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Read through the poem carefully and answer the questions that follow.
You should spend 30 minutes on this section
Esther’s Tomcat
2. Look at line 5. What does the poet want to suggest about the cat in this line?
(3marks)
3. Why do you think the poet used the word “fangs” in line 8, rather than “teeth”?
(2 marks)
5. What might the word “Grallochs” (line 15) mean? It is an unusual word so make a guess.
(2 marks)
6. Look at line 16. A pullet is a young hen. What do you think the poet wants to suggest about the
way the tomcat can kill a hen with the phrase “clean off”? (2 marks)
7. What does “he brings his skin whole” (line 19) mean?
(2 marks)
8. Explain the ideas the poet suggests in lines 21- 24 (from “He leaps” to “outcry) in your own
words. What does he want us to understand about the tomcat in here?
(4 marks)
Section B
You should spend 30 minutes on this section
2. In this country, you have to be over 16 years old to buy a pet (unless you are with an adult.) Do
you think this is a good law? Explain your reasons.
3. Write an imaginative piece about two animals fighting. What these animals are is wholly up to
you!
(20 marks)