English Questions and Answers - Grade 7 Opener Exams Term 2 2023 Set 3

QUESTIONS

Complete the dialogue below with appropriate response (5 mks)

Mary: Good Morning, Winnie? You look good. Where are you going?

Winnie: Good morning, Mary. I am going to my friend's house.

Mary: 1 .............................................................................................

Winnie: Thank you, I wanted one of the Kenyan traditional looks. That's why I wore these clothes.

Mary: 2 .............................................................................................

Winnie: Yes, it is made from Kenyan cotton material.

Mary: 3..............................................................................................

Winnie: The carrings and bracelets are made of beads. I bought them at the Maasai market.

Mary: 4..............................................................................................

Winnie: It is hand woven from sisal One colours are those found on our Kenyan flag.

Mary: I love the kikoi scarf you have around your shoulders. Where did you get it from?

Winnie: .............................................................................................

Mary: Goodbye. enjoy your day.

Read the following passage below and then answer questions 6 to 10.
There was once a young shepherd boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near. a dark forest. It was rather lonely for him all day, so he thought upon a plan by which he could get a little company and some excitement. He rushed down towards the village calling out. "wolf! wolf!" and the villagers came out to meet him and some of them stopped with him for a considerable time. This pleased the bey so much that a few days afterwards he tried the same trick and again the villagers came to his help. But shortly after this, a wolf actually did come out from the forest and began to worry the sheep and the boy of course cried out, 'Wolf! Wolf!" still louder than before. But this time, the villagers, who had been fooled twice before, thought the boy was again deceiving them and nobody came to help. So the wolf made a good meal of the boy's flock and when the boy complained, the wise man of the village said, 'A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth."

6. Why did the boy first cry 'wolf? (1 mk)
7. The word trick is underlined in the passage. It could also mean all the following except (1 mk)
   1. cheat
   2. deceive
   3. hoax
   4. sincere
8. Why did the people not come out the third time he shouted? (1 mk)
9. "So, the wolf made a good meal of the boy's flock". is underlined in the passage it means (1 mk)
10. What lesson did the shepherd boy learn? (1 mk)

Read the passage below and answer questions 11 to 15.
Just before dark, we took up our abode fohe pight at a small village, where I bought some food for myself and some corn for my horse at the moderate price of a button and was told that I should see the river Niger early the next day. The lions here are numerous. The gates of the compound are shut a little after sunset hoved to go out after this curfew.
The thought of seeing the Niger in the morning and the buzzing of the mosquitoes, prevented me from sleeping until nearly dawn.

11. "...moderate price of a button..." as used in the passage means the price was (1 mk)
12. How do you know that the river Niger was quite near? (1 mk)
13. "...we took up our abode..." as used in the passage means we (1 mk)
14. What do you think a 'curfew' is? (1 mk)
15. When did the writer fall asleep? (1 mk)

Read the passage below and answer questions 16 to 20.
Once upon a time, there lived a man who had a long beard that he was very proud of. Everyday, he would clean his bushy beard and comb it neatly. Then he would stroke his beard. stretching his neck with pride. "My long beard makes me look scholarly and dignified," he would thank and smile to himself.
One night he was sitting in his house reading a book by candle light. He then came to a sentence that read; A man with a long beard is a fool. At first, he could not believe he was reading correctly. He blinked repeatedly, rubbed his eyes again and again. He opened his eyes wide and read the sentence again. It clearly read; a man with a long beard is a fool.
At this point, the man was very disappointed. He walked up to the window, holding his beard in his hands. "How can I believe such a remark!" he wondered. "If it is true, then I am a fool! oh! What a stupid thought!" He murmured brushing the suggestion away from his mind.

