Class: Seven, Sub: English 1st Paper

Class: Seven

Sub: English 1^st Paper

Time: 3 Hours                                                    Full marks:100

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

Once upon a time, two farmers: Mr Ant and Mr Grasshopper, lived in the same village near the sea in Greece. They were very good friends, but, as you will see, they were very different people. Mr Ant was a very serious, hard-working person. He got up very early in the morning, ate a small breakfast, and then started working on his farm. He worked very hard all day under the hot summer sun. He planted many crops and looked after them carefully. “I like to water my crops every day,” he told his friend. Mr. Garsshopper. “And as soon as they’re ready, I like to collect them quickly and put them safely in my house.” Don’t you ever stop working?” asked Mr. Grasshopper. “When do you eat?” “Oh, I just stop working, eat very quickly, and then start working again, “Mr Ant replied. I don’t like to waste any time.” “But there’s plenty of time!” exclaimed Mr Grasshpper. “What’s the hurry? Look at me. Sometimes it’s sunny. Sometimes it rains. Let the sun and the rain take care of your crops. Why Work? Take a holiday! Enjoy yourself, my friend!”

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.                                                         1×5=5

 a)Mr. Ant and Mr. Grasshopper were———

   i) farmer   ii) businessman    iii) teachers  iv) doctors

b) Mr. Ant got up ———

  i) after the sun rising  ii) late   iii) at dawn   iv) noon

c) Mr. Ant watered his crops----

  i) alternative day    ii) once in week   iii) twice in a week  iv) daily

d) Mr. Ant and Mr. Grasshopper lived near the  ———in Greece.

  i) river   ii) canal   iii)pond   iv) sea

e) Mr. Grasshopper was ———

  i) active    ii) serious   iii) hardworking   iv) passive

2. Fill in each gap in the following passage with the correct form of  verb.                         1×5=5

Serious	Beside	Small	Farmers	Under	There
Working	Near	Early	Friends	Late	Many

One two (a) ______ named Mr. Ant and Mr Grasshopper lived in the same village( b)the sea in Greece. They were good ______ (c)but there were  (d)______differences between them. Mr. Ant was a (e) ______ man. Getting up (f) ______ in the morning. He took a (g) ________ breakfast and started (h) _______on his farm. He worked (i) ______ whole day (j) _____the hot summer sun.

3. Describe /Narrate : Your Favourite Teacher                                           5

4. Answer the following questions orally.                                                      5

My Hobby

a.    What is a hobby?

b.    Does every man have hobby?

c.     Can you tel the name of some hobbies?

d.    What is your hobby?

e.     Why do you like it?

5.Read the following test and answer the question that follows.                              5

Necessity of learning English

Nobdy can ignore the Necessity of learning English. English is an international language. However, it is described below why learning English in necessary for all.

Books written in English

All kind of books euch as books on Literature, History, Law, Religion, Etc. are written mainly in English . Beside, most of advanced books for higher studies are written in English.

To get good opportunities

All the international communication is made through English. Many business firms want people who have a good command of English. So, by learning English we can get the opportunities of employment and better salaries.

As a global language

Now, English has got the status of the global language. English is spoken throught the world. If any nation does not learn English it will lag behind in all respects.

Gues the meaning of the following words used in the text above.

a.The word ignore means-

i. turn off  ii. turn on iii. turn down  iv. Turn out

b.The word necessity means-

i. importance  ii. dutifulness iii. meditaion iv. Relaxtion

c. The word necessary means-

i. needed ii. essential iii. included iv. Excluded

d. The word kinds means-

i. kins ii. teams iii. division iv. Sorts

e. The word besides means-

i. in addition ii. a part from this iii. both iv. None of them                                             

6.One day a wolf came to a stream for a drink and found a beautiful lamb drinking from the same stream.( a short story )  The wolf thought of killing the lamb and eating its flesh. So he began to pick a quarrel with the lamb.( a short story )  He shouted, ‘’You rogue, how dare you make the water dirty for me?’’ The lamb began to tremble in fear. He said, ‘’Excuse me, sir, how can I make the water dirty for you? You are drinking upstream and I am drinking downstream. ‘’ The wolf could say nothing to that but shouted, ‘’Oh, I remember, you called me bad names last year about this time.’’ ‘’How can that be, sir?’’ said the lamb mildly ‘’I was not even born then’’.( a short story )  but the wolf paid no heed to his reply.( a short story )  He growled angrily. ‘’Then it must have been your father. And it makes no difference whether it was you or your father.’’ ( a short story ) So saying, he jumped upon the poor lamb and ate him up.                       

  Questions:                                                                       10

a.    What did the Wolf come by in the stream?

b.    Why did the Wolf pick a quarrel with the lamb?

c.     What was the lamb?

d.   How old was the lamb?

e.    What is the moral of the story?

