Read the following cartoon. Then answer questions 10–13.
10. Look at the cartoon and choose the best option given for the following. A watchdog is: A a dog that really has a watch around its neck B
a dog that watches something
C a dog that protects the property or its owners. 11. Explain why this cartoon is humourous.
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12. Write one sentence to describe a good watchdog. Start with:A good watchdog will … (2) 13. If the cartoonist drew a funny picture of a bulldog, what do you think he would have drawn? Describe it in one full sentence. Start with: The dog would have …
(2) [25 marks]
Section B: Language in context Write answers for the following questions:
1. Use the correct form of the verb in each of the following sentences. Write down only the verb. a. The chickens (are/were) eating right now. b. Tomorrow the farmer’s friend will (go/went) up to the ledge on the cliff. c.
Last year the eagle chick was (blew/blown) from its nest.
2. Complete the sentences by adding your own adjectives. a. The eagle spread its ________ wings before flying off. b. The chickens pecked at the ________ mealies greedily. c. The farmer threw his ________ hands into the air with surprise.
3. Join the following sentences using a different connector for each. a. Chickens belong on the earth. Eagles belong to the sky. b. The moral of the story is that you need to believe in yourself. You want to succeed. c.
I will speak to him about the eagle. He comes again.
4. Write down the possessive nouns in the following sentences. Write down the nouns only. a. The chicken’s beak is very sharp and it’s painful when he pecks at one. b. The eagle circled the prey. We know that the eagle’s eyesight is very sharp.
5. Write down only the adverb from each sentence. Write it next to the number. a. He decided to look for the calf elsewhere. b. The eagle soared beautifully in the sky before taking off to the north.
6. Rewrite the following sentence in direct speech, with the correct punctuation: The man said to the eagle, you belong to the sky.
(3) (3) (3) (2)
(2) (2)
[15 marks] [Total marks: 40]
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