CHRISTMAS TERM TEST FORM ONE- ENGLISH TIME: 1 HR 30 MINS TEACHERS: Mrs. A. Griffith, Ms. P.

Wiggins INSTRUCTIONS:

NAME: ____________________________ CLASS:____________________________

Section 1 & 2 Answer ALL the questions on in these Sections on the paper in the spaces provided. Section 3 Answer the question in your Answer booklet and attach the pages to this question paper at the end of the test. SECTION ONE Subject Verb Agreement. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete these sentences. 1. The Swim Club _____________ once a week. (meet, meets) 2. Mumps _____________a very painful ailment. (is, are) 3. The mechanic ______________all types of cars and trucks. (repairs, repair) 4. Roti and curry _____________ a popular meal. (is, are) 5. Either bus ____________us into the town. (take, takes) 6. The child _______________________a severe warning from his parents. (has received, have received) 7. Neither fame nor fortune __________________happiness. (guarantee, guarantees) 8. They __________ beautiful murals on the walls. (does, do) 9. The children ____________ their composition in a special notebook. (write, writes) 10. She asked me if you _____________my friend. (was, were) 11. Each member ___________the right to vote. (has, have) 12. All the pencils but the red one _______________ to me. (belong, belongs) 13. Almost everybody ____________gone home. (has, have) 14. Each of the strikers ____________playing magnificently. (was, were) 15. All the boys but Tom _____________ to read novels. (like, likes) TOTAL: 15 MARKS
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Homophones. In each line below CIRCLE the word that is a SYNONYM for the word in bold. 1. Adversity 2. Jovial 3. Deficiency 4. Fatigue 5. Resolve enemy jolly skill duty option misfortune melancholy exercise weariness choice building stubborn shortage stoutness result joy willing enough deceit lazy

In each line below CIRCLE the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word in bold. 6. Transparent 7. Reckless 8. Sudden 9. Voluntary 10. Freedom coloured stubborn momentary compulsory festivity apparent needless temporary preparatory humility brittle cautious gradual satisfactory ability opaque careless permanent necessary captivity

Insert each pair of homophones correctly in the spaces in the following sentences 11. The daring _________ swam out to the __________ that was moored far from the shore. (buoy, boy) 12. The grass on the race ______________ is rather _______________. (course, coarse) 13. We shall have to buy a new ___________ for the new boat before we advertise it for _____________. (sale, sail) 14. The cross-country runner vaulted over the ___________in fine ____________. (style, stile) 15. The charred ____________of the once grand cathedral was heart-rending, when it finally came into _______________. (site, sight) 16. Mother ___________that Sandra had bought a ___________dress. (new, knew) TOTAL: 22 MARKS
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Similes & Metaphors Underline the two items being compared in each sentence. Then write S if the comparison is a simile and M if it is a metaphor. _______ 1. The rain felt like small kisses on Rosemarys face. _______ 2. The moon was a ball of green cheese. _______ 3. My cousins baby is a perpetual motion machine. _______ 4. When Evan blushes, his round face resembles a stop sign. _______ 5. The news was more shocking than a thousand volts of electricity. _______ 6. An increase in my allowance is as necessary as carrying water in the desert, Sarah argued. _______ 7. When he slam-dunks a basketball, Rich is a pouncing leopard. _______8. The fabric was darker than a moonless night. _______ 9. The audience watching the movie was like a zooful of noisy animals. _______10. An ocean of clothes tumbled out of the closet when I opened it. TOTAL: 20 MARKS

SECTION TWO Reading Comprehension In Tunapuna he had played with used tennis balls that rich people sold for six cents apiece after they had lost their bounce and elasticity. Only on Sunday matches had he seen a real cork ball and the touch of this one, its rough texture between his fingers, its very colour, gave him a feeling of power. He knew that he could bowl them all down for a duck with this ball. The boys first looked at one another questioningly then began moving to their positions as they watched the thin boy count off fifteen paces. He turned, his thin long body arched like a bow, the ball swung high in the air, his wrist turned in and he delivered the shooting red ball that turned pink as it raced to the batsman. The batsman swiped blindly and missed, his head swung back quickly. Aye, aye, aye. The wicket keeper cried out, as the ball smacked into his hands making them red- hot. The fielders moved in closer but each time they missed the small flick of his wrist that made him bowl them all down.
The Red Ball- Ismith Khan

Draw a line from the words in list a, to those in list b that could replace it in the passage without changing its meaning. A 1. apiece 2. bounce 3. elasticity 4. texture 5. a duck 6. count off 7. delivered 8. swiped 9. smacked 10. flick B nothing bowled measure quick movement hit with a sweeping stroke flexability spring, ability to rebound hit feel each
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Circle/ Shade the correct answer. 11. The passage tells you that the boy a. had always played tennis with balls made of cork b. had always played tennis with second-hand tennis balls c. had always played cricket with brand new tennis balls d. had always played cricket with used tennis balls 12. The cork ball gave the boy a feeling of power a. because he was accustomed to it b. because he had never held a real cork ball before c. because this ball was the first one that belonged to him. d. because this ball had bounce and elasticity 13. The fact that the boys looked at one another questioningly suggests that a. they doubted that the boy could bowl well b. they were getting ready to laugh at the boy c. the boy seemed too thin to bowl the ball d. they were not sure if the boy should get a turn to bowl 14. The fact that the boy counted fifteen paces suggests that a. he knew exactly what he was doing b. he was trying to pluck up his courage. c. he was not sure that he could bowl far enough d. he was showing off. 15. His body arched like a bow suggests that a. he was not a very good bowler b. he was anxious to get rid of the ball c. he had good bowling form d. he was awkward 16. The batsman swiped blindly and missed because a. he didnt really want to bat b. the couldnt see the ball c. the ball turned pink d. the ball was going too fast

17. Which of the following does not suggest that the thin boy was outplaying the other boys? a. the boys began moving to their positions b. the ball smacked into the wicket keepers hands making them red-hot. c. the batsman swung back to see how the ball went so quickly d. the fielders missed the flick of the bowlers wrist 18. At the end of the game a. the boy had hurt his wrist b. the fielders had been hit down c. all the boys had been bowled out d. some boys had not had a chance to bat. TOTAL: 18 MARKS

SECTION THREE Answer in answer booklet and attach pages to the question paper. Descriptive Writing. Write an essay on ONE of the following topics. Ensure you use elements of description to make your characters and story come alive. 1. Write a story which starts with the sentence The day began badly. 2. My summer vacation 3. The first day at my new school 4. My best friend. 5. My Schools Sports Day. TOTAL: 25 MARKS