Grade 7 English

(1) Write the collective nouns for the given animals. First one is done for you.

Heard, school, flock, swarm, pod, colony

(i) A pod of whales (ii) A ……………….. of bees.

(iii) A ……………….. of elephants. (iv) A ……………….. of ants.

(v) A ……………….. of fish. (vi) A ……………….. of birds.

(2) Fill in the blanks of the sentences using prepositions.

Without, along, through, by, over

(i) When we heard the new, we decided to go ……………………any delay.

(ii) We went …………………… the jungle in search of water.

(iii) They were walking …………………… the road when they heard the news.

(iv) The cat jumped …………………… the wall to the other side.

(v) There is a small cottage …………………… the river.

(3) Read the passage and fill in the blanks using the correct form of the word.

I was walking along the foot path very (i) ……………… (slow) when I saw these (ii)
………………(beauty) flowers. They were (iii) ……………… (dance) with the wind. The (iv) ………………
(colour) flowers made me stop there for a moment. I stood looking at the (v) ……………… (end) meadow
full of beautiful flowers. (10 marks)

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(4) Look at the picture and fill in the blanks.

This is a picture of a (i) ………………………. There are three (ii) ………………………. They are (iii)
………………………. There are two ……………………….(iv) ……………………….and there are (v)
………………………. on them. There is a (vi) ………………………. and a pade on the sand. There is an
(vii) ………………………. in the corner. The boy has an (viii) ………………………. In his hand and he is (ix)
………………………. sunglasses. One boy is building a sand (x) ……………………….

(5 marks)

(5) Look at the pictures and make sentences.

(i) ii.

……………………………………………………..
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(iii) iv.

……………………………………………………..
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v.

……………………………………………………..

(6) Read the descriptions and match them with the sections of the newspapers. Write the caption
on the dotted line.

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 SPORTS ADVERTISMENTS FOREIGN NEWS WHEATHER HEALTH

(I) There will be thunder showers in western and southern parts of the country.
………………………………………….

(ii) A newly bought TV set for sale. Owner leaving the country. For the highest bidder.
………………………………………….

(iii) American president leaves the country for a tour in middle-East.

………………………………………….

(iv) The famous foot ball match will commence at the Sugathadasa stadium next Saturday.
………………………………

(v) See a doctor immediately if you have fever.

………………………………………….

(7) Write the following sentences in passive voice.

(i) The students will clean the school ground tomorrow morning.
……………………………………………………………………

(ii) Mr saman made a beautiful kite for his children.

…………………………………………………………………………………….

(iii) Hiranthi sells toys for small children.

…………………………………………………………………………………….

(iv) We made dolls house last vacation.

…………………………………………………………………………………….

(v) Kavindu brings his the dog for a walk every day.
…………………………………………………………………………………….

(8) Read the following note and write a reply.

Lahiru
I got two tickets for a street drama. Would you like to join me?
Gihan
Include the following.

 Thank for the invitation.

Ask where, when and what the drama is.
Whether you like to join or not

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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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(9) Read the passage and fill the grid with the words from the passage.

One day a tiny mouse went out to find something to eat. He ran carelessly through some tall
grass. He ran in to a fierce lion. The lion caught the mouse tightly and would not let him go.

Adjectives Nouns Verbs Adverbs Prepositions

(10) Fill in the blanks using the correct verb form.

(i) She was happy because she ……………… (win) a prize.

(ii) They reached the station on time but the train ……………… (leave) the station.

(iii) When we arrived at school, the somebody ……………… (break) the gate.

(iv) She went to the class late. The teacher ……………… (begin) the lesson.

(v) I went home early. My mother ……………… (go) to the fair.

(10 marks)

(11) Read the story and answer the questions given below.

Last Monday was a holiday. The children decide to have a picnic on the beach. They all felt very
happy. Mrs. Sirima gave the boys a bag of food to carry and told them to carry it carefully. “There are some
eggs inside” she said, and some meat to cook. You can make a fire on the beach. The children reached the
beach at ten a clock. The sun was shining on the sea. It looked very beautiful.

„I feel very hot‟, said manuka. Let‟s have a swim‟, all the bys ran into the sea. The girls sat under a tree and
watched them swim. The boys swam and played until twelve o‟ clock. Then they began to feel tired. They
felt hungry too. The girls lit a fire on the beach and prepared the meal with the help of Mrs. Sirima.

(i) What did Mrs Sirima give the boys?

……………………………………………………………………………

(ii) Why did she tell them to carry it careful?

……………………………………………………………………………

(iii) When did they reach the beach?

……………………………………………………………………………

(iv) What did the girls do?

……………………………………………………………………………

(v) Who helped them to prepare the food?

……………………………………………………………………………

(12) Write an essay on one of the following topics.(100 words)

 A day at the zoo. * My favourite game.

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13. Write the words for the picture given.

(i) …………………….. (ii) …………………….. (iii) ……………………..

(iv) ……………………. (v) …………………………..