7. Read the text and answer the following questions –

Ahsan Habib, poet and Journalist, was born on 2 February 1917 in the village of Shankarpasha in pirojpur district. After passing the Entracne examination in 1935 from pirojpur Government School, he enrolled at the B M College, Barisal, but had to leave further education because of financial difficulties.He worked in different newspapers named “ the Takbir” “the Bulbul” “the Saogat”  “the Daily Azad” “the Monthly Mohammadi” “the Daily Ittehad’ etc. His important books are Ratrishese Chhaya Horin, Shara Dupur, Duhate Dui adim pathar etc. He received several awards for his litracy achivments, among UNESCO Literacy Prize, the Bangla Academy Award Adamjee litracy Prize, Ekusy Padak etc.  Ahsan  Habib died Dhaka on 10 July 1985.

Mir Mosarraf Hossain, Novelist, Playwright and essayist, was born at Lahirpur, in the district of Kustia on 13 November 1847. His Father Mir Moazzem Hossain was a Zamindar. He began his formal education at Kustia School and their studied upto class v at Krisnogar Collegiate School. He was pioneer among ninteeth –century Bengali Muslim writers. Bisad Shindhu, which narrates the tragic tale of the battle of Karbala, is considered to be his masterpiece . His other important works are Gauri-Setu, Basunakumari, Zaminder Darpan, Gazi Miyer Bastami ect. He died in 1912.

A.Complete the following table with the information given in the passage.                         5

	Ahsan Habib	Mir Mosarraf Hossain
Born
Place of birth
Family economic condition
Major works
Died

B. Read the following statements. Write (T) in your answer script if the statement if true. Write (F) if the statement is false . If false , give the correct answer .                                  5

a. Ahsan Habib came of a well- off family.

b. The main theme of Bishad Sindhu was the tragedy of the battle of Karbala.

c. Ahsan Habib could not continue his study because of his insincerity.

d. Mir Mosarraf Hossain came of an affluent family.

e. Mir Mosarraf Hossain is an author of nineteenth century.

8. Complete the text with the right words in the box.                                           5

Passed	Time	Born	Maktap	Became
Education	Assistant	Examination	First	Degree

Abul Qasem Fazlu Haq was (a) _____in 1872 a Sturia in Barisal. There he received his primary (b) ____ in a village. (c)_____. He passed the Entrace Examination standing (d)_____in the Dhaka Division form form Barsal Zilla School. In 1893, He Passed the B.Sc (e)____obtaining Honours in Chemistry, Physics and Matematices form the presidency collage, Calcutta. He took his M.Sc distinction in 1897. He entrolled himself in the Calcutta High Court as an (h)___to Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee. He (i)____ a Deputy Magistrate in 1906. In 1913 he became an elected M.C.C for the first (j)____.

 9. The texts in Column A are the beginning of some sentence. The extensions are given in Column B and Column C. Match the texts in Column A, B and C to make complete sentence .5

Column A	Column B	Column C
There	Was walking	The cows to a field near a railway bridge
In the moring he	Took	In the field
He	Lived	Along the railway track
The cows	Went	Out with his herd of cows
And the cowherd	Were grazing	a cowherd in a village

10. Read the text and rearrange them in correct order.                                                5

a. He would often go out in the streets of Athens.

b. He was the wise philosopher and teacher of his time.

c. He did not die a natural death.

d. He would stop passers by at different places in the steet and asked them simple questions.

e. Socrates was born in 459 B.C. in Athens.

f. Athens was the home of sculpture.

g. He wanted to spread knowledge among the people.

h. He was killed by the rulers of Athens.

i. He lived in Athens in Greece.

j. He wanted to educate people.

11. The Story below is about “Devotion to Mother of Bayazid”  Complete the story. You can use the given cluses .                                                                            10

Bayazid was a small boy. His mother was ill. One day he was studying by the side of the bed of his ailing mother. All on a sudden, his mother woke up and told her son to give her a glass of water. There was no water at home. Bayazid went to distant fountain to _______. He came back with water and found______.He did not awake her. Keeping a glass of water in hand he remained standing still_____but she was in _______. When it was dawn Bayazids mother _____ and instantly discovered her son standing beside her bed with ______ . She wondered for a moment. Then she could realize the fact. She could not control _____ anyway. She embraced her son with ______and blessed him form the core of ______.

12. Imagine, your friens is Imtiaj and you are Murshed by name.Next Friday you will be twelve, so your parents will arrange a birthday party in your house. Now, write a letter to your intimate friend inviting him to join the party.                       Or.

Suppose, you are Nusrat and your friend is Rashna. Before your exam Rashna borrowed a book entitled”Practical Usage of Engilsh by Thompson” Now send a message to her through email to return your book.                                                                               10

13. Suppose, Hamim is your friend.He has come to know why gardening is your hobby. Now, write a conversation/ dialogue about your gardening  and its benefits.                                 10

14.Write a paragraph about Your School. Answer the following questions in your paragraph.10

a. What is the name of your school?

b. How far is it from your home?

c. How do you get there?

d. When do you go there?

e. How long do you stay in the school?

f. How many teachers do you have?

g. What are their qualifications?

i. Who is your best friend?

j. Who is your most favorite teacher?