1. ‘“I’ve got the pie!” he sang out.’ What do the words ‘sang out’ suggest about the way Jim spoke?
1 mark
2. What was Emily doing as Jim entered the room?
1 mark
3. ‘…she turned round to him sharply.’ What does ‘sharply’ mean in this sentence? Tick one.
Quietly
Abruptly
Gently
1 mark
4. What was Ma’s job before she got ill?
1 mark
5. ‘ She never eats.’ Find and copy another place in the text that refers to the fact that Ma has stopped eating.
1 mark
6. ‘ Stop shovelling it down…’ What does the word ‘shovelling’ suggest about how Jim ate the pie? Tick one.
He ate it slowly, in small pieces.
He ate it carefully, chewing each piece.
He ate it quickly, in large pieces.
1 mark
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