END OF TERM TWO EXAMINATION

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Answer all questions.

● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.

● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.

● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

SCORE ATTAINED
Section A : Reading Comprehension
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Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow.

Grace warts watched as John Paul, who sat in a desk two rows up and one over from her
own, leaned back and smoothly slid his notebook over his shoulder, so that the boy
sitting behind him could read what was written there. This second boy, William, who
was John’s best friend, began to quake (shake) with suppressed laughter. The notebook,
which John showed William was retracted (pulled back); an open hand took its place,
waiting expectantly, and William softly gave him a high five: Good one. Mrs. Nancy, who
was pacing in her predictable way up and down the aisles while the students worked,
had missed the whole exchange, and Grace tucked her chin into her chest to hide the
smile on her face. John was always lucky. He was like an action hero in a movie. Things
always worked out for him.

“Five more minutes,” Mrs. Nancy announced, and Grace dragged her attention back to
the sheet of paper on her desktop and the meagre lines she had written in response to
the prompt. It was a Friday, the day their English class focused on test-taking strategies,
which everyone hated—even Mrs. Nancy , Grace suspected. One of the students read:

a. Select an important emotion or image communicated in the novel A Separate

Peace.

b. Imagine how a painter might render this same emotion or image on a canvas.
Describe this imagined painting, detailing how and why this emotion or symbol is
conveyed by choices related to space, colour, texture, and shape.

Now, as Mrs. Nancy resumed her place at the front of the classroom, Grace
brought her paragraph to a hasty (quick) conclusion (ending) and set her pencil
down. Her underarms prickled with heat, and a lump of anxiety formed in her
throat. Stupid, to let herself get distracted again by John. The open-response
questions were for marks.
“Cross your t’s and dot your i’s,” Mrs. Nancy said. The chairs squeaked as students
shifted, and there was a chorus of sighs. “Let’s read some of these aloud today
and discuss them. Can I get a volunteer?” Grace let her hair hang over her face.
Not me, not me, not me, she willed.

She heard snickering (laughing and giggling) and peeked (looked) through her
fringe. William was poking John between the shoulder blades with the eraser end
of his pencil, and John jumped up in his seat. His hand shot up. Mrs. Nancy looked
at him warily.(suspiciously) “Yes, John?”

“I’ll read mine,” he said, shooting a satisfied glance back at William, who put his
head down on the desktop as if a game of seven-up had started. Grace could hear
him wheezing with laughter.

“Go ahead,” said Mrs. Nancy.

John stood and held his notebook in front of him like an orator.( a person who
speaks well) “In A Separate Peace, Finn decides to wear a pink shirt...”

The rest of the words which were spoken by John were so inappropriate,
especially in Mrs Nancy’s class.

There was a stunned silence. The students exchanged glances, delighted and
disbelieving, then shifted their attention back to Mrs. Nancy, primed for the
inevitable explosion. Her face had become very red, as it always did when she was
flustered, and her hands were shaking. Grace ached with second-hand
embarrassment. After that he said something nasty to make Grace cry.

“You’re such a cry baby,” he added. “Go home to your mommy and cry some
more.”

“Go to the back of the room and take a seat,” Mrs. Nancy said in a quavering
(shaky) voice. “Stay there. Don’t leave when the bell rings.”

John’s neck glowed suddenly with its own bright heat, and he moved as if to
hunch down and grab his books from beneath his desk.

“Go on,” Mrs. Nancy said. “Leave your books.”

OK,” he said. He sauntered (walked slowly) down the aisle between his row and
Grace's and she couldn’t help but watch him.

He had always been kind to her— that is, unlike others in their grade. They’d shared a
table for a semester in seventh-grade science class, both of them smart enough and
serious enough to complete Mr. Wieland’s assignments successfully. His eyes were
bright blue. She had never seen such blue eyes.

Read the questions carefully and answer them by writing the answer or underlining the
correct answer.

