A POISON TREE

SET 1

1. In Stanza 1, which word in the poem means ‘the feeling of anger’? (1M)
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2. In Stanza 2, what did the persona water his wrath with? (1M)
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3. Why is he angry with his foe? (1M)

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4. List two things that you can learn from the poem (2M)
i)
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SET 2

1. In Stanza 1, what did the persona do when he was angry with his friend? (1M)
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2. In Stanza 3, what does ‘It” refer to? (1M)

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 3. Which line suggests that the persona’s enemy noticed the apple? (1M)
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4. Anger management is very important. Give two reasons to support our statement
(2M)
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SET 3

1. In Stanza 1, who was the persona angry with? (1M)

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2. In Stanza 1, how was the persona able to make up with his friend after the
misunderstand? (1M)
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3. How did the persona feed his anger? Give one way. (1M)
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4. How would you feel when you gave misunderstanding with your friend? Explain.
(2M)
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SET 4

1. How does the persona feel towards his foe?(1M)

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2. Which word in the poem means devious? (1M)
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3. Which line tells you the persona is pleased to see the foe dead? (1M)
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4. Do you think it is right for the persona to treat his enemy in such a way? (1M)
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5. How would you treat your enemy? (1M)

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SET 5

1. In Stanza 1, who are the people the persona is angry with? (1M)
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2. What happened when he did not tell his foe his anger? (1M)
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 3. Which line in Stanza 4 shows that the persona is not upset with what had happened
to his enemy? (1M)
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4. We can conclude from the poem that harbouring anger towards someone is bad. If
you are in a similar situation, what would you do? Give reasons for your decision.
(2M)
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SET 6

1. In Stanza 1, who are the people the persona is angry with? (1M)
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2. In Stanza 2, state a characteristic that describe the persona. (1M)

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3. In Stanza 4, which line indicates that the foe is dead. (1M)

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4. What is the best thing to do when you are angry? (2M)

Action:
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SET 7

1. In Stanza 1, which word has the same meaning as enemy? (1M)

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2. In your opinion, what does the apple symbolize in the poem? (1M)
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3. In Stanza 4, which line shows that the sky was dark? (1M)
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4. Putting yourself in the persona’s shoe, list two ways you can resolve a conflict that
you may have with your enemy without hurting one another. (2M)
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SET 8

1. What happened to the persona’s foe eventually and how did the persona react to
this?(1M)
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2. In stanza 3, what did the apple refer to? (1M)

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 3. In stanza 4, why did the persona feel happy? (1M)
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4. In this poem, the persona was angry with his foe. If you were the persona’s friend,
what advice would you give to him? (2M)
Advice 1:
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Advice 2:
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SET 9

1. Which phrase is stanza 1 has the same meaning as ‘kept his anger to himself’ ? (1M)
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2. How would you feel if you had a misunderstanding with your friend? Explain. (2M)
Feelings:
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Explanation:
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3. Do you agree with the persona’s feeling? Give a reason for your answer. (2M)
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SET 10
1. What is the meaning of wrath in line 2 ? (1 mark )
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2. Why did the wrath with the persona’s friend ‘end’ ? ( 1 mark )
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3. Why do you think he did not tell his foe about his wrath ? ( 1 mark )
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4. What would you do if you had a misunderstanding with your foe ? ( 2 marks )
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WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO LULU ?

SET 1

1. Where is the setting of the poem? (1M)

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2. Who is asking what has happened to Lulu? (1M)

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3. In stanza 6, how does the persona’s mother feel? (1M)

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4. Lulu has left the house. Give two reasons why do you think Lulu decided to do so.
(2M)
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SET 2

1. From stanza 4,
“I woke to voices late last night”

Whose voices the persona may have heard that woke him up? (1M)
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 2. What can you infer from the line “I heard an engine roar”? (1M)
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3. In stanza 5, what does the phrase “gust of rain” being compared to? (1M)
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4. What is the persona’s mother doing in stanza 6 and why do you think she reacts that
way? Give a reason for your answer. (2M)
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SET 3

