Question

gii 144b
the cylinder opens
(7) when i returned to the common the sun was setting. (8) scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of woking, and one or two persons were returning. (9) the crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon-yellow of the sky-a couple of hundred people, perhaps. (10) there were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. (11) strange imaginings passed through my mind. (12) as i drew nearer i heard stents voice:
keep back! keep back!
(13) a boy came running towards me.
(14) its a-movin, he said to me as he passed-a-screwin and a-screwin out. (15) i dont like it. (16) im a-goin ome, i am.

(7)-(9) when i returned at sunset, 3)* _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. (10)(11) there appeared to be some sort of struggle in the pit, which sent strange imaginings passing through my mind. (12)-(16) stent was telling people to 4) ______________________, and a passing boy told me that the lid was a-screwin out.

• marking box for 3)

key words -10 | composition -10

Explanation:

For question 3), sentences (7) to (9) describe the narrator returning to the common at sunset ("the sun was setting"). While some scattered groups were leaving, the main observation regarding the location is that the crowd gathered around the pit had grown larger and was silhouetted against the evening sky.

For question 4), sentences (12) to (16) describe the actions of Stent and the passing boy. The text states that the narrator heard Stent's voice shouting, "Keep back! Keep back!", which means Stent was telling the people to keep back.

Answer:

1. the crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon-yellow sky.
2. keep back