Looking back

How does the writer engage the reader at the beginning of the story?

• by creating a personal conflict to be resolved

• by not explaining what has happened

• by using vivid figurative language

• by foreshadowing future events

What does the last sentence of the first paragraph imply?

• Ollie thinks any injuries will be easy to treat.

• Ollie doubts that he has been injured by his fall.

• Ollie does not yet know the extent of his injuries.

• Ollie worries that he will injure himself later by falling.

… the sound morphed itself into my name … (paragraph 2)

Which word could replace morphed?

• transformed

• amplified

• insinuated

• extended

When Ollie hears Nick calling, what is his first reaction?

• relief that Nick is still there

• surprise that he had not identified his own name

• annoyance that it took Nick so long to call

• confusion because of the other noises

Ollie’s description of what he sees when he looks up emphasises

• how easy it was to have fallen.

• how lucky he was not to have hit a tree.

• how high the rock face is.

• how stressed Nick seems to be.

When he hears the sound of the helicopter, Ollie

• knows he should keep calm.

• allows himself to feel hopeful.

• concentrates on watching for it.

• worries about how it will reach him.

Which quotation from the text is an example of figurative language?

• I felt weirdly calm …

• I would have landed flat on my back …

• … the steady electric hum of the cicadas.

• … as it seemed to get louder and louder …