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Everybody can paint or play music, but not everyone
Greenfield National Secondary
School
Nagarjun – 4, Bafal, Kathmandu
Fourth Quartely Exam 2079
Class:7 Time: 2.15hrs.
Subject: English-II F.M.: 75
1. Read the following passage and answer the following questions.
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Conversation is a fine art. It is the art of exchanging thought. It is an
art which anybody can cultivate or master. Not everybody can paint or
play music, but almost everyone can talk. Thus it affords the greatest
pleasure to the greatest number. “To talk”, says R.L. Sleversan, “is our
chief business in the world. And talk is by far the most accessible of
pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit. It completes our
education, makes friends and can be enjoyed at any age.
Conversation is indeed the most teachable of all the arts. All you need
to do is to find a subject that interests you and your listeners.
Hobbies are, for example, numberless hobbies to talk about. But the
important thing is that you must talk about the other fellow’s hobby
rather than your own. Therein lies the secret of your popularity. There
is nothing that pleases people so much as your interest in their interest.
It is just as important to know what subjects to avoid and what subjects
to select for good conversation. If you don’t want to be set down as a
bore, avoid certain unpleasant topics. Avoid talking about yourself
unless you are asked to do so. Sickness or death bores everybody. The
only one who willingly listens to such talk is the doctor, but he gets
sad for it. You must also know not only what to say but also how to
say it.
A. write ‘T’ or ‘F’ to the following statements: [1x3=3]
can talk.
b. According to R.L. Sleversan,to talk is our chief business
in the world/
c. You must also know not only what to say but also how
to say it.
B. Find out words from the above passage similar in meaning to
the followings: [1x2=2]
(a) acquire or develop (b) within reach
C. Answer the following questions briefly: [2x5=10]
(a) How does the author define and explain the art of
conversation?
(b) How is talking easier to learn than other fine arts?
(c) What are the subjects one can easily talk about?
(d) Which topics usually bore the listener?
(e) What should be avoided unless you are asked to do so?
2. Complete the following dialogue with appropriate
sentences in the box given below: [1x5=5]
Tailor : What can I do for you, sir?
Customer: ………………………………….
Tailor : Would you like to buy a cloth from us, sir?
Customer : No, ………………………. . And how much do you
charge?
Tailor : ………………………………………….
Customer : Oh, it’s too much. But I hear you charge only
seven hundred.
Tailor : You’re right sir. The charge is Rs. 700 if
…………………………….
Customer : I’II pay you Rs. 600 only. Okay?
 Tailor : No, I’m sorry sir. We don’t bargain. It’s fixed. Instead, c. What is special about Dr. Ruit’s new eye lenses?
…………………… d. Who is H.H. Godwin Austen?
*One thousand rupees for making a suit. e. Why did the speaker return back to the car before
*I want a suit made. his mother?
*We always provide quality service to our
2. Fill customers. 4. Use the correct forms of verbs from the brackets to complete
the *I’ve brought the suit-length with me. the sentences. [1x5=5]
gaps *Only you buy the cloth from us.
with a. If you freeze water, it ……………..(become) solid.
the help of given words. [1x5=5] b. The baby …………….(wake up) if you make too much
noise.
a. The ability to direct all your efforts and attention to one c. Does ice melt if you ………….(heat) it?
thing means ………………. d. You ………………….(get burn) if you touch a fire.
b. Do not ………………… at the animals. e. If they work too much, they …………………..(get) tired.
c. He did not have a good social …………………………
d. Small pots were attached to the holes where the juice 5. Fill in the blanks choosing suitable nouns from the brackets.
could ……………….. [1x5=5]
e. On the …………………. Of Kathmandu, there are many
palaces built by the Rana family. a. I cannot swim ……….. I can ski. ( and, but, so)
b. I missed the bus ……………….. I got up late. ( so, but,
*Concentration
because)
*Seep c. ………………….. he is rich, he rarely spends on
luxuries. ( although, because, so)
*Outskirts
d. ……………. you speak a bit louder, no one can hear
* Yell you. ( unless, if, so)
e. He went to Janakpur. …………………, he didn’t see the
* Reputation
Janaki Temple. ( however, therefore, although)

6. Underline the prepositions in the following sentences.

3. Answer the following question. [2x5=10]
[1x5=5]

a. What did the old man advise Kisa to do?

a. It is similar to mine.
b. How can you protect yourself if you and the sick person
b. I am sick of their behavior.
are in the same room?
c. Try to be there by 2 o’clock.
 d. I will see you after lunch. OR
e. There is a bulb over the table. Write a letter to a foreign friend telling him/her about your
school.
7. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech: [1x5=5]

a. He said,”They won’t sleep”.

b. My parents said,”We’re going to buy a house tomorrow”.
c. They said,”We did not read books”.
d. Anton said to me,”I saw her last night”. BEST OF LUCK!!!!!!
e. Kristina said,” Can you play cricket?”.

8. Change the forms of the verbs to complete the sentences. [1x5=5]

a. (sunbath) They ………………….for two hours. (present perfect

continuous)
b. (see) We …………….. two wild buffaloes. (simple past)
c. (answer) I …………………… the question. (present perfect)
d. (swim) He …………………………….. (future continuos)
e. (play) Rita ………………… (simple present)

9. Rewrite the following sentences selecting the correct options:

[1x5=5]

a. Nothing was wrong, …………………….? (wasn’t it/was it were

they/weren’t they)
b. Ashok was accused …………….. theft. (with/by/of/off)
c. Mr. peter has a spy ………………… the house. (inspect/to
inspect/inspected)
d. Either the instructor or the students ………………. the
answer. (know/knows/knew)
e. Did you get your room …………………….. last week? (paint/to
paint/painted)

10. Write an essay on “ ” in about 120 words. [1x10=10]