Sunshine School & College

First evaluation exam-2020

Subject: English-2nd Paper
Class-Seven
(Marks for individual items are mentioned next to the test items.)

Time – 3 Hours Full Marks: 100

Part-A: Unseen Part (20)
Read the following text and answer questions 1 and 2.
Dr. Kudrat-e-Khuda was born in west Bengal 1900. He was very meritorious from his boyhood.
He stood first in the MSc Examination in Kalkata University. He got the Premchand Roychand
Scholarship for his research. He got the DSc degree from London University. He joined
Presidency College of Kalkata as a teacher in 1931. He became the first director of Eastern
Science Research in 1955. He was awarded ‘Ekushe Padak’ y the Bangladesh Government in
1976. He was awarded honorable degree from Dhaka University. He died in 1977.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternative: 1 ×5=5
(a) Dr. Kudrat-e-Khuda was born in___.
(i) 1931 (ii) 1901 (iii) 1910 (iv) 1900
(b) He was a student of ____University.
(i) Dhaka (ii) Khulna (iii) Kolkata (iv) Rajshahi
(c) He received his ___ degree from London University.
(i) DSc (ii) MSc (iii) BSc (iv) PhD
(d) He was a teacher of ___ College.
(i) Rajshahi (ii) Dhaka (iii) Presidency (iv) Edward
(e) He died in__.
(i) 1970 (ii) 1977 (iii) 1976 (iv) 1955

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words: 1 ×5=5

(a) Dr. Kudrat-e-Khuda stood ___ pin MSc Examination.
(b) He got Scholarship for his___.
(c) He was ___ of Eastern Science Research.
(d) He got ‘Ekushe Padak’ in___.
(e) He was awarded ___ degree from Dhaka University.

3. Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statement. 1 ×5=5

(a) Dr. Kudrat-e-Khuda was born in West Pakistan.
(b) He became first in the MSc Examination.
(c) He was a student of Dhaka University.
(d) He was awarded ‘Sadhinata Padak’ by the Bangladesh
Government.
(e) He died in 1977.
4. Answer the following questions. 2 ×5=10
(a) Who is farmer?
(b) How long does he work?
(c) Which crops does he produce?
(d) Where does he live?
(e) How do you feel for them?

5. Fill in the gaps in the following text with appropriate articles (a, an, the). Put a cross (x) where no
article is used. 0.5×10 = 5
The sea is (a) —— huge store of mineral resources. All (b) ——— known chemical and minerals exist in
sea water, some in great amount, yet only common salt, potassium, magnesium, iodine, bromide and (c)
—— few other substances have been extracted from seawater. We still follow (d) —— traditional
method of extracting salt from sea water by (e) —— evaporation. Iodine is obtained from (t) —— ashes
of sea weeds. There is also (g) —— great reserve of petroleum and natural gas beneath. (h) —— sea-
bed. Making fresh water by removing salt from sea water is still (i) —— very expensive process. If a good
method of desalting sea water could be developed, huge sea-water could be used for irrigation to
transform millions of square kilometers of desert into (j) —— farm land.

6. Change these follow sentences. 2 ×5=10

a) Purnima sings for 2 hours (Present Perfect Continuous)
b) It rains. (Present Continuous)
c) My sister writes me a letter. (Present Perfect)
d) Shimu has made a nice bamboo basket. (Simple ten)
e) The dog is barking (Present perfect)

Read the following text and answer questions.

Begum Rokeya was a famous writer and a social worker. She lived in undivided Bengal in the early 19th
century. She believed that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men in the society.
So, she fought for them throughout her life. Begumn Rokeya was born in a rich family in a village called
Pairabondh, Rangpur in 1880. Her father Jahir Uddin Muhammad Abu Ali Haider Saber was an educated
land-lord. Rokeya was married to Khan Bahadur Sakhawat Hussain in 1896. Her husband was the Deputy
Magistrate of Bhagalpur, now a district in the Indian state of Bihar. He was very co-operative and always
encouraged Rokeya to go on with her activities. Many upper class Muslims of Bengal at that time learnt
Arabic and Persia as medium of education and communication. But Rokeya had great love for her mother
tongue. She learnt Bangla and English from her eldest brother Ibrahim.

7. Complete the grid below with appropriate information. 1×5=5

Who? What? When/Where?

Begum Rokeya born in (a) --------
(b) -------- deputy magistrate Bhagalpur, a district of Bihar in
India
Rokeya (c) -------- in equal rights for throughout her life
men and women
She learnt Bangla at her (d) --------
We should show our true (e) ------ to her

8. The text in column A are the beginning of some sentences. The extensions are given in
Column B and Column C. Match the text in Column A, B and C to make complete
sentences. 1 ×5=5
 Column A Column B Column C
Bangladesh inundated by flood water
Floods Becomes a lot
Sometime it Suffer terrible and devastating.
The whole of Bangladesh is a land of rivers.
occur
At the wake of a flood people almost every year in many parts of
the country

9. Fill in the blanks with the right forms of verbs in the brackets. 1 ×5=5
a) He always (go) to School.
b) The sun (set) in the west.
c) They (go) to Dhaka yesterday.
d) Sabina is (Make) a nice basket.
e) She (Sleep) Now.

