ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRIVATE SCHOOL, DUBAI

SCHOLASTIC SESSION: 2023-2024

MYA-REVISION PACK

“A Little Progress each day adds up to

BIG RESULTS”
Dear Students,
To assist you in your preparation, we have created this Mid-Year Exam Resource Pack
that covers key areas such as reading comprehension, writing, grammar, and spelling.
Your paper will consist of 3 sections:

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SECTION A: Reading Comprehension

SECTION B: Writing

SECTION C: SpaG

The following points should be kept in mind for each section:

Section A-Reading Comprehension:
Active Reading: Practice active reading strategies, such as underlining key points, and summarizing
main ideas.

Passage Analysis:
1. Complete the provided reading passages and answer the comprehension questions.
2. Use the answer keys to check your responses and understand the reasoning behind correct
answers.

Section B-Writing Skills:

Writing a Playscript: The following points should be kept in mind when framing your story:

Section C: SpaG (Grammar and Spelling)

Grammar:
1. Study well the concepts of nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns and verb tenses.
2. Apply them by completing the grammar exercises.
3. Use capitalization and Punctuation marks.

Spelling Exercises:
Practice spelling exercises, referring to the list of commonly misspelled words and utilizing
suggested spelling strategies.

On behalf of the entire ELPS community, we wish all students

the best of luck for their upcoming Mid-Year Assessments.

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Make use of this resource pack in order to achieve success in
the exam.

MYA SYLLABUS PORTION

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 Section A – Reading Comprehension-1
Issa was standing waiting for her. ‘What did you see?’ ‘I cannot describe it, Baba. I do
not do not have the words. 'Her grandfather smiled. ‘No. I have stood where you stood,
trying to think in words. But tell me, did you see smoke?’ ‘Yes.’

‘In which direction?’

Mariama told him.

Issa said, ‘These valleys are a maze. They are lost. Now, let us make coffee.’ ‘But
Grandfather, should we not set off after the travelers, if they are lost?’

‘No. That valley is a dead end. They will have to come back the way they came. We have
time for breakfast.’

Issa was wrong. They had been riding for one hour when he said, ‘Jin-Jin. Stop.’ ‘What is
it, Baba?’ ‘The wind is wrong. What colour is the sky?’

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Looking up, Mariama saw that it was as white as paper. A flock of desert sparrows flew
across it, panicking. Jin-Jin tossed his head and groaned. Suddenly Mariama was afraid.

‘On,’ Issa said. ‘Hurry.’

The lower edge of the sky had changed again; now it was yellow-purple, the colour of
an old bruise. A hot and sudden gust of wind, full of grit, hit Mariama in the face.

A boiling, brown cloud loomed over the valley. ‘A sandstorm, Grandfather!’ Mariama
cried. ‘A sandstorm,coming at us!’

Q.1 Why do you think Grandfather smiles at Mariama’s answer?

Tick ( ) one box.
a. He thinks she’s saying something funny. ( )
b. Mariama is acting as if she’s stupid. ( )
c. He understands how she is feeling. ( )
d. Mariama is giving the wrong answer. ( )
Q.2. One character says, ‘In which direction?’. Who says
it?__________________________________________
Q.3 Look at the line which begins with ‘Issa said.
‘These valleys are a maze. They are lost. Now,
let us make coffee.’ ‘But Grandfather, should we
not set off after the travellers, if they are lost?’
Q.3 Give one word that means ‘puzzle or confusion’.
Ans: ____________________________________
Q.4 Grandfather thinks they have time for breakfast before setting off to find the
travellers. Why?

Q.5 Underline the simile in the given sentence.

Looking up, Mariama saw that it was as white as paper. A flock of desert sparrows flew
across it, panicking.
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______________________________________________
_________________________________________
Reading Comprehension-2
Fiction: Thunder and Lightning' – a Nigerian folk story
Thunder and Lightning were two grumpy old sheep. Lightning would lose his temper
and knock down trees and burn the crops. Thunder, his mother who had an extremely
loud voice, would shout at him.

