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English Literature

Grade 5

Section A Prose

For multiple choice questions, put a cross in each correct box to indicate your answer. If

you change your mind, put a line through the box and then put a cross in

another box.

Answer ALL questions

The following questions are based on Friend or Foe

1. Why does David hate Miss. Evers?

A Because she is quite mean to Tucky

B Because she scolds the other teachers

C Because she doesn’t help David

D Because she is unpleasant

(Total for Question 1=1 mark)

2. Why was David reluctant to help the German airman?

A Because his father was killed by the Germans during war

B Because he was afraid of Mr. Reynolds

C Because he thought that he would be unfaithful to his foster-parents

D Because he was scared to take up challenges

(Total for Question 2=1 mark)

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3.State whether the following statements are True or False

Statement

True False

David’s neighbours, the Perkins have been killed by a bombing raid

David’s mother is going to be moved to Kent, to be stationed where anti-aircraft guns are

David and Tucky are going to Islington

David says goodbye to his mum at the station at Devon

David and Tucky were the last to be chosen from the children

Tucky is an orphan without anybody to take care of him

(Total for Question 3=3 marks)

4. a. Why did David have to leave his mum and his home? (2 marks)

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b. Do you think it was a good decision for David’s mum to send David away? (3 marks)

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5. Lots of things happen before, during and after David’s and Tucky’s journey to Mr.Reynold’s house. Put the following events in the correct order

Event

Number

David sits in the train carriage with Miss Roberts who smokes throughout the journey

David bids farewell to his mother at the Islington station and he tries not to cry in front of her

All the other children were first chosen, but David and Tucky were chosen last

When David and Tucky arrived at the village hall, they were given bread and soup

David travels on the underground to Paddington where there were a lot children

David’s mother brings him a sliced apple for breakfast

Mr.Reynolds decides to take David and Tucky home

David meets Tucky, his friend, at the underground station


6.a. Who is Tucky? (2 mark)

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b. Did he prove to be a good friend to David? Explain with evidence from the novel (3 marks)

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7. a. Who is Ann? (2 marks)

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b..How did she react when she first saw David and Tucky? (3 marks)

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c. Do you think the Reynolds were good-foster parents to David and Tucky? Give evidence from the story (4 marks)

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The following questions are based on Oranges in no Man’s Land

8. Why did Mrs. Zainab give Ayesha and her family refuge?

A Because she felt sorry for Ayesha’s family

B Because she was looking for a new tenant

C Because she was asked to find a place to stay

D Because Samar asked her to do so


9. How did Ayesha know that she has reached the other side of Beirut?

A She identified the accent of the people

B She saw the flag which belongs to the other side

C She was told by Abu Boutros

D She asked a kind soldier

(Total for Question 9=1marks)

10. Why did Dr. Leila offer Ayesha medicine for free?

A Because Ayesha was exhausted

B Because it was the war period

C Because she owed one month’s wages to Granny

D Because medicine was quite cheap


11. a. How did Dr. Leila’s aunt react to Ayesha? (2 marks)

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b. Do you like the aunt’s character? Give reasons from the story to justify your answer

(3 marks)

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12. a. Who is Abu Bashir? (2 marks)

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b. How did he help Ayesha? (3 marks)

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c. Do you think he is a kind-hearted person? Give reasons to justify your answer (4 marks)

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13. a. Why was Granny worried when she got to know that Ayesha had crossed the green line alone? (2 marks)

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b. In what ways did Ayesha’s decision to cross the green line help her family? Give reasons from the text to support your answer. (3 marks)

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The following questions are based on Greek Myths

14. Who was given the task of making living creatures for the first time?

A Prometheus and Epimetheus

B Prometheus

C Epimetheus

D Goddess Athene

(Total for Question14=1 marks)

15. Who blessed Pandora with beauty?

A Goddess Athene

B Goddess Venus

C Mercury

D Hermes


16. a. Name three evil spirits that were unleashed once Pandora opened the casket? (2marks)

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b. Explain with evidence how the world changed when these evil spirits were released. (3 marks)

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17. Briefly narrate how the writer has explained the origin of seasons in the story, Persephone and the Pomegranate Seeds

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18. Who are two main characters who are punished for their vanity and pride?

A Icarus and Arachne

B Daedalus and Icarus

C Arachne and Andromeda

D Medea and Ariadne

(Total for Question 18=1marks)

19. a. How does the Goddess Athene punish Arachne? (2 marks)

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b. Do you think it is fair to punish Arachne this way? Give reasons from the text (3 marks)

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20. Whom did Danae marry at the end of the story, Perseus?

A Perseus

B King Polydectes

C Dictys, the fisherman

D Phineas


21.a. Who are the Grey Sisters? (2 marks)

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b. How did they help Perseus accomplish his mission? (3 marks)

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c. Do you consider Perseus to be a hero? Justify your answer with evidence from the text

(4 marks)

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22. a. Who are the Argonauts? (2marks)

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b. Was Medea kind to Jason? Give evidence from text to support your answer.

(3 marks)

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c. Do you like Jason’s character? Give reasons from the story to justify your answer(4 marks)

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23. Match the following statements with the narrator

Statement

Narrator

“Now remember, don’t fly too high”

King Polydectes

“Gods? Bodkins! There’s nothing gods could teach me about weaving. I can weave better than any god or goddess”

Grey Sisters

“Pan was the better! Oh definitely! No doubt about it. Pan was the better”

Perseus

“We’ll tell! We’ll tell! You must travel three days east, two days north, one day west and an hour to the south”

Daedalus

“I have bought you Gorgon Medusa’s head, your majesty!”

Arachne

“You boasting young puppy! My Minotaur will make short use of you”

King Midas

“I have waited long enough! Today shall be your wedding day, Danae”

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Section B Poetry

Read the poem below and answer all the questions

1. a.Who is the narrator of this poem? (2 marks)

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I’m Super

I'm excellent, fabulous, great as can be!

Astoundingly splendid. Yes, seriously!

I'm wickedly wondrous to such a degree,

That I'm out of this world. I can see you agree!

Breathtakingly super, a sure guarantee,

There's no one as peachy or first class as me!

Phenomenal homework comes most easily,

So why is last week's marked in red with an 'E'?

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b. How do you know that? Give evidence from the poem (3 marks)

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2. What do you think is the meaning of the following line:

So why is last week's marked in red with an 'E'?

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3. Do you think this poem is about a child? If so, what are the thoughts and feelings that the child has about himself / herself?

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4. How has the poet used language to make the poem interesting and effective?

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DO IT NOW!

If you’ve got a job to do,

Do it now!

If it's one you wish were through,

Do it now!

If you're sure the job's your own,

Do not hem and haw and groan —

Quick, before the time has flown,

Do it now! Don’t put off a bit of work –

Do it now!

For it doesn’t pay to shirk –

Do it now!

If you want to fill a place

And be useful to the race,

Just get up and take a brace –

Do it now!

Do not linger by the way–

Do it now!

You will lose if you delay –

Do it now!

If the other fellows wait,

Or postpone until it’s late,

You hit up a faster gait –

Do it now!

5. a. Explain in your own words three main advices given by the poet? (2 marks)

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b. Do you think these advices are helpful in making your life successful? Give evidence

from the poem to support your answer. (3 marks)

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6. Why do you think the poet has used a dash in the line below?

Do not hem and haw and groan —

Quick, before the time has flown,

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7. How do the use of repetition and other language features create interest in the poem? Explain your answer with evidence from the poem

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