Question

summarising a single paragraph 10
the war of the worlds

on side a and side b, read the passage and then complete the summary, using the key words highlighted where given.

(1) the growing crowd, he ogilvy said, was becoming a serious impediment to their excavations, especially the boys. (2) they wanted a light railing put up, and help to keep the people back. (3) he told me that a faint stirring was occasionally still audible within the case, but that the workmen had failed to unscrew the top, as it afforded no grip to them. (4) the case appeared to be enormously thick, and it was possible that the faint sounds we heard represented a noisy tumult in the interior.
(5) i was very glad to do as he asked, and so become one of the privileged spectators within the contemplated enclosure. (6) i failed to find lord hilton at his house, but i was told he was expected from london by the six oclock train from waterloo; and as it was then about a quarter past five, i went home, had some tea, and walked up to the station to waylay him.

(1)-(4) ogilvy told me that they wanted a railing put up to stop the crowd impeding their excavations, and that faint sounds were still audible but that the case was so thick that they may represent a noisy tumult inside. (5)-(6) glad to do as he asked and so become one of the privileged spectators within the enclosure,

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Explanation:

The task requires completing the summary of sentences 5 and 6 using the highlighted key words "Lord Hilton" and "train". Sentence 5 is already summarized in the prompt ("Glad to do as he asked and so become one of the privileged spectators within the enclosure,"). To summarize sentence 6, the main actions must be condensed: the narrator's failed attempt to find Lord Hilton at his house, and his subsequent decision to walk to the station to intercept him when his train arrives.

Answer:

I went to find Lord Hilton but, as he was not at home, I went to the station to wait for his train.