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1st Terminal Examination-2017

Class- VII
ENGLISH II
Time: - 2hr 15 min
F.M: 80

I. Read the following passage and answer the

questions:-
Coal is chiefly used as a fuel for cooking. It is used
in factories, to run the great mills and in the
railway engines and ships. Without coal ,
civilization would not have advanced so much. The
by-products of coal cake, coal-gas and coal tar
are equally useful. Various kinds dyes , sweet
scents and medicines are made from coal.; coal tar
is used to preserve wood and iron from being
destroyed.
Coal is found in India, Great Britain, U.S.A. and in
many European Countries. In Assam, there are coal
mines in Margherita and Joypore. Coal in Assam
was discovered by a British Company named Assam
Railway Trading Company with its main offices in
London. Coal is found in Meghalaya and Nagaland.
Today through electricity and Diesel are fast
replacing the coal, it should always be remembered
that coal did play a very important role in the
progress of civilization.
A. Re- arrange the following sentences in the
proper order as they occur in the text:-
5X1=5
i. Coal is found in Meghalaya and Nagaland. ______
ii. Sweet scents and many medicines are made
from coal. _____
iii. Electricity and Diesel are fast replacing the
coal.______.
iv. The Chief use of coal is for cooking._________

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 v. Without coal, progress of civilization would have
stopped.____
B. Answer the following questions:-
i. How is coal used? 3
ii. Where is coal found? 2
iii. Name the By-products of Coal
2
iv. What is the use of coal tar?
2
v. Name two places in Assam where there are coal
mines. 2

C.Match the words in col-1 with the words given in col-

2:- 4X1=4
Column 1 Column 2
Greedy Goose
Ordinary Farmer
Golden Treasure
Lost Egg
D. Define Adjective? How many kinds of Adjective
are there? State any five with an example.
2+2+(5X2)=14
E.Difference between countable and uncountable
noun? 6
F. Change the voice:-
5X1=5
i. The artist is painting the picture.
ii. They speak Bengali here.
iii. I have known the boy for five years.
iv. You should see to it soon.
v. She visits the zoo quite often.
G. Choose the word which best fits into the blank in
each of the following sentences:-
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a.I shall look ______ your son while you are away.( at ,
on , after )
b.They call ______ me quite often. ( in , on , off)
c. He has put ______ a nice shirt. ( of , out , on )
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 d.We were held _______ by the traffic jam. ( on , up ,
off)
e.Go ______ the book quickly. ( over, through , on )
H. Write a letter to your friend requesting him to
spend a week with you and in your village home
after the annual examination. 10
I. Write a story on the following outline:-
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Wind, sun quarrel over strength ----- decide to test
----- sees a man in coat ---- wind blows hard ---- man
pulls coat close ---- sun shine bright on --- man takes
the coat off.
J. Study the information below and write the
paragraph on Satyajit roy:10
Place of birth --- Kolkata
Date of birth ---- 02.05.1921
Father and Mother --- Sukumar Roy and Suprava Roy
Education ---- Presidency Collage and santiniketan.
Best Film ---- Pather Panchali, Goopy Gayen Bagha
Bayen, Hirak Rajar
Deshe and many others.
Many books for Children ---- About Feluda and
Professor Shanku.
Awards ----- Bharat Ratna and many others
Death ----- 23.04.1992 ( after long illness )