English Questions and Answers - Class 7 End Term 2 Exam 2021 Set 2

COMPOSITION

Below is the beginning of a story. Write and complete it in your own words making it as interesting as possible.

We had been having numerous practices since the beginning of the term. When the day of the tournaments arrived, I was ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

LANGUAGE

Read and fill the following passage with appropriate answers

Bush, the dog ___1____ under the big table in the veranda and slept____2___. Dinah walked___3___ the big house and her___4___ beat hard. It was evident that she did not like the___5___ of Bush, the dog. When she was seven years old, she was___6___by a strange dog but luckily enough.It did not___7___her. Since that day, Dinah ____8____wanted to see the___9___ of a dog, Then___10___unexpected happened. Bush woke up____11____Dinah could reach the house. ___12___ still, it gave Dinah a long scaring ___13___. Dinah was ___14___ scared to move. She ___15____ to tremble and finally burst into a scream.

1.  
   1. lied
   2. lies
   3. laid
   4. lay
2.  
   1. piecefully
   2. peacefully
   3. pieacefully
   4. peacefuly
3.  
   1. towards
   2. at
   3. into
   4. in
4.  
   1. hurt
   2. chest
   3. heart
   4. mind
5.  
   1. appearance
   2. size
   3. colour
   4. presence
6.  
   1. invaded
   2. attacked
   3. chased
   4. beaten
7.  
   1. bite
   2. bit
   3. beat
   4. bait
8.  
   1. had
   2. had never
   3. had ever
   4. have
9. 1. site
   2. cite
   3. sign
   4. sight
10.  
    1. an
    2. a
    3. un
    4. the
11.  
    1. when
    2. before
    3. as
    4. and
12.  
    1. Worse
    2. Worst
    3. Bad
    4. Badly
13.  
    1. glance
    2. see
    3. gaze
    4. bark
14.  
    1. so
    2. too
    3. very
    4. quite
15.  
    1. began
    2. begun
    3. begin
    4. begins

For questions 16 and 17, choose the correct alternative that means the opposite of the underlined words 

16. Jane drew the curtains before taking a shower.
    1. once.
    2. during
    3. after
    4. earlier
17. The success of the party was unexpected.
    1. passing 
    2. start. 
    3. victory. 
    4. failure.

For questions 18 and 19, choose the alternative that means the same as the given sentence

18. Neither James nor Alice arrived early.
    1. Either James nor Alice arrived early.
    2. Both James and Alice were late. 
    3. Both James and Alice arrived early.
    4. Either James or Alice arrived early. 
19. "I washed my clothes," Tom said.
    1. Tom said I had washed my clothes. 
    2. Tom said, "I washed my clothes."
    3. Tom said he had washed his clothes. 
    4. Tom said he washed his clothes.

For questions 20 to 22, choose the best alternative that best completes the sentence.

20. Is there________ sugar in the sugar dish?
    1. few
    2. any
    3. some
    4. more
21. Although she was a bright girl, ___________
    1. she failed the examinations.
    2. but she failed the examinations.
    3. she passed the examinations.
    4. but she passed the examinations.
22. If my dad had money, ____________
    1. I will have travelled to Nairobi. 
    2. I would have travelled to Nairobi. 
    3. I will travel to Nairobi.
    4. I would travel to Nairobi.

For question 23. choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.

23.  
    1. I prefer milk and porridge.
    2. The men's hats were nice.
    3. She is late. Isn't she?
    4. Do you prefer milk to porridge?

For questions 24 and 25 arrange the sentences given to form a sensible paragraph. 

24.  
    1. It is unusual for one to talk to such people using complicated language. 
    2. These should also be features of a letter to a relative or friend.
    3. Writing a letter to a relative or a friend is like conversing with them.
    4. In a conversation, one uses friendly and simple language.
       1. iii, ii, iv, i 
       2. iii,i,iv,ii
       3. iii,iv, ii, i
       4. iii, ii, i, iv 
25.  
    1. The clever bird dropped stones into the water
    2. It was not possible for the bird to reach water. 
    3. A thirsty bird found a tall jug with some water in it.
    4. To the birds delight the water rose high enough for it to drink.
       1. iii, iv, i, ii
       2. iii, i, iv, ii 
       3. iii, ii, i, iv
       4. iii, iv, ii, i

Read the passage below and answer questions 26-38

The bell for lesson one had just rung. It was the second day of the third week of terra three. Tana sat on her seat and her heart was beating unusually harder. She had just completed the work given the day before. She knew the maths teacher was just about to enter the classroom and demand for the books. Mrs. Hardy was a no nonsense teacher. She never put up with any sort of laziness. Tana was well aware of this and she began to shake a little

She was still thinking about this when from the pavement the sound of shoes as they hit the ground filled her ears. Tana was already sweating. Then the heavy door was pushed and the figure of Mrs. Hardy filled the classroom. Her face was as hard as her name suggested. Not a single trace of smile could be seen. Then she ordered for all the maths exercise books. The class monitor did not hesitate. She hurriedly collected the books from the class members.

