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a) To whom or what does ‘he’ refer? (1 mark)
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a) ‘He’ refers to the fish or Pita
a) To whom or what does ‘he’ refer? (1 mark)
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a) ‘He’ refers to the fish or Pita
Question
b) What effect is the author trying to create by using short sentences in the passage?(2 marks)
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b) The writer is trying to create suspense/tension/fast-moving action.
b) What effect is the author trying to create by using short sentences in the passage?(2 marks)
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b) The writer is trying to create suspense/tension/fast-moving action.
Question
c) State ONE word which could describe Pita’s feelings when he realised, There were millions of holes … but none large enough. (2 marks)
c) Alarm/anxiety/frustration/desperation.
c) State ONE word which could describe Pita’s feelings when he realised, There were millions of holes … but none large enough. (2 marks)
c) Alarm/anxiety/frustration/desperation.
Question
d) Why does the author repeat ‘squeezed’ in line 6? (3 marks)
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d) The word is repeated to show the tremendous effort the fish is making in its bid to escape.
d) Why does the author repeat ‘squeezed’ in line 6? (3 marks)
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d) The word is repeated to show the tremendous effort the fish is making in its bid to escape.
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e) Who or what does the ‘monster’ refer to? (2 marks)
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e) The ‘monster’ is the net
e) Who or what does the ‘monster’ refer to? (2 marks)
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e) The ‘monster’ is the net
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f) Why does the writer use ‘fateful’ to describe the shore? (2 marks)
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f) The word is used because that is where the fate of the fish was decided/where death took place.
f) Why does the writer use ‘fateful’ to describe the shore? (2 marks)
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f) The word is used because that is where the fate of the fish was decided/where death took place.
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g) Why does Pita utter a cry of joy? (1 mark)
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g) Pita utters a cry of joy as he was now free.
g) Why does Pita utter a cry of joy? (1 mark)
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g) Pita utters a cry of joy as he was now free.
Question
h) Why was ‘the sound of the breakers’ a bitter memory? (2 marks)
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h) It was the sound of the place where he would have died.
h) Why was ‘the sound of the breakers’ a bitter memory? (2 marks)
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h) It was the sound of the place where he would have died.