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    PREMIER EDUCATION SOCIETY’S

    T R I N I T Y I N T E R N A T I O N A L S C H O O L (IGCSE - A-LEVEL)
    STD. VIII ENGLISH 2023-2024
    REVISION SHEET – 2.1 (Pages – 4)

    Name: __________________________ Roll No. _____ Date: _______

    Read the following extract from ‘Riding Icarus’ by Lily Hyde.

    …2

    -2- Std VIII English


    Strictly For Private Internal Circulation only
    Questions:

    1. Look at the first paragraph (lines 1–6).


    (a) Why does the writer make the first paragraph a description of different
    sounds?

    ________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________

    (b) The writer uses a number of literary features to describe the setting.
    Complete the table below, describing the literary features the writer uses and
    giving an example from the text.

    Literary technique Example from text

    personification ____________________________________

    ____________________________________

    __________________ heads as grey and furry-looking as little mice

    sibilance ____________________________________

    ____________________________________

    …3

    Strictly For Private Internal Circulation only


    -3- Std VIII English

    2. What is Granny’s attitude towards Masha’s weather prediction?

    ________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________

    3. What does the writer mean by ‘less cotton wool than curdled milk’?

    ________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________

    4. Explain in your own words how the writer makes Icarus seem like a pleasant
    place to live. Give three ways.

     _______________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________

    5. Look at lines 17–23.

    (a) The writer mostly uses long sentences here. Why? Tick (√) two boxes.

     to build up descriptive detail

     to add emphasis to the description

     to create a slow, relaxing pace

     to explain why the action takes place

     to show a sequence of events

    (b) Why do you think Granny named their home Icarus?

    ________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________

    6. Do you think Masha’s aunt knows Masha better than her uncle? Explain your
    answer and give evidence from the text to support your explanation.

    Explanation:_______________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________

    Quotation: ________________________________________________
    …4

    -4- Std VIII English

    Strictly For Private Internal Circulation only


    7. Explain why Granny sighs. Give two ideas.

     _______________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________

    8. Look at the last paragraph (lines 47–50).

    (a) Why is a semi-colon ( ; ) used?

    ______________________________________________________________

    (b) Give one subordinate clause. ________________________________

    (c) Masha has a slight ache. Why?

    ______________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________

    9. The text is set in Ukraine, on the edge of Kiev, by the Dnieper River. Give two
    other pieces of evidence from the text that tell you the text is set in Ukraine.

     ____________________________________________________________

     ____________________________________________________________

    10. (a) Which of the following do you think best describes Masha’s character?
    Tick (√) one box.

     irritable  dreamy

     lonely  worried

    (b) Which of the following do you think best describe Granny’s character?
    Tick (√) one box.

     selfish  emotion
    al

     practical  adventu
    rous

    11. Look at the structure of this text. Give two reasons why paragraphs are used
    in this text.

     ____________________________________________________________

     ____________________________________________________________

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