ENGLISH LITERATURE REVISION PAPER TERM 1 EXAMINATION (2017-18) YEAR 4 SECTION A CHRISTOPHE STORY Answer all the questions. Q1. Choose the best answer and circle the alphabet. 1. At the opening of the story Christophe goes to a new school in a. Africa b. France c. England d. Rwanda 2. Who is the school caretaker? a. Greg b. Mr. Boggis c. Mrs. Crowther d. Miss. Finch 3. Christophe liked to read stories? a. True b. False c. Can t tell; not enough evidence d. Sometimes Page 1 of 12
4. When Babi told stories Chris could see a. spirits around b. heap of words piled on the floor c. pictures in his mind s eye. d. Bad spirits 5. He is now an asylum seeker in England Who is the asylum seeker mentioned in this story. a. Pete b. Christophe c. Greg d. Jeremy 6. In his story, Christophe tells a. Difficulties of soldiers b. Effects of war c. Types of war d. Family problems 7. In this story Miss. Finch is portrayed as Page 2 of 12
a. An intelligent teacher b. A kind teacher c. An inspirational teacher d. A beautiful teacher Q2. Sequence the events of the story. Christophe punched Jeremy. Christophe s baby sister is born Events Jeremy bullies Christophe by putting a dead worm in his plate. The students want to know the story behind the scar. The whole school listens to Christophe s story. Christophe is very embarrassed and timid as he enters the classroom. Christophe was shocked to hear the news of Babi s death. His friends notice the scar while playing football. Answers Q3. State whether the following statements are true or false. If a statement is false write the correct one in the place provided. a. Babi died in the war b. Jeremy supported the spurs c. Pete is a freckled faced, cheerful boy d. Ayombe was a faithful friend of mama e. Miss. Finch always annoyed Christophe Page 3 of 12
Q4. How does the novel open? What do you like or dislike about the novel? Q5. How does the novel end? What were your feelings at the end of the novel? Explain with evidence from the story. Q6. In Christophe story Nicky Conwell has brought out the themes of Page 4 of 12
a. Bullying b. Effects of war Explain one of the themes with reference to the setting, characters actions and reactions. Q7. Explain three things or qualities you like about Miss.Finch with appropriate evidence from the novel. Page 5 of 12
Q8. Christophe punched Jeremy for bullying him. If you were in Christophe s place how would you react? Explain with reference to the story. Q9.What were the story telling techniques that Christophe has used to tell his story? Page 6 of 12
SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES Q1. Choose the correct answer and circle it. a. Shortly after the Grace family moved into the new home they find a secret compartment with a dumbwaiter. Where did it lead to? A. Arthur Spiderwick's hidden library B. The cupboard filled with honey and tomato sauce C. The observation tower of the roof D. Aunt Lucinda's childhood bedroom b. Who is the one that is mostly affected by the family separation? A. Mr. Grace B. Jared C. Simon D. Mallory c. The first person to be attacked by the creature is A. Mrs. Grace B. Jared C. Mallory D. Mice Q2. Which of the Grace children would you like to meet? Explain with reasons. Page 7 of 12
Q3. Write about the two things that the Grace children have discovered in the house. How did the discovery help in the development of the story? Q4. Describe in your own words Mallory s unfortunate incident. Who was held responsible for her condition? Page 8 of 12
Q5. Jared wants to prove the existence of the creature in the house. Do you think he will find evidence? Explain. Page 9 of 12
SECTION B POETRY Read the two poems carefully and answer all the questions that follow: I Am the Rain I am the rain I like to play games like sometimes I pretend I'm going to fall Man that's the time I don't come at all Like sometimes I get these laughing stitches Up my sides rushing people in and out With the clothesline I just love drip dropping down collars and spines Maybe it's a shame But it's the only way I get some fame Sky Tall and Blue true and open So open my arms have room for all the world for sun and moon for birds and stars Yet how I wish I had the chance to come drifting down to earth a simple bed sheet covering some little girl or boy Just for a night but I am Sky that's why Grace Nichols Page 10 of 12
Q1. Choose the best answer and circle it. i. The speaker in Poem 1 is a. clothesline b. water c. rain d. collars ii. The speaker in Poem 2 is a. birds b. stars c. sky d. trees iii. The lines 'to come drifting down to earth a simple bed sheet' is an example of a. personification b. metaphor c. simile d. Onomatopoeia Q2. In poem 1,why do people rush in and out with a clothesline? What is the effect of this on the narrator? Page 11 of 12
Q3. What do you think is the mood of the narrator in poem I? Is it serious, angry, playful or naughty? Describe the mood and tone of the narrator in your own words by supporting with pieces of evidence from the poem. Q4. What does the sky wish to do in the second poem? Give two pieces of evidence from the poem to support your answer. Q5. Which poem did you like? Explain your choice with reference to the poem. Page 12 of 12