16. The word scholarly has been underlined in the first paragraph. It means. (1 mk)
17. Why do you think the man in the story rubbed and opened his eyes wide before reading the sentense again? (1 mk)
18. After confirming that what he had readersttime was actually what had been written, the  man (1 mk)
19. The word murmur is underlined in password that means the opposite of murmur is (1 mk)
20. The best title for the passage is (1 mk)

Read the passage below. It contains blank spaces numbered 21 to 35.
For each blank space, select the best alternative from the choices given.
The bicycle ....................21....................... be a simple  ....................22....................... compared  ....................23....................... the motorbike or the car,  ....................24....................... it remains a very important machine in the  ....................25....................... transport system. It  ....................26....................... millions of people their  ....................27....................... taste of speed. It has taught  ....................28....................... of us meaning of road signs. It  ....................29....................... us to school and to work in all kinds of ....................30....................... . In Kenya today  ....................31....................... the number of cyclist  ....................32....................... on the increase. The increase in the number of cars has not reduced the  ....................33....................... of the humble bicycle. The bicycle is  ....................34....................... an excellent means  ....................35....................... short journeys where a motorcar may be nothing but a bother.

21.                        
    1. may
    2. would
    3. should
    4. must
22.                    
    1. device
    2. devise
    3. tool
    4. implement
23.              
    1. to
    2. on
    3. by
    4. at
24.                  
    1. and
    2. but
    3. else
    4. even
25.                  
    1. world's
    2. worlds
    3. worlds'
    4. world
26.                    
    1. gives
    2. has given
    3. will give
    4. gave
27.                
    1. fast
    2. quick
    3. first
    4. last
28.              
    1. many
    2. more.
    3. much
    4. most
29.            
    1. brings
    2. fetches.
    3. takes
    4. gets
30.                      
    1. whether
    2. weather
    3. wheather
    4. wither
31.              
    1. ;
    2. .
    3. ,
    4. :
32.                
    1. are
    2. was
    3. is
    4. will be
33.                    
    1. fame.
    2. prestige
    3. animosity
    4. popularity:
34.            
    1. yet
    2. still
    3. already
    4. also
35.            
    1. for
    2. of
    3. with
    4. on

For questions 36 to 40, fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate answer.

36. The mob was very angry....................................the policemen's decision.
37. The little girl complained....................................headache.
38. You must remember to hand .................................... your work before lunch.
39. Do you prefer taking junk foods.................................... whole milk?
40. No sooner had I alighted from the matatu.................................... my father called me.

For questions 41 to 44, write the meaning of the underlined phrasal verbs.

41. She called on us on her way home.
42. Peter takes after his father.
43. The sun was too hot that Mary passed out.
44. The policemen promised to look into the matter.

For questions 45 to 48, add a suitable question tag.

45. Toy ought to work hard...................................?
46. You need to sweep that room...................................?
47. Let us go out...................................?
48. We shall be late...................................?

For questions 49 and 50, complete the proverbs below.

49. A rolling stone
50. If wishes were horses

Marking Scheme

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5.                              
   Accept any reasonable answer or response given for questions 1 - 5
6. The boy felt lonely and wanted company and excitement.
7. sincere
8. They thought it was a trick to deceive them again.
9. The boy's flock of sheep was actually attacked by the wolf. 
10. If you usually tell-lies, it is hard to convince people when you want to tell the truth.
11.  The price was friendly/cheap. 
12. He was told that he would be able to reach it early next day.
13. we rented rooms.
14. A sign that people should stay indoors for the rest of the night.
15. He did not sleep until nearly dawn. 
16. learned.
17. He wanted to be sure his eyes were not deceiving him.
18. tried to forget the sentence.
19. shout
20. The long bearded man
21. A 
22. A
23. A 
24. B
25. A 
26. B
27. C
28. D
29. C 
30. B
31. C
32. C
33. D
34. B
35. A
36. at
37. of 
38. in
39. to 
40. than
41. visited
42. resembles
43. fainted/collapsed 
44. investigate 
45. oughtn't she 
46. don't you
47. shall we
48. shan't we
49. A rolling stone gathers no moss 
50. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.