Stage 4 2021 Reading-Audience-And-Purpose

Stage 4 2021 Reading and Comprehension
Read Leeches and answer Questions 1 to 6.
1. What helps a leech to move about?

A. its saw-like jaws
B. suckers on its body
C. being able to suck blood
D. something in its saliva
2. Why might a leech’s body size change?

A. It can use saliva to make its body clot or thicken.
B. It has special suckers, which make it grow quickly.
C. It can suck up to ten times its own weight in blood.
D. It can use salt and vinegar to make its body expand.
3. What can be used to remove a leech?

A. medicine
B. saliva
C. salt
D. water
4. In paragraph 1, it is assumed that the reader will find leeches

A. interesting.
B. unpleasant.
C. surprising.
D. fascinating.
5. The text tells us that during the early 1800s leeches were seen as
A. a cure for many diseases.
B. helpful during operations.
C. horrible bloodsucking pests.
D. a problem when camping.
6. In paragraph 2, the words or thickening help to explain the way blood

A. flows.
B. clots.
C. gushes.
D. dries.
Read Erik, the boat race, and the innovative propeller and answer Questions 7 to 12.
7. What does Erik hope to gain by designing a new propeller?

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8. “… (and unobservable) …” (paragraph 2)
Why does the writer include this information?
A. to indicate the location of the propeller

B. to show it is to be kept secret from the Helda 2’s crew
C. to explain the design for race spectators who cannot see it
D. to emphasise the sneakiness of Erik’s plan
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9. “More or less exactly.” (paragraph 3)
What does this quotation reveal to the reader?
A. It shows that the propeller installation was difficult.

B. It implies that the installation instructions were not detailed enough.
C. It indicates that Olaf and Vodn were doubtful the propeller would work.
D. It hints that Erik’s plans might not go as expected.
10. What unusual behaviour did Erik display on race day?

A. He was part of the crowd watching the race.
B. He bought food to eat in public.
C. For a change, he was not rowing in the boat.
D. He talked to people about the race.
11. What was Erik’s certain triumph? (paragraph 4)

A. his unusual propeller design
B. a win for the boat fitted with his propeller
C. the trophy awarded for the boat race winner
D. the income from propeller sales
12. “Nothing could compare to the pain he felt as he watched the Helda 2 shoot off across the water … in the
wrong direction.”
In this sentence, the writer uses the points of ellipsis (…) to
A. indicate that there are some words left out.

B. show that the sentence is unfinished.
C. pause before unexpected information.
D. imply that the reader knows what occurs next.
13. Compose an imaginative paragraph that describes the experience of being bitten by a leech.
Remember to use figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, sensory imagery etc) to help you describe the
experience. Think about what you would see and hear and how you would feel. You may use first person or third
person, but you must remain consistent.
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Stage 4 2021 Reading and Comprehension

Read Leeches and answer Questions 1 to 6.

1. What helps a leech to move about?

2. Why might a leech’s body size change?

3. What can be used to remove a leech?

4. In paragraph 1, it is assumed that the reader will find leeches

6. In paragraph 2, the words or thickening help to explain the way blood

7. What does Erik hope to gain by designing a new propeller?

8. “… (and unobservable) …” (paragraph 2)

Why does the writer include this information?

A. to indicate the location of the propeller

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What does this quotation reveal to the reader?

A. It shows that the propeller installation was difficult.

10. What unusual behaviour did Erik display on race day?

11. What was Erik’s certain triumph? (paragraph 4)

In this sentence, the writer uses the points of ellipsis (…) to

A. indicate that there are some words left out.

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