Comprehension Passage - SS3 English Lesson Note

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it.

The two friends, Kosoko and Zotolo, relaxed comfortably in the minibus apparently free from all worldly cares. Their cherished dream of visiting home was becoming a reality. They planned to lavish expensive gifts on their loved ones in order to put smiles on their faces.

The road passed through a thick forest and was devoid of all traffic. The two friends, alarmed at the reckless manner in which the driver was speeding, huddled together. They requested to get off the bus at the next village, but the driver turned a deaf ear to them. Rather, the vehicle shot through the town at top speed.

At that moment Kosoko and Zotolo realized that they were in trouble. They talked to each other in whispers, anxious and uncertain about their fate. They attempted to open the door and jump out of the moving vehicle, but found, to their shock and dismay, that it was securely locked.

At about midnight, the driver stopped at a junction which was believed to be a haven for hardened criminals. The two friends were ordered to alight and surrender their mobile phones, money and other valuables. A warning shot was fired to enforce compliance and suddenly, a gang appeared from nowhere.

 

The leader of the gang, a mountain of a man, said fiercely that if Kosoko and Zotolo played any tricks, they would have themselves to blame. They obeyed without the least hesitation, but the ruffians still rained insults and blows on them.

Suddenly, they saw a car moving towards them at lightning speed. It screeched to a halt hurriedly entered the bus and sped off with the mysterious vehicle in hot pursuit. Kosoko and Zotolo, badly shaken by this terrible experience, painfully picked themselves up from the ground and ran towards their village. A blessed thought entered their minds that they should pass through the Osapa forest. This worked because soon after, the attackers drove back in a futile search for them.

The two friends arrived home at dawn empty-handed but safe and sound and narrated their ordeal to their relatives. It was learnt later that the tyres of the robbers’ vehicle got burst and they had to abandon the booty intact.