Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow :
“A Poison Tree”
I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe :
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I waterd it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears :
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night.
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.
And into my garden stole,
When the night had veild the pole;
In the morning glad I see;
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
(a) Answer the following questions : 2 × 3 = 6
i. What grew both day and night?
ii. How did the anger of the poem come to an end?
iii. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem.
(b) How many stanzas are there in the poem? 1 × 1 = 1
(c) Write the rhyming words in the following table. 0.5 ×6 = 3
end
foe
fears
wiles
mine
stole
Part C : Grammar
4. Read the following story and rewrite it using capital letters or punctuation marks where
necessary.
1 ×10 = 10
"stop. you are eating all our bread," shouted the two rats. "Im doing my best. but I have told
you that its difficult," said the monkey. "give us that little piece." "Haven't I laboured a lot for
you" replied the monkey. how foolish we are believing you! said the two rats 5.Read the
following passage carefully. Identify five adjectives in the text and write their
synonyms in the table provided below. 1 × 5 = 5
It was a gloomy and rainy day. On the way to school, Mina found that the road was muddy
and slippery. She saw a tall old man. He was walking on the road. Suddenly he fell and Mina
ran to help him get up. The old man thanked her and said, „How helpful you are, my girl!‟
