STAFFORD SRI LANKAN SCHOOL DOHA

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION- 2021/2022

Name: …………………………. Date: ……………………

Subject: English Literature Year: 4 ……. Time: 2 hours

Instructions
• Fill in the information at the top of this page with your name, class and the date.
• Answer all the questions.
• Write your answers in the Answer Script.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

Questions Marks
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Marked by: 8

Checked by: Total

Overall Grade

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SECTION A – FICTION (55 MARKS)
These questions are about: The Jungle Book

1. Tick one answer.

A. “The Jungle Book” was written by,

1) Robert Frost

2) Rudyard Kipling

B. “The Jungle Book” is a,

1) fiction

2) non fiction

C. The main character of the story is,

1) Shere Khan

2) Mowgli

D. This story takes place,

1) in the village

2) in the jungle

E. Mowgli lives with,

1) the wolves

2) his parents

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F. Council Rock refers to,

1) the important people of the village

2) the place where the wolf family gather

G. One of the themes of the story is,

1) loyalty and family

2) war

H. “Man cub” refers to,

1) a boy who lives like an animal

2) a small animal kept by people

I. Baloo and Tabaqui are Mowgli’s friends.

1) True

2) False

J. Who is described as an evil character in the story?

1) Shere Khan

2) Raksha

K. Where did “The Jungle Book” set in?

1) Pakistan

2) India

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 L. The “Red Flower” refers to,

1) a wildflower

2) fire

(Total for Question 1 = 12 marks)

2. Identify the characters and write about them. The first one is done for
you.

Ex:

• This is Akela.
• Akela is a wolf.

A.

• This is ……………………….

• ………………………………………………….

B.

• ………………………………………………….

• ………………………………………………….

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C.

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D.

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E.

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F.

• …………………………………………...

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(Total for Question 2= 12 marks)

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3. Read the given extracts and answer the questions.

A. “Shere Khan, the Big One, has changed his hunting grounds, …….
He is going to hunt among these hills, he told me.”

1) In which work do these lines appear?

……………………………………………………………….

2) Who wrote them?

……………………………………………………………….

B. “The man’s cub is mine, Lungri-mine! No one will kill him. He

will run with the Pack, and to hunt with the Pack”

1) Who speaks these words?

……………………………………………………………….

2) Who is referred to as “The man’s cub”?

……………………………………………………………….

C. “There are very many of them, and they are bad, dirty animals. We
don’t take notice of them, even when they throw things on our
heads. Remember that.”

1) Who speaks these words?

……………………………………………………………….

2) Who is referred to as “they”?

……………………………………………………………….

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 D. “I don’t know this place, so bring me food. Or leave me alone, and
then I can hunt.”

1) Who speaks these words?

……………………………………………………………….

2) Why did he say this? Use the word because in your answer.

……………………………………………………………….

(Total for Question 3= 8 marks)

4. “The Jungle Book” deals with a mixture of feelings. Read the quotes
given below and write one feeling highlighted through each quote.

A. “Of course I’ll keep him. One day Mowgli – I’ll call him Mowgli,
the Frog -will hunt Shere Khan.”

……………………………………………………………………...

B. “I will go to men. But first I must say goodbye to my mother.”

……………………………………………………………………...

C. “This cattle killer, ……… wanted to kill me here because he failed

to kill me when I was a cub. Well, this is how we beat dogs when
we are men. If you move Shere Khan, I’ll push the Red Flower
into your mouth.”

……………………………………………………………………...

D. “When Baloo hurt my head, ………. I went away, and the Bandar-
log came down from the trees and were kind to me. I hadn’t any
other friends then.”

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 E. “We’ll see what the Pack will say about this caring for man-cubs.
The cub is mine, and he will come to my teeth in the end!”

……………………………………………………………………...

F. “Our Man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now ………. We

know that they are afraid only of Kaa among all the jungle people.
And so we have come to you.”

……………………………………………………………………...

