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Near the river in King Siree! ‘mother xplained it to me, buys
Street, my pa? had often explained it to me, 5,°8%
atte) lng chool. Tinew about school; My the sight of children playing“
tending school. rded at layin,
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was a genuine culture shock 7 we e nd. My mother had not thought t0 tell
ver
together, something I had ne
they did that,” Behe,
re Ms tation in this passage and the earlier passage, what do you think that we can 5) ahoy
‘rom the informati
the childhood of Ruth before she went to school?
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that
“Long before I went to school, my parents had taught me how to read and write Had)
there been any books in my life Iwould have been a fluent reader. As things were Thad |
read only newspapers, public signs, and interestin,
1g information on Golden Syrup tins
and Amber Tips Tea.”
Ruth Park
Question 7
State what you think that you are able to infer about the wealth of Ruth’s family? Give a reason for
your answer.
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Something which cannot be done ith
Healthy and strong, ae
Vitamin D.
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The Australian children of 150 years ago often had ver ith lit
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most families would have had milk and butter. Even when there was title milk kee cote
‘ugusval in Australian children but it was very common in English children. The most likely
reason that Australian children did not develop rickets to the same extent as the English children
is.
English children did not get much in the way of dairy foods,
Australia has strong sunlight.
English children were eating too much fish.
Australian children did not eat fish.
Belly Button ( Navel) Fluff.
n ve ientists
Ht people, particularly men, get an accumulation off in the pleat
" been engaged in a research project to discover the source ofthis eae
mnuinulates in the navel. It has now been discovered ee eee
, padres
ml up the stomach to reach the navel. The hairs on millers tan
ove the fibres. away from the clothing up the curve of the belly a
ea truth of the statement above which of the
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amounts of body Bait. on
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rated by a person over a given time
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Question 4
in our ears is so poisonous and has a strong smel]
cause the wax int
Because
is wax in our digestive system,
are not to get this
. We must take care not uur ears regularly to prevent
aye peal lean tho wax out of 0 gularly to prevent an SCM
Sea prevents insects such as mosquitoes wantin,
C. Thew
8 to enter our ears,
D. The presence of the wax allows us to go swimming
A Trip into the Gobi Desert
1 road and oni
0 4 pocked ang
tort cut. This
Air half an hour, Bathold (the driver) eased the van off th
‘uted dirt tack and headed south across the open steppe. It was nota gh
‘was the road.
‘equent contact wi
ith the padded ceitn,
The following question requi
ires that you apply your own knowledge about travelings
‘moter vehicles othe situation described in the text.
Statement, , ;
ceiling Teagan heads might not have made Frequent contact with the padi
they were obeying Ausiration 1 Ma vehicle which met Australian construction rules
The followin,
& question ;
Possibility, Tequires that you 80 beyond the text to consider a likely
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YOU agree withy
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sien those years before on so many occasions, occasi
ut now hé seemed small and powerless but would
A
iw a ina place ruled by this man,
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estion 7 a
oe position do you think is held by the man behind the desk? Give reasons for your answer.
Question 8
The pronoun ‘he’ been underlined to distinguish it. To which person does this ‘he’ refer?