Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3
Read this passage.
Kern searched the whole village for Rusty. He called at the standpipe, behind the shop, and under the breadfruit tree where the dog liked to sleep. By six o'clock the light was going and his voice had grown hoarse. He was turning towards home when he heard a small sound from the drain by the roadside. Rusty was there, muddy and trembling, with one paw held off the ground.
Where was Rusty finally found?
- In the drain by the roadside
- Under the breadfruit tree
- Behind the shop
- At the standpipe
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✓ Answer: A — In the drain by the roadside
Award 1 mark. The other three places are where Kern searched without success. Reading to the end of the passage is what separates the places looked in from the place found.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3
Read this passage.
Anisa stood at the gate and counted to ten before she went in. The yard was full of children who all seemed to know one another. She found her classroom, sat at the desk nearest the window, and arranged her pencils in a neat row. When a girl in the next seat asked her name, Anisa's answer came out so quietly that she had to say it twice. By lunchtime, though, the two of them were sharing a bench under the almond tree.
Where did Anisa choose to sit?
- On a bench in the yard
- At the desk nearest the door
- At the desk nearest the window
- Next to the teacher
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✓ Answer: C — At the desk nearest the window
Award 1 mark. The passage states this directly. The bench under the almond tree comes later, at lunchtime, and is not where she sat in class.