COUNT THAT DAY LOST- SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
A. Match the words in column A to their meanings in column B
A
B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A quick look
Something you do
To say the numbers
EncourageTrace
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Find
Glance
Cheer
Acts
Count
Deeds
(6x2=12)
B. Answer the following questions:
1. According to the poem what should a person do at the end of the
day?
1.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------(8 points)
2. PUT A V BY THE TWO CORRECT ANSWERS
According to the poem , what makes a day well spent?
------A good word someone says to you
------Sitting down at set of sun
------Doing one good deed
------Enjoying the sunshine
------Looking kindly at someone
(6x2=12)
3. What is a self- denying deed?
3.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(7 points)
4. Give an example of a good deed mentioned in the poem
4.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(7 points)
PART 2- HOTS (40 POINTS)
A. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the message of the poem?
1.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(10 points)
2. How are the two stanzas alike and how are they different to each
other?
THINKING SKILL:-----------------------------------------------------(5 PTS)
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3."You've nothing done that you can trace that brought the
sunshine to one face"
Is it a simile or a metaphor?------------------------Explain the sentence
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4."One glance most kind that fell like sunshine where it went"
Is it a metaphor or a simile?----------------------Explain the sentence
(8 points)
PART 3- A BRIDGING TASK
"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each
other"?
George Eliot
How is this quote reflected in the poem?
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