COMPRE OE ANSWER KEY (SEMESTER 2)

Comprehension OE (4)

1. It bit him just in front of the anklebone. (or ….on the ankle)
0 mark: …..on the foot.
1 mark: …..on the leg.

2. - Its head was attacked by Nosey (or…. by the dog). OR
- Nosey (or The dog) pounced and attacked its head.
- The dog (or Nosey) pounced on/ attacked/ bit its head.

1 mark :
………., and blood flew.
The dog attacked it.
The dog pounced on it.

0 mark: The dog pounced.

3.. - (If he panicked,) His blood would flow faster and the poison would reach his heart faster. OR
- He should not panic so that his blood would not flow faster and the poison would not reach his heart faster.
- His parents had taught him that a rattler’s poison reaches the heart faster if a person’s blood flows faster.

He felt dizzy (or giddy) and weak all over (his body).

0 mark: He felt fuzzy.
0 mark: He felt weak all over and everything started to get fuzzy. (LIFTING)
1 mark: He felt weak all over and everything became fuzzy. (not complete lifting)
1 mark: He felt fuzzy and weak all over.

5. It (or ‘it’) refers to the snake’s fangs (or the snake) injecting a massive amount of venom (or poison) into Keane’s vein (or body). OR …………….into Keane.

1 mark: ………..a / his vein.

6. - There was a musky odour which he (or the Oldhams) had noticed when his (or their) animals were bitten by rattlesnakes.
- David smelled a musky odour which……..
- Keane smelled of a musky odour which David (or the Oldhams) had noticed…….

The sentence is ‘They twisted a tourniquet around Keane’s leg.’

- Overheating of the motor/ caused the engine to cut off. OR
- The overheated motor caused…. OR
- The motor/ engine overheated.

1 mark: - Overheating caused the engine to cut off.
- The damaged motor caused…..
- The motor was overheating.

0 mark: The motor caused the engine to cut off.

He understood that the boy was in danger (or needed help) and that the Oldhams wanted a lift from him (in his car).

7. It is ‘embedded’.

Comprehension OE (5)

(NB: Deduct ½ mark for every punctuation or spelling error up to a maximum of 1 mark )
1. The juice from a blade of roasted snake grass was used to cure severe earache.
Or, Ointment extracted from the aloe vera shrubs was used to heal pimples and acne.
Or, Turmeric paste was used for the treatment of bruises and colds.

2 The group of words is “The tide could well be reversing”. ( 2 mks )
The group of words is “The tide could well be reversing with the work of ethnobotanists”. ( 1 mk )

3. It involves living and working with healers and medicine men in indigenous cultures to learn how plants were used by these cultures to heal and beautify.(2 marks )
- It involves the bulk collection of plant samples from these cultures which he hopes will one day help find herbal cures ( for cancer and Aids). ( 1 mk )
- It involves helping a company market its range of beauty products which made use of his research with ethnic cultures.

4 It is to find herbal cures for cancer and Aids.

5 The word is “indigenous”.

6- He meant that there were no written records of this knowledge. ( 2 mks )
- He meant that the information is passed on verbally. ( 1 mk )
- He meant that the information is passed on through speech. ( 1mk )

7 It refers to the facilities and help that the cultures are getting.

8 - The general public can learn of nature’s usefulness as remedies for the treatment of ailments and also in the making of beauty products.
- They can learn about how herbs ( 1 mk ) are used to heal and beautify. ( 1 mk )
( NB : if the word ‘herbs’ is missing, no marks will be awarded even though the words ‘heal and beautify’ are mentioned )

9. He will normally give himself a ritualistic bath with some of the herbs used by the people of that culture.

10. It means feeling closer to nature.
It means he has washed off his city viewpoint so as not to affect his work in
dealing with the indigenous cultures.
- It is to remind himself that he has left / is no longer in New York. ( 1 m )
- It means that he felt that he is no more from New York; instead it makes him feel like he is one of the natives. ( 1 mk )
- It means that he is of a different culture. ( 0 mk )

Comprehension (6)

1. She was at/in an amusement park. (2 marks)
a theme park/a fun fair/carnival (1 mark)

2. She knew that her father and sister would not follow her to ride the Space Cyclone. (2 marks)
1 mark
She wanted to be alone./It was the one place that nobody would follow her. (1 mark)
None of her family members would follow her. (1 mark)
She wanted to ride something her father and sister dared not ride. (1 mark)

3. She was shocked/surprised/stunned/amazed/astonished/alarmed. (2 marks)

4. She wanted to stop Clara from taking the space cyclone.
Or, She did not want Clara to become sick and vomit on the way home.
Or, She advised Clara not to go on the Space Cyclone.\
Or, She discouraged Clara from taking the Space Cyclone. (2 marks)

She wanted to stop Clara from taking the ride. / She stopped Clara from taking the ride. (1 mark)
She knew what would happen to Clara (0 mark).

5. The word is “dodging”.

6. It was a warning to people with severe heart conditions (weak hearts) to refrain from taking the ride. / not to go on the ride. (2 marks)

7. She was alone/She was not in a group./ She came alone./ She was the only one not part of a group./ Clara went for the ride alone.

8. It means that the queue/line moved ahead in a twisting manner (2 marks).
It means moving to the front. / It means moving towards to the front slowly. (1 mark)
It means moving forward slowly. / It means moving. (0 mark)

9. Her sunglasses might fall off during the ride.( 2 marks)
Her sunglasses might drop down. / … fly off. (1 mark)

10. The sudden movement of the car and the plunge into the darkness caused Clara to scream. (2 marks)
The car lunged over the top and twisting… began to spiral down the darkness. (1 mark) – direct from passage