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PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE

SECOND TERM TEST 2019
Grade 07 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Two hours

Name / Index No. :

Answer all questions on this paper itself.

Test - 01 Write the relevant letter in the given boxes. (05 marks)
A - birds B - insects C - reptiles D - mammals E - amphibians

1. elephant, monkey 3. fly, cockroach 5. frog, salamander

2. parrot, crow 4. snake, lizard

Test - 02 Select the correct answers and fill in the blanks. (05 marks)
1. Whose workbook is this? It is ____________ (my / mine)
2. They bought that black car. Now that car is ____________ (theirs / their)
3. ____________ (Our / Ours) friends are very helpful.
4. Sasindi comes to school with ____________ (her / she) father.
5. My best friend has a pet cat. ____________ (It / Its) name is Spotty.

Test - 03 Fill in the blanks of the dialogue selecting suitable phrases given below. (10 marks)

« Yes, I hope to go there in the evening.

« No, she doesn't like to go to hospital.
« Good morning, I'm going to see my grandmother.
« She has broken her arm.
« No, she's not well.

Sahan : Good morning Vihanga. Where are you going?

Vihanga : (a)
Sahan : Is she keeping well?
Vihanga : (b)
Sahan : What's wrong with your grandmother?
Vihanga : (c)
Sahan : Will you take her to the hospital?
Vihanga : (d)
Sahan : Then, why don't you meet the Ayurvedic doctor in the village?
Vihanga : (e)

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Test - 04 Look at the picture and rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences. (10 marks)

1. is / This / a beach / picture / a / of

2. in / A / is / swimming / girl / the sea

3. sandcastle / A boy / building / is / a

4. resting / is / girl /A / the summer hut umbrella / under

5. in / the / Some birds / flying / are / sky

Test - 05 Read the following notice and complete the table given below : (05 marks)

1. What is this notice about?

2. Where will it be held?

3. When will it be held?

4. Who is the chief guest?

5. Who can participate in this?

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Test - 06 Join the following sentences using the suitable word given in the brackets.
(10 marks)

1. Nizam went to the market.

He bought oranges. (and / or)

2. My father sold his car.

He wanted to buy a new car. (while / because)

3. Kasuni passed the A/L exam well.

She did not enter the university. (but / when)

4. You should brush your teeth.

You go to bed. (before / while)

5. We can play a game.

We can sing a song. (or / but)

Test - 07 Your best friend has invited you to watch an exhibition in his / her village. You are unable to join
him / her as you are suffering from fever. Write a note to your friend. (10 marks)

Test - 08 Select and write the correct word in the blank. (05 marks)

1. My best friend is the girl in the class.

2. She went on a trip quickly

tallest
3. It began to rain kindly
yesterday
4. He spoke to them
heavily
5. They got into the train

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Test - 09 Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below. (10 marks)
Ants
There are more than 12,000 species of ants all over the world. Ants are social insects, which
means they live in large colonies or groups. They eat insects, seeds, honeydew, bread, meat and
cheese.
Ants don't have ears. Ants hear by feeling vibrations in the grounds through their feet. There
are three kinds of ants in a colony: The queen, the female workers and males. Queen ants have wings,
which they shed when they start a new nest. The queen is the only ant that can lay eggs. Ant colonies
also have solider ants that protect the queen, defend the colony, gather food and attack enemy
colonies. When the queen of the colony dies, the colony can only survive a few months. Queens are
rarely replaced and the workers are not able to reproduce.
1. What kind of insects are ants?
2. What do they eat?
3. Name the three kinds of ants.
4. Write "True" or "False"
a. More than 12,000 species of ants can be found all over the world.
b. Queen ants don't have wings.
5. Fill in the blanks
a. Other ants cannot lay eggs except the
b. ants protect the queen.

Test - 10 Write an essay on one of the following topics. [75 words ] (10 marks)
1. My favourite teacher.
2. My favourite leisure time activity.
3. Good health habits.

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Test - 11 Listening Test (Text is given in the answer sheet)
Listen to the weather report and underline the correct answer. (08 marks)
1. Tomorrow's weather will be,
(a) sunny (b) windy (c) rainy
2. Temperature will range from,
0 0 0
(a) 30 - 40 C. (b) 32 - 37 C. (c) 30 - 32 C.
3. Most parts of the country is likely to experience weather in the evening.
(a) dry (b) cloudy (c) sunny
4. The weather will be windy in the of the country.
(a) Southern part (b) Eastern part (c) Nothern part
² fill in the blanks.
5. There will be scattered showers in and

6. and provinces will experience thunder showers.

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PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE Second Term Test - 2019
Grade 07 ANSWER PAPER English Language
Paper I
Test 01 : (1) D (2) A (3) B (4) C (5) E
Test 02 : (1) mine (2) theirs (3) Our (4) her (5) Its
Test 03 : (a) Good morning, I'm going to see my grandmother.
(b) No, she is not well.
(c) She has broken her arm.
(d) No, she doesn't like to go to the hospital.
(e) Yes, I hope to go there in the evening.
Test 04 : (1) This is a picture of a beach. (2) A girl is swimming in the sea.
(3) A boy is building a sandcastle. (4) A girl is resting under the summer hut umbrella.
(5) Some birds are flying in the sky.
Test 05 : (1) The Annual Inter School Chess Championship (4) Hon. R.M. Rathnayake
(2) in "The Winner's Chess Club"
(3) on 25th of July 2019. (5) Competitors from North Western Province
Test 06 : (1) Nizam went to the market and bought oranges.
(2) My father sold his car because he wanted to buy a new car.
(3) Kasuni passed the exam well but did not enter the university.
(4) You should brush your teeth before you go to bed.
(5) We can play a game or sing a song.
Test 07 : Content - 3 Language - 2
Test 08 : (1) Tallest (2) Yesterday (3) heavily (4) kindly (5) quickly
Test 09 : (1) Ants are social insects. (2) Insects, seeds, honeydew, bread, meat and cheese
(3) The queen, the female workers and males
(4) (A) True (B) False
(5) (A) The queen (B) soldier
Test 10 : C-3 L-3 M-2 O-2 (10 marks)
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Test 11 : (1) Sunny (2) 30 - 32 C (3) Dry
(4) Nothern Part (5) Matara and Galle (6) Central and Uva

Listening text,
The Weather Report
This is Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. Here's the weather report for tomorrow.
Tomorrow it will be fairly sunny in most parts of the island with temperature ranging from 30
0
- 32 C. Towards the evening there will be scattered showers in Matara and Galle. Thunder showers will
develop in Central and Uva provinces. Almost all the other parts of the country is likely to experience
dry weather. The northern part of the country will experience windy weather.