Close Reoding Proctice
1.
The snoke slithered slowty and silently ocross the sandy shore.
whot techniques does the author use to describe the movement of
the snake?
saw the boy throw a
punch. 5o good wqs his peripherol vision thqt he could recognise
both involved even though they were some wcry off'
Show how the context helps you to qrrive qt the meaning of
2. Out of the corner of his eye,theteocher
'
"peripherql vision".
3.
"Music by Minors".
What is catchy about this headline qnd whqt do you think the
orticle is obout?
4.
The psychopothic killer showed no remorse for his actions and this
qbsence of morolity hod been opparent from on eorly oge.
Explain in your own words what is meqnt by "on obsence of
morolity".
5.
Overthe post decade,teochers hove beensubjected to a
protonged ond shottering bombardment. There has been no time to
stond back ond evqluate, no time for consolidation or, no time to
think. The troops hova been pinned down in the trenches while shell
ofter shelt explodes oround them- Some proy for "Blighty" in eorly
ratirement, some feign illness qnd some collopse under the stroin.
ihe wqlking wounded return to the villoge to recuperote.
rn this parogroph, the writer creates o comPorison to s wor
situqtion. Pick out all the referenc* to wqr. Select the exomple
*
you think is most effective ond explain why.
6.
The exch angerote hovered ot 21.40 dollqrs for weeks before it
plummeted bY 15 cents overnight
{"''
"hovered'qnd
words
tha
obout
is
effective
Exploin whqt
"plummeted".
7. Whote scale sloughter of innocent qnimqls tqkes
place doily by cold-
bloodad scientists in the sterile guest for money.
Describe the writer's tone. Select two quotofions to support your
qnswer.