Our English

Mid Terminal Examination-2073

Subject: Our English                                                                                   Full Mark:100

Class: VII                                    Time: 3 Hrs.                                          Pass Mark:  40

1.        Read the text and do the activities that follow. [15]

                                   Tenzing Norgay Sherpa

           Tensing Sherpa was born on may 15, 1914 in Thami. It is a small Sherpa village in the solo Khumbu district of Nepal. Khumbu lies near Mount Everest, which the Tibetans and Sherpas call Chomolungma which in Tibetan means mother Goddess of the earth.

           He was originally called Namgyai Wangdi but as a child his name was changed on the advice of the head Lama and founder of the famous Rongbuk Monastrey, Ngawang Tenzin Norbu Tenzing Norgay translates as wealthy fortunate follower of religion. His father, a yak herder, was Ghang La Mingma and his mother was Dokmo Kinzom ( who lived to see him climb everest ) ; he was the 11^th of 13 children, most of whom died young.

           Life was difficult in the village. He spent his days looking after the yaks. He heard stories from other sherpas about the people who had wanted to climb Mount Everest. He got more interested and wanted to see it for himself. So when he was eighteen years old, he ran away from his name. he went to Darjeeling in 1932.

           Questions:

           A.     Find similar meaning to the following from above passage. [5]

           i.       rich, having a lot of money

           ii.      lucky

           iii.     passed away

           iv.     not easy

           v.      popular

           B.      Answer the following questions. [10]   

           a)      When was Tenzing Sherpa born?

           b)      How was his original name changed?

           c)      What do the Tibetans and Sherpas call Mount Everest? And What does it mean?

           d)      How was life in village? And How did he spent his days?

           e)      Why did he go to Darjeeling?

2.        Answer the following questions based on your textbook. [20]

                                i.      How is the weather at Rara Lake? When is the best time to go there?

                              ii.      What did the writer have to do to get a place to stay in the inn at Leguwa?

                            iii.      Why were the towers built? Write your own opinion.

                            iv.      Why do many young people from Chewa go abroad?

                              v.      Why do the people celebrate the festivals?

                            vi.      Why is a city better place for health service?

                          vii.      Why is a city life not as healthy as a village life?

                        viii.      Which places in Pokhara did the students plan to visit?

                            ix.      What is Kumang worried about?

                              x.      Name some animals from Nepal that are in the endangered list.

3.        Write 'T' for True and 'F' for false statements.  [5]

                         i.            A city is a multicultural society.

                       ii.            Cities are healthier because there are more health facilities.

                     iii.            People in villages are friendlier than the people in the cities.

                     iv.            A city life is more complicated than a village life.

                       v.            Villages have bigger gardens and porks than cities have.

4.         Match the following. [6]

            Endangered                  feeling uncomfortable

            Mist                             keep safe from harm

            Briskly             meet somebody unexpectedly

            Uneasiness                   shake one's body due to old or fear

            Protect             a risk of dying out completely

            Disappear                    a cloud at the earth's surface

            Encounter                    actively, quickly

            Shiver              discuss in heated way

            Argue                           cool and unemotional

            Restrained                    put to an end by damaging

            Extinct             cease to exist

            Destroy                        no longer existing

5.         Write down the meaning of the following words.      [10]

            [ Habitat, initial, autobiography, influential, monarchy, abroad, bugle, volunteer, coast, twilight ]

6.         Rewrite the following sentences with appropriate form of given words.     [6]

a.     This tree is ______ than that tree. (tall)

b.    House C is ______ among the three. (big)

c.     Deepika is ______ than Malvika. (old)

d.    That pig is ______ than this pig. (fat)

e.     This stick is ______ than that stick. (long)

f.     The cup is ______ than the tray. (pretty0

7.        Change the following passive sentences into active. [8]

a.     Many inventions were created by Edison.

b.    Every bite of food was eaten by us.

c.     Once a week, the house is cleaned by Ali.

d.    Right now, the letter is being written by Sahara.

e.     The car was repaired by Ravi.

f.     The words are explained by the teacher today.

g.     The tickets are sold out this month.

h.    The play 'Romeo and Juliet' was written by Shakespeare.

i.      This newspaper is read by thousands of people.

j.      These books are left in the classroom by him.

k.    Too much money was spent on this project.

l.      Many beautiful poems are recited at this competition.

m.  The smelly cat should be taken out of the house.

n.    Food should be cooked well before eating.

o.    The tablets must be taken twice a day.

p.    The kitchen window was broken yesterday.

8.         Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.              [7]

a.     How long did you stay ______ Biratnagar? ( for, at, in)

b.    I have known him ______ a long time. (since, for)

c.     It gets very cold ______ winter. (in, on)

d.    Kalpana is waiting for you ______ the bus stop. ( in, on, at)

e.     Kim met me first ______ a party. ( at, on, form)

f.     I'm good ______ tennis. ( in, at)

g.     Mr birthday's ______ May. (in, on)

h.    Our school is ______ the end of the street on the left. (in, on, at)

i.      Please sit ______ the sofa. ( among, inside, on)

j.      Will return this book ______ the end of this month. ( in, on, at)

k.    Put a stamp ______ the envelope. (in, on, at)

l.      Sabnam left school ______ 2004. (in, on, at)

m.  She suffers ______ a heart disease. (from, on)

n.    I'll see you ______ ten o'clock. (on, at)

9.         Rewrite the sentences into reported speech:             [6]

a.     Nirya said, " The cat has broken the vase".

b.    He said to me, "Please read this book".

c.     Husain said, "I won't go to school tomorrow".

d.    He said to them, "May you pass your exams!"

e.     Peter said to me, "I will see what I can do for you!"

f.     My mother told me, "You have to work harder in school."

g.     Tina said to the boys, "Why are you sitting here?"

h.    She said to me, "Give me your pen."

i.      I said to him, "We have to invite them to your party."

j.      She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."

k.    He said to me, "I am playing here."

l.      The Teacher said, "I don't take any test."

10.       Write a letter to your friend (in village) telling about burning problems of city.     [7]

11.       Write an essay on anyone of the following topics in about 150 words.                    [10]

a.Religious sites in Nepal

b.Pollution : a challenge for the world

*Best of Luck*