The house- the only one in the entire valley -sat on the crest of a low hill. From this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the earth needed was a good downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning Lencho -who knew his fields intimately- had done nothing but see the sky towards the north-east.
i. Based on the detail of the house’s location, how can it best be described?
a) majestic
b) imposing
c) solitary
d) unique
ii. The field of corn dotted with flowers means that
a) not a single flower was bigger than a dot
b) the flowers were scattered across.
c) the flowers were in shaped like dots.
d) the flowers had shrunk in size.
iii. Lencho wished for a downpour or a heavy shower. Pick the option that correctly lists the correct match for kinds of rain.
| (1) heavy rain |
(i) light rain that falls in very fine drops |
| (2) thunderstrom |
(ii) vvery heavy rain, tropical rain |
| (3) drizzle |
(iii) it's coming down quite strong and you get very wet very quickly |
| (4) torrential rain |
(iv) really heavy rain that comes very suddenly |
| (5) downpour |
(v) is a violent, short-lived weather disturbance associated with lighting, thunder and strong, gusty winds. |
a) 1-ii,2-iv,3-v,4-i,5-iii
b) 1-iv,2-i,3-iii,4-v,5-ii
c) 1-v,2-iii,3-iv,4-ii,5-i
d) 1-iii,2-v,3-i,4-ii,5-iv
iv. Based on the given extract, what is Lencho NOT likely to think while looking at his field?
a) Option (i)
b) Option (ii)
c) Option (iii)
d) Option (iv)
v. Which quote supports the idea in the given extract?
a) “Farming is a profession of hope.”
b) “I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.”
c) “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field.”
d) “Those too lazy to plough in the right season will have no food at the harvest.”
