Workbook focus · Inference, sequencing, contrast and narrative vocabulary
Use details to infer fear, courage and suspense in the two flight stories. Practise sequencing events and distinguishing a realistic turning point from an unexplained mystery.
Inference, sequencing, contrast and narrative vocabulary
Use details to infer fear, courage and suspense in the two flight stories. Practise sequencing events and distinguishing a realistic turning point from an unexplained mystery.
Create a six-step sequence for one of the stories. Beside each event, write one clue about the character’s mood.
Original practice for this guide; use the NCERT workbook for its complete exercises.
Which detail would best support the inference that a character is afraid: a repeated hesitation or a confident announcement?
Repeated hesitation is stronger evidence of fear because it shows uncertainty in action. A confident announcement points in the opposite direction unless later events contradict it.
Join the sentences with “when”: The clouds grew dark. The pilot checked his instruments.
When the clouds grew dark, the pilot checked his instruments. The clause introduced by “when” gives the time of the action.
How can a writer create suspense without revealing the ending?
A writer can limit what the reader knows, introduce a problem, use short details about danger and delay the explanation of an unusual event.