

2. Students ………………………. clean the classroom.
3. People ………………………. waste the money.
4. We ………………………. take hot food.
5. We ………………………. get up early in the morning.
Test 11. Read the poster below and answer the questions. (2x 5=10 Marks)

Book fair - 2017 in Jaffna

A book exhibition and sale has been organized by Student Union of J/ Vembadi Girls’ High
School .It will be held in the A.R. Block from 14th – 17th June 2017 between 8 a.m to
4.30p.m .

1. What is the advertisement about?

………………………………………………………………..
2. When will the event be held?
………………………………………………………………..
3. Where will the event be held?
……………………………………………………………….
4. How long the exhibition last for each day?
………………………………………………………………
5. Who organized the event?
……………………………………………………………
Test 12.
Put the words in the correct order and make meaningful sentences. (2x 5=10 Marks)

Help / my friends / I / with their homework.

I help my friends with their homework
1. do sports / I / at the weekends / not / do
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. play / I / a musical instrument / in the evening
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. shy / not / when I meet / new people / I am
………………………………………………………………………………………
4. do / exercise / how / you / do / often / ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5. have / many / you / brother and sisters / how / got / ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………

Test 13.Read the passage and answer the questions given below .
(2X5=10 Marks)
A robot is an artificial agent, meaning it acts as a substitute for a person, doing things it is
designed for. Robots are usually controlled by a computer program or electronic circuitry.
They may be directly controlled by humans. They may be designed to look like humans, in
which case their behavior may suggest intelligence or thought. Most robots do a specific job,
and they do not look like humans. They can come in many forms.
In fiction, however, robots usually look like people, and seem to have a life of their own.
There are many books, movies, and video games with robots. Isaac Asimov's is the most
famous robot . People show interest in building robots to do work for us for a long time.
But it takes time and money to build just one machine..
1. What is a robot?

……………………………………………………………………...................................

2. Who directly controls the robot?

…………………………………………………………………………….......................
 3. In which ways the robots are usually controlled?

…………………………………………………………………………...........................

4. What is the name of the most famous robot mentioned here?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Why do people show interest in building robots?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

Test 14. Write on anyone the following topics. Use about 75 words (10 Marks)

1. The institution where you continue your studies.

2. A person you like most.