3rd Term Exams 2024-25
Paper 1: Reading and writing
Subject: English
Subject teacher: Ms. Sadia
Grade: 7
Student name:_____________
Registration no:_____________
Duration: 3 hours
Date:______________________
Instructions:
➢ Have everything ready that you need before starting the exam.
➢ Make sure you have your stationery and water bottle with you.
➢ Make sure you have good internet and a working camera.
➢ Work neatly and carefully.
➢ Remember to leave a finger space between the words.
➢ While using a pen cross out any mistake with one neat line. Do not use a whitener.
➢ Check each sentence/sum as you write.
➢ Recheck your answers at least three times after you are done with your exam.
➢ Once you are done take clear pictures of all the pages and make a Pdf file of your
work.
➢ Make sure the work is clear and readable in the Pdf before submission.
Best of Luck
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Exercise 1
Reading Comprehension
Read the text and answer the following questions:
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Secret
The storm had raged for three days. Waves like towering black walls smashed against
the cliffs, their thunderous roar drowning out even the lighthouse’s foghorn. Inside
the lantern room, Elias adjusted the rusted gears of the ancient light, his gnarled
hands trembling—not from fear, but from the cold that seeped through the stone
walls. The lighthouse, a solitary sentinel on the jagged coast, had been his home for
forty years. Yet tonight, something felt different.
A knock at the door below startled Elias. No one visited Stormwatch Point in this
weather. He descended the spiral staircase, his oil lamp casting flickering shadows on
the damp walls. At the door stood a girl of about twelve, her sodden coat dripping
onto the floorboards. Her eyes, wide and desperate, locked onto his.
‘Please,’ she whispered, holding out a sealed brass box. ‘My grandfather said you’d
know what to do with this.’
Elias’s breath caught. The box was engraved with a symbol he hadn’t seen in decades:
a coiled serpent swallowing its tail. His mind flashed to the old legend—the serpent
guarded the lost treasure of the Moonlight Mariner, a shipwreck said to haunt these
very waters.
‘Who was your grandfather?’ Elias demanded, his voice rough as the cliffs outside.
The girl hesitated. ‘Captain Jeremiah Vale. He… he disappeared last night.’
Outside, the wind howled like a vengeful spirit.
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i. Which adjective best shows the lighthouse's isolation? [1]
a) Ancient
b) Solitary
c) Jagged
d) Flickering
ii. What external conflict dominates the passage? [1]
a) Man vs. nature (the storm)
b) Man vs. society
c) Man vs. technology
d) Man vs. self
iii. What technique is used in "waves like towering black walls"? [1]
a) Metaphor
b) Simile
c) Personification
d) Alliteration
iv) What does the word sentinel mean in this context? [1]
a) A type of ship
b) A guard or watcher
c) A storm warning
d) A treasure chest
v. Identify the word class of "gnarled" (paragraph 1). [1]
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vi. Why does the writer use a dash in "his gnarled hands trembling—not from fear"?
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vii. Is this passage written in the first, second, or third person perspective? How does
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viii. Predict and write [2]
• Why the girl’s grandfather has disappeared.
• What will Elias do next?
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ix. a) Identify one example of personification. [2]
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b) Find one simile and explain its effect.
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x. Identify two adjectives that describe the setting. Explain how they create
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xi. Write down two rules of adding direct speech (dialogues) into a narrative. [2]
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xii. Rewrite the passage into first-person narration. [4]
A knock at the door below made Elias start. No one visited Stormwatch Point in this
weather. He descended the spiral staircase, his oil lamp casting flickering shadows on
the damp walls. At the door stood a girl of about twelve, her sodden coat dripping
onto the floorboards. Her eyes, wide and desperate, locked onto his.
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Exercise 2
Poetry
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow followed free;
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea."
"Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.
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i. Make the rhyme scheme of the first stanza. [3]
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ii. Identify two examples of alliteration in the first stanza and explain their effect. [3]
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iii. Explain the second stanza in your own words. [3]
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iv. What do you think, in the second stanza, the poem portrays nature as powerful or
fragile? Justify with one example. [3]
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v. Write brief answers. [3]
What does ‘furrow’ mean in this context?
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Which two words best capture the mood of the poem?
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How does the sea's portrayal differ between stanzas?
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Exercise 3
Literature
David Copperfield
i. How does David feel when he sees Agnes and Dora become friends? Explain your
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ii. Describe the ways in which David attempts to teach Dora about becoming a
housewife. How does she react? [3]
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iii. What is David's initial emotional state when he receives the reply from Dora's aunts?
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iv. Fill in the blanks. [3]
a. Miss ___________ is the one who decides if David may court Dora.
b. While Mr. Peggotty was talking in the pub, ____________ stood at the door and
listened quietly.
c. David’s aunt was so ____________ by the news of what happened at the
Wickfields’ that she spent the whole evening pacing the floor.
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v. Choose the correct option:
1. What did Mr. Peggotty find in both letters from Emily?
a) Photographs
b) Directions to her location
c) Money
d) Nothing
2. How did people in France and Italy treat Mr. Peggotty during his journey?
a) With suspicion and fear
b) With kindness and generosity
c) By ignoring him
d) By sending him away
3. Who writes to David saying her husband has changed?
a) Dora
b) Agnes
c) Mrs. Micawber
d) Miss Lavinia
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Exercise 4
Descriptive writing
Describe a setting where an explorer finds himself surrounded by an overwhelming
natural element, such as desert sands, jungle vines, or mountain fog. Begin by focusing
on the sights, smells, and sounds of the environment. Write approximately 200 words.
focus on:
Sensory details (sight, sound, touch) at least 3 Examples
Figurative language (simile/metaphor/personification) at least 3 Examples
Effective and appropriate punctuation
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