Paschim Charkakra Ponditerhat High School

Class:7 Half Year Examination-2017

English 1st Paper Time:3:hours Full Marks:80

Part C : Reading Test (40 Marks)

Read the text carefully and answer the following questions:

Begum Rokeya was a famous writer and a social worker.She lived in undivided Bengal in the
early 20th century.She believed that women should have the,same,rights,and,opportunities as men
have in the society. So she fought for their cause throughout her life .Begum Rokeya was born in a
village called Pairabondh, Rangpur in 1880. Her
father Jahiruddin Muhammad Abu Ali Haider Saber was an educated landlord.
Rokeya was married to Khan Bahadur Sakhawat Hussain in 1896. Her husband
was the Deputy Magistrate of Bhagalpur, now a district in the Indian state of
Bihar. He was very cooperative, and always encouraged Rokeya to go on with her
activities.Many upper class Muslims of Bengal at that time learnt Arabic and Persian as
medium of education and communication. But Rokeya had great love for her
mother tongue. She learnt Bangla and English from her eldest brother Ibrahim.

1.Choose the best answer from the alternatives: 5

a. Rokeya was born in

i. a village. iii. a slum.

ii. a town. iv. a school.

b. Rokeya loved

i. English. iii. Urdu .

ii. Bangla. iv. Persian.
c. Rokeyas husband was a_

i. Deputy Magistrate iii. Writer.

ii. Magistrate.
iv.Teacher.
d. Which is the nearest meaning of the word Landlord?

i. Proprietor. iii. Zaminder.

ii. Owner. iv. Tenant.
e. Rokeya fought for _
 i. Democracy. iii. Independence.
ii. Womens right. iv. Business.
2.Answer the following questions: 10

a. Who is Begum Rokeya?

b. Why did many upper class Muslims learn Arabic and Persian at that time?
c. What did Begum Rokeya believe?
d.Where is Bhagalpur?
e.Why did she learn Bangla?

3.Read the passage and answer the following questions :

The name of our country is Bangladesh.It became independent in 1971.Dhaka is its Capital.Bangladesh is a
small country.Its land area is 147570 squre kilometres.But it has a large population .About 140 million people live
here.Bangladesh is mainly an agricultural country.Its main crops are rice,suger-cane and tea.Many kinds of fruits
also grow here.Juckfruits,mangoes,bananas,pine-apples,guavas and water-melons are the most common.My
country has also many rivers . the main rivers are Padma, the Megna, the Jamuna and the Karnaphuly.There are
many varieties of fish in these rivers.We have many interesting places.The Sundarbans, Rangamati,Coxs Bazar are
very attractive. The Royal Bengal Tiger lives in the Sundarbans. Coxs Bazar is the longest sea beach in the world.It
is about 120 kilometres long.Many people visit these places every year. Bangladesh is a peaceful country.People
from different countries live here in peace. I love my country very much.

A B
1. Country
2. Independent
3. Capital
4. Area
5. People
6. Main Crops
7. Fruits
8. Main Rivers
9. Interesting Places
10. Length Of Coxs Bazar
4.Read the following statements .Write true /FALSE.If false ,give the right answer. 5

a.Bangladesh got freedom in1952.

b.Bangladesh is an industrial country.

c.Its main crops are wheat.

d.Bangladesh has a lot of interesting places.

e.Coxs Bazar is the longest sea beach in the world.

5. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. 5

Flora is a student. She is (a)__class 7. She can remember her (b)__day at school even today. She
(c)__to school in 2006. Her mother (d)__her to school. The school was (e)__a long way from
their house. (f)__Flora walked to school (g)__her mother. (h)__week Farabi came to visit Flora
in her house. They were (i)__a chat. It was (j)__Floras first day of school.

6.match the parts of sentences given in column A, Column B and column C to write five sentences.
1*5=5

Column A Column B Column C

Floras mother asked at Flora.
Ms Laila made friends with few students
The Headteacher stared her to the Headteacher.
The students in the class took Flora some questions.
Flora her to the class.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to write the whole story: 5

a.The first friend climbed up the tree.

b.Suddenly a bear came there.

c.Once upon a time two friends were passing by a forest.

d.The other could not climb up tree.

e.They were talking about their love for each other.

f.He did not find any way.

g.The bear smelt his ears, nose and face.

h.He lay down on the ground and feigned death.

i. Then the bear went away.

j. He thought himself to be dead.

Part :D

Writing Test

8. Read the beginning the story . Write ten new sentences to complete the story and give a suitable title
it. 10

It was a hot summer day. A crow was very thirsty. He flew from one place to another in
search of water. But there was not a drop of water anywhere. All of the ponds----.

9. Write a letter to your classmate for borrowing a book for a week. 10

Or,

Write an e-mail to your friend inviting him attend the wedding ceremony of your elder sister.
10.Write a dialogue between you and stranger. 10

12.Write a paragraph on A bus stand by answering the following questions: 10

a. What is a bus stand?

b. What do the passengers do at the bus stand?

c. What do the hawkers sell there?

d. What do the porters do there?

e. What are the common sight of the bus stand?