Distinction in English Comprehension

Question 5 (a)
What evidence is there in the last paragraph to show that the matchmaker
was no longer confident that the author's grandfather would approve of
the girl?

(i) a note of rising panic in her voice

(ii) Then she added with a nervous laugh/ she added with a nervous laugh

(b) From your reading of the text what can you tell about the
matchmaker's attitude to girls and education?

She thought that girls did not need any education at all.

*corpulent means fat

*minced to walk or move with short steps
*extolling means to praise highly
*punctuated means to interrupt at intervals
*tittering to laugh in a self-conscious or affected way
*coy means shy
*scruffy means untidy or shabby
*deference means respectful submission of another
*dismissively means lack of interest

Question 6
Study the cartoon below. What is the jester suggesting in the last
paragraph?

He is suggesting that one cannot earn a living by writing poetry.

* jester means a professional clown who makes jokes

Question 7

(a) Study the cartoon below. What does the comment in the last panel
suggest about politicians?

It suggests that all politicians are crooks/end up in jail.

(b) The author uses a pun on the word ''term'' in the first panel. What are
the two possible meanings of ''term'' here?

(i) A period of time assigned to a politician to serve

(ii) The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned (prison term)

(c) Which meaning did the second caveman choose to believe the first one
intended?

A prison term

Question 8

(a) What was Sunny implying when she announced that her birthday was
in October?

She was implying that she would also like to receive an Ipad from Jim on
her birthday.