Question

8. Read one of the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:
Rush hour crowds jostle for position on the underground train platform. A slight girl, looking younger
than her seventeen years, was nervous yet excited as she felt the vibrations of the approaching train.
It was her first day at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London and daunting enough for any
teenager fresh from a Scottish farm.
(i) Who is the 'girl' in the above lines?
(ii) Where was she going?
(iii) How old was she?
(iv) Find the word from the extract that means "frightening".
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. The girl is Evelyn Glennie.
2. She was going to Royal Academy of Music.
3. She was seventeen year old.
4. nervous

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