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SECOND TERM EVALUATION - 2023

GRADE 7 English Language 2 hours

Name: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Answer all questions on this paper itself.

1. Underline the correct word. One is done for you. (5 marks)
1. We will have an extra class (tommorrow/ tomorrow)
2. The best place to be with my mother is the (kichten / kitchen)
3. (Dinosaurs / Dinosuars) were a group of pre-historic animals.
4. Delft island is a charming (paradise / paradice)
5. Mihintale is a (mountain / mountian) in Anuradhapura district.
6. Students should have a good (knowladge / knowledge) of English.
2. Select the meaning of the words given below and write the number in the box given against the words. One
is done for you. (5 marks)

A B
a. well-known 6 1. belonging to the past
b. herbivores 2. a person who studies about birds
c. historical 3. a journey by sea
d. palaeontologist 4. moving from one place to the other
e. voyage 5. feed on plants
f. travelling 6. famous
f. f.
.3. Select the most suitable conjunction to fill in the gaps. (5 marks)
and
1. I drew a picture of a garden ----------------coloured it beautifully. ( but / and )
2. Would you like to watch a film ------------go out for a walk ( but / or )
3. I want to buy a new bicycle ----------- my father doesn’t have money for it. ( or / but}
4. It’s very important to wash vegetables ------------cooking . ( after / before)
5. I couldn’t participate in the singing competitions yesterday ------------ I was not well. ( after / because).
6. We have English ---------------the interval. ( but / after )

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4. Match the questions with the correct answer and write them in the spaces provided. One is done for you.
(5 marks)
1. Would you like to have a piece of cake?
-----yes please. -----------------------------------------------------------------
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2. Where’s your camera?
- a. because I missed my school
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3. Why did you get late? b. yes, they are very easy.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c. yes, please.
4. Can you answer the questions? d. my elder sister

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e. tomorrow morning

5. When can I meet you? f. it’s in my cupboard

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6. Who helps you to do your homework?
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5. Fill in the blanks using the suitable words given in box A and B. One is done for you. (10 marks)

sack / comb / flock / players / bees / dust /

A B
clove / pack / fist / elephants / puppies
galaxy
dust
galaxy 1. a cloud of ----------------------
1. a ------------------- of stars. 2. a litter of -----------------------
2. a ------------------- of bananas. 3. a herd of -----------------------
3. a ------------------ of birds. 4. a swarm of ---------------------
4. a ------------------ of wolves. 5. a school of ----------------------
5. a ------------------- of garlic. 6. a team of ------------------------
6. a ------------------- of rice.
6. Read the letter of excuse and fill in the information. (10 marks)

No. 72, Hill Street,

Dehiwala.
20. 09.2023
Gurukula Maha Vidyalaya.
Dear Madam,
The teacher –in-charge of sports,
,Please excuse my son, Sugath Dahanayaka for being absent for Cricket practices on 17th and 18th of
September. He was suffering from fever and cough and the doctor advised him to have bed rest.
Yours faithfully,
Mohan Dahanayaka

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 1. Sugath’s home town---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. The name of the Sports teacher-------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. The name of the school -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Number of days Sugath was absent--------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Reason -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mohan Dahanayaka
6. Name of Sugath’s father ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. Add a suitable prefixes and suffixes to the following words . The first one is done for you. (10 marks)

Prefixes un / re / dis /in Suffixes less / ness / ful / ly / er

1. ---in------correct 7. careful---ly------
2. --------tidy 8. sleep--------
3. ---------cycle 9. sad---------
4. ---------honest 10. sweep---------
5.---------appear 11.cup---------
6. --------start 12.beautiful--------

7. Study the picture given below and fill in the blanks. One is done for you. (10 marks)

castle
umbrella
two
birds
beach
bucket
girl
wearing
spade
cap
boat

beach
This is a picture of a 1. --------------------. There are 2. ---------------------- boys and a 3. -------------- in the
beach. One boy is making a sand 4.-------------------- and he is wearing a 5. ------------------. There is a 6. -
---------------------- in his hand. The girl is 7.----------------------- a swimsuit. We can see a sailor 8. ---------
-------- in the sea. The boy who is sitting under the 9. -------------- is holding a big sea shell. There is a 10.-
----------------- full of sand near him. Some 11. ----------------------are flying in the sky full of clouds. All
the children are having a wonderful evening in the beach..

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8. Read the paragraph given below and answer the questions given. (10 marks)
Animals
To enhance the beauty of flora and fauna animals play a vital role. There are different types of animals in the
world. Tiger, lion and hyena are carnivorous animals. Domestic animals like donkeys, cows, buffaloes and goats
live on grass. People keep some birds and animals as their pets like cats, parrots and puppies because of their
sweet and soft nature.
The shape, colour, gesture and varieties of nature amused us all the time. We see many animals in the zoo. Among
all the animals the monkey is the most interesting. Zebra has black and white stripes in its body and the giraffe
has a long head. The elephant is the biggest among the living animals in the forest. They live in a large group in
the forest but sometimes enter into the locality in search of food.

1. Write two examples for the two types of animals

Carnivorous animals Domestic animals
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*------------------------------------- *--------------------------------------
2. Why do people keep birds and animals as their pets?
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3. What is the most interesting animal among all the animals?
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4. Fill in the blanks reading the text
* Zebra has black and white -------------------- in its body.
* Giraffe is an animal with a ---------------------- head.
5. Who live in large groups?
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6. Elephants sometimes come into the locality,

(a). in search of their friends (b). in search of water (c) in search of food

10. Underline the most suitable pronoun to the blank. One is done for you. (5 marks)

1. My calculator is lost. Can I have -----yours--------------------- (your / yours)

2. My little sister has broken ------------------- (she / her) doll.
3. That small classroom is -------------------- (your / yours).
4. Miss Ann is not ---------------------- (our / ours) class teacher.

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5. My cousins live in this house. It is ------------------------------ (theirs / their).
6. Mary is leaving Sri Lanka today. She is a friend of -------------------------------- (my / mine).

11. Listen and put a tick ( ) against the correct answer. (5 marks)
a. Jude is an old man. (…………)
b. His village is near the temple. . (…………)
c. He collects sea shells from the beach. (…………)
d. Jude’s grandson helps him to collect sea shells. (…………)
e. They live in a big house. (…………)

12. Write on one of the following. Use about 75 words. (10 marks)
 An interesting place in Sri Lanka.
 My hobby
 Write a letter to your pen friend about a famous person in Sri Lanka.
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13. Speaking test (10 marks)

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