(Total for Question 4= 6 marks)

5. Imagine yourself as Mowgli and write six sentences explaining how you
enjoyed growing up with the wolf pack, Baloo and Bagheera. You may
take help of the following points.
• What you did
• What you got to learn from the Wolf Pack, Baloo and Bagheera
• Your best buddy
• The skills you mastered
• Your strengths and weaknesses
• Your favorite memory

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(Total for the Question 5= 6 marks)

6.
A. Match the information about “The Jungle Book” with the correct
heading.

a. Genre 1. Importance of rules and laws,

identity, courage, fostering, freedom

b. Tone and mood 2. Mowgli

c. Major conflict 3. Ranges from loving, fun and happy

to threatening and murderous

d. Protagonist 4. Shere Khan

e. Antagonist 5. Adventure, Children’s fiction

f. Themes 6. Mowgli’s battle with Shere Khan

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B. Select your favorite character from the story and write five
sentences about the character.

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(Total for Question 6= 11 marks)

TOTAL FOR SECTION A= 55 MARKS

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 SECTION B – POETRY (25 MARKS)
7.
A. Use a word from the box to complete each sentence. (6 marks)

Poetry Break stanza Lines title poet

1) ………………………………………… is writing that

expresses our feelings and emotions.

2) ………………………………………. are words in a row

that reads from left to right.

3) ……………………………… is the space that separates

stanzas.

4) A …………………………. is a person who writes poems.

5) The …………………………. is the name of the poem.

6) A ……………………. is a group of lines in a poem.

B. Read and identify the poetic devices. Tick one answer.

1) “My heart is like a singing bird”

a. Simile

b. Metaphor

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2) “Leo the lion loved the outdoors”

a. Hyperbole

b. Alliteration

3) “Witch, witch, witch where do you fly?

Under the clouds and over the sky.

a. Repetition

b. Simile

4) “Life is a board game,”

a. Simile

b. Metaphor

5) “Water plops into pond

Splish-Splash downhill”

a. Onomatopoeia

b. Hyperbole

6) “Welcome to our restaurant

Where everything is gigantic.
A hundred waiters hold one dish.”

a. Hyperbole

b. Alliteration

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C. These questions are about the poem: A Minor Bird

Underline the correct answer.

1) The poem “A Minor Bird” was written by,

A. Robert Frost

B. Robin Frost

2) What is the speaker’s tone in the first two stanzas?

A. Annoyed

B. Nature-loving

3) What do you mean by “key” in this poem?

A. Door key

B. Musical notes

4) Why did the poet wish the bird to fly away?

A. He wanted to enjoy silence

B. He wanted to break the silence

5) Why does the speaker clap his hands at the bird?

A. To applaud the bird’s singing

B. To scare it away

6) As per the poem whose fault was it later?

A. Bird

B. Poet

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 7) Which of the following best describes how the speaker feels
about having shooed away the singing bird?

A. Relieved

B. Regretful

8) Why is it wrong to silence a song?

A. Because it is natural

B. Because it is irritating

9) What did the poet realize by the end of the poem?

A. It is best to scare the bird

B. Singing is natural to the bird

D. Do you think it is our duty to accept and appreciate nature? Give

four reasons to support your answer.

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(Total for the Question 7= 25 marks)
TOTAL FOR SECTION B= 25 MARKS

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 SECTION C – SHORT STORY (20 MARKS)
8.
A. State whether “true” or “false”.

1) A short story is a short narrative that is written to entertain

the reader.

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2) Short stories are concise and focus on a few elements.

…………………….

3) A short story cannot be read in one sitting.

……………………..

4) A short story has many characters and many incidents.

……………………..

5) A writer who writes a short story is called a poet.

………………………

B. Fill the blanks with the given words.

Plot Character setting point of view

conflict

1) The ……………………………………... is the perspective

from which a story is being told.

2) ………………….. is the chain of related events that take

place in a story.

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3) The …………………… is the location of the story, or is
where the story takes place.

4) The …………………. is the story’s main problem.

5) A …………………. is a person, or sometimes even an

animal who takes part in the action of a short story.

(Total for Question 8 = 20 marks)

TOTAL FOR SECTION C= 20 MARKS

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