Paragraphs – fiction
Student Practise
ITEM 1 – LAST CHANCE
For the last two nights he had been up late, desperately trying to make sense of his scanty, incomplete notes. Tonight he worked with increased urgency knowing that this was his last chance.
- Was he well organised? How do you know that?
- No he had incomplete work
- Keywords: Scanty/incomplete
- Why was this his last chance?
- Because he had a test he had to study for
- Keywords: Desperately/Urgency
ITEM 2 – MRS OLIVER
I helped a dazed Mrs Oliver to her feet hoping that my apologies might calm her anger. Although I had taken the corner beautifully, I had watched my board skidding across the street along with her oranges, potatoes and onions.
- What had happened?
- Mrs Oliver fell over a board while carrying her shopping
- Keywords: Dazed/ Skidding
- What had Mrs Oliver probably been doing?
- She was out Shopping
- Keywords: Oranges/Potatoes/Onions
ITEM 3 – PLAYING FOOTBALL
John had felt reluctant about playing football. His father had insisted – telling him that any exercise would be beneficial. Following the weigh-in he was put in a team with older boys.
- Did John play any sport before this? How do you know that?
- No, because in the Paragraph the father pointed out that “any exercise would be beneficial”.
- Keywords: Exercise/Beneficial
- Why was he put in a team with older boys?
- Because he was overweight
- Keywords: Weigh-in
ITEM 4 – RED DISCS
He scrambled around looking for the red discs on the trees. This had to be the way down. Up until now the path had been marked. Although he was tired and it was late in the day, he forced himself to go back to the top of the ridge.
- Why was he looking for discs on the trees?
- Because he was looking for a way down
- Keywords: Path/Marked
- Why did he go back to the top of the ridge?
- He went there because he wanted to look for the red discs
Keywords: Scrambled/Looking