Find the words in Column A below in the text and tryto work out their meanings from the contextsin which they are used. Then match each word with the correct definition inColumn B.    

Part B  Identifying Main Points

Each of the eight statements below contains information given in one of the sections in the text. Each section is marked with a letter. Identify the section from which the information is derived.

Developing Your Skills

Part A: Working Out the Relevance

Frequently, in narrative writing, events do not seem particularly relevant when they are first described. It is only later in the story that their relevance is realized. The events are introduced to build up the suspense of the story.

To fully appreciate a narrative, it is important to be able to relate information backwards and to be able to anticipate future events.

Read again each of the following extracts from the narrative and explain how the reader realizes their relevance later on in the story.

Part B: Continuing the Story to a More Definite Conclusion

The final paragraph of the story has been deliberately cut short to create the sense of mystery and suspense. How do you think the paragraph could have continued if the writer had wanted to explain more fully what happened?

Work with a partner to write another fifty words to bring the story to a more definite conclusion.