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“But Tom loved jokes and he loved danger.

He walked quietly into the kitchen and


took three candles. He left five cents on the table to pay for them. Then he walked
quietly to Jim and took Jim’s hat off his head and hung it on a tree nearby. Jim
moved a little but he didn’t wake up. Later Jim said that a ghost had played a trick
on him and left his hat on the tree as a sign.
Tom and I walked quickly into town where we could see only three or four lights.
Almost everyone was asleep. Near the town was a big river, a mile wide, and very
quiet at this time of night. Near the river we found Joe Harper, Ben Rogers, and two
or three other boys hiding. We climbed into a small boat and traveled two and a half
miles down the river before we stopped the boat and went ashore.
Tom led us to some bushes where he made everyone promise to keep his secret. He
pushed aside the bushes and showed us a hole in the hill. We lit our candles and
used them to light our way through the hole and into a large cave. Soon we came to
a kind of underground room where we stopped.
Tom said, “Now we’ll start our club and call it Tom Sawyer’s Club. Everyone who
wants to join has got to make a promise and write his name in blood.”
Everyone was willing to do this. Tom wrote the program on a sheet of paper and
read it to us. All the boys had to promise that they would never tell any of the club’s
secrets. If they did, other members of the club would kill them and would burn their
dead bodies. Some boys thought that it would be a good idea to also kill the families
of the boys who told club secrets.
Tom added this to the promise. Then Ben Rogers said, “Huck Finn doesn’t have a
family. How can we let him join the club?” “Well, he has a father,” said Tom Sawyer.
“Yes, he has a father, but you can never find him. A few years ago his father would
lay in the road, drunk , but he hasn’t been seen in this town for more than a year.”
Based on the passage, answer the questions given below
1. Select the option that best describes Tom’s personality traits as shown in this
passage.
A. Kindness and generosity
B. Mischief and daring
C. Sensitivity and fear
D. Honesty and politeness

2. What is the significance of Jim’s belief that a ghost moved his hat?
A. It shows Jim’s belief in the supernatural
B. It demonstrates Tom’s kindness towards Jim
C. It highlights Jim’s practical nature
D. It reveals Jim’s disregard for superstitions
3. What theme is hinted at through the boys’ secret meeting in the cave and the
club rules?
A. The randomness of life
B. The innocence and adventure of childhood
C. The impact of loss and grief
D. The strength of family relationships

4. Share evidence from the text, in about 40 words, to support the view that the
writer’s style is playful and descriptive.

5. Complete the sentence appropriately with a characteristic or its description.


Based on the information given in the excerpt, one can infer that Tom Sawyer is
____________.

6. Select the option that is similar in meaning to Ben Rogers’ expression, “Huck Finn
doesn’t have a family.”
A. Huck is often alone, right?
B. Huck’s family is missing, don’t you know?
C. Huck has no one to depend on.
D. Huck has many relatives, doesn’t he?

7. Why is the name "Tom Sawyer’s Club" fitting for the boys’ group?
A. Because Tom’s pranks inspire the boys to join
B. Because Tom is a brave and generous friend
C. Because Tom is known for his obedience
D. Because Tom is the most serious of the group

8. In the line, “…we could see only three or four lights,” what mood does the phrase
suggest about the scene?
A. A lively and festive mood
B. A quiet and suspenseful mood
C. A tense and frightening mood
D. A peaceful and joyful mood

9. How does the following impact the reader, even though they know Tom and Huck
are just boys?
“Everyone who wants to join has got to make a promise and write his name in
blood.”
Answer in about 40 words.
10. Read the five headings (a) - (e), given below:
(a) TOM AND HUCK PLAY A PRANK ON JIM
(b) THE SECRET CAVE CLUB IS FORMED
(c) THE BOYS DISCOVER A HIDDEN TREASURE
(d) A GHOST’S SIGN LEAVES JIM CONFUSED
(e) HUCK STRUGGLES TO JOIN TOM’S CLUB
Identify the option that displays the heading/s that DOES/ DO NOT correspond with
occurrences in the passage.
A. Only (c)
B. (b) and (e)
C. Only (a)
D. (a) and (d)

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