Question

gii 146a kumon
summarising a single paragraph 10
the war of the worlds

read the passage and then complete the comment on the underlined part using words from the passage.

but, looking, i presently saw something stirring within the shadow: greyish billowy movements, one above another, and then two luminous discs-like eyes. then something resembling a little grey snake, about the thickness of a walking-stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle, and wriggled in the air towards me-and then another.

a sudden chill came over me. there was a loud shriek from a woman behind. i half turned, keeping my eyes fixed upon the cylinder still, from which other tentacles were now projecting, and began pushing my way back from the edge of the pit. i saw astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me. i heard inarticulate* exclamations on all sides.

• inarticulate: not clearly expressed in words

the narrator sees something 1) \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ in the circular hole from which the lid of the cylinder has unscrewed. he sees 2) \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ inside-the martians tentacles-and then 3) \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_-two round shining eyes.

Explanation:

The task requires completing the summary comment using the exact underlined words from the provided passage:

• For blank 1), the passage describes the narrator looking and seeing "something stirring within the shadow".
• For blank 2), the narrator sees "greyish billowy movements" inside the cylinder.
• For blank 3), the narrator sees "two luminous discs" which are compared to two round shining eyes.

Answer:

1. stirring within the shadow
2. greyish billowy movements
3. two luminous discs