Question

gii 136a kumon name: andy date: 27/1 time: 9:45 - 10:15
summarising a single paragraph 9
my pride and joy

1 read the passage and then complete the comment on the underlined part using words from the passage. -5 each

it was more seriously spoiled for joy when pati, her hyrax, died of old age. elsa did not let any of this upset her fun. she chased coconuts bobbing in the surf, played with the seaweed, and stalked a goat all too successfully. for the first time she discovered opponents, other than guinea fowl, who refused to be routed: the crabs stood their ground and nipped her on the nose.

elsa slept in my tent. joy, who was a few yards off, woke us one night and said that a lion had come up to her bed and was now near our truck, in the process of stealing a buck i had shot. i did not believe her, but when i got up with my rifle i was greeted by a growl that certainly came from a lion.

in the past, the only 1) ______ that elsa had been unable to defeat were 2) ____. now she discovered that crabs also 3) ______, meaning that they stood their ground rather than ran away, and nipped her on the nose.

Explanation:

The passage states: "For the first time she discovered opponents, other than guinea fowl, who refused to be routed: the crabs stood their ground and nipped her on the nose."

By matching the structure of the summary sentence to the underlined text:

• "In the past, the only 1) [opponents] that Elsa had been unable to defeat were 2) [guinea fowl]."
• "Now she discovered that crabs also 3) [refused to be routed], meaning that they stood their ground..."

Answer:

1. opponents
2. guinea fowl
3. refused to be routed