14. Select the most suitable word to the blank. The first one is done for you.

( themselves, ourselves, herself, himself, myself, myself, yourself)

1. She planned her work herself.

2. I completed the activity ………………………………….

3. We …………………………………. decorate the hut.

4. He couldn‟t jump over the wall ………………………………….

5.They …………………………………. Drew the picture.

6.Do your work …………………………………. ?

15. Write the plural forms for the given words. The first one is done for you.

1. bus - buses 2. Glass - …………………

3. pen - ………………… 4. Flag - …………………

5. patato - ………………… 6. House - …………………

7.nose - ………………… 8.frock - …………………

9. bench - ………………… 10. Brush - …………………

11. fox -…………………

16. Match the words in ‘A’ with the meanings in ‘B’ one is done for you.

A B

1. Programme a. a special dress.

2. Chief guest b. a group of people gathered for a purpose.

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 3. success c. a journey for study purposes in the environment.

4. Costume d. the special invite for an event.

5. Association e. the achievement of an action.

6. Field trip d. a lift of activities to be done.

17. Make meaningful sentences using the jumbled words given. One is done for you.

1. Plan / work / we / well / should / the - we should plan the work well.

2. Camp / we / health / organize / a - ………………………………………….

3. A / build / they / house / must - ………………………………………….

4. Has / us / help / she / to - ………………………………………….

5. Interesting / an / it‟s / story -………………………………………….

6. Experience / you / share / should / your - ………………………………………….

17. Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks with the words given.

Sanuri : Oh! How sweet! Early in the morning we hear a lot of chirping of birds.

Mother : yes, very often we hear their different sounds. They are (1) ………………..

Creatures. Aren‟t they?

Sanuri : Of course. Mother, have you (2) ……………….. them here before?

Mother : No my child, these days many birds can be seen during the day time.

Sanuri : why is it?

Mother : now, there are many bird (3) ……………….. too. people (4) ………………..

them a lot.

Sanuri : How nice! This place would be quite (5) ……………….. without them.

(Feeders, boring, beautiful, seen love) (10 marks)

(7) Read the poem and answer the questions.

Honey bear

There was a big bear

Who lived in a cave

His greatest love was honey

He had two pence a week

Which he never could save

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So he never had

Any money.

I bought him a money box.

Red an round.

In which to put

His money.

He saved and saved

Till he got a pond then he spent it all.

On honey. ( Elizabeth Lang)

1. Who lived in a cave? ………………………………………………. ( 2 marks)

2. What does he love ? ………………………………………………. ( 2 marks)

3. How much money does he have for a week? …………………………. ( 2 marks)

4. Write a rhyming word for „cave‟ ……………………………………………… ( 2 marks)

5. Underline the correct answer.

(a) The bear saved …………………. (one / two / tree) pond. (1 marks)

(b) His money box was ………………….(red and round / red and rectangle /

red and square.) (1 marks)

(10 marks)

(8) Read the text and answer the questions given below.

Jungle fowl is a bird in a pheasant family. It is an Asian bird. Male bird have fleshy combs and high arched
tails they have shiny red, green and black plumage. The red jungle fowl is the ancestor of the chicken.

The hen us rusty brown with speckled neck and a minimal comb. It lays 2 to 4 eggs in a nest either on a
forest floor in steep hill country or in the abandoned nest of other birds and squirrels. Her eggs are highly
variable in colour but generally are cream with a yellow or pink tint. The male Sri Lankan jungle fowl plays
an active role in nest protection and rearing chicks.

Jungle fowl is commonly found in kithugala, yala and sinharaja. they eat worms, insects, seeds and plants.
It is the national bird of Sri Lanka.

1. What is the bird mentioned in the text? …………………………………………. (1 mark)

2. Name two things that male birds have?

(i) ………………………… (2) ……………………………….. (1 x 2 = 2 marks)

3. Who is the ancestor of the chicken? ………………………………………… (1 mark)

4. What colour is the hen? ………………………………………………………. (1 mark)

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5. How many eggs does it lay at a time? ……………………………………… (1 mark)

6. It‟s eggs are cream with ……………….. or ……………. tint. (1 mark)

7. Where do they lay eggs? (write one place) ……………………………. (1 mark)

Fill in the blanks with the word from the text

8. (a) It is the ……………….. bird of Sri Lanka.

(b) It is an ……………….. bird.

9. Write 2 things they eat?

(a) …………………………. (b) ………………………….

10. Mention two areas that you find them commonly?

(1) …………………………. (2) ………………………….

18. Listen to the text and answer the questions. Put right (√) or wrong (X) in the boxes.

1. Vijaya Vidiyalaya prepared a programme for the health week.

2. The health week was for the whole school.

3. Grade 9 students drew posters.

4. Writing health tips was for grade 8 students.

5. They drew posters for sports.

(1 x 5 = 5 marks)

Listening text

Vijaya Vidiyalaya prepared a programme for the health week. They planned many activities. A cleaning
campaign, drawing posters and writing health tips were some of them. all the classes of the grade 8
students drew posters for the health week. Grade 7 students wrote health tips. The programme was very
successful.

19. Write a letter to your pen pal another country. Write about your country (the location, climate,
people, beauty and important places of your country)

(100 words

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