Revision-prose and poem-grade 7

• English
• Secondary Education

Expected Learning Outcomes

Learners  will be able to:

* recall the main themes of the poems "Vocation" and "History".

* recap some important questions based on both these poems.

* Identify and share the poetic devices used in the poems.

* Recap the short read "Trapped in history"

* answer the questions based on the short read.

Who is the speaker in the poem? Who are the people he passes on his way to the school and why is he fascinated by their profession?

"Nobody take him to task
If he gets baked in the sun or get wet"
Choose the word which is closest in meaning to "Task"

1. scold
2. chore
3. assignment
4. engagement

RTC-1 I can see through my open window the watchman walking up and down, The lane is dark and lonely, the street lamp stands like a giant with one red eye in its head
a. Identify the poetic device used in the above lines.
b. Why do you think the speaker is awake till late in the night?

"When the gong sounds ten in the morning
and I walk to school by our lane."

Choose the option which is closest in meaning to the word "gong".

1. an electronic watch
2. crow
3. a circular heavy bell
4. analog watch

"All down the ages, Like a great tide
Commoners walking, Where nobleman ride"
What is the rhyme scheme of the above stanza?

"Now in sunshine
Now in shade"
Identify the poetic device used in the above lines.

1. Symbolism
2. Simile
3. Pun
4. Personification

"All down the ages
In great cavalcade
People move onward
And history's made."
Choose the antonym of cavalcade.

1. Hiding
2. Parade
3. March
4. procession

The poem "History" talks about_______.

1. how history is made
2. evolution of life
3. how tide occurs
4. All the above

"People move onward ,
And history's made."

Choose the antonym of "onward" from the option given below.

1. forward
2. settle
3. backward
4. ahead

Which lines in the first stanza suggest that people experience both good and not-so-good times?

    Trapped In Time

Where did the scientists from the American Museum of Natural History go, and what did they find?

"When a tree's bark is wounded ,a sticky resin seeps out."
Choose the Synonym of sticky from the options given below.

1. wobbly
2. detached
3. adhesive
4. lax

Describe the process involved in the formation of Amber.

Now, I CAN
recall and make inferences based on comprehension of the short read and attempt questions
*recall the main theme of the poems "History" and "Vocation"
*think out of the box and answer the questions.

1. Agree
2. Strongly agree
3. I need some help.
4. Not sure

Homework-Revise the syllabus of PA1