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Read the extract and answer the following questions.
Extract:
‘There is my daughter,’ said my mother. She beckoned to me. The woman nodded and picked up the suitcase under the coat-rack. She wore a brown coat and a shapeless hat. ‘Does she live far away?’ I asked, seeing the difficulty she had going out of the house with the heavy case. ‘In Marconi Street,’ said my mother. ‘Number 46. Remember that.’
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Question (i)
List any two sensory details present in this extract.
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
Two sensory details present in this extract are "the difficulty she had going out of the house with the heavy case" and "She wore a brown coat and a shapeless hat".
Step-by-step explanation: 📝
- Sensory details are words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
- To find sensory details in a text, we can look for words that describe how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels.
- In this extract, one sensory detail is "the difficulty she had going out of the house with the heavy case", which describes how the woman struggled to carry the suitcase that contained the narrator's mother's belongings. This appeals to the sense of sight and touch.
- Another sensory detail is "She wore a brown coat and a shapeless hat", which describes how the woman looked and what she wore. This appeals to the sense of sight and touch.
Question (ii)
Complete the sentence appropriately.
The phrase "Remember that" suggests that ____________.
Answer:
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Answer as written by the student:
The phrase "Remember that" suggests that the narrator's mother wanted her to memorize or recall the woman's address for some reason.
Step-by-step explanation: 📝
- To complete a sentence with an appropriate word or phrase, we need to understand the meaning and context of the sentence.
- In this case, the sentence is about the narrator's mother telling her the woman's address after she left with her suitcase.
- The phrase "Remember that" means that she wanted her to keep something in mind or not forget something.
- Therefore, we need to fill in the blank with something that explains what she wanted her to remember or why she wanted her to remember it.
- Based on the extract, we can infer that she wanted her to remember the woman's address, because it was where she had taken her nice things and where she might have to go to get them back or see them again.
- So, we can complete the sentence with "the narrator's mother wanted her to memorize or recall the woman's address for some reason".
Question (iii)
Explain any one possible inference that can be drawn from the line "There is my daughter".
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
One possible inference that can be drawn from this line is that the narrator's mother was introducing her to the woman or confirming their relationship.
Step-by-step explanation: 📝
- An inference is a logical conclusion based on evidence and reasoning from a text.
- To explain an inference, we need to provide both the evidence from the text and our reasoning behind it.
- In this case, the line "There is my daughter" is a statement made by the narrator's mother when she saw her and beckoned to her.
- The evidence from this line is that the narrator's mother says that she is her daughter, which means that she identifies or acknowledges her as her child.
- Our reasoning behind this inference is that this statement implies that she was introducing her to the woman or confirming their relationship, because she said it in front of the woman who was about to leave with her suitcase and who might not have known who she was or how they were related.
- Therefore, we can explain our inference by saying that this line shows that the narrator's mother was introducing her to the woman or confirming their relationship.
Question (iv)
Identify the line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that the woman lived nearby.
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
The line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that the woman lived nearby is "In Marconi Street".
Step-by-step explanation: 📝
- To identify a line from the text that supports a fact, we need to look for words or phrases that show or imply the fact.
- In this case, the fact is that the woman lived close to the narrator's mother's house, and not far away or in another town or city.
- The line that shows this fact is "In Marconi Street".
- This line implies that the woman lived in the same street or neighborhood as the narrator's mother, and that she did not have to travel a long distance to get to her house or take her things.
- Therefore, we can identify this line as the evidence for the fact.
Question (v)
What does the term 'shapeless' indicate about the woman's appearance or style?
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
The term 'shapeless' indicates that the woman's appearance or style was dull or unflattering.
Step-by-step explanation: 📝
- To explain what a term indicates about something, we need to define the term and relate it to the context of the text.
- In this case, the term is 'shapeless', which means having no definite or regular shape or form.
- The term is used to describe the woman's hat in this extract, which suggests that it was not stylish or attractive.
- This could mean that the woman did not care much about her appearance or fashion, or that she wanted to hide her face or identity.
- Therefore, we can explain what the term indicates by saying that it shows that the woman's appearance or style was dull or unflattering.
Question (vi)
Which of the following headlines best suggests the central idea of the extract?
- A Woman's Difficult Departure with a Heavy Suitcase
- A Woman's Suspicious Behavior with a Stolen Suitcase
- A Woman's Friendly Visit with a Generous Friend
- A Woman's Unexpected Encounter with a Stranger
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
The best headline that suggests the central idea of the extract is (b). A Woman's Suspicious Behavior with a Stolen Suitcase.
Step-by-step explanation: 📝
- To choose the best headline for an extract, we need to consider which one captures the main theme or message of the text.
- In this case, the extract is about a woman who leaves her friend's house with a suitcase full of her nice things, and how she acts strangely and dishonestly towards her and her daughter.
- The central idea of this extract is how the woman deceives and betrays her friend by taking her belongings without her permission or knowledge, and how she tries to avoid being recognized or questioned by her daughter.
- The headline that best reflects this idea is B. A Woman's Suspicious Behavior with a Stolen Suitcase, because it summarizes the main conflict and motive in the extract.
- The other headlines are either too specific (A), too general (C), or too irrelevant (D) to convey the central idea of the extract.
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