Cambridge Lower Secondary English 7: End of unit 9

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Section A: Reading

Read extract from Jaws, then answer questions 1-8.

Hooper (one of the main characters in the novel) has been lowered into the
water in the metal cage. He tries to take some pictures of the shark. It
rises towards him.

It rose with no apparent effort, an angel of death gliding towards an

The fish came closer, silent as a shadow, and Hooper drew back. The head
was only a few feet from the cage when the fish turned and began to pass
before Hooper’s eyes – casually, as if in proud display of mass and power.
The snout passed first, then the jaw, slack and smiling, armed with row upon
row of serrated triangles. And then the black eye, seemingly riveted10 upon
him. The gills ripped - bloodless wounds in the steely skin.

The fish continued to move away from the cage. Hooper heard faint
popping noises, and he saw three straight spirals of angry bubbles speed
from the surface, then slow and stop, well above the fish. Bullets. Not yet,
he told himself. One more pass for pictures. The fish began to turn. 15

The fish rammed through the space between the bars.

1. Identify the literary device used in the phrase "an angel of death
gliding towards an appointment." (lines 1-5)

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2. What does the passage suggest about the shark's intentions towards
Hooper? (lines 1-5)

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3. In (line 6-8) does the protagonist witness the shark's proud display of
Mass and power?

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4. What term, associated with the description of the shark's skin in the
Extract, is represented by a one-word answer?

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5. Match the phrases with their corresponding descriptions: (lines 6 – 11)

- "silent as a shadow"_____________________________________

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- "proud display of mass and power"__________________________

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- "slack and smiling"______________________________________

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- "row upon row of serrated triangles"_________________________

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- "eye seemingly riveted upon him"____________________________

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-“slapped away by sweeping tail” ____________________________

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6. Why does Hooper hesitate to leave the cage? (lines 11-15)

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7. Identify the structural feature and its effect in the following extract:

-Structural feature: Short sentences (for example - "Not yet, he told

himself. One more pass for pictures. The fish began to turn, banking.’)

Effect: _______________________________________________

-Structural feature: One-word sentences (for example, ‘Bullets.’)

Effect:________________________________________________

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-Structural feature: Long sentences (for example, ‘Hooper heard faint

popping noises[…]’)

Effect: ________________________________________________

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8. What characteristic of the shark is implied from the Extract

(line 16) ?

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Section B: Writing

Write the beginning of a story about someone who does something

adventurous despite being afraid.

You should write three paragraphs.

You could include:

 what the person is doing

Space for your plan:

Write the beginning of a story:

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