Question

Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:


He said that bringing home that trout had saved him from a whacking, and that even his school-

Master had said it was worth the rule of three and practice put together……

And then the chair slipped, and George clutched wildly at the trout case to save himself, and

Down it came with a crash.


a) Who saved him from whacking, why? [3]


b) What kind of trout was it? [3]


c) What is the real history of the fish? [4]


d) What did George do? When did he catch the fish? [3]


e) What was the unaccountable luck that appears on the boy? [3]​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The thought was a scout lad.

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