01. Match the Reponses

a. A hammer is used for . b. A mammoty is used for . c. We use a coconut scraper to d. What is a pair of scissors used for e. What is a needle used for .. f. What is a comb used for .. g. A crow bar is used for .. h. A spanner used for .. i. What is an axe used for .. j. What is a torch used for .. (10 marks)

Scraping coconut / digging holes / drilling nails/ combing the hair / chopping firewood / cutting cloth / tilling the land / sewing clothes / unscrewing nuts /for chasing the darkness

02. Read the dialogue and answer the questions

Tissa: The bicycle is regarded as the poor mans form of transport isnt it? Vijaya: Yes, thats certainly true, of the 50s or 60s when people couldnt earn enough to afford a car. But its not true now of couse. Tissa: No, It certainly is not. I wonder if you know why this change of attitude has taken place? Vijaya: Well the growth in the number of cars on the road began to be real problem as a result more and more people began cycling to work. Tissa: Does it take much longer to cycle than to go by car or bus? Vijaya: When the cities are congested with traffic it is much faster to travel by cycle during rush hours. And when you consider the problem of parking a car in a busy town it is much easier to park a cycle. Tissa: And a cycle must be much cheaper too.

ZAHIRA COLLEGE COLOMBO

Online Assessment- September 2014

Medium : English

Grade: 07

Subject : English language

Date :

Adm. No :

Name :

Vijaya: Yes as far as the cost is concerned it is very cheap. Theres no insurance, to pay and no running cost. You dont have to pay parking charges and more than anything its environment friendly vehicle.

a. What was considered as the poor mans vehicle?

..

b. Why did more and more people begin cycling to work?

c. According to vijaya what are the advantages of using a cycle in a crowded city ?

d. What facto is most important according to vijaya?

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e. Find similar words from the dialogue.

Creates no harm to the environment - Crowded with traffic and people - . Change of ideas - Increase in number - . All vehicles on the road -. ( 10 marks)

03. Use the correct form of the verb given within brackets.

1. Usually the south west monsoon rain ..(come) in May or june 2. Furniture .. ( make) of aluminum is light. 3. Bricks are used for . ( build) houses 4. Ask him to .( sit) down 5. We cant go out. Look, its ( rain)

(5 marks)