Exam 2019, questions and answers PDF

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An exam on reading comprehension....

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Reading Passage for Grade 9 Form 1 (Grade Level Passage Rating Sheet) Name: _________________________ Grade & Section: ____________ School: ________________________ Teacher: __________________

Caged Bird By Maya Angelou A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom. The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn and he names the sky his own But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing.

Total No. of Words: 163 Comprehension Check: 1. What is being contrasted in the poem? A. bird and nature B. caged bird and free bird

C. narrow cage and open cage D. song of the two birds

2. What is ironic about the caged bird? A. The caged bird sings. C. The caged bird flies across the horizon. B. The caged bird is unheard. D. The caged bird waits for the free bird. 3. What do the two birds symbolize? A. beauty and ugliness C. independence and captivity B. hope and despair D. poor and rich 4. What general idea might this poem be about?

A. Hope is found in the midst of desperation. B. Some are blessed with talent while others long to be noticed and recognized. C. The sorrowful plight of the oppressed that long for freedom D. The rich enjoy pleasures of life while the poor suffer. 5. What overall feeling is created by the poem? It evokes …. A. discontentment B. dismay Grade 9 1. 2. 3. 4.

B A C C 5. D

C. loneliness D. sympathy...