1. In stanza 1, what can be seen on Lulu’s bed? (1M)

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2. In stanza 3, why do you think the persona’s mother crumples the note? (2M)
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3. In your opinion, why do you think teenagers run away? Give two reasons. (2M)
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SET 4

1. In stanza 2,
(i) What does the line “the curtain flapping free” indicates? (1M)
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(ii) What did Lulu take with her? (1M)
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2. In stanza 3, why do you think the mother says “It is nothing at all?” (1M)
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3. In your opinion, what do you think had happened to Lulu? (2M)

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SET 5

1. Who is the persona? (1M)

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2. Which line in stanza 3, suggest the mother is crying? (1M)

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3. Why was the mother crying? (1M)

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4. The number of teenagers running away from home is on the rise. What could be the
factors that contribute to this? (2M)
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SET 6

1. What woke the persona from his sleep ? ( 1 mark )

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2. ‘ the things ‘ in line 3 refer to (2M)

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3. What the persona notice about his mother ? ( 1 mark )

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4. How do you know that the persona is close to lulu ? ( 2 marks )

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SET 7
1. Describe what the persona heard that night ? ( 1 mark )
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2. What do you think of the mother’s answers to the persona’s question ? ( 2 marks )
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3. Why doesn’t the mother tell the truth to the persona? Give two possible reasons. (2
marks)
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SET 8

1. What excuse does the mother give as an answer to the persona’s question? (1mark)
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2. In your orpinion, did Lulu run away or was she kidnapped? Give a reason for your
answer. (2marks)
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3. Suggest two things that mother should do about Lulu’s disappearance. (2 marks)
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SET 9

1. In your onpinion, where was the persona’s father when Lulu disappeared? (2 marks)
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2. Name two things that the persona notices in Lulu’s bedromm.
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3. What causes the curtain to flap free? (1 mark)

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4. Where did Lulu put her money-box? (1mark)

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SET 10

1. Why does the mother turn her head away form the persona ? (1 mark)
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2. What phrase refers to the paper the mother is reading? (1 mark)
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3. How would you feel if a family member disappears from home? (2 marks )
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4. Why do some teenagers run away from home? Give two possible reasons. (2marks)
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THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

SET 1

1. What effect does the personification of death in line 24 have on the mood of the
poem? (1M)
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2. What effect does the repetition of ‘half a league’ have on the rhythm of the poem?
(1M)
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3. Why is the location of this battle called ‘the valley of Death’?(1M)

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4. Whom does the pronoun ‘he’ in line 6 refer to ? (1M)

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5. What does the word ‘dismayed’ mean? (1M)

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SET 2
1. How did the soldier know that someone had made a mistake?
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2. How would you feel if you were with the six hundred men in this situation?
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3. If these soldiers were your countrymen, what would you think of them?
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4. How many soldiers were involved in the battle?
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SET 3

1. Why is it called ‘the valley of the death’?

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2. From stanza 2, who do you think has made the mistake?
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3. One of the consequences of war is loss of lives. State two others.
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SET 4

1. In Stanza 1, who is speaking to the soldiers?

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2. Quote one line in Stanza 2 that tells us the soldiers obeyed the order without
questions.
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3. What happened to the soldiers in Stanza 3?
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4. Suggest two ways to protect our country.
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SET 5

1. Some one had blundered. (Stanza 2)

Who does ‘someone’ refer to?
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2. Why do you think the order was considered a blunder?
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3. What do you think the soldiers felt as they rode towards their death?
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4. Do you think the sacrifice of the soldiers was worth it? State your reason.
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SET 6

1. Who does ‘he’ refers to?

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Someone had blundered
2. What do these lines tell us about the soldiers?
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3. What did the soldiers do when they were attacked heavily?
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4. How do you think we should reward the soldiers who had fought for our country?
Suggest two ways
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SET 7

1. How many soldiers were in The Light Brigade?

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2. In Stanza 2, which word means ‘made a serious mistake’?
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Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
3. What feeling do the lines above convey?
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4. If you were one of the soldiers, would you have followed the given orders? Why?
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SET 8

