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ICAS English Practice Questions Paper B © EAA 2 Read Catastrophe Cat and answer questions 1 to 8. C atastrophe C at Catastrophe Cat Lives in our house She doesn’t mind dogs She won’t chase a mouse. She sleeps all day long If there’s nobody there But when we come home She gets quite a scare. Cat skates on the table And breaks all the dishes She scratches the couch And knocks over the fishes. She hangs off the curtains Then skids on the floor Grandma moves quickly As Cat thumps the door. My mum likes to pat Cat But Cat won’t sit still. She hides in the cupboard Waiting until Mum gets the sausages Ready for tea Then Catastrophe swipes them And leaves none for me. She waits in the hallway Outside Dad’s door And she starts to wail When he starts to snore. You’d think Dad would learn But he chases the cat She moves so swiftly He trips on the mat. And all through the house We hear Meeeeow and Owww ‘That cat is a nuisance Get rid of it now!’ But despite all the mess The noise and the strife We all love our Cat She’s part of our life. Sheryl Persson

3 ICAS English Practice Questions Paper B © EAA 1. What does Catastrophe Cat do when the family is not home? (A) chase mice (B) sleep all day (C) scare the fish (D) hang off the curtains 2. Catastrophe Cat likes to hide in the cupboard so she can (A) see where Dad is. (B) catch some mice. (C) steal the sausages. (D) get away from the noise. 3. Why did Dad chase Catastrophe Cat? (A) she stole his food (B) she interrupted his sleep (C) they were playing a game (D) he fell over her in the hallway 4. Which option shows who made the sound ‘Owww’ and why? Who said ‘Owww’? Why? (A) Dad He fell over chasing Cat. (B) Mum She hurt herself cooking. (C) the poet Cat stole her sausages. (D) Catastrophe CatDad caught her. 5. When Dad says that Catastrophe Cat is a ‘nuisance’, he means that she is (A) annoying. (B) secretive. (C) energetic. (D) dangerous. 6. The cat was named ‘Catastrophe’ because she (A) was loved by the family. (B) liked to fight with the dog. (C) often caused trouble in the house. (D) was usually left alone during the day.

ICAS English Practice Questions Paper B © EAA 4 7. Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like the noise it is describing. Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia? (A) ‘skids’ (B) ‘thumps’ (C) ‘swipes’ (D) ‘trips’ 8. The poem has a rhyme scheme. Which lines in each stanza rhyme? (A) the first line and the third line (B) the first line and the second line (C) the second line and the third line (D) the second line and the fourth line For questions 9 and\C 10 choose the CORRECT o\bt\Cion. 9. Choose the best word to complete the following sentence. Paul knew he was almost home _________ he saw the lights of his farmhouse ahead. (A) however (B) when (C) but (D) although 10. Which statement is punctuated correctly? (A) ‘Have you done your homework, asked Sue?’ (B) ‘Have you done your homework,’ asked Sue? (C) ‘Have you done your homework?’ asked Sue. (D) ‘Have you done your homework? Asked Sue.’

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ICAS English Practice Questions Paper B © EAA QUESTIONKEYDESCRIPTION OF SKILL AREALEVEL OF DIFFICULTY 1 BLocate information in a poem RLEasy 2 CIdentify the reason for an action in a poem RLEasy 3 BIdentify the reason for a character’s action in a poem RL Medium 4 AInterpret character interaction in a poem RLMedium/Hard 5 AIdentify the meaning of a word in a poem: nuisance VOCEasy 6 CInterpret the meaning of a word from context in a poem: catastrophe VOC Medium 7 BIdentify an example of onomatopoeia in a poem: thumps TD Hard 8 DIdentify the rhyme scheme of a poem TDEasy 9 BIdentify the correct connective to complete a sentence SYNMedium 10 CIdentify the correct use of a question mark and speech punctuation SYN Medium/Hard LEGEND Area refers to the particular curriculum area or strand assessed by the question. RL Reading – Literary questions which require students to comprehend and interpret texts such as stories, poems, extracts from novels, reviews, plays RF Reading – Factual questions which require students to understand and interpret information and argument texts, including texts which incorporate diagrams, tables and images from a range of curriculum areas, e.g. reports, editorials, advertisements, explanations TD Textual devices questions which require students to recognise and to interpret textual devices which include figurative and rhetorical language (e.g. metaphor, rhetorical question, pun) and text conventions (e.g. use of different font sizes and types, captions) SYN Syntax questions about accuracy and clarity within sentences or texts (e.g. pronoun reference, tense) and the recognition of grammatical terms (e.g. noun, main clause) VOC Vocabulary questions about the meaning of words or phrases

ICAS English Practice Questions Paper B © EAA Level of difficulty refers to the expected level of difficulty for the question. Easy more than 70% of candidates will choose the correct option Medium about 50–70% of candidates will choose the correct option Medium/Hard about 30–50% of candidates will choose the correct option Hard less than 30% of candidates will choose the correct option