Speech: stress, comprehension Passage - SS3 English Past Questions and Answers - page 1
a) What did the two friends plan to do to make their relatives happy?
What was the belief about the junction at which the driver stopped?
What was the mood of the two friends at the beginning of the journey?
Why did the two friends want to jump out of the vehicle?
Why did the two friends want to jump out of the vehicle?
What was the role of the ‘mysterious vehicle’?
A blessed thought………
(i) What is the grammatical name given to the expression above?
(ii) What is its function?
A blessed thought………
(i) What is the grammatical name given to the expression above?
(ii) What is its function?
‘…….a mountain of a man’
(i) What is the figure of speech contained in the expression above?
(ii) What is its meaning?
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) cherished,
(ii) haven,
(iii) ruffians,
(iv) lightning,
(v) futile,
(vi) intact.