SECTION C: LITERATURE COMPONENT (10 MARKS) The River By Valerie Bloom

1. Who wrote the poem The River? A. Valeria Bloom B. Victor Bloom C. Valerie Bloom D. Victoria Bloom 2. Where does the river flow? It flows through the A. hill B. sea C. valley D. valley and hill 3. The river is a hoarder because it likes to A. steal things B. keep things C. wash things D. destroy things

The rivers a wanderer, A nomad, a tramp. He doesn't choose any one place To set up his camp. The rivers a winder, Through valley and hill He twists and he turns, He just cannot be still. The rivers a hoarder, And he buries down deep Those little treasures That he wants to keep. The rivers a baby, He gurgles and hums, And sounds like hes happily Sucking his thumbs. The rivers a singer, As he dances along, The countryside echoes The notes of his song. The rivers a monster, Hungry and vexed, Hes gobbled up trees And hell swallow you next.

4. The river is called a monster because it is A. Raging B. Useful C. Destructive D. mesmerising 5. In the last stanza, the river is seen as being harmful to A. man only B. the environment only C. both man and the environment D. man, animals and the environment

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