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Separate what happens from what you infer - Online practice 2
Read the information, then answer the questions. An adult may read the instructions aloud. Show your working where asked.
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Original opening, 'The model bridge': For a week I had called our bridge unbreakable. In the hall, chairs scraped and a microphone hummed. I smiled at the waiting class. Under the first weight, one paper support bent. I reached for the curtain, stopped, and turned the broken side towards the audience. Someone raised a hand. I nodded. Separate stated actions from interpretations. An inference must use a clue; it cannot establish an unstated motive as fact.
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- In 'The model bridge', identify one action the narrator explicitly performs.
- What might the narrator's actions in 'The model bridge' suggest? Use a brief quotation.
- Is this established in 'The model bridge': 'The audience will award the bridge first prize.'? Explain.
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