WorksheetCloud.com - Question Sheet 1...The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure world, he stands

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Subject: Grade 8 English: Home LanguageTopic: Poetry 2Total: 35 Marks

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This text refers to question: 1, 2, 3, 4Throwing a Treeby Thomas Hardy

The two executioners stalk along over the knolls,

Bearing two axes with heavy hands shining and wide,

And a long limp two-handed saw toothed for cutting great boles,

And so they approached the proud tree that bears the death-mark on its side.

Jackets doffed they swing axes and chop away just above ground, 5

And the chips fly about and lie white on the moss and fallen leaves;

Till a broad deep gash in the bark is shewn all the way round,

And one of them tries to hook upward rope, which at last he achieves.

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Question 1: Text Input 3 marksName the figure of speech in "the proud tree" (line 4).

Question 2: Multiple Choice 4 marksWhat is the theme of this poem?

A Nature is everlasting.

B Trees are beautiful.

C Man's destruction.

D Planting trees



Question 3: Multiple Choice 4 marksWhat is the "death-mark" referring to in line 4?

A A person has died.

B A person has been identified as dangerous.

C A mark that identifies the tree to be chopped down.

D A mark on a person's skin.



Question 4: Multiple Choice 4 marksWhat is the poet's intention for the poem?

A To appreciate nature.

B To introduce felling.

C To emphasise the violence of man towards nature.

D To throw a stone at trees.


This text refers to question: 5The Eagleby Lord Alfred Tennyson

He clasps the crag with crooked hands;Close to the sun in lonely lands,Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;He watches from his mountain walls, 5And like a thunderbolt he falls.


Question 5: Please Fill In The Blanks 4 marksHe clasps the crag with crooked hands (line 1).

The repetition of the letter (1) shows that the figurative device (2) is used in this line.

Possible Answers: o | c | personification | alliteration

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This text refers to question: 6The Eagleby Alfred Lord Tennyson

He clasps the crag with crooked hands;Close to the sun in lonely lands,Ringed with the azure world, he stands.

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;he watches from his mountain walls,And like a thunderbolt he falls.

Vocabulary list:crag - a jagged rockazure - a sky-blue colour

Question 6: Please Fill In The Blanks 4 marksThis poem has (1) stanzas and (2) lines.

Possible Answers: two | three | sixteen | six

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Question 7: True/False 2 marksEnjambment is when a line simply continues into the next, without a pause or the use of punctuationmarks.

TRUE FALSE



Question 8: Please Fill In The Blanks 4 marksThis poem is about an (1) that is perched (2) in the sky.

Possible Answers: elephant | eagle | high | low

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This text refers to question: 9Cameraman (an extract) -Sheenah Pugh

Do not be tempted to turn the camera inward:

Your stricken look is no concern

Of the public’s. They need the word

On what you saw, not how

You felt. It is they who must feel 5

They saw it; they were there; so

Involved, they condemn somewhat

The remote likes of you.


Question 9: Text Input 3 marksIf the camera were turned inwards, who / what would be seen?

This text refers to question: 10CelebrityBy James Morgan

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Another placeOozing wealth 5Different race.Obscene folkSlave to fame,Court the pressSell your name.Respect?Not needed! 10advice,Not heeded!Forever nowYou are branded.They want new: 15But not you.Take the cashDo no weep, Young new heroHere next week. 20



Question 10: Text Input 3 marksThe poem "Celebrity" uses run on lines.

What is the name given to describe a run on line?

Total: 35 Marks


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WorksheetCloud.com - Question Sheet 1...The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure world, he stands