Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions that follow: A. People often feel that domestic cats and their larger relatives, the jungle cats, are very different. In reality, however, cats at home and cats in the wild have many traits in common. Both have eyes suited for night vision, and both prefer to sleep by day and move about at night. Also, just as pet cats use their tails to keep their balance and to signal emotions, so do lions and other large cats. In addition, both kinds of cats can leap great distances. Pet cats are often found on top of bookcases or refrigerators. Similarly, the puma, the champion jumper of the cat family, has been known to jump twenty feet up and forty feet ahead. Finally, little cats are not the only ones that purr; the cheetah, puma, and snow leopard all purr when content. [Source: Academic Writing I Manual, UG – Legon] 29. Identify the sentence that contains the main idea of the paragraph (2 marks)
30. What paragraph pattern has been used? (2 marks)
31. Identify any two (2) transitional devices which ensure coherence in the paragraph (2 marks)
32. What method of development can be identified in the paragraph? (2 marks)

Which three parts of this passage from chapter 6 of emily brontë's wuthering heights show that hindley earnshaw did not care about the well-being of catherine and heathcliff after the death of mr. earnshaw? they both promised fair to grow up as rude as savages; the young master being entirely negligent how they behaved, and what they did, so they kept clear of him. he would not even have seen after their going to church on sundays, only joseph and the curate reprimanded his carelessness when they absented themselves; and that reminded him to order heathcliff a flogging, and catherine a fast from dinner or supper. but it was one of their chief amusements to run away to the moors in the morning and remain there all day, and the after punishment grew a mere thing to laugh at. the curate might set as many chapters as he for catherine to get by heart, and joseph might thrash heathcliff till his arm ached; they forgot everything the minute they were together again: at least the minute they had contrived some naughty plan of revenge; and many a time i’ve cried to myself to watch them growing more reckless daily, and i not daring to speak a syllable, for fear of losing the small power i still retained over the unfriended creatures. one sunday evening, it chanced that they were banished from the sitting-room, for making a noise, or a light offence of the kind; and when i went to call them to supper, i could discover them nowhere. we searched the house, above and below, and the yard and stables; they were invisible: and, at last, hindley in a passion told us to bolt the doors, and swore nobody should let them in that night. the household went to bed; and i, too, anxious to lie down, opened my lattice and put my head out to hearken, though it rained: determined to admit them in spite of the prohibition, should they return.

What statement best describes the central conflict in this passage from the diary of anne frank? because the franks are jewish and the van daans are not, the franks and the van daans do not get along. because they are jewish, the franks, the van daans, and mr. dussel are in hiding to avoid being discovered by the nazi party. anne does not discuss anything with her mother because she believes that her mother does not understand her. mr. and mrs. van daan argue because mrs. van daan does not think that mr. van daan has the right to sell her fur coat.

Match the term to the correct example. 1. allusion juliet: else would i tear the cave where echo lies, / and make her airy tongue more hoarse than 2. imagery chorus: that fair for which love groan’d for and would die, / with tender juliet match’d, is now not fair. 3. personification friar laurence: therefore love moderately; long love doth so; / too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. 4. foreshadowing romeo: the brightness of her cheek would shame those stars / as daylight doth a lamp.