"Teacher, I'm feeling terrible pains on my belly. I think I'm very sick and can even die. Please allow me to go outside." Tana said this amid tears. She was holding her stomach with both hands and her eyes looked pale. When she finally collapsed on the floor and twisted on the ground like a snake, Mrs. Hardy believed her. She gave her a piteous look and beckoned some three boys. Together they lifted Tana who was now groaning and carried her outside. The headteacher was informed of Tana's condition and a car was hired to rush her to hospital. The driver in trying to save life, drove at the speed of lightning. They were rounding the last bend to the hospital gate when something breath taking happened.

The car must have lost control and it swerved out of the road and rolled eight times. When it finally stopped rolling, the wheels were facing the sky as the top part supported the rest of the car. When the ambulance came ten minutes later to carry the victims to the hospital, all the four occupants of the car were unconscious. The driver was not very lucky, he died at the scene of the accident. Both Mrs. Hardy and Mr.Riziki the teacher on duty had sustained fractures on the legs. Tana had lost her right arm which cut off at the elbow. The three stayed in the hospital ward for four months in plasters. When Tana recalled the events that led to the accident, she burst into fresh tears. She cried more and more. When she looked at the state of both Mrs. Hardy and Mr. Riziki. She felt her body burning with guilt.

The big questions that burnt her mind where could she get courage and tell them the truth? Did they have to know that she was not feeling any stomach pain but only feared punishment for having failed to do the maths assignment? Will God ever forgive her?

26. From the first sentence we learn that:
    1. the lesson happened in third term.
    2. the lesson happened on Tuesday.
    3. the bell starting first lesson rang.
    4. the bell for lesson one rang in week three.
27. Why did Tana's heart beat harder than usual?
    1. She knew the maths teacher wanted the books.
    2. She knew the maths teacher was about to come.
    3. She feared being punished by the maths teacher.
    4. She had not completed the work given the day before. 
28. She never put up with any sort of laziness as used in the passage means ____________
    1. Mrs. Hardy did not punish lazy ones. 
    2. Mrs.Hardy never supported laziness. 
    3. Mrs.Hardy never wanted lazy girl.
    4.  Mrs. Hardy never tolerated laziness.
29. How did Tana know Mrs. Hardy was coming?
    
    1. She heard her shoes hitting the pavement.
    2. She heard her on the pavement.
    3. She was thinking of her when she came.
    4. She knew she was about to come. 
30. Why do you think Tana was sweating?
    
    1. She did not like the teacher. 
    2. She feared getting punishment.
    3. She feared maths.
    4. She was feeling hot.
31. The monitor did not hesitate means
    
    1. she cautioned those who never completed the work.
    2. she had not completed the work. 
    3. she collected the books without delay.
    4. she did not also like maths. 
32. Why did Tana want permission to move out?
    
    1. She was trying to tell the teacher that she was unwell. 
    2. She wanted to go home for medicine.
    3. She was trying to escape punishment from the maths teacher. 
    4. She wanted to find a way of going to the hospital.
33. Tana collapsed on the floor and twisted like a snake because:
    1. she wanted to be rushed to hospital on a car.
    2. her eyes looked pale and she felt pain. 
    3. she was feeling terrible pains on her stomach. 
    4. she wanted to trick Mrs. Hardy to believe her story.
34. Why did the driver of the car go at a very high speed?
    1. He did not want to talk to any body. 
    2. He thought Tana's condition was serious and he wanted to save her.
    3. He knew where the hospital was.
    4. He wanted to save Tana from the pain.
35. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
    1. Tana was admitted with a single arm. 
    2. All the occupants of the car were admitted for four months.
    3. Only Mr.Riziki suistained fractures on the leg
    4. The car that was involved in the accident belonged to Mr.Riziki.
36. Who did not survive the accident?
    1. Tana.
    2. Mrs.Riziki. 
    3. Mrs. Hardy. 
    4. The Driver.
37. Why did Tana cry more and more in the 2nd last paragraph? 
    1. She thought she was going to die. 
    2. She felt guilty she had caused the suffering for others.
    3. She did not want the driver to die. 
    4. She thought Mrs.Hardy was going to die.
38. From the questions Tana asked herself in the last paragraph, we learn that ________________
    1. she was really to confess the truth.
    2. she wanted someone to give her answer. 
    3. she was a coward girl. 
    4. she was a courageous girl.

