Literature Practice

Poem (Sad I Ams)

PRACTICE 1 (HOTS Questions)
STANZA 1
1. Who do you think love to drink from cans?
a) ___________________
b) ___________________
c) ___________________
2. Who do you think broke the arm of the Action Man? __________________________

STANZA 2
1. Describe how you feel when you cannot find the end of a cellophane tape.
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2. What would you do to correct your written mistake when your liquid paper is dried up?
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3. How would you feel when you suddenly found a letter which you forgot to post?
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STANZA 3
1. What would you do if your vehicle cannot start or move?
a) ________________________________________________________________
b) ________________________________________________________________

2. Would you buy a new vehicle if you cannot use the one you have? Why?
a) ________________________________________________________________
b) ________________________________________________________________

STANZA 4
1. What should you do if your garden is overgrown with weeds?
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2. Who should be looking after your garden at home? Why?
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3. In your opinion, what makes a library book uninteresting?
a) _______________________________________________________________
b) _______________________________________________________________
4. Suggest ways to solve the problems of stray animals in your neighbourhood.
a) ________________________________________________________________
b) ________________________________________________________________

PRACTICE 2 (VOCABULARY)
No. Word Meaning No. Word Meaning
1 Scrapings 5 Inert
2 Severed 6 Tread
3 Mars 7 Choked
4 Mend 8 Stray

Literature Practice 2
Poem (Newsbreak)
PRACTICE 1 (HOTS Questions)
 1. Describe the persona/parents feelings when he/she says For goodness sake, whats this? in
stanza 1.
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2. What would the child normally do with his/her luncheon money at school (stanza 2)?
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3. Give an example of what the child did when the persona/parent says Where yesterday a
rebel (stanza 3)
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4. Why does the persona/parent feel that the child is a stranger (stanza 4)?
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5. What do you think the child would say to his/her parent when he/she gives the school report?
____________________________________________________________________
6. Describe your own feelings every time you give your school academic report to your parents.
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7. Do you think examinations are important for students? Give TWO reasons.
a) _________________________________________________________________
b) _________________________________________________________________
8. Why are parents concerned about their childrens studies?
____________________________________________________________________
9. Suggest TWO ways students can follow in order to get success in their studies.
a) _________________________________________________________________
b) _________________________________________________________________
10. What is your future career? Why?
____________________________________________________________________

PRACTICE 2 (VOCABULARY)
No. Word Meaning No. Word Meaning
1 Crease 5 Rebel
2 Cease 6 Rage
3 Shrieking 7 Hullabaloo
4 Treble 8 Stunned

Literature Practice 3
My Hero
PRACTICE 1
STANZA 1
1. Which line suggests that the persona thinks of his father as the best hero?
__________________________________________________________
2. What is the meaning of the dead of night?
__________________________________________________________

STANZA 2
1. List two things that do not scare the personas father.
(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________
2. Which line tells us that the persona is confident about his fathers bravery?
__________________________________________________________
STANZA 3
1. What would the personas father do to prove that he is not afraid of ghosts?
____________________________________________________________
2. Which line suggests that his father is better than other fathers?
____________________________________________________________

STANZA 4
1. List the three types of monsters mentioned in this stanza.
(i) ______________________________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________________________
(iii) ______________________________________________________
2. The word him refers to ________________________________________

STANZA 5
1. Which line suggests that the personas father is very confident?
____________________________________________________________
2. What does his mother have to do in the bathroom?
____________________________________________________________

PRACTICE 2 (HOTS Questions)

1. Who do you think the persona is talking to about his father? Why?
____________________________________________________________

2. How does the persona know that his father is not afraid of watching horror movies late at
night?
_____________________________________________________________

3. In your opinion, which line is the best description of his fathers bravery? Why?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

4. What would his father do to the monsters (in stanza 4)? How?
_____________________________________________________________
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5. Why do you think the personas mother has to remove the spider in the bathtub?
_____________________________________________________________

6. Suggest two ways to show your appreciation to your father.

(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
7. Apart from your father, who would you consider your hero? Why?
_____________________________________________________________

8. What would be the best present you could give to your father on his birthday? Why?
_____________________________________________________________

PRACTICE 3 (VOCABULARY)
No. Word Meaning No. Word Meaning
1 Horrors 4 Vampires
2 Skeleton 5 Upset
3 Defeat 6 Remove
Literature Practice 4
Poem: What is Red
PRACTICE 1
1. From the poem, list the positive examples of red.
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________
(iii) _____________________________________________________________
(iv) _____________________________________________________________
(v) _____________________________________________________________

2. From the poem, list the negative examples of red.

(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________
(iii) _____________________________________________________________
(iv) _____________________________________________________________
(v) _____________________________________________________________

3. What is the meaning of with all your might?

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4. What causes sunburn?
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5. In the poem, you refers to
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6. Red squiggles out refers to ____________________________________________
7. What flower does red refer to in this poem?
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 8. Which line suggests that red is also the colour of love?
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9. Which line tells us that some people wear red to attract attention?
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10. What does it in the last line refer to?
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PRACTICE 2 (HOTS Questions)

1. Why do you think red refers to the sunset and not the sunrise?
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2. How is it possible for you to get sunburn? Explain.
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3. Based on your own experience, why do people dislike feeling embarrassed?
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4. Why do you think people give red roses to their loved ones?
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5. How could a visit to a circus make you happy?
________________________________________________________________
6. In your opinion, is red the best colour for a lipstick? Why?
________________________________________________________________
7. Who do you think would be interested in playing with a big red rubber ball? Why?
________________________________________________________________
8. Do you think red is the best choice of colour for a school uniform? Why?
________________________________________________________________
9. Would you want to live in a red bungalow? Why?
________________________________________________________________
10. Some people do not like red. Give two possible reasons.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________

PRACTICE 3 (VOCABULARY)
No. Word Meaning No. Word Meaning
1 Blazing 4 Embarrassed
2 Might 5 Flicker
3 Squizzles 6 Trimmings