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Look at the first paragraph (lines 6–8).

(a) What causes the writer’s shadow?

• The light from the moon

• The rising sun
  

• The stars
  

• A nearby lamp

Look at the first paragraph (lines 6–8).
Which word shows how bright the stars are?

Look at the second paragraph (lines 9–12).

The writer uses imagery to make the landscape seem like a magical and undiscovered world. Which two quotes support this?

• “glistening mist above grasslands” and “radiance of another planet”

• “the sun is not yet up” and “black over the grass”

• “spreads like dawn” and “my shadow falls”

• “it obscures the hills” and “above me blazes with stars”

Look at the second paragraph (lines 9–12). Why is it hard to see the hills at first?

• The stars are too bright.

• The hills are far away.

• It is still night time.

• Mist covers the skyline.

Look at the third paragraph (lines 13–17).

What is the metaphor used to describe the flowers?

What does the metaphor 'a tide of wildflowers' suggest?

• The wildflowers are rare and scattered sparsely across the land.

• The wildflowers are colourful and move in waves, covering the landscape widely.

• The wildflowers are dangerous and overwhelming like a flood.

• The wildflowers are neatly planted in rows like crops.

Look at the third paragraph (lines 13–17).

What is the purpose of the colon ( : ) in this paragraph?

• To introduce a list or examples

• To introduce a quotation

• To divide two unrelated ideas

• To show a pause before a new sentence

Look at the third paragraph (lines 13–17).

Which word in this paragraph means the same as ‘horses’?

Look at the fourth paragraph (lines 18–23).

Which word in the text means the same as ‘looking at’?

Look at the fourth paragraph (lines 18–23).

The information that the rangers give is more important than who says it.

What does the writer use to show this?

• Passive voice

• Present tense

• Reported speech

• Sentence length