1. In Stanza 1, how many soldiers are there?

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2. In Stanza 1, which line in the poem indicates that the soldiers are marching towards
their death?
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3. In Stanza 3, what happened to the soldiers?
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4. How can we honour our soldiers today? Suggest two ways.
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SET 9

1. About which war was ‘ the charge of the light brigade’ written? (1mark)
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2. In stanza 1, what does the phrase ‘ the valley of death ‘ refer to? (1 marks)
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3. Why do you think the poet refers the valleys as ‘ the valley of death ‘ ? (1 mark)
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4. Why did the soldies ride to their death? (1 mark)
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5. What kind of weapons did the light brigade have? (1 mark)
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SET 10

1. What weapons did their opponents/enemies have? (2marks)

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2. Did the British soldiers feel discouraged? Why ? (2 marks)
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3. Do you believe that war is sometimes necessary? Why ? (2M)
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 THE LIVING PHOTOGRAPH

SET 1

1. In Stanza 1, which word refers to grandmother’s hair?

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2. Why do you think the grandmother forgot to boil the soup?
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3. How old was the persona when the photograph is taken?
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4. We should spend more time with the elderly members in our family. Do you agree?
Provide a reason for your answer.
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SET 2

1. How does the persona’s grandmother tie her hair?

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2. What phrase indicates the persona’s grandmother is nice?
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3. From Stanza 2, how does the persona describe the place that grandmothers go?
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4. There are many signs of old age. One of them is absent minded. Suggest two others.
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SET 3

1. In Stanza 1, what is the colour of grandmother’s hair?

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2. In Stanza 2, which word describes death as something unpleasant?
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3. What does the line “Her soup forgot to boil’ indicate about grandmother?
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4. Suggest two ways you can express your love towards your elderly
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SET 4

1. Her big hand holds mine, white hand in black hand. Whom does the white hand
belong to?
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2. Why do you think the persona mentions the different colours of the two hands?
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3. In Stanza 2, give a reason why the grandmother’s back became round and hunched.
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4. Apart from keeping photos, give another choice to make sure memories stay alive.
Give a reason for your answer.
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SET 5

1. List down ONE item that the persona’s grandmother was wearing in the photo.
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2. What does the attire imply when describing her grandmother?
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3. In Stanza 2, which word tells the grandmother’s body was bent?
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4. Some children sent their parents to the nursing homes as they get older. Do you
agree with their deed? Give a reason to support your response.
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SET 6

1. What does the photograph remind the poet of? (1M)

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2. Give ONE physical change that the poet could see as the grandmother grew
older.(1M)
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3. In Stanza 2, what do the last two lines tell us? (1M)
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4. State two ways of how to strengthen the relationship between the younger and the
older generations. (2M)
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SET 7

1. The grandmother had become serile. How do you know this? (1 mark)
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2. How does the poet want to remember her grandmother? (1 mark)
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3. Which line in the poem tells us the grandmother has passed away? ( 1 mark)
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4. Why do you think the writer’s ‘ small grandmother’ is ‘tall’ in the photo? (2 marks)
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SET 8
1. Explain the meaning of the word ‘crinkled’. ( 1 mark)
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2. In the first stanza, what does the word there refer to? (1mark)
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3. How do these lines make you feel about photograph of the people you love? (2
marks)
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4. Which line tells you that the writer and her grandmother come from different ethnic
background? (1 mark)
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SET 9

1. List two items ‘ grandmother ‘ wears in the poem (2marks)

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2. Quote evidence from the poem that the photograph was taken a long time ago. ( 1
mark)
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3. What colour are the grandmother’s eyes? (1mark)

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4. How does the persona feel at the end of the poem? Give a reason for your answer.
(2marks)
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SET 10
1. Based on stanza 1, describe how yhe persona feel about the grandmother? (1M)
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2. It is good to keep photograph of your loved ones? Give two reason. (2M)
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3. In your own words, describe the relationship between the persona and her
grandmother. (2M)
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