UUYOKA COMBINED SCHOOL

Name:
Grade: 8 Date:

Marks: 20
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.

My old shoe

Makes little sound

Clop,clop,clop
Grins broadly
Reveals dirty teeth
Five in number
Embedded in its jaws
Like a swimming fish
As I haunt the sunny streets Julius Chingono

1. If this shoe is to resemble a part of a human body.

a) What would it be?

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2. Give evidence to support your answer in a

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3. Who is the poet?

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4. Why is the shoe grinning? (Hint: Is grin used in a positive or negative way?)

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5. Find in the poem a word that has the same meaning as:
a) Smile ___________________________________________________________________(1)

b) Shows___________________________________________________________________(1)

6. What is the theme of this poem?

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7. Where is this poem set?

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8. Who is the, I in the poem?

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9. What are the five teeth? Are they literally teeth, support your answer?
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10. Is this a happy or sad shoe? Support your answer?

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11. State whether the following statements are true or false.

a) The shoe is old ._____________________________________________(1)

b) The owner of the shoe could be homeless.________________________(1)

12. Identify the following figures of speech.

a) Embedded in its jaws like a swimming fish__________________________________(1)

b) Reveals dirty teeth_____________________________________________________(1)

13. ‘’Five in number’’, what are these?

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