SASS EL P2 Narrative Package

NARRATIVE PACKAGE 2021 (QUESTIONS) SASS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT NARRATIVE PACKAGE 2021 Language for Impact Questions NOTES: TEXT 1 1 In Paragraph 2, there is a description of the night sky. Explain how the language used in this paragraph emphasises the presence of light, even though it was night time. [3] TEXT 2 2 At the beginning of the text, there is a description of the village. Explain how the language used in Paragraph 1 emphasises how war has affected the village.

NARRATIVE PACKAGE 2022 (QUESTIONS) SASS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT NARRATIVE PACKAGE 2021 3 [3] 3 ‘My eyes burned. The sun sat on the horizon…’ (line 4) What does this suggest about the weather? [1] 4 What does the phrase ‘vow of silence’ (line 16) reveal about the writer’s reaction to the woman? [1] TEXT 3 5 ‘Ravi had tried to ask his mother to leave but to no avail – she was absolutely devoted to her husband despite the torture she endured at his drunken hands.’ (lines 29 – 31) What do the words ‘but to no avail’ suggest about Ravi’s attempts to convince his mother to leave his father? [1] 6 Ravi thought that ‘it was only a matter of time before his father would cross the line’ (lines 37 – 38). Explain what these two phrases meant in your own words. PHRASES FROM THE TEXT MEANING IN YOUR OWN WORDS it was only a matter of time his father would cross the line [2]

NARRATIVE PACKAGE 2021 (QUESTIONS) SASS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT NARRATIVE PACKAGE 2021 7 In Paragraph 8, Ravi ‘stuttered’ his reply to Mrs Lee. What does the word ‘stuttered’ suggest about Ravi’s reaction? [1] 8 Suggest a reason why Ravi spoke to Mrs Lee ‘with lowered eyes’ (line 49). [1] TEXT 4 9 Why did the writer in Paragraph 2 use the word ‘transpired’ (line 16) to describe what the four men from the Hewa tribe were doing? [2] 1 0 The writer describes the river as ‘no less violent than the day before’ (lines 13 – 14) and ‘too swollen to attempt for the time being’ (lines 16 – 17). What do the descriptions suggest about the state of the river? DESCRIPTION STATE OF THE RIVER no less violent too swollen [2] 1 1 In Paragraph 2, what does the phrase ‘willing to let me attempt the swim then it must be feasible’ (lines 24 – 25) tell us about the writer’s state of mind? [1] TEXT 5

NARRATIVE PACKAGE 2022 (QUESTIONS) SASS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT NARRATIVE PACKAGE 2021 5 1 2 ‘At the first gesture of morning, flies began stirring.’ (line 1) Suggest what the early morning atmosphere was like in the morning. [1] 1 3 ‘But Fredericksburg was a day particularly lodged in his mind.’ (line 53 – 54) What do the underlined words suggest about the day in Fredericksburg? [1] TEXT 6 1 4 The writer describes the bishop’s actions after he visited the prison. What do the following sentences suggest about the bishop’s character? QUOTE IMPRESSION OF THE BISHOP ‘He spent the whole day and the whole night with him, forgetting about food and sleep…’ (lines 13 – 14) ‘He taught him everything, sustaining and comforting him’ (line 17) [2] 1