Survival and Savagery

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Which character in the text is described as having fair hair?

  • The bird
  • The boy
  • The fair boy (correct)
  • The owner of the voice

What was the boy carrying in his hand as he made his way towards the lagoon?

  • A red and yellow vision
  • A grey shirt
  • A bird
  • A school sweater (correct)

What color were the bird's feathers?

  • Fair
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red and yellow (correct)

What sound did the bird make when it flew upwards?

<p>A witch-like cry (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the voice say to the fair boy?

<p>Wait a minute (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following descriptions to their corresponding elements from the text:

<p>The boy's current state = His grey shirt stuck to him The boy's automatic gesture = Jerked his stockings The bird's appearance = A vision of red and yellow The voice's struggle = Can’t hardly move with all these creeper things</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following actions to their respective outcomes in the text:

<p>Boy lowering himself down = Began to pick his way towards the lagoon Bird's upward flash = Echoed by another cry Voice getting caught up = Multitude of raindrops fell pattering Owner of the voice backing out = Twigs scratched on a grease</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following phrases to their corresponding situations in the text:

<p>'Hi. Wait a minute.' = Echo of the bird's witch-like cry 'I got caught up.' = Explanation for the shaking undergrowth and falling raindrops 'I can’t hardly move with all these creeper things.' = Voice's difficulty moving through the jungle 'The fair boy stopped and jerked his stockings' = Boy's reaction to the voice</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the characters with their corresponding actions in the text:

<p>The boy with fair hair = Lowered himself down the last few feet of rock The bird = Flashed upwards with a witch-like cry The voice = Said 'wait a minute,' and 'I got caught up' The owner of the voice = Came backing out of the undergrowth</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following elements to their corresponding descriptions in the text:

<p>The boy's condition = His grey shirt stuck to him and his hair was plastered to his forehead The bird's cry = Witch-like The jungle = A bath of heat The effect of the voice's movement = A multitude of raindrops fell pattering</p> Signup and view all the answers

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