CHristmas English Form 1.docx

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Synonyms, Antonyms & Homophones.

In each line below CIRCLE the word that is a SYNONYM for the word in bold.

1. Adversity enemy misfortune building joy2. Jovial jolly melancholy stubborn willing3. Deficiency skill exercise shortage enough4. Fatigue duty weariness stoutness deceit5. Resolve option choice result lazy

In each line below CIRCLE the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word in bold.

6. Transparent coloured apparent brittle opaque7. Reckless stubborn needless cautious careless8. Sudden momentary temporary gradual permanent9. Voluntary compulsory preparatory satisfactory necessary10.Freedom festivity humility ability captivity

Insert each pair ofhomophones correctly in the spaces in the following sentences

11.The daring _________ swam out to the __________ that was moored far from the shore.(buoy, boy)

12.The grass on the race ______________ is rather _______________. (course, coarse)13.We shall have to buy a new ___________ for the new boat before we advertise it for

_____________. (sale, sail)

14.The cross-country runner vaulted over the ___________in fine ____________. (style,stile)

15.The charred ____________of the once grand cathedral was heart-rending, when it finallycame into _______________. (site, sight)

16. Mother ___________that Sandra had bought a ___________dress. (new, knew)TOTAL: 22 MARKS


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Similes & Metaphors

Underline the two items being compared in each sentence. Then write S if the

comparison is a simile and M if it is a metaphor.

_______ 1. The rain felt like small kisses on Rosemarys face.

_______ 2. The moon was a ball of green cheese.

_______3. My cousins baby is a perpetual motion machine.

_______ 4. When Evan blushes, his round face resembles a stop sign.

_______ 5. The news was more shocking than a thousand volts of electricity.

_______6. An increase in my allowance is as necessary as carrying water in the desert, Sarah

argued.

_______ 7. When he slam-dunks a basketball, Rich is a pouncing leopard.

_______8. The fabric was darker than a moonless night.

_______ 9. The audience watching the movie was like a zooful of noisy animals.

_______10. An ocean of clothes tumbled out of the closet when I opened it.

TOTAL: 20 MARKS


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SECTION TWO

Reading Comprehension

In Tunapuna he had played with used tennis balls that rich people sold for six cents

apiece after they had lost their bounce and elasticity. Only on Sunday matches had he seen a real

cork ball and the touch of this one, its rough texture between his fingers, its very colour, gave

him a feeling of power. He knew that he could bowl them all down for a duck with this ball.

The boys first looked at one another questioningly then began moving to their positions

as they watched the thin boy count off fifteen paces. He turned, his thin long body arched like a

bow, the ball swung high in the air, his wrist turned in and he delivered the shooting red ball that

turned pink as it raced to the batsman. The batsman swiped blindly and missed, his head swung

back quickly. Aye, aye, aye. The wicket keeper cried out, as the ball smacked into his hands

making them red- hot. The fielders moved in closer but each time they missed the small flick of

his wrist that made him bowl them all down.

The Red Ball- Ismith Khan

Draw a line from the words in list a, to those in list b that could replace it in the passage without

changing its meaning.

A B

1. apiece nothing2. bounce bowled3. elasticity measure4. texture quick movement5. a duck hit with a sweeping stroke6. count off flexability7. delivered spring, ability to rebound8. swiped hit9. smacked feel10.flick each


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Circle/ Shade the correct answer.

11.The passage tells you that the boya. had always played tennis with balls made of corkb. had always played tennis with second-hand tennis ballsc.

had always played cricket with brand new tennis balls

d. had always played cricket with used tennis balls12.The cork ball gave the boy a feeling of power

a. because he was accustomed to itb. because he had never held a real cork ball beforec. because this ball was the first one that belonged to him.d. because this ball had bounce and elasticity

13. The fact that the boys looked at one another questioningly suggests thata. they doubted that the boy could bowl wellb. they were getting ready to laugh at the boyc. the boy seemed too thin to bowl the balld. they were not sure if the boy should get a turn to bowl

14. The fact that the boy counted fifteen paces suggests thata. he knew exactly what he was doingb. he was trying to pluck up his courage.c. he was not sure that he could bowl far enoughd. he was showing off.

15.His body arched like a bow suggests thata. he was not a very good bowlerb. he was anxious to get rid of the ballc. he had good bowling formd. he was awkward

16.The batsman swiped blindly and missed becausea. he didnt really want to batb. the couldnt see the ballc. the ball turned pinkd. the ball was going too fast


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17.Which of the following does not suggest that the thin boy was outplaying the other boys?a. the boys began moving to their positionsb. the ball smacked into the wicket keepers hands making them red-hot.c. the batsman swung back to see how the ball went so quicklyd.

the fielders missed the flick of the bowlers wrist

18.At the end of the gamea. the boy had hurt his wristb. the fielders had been hit downc. all the boys had been bowled outd. some boys had not had a chance to bat.

TOTAL: 18 MARKS

SECTION THREE

Answer in answer booklet and attach pages to the question paper.

Descriptive Writing.

Write an essay on ONE of the following topics. Ensure you use elements of description to make

your characters and story come alive.

1. Write a story which starts with the sentence The day began badly.2. My summer vacation3. The first day at my new school4. My best friend.5. My Schools Sports Day.

TOTAL: 25 MARKS

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