L5th Language revision clinic week 2

L5th Language revision clinic week 2

What is the key word in this opening sentence that creates suspense?

It happened in Bryant Park, a little after six o'clock in the evening.

Which two words here could signal danger? 

He was sitting by himself in lamp shadow amongst the trees, at one of the rickety green metal tables along the north side, close to where the Barnes & Noble library area is during the day. 

Multiple Select

Which two words here could signal danger?

• lamp

• shadow

• rickety

• green

Which two pairs of words tell us what time of year it is?

He was warmly dressed in nondescript, casual clothing and sipping from a Starbucks in a seasonally red cup, acquired from the outlet on the corner of Sixth, right opposite one of the entrances to the park. 

Multiple Select

Which two pairs of words tell us what time of year it is?

• warmly dressed

• casual clothing

• seasonally red

• the park

Which two words here suggest that the person being watched is dangerous?

He queued, just like any normal person: watching though the window you'd have no idea of who he was, or the power he wielded over this and other neighbourhoods.

Multiple Select

Which two words here suggest that the person being watched is dangerous?

• normal

• watching

• power

• wielded

What do we learn about the narrator here and which words give us that impression?

He had done exactly the same on the preceding two evenings. I'd followed him down from Times Square both times, watched him buy the same drink from the same place and then spend half an hour sitting in the same chair, or near enough, watching the world go by.

Open Ended

What do we learn about the narrator here?

Multiple Select

Which words give us that impression?

• preceding

• followed

• watched

• sitting

Which five word phrase here tells us that other people are involved in this situation?

Evidently, as I had been assured, it was what this man always did at this time of day and this time of year. 

Multiple Choice

Which five word phrase here tells us that other people are involved in this situation?

• what this man always did

• at this time of day

• as I had been assured

Which words are connected to 'gift' in these sentences?

Habit and ritual are some of our greatest comforts, but they're a gift to people like me.

 

He might as well have tied himself up with a bow.

Multiple Select

Which words are connected to 'gift' in these sentences?

• habit

• bow

• ritual

• tied