English 1184 compre B answers

General tips:- Visualisethescenewhenreading- Annotatethetext (summariseeachparagraph, writemeaningsof figurativelanguage)- Beforereadingthepassage, lookthroughthequestionsandidentifyquestiontypes- Remember toreadthesentencethat tellsyouthegeneral context of thestory 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:Water isessential for thegrowthof crops.(“oceansprovidefishfor ustoeat” ->excessdenied) (c) Inference- Usecontext cluestomakedeductions- Answerscannot begaineddirectlyor liftedfromthepassage- Don’t overthink Beforemeweretwogiraffesunder adanglingcranethat hadjust unloadedthemlikeacaseoftyres. [1] What doesthissuggest about howthegiraffesweretreated? Answer:Thegiraffesweretreatedcarelessly. Whenever I lockedeyeswithananimal, I sensedsomethingmoregenuinethanI ever felt fromthepeopleI knew; what I sawinthegiraffe’seyesawokemyconcern. I pushedincloser,expectingthedockworkerswouldshovemebacktowhereI belonged.

Whydidthewriter expect thedockworkerstoshovehimback?[1] Answer:Thewriter expectedthedockworkerstoshovehimbackashewasnot adockworker. (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:“sat withstrainingears” suggeststhat theywerelisteningintentlyfor anysignof movement.”sprangfromthebed” suggeststhat Holmeswasontenterhooksassoonasheheardasound.”lashedfuriously…likeamadman” suggeststhat Holmeswastryingtorecklesslyprotecthimself fromunknowndanger. ‘We’vegot toget her onher feet or she’sdone,” Thezoodoctor said, ala