English Comprehension: Hard Test 3
20 questions · 25 minutes
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Example questions from this paper
A preview of the wording. The answer options and full explanations appear once you begin.
- Why was there no walk that afternoon? (lines 1–6)
- “possessed myself of a volume” (line 8) What does the narrator mean by this?
- “I was shrined in double retirement” (lines 11–12) What is she describing?
- What did the narrator think of Bewick’s History of British Birds? (lines 19–22)
- “I feared nothing but interruption, and that came too soon” (line 27) Why has the author put this sentence here?
Before you begin, remember
- Use evidence from the text in your answer. 'He was nervous because his hands were shaking' earns marks that 'he was nervous' does not.
- Check the marks available. A three-mark question wants three distinct points, not one point expressed at length.