1. Who is Grace watching during class time? [1]

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2. Why was John sliding his notebook over his shoulder? [1]

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3. How did William respond after reading what was written in the notebook? Name
two things. [2]

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4. Write down sentence suggests that John is quite lucky? [1]

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b.Which figure of speech was used in the sentence which you just wrote down in the
previous question? [1]

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5.How did Grace try to be invisible when Mrs Nancy asked the pupils to read their
work? [1]

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6.Why did Mrs Nancy not notice John showing the notebook to William?
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7.Why do you think the English teacher looked at John warily? Underline the correct
answer. [1]

[a) He does not normally participate on class.

b) He is a keen student.

c) He is often up to mischief and she was expecting the worst.

8.When John spoke in the classroom, he was like an orator. This suggest that [1]
a) He was a good spokesman.
b) He was confident and enjoyed speaking in class.

c)He was so sure of what he was going to say, that he didn’t care if he got into trouble.

9.How do you know that Mrs Nancy was upset by what John had said? [1]
Underline two correct answers.

a) Her face became red.

b)She was embarrassed.

c)Her hands were shaking.

10. Why do you think John’s “neck glowed suddenly with its own bright heat”?
[1]

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11. What do the words, “Her face had become very red, as it always did when she
was flustered, and her hands were shaking, “suggest about Mrs Nancy’s
attitude towards the situation which had developed in
the class.
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12. What could be the cause of John’s behaviour in class?

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13. Do you empathise with Grace? Give a reason for your answer.
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14. Do you accept the behaviour which is displayed by John (writing something
inappropriate, bullying Grace and being defiant towards the teacher) is
acceptable? Give a valid reason for your answer.

[2]

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15. How, in your opinion, could the author have improved his style of writing to
capture and retain the attention of the reader more effectively?
[2mks]

SECTION B GRAMMAR

1.What is the definition of alliteration? [1mk]

A. A huge exaggeration.

B.Giving an animal humanlike qualities.

C.The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of different words.

D. Two words that sound alike but have different meanings.

2.Which of the following is an example of an alliteration? [1mk]

A.Splendid Sarah saw special shells.

B.Lucy jumps at least a hundred feet in the air.

C.The sky is blue, and so are you.

3. “Freedom ” is an abstract noun. [1mk]

A.True

B.False

4. Underline the proper nouns in the following sentences.

a.Jacob is taking a plane to California. [1mk]

b.I gave my book to Riya to read. [1mk]

5. Combine the following sentences into a compound-complex sentence [1mk]

“I wanted to go to the beach. It was raining. I stayed inside. I watched a movie.".

6. Which of the following sentences is a compound-complex sentence? [1mk]

A.Because it was raining, we stayed inside, and we watched a movie.

B.I went to the store, and then I came home.

C.The dog barked loudly, but the cat watched from afar.

D.While I was reading, the phone rang.

7.Identify the subject, verb and object in the sentence below.

The entire class had to write an essay. [3]

Subject _________________________________________________

Verb_________________________________________________

Object _________________________________________________

8.Identify the parts of speech. Underline the correct answer. [3]

During the science lesson, Grace sat at the same desk as John.
Word. Part of speech

Grace Pronoun Proper noun Abstract noun

Sat Finite Verb Infinitive Transitive verb

At Pronoun Preposition Proper noun

9.Identify the expanded noun phrase in the sentence [1mk]

“The old, wooden chair sat creaking in the corner.”

11.Identify the expanded verb phrase in the sentence [1mk]

“The children were playing in the park.”

SECTION C. [15MKS]
Think of a living celebrity you would love to meet. Imagine your class has been
offered a visit from one celebrity of their choice as a prize in a competition. Plan a
speech that you will deliver to the rest of your class, persuading them to invite
your chosen celebrity.

Make bullet-point notes on the basic biographical facts about your celebrity.

Decide on three or four good reasons why your class should support your choice. You
might like to think about:

• the achievements of your celebrity

• why they might inspire young people as a role model

• why it would be exciting to meet them

• what might interest them about your school and your class.

Write notes to plan your speech.

Notes to plan your speech

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