SHERWOOD HIGH
REVISION WORKSHEET UNIT TEST JULY 2025
GRADE: VIII SEC:
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LITERATURE
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The time given at the head of the paper is the time allotted for writing the answers. The intended marks
for questions or parts of the questions are indicated in the brackets [ ] Attempt all the questions.
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Section A
Question 1
Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate response from the choices given below.
1. What was the weather like in Maycomb when the streets turned red with dust?
a) Rainy and cold b) Hot and dry
c) Mild and breezy d) Snowy and icy
2. What did the people of Maycomb do slowly and without hurry?
a) Built new houses b) Moved around and did everything
c) Planted crops d) Travelled to other towns
3. Who did the narrator live with in the main residential street?
a) Atticus, Jem, and Dill b) Atticus, Calpurnia, and Jem
c) Jem, Calpurnia, and Dill d) Atticus, Jem, and Scout
4. According to Maycomb County's recent belief, what caused fear itself to disappear?
a) A strong police force b) Nothing to fear but fear itself
c) Increased economic prosperity d) The arrival of new settlers
5. What sound is heard when summer comes, associated with Bhisma Lochan Sharma?
a) Roars b) Hums
c) Whispers d) Shouts
6 How does Bhisma Lochan Sharma sing?
a) As if he's bored b) As if he's staked his life
c) As if he's happy d) As if he's tired
7. What do the people plead to Bhisma Lochan Sharma?
a) To sing louder b) To sing a different song
c) To stop his singing quickly d) To teach them how to sing
8.“You catch his strain on hill and plain from Delhi down to Burma." Identify the poetic device illustrated.
a) Metaphor b) Simile
c) Hyperbole d) Alliteration
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Section B
Short Stories – English Rose
Question 2
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
1. "People moved slowly then. They ambled across the square, shuffled in and out of the stores, around it, and
took their time about everything. "A day was twenty-four hours long, but seemed longer. There was no hurry,
for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries
of Maycomb County."
a) Identify three distinct actions or characteristics that illustrate the "slow" movement of the people.
b) What does this opening sentence immediately establish about the general atmosphere or pace of life in
Maycomb County?
c) What underlying social or economic condition is strongly suggested by the phrase "no money to buy it with"?
d) Based on these limitations, infer the kind of daily routines or activities that residents of Maycomb might
have engaged in.
Section C
Poetry – English Rose
Question 4
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. "The strains of song are tossed and whirled by a blast of brutal violence,
And Bhisma Lochan grants the world the golden gift of silence."
a) What does "strains of song" refer to in this context, and what is the effect of the "blast of brutal violence"?
b) Who is Bhisma Lochan, and what is his role here?
c) Analyse the imagery used in this line. What does it suggest about the nature or impact of the music
d) Discuss how the "golden gift of silence" can be interpreted as a relief for the listeners, considering
the preceding description of the song.
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