English Comprehension: Hard Test 4
20 questions · 25 minutes
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Read this poem carefully, then answer the questions that follow.
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Example questions from this paper
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- How are the rhymes arranged in each verse of this poem? (lines 1–8)
- “No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,” (line 1) What does this opening line tell us about that day?
- Why had the Abbot of Aberbrothok placed a Bell on the Inchcape Rock? (lines 9–16)
- “the perilous Rock” (line 15) What does “perilous” mean here?
- “And blest the Abbot of Aberbrothok.” (line 16) What did the mariners do?
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.