AN ANGEL IN DISGUISE

1. Who was the oldest among the children?

a. Joe
b. Kate
c. Maggie
d. John

2. What did Mrs. Thomson offer Maggie to eat ?

a. A toasted slice of bread,milk and butter
b. Milk and biscuits
c. A piece of chocolate cake
d. A slice of pizza a cup of coffee

3. Mrs. Thompson's tone when she confronted her husband with Maggie in his arms
was full of ______.
a. pity.
b. anger.
c. excitement.
d. sadness.

4. Maggie became disabled because she ________ .

a. had fallen from the bed.
b. had fallen from a window and had injured her spine.
c. was suffering from a dangerous disease.
d. had injured her leg while playing and was unable to walk.

5. Who adopted Kate ?

a. Mrs. Thompson
b. A Farmer
c. Mrs. Ellis
d. Mrs. Oliver

Arrange the following events in chronological order that best describe what Joe
Thomson saw when he returned from his shop.
a. Maggie’s eyes were intently fixed upon his wife.
b. Maggie lay a little raised on the pillow with the lamp shining on her face.
c. That was a light shining through the little chamber window.
d. Mrs Thompson was sitting by the bed talking to the child.
(a) 1234
(b) 2341
(c) 3214
(d) 3241
Which of these adjectives best describes Joe Thompson?
a. innocent and affectionate
b. strong and religious
c. ill-tempered but later became tender-hearted
d. selfish and indifferent
 The Little Match Girl
1) The little girl struck the match the very first time to ______ .
a. warm her fingers.
b. see around.
c. search for food.
d. look into the house.

2) The many candles on the Christmas tree turned into ________ .

a. dim stars
b. golden stars
c. blue stars
d. bright stars

3)The boy took the little girl's slipper away to ____ .

a. wear it
b. use it as a candle
c. fill it with sand
d. play with it

4)Walking in the cold her feet became ________ .

a. red and white
b. blue and purple
c. black and blue
d. blue and red

5)What expression did the frozen girl have on her face when she died?
a. Smiling
b. Sad
c. Confused
d. Playful

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Identify the imagery given in the line taken from the short story the little matchgirl.
‘A roast goose stuffed with prunes and apples steaming deliciously.’
a. visual imagery
b. tactile imagery *NOT SURE
c. auditory imagery
d. olfactory imagery

Why was the little match girl afraid to go home?

a. She did not dare to go home because she had lost her mother slippers.
b. Her father would be after her for she had sold no matches.
c. Her naked feet were red and blue with a cold and she could walk no more.
d. She had lit all the matches and she was scared of being alone at home.

DAFFODILS
1. In the poem Daffodils, the poet has described the beauty of ____ .
a. nature
b. a girl
c. children
d. trees

2. Where were the daffodils?

a. Behind the forest.
b. Beside the lake.
c. Beside the mountains .
d. Beneath the mango trees.

3. The colour of the daffodils as described by the poet is______ .

a. black
b. golden
c. pink
d. yellow

4. The poem daffodil teaches us that nature is a _______ .

a. philosopher
b. healer
c. teacher
d. friend

5. The poet compares his lonely movement to that of ____ .

a. the sun
b. a cloud
c. a milky way
d. a meteor

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 I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
1. What is the meaning of the word ‘leaps’ as used in the poem?
a. Jump
b. Sleep
c. Walk
d. Fly

2. The caged bird sings in a _______ tone.

a. jubilant
b. sad
c. angry
d. shrill

3. The caged bird is a symbol of _____ .

a. happiness
b. freedom
c. captivity
d. nature

4. The free bird is used as a metaphor for _______ .

a. white people
b. people of the world
c. Anglo Indians
d. African Americans

5. What physical movement does the caged bird do before singing?

a. Opens his throat
b. Spins in a circle
c. Drinks water
d. Cleans his beak

THE PATRIOT
1. The people will be paid for their 'misdeeds' by ________.
a. God
b. people throwing stones at him
c. children and adults
d. the palsied few

