Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
(i) What was Pele‟s wife‟s first mistake when she saw the bird? [2]
(ii) How did the bird react to the lady‟s third mistake? [2]
(iii) What did she do after this reaction of the bird? [2]
(iv) Describe the Cassowary. [2]
(v) Why did Pele find the situation amusing at first? Why did he
change his attitude? [2]
(vi) Use the word „framed‟ (line 2) in a sentence of your own such that
it has a meaning different from that used in the passage. [2]
(c) With close reference to the last paragraph of the extract and in not more
than 60 words describe how the couple got into their room when they were
together. [8]
(d) Give a title to the passage and give a reason to justify your choice
Answers
Answer:
i. When Pele's wife came back home to collect the money that they have forgotten, she saw a giant bird standing in front of their main door.She slowly moved towards the bird, so as not to frighten her. She wanted to see what it was doing, to take a closer look And this was Pele's wife's first mistake.
ii. After committing her second mistake of turning and running instead of slowly walking away from the bird, Pele's wife committed yet another mistake. She changed her direction and thought of fooling the giant bird, but this was Pele's wife's third mistake. She underestimated the ability of the giant bird.
iii. Pele's wife underestimated the ability of the giant bird and as a rection of her third mistake, the giant bird got even more aggressive. On sensing the angered reaction of the giant bird, Pele's wife rushed out of the bushes and ran straight away back towards the dining room.
iv. Pele's wife saw another giant bird, the cassowary. The cassowary is about 180cm high, weighs 55 kilograms or more, has snow-like toenails that can open a human-like zipper from the chin to the groin and kill people.
v. Pele's wife managed to escape from the giant bird and stumbled her way into the dining room where her husband was waiting for her.As soon as she entered the dining room, Pele asked her, “What‟s wrong?” and she explained how a bird has been chasing her down the path from the house till here. The situation of his wife being afraid of a bird amused Pele.
vi. The lady framed the man. Here, the word framed means to put blame on someone for something that didn't do.