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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Certainty?
Confident that something is true or will happen with a determination
Break or burst suddenly and intensely
Lack of interest or enthusiasm
A great difference between two things
- 2. Multiple Choice
BONUS: How is certainty presented in 127 Hours?
He uses phrases such as "claustrophobic", "narrow" and "crevice" to make it seem difficult
Aaron Ralston does not tell anybody where he is going
Aaron Ralston uses climbing jargon and detailed description of his actions to convey a sense of expetise
He uses short and direct sentences
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Abyss?
Tracks left behind by something travelling through a space
Break or burst suddenly and intensely
Deep or seemingly bottomless chasm, hole, pit
A great difference between two things
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Ruptured?
Tracks left behind by something travelling through a space
Break or burst suddenly and intensely
A deeply distressing or disturbing experience. This can be physical or emotional
Break or burst suddenly and intensely
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Grotesque?
Unpredictable, violent and changeable
Repulsively ugly and distorted
A deeply distressing or disturbing experience. This can be physical or emotional
Break or burst suddenly and intensely
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Crescendo?
Unpredictable, violent and changeable
Sudden breaking and physical pain
The loudest part in a text where the character is shouting
A progressive increase, or build up, of intensity.
- 7. Multiple Choice
BONUS: At what point do we see a Crescendo in 'A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat'?
"A cloud of fumes and dust created by some fifty vehicles"
"Nearly one hour later I was beginning to feel rather silly"
"The road straightened and leveled, and everyone picked up speed as we near the end of the race"
"There were two races - the motorised spectators at the back' in front, the two donkeys"
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Slackly?
Not taught or firm. Hanging limply and with a lifelessness
Sudden breaking and physical pain
Lasting seemingly forever, unending
Break or burst suddenly and intensely
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Wake?
Lack of interest or enthusiasm
A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view
To be conscious and present in the moment
Tracks left behind by something travelling through a space
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Relished?
A great deal of interest or enthusiasm for something
Enjoyed immensely, savouring
To be conscious and present in the moment
Tracks left behind by something travelling through a space
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Eternity?
Lasting for a very short period of time, over quickly
Lasting seemingly forever, unending
To be conscious and present in the moment
The afterlife
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Volatile?
Unpredictable, violent and changeable
Lasting seemingly forever, unending
A scenario where the consequences are very predictable and are unlikely to change
A wild and churning sea
- 13. Multiple Choice
BONUS: Select all of the boxes that demonstrate the hostility in 'Explorers or Boys Messing About?'
The wild and churning sea that the adventurers find themselves trapped in
The Russian government for trespassing
The tone of the article towards them for being so silly and wasting everybody's time
The rescue teams reactions towards Steve Brooks and Quentin Smith
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