The villagers became really fed up with them. The villagers kept complaining about the
damage – and the noise!
In the end, the village chief said he couldn't stand it any longer. He said they would
have to go far away. He sent them to live in the sky!

But things didn't work out as the chief intended. To this day, Lightning still enjoys
getting his own back on the villagers, and Thunder still shouts at the top of her voice
and keeps the villagers awake at night.
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 Q1. Write a sentence to answer each question.
a. Circle the sentence which best describes why the villagers were fed up with
Thunder?
• She ate the crops.

• She shouted at Lightning with her loud voice.

• She was an old sheep.

Q2. Read the text carefully and fill in the gaps.

a. Thunder and Lightning are two old ______.
b. Ligtning burns the ________________.
c. Thunder has a very loud __________.
d. The complain about the grumpy old sheep.

e. The village chief sends them to live in the ______________________.

Q3. What damage did Thunder and Lightning cause in the village?
Ans:

Q4. Were the Village Chief successful in sending Thunder and Lightning away? Explain.

Ans:

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Q5. Answer the following questions in detail after reading the text.

a. “Lightning still enjoys getting his own back on the villagers.” Explain what you think this
phrase from the story means.

Ans:

Q6. How do you think the villagers feel when they see that the old sheep has come
back? Write three or four sentences to describe their feelings and emotions.

Ans:

Q7. Imagine you are Thunder or Lightning. Type the story from your point of view.

Ans:

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Q8. Make sentences on the following words.
1. damage-
2. grumpy -
3. temper-

Q9. The sheep was banished from the village. Which word in the
sentence means banish

1. sent away 2.eventually 3. shout

Q8. Choose the synonym for the word ‘grumpy’.

1. ill-natured 2. excited 3. happy

Reading Comprehension-3

Fiction (classic): "The Tale of Peter Rabbit

From The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Beatrix Potter

Peter lived with his family in a sand-bank, under the roots of a big fir tree. He was
always a problem for his mother, causing trouble and getting into scrapes.

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"Now, my dears," said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning. "you may go into the fields or
down the lane, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden. Your father had an accident
there; he was put into a pie by Mrs. McGregor. Now run along and don't get into
mischief. I am going out.

" Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail went down the lane to gather blackberries. But Peter,
who was very naughty, ran straight away to Mr. McGregor's garden and squeezed
under the gate!

First, he ate some lettuces and some French beans; and then he ate some radishes; and
then, feeling rather sick, he went to look for some parsley. But
round the end of the cucumber frame, who should he meet but Mr. McGregor!

Mr. McGregor was on his hands and knees planting out cabbages, but he jumped up
and ran after Peter, waving a rake and calling out, "Stop thief!"

Q1. Read the text carefully and fill in the gaps.

a. Peter lived under the roots of a ___________ ___________
___________.
b. He was __________ __________ __________ for his mother
c. "You may go into the fields or down the lane, but don't go into
__________ ___________ garden.”
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d. Feeling rather _____________, he went to look for some parsley.
cabbages.
e. Mr. McGregor was __________ ____________ _________
___________ _____________ planting out cabbages.

Q2. Analyse the text carefully and answer the following questions.

a. Where was Peter allowed to go?

Ans:_____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

b. Where was Peter not allowed to go?

Ans:_____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

c. What is old Mrs. Rabbit afraid might happen there? Why does she
think this?

Ans:_____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
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d. Why do you think Peter went there any way?

Ans:_____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

e. How do you think Peter feels now?

Ans:_____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

Answer the following questions in detail after reading the text.

a. How might old Mrs. Rabbit feel if she hears Peter went to Mr.
McGregor's garden? Write one or two sentences as though old Mrs.
Rabbit is saying them.

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Ans:______________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

b. Now run along and don't get into mischief. Choose the antonym
of the word mischief from the options below.