Read the passage below and answer questions 39 to 50

Eyes are the second most complex organ after the brain Only one sixth of the human eyeball is exposed. If the human eye was 2 digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels. Most phones have only 12 megapixels. You actually see with your brain, not your eyes. Our eyes function like a camera, capturing light and sending data back to the brain. You see things upside down but your brain which turns the image the right way up.

In a single second, it's possible to blink five times. You are likely to blink more often when you are talking. The eye is the fastest muscle in your body that's why when something happens quickly, we say in the blink of an eye!" The human eye can function at 100% at any given moment, without needing to rest.

Even if no one in the past few generations of your family had blue or green eyes, these traits can still appear in later generations. The world's most common eye colour is brown. But all babies are born color blind.Colour blindness is more common in males. Blue-eyed people share a common ancestor with every other blue-eyed person in the world.

Although our nose and ears keep growing throughout our lives, our eyes remain the same size from birth. A new-born baby will cry but not produce any tears. Babies do not produce tears until they are around six weeks old.

Blind people can see their dreams as long as they weren't born blind. 80% of our memories are determined by what we see. Your eyelashes keep dirt out of your eyes. We all have unseen, harmless microscopic creatures living in our eyelashes. Yuck!

Your eyebrows prevent sweat dripping into your eyes. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. Although the function of tears is to keep eyes clean, scientists dor upset.

Your nose gets runny when you cry as the tears drain into your nasal passages. Some people have a fear of eyes; it's called omatophobia.

39. What part of the human eyeball is not exposed
    1. a third.
    2. a quarter.
    3. one sixth
    4. five sixth 
40. Why do you think the writer describes the eyes as the second most complex organ?
    1. Due to its complexity and simplicity.
    2. It's the most complexed organ. 
    3. It's the most beautiful part that one has to have.
    4. It is a sensitive part as compared to other parts.
41. We can tell that:
    1. the brain simplifies items of information captured by the eye. 
    2. our eyes send captured to the brain. 
    3. both the eye and the brain function normall at the same time. 
    4. the brain and the eye rarely share responsibilities. 
42. The blinking becomes more frequent when
    1. one blinks more oftenly.
    2. we say 'in the blink of the eye.' 
    3. one becomes too busy. 
    4. one converses.
43. "If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels" This means that:
    1. the human eye functions better if it has 576 megapixels.
    2. the human eyes has 576 megapixels and does a digital camera.
    3. the human eye is neither a digital camera nor does it have 576 megapixels. 
    4. the human eye is either a digital camera and so it has 576 megapixels. 
44. Which of the following best describes the writer of the story? 
    1. Educative and knowledgeable. 
    2. Knowledgeable and obedient.
    3. Resourceful and disciplined. 
    4. Intelligent and resourceful.
45. The writer suggests that the world's most common eye colour is
    1. blue.
    2. light brown. 
    3. light blue. 
    4. brown
46. All babies are born colour blind. This suggests that:
    1. they are likely to see very few things
    2. they cannot actually attest to varieties of any given colour. 
    3. colour blindness is mostly common in males. 
    4. they can only be conversant with one colour a time.
47. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the story?
    1. Human eyes can function at any given time. 
    2. The eye blinks five times in a second. 
    3. Our eyes maintain the same size from birth. 
    4. Babies do not produce tears after six weeks old.
48. What role do the eyelashes play? 
    1. Keeping dirt in our eyes. 
    2. Helps in brain co-ordination.
    3. Ensures eyes are clean.
    4. Captures vital things in our eyes.
49. What actually prevents sweat that drips into our eyes? 
    1. The brain.
    2. The eyebrows.
    3. The eyelashes
    4. Eyebrows and eyelashes.
50. Which of the following BEST summarizes the passage?
    1. How our brains work
    2. Nose and its functions.
    3. Functions of the eye.
    4. Effect of them

MARKING SCHEME

1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. D
11. B
12. A
13. C
14. B
15. A
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. C
20. B
21. A
22. D
23. B
24. C
25. B
26. C
27. B
28. D
29. A
30. B
31. C
32. C
33. D
34. B
35. A
36. D
37. B
38. C
39. D
40. D
41. B
42. D
43. C
44. A
45. D
46. B
47. D
48. C
49. B
50. C