Cantonment Public School and College, Saidpur Home Test-1/2020
Class: VII (Bangla + English Version) Subject: English 1st Paper
Time: 3 hours Full Marks: 80
[NB: Figures in the margin indicate full marks]
Section A: Reading Test (Marks: 40) 1. Read the text and answer the following questions following it.
Farabi is Flora’s best friend. They live in the same area. Also they are both in class seven. But they go to different schools. It is a school holiday. Flora has come to visit Farabi. They are talking. Flora wants to know about the prize giving ceremony of Farabi’s school. “Yesterday was our school prize-giving day,’ Farabi says.
“On this occasion our school auditorium and its dais were brightly decorated. Prizes were also displayed on a separate table on the dais. All the students were present at the function. Among others, the guardians and some eminent persons of the locality attended the function,” Farabi continues. “The Principal of PN College was the chief guest.”
“When did the function start?” Flora asked.
“Oh, it started on time - just at 4 pm.” Farabi says. “Our Headmaster first read out the annual report. Then the chief guest gave a short speech. He highly praised the overall performance of the school and its excellent results of JSC and SSC exams. Then he gave away the prizes among the students for their outstanding activities.”
“Did you get any prize any prize, Farabi?” Flora enquires.
“Yes, I did,” Farabi replies. “I’ve got two prizes – one for regular attendance and other for good results in the last year ending exams.”
Choose the best answer from the alternatives. .5×10=5
a. Friend means- (i) foe (ii) enemy (iii) relative (iv) bosom person b. Locality means- (i) facility (ii) loyalty (iii) legality (iv) area c. Neatly means- (i) tidily (ii) roughly (iii) vividly (iv) responsibly
d. Outstanding means – (i) standing outside (ii) common (iii) extraordinary (iv) wonderful e. Yesterday was --- day at Farabi’s school. (a) sports (b) cultural (c) guardians’ (d) prize giving g. The annual report was read out by the -(i) principal(ii) secretary(iii) chairman (iv) headmaster h. The chief guest --- the prizes. (i) delivered(ii) took away(iii) distributed (iv) give away i. Farabi got --- prize(s) for good results in the annul exam. (i) one (v) two (iii) many (iv) no j. Prizes were displayed on a separate table on the - (i) floor (ii) audience (iii) stage (iv) roof 2. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Mrs Nazma and Mr Joynul Ali lives in a small village with their daughters, Mitu aged 7 and Nitu aged 5. Joynul is a carpenter. He is hired by the villagers to make chairs, tables and other furniture. He is also asked to do small repair work. But Joynul does not find work everyday. Nazma does all the household work from morning to night, rain or shine. Sometimes she sits with Mitu and Nitu and teaches them Bangla and English alphabets and numbers. They do not go to school. Nazma could study up to class 5. Joynul is illiterate.
Questions: 2×5=10
a. What do Mrs Nazma and Mr Joynul do?
b. Why do the villagers hire or ask Joynul?
c. How old are Mitu and Nitu?
d. Which subjects does Mrs Nazma teach her daughters?
e. How does a carpenter earn his livelihood?
3. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Flight lieutenant Birshreshtho Matiur Rahman was a captain in Pakistan Air force when the liberation was broke out. He was born on 29 November 1941 at his parental house at Aga Sadek Road in Dhaka. After completing his twelfth class course in Pakistan Air Force Public School at Sargoda in West Pakistan, he entered into Pakistan Air Force Academy. He was commissioned in June 1963 posted at Rishalpur in West Pakistan. He successfully completed the conversion course in Karachi before he was appointed as a Jet Pilot in Peshawar.
During the Liberation War in 1971, in the morning of 20 August Pilot Officer Minhaz Rashid was scheduled to fly in ST 33 aircraft with Matiur Rahman as his trainer. During the training Matiur Rahman attempted to take control of the aircraft into his own land but failed. The plane crashed near the Indian boarder. Matiur’s dead body was found near the crash sight. He was buried at the graveyard of fourth class employees at the Masrur Airbase. He was awarded the highest state honour “Birshreshtho” in recognition of his patriotism and sacrifice for the nation.
A. Complete the table with the information in the text. 1×5= 5
Who/ What Event / Activity Place / Time
Flight lieutenant Matiur Rahman
was born (a) ---
(b) --- was completed in Pakistan Air Force Public School at Sargoda.
He (c) --- In June 1963 at Risalpur.
(d) --- was scheduled to fly with Matiur On 20 August 1971.
His dead body was buried (e) ---.
B. Write True or False. If false, give the correct answer. 1×5= 5 a. Flight lieutenant Birshreshtho Matiur Rahman died at the middle of the Liberation War.
b. He was awarded the highest state honour “Birshreshtho” for his extraordinary performance in Pakistan Air Force.
c. He was a pilot of Pakistan Army.
d. His dead body was found near Indian Boarder.
e. He entered the air force after completing secondary education.
4. Complete the text with the right words from the box. There are more words than necessary..5×10=5
from brother the tea in and sister on a left all ride
Few days ago I went to (a) --- bus station to see my elder (b) --- off. She would go to Dhaka (c) --- Khulna. I booked a ticket from (d) --- ticket counter for her. My sister (e) --- I had a little refreshment in a (f) --- stall nearby. The passengers who were (g) --- the long queue, started to get (h) --- the bus one by one. After (i) --- the passengers boarded the bus and it (j) --- the station.
5. The texts in column A are the beginning of some sentences. The extensions are given in column B &
C. Match the texts in column A, B & C to make complete sentences. 1×5= 5
Column A Column B Column C
Recently exam-process Now students have to They don’t have to This system They have to
read memorize has answer has been
no scope of copying.
the given text very attentively.
questions after understanding fully.
changed radically.
the answers to the questions.
6. Read the texts and rearrange them in correct order. .5×10= 5
a. Once he heard the news of his mother’s illness.
b. There was no boat that night.
c. He loved his mother so deeply that he could not control emotion.
d. At dead of night he reached the river bank of their village.
e. Bidyasagar was in Kolkata to have education.
f. After swimming for an hour, he went home.
h. Sitting near the river bank he thought how to cross the river.
i. Instantly he started swimming alone.
j. So he decided to cross the river by swimming.
Section A: Writing Test (Marks: 40)
7. Read the beginning of the story and complete it. Give a title to it. 10 Once there lived a hare in a forest. He was always proud of his speedy movement. A tortoise also lived there. The hare always insulted the tortoise for its slow speed. One day……….
8. Suppose, you are Munna / Munni living at Saidpur. Write a letter to your friend describing the prize
giving ceremony of your college. 10
9. Write a dialogue between two friends – Shimul and Bakul about the importance of learning English.10 10. Write a paragraph on ‘Load-shedding’ by answering the following questions. 10
a. What does load-shedding mean? What does it create?
b. When does it occur? What are the causes of it?
c. What are the effects of load-shedding? Who suffer most during it?
d. What are the impacts upon students and office activities?
e. How can load-shedding be prevented?
