Standard VII - 7th Standard - English - II Term - Second Term Final - Half Yearly Examination - Question Paper - Samacheer kalvi

 

II- Term Final Examination

STD         : VII                                                                                              TIME: 1.30 HOURS

SUBJECT: ENGLISH                                                                                 MARKS: 50   

Section-I

I. Choose the correct synonyms for the following :                                                                          3x1=3

1. hilarious -    a) amusing        b) irritating            c) illustrating

2. incredible -  a) believable    b) unbelievable      c) trustworthy

3. prodigious - a) great              b) small                 c) unexceptional

 

II. Choose the correct antonyms for the following:                                                                          3x1=3

1. valuable-        a) worthy          b) useful            c) unworthy

2.  defeat            a)lost                 b)gained            c) victory

3.  courageous-  a)proud             b) timid              c) plenty

 

III. Answer the following question (any 6):                                                                                    5x2=10

1. What kind of books did Don Quixote like to read? What were those books like?

2. What is the reaction of the shepherds when they see that Don Quixote is attacking their sheep?

3. What effect did the things Don Quixote read have on him?

4. When Don Quixote saw the cloud of dust on the plain in the distance. What did he think caused it?

5. Describe the appearance of a knight.

6. When to fight for a righteous cause

    One did gain considerable applause

   a) When will one get an applause?

7. There are many legends based on their heroic exploits

    A legacy of tales which have been told with much adroit

    a) What are legends?

 

IV. Answer any 2 of the following question:                                                                                    2x2=4

1. Why did Alice follow the rabbit?

2. Why can’t Alice get through the little door into the garden?

3. How do Alice feel after all these changes?      

 

IV. Answer in paragraph: (any 1)                                                                                                     1x5=5

1. What challenges does Alice face and how does she overcome them?

2. Why does the poet ask us to imagine that we have tiny wings on our back?

 

V. Identify the speaker:                                                                                                                      5x1=5     

1. I’ll see you later at the Queen’s croquet game.

2. I must find out why he’s in such a hurry!

3. One side makes you big, the other side makes you small.

4. Go to my cottage and fetch my gloves and fan.

5. Oh, no I’ll never get back to the right size.

VI. Make sentence using the given homophones:                                                                           3x2=6

1. see/sea     2. not / knot    3. knight / night

VII. Read the following sentence and write the meaning for  the homonyms:                            3x2=6     

1. We have march past in March.

2. There is a fair arts and craft fair this weekend.

3. Can you get me a can?   

 

VIII. Syllabify and mention how many syllable each word has:                                                 4x1=4

1. incredible

2. peasant

3. entreat

4. hilarious   

 

IX. Punctuate the following and rewrite the sentence:                                                                4x1=4

1. please be quiet in the library

2. isn’t amazing

3.what a terrific idea it is