[1 marks]Comprehension
From paragraph 1.
Give the name of the person telling the story.
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From paragraph 1.
Give the name of the person telling the story.
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From paragraph 1.
What lifted the writer from the stool?
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From paragraph 2.
Give the main reason why the author sweated.
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From paragraph 2.
Which one word shows that the author was surprised that he was alive and had no injuries?
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From paragraph 4.
Who do you think was firing the guns?
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From paragraph 4.
Write a phrase of three words, from this paragraph, which shows that there was total destruction.
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From paragraph 9.
What does 'it' refer to in the phrase: 'It stretched a little ...'?
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From paragraph 9.
Why was it unusual for Balham to boast three cinemas, countless pubs and the Balham Hip?
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From the whole passage.
Give one word or a short phrase which has the same meaning that the following word has in the passage:
adjoining (paragraph 1)
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Give one word or a short phrase which has the same meaning that the following word has in the passage:
shattered (paragraph 1)
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Give one word or a short phrase which has the same meaning that the following word has in the passage:
unceasing (paragraph 7)
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From the whole passage.
Give one word or a short phrase which has the same meaning that the following word has in the passage:
escorted (paragraph 12)
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Give one word or a short phrase which has the same meaning that the following word has in the passage:
huddled (paragraph 15)
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Give one word or a short phrase which has the same meaning that the following word has in the passage:
rubble (paragraph 16)
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Give one word or a short phrase which has the same meaning that the following phrase has in the passage:
squashed up (paragraph 21)
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From the whole passage.
Give one word or a short phrase which has the same meaning that the following word has in the passage:
lamented (paragraph 21)
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Fill in the blank space with the correct word in the brackets. Write the correct word only.
The air raid warden came and told us to go to the school. We ran towards a bus which was ________ (stationery/stationary).
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Fill in the blank space with the correct word in the brackets. Write the correct word only.
The Kellys have been in business since 1938. Many farmers went to their shop to buy farming ________ (equipments/equipment).
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Identify the word which is wrongly spelt in the following sentence and then write the correct spelling of the word.
It was October 14, 1940, the night we were harrassed by the Germans and lost our second house. As a result, we faced a big problem of accommodation.
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Identify the word which is wrongly spelt in the following sentence and then write the correct spelling of the word.
When London was being bombed, members of the security committe were attending a meeting.
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Re-write the sentence below using the word in brackets in its past tense form.
The bombs (begin) to fall.
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Re-write the sentence below using the word in brackets in its past tense form.
Grace's cake (costs) a lot of money.
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What is the use of the word 'rueful' in the following sentence?
Len looked up with a rueful smile.
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Join the two sentences below into one sentence without using the word 'and'.
(a) There were many German planes in the sky.
(b) They were bombing the city of London.
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Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
We ran towards a bus which was ________.
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Many farmers went to their shop to buy farming ________.
Which is the correct spelling of the misspelt word in this sentence?
It was October 14, 1940, the night we were harrassed by the Germans and lost our second house.
Which is the correct spelling of the misspelt word in this sentence?
When London was being bombed, members of the security committe were attending a meeting.
Which of the following correctly re-writes this sentence using the past tense of 'begin'?
The bombs (begin) to fall.
Which of the following correctly re-writes this sentence using the past tense of 'costs'?
Grace's cake (costs) a lot of money.
Which of the following correctly joins these two sentences into one, without using the word 'and'?
(a) There were many German planes in the sky.
(b) They were bombing the city of London.
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