QUESTIONS
Marks
(a) Why was the writer in the streets of Sydney that morning ? (2)
(b) Why does he think it was a Saturday morning ? (1)
(c) What conditions did he encounter in the streets ? (3)
{d) How did he react at first ? (2)
(e) What caused him to look more closely at the crowds ? (2)
(/) From the information given in the passage, describe in your own words the
dresses worn by the girls. (4)
{g) Describe in your own words the physical appearance of the young men. (4)
(A) What did the writer notice about the older men and women ? (3)
(i) What do you learn from the first sentence of the last paragraph
about the writer’s movements ? (2)
{]) Quote from the passage the sentence which indicates what most impressed
him about the crowd. (1)
(k) In line 3 the writer uses the word gale. Write down two other words
used in the passage which echo this idea. (1)
Total Marks = 25
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