Beaconhouse School System

Harley Street Campus, Rawalpindi

Common Assessment Task – 1, Term I
4th October, 2024

English Time: 80 Minutes

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Q-1 Read the following passage and answer the questions 13
given at the end.
One night, Max and his wife Mary went to bed and left the front
door open.” Get up and close the door,” Max said to his wife.
“No, you go and close it,” said Mary. I will not do it,” replied Max.
“You must close it because I never go back on my word.” “I also
never go back on my word,” said Mary. They agreed that the first
person to speak would close the door. They lay in silence. The
wind howled through the house. They shivered in the cold but
neither of them spoke, as they were too stubborn.

A robber saw the open door and entered the house. He took all
the copper saucepans and the silver candlesticks. Mary did not
say a word. He took all the books and the clock. Max did not say
a word, then he took the table and the chairs, the stove and the
carpets. He took the bookcases and the curtains, the wallpaper
and the window frames. Max and Marry remained silent.
The next morning, the door was still open when Mary went out
early to find food. Max sat on the floor. A traveling barber saw
the door open and walked in. “Do you need a haircut?” he asked.
Max said nothing so the barber began to cut his hair. “Well, how
do you like it?” he asked when he had finished. Max did not

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 answer, so the barber cut some more. “You know, let us shave it
all off completely.” The barber said. Max did not want his head
shaved but he did not speak. The barber shaved his head. “Now,”
said the barber, “You must pay me.” Max had no money and he
was not going to speak, so he said nothing. “What! You will not
pay me? You are a cheat!” shouted the barber.

He went to the fireplace, gathered some soot and smeared it

all over Max’s face. Still, Max did not say a word. The barber
stormed out of the house, leaving the door open.

Sometime later, Mary returned. She saw her husband sitting on

the floor, with a bald head and a sooty face. She screamed, “My
poor Max! What happened?” Max stood up and said
triumphantly. “You spoke first! Now go and close the door.”

a) What was the conflict between Max and Marry? (1)

a. They were fighting over who will cook the food
b. They were fighting over who will open the closet first
c. They were fighting over who will close the door first

b) Write the setting and characters of the story.

Setting: ______________________________________________ (2)
1 mark
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+ 1
Characters: ___________________________________________ mark
Charact
ers
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What did the robber take from the house?
c)
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If you would be in the same situation as Max, what would
d) you have done?
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Read the sentences carefully and write the correct verb for
the sentence.
e) There are two birds on the fence.
Yesterday, there __________________ two birds on the fence.
1- (4)
Mary jumps over the fence.
An hour ago, Sarah _________________ over the fence.
2- Yesterday, I ate really healthily.
Tomorrow, I ___________________ really healthily.
3- Tomorrow, Max is going to see the dentist.
Yesterday, Max ___________________ to see.
4-
Match the following words with their meanings .
triumphantly black powder produced when
g)
wood or coal is burnt
howled happily and successfully
(3)
soot to spread something
carelessly
smeared to blow hard and make a
long, loud noise
stubborn left angrily
stormed out headstrong, refusing to give
up

h)
Fill in the blanks by using the correct prefixes.

mis- un- dis- im-

(1)
Mary and Max both were so ____mature. They left the front door
open.
All the stuff from their house was _____appearing. The barber
____behaved with Max, but he still remained silent. Max felt
____troubled and relieved after closing the door successfully
without
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Q-2 Write a recount on one of the following prompts (7)
 The best birthday I ever had. OR
 When I went to a fun vacation with my family for a
week.
Word Limit 150 to 180 words
Criteria for recount writing Mark
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Title 0.5
Content (relevance to the topic) 1.5
Description of events in a chronological 1.5
order
Paragraphing 0.5
Sentence structure (grammatically 1
sound and meaningful sentences)
Use of appropriate vocabulary 0,5
Effective use of punctuation 0.5
Use of correct spelling 0.5
Handwriting 0.5
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