PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

MOCK II
ANSWER SCHEME

Centre Number________________________ Date. ____________________

Name: _________________________________ Roll No: _________

Subject: English Paper II Std. III
Maximum Marks: Duration:

Section A:
Reading

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1 Look at the first paragraph (lines 1-4) 1
Give one word which shows that the trees were far away from the
woman.

Award 1 mark for the following:

distant

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2 (i) Re-read lines 1-11. 2
How do the woman and the man react to the landscape?

Award 1 mark for the following:

Woman – she is not very confident of the place / she seems to be
fearful of the place.
Man – very excited and looking forward to explore the place even
more.

Award 2 marks only if one point is given more both the man and
the woman each.

2 (ii) Re-read lines 1-11. 2

Give one quotation from the text to support your response to
Q2(i)

Woman – turned to look behind / shuddered

 Man – raised his arm / drank the air / exclaimed marvellous

Award 2 marks only if one point is given more both the man and
the woman each.

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3 Re-read lines 12-14. 1
Identify a word from the given lines that suggests that the lush
green clumps were ‘soft and neither firm nor stiff’.

Award 1 mark for the following:

limp

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4 Look at line 15. 1
‘… Something jutted up, rounded but ungainly.’
What effect is the writer trying to create by using the highlighted
word?

Award 1 mark for any one of the following:

Create an effect of suspense / mystery
Trying to interest the readers

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5 What sort of characteristic is the writer trying to give the tree 1
stump?

Award 1 mark for the following:

A human / body

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6 Look at lines 21-24. 2
Give two quotations from the text that tell us that the man’s
thought was different from that of the woman’s.
 Award 1 markeach to a maximum of 2 marks:
He laughed
Held her hand
Not big enough
Exclaimed no, no, no…
Comforted her
Confident to prove her otherwise

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7 Look at line 26. 1
‘But he was barefoot, slithering down the bank.’
What does the word ‘slithering’ imply?

Award 1 mark for the following:

to move quickly while twisting or curving.

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8 Look at lines 31-33. 1
Explain in your own words the situation the man found himself in
using the given sentences.

Award 1 mark each for the following:

The writer tries to create an effect of danger that the man has put
himself in – cold mud / the mud was very sticky to trap his feet in it /
he was unable to move because of the mud / he wanted to return
because he did not feel safe about it too.

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9 Look at line 39. 1
‘Don’t touch it!’ her voice from behind him as thin as the wind …’
What does this line tell you about the woman?

Award 1 mark each for the following:

She was worried about the man
Was scared and nervous

Accept any other appropriate student response.

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10 (i) Look at lines 43-44. 1
‘For the stump … point at him’
 What literary device has the writer used in the above sentence?

Award 1 mark for the following:

imagery
10 (ii) Look at lines 43-44. 1
‘For the stump … point at him’
What impact does it leave on the reader?

Award 1 mark for the following:

The readers get curious - They begin to realise that the fear of the
woman is now affecting the thoughts of the man.

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11 Look at lines 48-49. 1
What does the word ‘quiver’ imply?

Award 1 mark each for the following:

To move slightly because of a strong motion/movement.

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12 (i) Re-read lines 17-52. 2
Give two quotations from the passage to show the difference
between the man’s initial response to the stump and his later
response when it moves.

Award 1 mark for the following:

Explanation in own words Justification from
the text
He laughed
Held her hand
He was very confident of it just being a tree Not big enough
stump and laughed at the woman’s idea of Exclaimed no, no,
Initial it being a body no…
response Comforted her
Confident to prove
her otherwise
Waved to reassure

He started feeling a little under-confident It was deep

Later about if it was just a stump. The feeling of Reluctant to move
response danger and fear had started to emerge. Moving unsteadily
Raised hand was
clenched
 Fighting to keep his
balance
Corners of his mouth
were pulled back in
snarl
His feet were trapped

Award 1 mark for each response only if explanation and

justification both are given for each response.

12 (ii) Re-read lines 17-52. 1

Why do you think the writer creates this contrast?

Award 1 mark for the following:

To build the reader’s interest
To show twopersonalities of the man

Accept any other appropriate student response.

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13 Look at lines 47-49 1
‘The blunt …..gently down.’
How has the writer used personification to create an effect?

Award 1 markfor any one of the following:

It went blind
Slight quiver
Laid itself gently

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14 Give three words or phrases from the text that the writer uses to 3
suggest how the woman felt when the man was in the mud.

Award 1 mark for each to a maximum of 3 marks:

You can’t go out there
It’s dangerous
Please don’t
Bit the knuckles of a clenched fist
Don’t touch it
 Come back, she was pleading
She was pale
It’s evil

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15 (i) From the descriptions used by the writer throughout the text, 1
what sort of a story (genre) could this text be leading to?

Award 1 mark for the following:

Suspense / mystery

15 (ii) Give one quotation from the text to support your response to 1
Q12 (ii).

Award 1 mark for the following:

Student Specific (Learners to mention any quote from the text that
gives a suspense / mystery feeling.)

Section B: Writing

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16 Content, purpose and audience. (Wa) 8
Text structure and organization. (Wt) 7
Sentence structure and punctuation. (Wp) 7
Spelling (Ws) 3
Total 25
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