English Essay/Pass Paper

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1.Explain exactly what Iain has been doing at the start of the story. at the start of the story Ian is playing hide and seek in a field with his friends. 2. In Paragraph 1, the writer suggests Iain’s feeling of excitement. By referring to one example from Paragraph 1, explain how word choice is used to achieve this. the word choice that was used is 'trembling' 3. Iain hears the voices of the other boys. Quote a simile which describes their voices. What does it suggest about their voices? 4. “He was alone.” (Paragraph 1) (a) Why is this an important moment in the story? (b) Identify one way the writer shows it is important. Look at Paragraph 2. 5. What is missing from the scene around him? 6. “The moon made a white road across the distant sea.” (Paragraph 2) (a) What technique is used in this expression? (b) Explain fully what this expression suggests about the moonlight. Look at Paragraphs 3 and 4. 7. Explain the use of dashes in “. . . —rat or mouse— . . .” (Paragraph 3) 8. Paragraph 3 shows Iain’s imagination working as he looks at the stooks of corn. Give two examples from Paragraph 3 of things Iain imagines the stooks to be. 9. Give two reasons why Iain finds it difficult to count the stooks. Use your own words as far as possible. 10. Iain’s attention is focussed on the stooks in Paragraph 4. Identify two features of sentence structure used to convey his intense focus in Look at Paragraphs 5 and 6. 11. Iain watches a cat go past in Paragraph 5. Show how the writer uses the cat to add to the beautiful yet menacing qualities of the night. beautiful menacing 12. What two aspects of the night does the writer describe in Paragraph 6? Look at Paragraphs 7 and 8. 13. Why does Iain feel he has “been left in charge of the night”?# 14. Explain how word choice is used to indicate the power of the night.

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