Holy Family Canossian College Second Test Form 1 Reading

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1 F. 1 Reading 1 Holy Family Canossian College Second Test Form 1 Reading Time allowed: 40 minutes Total Marks: 80 Instructions: Answer ALL questions on the Answer Sheet

2 F. 1 Reading 2 I. Theseus and the Minotaur (25 marks) A. Put T if the sentence is correct and F if it is incorrect. (5 marks) 1. King Minos thought that King Aegeus killed his son. 2. When Theseus arrived in Athens, the color of the sails was black. 3. The prince of Crete killed the Minotaur when it was sleeping. 4. In the labyrinth, Theseus could smell the Minotaur s blood. 5. When his son arrived in Athens, King Aegeus had a funeral. B. Fill in each of the following blanks with the correct word. (10 marks) 1. Daedalus built the (a) for the Minotaur. 2. With a (b) heart, King Aegeus agreed to send fourteen people to Crete every year. 3. Food for the people of Athens came from the (c) outside the city. 4. Before going to Athens, Theseus took his father s (d) which was under a heavy stone. 5. The Minotaur ate (e). 6. Every year, the people of Athens had a special (f). 7. The death of his son had changed King Minos into a (g) man. 8. The sea where Theseus father drowned came to be called the (h) Sea. 9. King Aegeus went to (i) when his father died. 10. After returning to Athens, Theseus married (j). C. Answer the questions in complete sentence. (10 marks) 1. In sending the people to Crete, how did the wise men of Athens choose the 14 young boys and girls. 2. What did the daughter of Minos give Theseus? What did he do with it? II. The Wonderful Wings (30 marks) A. Put T if the sentence is correct and F if it is incorrect. (6 marks) 1. Perdix was the uncle of Daedalus. 2. Daedalus and Perdix escaped from the prison of King Minos. 3. Some people thought Daedalus and his son were Gods. 4. The name of the sea where Daedalus son drowned was later called the Icarian Sea. 5. Daedalus was a clever artist and a good pupil. 6. Icarus died because he flew too low. B. Context questions. Give short answers to the following questions. (10 marks) 1. I want to make curtains of that color. (a) Who said this and to whom (b) What was the color the speaker referred to? (c) Where was the speaker at that time? 2. Come on Icarus. We must leave at once (a) Who said this to Icarus? (b) Where was the speaker at that time? (c) Where did the speaker and Icarus go? (d) Why did they have to leave? C. Answer the questions in complete sentence. (14 marks) 1. Describe how Daedalus made wings 2. Daedalus built some things. Name 4 of them. 3. Who saved Perdix and why?

3 F. 1 Reading 3 III. Pluto and Persephone (25 marks) A. Put the following sentences in the right order. The first one has been done for you as an example. (10 marks) a. Pluto held Persephone s hand tightly. b. Persephone threw her belt into the water. c. Persephone s laughter died on her lips. d. The ground opened and Pluto went into his kingdom with Persephone. e. Ceres kissed Jupiter s feet. f. Ceres took care of the land people used for farming. g. Sometimes the sound of Persephone s songs reached Pluto in his dark palace. h. Ceres spoke to Jupiter. i. Pluto raced up towards the Earth in his dark chariot. j. Jupiter sent a messenger to Pluto. k. The nymph saw Persephone being taken away by Pluto. B. Fill in each of the following blanks with the correct word. (6 marks) 1. When Ceres went to meet Jupiter, she went to Mount (a). 2. Jupiter was the (b) of all Gods. 3. When Pluto rode his chariot, he shook the (c) of the horses. 4. Ceres was tall and (d) like the crops of summer. 5. Pluto ruled the Kingdom of the (e). 6. The farmers (f) to Ceres before they planted their seeds. C. Answer the questions in complete sentence. (9 marks) 1. Why did Persephone have to live with Pluto for half a year? 2. Why did Pluto take Persephone with him? 3. Write down three things that happened when Ceres forgot her duties? - End of Paper -

4 F. 1 Reading 4 Holy Family Canossian College Second Test Reading Answer Sheet Name: Class: No.: I. Theseus and the Minotaur (25 marks) A. True or False (5 marks) B. Fill in the blanks. (10 marks) a. f. b. g. c. h. d. i. e. j. C. Long Questions. (10 marks) II. The Wonderful Wings (30 marks) A. True or False (5 marks) B. Context questions. (10 marks) 1. (a) (b) (c)

5 F. 1 Reading 5 2. (a) (b) (c) (d) C. Long Questions. (15 marks) III. Pluto and Persephone (25 marks) A. Sentence re-arrangement (10 marks) 1. f B. Fill in the blanks. (5 marks) a. d. b. e. c. f. C. Long Questions. (9 marks) 1. 2.

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