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QWERTYUIOP by Vivien Alcock

I (a) What does Mrs Price mean when she says'/obs don't grow on trees'?

(l markl(b) Vvhat word tells us that the students have completed their course?

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2 Describe the character of Mrs Price as she spoke to her students.

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3 \ivhy had Mrs Price's confidence suddenly euaporatedwhen she came to Lucy Beck?

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I (a) Why is Lucy thanking Uncle Bert?

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(b) How much does Uncle Bert'expect' from Lucy?

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2 \r[hy did Lucy apologize to Uncle Bert?

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3 Was Uncle Bert a nuisance to Lucy and her mother? Give a reason for your answer.

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I AM SECRETARY HERE. it stated, this time in red letters.No, you're noil I aml Lucytyped angrily.

f (a) How did Lucy confront the typewriter?

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(b) lVho was Miss Broome?

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2 Why did'she' ask Lucy to leave?

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3 Was Lury a defiant person? Give a reason for your answer.

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Yours sincerely,Lury Beck, Secretary.

1 {a) Who was Lury communicating with?

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(b) What does the sentence There was no one like you mean?

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2 Why did the typewriter suddenly become silent?

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3 In the words of Mrs Price, did Lucy finally go out and win? Give a reason for your answer.

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orNo, it could not have been possible for it to havedrowned. The water buffalo is a semi aquaticcreature that can swim and suwive in theharshest of floods.

Exercise 4I (a) It suggests great efforts by the couple.

(b) They were born amidst hardship.2 They made jokes and rolled their cigarette leaves.3 Yes, I would because I would do anything for a

person I loved very much.

Exercise 5I (a) The word quiet implies hidden danger / a

sense of uncertainty.(b) He is trying to seduce the woman / He is

trying to deceive the woman.2 'She did not realue'3 Yes, because women too can be deceptive like

men.

Exercise 6I (a) She means that such a thin and flimsy layer

can trap an unsuspecting woman.(b) The sense of being alert / The wisdom to stay

out ofdanger.2 He is a man who deceives. / He is a cheat. / He

is an opportunist.3 No, because he just wants to satisff his sexual

desires with her.

Exercise 7I (a) The questions the woman would be asking

herself after being cheated by the man.(b) It means a woman should not surrender her

seH-respect to a man for whatever reason.2 It is a metaphorical expression, meaning if one

is not careful, one could be fooled.3 No, they dont because they seem to suggest

deception.

Exercise 8f (a) To be very sure of one's relationship with a

man(b) It means that a wise woman can preserve

her respect and dignity.2 'Though you may lose your head once or twice'3 Yes she is, because she cautions women to be

wary of opportunistic pleasure-seeking men.

Part 2: Short StoriesExercise 1

I (a) Iobs are not easyto get(b) departing

2 Confidentandinspiring / Caring and encouraging3 Because Lury had a single'O'level and had a

slow typing speed

Exercise 2I (a) Because he had prepared her supper

(b) Five poundsBecause she was unkind in her remarks to himYes, because he often borrows money from

Lucy's mother and has a drinking problem.or

No, despite his shortcomings, he is still a famitymember.

Exercise 3I (a) She glared at it.

(b) Mr Bannister's former secretary2 Because'she' claimed that'she'was still the

secretar$3 Yes, she was because she flrmly insisted that .rp

was the current secretary.

Exercise 4r (a) The typewriter. / The'ghost' of Miss

Broome.(b) Miss Broome was still the best secrctary.

2 It was satisfied with Lury's explanation.3 Yes, she did because she refused to be

intimidated under fearfrrl circumstances

Exercise 5f (a) A chemist in a cosmetics factory

(b) A piece of fruitcake2 'There was nothing special about it'.3 She was afraid that he would make fun of her

and tell his friends too.

Exercise 6f (a) The fruitcake special

(b) Pretty young models2 Because he usually does not speak to peode e

her3 Yes, because he is good looking.

orNo, because he seems to be a flirt.

Exercise 7I (a) He was apizza delivery man.

(b) The owner of a ptzzacomparry2 He delivered.pwzas to them when their cooler

broke down.3 Yes, because he is kind and caring.

orNo, because he was just apizza delivery m-

Exercise 81 (a) In an expensive French restauranl

(b) He had smelt Anna's fruitcake special2 David Amos / Her boss3 Yes. / No. Accept any suitable or logical rEarn-

Part 3: DrarnaExercise 1

I (a) Employer and employee(b) At an empty railway station

2 The thick fog all around3 No, I dont because he appears to be short-

tempered and arrogant.

Exercise 2I (a) It is night.

(b) Because he hates nights like this2 Because ofthe thickfog.3 No, he isn't because he is constantly gnml&f,;2

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