Question

summarising a single paragraph 9
my pride and joy

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time: -

1 on side a and side b, read the passage and then complete the summary, using the key words highlighted where given.
(1) -5; 2) see marking box; 3) -5; 4) see marking box

(1) they the cubs loved romping, especially with children, and were forever testing their strength. (2) at an early age many instincts asserted themselves. (3) they began to drag blankets, gripped in their mouths, as they would later drag a kill. (4) they would always be silently stalking some new victim from behind. (5) out of doors they grew increasingly boisterous, and learnt how to trip us with a deft twist of their paws.
(6) just as pati was quite undismayed when her charges grew far larger than her, the cubs were far from intimidated by the donkeys. (7) they charged them, in line abreast, and put them to flight, before changing their tactics and dropping into a stalk.

(1)-(5) as the cubs romped and tested their strength, many instincts asserted themselves, including the instinct to drag blankets like 1) ______ and stalk victims from behind, and out of doors they learnt how to trip us with a twist of their paws. (6)(7) the cubs 2) ______.

• marking box for 2)

key words -10 | composition -10

Explanation:

For blank 1), sentence (3) of the passage states that the cubs "began to drag blankets, gripped in their mouths, as they would later drag a kill." The summary simplifies this to "including the instinct to drag blankets like a kill."

For blank 2), sentences (6) and (7) describe how the cubs interacted with the donkeys. The summary requires completing the sentence starting with "The cubs..." using the highlighted key word "intimidated". Based on the text, the cubs "were far from intimidated by the donkeys," and they "charged them... and put them to flight, before... dropping into a stalk." This is summarized cohesively to complete the passage.

Answer:

1. a kill
2. were not intimidated by the donkeys, charging them and putting them to flight before stalking them.