10. Change the following voices. 1 ×5=5

a) The man watches the house.
b) He calls you.
c) She is helping the poor.
d) Sima has made cake
e) She does not do the work.

11. Change the following voices. 2 ×5=10

a) When the man saw the police, he ran away. (Simple)
b) I know the rich boy. (Complex)
c) Though he is poor, he is honest. (Compound)
d) If you do not work hard, you cannot prosper in life. (Simple)
e) Health is wealth. (Complex)
Part B: Unseen (25 Marks)
5. Read the passage again and write, whether the statements are true or false. Give correct answer,
if the statement is false. 1×5=5
(a) Begum Rokeya could speak four languages.
(b) Her husband was a very conservative and superstitious person.
(c) She taught Bangla to her brother Ibrahim.
(d) She fought against gender discrimination.
(e) She came out from a poor and illiterate family.
6. Read the text below and fill in the gaps using the clues given in the boxes. There are many more
words than necessary. One word can be used once only. 0.5×10=5

crisis climate various natural economy rain

vital ecology random without desert ruin
Trees are our constant companions in our day to day life. We use them for (a) -------- purposes. We can’t
think of our homes, residences etc. (b) -------- trees. Trees bear a great impact on the (c) --------. If we
destroy trees at (d) --------, one day the country will turn into a great (e) --------. Again there will be no (f)
-------- and as a result the country will face a great (g) -------- because ours is an agricultural country and
our (h) -------- is dependent on agriculture. Again our agriculture is dependent on rain. So trees play a (i)
-------- role on our climate. Trees keep the soil strong. Trees save us from flood and many other (j) --------
calamities.
7. Read the text below and fill in the gaps using suitable words to make it a meaningful text. 1×5=5
Education is one of the basic needs of human being. It is essential (a) -------- any kind of development. A
number of illiterate (b) -------- in Bangladesh do not have any knowledge of health, sanitation and
population control. If they were (c) --------, they could lead a healthy and planned life. Education teaches
us (d) -------- to earn well and how to spend well. It enables us to (e) -------- the right choices in life and to
perform of our duties properly.
8. Match the part of sentences from column A and B to make five complete sentences. 1×5=5

Column A Column B

(i) Newspaper carries news and views (a) of news in the world.
(ii) In the morning we wait eagerly (b) in our day to day life.
(iii) We cannot have our breakfast (c) for a newspaper.
(iv) It is a part and parcel (d) of home and abroad to us.
(v) There are many kinds (e) without a newspaper of the day.

Part C: Grammar (25 Marks)

9. Read the text below and fill in the gaps with the root words in the brackets adding suitable suffix,
prefix or both. 0.5×10=5
Money cannot buy (a) (happy). Money is a must for our life. Happiness is absolutely a (b) (psychology)
matter. It means the (c) (content) of mind. He is in real (d) (satisfy) with what he gets and contented with
his life, is really happy. Happiness is not (e) (purchase) with money. (f) (Doubt), money has some
relation with happiness. So, we see that the most (g) (wealth) men of our society are not the happiest
men. They lead a life (h) (burden) with cares and (i) (anxious). It is only moral and spiritual (j)
(develop) that gives us happiness.
10. Fill in the gaps in the following text with appropriate articles (a, an, the). Put a cross (x) where
no article is used.
0.5×10=5
(a) -------- aim of every student is to do better in (b) -------- examination. But it is not (c) -------- easy task.
Regular study is (d) -------- must. It is (e) -------- unique quality of a good student. He should not cram (f)
-------- answers without knowing the meaning. He should have a good command over (g) -------- English
too. Besides, a student should form the habit of speaking (h) -------- truth. He should make the best use of
time. Bur the students who are (j) -------- idle will suffer in the long run.
11. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. 1×5=5
(a) Mobile phone is a wonderful invention. (Exclamatory)
(b) It has added a new dimension to our life. (Passive)
(c) By doing something good to the society, we can be immortal. (Complex)
(d) People will always remember those who do something good for the society. (Negative)
(e) The popularity of mobile phone is ever on increase. (Negative)

12. Rewrite the following passage changing the form of speech: 5

“Did you shoot the son of this widow with an arrow?” said the Kazi. “Yes, sir I did. But it was
unintentional,” said Sultan Giasuddin. The Kazi summoned, “Pay 100 gold coins to this woman as blood
money.” “I shall obey your command,” said the satisfied Sultan.
13. Use capital letters and punctuation marks as needed in the following passage. 5
one day Neela went to see bela her elder sister bela she found her very depressed there Neela asked what
happens darling

Part D: Writing (30 Marks)

14. Suppose, you are Smiha and chatting with your friend, Dalia. Write a dialogue between you and
your friend how to make a good result. 10
15. Suppose, you are Shohan/Soha. Write an email to your friend Rakib/Dalia congratulating
him/her on his/her brilliant result in the JSC examination.
10
16. Write a paragraph of 250 words on “A School Library”. 10