TRASHI YANGTSE LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL

MIDTERM EXAMINATION 2022

Class: VII
Subject: ENGLISH Full Marks: 80
Time: 2 Hours 15 Minutes Year: 2022

READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY:

1. Do not write during the first fifteen minutes. This time is to be spent on reading the
questions.
2. Answers to all the questions must be written neatly in the spaces provided.
3. In this paper, there are three sections: A, B, and C. All questions in sections A and B
are compulsory.
4. Section C has three genres: Short Stories, Essay and Poetry. Each genre has Multiple
Choice Questions (MCQ), Short Answer Questions (SAQ) and Extended Response
Questions (ERQ).
5. All MCQs and SAQs are compulsory. For Short Story and Essay, attempt TWO
ERQs from the THREE given choices. For Poetry, attempt ONE ERQ from TWO
given choices.
For Teacher’s Use Only

A (Writing) C (Short Story)

Section Essay Letter B (Language)
QI QII QIII
Question QI QII QI QII QIII i ii iii iv i ii i ii iii
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 SECTION A: WRITING (23 MARKS)

Question I [15]
Direction: Write a narrative essay or a realistic fiction of about 200 to 250 words on any
ONE of the topics given below.

i. Narrate the most memorable day of your life. Remember to include all narrative elements
such as character, plot, setting, viewpoint, theme, conflict, etc.

ii. Begin a story with, ‘I was alone walking home late after a school programme. “Help
me! Help me!” Came the call from behind the wooden door. I stopped and listened
carefully and…’

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Question II [8]
Direction: You are Kinley of Bumdeling Lower Secondary School in Trashi Yangtse. Write
a letter on any ONE of the topics given below.

i. Write a friendly letter to your penfriend Dorji who studies at Gangtey Lower
Secondary School. In the letter share about your favourite book and author you read
in 2022.

ii. Write an application to the principal seeking permission for a 5-day leave. Mention a
valid reason why you need leave. Inform him when you are leaving and reporting to
school.

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 SECTION B: LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR
(15 Marks)
Question I [1X5]
Direction: For each question, there are FOUR responses: A, B, C and D. Choose the
corresponding alphabet of your response and CIRCLE it neatly. No scores will be awarded
if you circle more than one.

i. This is my personal diary. It is __________.

A. their
B. hers
C. mine
D. his

ii. Which of the following is a pair of antonyms?

A. Accidental – Intentional.
B. Exit – Leave.
C. Easy – Simple.
D. Accept – Except.

iii. What is the meaning of the prefix dis-?

A. Two.
B. Around.
C. More than.
D. Not.

iv. Which of the following is a verb?

A. Loose.
B. Advice.
C. Dessert.
D. Advise.

v. I will visit the hospital tomorrow. The underlined word is a/an ____________.
A. adverb of place
B. adverb of time
C. collective noun
D. adverb of frequency

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Question II [1X5]
Direction: Read the instructions given in the brackets and write the answers in the spaces
provided.

i. She works very hard, _______________? (Use a correct question tag.)

ii. She won’t come back tomorrow, __________________. (Use a correct question tag.)

iii. I ______________(set) easy questions for you. (Use the correct past tense form of the

verb.)

iv. Her clothes were dirty, _________________she washed them. (Use a suitable

coordinating conjunction.)

v. Do you care _________________ I come to your place or not? (Use a suitable

correlative conjunction.)

Question III [1X5]

Direction: Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the instructions given in the
brackets.

i. He was tired. He went to bed. (Change into a compound sentence.)

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ii. He writes a letter. (Change into a present perfect tense.)

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iii. Sonam said, “I play football today.” (Change into an indirect speech.)

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iv. He said that he was cutting a tree. (Change into a direct speech.)

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v. He liked my suggestion. (Change into a complex sentence.)

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 SECTION C: READING AND LITERATURE
SHORT STORY (16 MARKS)

Read the instructions carefully and answer the questions based on the stories ‘Somebody’s
Son’ and ‘One Day A Stanger Came.’

Question I [1X4]
Direction: For each question, there are FOUR responses: A, B, C and D. Choose the
corresponding alphabet of your response and CIRCLE it neatly. No scores will be awarded
if you circle more than one.

i. What point of view is used in the story ‘One Day A Stranger Came?
A. First Person.
B. Second Person.
C. Third Person.
D. Universal.

ii. Where was David from?

A. San Joaquin.
B. Canada.
C. Mexico.
D. Maryland.

iii. ‘A door was flung open like a friendly arm reaching out to a tired swimmer.’
The above statement is an example of_________________.
A. oxymoron
B. personification
C. smile
D. metaphor

iv. ‘Once upon a time, there were three friends, John, Ivan, and Giovanni.’
[The above extract is taken from the story, ‘One Day a Stranger Came’.]

Which ONE of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The three friends lived in one beautiful country.
B. They all shared the water, which came down from the mountains in a winding
brook.
C. The stranger imposed on them nine rules to follow.
D. The winding brook was in Giovanni’s property.

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 Question II
Direction: Read the questions carefully and write your answers in the spaces provided.

i. With reference to the story, ‘Somebody’s Son,’ what would the apple tree indicate to
David? Explain how it would communicate an important message to him. [2]

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ii. What lesson(s) does the short story “One Day A Stranger Came” teach you? Explain. [2]

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Question III
Direction: From the THREE questions given below, choose TWO (question ‘i’ is
compulsory) and write your answers in the spaces provided.

i. David is a youth like you who has his own problem of the teenage stage. Write FOUR
prominent points related to issues you experience in your life at this age. [4]

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ii. Did you feel that you were living under rules that were too strict? Why? Explain in
FOUR sentences. [4]
OR

iii. What lessons did you learn from the short story ‘Somebody’s Son’? Explain your
response in FOUR sentences with evidence from the text. [4]

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ESSAY [16 Marks]

Direction: Read the essay given below carefully and answer the questions that follow

The Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It was painted by Leonardo da
Vinci. Who was Leonardo? Leonardo was an Italian artist. He painted the Mona Lisa around the
year 1500. And what is it a painting of? It is a painting of a woman. The woman has brown hair,
and she seems to be smiling. No one knows for sure who the woman is. But many people think it
is a woman named Lisa Gherardini.

