YOUTH PHASE

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Final Examination 2022

Student’s full name:

Class: 7 Subject: English Language Paper no: N/A

Duration: 2 hrs Date: 30 November 2022 Paper type: Written
Total marks: 60 Obtained:
Subject teacher: S. AKBAR MD

General instructions for students:

• Students must present their Admit Cards.
• Use blue or black ball point pen. Use pencil where necessary.
• Keep your answer scripts clean and do not scribble.
• Mistakes must be crossed out once without overwriting.
• Maintain margins and proper presentation without leaving any blank space or
pages.
• Where necessary, graph papers will be provided by the school.
• Attempt the questions that you are confident with in the first place.
• Revise the paper thoroughly before submission.
• You are reminded of the importance of correct English and careful presentation
in your answers.
• Sharing stationery like ruler, sharpener, eraser, calculator is strictly prohibited.

For Official Use:

Signature of the Moderator Signature of the question setter

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 SECTION A: GRAMMAR

1. Punctuate the following sentences with commas and semicolons where

necessary (Copy all the sentences):
a) Last summer we went to the park fished in the stream and hiked on the hills. (1)
b) Carla knitted a thick soft long-sleeved sweater. (1)
c) The interesting fun art class met on Saturday. (1)
d) Paula made an unusual dark green apron in home economics class. (1)
e) We attended the pep rally and then we went to the football game. (1)
f) Boston is a busy city but New York may be a busier one. (1)
g) Paul did not paint the garage nor did he clean the attic. (1)
h) Pedro is drawing the design and Sean is writing the story. (1)
i) Jim who made the best grade on the last test will help us study for the upcoming
test. (1)
j) Shaking off water the dog went into the house. (1)
k) Yes the trip to the wildlife park was fun. (1)
l) Through the back door and down the back steps you’ll find the garbage cans. (1)
m) After we eat lunch we will go to the park. (1)
n) It rained today I’m glad I brought my umbrella. (1)
o) I missed the lecture therefore I borrowed class notes from Sue. (2)
p) The equation wasn’t hard to solve in fact the solution was easy to find. (2)

2. Select the correct verb that agrees with its subject. (Do not copy the sentences.
Just write the subject and the verb with a dash in between them): (7)
a) They (tells, tell) us about plants and animals of long ago.
b) The colour of the thunderclouds (worries, worry) me.
c) The players on the team (has, have) new uniforms.
d) The result of the experiment (were, was) more effective medications.
e) Up the tree (crawls, crawl) the bear.
f) (Does, do) the bear live in a den?
g) (Do, does) the bears fish for salmon?
h) Neither the book nor the calendars (is, are) on sale.
i) Each tree and fence post (is, are) covered with political signs.
j) The President, as well as the Cabinet, (is, are) expected tonight.
k) The colour of the uniforms (is, are) red and gold.
l) Does the price (includes, include) tax?
m) Do our privileges (include, includes) free admission?
n) The man and the woman (is, are) co-chairpersons.

3. In the sentences below, cross out any verb-tense error, write the correct form
of the verb and underline it. If a sentence is already correct, write CORRECT
at the end. (Copy all the sentences): (5)
a) Tomorrow night we will go to the concert, and Jane joined us.
b) If you have asked me earlier, I would have been able to give you an answer.

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c) Ever since Marilu will have become president of the company, sales have
increased.
d) My niece Claire had left before Harold arrives.
e) When you are at the store, did you pick up any onions?
f) I had decided to try out for the team even before the coach called me.
g) Pascal had been living in Italy for two months when he was meeting Rosa.
h) What happened to the box of cereal we have been buying yesterday?
i) Perhaps we will never know how it disappeared from the cupboard.
j) Joel lifted the suitcase and has set it in the overhead bin on the airplane.

