Snow igcse English Exam Questions

Using your own words, explain why Grandpa calls the event described in paragraph 1, ‘A genuine curiosity ... ’ (line 5), and how people reacted to this event.

Using your own words, explain the effects of the falling snow on the surrounding environment (paragraph 2, ‘Soon, though, the sky ... ’).

Give one detail from paragraph 3, ‘It snowed all ... ’, that tells you the narrator was excited by the falling snow.

Give one detail mentioned by the narrator in paragraph 4, ‘In the morning ... ’, that tells you that the snow was very deep.

Which one word in paragraph 5, ‘The wind blew hard ... ’, tells you that Grandpa was concerned about the possible effects of the snowfall?

Using your own words, explain why Grandpa had cause for concern (paragraph 5, ‘The wind blew hard ... ’)?

From the final paragraph, ‘When the wind howled ... ’, explain: How have the weather conditions changed from the first paragraph?

What do the final three sentences of the passage tell you about the effect of the snow on the family’s situation?

Using your own words, explain what the writer means by the words underlined in each of the following quotations: ‘Flakes of white day fell through the night and brushed against the glass.’ (lines 14–15) ‘... the snow rose alive, spinning and swirling, and the world went white.’ (lines 32–33) ‘Dead black vines were hanging in tatters from the back fence.’ (lines 37–38).

Explain how the language in each of the three underlined words in Question 1(g)(i) helps to convey the effects of the snow on the surroundings.