PREMIER EDUCATION SOCIETY’S
T R I N I T Y I N T E R N A T I O N A L S C H O O L (IGCSE - A-LEVEL)
STD. VIII ENGLISH 2023-2024
REVISION SHEET – 2.1 (Pages – 4)
Name: __________________________ Roll No. _____ Date: _______
Read the following extract from ‘Riding Icarus’ by Lily Hyde.
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Questions:
1. Look at the first paragraph (lines 1–6).
(a) Why does the writer make the first paragraph a description of different
sounds?
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(b) The writer uses a number of literary features to describe the setting.
Complete the table below, describing the literary features the writer uses and
giving an example from the text.
Literary technique Example from text
personification ____________________________________
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__________________ heads as grey and furry-looking as little mice
sibilance ____________________________________
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2. What is Granny’s attitude towards Masha’s weather prediction?
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3. What does the writer mean by ‘less cotton wool than curdled milk’?
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4. Explain in your own words how the writer makes Icarus seem like a pleasant
place to live. Give three ways.
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5. Look at lines 17–23.
(a) The writer mostly uses long sentences here. Why? Tick (√) two boxes.
to build up descriptive detail
to add emphasis to the description
to create a slow, relaxing pace
to explain why the action takes place
to show a sequence of events
(b) Why do you think Granny named their home Icarus?
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6. Do you think Masha’s aunt knows Masha better than her uncle? Explain your
answer and give evidence from the text to support your explanation.
Explanation:_______________________________________________
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Quotation: ________________________________________________
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7. Explain why Granny sighs. Give two ideas.
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8. Look at the last paragraph (lines 47–50).
(a) Why is a semi-colon ( ; ) used?
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(b) Give one subordinate clause. ________________________________
(c) Masha has a slight ache. Why?
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9. The text is set in Ukraine, on the edge of Kiev, by the Dnieper River. Give two
other pieces of evidence from the text that tell you the text is set in Ukraine.
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10. (a) Which of the following do you think best describes Masha’s character?
Tick (√) one box.
irritable dreamy
lonely worried
(b) Which of the following do you think best describe Granny’s character?
Tick (√) one box.
selfish emotion
al
practical adventu
rous
11. Look at the structure of this text. Give two reasons why paragraphs are used
in this text.
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