Class work (15 Marks)

Date: 18/9/2023

Lesson Focus: Note Making (Extract on Thomas Alva Edison)

Attempt all the questions and write in your notebook

Q1. From lines 1 – 3, identify two details about Thomas Edison.

( 2marks)

Q2. From lines 4-6, give two details that suggest he was very curious.
(2 marks)

Q3. From lines 11 – 14, find a phrase that describes him as a student.
(1 mark)

Q4. From lines 11-14, give one reason why he had little formal education.
(1 mark)

Q5. In this extract, the writer has used language and structure to interest and engage the
reader.

Read the extract and answer Q 5.(a), (b), (c) and (d).

5(a). From lines 1 -5, identify an example of a fact and explain how it engages the readers.
(2 Marks)

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5(b). From lines 15-20, identify an example of an adjective and explain how it engages the
readers. (2 Marks)

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5(c). From lines 20 -25, identify an example of conjunction and explain how it engages the
readers. (2 Marks)

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5(d) From lines 35-45, choose your own example of a different type of a language or a
structural feature from the extract and explain the effect.
(3 Marks)