Class test No: 1 / AY 2022-23

Marking Scheme

Centre Code & Name: Board & Grade: CAIE 6

Subject: English Max. Marks: 15
Date: 22nd June 2022 Unit: Comprehension Fiction Max. Time: 30 mins

1 What sort of day did Jan have at school?

Boring/Usual/Dry/Not interesting [1]

2. Why did Jan find English difficult?

He did not learn his spellings. [1]

3. ‘It was bright and shiny, and the magpie in him was unable to resist further
investigation.’
What does this tell you about Jan’s character?

He wanted to see the object/ He was curious to know about the shiny object. [1]

4. ‘What could it be?’ (Line 8)

What effect does the writer create by using this single-sentence paragraph?

Sense of curiosity/suspense/drama [1]

5. Why did Jan lie to the driver?

He wanted to get off and check what the object was and didn’t want the
driver to know about his plan. [1]

6. Did Jan enjoy telling lies?

Yes

No

Select evidence from the passage to support your answer. [1]

The lie ached in his throat.
 Class test No: 1 / AY 2022-23
Marking Scheme

Centre Code & Name: Board & Grade: CAIE 6

Subject: English Max. Marks: 15
Date: 22nd June 2022 Unit: Comprehension Fiction Max. Time: 30 mins

7. How did the others in the bus react to his getting off?

Others stared at him inquisitively. [1]

8. Write one quotation from the text which could explain why Jan put the bicycle in the
shed.

That would give him time to think up a story to tell his mother. [1]

9. What two things do we learn about Jan’s mother from the story?

• She was caring.

• She did not like Jan coming home alone. [2]

10. What happened to Jan when he looked at the newspaper headline? (Line 42-45)

He got scared/worried as he got to know that the bicycle was stolen and the
police is looking out for it. [1]

11. Did Jan fear he was about to be found out?

Yes

No

Give any two words/phrases from the extract to support your answer.
• He swallowed hard.
• He felt the colour drain from his cheeks and his palms became clammy.
• Then Jan almost jumped out of his skin at a loud rapping at the front door.
[2]
 Class test No: 1 / AY 2022-23
Marking Scheme

Centre Code & Name: Board & Grade: CAIE 6

Subject: English Max. Marks: 15
Date: 22nd June 2022 Unit: Comprehension Fiction Max. Time: 30 mins

12. The sentence given below tell us how Jan felt. (Line 45)

Look at the underlined phrase.

Then, Jan almost jumped out of his skin due to a loud rapping at the front door…

(a) Tick one box to show what technique is being used here [1]

Alliteration

Metaphor

Personification

Simile

Idiom

13. Find a word from the last paragraph (Line 42 - 45) which means a ‘sharp knock’.

rapping [1]