Literature excerpt analysis: Crocodile in the River
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How does the author describe the crocodile's nostrils?

  • Raised and breathing deeply (correct)
  • Large and menacing
  • Covered with scales
  • Submerged and hidden

    • What does the crocodile do in the glassy shallows?

  • Snaps at passing fish
  • Swims rapidly between cliffs
  • Hides among logs underwater
  • Balances on tiptoe on the rippled sand (correct)

    • What were the sleepers that were stuck around the stones?

  • Large rocks from the cliffs
  • Timber being floated down the river (correct)
  • Logs used by crocodiles for hiding
  • People taking a nap on the banks

    • What was found inside the crocodile's stomach?

    <p>Stones for aiding digestion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the jungle track lead to?

    <p>To the sun-whitened stepping-stones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the author describe the crocodile's appearance?

    <p>Blackish brown above and yellowy white under</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the crocodile's main method of propulsion in water?

    <p>The unimaginable and irresistible power of the huge tail</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was happening to the sleepers until someone came to dislodge them?

    <p>Floods lifted them and jostled them along</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was being floated down the great Indian river from forests further up?

    <p>Timber</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the crocodile come from?

    <p>From deep water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was found inside the crocodile's stomach?

    <p>A silver bracelet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the sleepers that were stuck around the stones?

    <p>Timber being floated down the river</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the mugger crocodile come to rest?

    <p>In the glassy shallows</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the author describe the crocodile's appearance?

    <p>Blackish brown above and yellowy white under</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was happening to the sleepers until someone came to dislodge them?

    <p>They were stuck around the stones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was being floated down the great Indian river from forests further up?

    <p>Timber</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What method of propulsion does the crocodile use in water?

    <p>The unimaginable and irresistible power of the huge tail</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the crocodile do in the glassy shallows?

    <p>Balances on tiptoe on the rippled sand</p> Signup and view all the answers

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