Section D
The African elephant can be distinguished by its large ears _______ act as fans to keep it cool. (Question 31)
What is "which" (N)?
Not many people had _______ them so there was not much in the container. (Question 41)
What is "noticed"?
The spider _______ its appearance and behaviour so as not to be noticed. (Question 51)
What is "changes"?
The room was dimly lit but John continued reading. Even though _______. (Question 66)
What is "Even though the room was dimly lit, John continued reading"?
In paragraph 1, what were the two strange things that Eldrige noticed? (Question 71)
What are "Her daffodils were blooming early and there was someone in a car stuck on the railway tracks"?
The lifespan of an elephant is very much like that _______ a human being. (Question 32)
What is "of" (E)?
He _______ pity on them and gave them some of his pocket money. (Question 42)
What is "took"?
Ants are dangerous prey due to _______ strong jaws. (Question 53)
What is "their"?
Jenny had a headache. She took a nap. _______ since _______. (Question 67)
What is "Jenny took a nap since she had a headache"?
Which word from paragraph 1 tells us that the sound made by the train was loud and high-pitched? (Question 72)
What is "wail"?
A baby elephant is fed by its mother for at least a year. It stays close to her _______ it is five. (Question 33)
What is "until" (Q)
Just then _______ a group of teenage boys pushed past Thomas. (Question 43)
What is "missing punctuation (comma)"?
They often act as a team to launch strong attacks _______ their enemies. (Question 54)
What is "against"?
It is difficult to win this competition if you do not practise every day. _______ unless _______. (Question 68)
What is "It is difficult to win this competition unless you practise every day"?
Why was Eldrige not wearing shoes at the beginning of the story? (Question 74a)
What is "Because she always felt it more relaxing to walk around in her garden without shoes"?
Its best working years are _______ thirty and forty, and it dies at the age of seventy. (Question 34)
What is "between" (C)?
One of them gave him a _______ smile. (Question 44)
What is "mischievous"?
The spider runs about the anthill on six legs, and it projects its other two legs so that they appear to be _______. (Question 58)
What is "antennae"?
Harry prefers reading to playing with his friends. Harry would rather _______. (Question 69)
What is "Harry would rather read than play with his friends"?
Who was suffering from dementia in the story? What is one symptom of dementia? (Question 75)
What is "Angeline Pascucci was suffering from dementia. One symptom is being confused about where she was or what she was doing"?
Two cow-elephants - its mother and _______ - keep the young elephant between them wherever they go. (Question 39)
What is "another" (A)?
Now, he knew what his mother meant when she told him not to _______ a book by its cover. (Question 50)
What is "judge"?
Furthermore, the spider moves its two imitation antennae quite believably. It wiggles _______ in such a way that they are mistaken for ants’ antennae. (Question 59)
What is "them"?
We bought a tent. We could go camping during the school holidays. _______ so that _______. (Question 70)
What is "We bought a tent so that we could go camping during the school holidays"?
Indicate whether the statements are true or false and give reasons. (Question 79)
a) What is "False, Pascucci was alone. / She thought her son was with her as she suffered from dementia and was in a confused state."
b) What is "True, because Eldrige managed to stick her arm through the car window"?
c) What is "False, because Pascucci was not injured during the ordeal"?