Question

1. cloze test (10 marks)

read the passage below and fill in each blank with the most appropriate word.
we all have certain goals in life. goals vary among people. for someone, a goal would be to get
(1)......, while for someone else, it could be debt - free, while for another person it would be to
(2)...... a house, while for
(4)......, a bad goal can sap your energy and distract you...(5)...... making progress.
a good goal, on the other hand, can provide the clarity and motivation you need to...(6)......
(7)......, people confuse a goal...(8)...... a wish. a goal is
(9)...... different from a wish. for example you may want to be a rich person; this is a wish and not
a goal. a goal has to be realistic, measurable and has to be achieved...(10)...... a specific time
frame.

1. oral skills (30 marks)

a) read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
the seed shop
here in a quiet and dusty room they lie,
faded as crumbled stone or shifting sand,
forlorn as ashes, shriveled scentless dry.
meadows and gardens running through my hand.
in this brown husk a date of hawthorn dreams,
a cedar in a narrow cell is thrust,
that will drink deeply of centurys streams,
these little shells make summer on my dust.
here in their safe and simple house of death,
sealed in their shells, a million roses leap,
here i can blow a garden with my breath,
and in my hand a forest lies asleep.
describe the rhyme - scheme of the poem above.

Explanation:

The task involves language - related activities such as a cloze test and analyzing the rhyme scheme of a poem. In the cloze test, one must use language knowledge to fill in appropriate words. For the rhyme - scheme analysis, knowledge of literary devices in language is required.

Answer:

For the cloze test, answers would depend on context and language proficiency to select appropriate words for each blank. For the rhyme - scheme of the poem "The Seed Shop", the given answer "abab cdcd efef" is correct as it indicates the pattern of end - rhymes in each set of four lines.