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Section E: Grammar Cloze (6 marks)
Part I: Read the passage below. Choose the most suitable word from the box and fill in the
blanks. Use each word ONCE only.
(1) will (2) hit (3) wished
(4) told (5) joking (6) tell
Soon afterwards the wolf came and (24)______ him joy, and said, 'Now, my good fellow,
you must (25)________ no tales, but turn your head the other way when I want to taste
one of the old shepherd's fine fat sheep.' 'No,' said the Sultan; 'I (26)________ be true to
my master.' However, the wolf thought he was (27) ________, and came one night to get a
dainty morsel. But Sultan had (28)________ his master what the wolf meant to do; so the
farmer laid waiting for him behind the barn door. When the wolf was busy looking out for
a lamb, the farmer (29) ______ him on his back with a cudgel.
Section F: Comprehension MCQ (5 marks)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
A fairy tale is a fictional story that may feature folkloric characters such as fairies,
goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and usually magic. In modern days, a "fairy tale" or "fairy
story" can also mean any far-fetched or unreal story. Fairy tales commonly attract young
children since they easily understand the magical characters in the story.
The older fairy tales were intended for an audience of adults as well as children, but
they were associated with children as early as the writings of the Brothers Grimm who
titled their collection Children's and Household Tales, and the link with children has only
grown stronger with time.
The oral tradition of the fairy tale came long before the written page. Tales were told
or enacted dramatically, rather than written down, and handed down from generation to
generation. Because of this, the history of their development is not known for sure. The
oldest known written fairy tales stem from ancient Egypt, c. 1300 BC and later in China,
India and Greece.
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