Revision Comprehension 1308

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What do you call words like ‘shouting’ and ‘chasing’?

• 1. verbs

• 1. present participles

• 1. dangling participles

• 1. adverbs

• 1. adjectives

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Why do the ‘dead leaves’ spring ‘aloft’?

• 1. The poplars are tossing them off

• 1. They are coming alive again

• 1. The wind is picking them up

• 1. They are whirling into space

• 1. They are alive with the energy of the morning

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Which word from the first paragraph is the best synonym for ‘eddied’?

• 1. swayed

• 1. tossed

• 1. sprang

• 1. roaring

• 1. whirled

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Why is the ‘clear-swept heaven’ described as thrilling with sound ‘like a great harp’?

• 1. Because there is a sound like beautiful music in the air

• 1. Because the wind is plucking the branches of trees as if they were strings of

     a harp

• 1. Because it creates a dramatic effect that helps us understand the scene

• 1. Because the noise of the wind sounds like harp music

• 1. Because it is a biblical allusion highlighting the beauty of ‘heaven’

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How would you best describe the mood in the first paragraph?

• 1. happy and exciting

• 1. rousing and devastating

• 1. stimulating and unusual

• 1. energized and invigorating

• 1. intoxicating and mystifying

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Who is ‘the giant’ at the start of the second paragraph?

• 1. The wind

• 1. The earth

• 1. The year

• 1. A giant

• 1. The stir of movement

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Which season do you think this story is set in?

• 1. Spring

• 1. Summer

• 1. Autumn

• 1. Winter

• 1. Not specified

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Why is the ‘sense of heroism’ in paragraph 2 undeserved?

• 1. Because no-one controls the weather

• 1. Because the speeches were conventional

• 1. Because it is due to a holiday

• 1. Because it is due to a birthday

• 1. Because it is in response to getting presents

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What is the best definition for the word ‘rapture’?

• 1. a feeling of stupefaction and serenity

• 1. a feeling of intense pleasure or joy

• 1. a sense of the joy and beauty of Nature

• 1. a sense of things coming alive and being energized

• 1. a feeling of shared bliss and pleasure

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Why does it not matter whose birthday it was?

• 1. Because the author cannot remember

• 1. Because it was not the author’s birthday and it is told from his perspective

• 1. Because everyone shares in the joy of the birthday

• 1. Because the speeches were conventional and the presents forgettable

• 1. Because everyone shares in the joy of the holiday