4. Fill in the blanks with collocating words (Do not copy the sentences. Just write
the word(s) that should be in the blanks numbering them correctly): (8)
a) It was a very successful meeting. The ideas …………………….
b) There was a ……………………. of traffic outside our room all night.
c) If you feel very embarrassed, your cheeks …………………. with embarrassment
d) Her paintings …………. recognition thanks to a major exhibition in New York.
e) There was just one ……………………. figure on the otherwise deserted beach.
f) The news gave his mother such a shock that her hair …………. white overnight.
g) I was ………………….. disappointed when I failed the exam.
h) Professor McDellvit was always ……………………. committed to her students.
i) The restaurant was ………………. expensive. I don’t think we’ll go there again.
j) I would ……………………. recommend that you learn a foreign language.
k) As Max read the lies about him, he felt a …………………………… of anger.
l) Every parent feels a sense of …………………… when their child wins something.
m) I felt a ……………………… of nostalgia when I saw the old photos of the village.
n) As Jack went on stage to receive his gold medal for the judo competition you could
see his parents ……………..………… with pride.
o) I was …………..… with horror when I read the newspaper report of the explosion.
p) When she spilt juice on her new skirt the little girl …………………… into tears.

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SECTION B: READING AND UNDERSTANDING
This is a leaflet produced by a tourist company. It gives introductory information for people considering going on a Nile cruise.

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5. What would someone taking the cruise be likely to notice along the riverbanks?
You can just make a list. (3)
6. Choose two brief quotations which describe the Nile cruise experience as
particularly impressive or fascinating. (2)
7. Which two reasons are given for the importance of the Nile to Egypt? (2)
8. In the final paragraph, it is mentioned “The Nile is Egypt and Egypt is the Nile”.
Explain what it means? (2)

SECTION C: WRITING
Write between 250-300 words on one of the following: (10)

9. If you could change one important thing about English medium schools, what
would you change? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.

10. In many countries today, the eating habits and lifestyle of children are different
from those of previous generations. Some people say this has had a negative effect
on their health. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

11. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having a car.

12. It is widely believed that children of different levels of intelligence should be

taught together, while others think that more intelligent children should be taught
separately. Discuss and present your own opinion.

Presentation: (3)

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ANSWERS

a) Last summer we went to the park, fished in the stream, and hiked on the
mountain.
b) Carla knitted a thick, soft, long-sleeved sweater.
c) The interesting, fun art class met on Saturday.
d) Paula made an unusual, dark green apron in home economics class.
e) We attended the pep rally, and then we went to the football game.
f) Boston is a busy city, but New York may be a busier one.
g) Paul did not paint the garage, nor did he clean the attic.
h) Pedro is drawing the design, and Sean is writing the story.
i) Jim, who made the best grade on the last test, will help us study for the next test.
j) Shaking off water, the dog went into the house.
k) Yes, the trip to the wildlife park was fun
l) Through the back door and down the back steps, you will find the garbage cans.
m) After we eat lunch, we will go to the park.
n) It rained today; I’m glad I brought my umbrella.
o) I missed the lecture; therefore, I borrowed class notes from Sue.
p) The equation wasn’t hard to solve; in fact, the solution was easy to find.

a) It was a very successful meeting. The ideas flowed.

b) There was a stream of traffic outside our room all night.
c) If you feel very embarrassed, your cheeks burn with embarrassment
d) Her paintings gained recognition thanks to a major exhibition in New York.
e) There was just one solitary figure on the otherwise deserted beach.
f) The news gave his mother such a shock that her hair turned white overnight.
g) I was bitterly disappointed when I failed the exam.
h) Professor McDellvit was always deeply committed to her students.
i) The restaurant was ridiculously expensive. I don’t think we’ll go there again.
j) I would strongly recommend that you learn a foreign language.
k) As Max read the lies about him, he felt a surge of anger. [literary: a sudden
angry feeling]
l) Every parent feels a sense of pride when their child does well or wins something.
m) I felt a pang of nostalgia when I saw the old photos of the village where I grew
up.
n) As Jack went on stage to receive his gold medal for the judo competition you
could see his parents swelling with pride. [looking extremely proud]
o) I was filled with horror when I read the newspaper report of the explosion.
p) When she spilt juice on her new skirt the little girl burst into tears. [suddenly
started crying]

The wind was light this morning but

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it’s picking up now and will be very
strong by the evening.
From the top floor restaurant diners have a panoramic view of the
countryside.
As you drive into the city, the tree-lined avenues of the residential areas are
soon replaced by the high-rise flats of the inner city5. Then come the imposing
buildings of the Parliament and government departments.

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