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English Checkpoint
Test 4 Reading
MARK SCHEME
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Read Text A “The Metal Giant” and answer questions 1 – 13.
1. How do the villagers feel about the future after the arrival of the giant?
Fearful [1]
2. Identify one word from lines 1 - 10 which means the same as ‘gleamed’?
shimmered [1]
3. Identify one simile from lines 6 - 10.
as large as a car [1]
4. In what location did the villagers assemble to watch the strange figure standing above
them?
town square [1]
5. a. ‘...who—or what—this thing is.’ (line 16)
What punctuation can be identified from this phrase?
Tick (✓) one box.
Dash [1]
b. What is the purpose of the punctuation chosen in question 17(a)?
Tick (✓) one box.
Create a pause or a sense of suspense [1]
6. Identify one coordinating conjunction from lines 22 - 26.
and / but [1]
7. ‘Whatever he is, we need to stay cautious.’ (line 30)
In your own words, define ‘cautious’.
vigilant / careful / alert / watchful / wary / guarded / prudent / mindful [1]
8. “What if he’s lost? Or maybe he’s looking for something?” (line 18)
Why does Lizzie disagree with her brother Sam’s idea that the giant might be lost or
searching for something?
Because the metal giant is just standing, so he’s waiting or looking for something
rather than being lost [accept similar answer] [1]
9. Why does the old farmer Jacob volunteer to approach the giant?
Because as someone who has lived in the valley his whole life, he should be the one
to talk to the giant. [1]
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10. Number the following events in the order that they appear in the text.
The first event has been numbered for you.
The metal giant stood silently observing the valley. 1
The giant spoke, saying, “I am waiting…” 5
Sam suggested that the giant might be lost. 3
The mayor gathered everyone in the town square. 2
Jacob volunteered to approach the giant. 4
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11. Using evidence from the whole text, do you think that the mayor is a responsible character?
Yes
No
Provide a reason for your answer.
- I think that the mayor is responsible because he said that they need to come up with a
plan to deal with the metal giant.
- I think that mayor is irresponsible because he asked the villagers to volunteer to go up
the hill to make contact with the giant instead of going there by himself. [1]
12. ‘I am waiting...’ (line 47)
Whom or what do you think the giant could be waiting for?
The giant might be waiting for someone to communicate or understand him / give
him food. [Do not accept a fight or war because the giant’s stillness and silence
suggest he’s not there to harm but to connect] [1]
13. State the punctuation in this sentence that shows suspense, unfinished thought or
trailing off.
And then, in a voice deep and metallic, the giant finally spoke: “I am waiting…”
ellipsis [1]
Read Text B “Wind” and answer questions 14 – 21.
14. Who is narrating the poem?
someone inside the ‘house’/ship or fisherman [1]
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15. Look at Line 1.
a. What does the ‘house’ represent?
a ship [1]
b. ‘This house has been far out at sea all night’
What technique is being used in this line?
Tick (✓) one box.
Personification [1]
16. Look at the first stanza.
a. In what way is the wind given human qualities in the poem?
Winds stampeding the fields under the window [1]
b. What does this description tell us about the wind?
It shows that the wind is very strong and moves quickly, like animals running
through the fields [1]
17. How does the wind change the woods and the hills?
The wind is very strong and makes the woods crash and the hills make loud
booming sounds. [1]
18. What do the hills have when under an orange sky?
new places [1]
19. Which mood best describes the poem?
Tick (✓) two boxes.
tense [1]
chaotic [1]
20. Identify a word from Stanza 2 that means ‘full of light or giving off light’.
luminous [1]
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