1. naughtiness 2. playfulness 3. obedience

c. "He was always a problem for his mother, causing trouble and
getting into scrapes.
. Choose from the options below the word which means the same as
scrapes.
1. mess 2. blessing 3. mirac

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 SECTION B:
Create a playscript from any one story of your choice.
1. James and the Giant Peach
OR
2. Alice in the Wonderland

Your playscript should include the following features:

• Title
• A list of characters with a brief description of each
• Description of a setting
• Speakers name with colon.
• Detailed dialogues without speech marks.
• Brackets for stage directions and to show emotions.
• Use of adverbs, adjectives and prepositional phrase.

SAMPLE TEXT
TITLE
LIST OF CHARACTERS
&DESCRIPTIONS

SETTINGS

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 DIALOGUE
S

NAME WITH STAGE DIRECTIONS

COLON:

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 Section C- SpAG (Spelling and Grammar)
Spellings Questions will be asked from UNIT 1-5 Collin’s Book
Learn the Spelling Words from this list carefully.

WEEK-1 WEEK -2 WEEK -3 WEEK -4

Adding Suffixes The/i/ sound The/u/ sound spelt ou The prefixes dis- and
beginning with vowels spelt y
to words of more than mis-
one syllable.

gardener pyramid flourish mismatched

watered silly cousin dissimilar
preferred gym couple disagree
answered symptom nourish miscalculated
listener symbol cousin misjudged
beginner crystal tough misunderstood
forgotten thrilling rough disloyal
cancelled mystery courage dislike
limited oxygen touch disapproval
admitted hysterical trouble dishonest

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Grammar Topic Revision

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PUNCTUATION
A) Punctuate the following sentences, using capital letters and full stops where
necessary.
1. mandy threw the apple sauce out of the window, right onto matt’s head
2. belgium and france fought over who would host the olympic games
3. noah landed his ark on mount sinai when the flood waters receded
4. mr jones visited doctor barnsley on wednesday
5. coronation street and eastenders are shown on tv every day

COMMA

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APOSTROPHES
Apostrophes are used to indicate possession.
E.g. The dog’s tail = the tail of the dog. If the owner ends in ‘s’ already, you
can just add the apostrophe without the ‘s’
E.g. The car belonging to Chris = Chris’ car. If a word ends in ‘s’ because it’s a
plural then you don’t need another ‘s’ when you add an apostrophe.
E.g. babies, churches…. It’s easier when a plural doesn’t end in ‘s’- then you
go back to normal and add an apostrophe and an ‘s’.
E.g. The nest of a family of mice = the mice’s nest.
There are some words that don’t need an apostrophe when they’re showing
ownership. They are possessive pronouns mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs,
its.
A. Use apostrophes with an s to change the clumsy phrases below into a
quicker way of saying the same thing.
E.g. The head belonging to the man = the man’s head.
1. The hutch belonging to the rabbit.
2. The football belonging to Nat.
3. The scar belonging to Carlos.
4. The wheel belonging to the truck.
5. The leg belonging to the horse.
B. Add apostrophes to these sentences where needed.
1. It’s the boys turn to go first because the girls went first last time.
2. He was never allowed to forget the time he went into the ladies changing
room by mistake.
3. Put all the babies pictures together so we can pick out a winner.
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C. Match the word to the sentence, using apostrophes to show
ownership.
Children Men Sheep lice Aircraft
1. I don’t know why _____toilets are always smellier than women’s.
2. Our house is right under a flight path so we can hear the ______
engines all night.
3. The sponsored walk raised £300 for the ________ playground.
4. In my story, a boy had to eat seven ______ eyes.
5. Head ______ size and colour make them difficult to see in anyone’s
hair.
CONTRACTIONS
Write the two words that form these contractions.
1. isn’t - is not
2. aren’t ____________ ______________
3. can’t ____________ ______________
4. they’re ____________ ______________
5. don’t ____________ ______________
6. could’ve ____________ ______________
7. didn’t ____________ ______________
8. doesn’t ____________ ______________
9. couldn’t ____________ ______________
10. hasn’t ____________ ______________
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