Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

I didn’t even bother to read the rules of Jailbreak before going in. I knew that my task would be to rescue the boy. And sure enough, my cell mate was prisoner 02478: Shultz. ‘I’ve got to get out of here,’Sebastian sighed. ‘Are you going to help?’ ‘Of course,’I said. ‘Have you got a plan?’ Stupid question. With the help of a skeleton swipe-card, we were soon out of the cell and racing down the corridors. Sirens wailed, guard dogs howled, boots came tramping. Behind us, steel-barred doors slammed shut. We doged the guards, we fled the dogs, we made it to a staircase and pounded upwards.

i. What can be inferred about Michael from his words, ‘I knew my task’?

1. confidence
2. negligence
3. resolution
4. superiority

ii. What is the given extract about?

1. planning an escape
2. concluding an escape plan
3. success of an escape
4. the progression of an escape

iii. Pick the option that DOES NOT use the word ‘dodging’as utilised in the extract.

1. He is filling a worksheet of dodging tables.
2. The senator was dodging questions about the crime.
3. He ran across the road, dodging the traffic.
4. The toddler laughed as his mother was dodging the pillows flung at her.

iv. Select the option that is true for the two statements given below.

1. The boys raced down the corridors.
2. Michael got a clear plan for the escape.
   1. (2) is the reason for (1)
   2. (1) is the cause of (2)
   3. (1) and (2) are not connected
   4. (2) is possible only because of (1)

v. Cite an example of personification from the extract.

Answer 1

i. resolution

Explanation:

His words show he is focused, determined, and fully aware of his objective, demonstrating a sense of purpose.

ii. the progression of an escape

Explanation:

The extract details the ongoing escape, including navigating corridors, avoiding capture, and moving toward a target.

iii. He is filling a worksheet of dodging tables.

Explanation:

In this context, dodging refers to mental math exercises rather than the physical act of avoiding or evading an obstacle, as it is used in the extract.

iv. (1) and (2) are not connected

Explanation:

The boys raced down the corridors as a direct result of their escape attempt, but they did not have a ‘clear plan’ from Michael in fact, the text notes that asking for a plan was a ‘stupid question.’

v. Sirens wailed