End of Year Examination Notes

Examination Structure

  • Subject: English
  • Class: 7
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Total Marks: 100

Instructions

  • Write your Full Name, Student ID, Section, Subject Teacher's Name, and School Name in the designated boxes.
  • Answer each question in the space provided.

Directed Writing (Marks: 25)

  • Word Limit: 150 to 180 words
  • Task: Write an account of a burglary you witnessed at a grocery store:
    • Details to include:
    • Time and place of the incident
    • Appearance of the burglars and their actions
    • Description of their escape and identifying information to track them

Creative Writing (Marks: 25)

  • Word Limit: 180 to 210 words
  • Topics to choose from:
    1. Write a composition on the distinct sights, sounds, and feelings of winter and summer.
    2. Write a narrative including the sentence: "When the announcement was made, two people got up and left the room."
    3. Discuss whether you agree that we learn more outside the classroom, providing reasons.
    4. Write a dialogue between two friends meeting after many years, exploring changes in one another.

Comprehension Passage (Marks: 30)

  • Text Title: Why the Sky is So High

  • Summary of Key Points:

    • The Sky was once very low.
    • An old woman lived in a village where the Sky was low, and she spent her time sweeping her house.
    • The land was dry and dusty, causing the Sky to suffer from the dust.
    • After being provoked by the old woman's sweeping, the Sky sneezed, causing rain to fall, and ultimately flew high to avoid her broom.

  • Questions:

    • Facts about the Old Woman's life (age, actions)
    • Examples of figurative language (alliteration, rhyme)
    • Effects of dust on the villagers
    • Weather changes triggered by the Sky's sneeze
    • Sentence construction indicating active and passive voice
    • Modal verbs to express feelings of the Old Woman and opinion on her perspective
    • Vocabulary understanding (meanings of specified words)
    • Clauses classification and completion

Literary Text (Marks: 20)

  • Passage Reference: "Ah!" says Israel Hands. (Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson)

  • Summary of Events:

    • Israel Hands requests a drink from Jim, appearing suspicious.
    • Jim distrusts Hands based on his behavior and the presence of a knife.
    • Jim reasons that they both want to ensure the security of the schooner, which means they need to cooperate.

  • Questions:

    • Reasons for Hands' request for a drink
    • Jim's suspicions about Hands (2 reasons)
    • Jim's reasons for trusting Hands (2 detailed explanations)
    • Character assessment of Jim, focusing on bravery and intelligence
    • Summary of events after Jim leaves the deck and movement toward hiding in the bushes
    • Personal response as Jim observing a dispute from hiding, expressing feelings and actions taken.

Format for Responses

  • Ensure all answers are structured in paragraph format where required, using clear language and appropriate detail.
  • Maintain word limits for writing tasks to best express ideas without going over the prescribed limits.
  • Pay close attention to grammar and structure in the literary text comprehension and responses.