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CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY ENGLISH 8: END OF UNIT 7 TEST ANSWERS

The village itself was a cluster of thatched roofs. Namidi had lived there all his life
and knew all about it: the small huts of red clay on a paltry piece of land with
minuscule space between them; the rainfall and gossip that ploughed on endlessly;
and how the very ground on which the village stood seemed swathed in a blanket of
rust.

‘Ochuko! Ochuko! Where in God’s name is this boy?’ Namidi called out when he got to
his house. ‘Papa!’ a small, breathless voice rang out from behind the hut.

Namidi turned and regarded his six-year-old son as he came bounding towards him
from the backyard. Two years ago some missionaries had built a new school on the
outskirts of the village. But the fees were expensive and he could not afford to send
any of his three children there with the meagre earnings from his rubber farm.
Namidi felt diminished each time he saw his boy playing in the sand.

‘Go and call your mother for me,’ he said.


‘What is it?’ his wife, Mama Efe, enquired as she emerged from the hut. She was a
thin, shrivelled woman with a hardened look about her. Years and years of toiling in
the sun had drawn the skin taut over her cheek-bones so that time and suffering
seemed etched on her features.

1. “A group of small huts with thatched roofs, made of red clay, located closely
together on a small piece of land.”What word is used to depict the grouping of
houses in the village?
‘cluster’
Give 1 mark. Give 0 marks if more than one word is offered, unless ‘cluster’ is clearly indicated as the
chosen answer.

2. Describe the physical appearance of the houses in the village.for example， What
material are the huts made of? What is the space like between the houses?

thatched roofs
small clay huts
not much space between the huts / small piece of land
Give 1 mark for any of these examples, up to a maximum of 2 marks

3.a“how the very ground on which the village stood seemed swathed in a blanket of
rust.”Identify a literary device used in the article.

metaphor
Give 1 mark.

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3. b How is the ground described in terms of color? What does the description of the
ground imply about its condition?
the ground is red / orange in colour
it suggests that the ground is dusty / the ground is rough
Give 1 mark for either of the above

4. How does the author use Ochuko's voice to convey a sense of excitement?What
effect does the metaphor "bouncing towards him" have on the reader's perception of
Ochuko?
‘Small breathless voice’ makes him sound as though he has been running.
The metaphor ‘rang out’ suggests his voice is high and that he is excited his
father is home.
The metaphor ‘bouncing towards him’ makes him sound enthusiastic and
excitable / full of energy.
Give 1 mark for any of the examples and explanations above, up to a maximum
of 2 marks.

5. how does the character feel about not being able to send his children to school?
Provide an explanation without directly quoting from the text.
He feels guilty / unworthy / incapable / a bad father.
Give 1 mark for any of the above or another credible explanation. Do not reward answers that lift
directly from the text.

6. What does Mama Efe's appearance suggest about her life and experiences?
a thin, shrivelled woman’ / her skin drawn ‘taut over her cheekbones’
‘a hardened look about her’ / ‘Years and years of toiling in the sun’ / ‘suffering seemed etched on her features’
Give 1 mark for each of the above, up to a maximum of 2 marks.

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