Zonal Education Office –Kalutara

English Language – Grade 7

1:Select the correct word and write in the blank. (5 marks)

1. A place where ships are anchored ……………………….
2. A place of religious worship ……………………….
3. A place where animals stay freely ………………………..
4. Sick people are treated here ………………………..
5. Books, magazines and newspapers kept …………………….
( hospital, jungle, harbor, library, temple

2.Fill in the blanks with the words given below (5 marks)

1. I saw a ……………..of cows in the farm
2. My father bought me a ………….of curd.
3. Sunil gave a…………….. flowers to his sister.
4. Here is a ………….. of biscuits for you.
5. A ……………of soldiers went to the ceremony.
( pot herd tin army bunch )
3: Use these verb forms to fill the blanks (5 marks)

(have, has, do, does, had )

1. Manoja did not have a blue pen but he ………. a red pen.
2. The giraffe…………….. a long neck.
3. ………… a dog eat fruits?
4. We …………….. a big playground.
5.…………….. you like to play tennis.

4 .Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions given in brackets 5 marks

E.g. - Thank you for your wishes. (for, in, by, to, near, at)

1 She goes ………………….. temple every Friday.

2 They visited to Colombo ……………..…….. Car.
3 It will be held ……………...... 5p.m.
4 He was born ………………….. India.
5 The tree is ……………….….. the building.

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5.Select the similar word from the brackets and write them in the blanks

(Pretty, Center, Delicious, Clever, Ceremony, Inexpensive)

Eg- Function - Ceremony 5 marks

1 Cheap. ……………………………….
2 Tasty. :……………………

3 Beautiful. …………………………

4 Middle ………………………

5 Intelligent ………………………

6. Read the poster below and answer the questions 10 marks

Book fair - 2017 in Galle
. A book exhibition and sale has been organized by Student Union of Girls’
High School of Galle .It will be held at Fort Square from 14th – 17th March
2019 between 8 a.m. to 4.30p.m

1. What is the advertisement about?

………………………………………………………………..
2. When will the event be held?
………………………………………………………………..
3. Where will the event be held?
……………………………………………………………….
4. How long the exhibition last for each day?
………………………………………………………………
5. Who organized the event?
……………………………………………………………………………

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 7.: Read the poem and answer the questions: 10 marks
My Best Friend

I love the colour of the breeze

Flying free in the sky
Nothing can hold it back
Until the ice comes
The wind freezes over
The outside is still
The leaves fall out of the trees
Hitting the cold ground
But if you wait
The breeze will come
Blowing breeze into spring
Heating slowly into the summer

1. Who is poet’s best friend ?

…………………………………………………
2. Who freezes?
………………………………………………
3. What is falling from the trees?
……………………………………………….
4. What are the three seasons mentioned here?
……………………………………………………..
5. Write the rhyming words in the poem
……………………………………………

8. Read the paragraph and complete the task sheet 10 marks

Nimal is a fisherman. He is forty years old. He lives in Ahangama. It is

a small fishing village in the Galle District. He has a fishing boat. His
two sons help him. Nimal’s wife Kumari and his daughter do the
household work. They live happily.
Eg – Name of the fisherman - Nimal
1. Age - ……………….. 2. Home-town - ……………..
3. Number of Children - ………………. 4. Occupation -………..
5. Wife’s name ………………………….

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9: Select and write the Antonyms: (10 marks)
1.lucky - 6.narrow -
2.simple - 7.obey -
3.encourage - 8.soft -
4.arrival - 9.polite -
5.war - 10.top -
( peace, disobey, complex, unlucky, discourage,
bottom, broad, departure, impolite , hard )

10.. Read the passage and answer the questions 15 marks

Mountains are landscapes that rise high above from the ground. There are
lot of mountains in Sri Lanka. Among them Sri Pada or Adams Peak is in
the top. People from every religion climb and worship this holy
mountain. Climbing mountains has become a modern sport.
Mt. Everest is the highest mountain peak of Himalayan range.
Jayanthi Kuruthumpala from Sri Lanka was brave enough to climb to
the top of the world.

1. What are mountains called?

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2. What is the holy mountain of Sri Lanka?

…………………………………………………………

3.What is the highest mountain of The world?

…………………………………………………………….
4.Who is Jayanthi Kuruthumpala?
………………………………………………………………
5.Which mountain did she climb?

………………………………………………………………………

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11 :Put the words in the correct order and make meaningful sentences.

Eg. Help / my friends / I / with their homework. 10 marks

I help my friends with their homework

1. do sports / I / at the weekends / not / do

………………………………………………………………………
2. play / I / a musical instrument / in the evening
………………………………………………………………………
3. shy / not / when I meet / new people / I am
………………………………………………………………………
4. do / exercise / how / you / do / often / ?
………………………………………………………………………

5. have / many / you / brother and sisters / how / got / ?

………………………………………………………………………

12. Write on one of the following topics. Use about 75 words 10 marks
1. How do you like to spend your leisure 2.A person you like most.
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