1. TERM 2: READING PAPER Grade 8 English

2. When? Where? 12 th June 2014 10:15 – 11:15 (1 hour)

3. Content The Reading Paper will test your knowledge of: 1. The first four stories in ‘The Happy Prince and Other Stories’: The Happy Prince The Nightingale and the Rose The Selfish Giant The Devoted Friend 2. The entire play of ‘An Inspector Calls’ 3. Your grammar knowledge and application of ‘Relative Clauses’ and ‘Passive Voice’.

4. Let’s go through the questions: Multiple Choice Short Answer – 3 marks per question. (1 for the correct answer, a second for a complete sentence and a third if there are no grammatical mistakes). Character matching Identifying ‘True and False’ statements Vocabulary (taken from the April and May spelling lists) Grammar: Using the correct relative clause. Converting active sentences to a passive form.

5. Total: The Happy Prince and Other Stories = 25% An Inspector Calls= 45% Relative Clauses= 20% Passive Voice= 10%