Passage 4 – Scent Hounds In your own words, what do Scent Hounds specialise in? What does the word “quarry” mean? Explain in your own words, why scent hounds don’t need to be as fast or agile as sight hounds? Comment on the writer’s use of word choice in “agile”. In your own words, why are the noses of scent hounds large, with “deep, open nostrils”? Comment on the word choice of “endurance”. In your own words, why were scent hounds “selectively bred”? In your own words, how are hunters alerted to the hound’s location? a) What was the purpose of this piece? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade? b) Give a reason for your answer.

Passage 5 – Going Solo When did the ship arrive at the docks? How does the writer’s use of language help the reader to understand the manner in which the boat came into the docks. In your own words, what does Dahl immediately do? In your own words, why was Dahl “shaking with excitement”? How long had it been since he had last spoke to his mother? In your own words, what could his mother “not possibly have known”? Where is Bexley situated? Write down an adjective used to describe the operator. What does the operator suggest has happened to his family? In your own words, what does Dahl think the operator is too kind to say.

Passage 6 – Witches and Fairies In your own words, since when have witches and fairies been associated? Comment on the writer’s use of sentence structure in paragraph 1. From the context surrounding it, what does the word “nocturnal” mean? What do you think “no dearth of theories” means? What do researchers claim fairies actually are? In your own words, what did Central European invaders do? In your own words, what do Goblins specialise in? Comment on the word choice of “delight” in the third paragraph. In your own words, what to Hobgoblins specialise in? In your own words, why are fairies dangerous at sea? Comment on the writer’s use of sentence structure in the final paragraph.