Year 5 – Final Exam Portion – JUNE 2017
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Time: 2 hours
PROSE Section A
1. Friend or Foe
- Chapters 1 to 8
2. Oranges in No Man’s Land - Chapters 1 to 18
3. Greek Myths
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Total Marks 50
30 Marks
In the Beginning and Pandora’s Box ;
Persephone and the Pomegranate Seeds;
Daedalus and Icarus;
Arachne the Spinner;
King Midas ;
Perseus;
Theseus and the Minotaur;
Jason and the Golden Fleece
Section A
Questions will assess students' knowledge and understanding of the novels and myths, and their
response to the novels and myths
A range of questions (multiple choice questions, short answer questions , long answer questions) will
focus on:
 character development, characters' reactions to events/situations; interaction between characters
 significant events and situations in the novel
 importance of the opening of the novel, and stories; the ending of the novel, and stories,
 plot development
 themes: friendship; pride; vanity; greed; wisdom; family; war; bravery.
 Students’ response to characters, settings, titles, events, themes in the novels and stories
 writer's point of view
 writing in the role of a character
POETRY
SECTION B
20 Marks
 Range of questions will be set on one or two unseen poems.
Questions will focus on :
 ideas and themes expressed in the poems;
 interpretation of poet's viewpoints
 comparison of ideas, themes, poets' viewpoints
 explanation of poetic features with evidence
a) onomatopoeia,
b) simile,
c) metaphor,
d) personification,
e) alliteration ,
f) repetition
 students’ personal response and preferences with evidence and explanation.
 explanation of form and structure
 explanation with evidence of poet’s use of language to create images,
descriptive and narrative effects.