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1

 What did the writer do to avoid being called by Miss Bonsra?

 He hid behind another student to avoid catching Mrs. Bonsra’s eyes.

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2

 Why was the writer nervous?

 He was not adequately prepared for the presentation.

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3

State two character traits of the writer, as revealed in the passage.

  •   He procrastinates.
  •   He gets nervous easily
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4

What two things made the writer’s paper different from those he had written earlier?

  • It was hurriedly prepared. 
  •  It had little content.
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5

What two things made the writer’s paper different from those he had written earlier?

  • It was hurriedly prepared. 
  •  It had little content.
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6

What advantage did he expect to gain from using the films?

He hoped to buy time with the films and also have a unique presentation.

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With very little feeling

ii. What is the grammatical name given to this expression?

iii. What is its function in the sentence?

Adverbial Phrase/ Prepositional Phrase

 It is modifying the verb, “told”

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8

.....pounding like our old-school corn mill

What figure of speech is used in the expression above?

9

For each of the following words underlined in the passage, give another word or phrase which means the same and can replace it in the passage:

i. burly,

ii. fundamentals

 iii. typically,

iv. desperately

v. unique, vi. renowned

 i) burly – fat

ii) desperately – hurriedly

iii) fundamentals – basics

iv) typically – characteristically/as usual

v) unique – special

vi) renowned – famous/reputable/ accomplished

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