3rd Term Examination on Reading and Expression Skills ( RAES ) JS 1

OBJECTIVES

Read the short passage below and answer the questions that follow it.

THE BOASTFUL SNAKE

There was a young snake who boasted about how much he could eat. One day, he slithered across the open plains hunting for a meal. He surprised a small buck, struck out and killed it. ' This is a better size for a snake such as me ! Lizards and rats are for children", the snake said to himself.. The snake began his feast. First, he opened his mouth wide, but only the nose fitted in. ' I can eat a buck " , he boasted to the winds. So, he stretched his mouth wider..…...then wider ...... until he swallowed the whole buck down. To his horror, his mouth would not go back to its neat little line. It was stuck forever in an enormous angry smile. His friends laughed . The winds laughed ."Who is boasting now?" They chuckled.

1. The above short story is example of a ------- prose

2. The setting of this story is --------

3. " Angry smile" as used in story is an example of -------

4. The literary device used in the expression-- "The wind laughed" is ------

5 This type of story where animals are used as the character is known as ------

6. Another word that means the same thing as ' slithered' is -------

7 " Who is boasting now", they chuckled. This type of question is called ----- question

8. -------- can be used to describe the snake at the beginning of the story

POEM (A Weaver's Life )

9.The figure of speech used in "Chitter chattering busy birds, knitting natty nests" is -----

10. "Come and see, come and see"! Cries the boastful he" is an example of

SUBJECTIVES

11. The 'he' and 'she' in the poem "A weaver's Life's refers to -----and ------

12. The setting of the short dialogue between the birds is ---------

13. What genre of literature does the work of art "A weaver's Life" belong to? -------

14. Apart from animals, another non- human character who has human character in the story "The Boastful Snake" is ---------

15. What does a buck refer to in that story? -------

THEORY

1. In one sentence ONLY, describe the snake

2. Which other fitting title can you give to this story --- "The Boastful Snake"?

3. State two moral lesson you learnt from the story of the snake.