Section A: Reading
Spend 20 minutes on this section
Read the Text in the Insert and then answer questions 1-8.
1. “What a great fight it was! Crack! Crack! Thud! Crack”! (page 11)
What kind of figurative languages did the writer use to emphasize the fight between
John Little and Robin Hood?
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2. Explain in your own words how little John joined Robin Hood?
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3. Give one word on page 16 describing the skill of John Little on Archery?
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4. “As it happened, Robin Hood stepped on it from one side just as John Little stepped
on it from the other”. (page 9)
Write one quotation in page 9 that shows that John little was secretly impressed by
Robin Hood’s determination and spirit.
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5. Why does Robin Hood become famous in over England?
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Give a quotation or a line from the passage to support your answer.
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6. Explain in your own words the meaning of each of the following, as it is used in the
text.
(a) ‘Vowed’ (page 4)
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(b) ‘Dauntless’ (page 6)
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(c) ‘Underling’ (page 14)
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7. Describe in two paragraph the characters of John Little and Robin Hood in the story.
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8. What is the moral of the story?
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SECTION B: Writing
9. Write a story which begins with two people entering a dark alley.
You should consider:
The people’s relationship with one another- are they friends, members of a
family or do they work together?
The setting- where are they waiting?
What happens as they walk deeper into the alley?
Space for your plan
Write your story on the next page
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Content and description /10
Spelling /3
Sequencing and organization /10
Sentence structure and punctuation /7
TOTAL /30
