English 1184 compre B

General tips:- Visualisethescenewhenreading- Annotatethetext (summariseeachparagraph, writemeaningsof figurativelanguage)- Beforereadingthepassage, lookthroughthequestionsandidentifyquestiontypes ComprehensionBquestiontypes: (a) Direct- Avoidlifting(onlyrelevant details) (b) Answer inyour ownwords- Answer likeadirect question- Paraphraseverbsor adjectives(avoidparaphrasingnouns) Healthyoceansareessential tolifeonearthastheyareat theheart of thewater cycle. Thethousandsof cubickilometresof water whichevaporatefromtheoceanseveryyear fall asrainandsnowover land, ensuringour survival byreplenishingour reservoirsandsupportingouragriculture. However, theseoceansalsoprovidefor lifeonearthinamoredirect way, intheharvestingof fishandother seacreaturesfor food. Apart from‘replenishingour reservoirs’, inwhat wayiswater necessaryfor our survival?Answerinyour ownwords. [2] Answer: (c) Inference- Usecontext cluestomakedeductions- Answerscannot begaineddirectlyor liftedfromthepassage- Don’t overthink Beforemeweretwogiraffesunder adanglingcranethat hadjust unloadedthemlikeacaseoftyres. [1] What doesthissuggest about howthegiraffesweretreated? Answer: Whenever I lockedeyeswithananimal, I sensedsomethingmoregenuinethanI ever felt fromthepeopleI knew; what I sawinthegiraffe’seyesawokemyconcern. I pushedincloser,expectingthedockworkerswouldshovemebacktowhereI belonged. Whydidthewriter expect thedockworkerstoshovehimback?[1] Answer:

(d) Evidenceandexplanation- Findevidencefromthetext (canbefigurativeor literal) that answersthequestion- Paraphrasetheevidenceintoliteral Englishtoconveythemeaningclearly- Explainwithcontext Suddenly, therewasthemomentarygleamof light, whichvanishedimmediately, but wassucceededbyastrongsmell of burningoil andmetal. Someoneinthenext roomhadlit adarklantern. I heardagentlesoundof movement andthen, all wassilent oncemore, thoughthesmell grewstronger. For half anhour, I sat withstrainingears. Then, suddenly, another soundbecameaudible—averygentle, hissingsound, likethat of asmall jet streamescapingcontinuouslyfromakettle. Theinstant weheardit, Holmessprangfromthebed, struckamatchandlashedfuriouslywithhiscane, likeamadman. Thewriter describesthenervousanticipationwhilewaitingfor thecriminal. Explainhowthelanguageusedsuggeststhat theyweretenseandnervous. Support your ideaswiththreedetailsfromtheparagraph. [3] “Quote” suggeststhat [explanationwithcontext] Answer: ‘We’vegot toget her onher feet or she’sdone,” Thezoodoctor said, alarmingly, totheOldManbywayof hello. Twodockworkerswithcrowbarsstartedyankingat thecrushedcratearoundthetangledgiraffe—not fast enoughfor meor theOldMan, whostartedpullingawaysmashedpanelshimself. Thestrapsaroundthegiraffewent taut, groaningasthecraneheavedherupwards, theworkersplungingtheir handsintosteadyher. At theendof theparagraph, thedockworkersaretryingtoget thefemalegiraffetoher feet.Explainhowthelanguageusedinthisparagraphemphasiseshowdifficult thetaskwas.Support your ideaswithtwodetailsfromtheparagraph. [2] Ans