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Homework answers / question archive / Read the oral poem below and then answer the questions that follows;- "FAMINE" The owner of yam peels his yam in the house's: A neighbour knocks at the door The owner of yam throws his yam in the bedroom: The neighbour says, "I just heard A sound, 'kerekere', that is why I came," The owner of the yam replies, "That was nothing, I was sharpening two knives
Read the oral poem below and then answer the questions that follows;-
"FAMINE"
The owner of yam peels his yam in the house's: A neighbour knocks at the door The owner of yam throws his yam in the bedroom: The neighbour says, "I just heard A sound, 'kerekere', that is why I came," The owner of the yam replies, "That was nothing, I was sharpening two knives." The neighbour says again, "I still heard Something like 'bi' sound behind the door." The owner of the yam says, "I merely tried my door with a mallet." The neighbour says again, "What about his huge fie burning on your hearth?" The fellow replies, "I am merely warming water for my bath." The neighbour persist, "Why is your skin all white, when this is not the Harmattan season?' The fellow is ready with his reply, I was rolling on the floor when I heard the death of Agadapidi." Then the neighbour says, "Peace be with you." The owner of the yam start shut, "There cannot be peace Unless the owner of food is allowed to eat his own food!"
Questions.
(a) Briefly explain what the poem is about. (2 marks)
(b) What does the neighbor hope to achieve by being so persistent? (3 marks)
(c) Using illustrations, describe any two character traits of the owner of the yam. (4 marks)
(d) Identify the ideophones words in the poem. (2 marks)
(e) How do we know that the neighbour is observant? (3 marks)
(f) Describe the tone of the owner of the yam. (1 mark)
(g) The neighbour says, "peace be with you." Why is this statement ironic? (3 marks)
(h) What lesson can we learn from this poem? (2 marks)
GRAMMAR.(15 marks)
(a)write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Do notchange the meaning of the original sentence. (3 marks)
(i) The snake did not bite the body. (Begin: The boy ...)
(ii) They were so happy that they forgot to lock the door. (Begin: So happy ...)
(b) Complete the following sentences with correct form of the word in brackets. (3 marks)
(i) The film, though poor in artistic value, was a _______________ success. (finance)
(ii) Will you ________________ your theory. (clear)
(iii)They gave him morphine to _____________________ the pain. (dead)
(c ) Fill in the gaps in the sentences below with the appropriate personal pronouns. (3 marks) (i) Could it have been ________________ at the door? (ii) Jane and ___________________ are leaving now.
(iii)Koech runs as fast as _________________
(d ) Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition. (3 marks)
(i) Some people are keen ________________ working in a team.
(ii) Many office workers are fond ____________________having frequent coffee breaks.
(iii)The plane wasn't allowed to take _________ because of the bad weather.
(e ) Supply the appropriate question tags in the black spaces in the following sentences. (3 marks)
(i) We needn't worry about tomorrow, _____________________?
(ii) Let me have a taste, ___________________?
(iii)They'll come early in the morning, ___________?
Answer:
Famine
(a) The poem is about an encounter between twoneighbours during famine. One of them hasfood that he stubbornly refuses to share with hishungry 'brother'.
(b) The neighbour hopes that by being persistent,the owner of the yam will relent and give him some. Although the owner denies everything,the neighbour shows him he knows that he (the owner) is refusing to own up the truth whenit is so obvious. The neighbour also hopes toprick his "friend's" conscience. He hopes thatguilt will force the owner of the yam to share the yam.
(c) The owner of the yam is:-
(i) Mean / selfish - inspite of the efforts the neighbour makes, he refuses to share his food.
(ii) Innovative /schemer / creative - He formulates quick answers to counteract what his neighbour says.
(d) The ideophones words are "kerekere" and "bi".
(e) The neighbour is very observant because henotices things like fire and associate it with themeal the owner wants to prepare. He alsonotices the owner's "skin" is "all white" of course the whiteness is from the yam peelings. The owner of the yam refutes everything. But the owner is not fooled.
(f) Bitter, dismissive - There cannot be peace ...
(g) The statement "Peace be with you" is ironic because the neighbour is probably being sarcastic. He cannot be wishing somebody whohas denied him food peace. He has made the owner of the yam guilty. A person with a guiltyconscience is unlikely to have peace.
(h) We learn that we should share what we have with the needy. When we don't, we cannot have peace with ourselves or others.
Grammar.
(a) (i) The boy was not bitten by the snake.
(ii) So happy were they that they forgot to lock the door.
(iii) Peter was highly praised for maintaining his good performance.
(b) (i) Financial
(ii) Clarify
(iii) Deaden
(c) (i) he/she/they
(ii) she/he
(iii) he/she
(d) (i) on
(ii) of
(iii) off
(e) (i) need we?
(ii) shall I?
(iii) won't they?