2. In the poem, 'The Patriot,' who was sitting at the window set?
a.Palsied people
b. Young men
c. Children and women
d. The Patriot

3. The people gathered the next year to ______ the patriot.

a. award
b. welcome
c. celebrate
d.execute the patriot

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4. What were the people doing on their rooftops?
a. Dancing and singing
b. Running and playing
c. Gathering to see the patriot
d. Hoisting and waving flags

5. What did the people throw at the patriot a year later?

a. Stones
b. Roses
c. Ropes
d.Pebbles

In the line and ‘You see my harvest what I reap’ the patriot expresses his
a. anger
b. pride
c. regret
d. wonder

Why had the patriot said, ‘I’m safer so’, even after he was sentenced to death?
a. He has already reaped the benefits in his life.
b. He has God on his side.
c. He is sure God will save his life.
d. He knows God will reward him in heaven for his work here.
‘I was no exception.’
What does ‘I’ mean by these words?
a. Like all angry athletes I made mistakes and fouled
b. He was confident of winning the Olympic events hands down.
c. He was nervous and worried whether he had come so far to make Der Fuhrer angry.
d. He was sure that he could be able to easily qualify with his eyes closed.
When does the free bird demonstrate freedom and power?
a. when it walks down the narrow cage
b. when it sings with a joyous trill
c. when it claims the sky to be its own
d. when it shouts on a nightmare screen
Which lines from the poem show that the caged bird has never been free?
a. His tune is heard on the distant hill.
b. The caged bird sings of freedom.
c. The caged bird sings.
d. trills of things unknown but longed for still.
What did the poet William Wordsworth not think of when he gazed and gazed?
a. the jocund company of the clouds
b. the wealth the show to him had brought
c. the continuous stars that shine
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 d. the innumerable daffodils that toss their heads
In the line and ‘You see my harvest what I reap’ the patriot expresses his
e. anger g. regret
f. pride h. wonder
Why had the patriot said, ‘I’m safer so’, even after he was sentenced to death?
e. He has already reaped the benefits in his life.
f. He has God on his side.
g. He is sure God will save his life.
h. He knows God will reward him in heaven for his work here.
‘Scant this excess’. What does this statement reveal of Portia?
a. She is experiencing excessive joy.
b. She is feeling sad and depressed.
c. She is worried and anxious about her future.
d. She is ecstatic for Gratiano and Nerissa.

‘Came you from Padua from Bellario?’ Who says this to whom?
a. Gratiano to Nerissa
b. Duke to Nerissa
c. Duke to Portia
d. Bassanio to Portia
On what grounds had Nerissa promised to give her heart to her suitor?
a. Nerissa would marry Gratiano only if he wooed her and promised her eternal love.
b. Nerissa promised to marry Gratiano if he agreed to take her to Venice.
c. Nerissa vowed to marry Gratiano provided Bassanio’s fortunes achieved her mistress.
d. Nerissa vowed to marry Gratiano if he kept the ring safely and securely.
Which of the following statements is most relevant with regards to Portia’s hold over
the law?
a. She believes that Jews are capable of showing mercy and Shylock will too.
b. She is cleverly trapping Shylock into insisting on justice so that she can use the law
against him later on in the trial.
c. She is emphasising that Christians differ from Jews and the latter will suffer for being
cruel.
d. She wants Bassanio to offer the money and let Antonio be acquitted.

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 The Blue Bead - IGNORE
1.What were the huts made out of?
a.straw and mud
b.grass and straw
c.grass
d.straw

2.According to the extract the huge animal was adept at _______ .

a. Swimming and running
b. tackling the waves floating
c. fighting for his species
d. saving himself from predator birds and fish

3.Which word best describes Sibia?

a. Hard working
b. Complacent
c. Happy
d. All of the above

4.The meaning of the word ‘perforated' used in the lesson is ____ .

a. cut through
b. bend
c. shaped
d. pierced

5.Why was Sibia not able to get the blue bead at the first attempt?
a. Reflection
b. Refraction
c. Darkness
d. Muddy water

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