Inference: The Pearl in the Ice

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Read the extract from Catherine Constable's 'The Pearl in the Ice' carefully, then use your inference skills to answer the following questions.

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Look at the first three paragraphs. Which clue from the text tells you that Marina Denham is adventurous?

1 point

She is out of breath

She is slight for her age

She climbs trees

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Read the paragraph beginning, 'She looked up...' What impression do you get of the airships? Tick one.

1 point

They are dry and stale

They are camouflaged against the green leaves

They travel quietly and calmly

They look like clouds

What evidence makes you think Marina is brave? Tick two.

2 points

She liked the idea of being on a boat, even though she couldn't swim.

She would climb out of the cloudship and fix enemy bullet holes herself.

Her thoughts were quickly capsized by a boy next door.

She was desperate for victory.

What do you think Marina was feeling when the boy next door jeered? Tick one thought.

1 point

"I am really happy to see him!"

"I will prove him wrong - I'll keep climbing!"

"He's right - I should climb down now."

"I'm stuck. I give in."

What impression do you get of Marina? Give two impressions. (When writing your answers, join your impressions with 'and' - for example, sad and lonely.)

2 points

What makes you think that Marina has climbed this tree before? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

3 points

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