Fill in the Blanks — 1 Mark Each

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1. Sven secretly brought a canary named ________. 1 Mark
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Answer: Claribel

Reason: She is the bird at the centre of the story.

2. Claribel adapted quickly to the absence of ________. 1 Mark
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Answer: gravity

Reason: She floats and loops in free fall.

3. The narrator first mistakes her whistle for the station ________. 1 Mark
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Answer: intercom

Reason: A bird is unexpected in space.

4. Claribel revives when given extra ________. 1 Mark
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Answer: oxygen

Reason: This reveals the air problem.

5. Miners historically used ________ as early warnings. 1 Mark
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Answer: canaries

Reason: Their sensitivity to bad air provides the narrator’s clue.

6. Part of the air ________ froze during an eclipse. 1 Mark
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Answer: purifier

Reason: That failure lowers air quality.

7. The second alarm circuit was not yet ________. 1 Mark
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Answer: connected

Reason: The intended redundancy did not actually exist.

8. Claribel becomes a biological ________ system. 1 Mark
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Answer: warning

Reason: She detects danger before the humans.

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