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ead low-worms and answer questions to 8. low-worms never tire of exploring the rugged coastline near our holiday cottage. he cottage is very close to the mouth of the river. he riverbank is only ten metres away and its a very short walk to the beach. ate one night, paddled my canoe down the river towards the ocean. he sensation of floating in total darkness was quite amazing. drifted towards the river mouth until felt the rise and fall of unseen swells and the swirling currents as the fresh water of the river mixed with the salt water of the sea. ar away, on the horizon, lightning flashed from time to time. continued paddling and found myself inside a deep cave in one of the cliffs adjacent to the river (it was high tide so the cave was flooded) and suddenly was underneath a galaxy of glow-worms. paddled in for about metres. he cave was so narrow that couldnt hold the paddle horizontally as it jammed between the walls. ll the while followed a strip of light made by thousands of glow-worms high up on the ceiling. bout halfway along, the water became too shallow to continue paddling so pulled the canoe up onto the sandy floor and picked my way along a narrow passageway for another metres. ere the roof was so low that had to crouch down to get through, but on the other side it opened up into a huge room that was packed with many more thousands of glowworms. was mesmerised. hey shone like tiny blue-green lanterns high above me, the glow so bright that was able to make out my immediate surroundings. stood staring around me, transfixed by their brilliance. nglish ractice uestions aper
. hat do the words adjacent to mean? () () () () above across beside around. he narrator uses the expression a galaxy of glow-worms in order to () () () () emphasise the size of the glow-worms. describe how far away the glow-worms seemed. contrast the brightness of the glow-worms with lightning. compare the abundance of glow-worms to stars in the sky.. hich words in the text indicate the effect of the glow-worms? () () () () high up on the ceiling opened up into a huge room packed with many more thousands able to make out my immediate surroundings 4. ow was the writer able to get into the cave? () () () () e followed the glow-worms into the cave. he flash of lightning lit up the entrance into the cave. e was carried into the cave by the strong river currents. he high tide allowed him to row from the river to the cave. 5. hy did the narrator abandon his canoe part of the way into the cave? () () () () e felt it would be safer to crawl in the darkness. he cave had become too narrow to use the paddles. here was insufficient depth of water for the canoe to float. e was afraid that the sound of the paddling would disturb the glow-worms. nglish ractice uestions aper
6. he writer placed the word room in inverted commas () () () () to indicate it is not an actual room. to emphasise that the cave was very large. because he is repeating what he has heard before. because it is a word commonly used to describe a cave. 7. hich word in the text is a preposition? () () () () towards as the but 8. hat was the narrators response to his experience in the cave? () () () () e felt uneasy that the tide would turn. e felt a sense of wonder at its beauty. e felt relieved to have found his way out safely. e felt bewildered by the unfamiliar surroundings. 9. hoose the correct order in which the sentences make a meaningful passage.. he noise caused by the lightning is called thunder.. inally it discharges, causing a huge spark, or lightning, to fly out.. hunder and lightning occur when air currents form a storm cloud. 4. nside the cloud, a massive electrical charge builds. (),,, 4 (), 4,, (), 4,, (),, 4,. hich word is in meaning? () aided () guided () helped () assisted nglish ractice uestions aper 4
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