Subject: Practice – Passage Based Question

(exam format)On a piece of foolscap paper, copy the following:1.Refer to the excerpt on p 15 – 16 2.Questions: (i)What do you think of Rajam? Refer closely to the passage to support your answer. (ii) How would you describe Swami’s thoughts about his friend Rajam?

Step-by-step guide on how to answer passage-based question

(i) Read the questions first. Highlight the key words in the question.

(i) Read the passage thoroughly and look out for:- Plot (what happens in the passage?)- Who are the characters?- Look at the body language of the characters. - Look at the emotions of the characters as expressed through

their words and thoughts. - Look at where the story is set and the mood/atmosphere of the

scene.- Any repeated words or ideas?- Look for any interesting diction (word choice) used to describe

the character or situation.

**Annotate (highlight/write notes) at the side as you do the above

Exam Format for passage-based question(total marks: 25)

(i) Character (Rajam or Swami?)- Minimum 4 pts.- PEEL structure with quotes & details to support

your pts. (no narration)(i) Theme of friendship (Swami, Rajam and Mani?)- Minimum 4 pts.- PEEL structure with quotes & details to support

your pts. (no narration)*State your STAND. *At the end, LINK your evidence well to your stand again!!

How do I plan my time for Paper 5 (Malgudi)?

Total time: 1h 15minTotal marks: 50

Sections of the paper Time/ planning

Section A: True/falseChronological orderingMatching dialogue with characterShort structured qnsCloze passage

25 mins

Section B: Passage-based qns:(i)Character(ii)theme

Read & annotate: 5 minPlan answer for (i): 5 minWriting: 15min

Plan answer for (ii): 5 minWriting: 20 min

50 mins

Homework for Labour Day! 1.(i) What do you think of Rajam?-On a piece of foolscap paper, try writing out a full answer yourself! (remember to quote from the PASSAGE ONLY)

(ii) How would you describe Swami’s thoughts about his friend Rajam? -Try writing out a full answer yourself! (remember to quote from the WHOLE NOVEL!)

2. Complete comprehension on‘A Horse and Two Goats’

**ALL to be completed by Wed!

Question: What do I think of Rajam?(This forms part of your revision for the characterisation of Rajam. This is NOT limited to the passage only.)

I think that Rajam is… This is portrayed/reflected/shown when… (pg. no.)

Wealthy

Confident

Knowledgeable

Witty / intelligent

Fluent in English

Courageous

Forgiving

Makes a good leader

Caring towards his friends

Charitable

…

…

Comprehension Module Revisit!

From your Reading Comprehension Module…•Pls revise the literary techniques and devices that you have studied in your Multimodal module. (eg. Alliteration, irony, humour, rhyme, personification, simile, metaphor, etc).•You need to know these for paper 2 (comprehension paper)