Some people wonder why the painting is called the Mona Lisa. In Italian, the word mona can
mean madam or misses. So the title really means “Mrs. Lisa”.

Every year, millions of people go to see the Mona Lisa. They think the woman’s smile is
fascinating. They talk about her smile more than anything else. It is not a full smile. In fact,
people say her smile is ambiguous. If something is ambiguous, this means that it is unclear or
confusing. Maybe she is smiling because she is happy. Maybe she smiles because she is worried.
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something silly. Some people think she is not smiling at all. Her smile is a mystery. That is why
the painting is so famous.

You can see the painting in a book or on the internet. But the original painting is in Paris, France.
It is in a museum called the Louvre. The Louvre is one of the largest museums in the world. It is
also one of the most famous. It is used to be the place of the King of France. But now it belongs
to the people of France. It has more than 30,000 works of art in it. More than 8 million people
visit it every year. Most of them go to see the Mona Lisa.

The Mona Lisa is priceless. Any speculative price (some say over a billion dollars!) would
probably be so high that not one person would be able or willing to purchase and maintain the
painting. Moreover, the Louvre Museum would probably never sell it. The museum attracts
millions of visitors each year, most of whom come for the Mona Lisa, so a steady stream of
revenue may be more lucrative in the long run than a single payment. Indeed, the museum
considers the Mona Lisa irreplaceable and thus spends its resources on preventive measures to
maintain the portrait rather than on expensive insurance that can only offer mere money as a
replacement.

If you go to see the Mona Lisa, you will see that it is kept behind thick glass. You will also see
that it has a guard. This is because in 1922 the painting was stolen. Nobody knew where it was
for two years. But finally the thief was caught. And luckily the painting was found. Now you can
go to see it, too!

Source: englishforeveryone.org & britannica.com

Question I [1X4]
Direction: For each question, there are FOUR responses: A, B, C and D. Choose the
corresponding alphabet of your response and CIRCLE it neatly. No scores will be awarded if you
circle more than one.

i. According to the passage, the woman in the Mona Lisa has

A. brown hair.
B. blond hair.
C. an unusual frown.
D. a mysterious nose.

ii. Mona is a word from ________________language.

A. French
B. Russian
C. Sanskrit
D. Italian
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 iii. The main purpose of this passage is to
A. compare two famous work of arts.
B. explain why the Louvre is so famous.
C. give information about a famous work of art.
D. provide a short history of Leonardo da Vinci.

iv. “….so a steady stream of revenue may be more lucrative in the long run than a
single payment.”

The underlined word in the above sentence means

A. more popular.
B. more expensive.
C. more unprofitable.
D. more profitable.

Question II
Direction: Read the questions carefully and write your answers in the spaces provided.

i. According to the text, why is it that the Louvre Museum would probably never sell
the Mona Lisa painting? Explain in TWO points. [2]

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Question III
Direction: From the THREE questions given below, choose TWO (question ‘i’ is
compulsory) and write your answers in the spaces provided.

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 i. The Mona Lisa painting was once stolen in 1922. Now it is worth more than a billion
dollars. If you were the head of security, how would you protect this world-famous
painting? Explain your ideas in FOUR sentences. [4]

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ii. In the contemporary world, artists also include poets, painters, singers,
actors/actresses, etc. Describe your favourite artist and explain why he or she is your
favourite.
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iii. Write your opinion on what is art and why art is important for our society. Explain in
FOUR points. [4]

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 POETRY [10 Marks]

Direction: Read the poem given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Democracy

Democracy will not come

Today, this year
Nor ever
Through compromise and fear.

I have as much right

As the other fellow has
To stand
On my two feet
And own the land.

I tire so of hearing people say,

Let things take their course.
Tomorrow is another day.
I do not need my freedom when I'm dead.
I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.

Freedom
Is a strong seed
Planted
In a great need.
I live here, too.
I want freedom
Just as you.

by Langston Hughes

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Question I [1X2]
Direction: For each question, there are FOUR responses: A, B, C and D. Choose the
corresponding alphabet of your response and CIRCLE it neatly. No scores will be awarded
if you circle more than one.

i. ‘Freedom / Is a strong seed / Planted / In a great need.’

Which figure of speech is applied to the lines quoted above?

A. Personification.
B. Hyperbole.
C. Metaphor.
D. Simile.

ii. In relation to the above poem, what type of government system does Bhutan have?
A. Constitutional Monarchy.
B. Monarchy and Democracy.
C. Constitutional Democracy.
D. Democratic Constitutional Monarchy.

Question II
Direction: Read the questions carefully and write your answers in the spaces provided.

i. Paraphrase the last stanza of the poem in TWO sentences. [1]

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ii. Write a homophone for the word ‘right’. [1]

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iii. Find 4 pairs of rhyming words from the text. [2]

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Question III
Direction: Choose any ONE from the TWO questions given below and write your answers
in the spaces provided.
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i. Bhutan also has a democratic system like many modern nations. In your opinion do you
think democracy is a good form of government? Explain in FOUR sentences.
[4]

OR

ii. What is the mood of the above poem? How do you feel after reading this poem? Justify.
[4]

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