How to see it
A GL-style paper starts with one long passage, often from a classic story. Its lines are numbered, because the questions point to them. After the passage come spelling, punctuation and word choice exercises. The answers go on a separate sheet. So read the passage once, for the story. Then go to the line each question names.
A worked example
It was nearly dark when the cart came creaking up the lane.
A grey horse pulled it, limping a little,
and old Martha walked at its head.
The question: in line 4, what do we learn about the lantern? Go to line 4 and read all of it. In her hand swung a lantern, which she had not yet lit. Not yet lit. So the lantern was not lit.
The common mistake: answering from memory instead of going back to the line
The trap is answering from memory. You read about a dark lane and a lantern, so memory adds a light. A lit lantern is in your head, not in the passage. When a question names a line, go back to it.
Try one
A grey horse pulled it, limping a little,
Which word in line 2 shows that the horse was hurt?
- Agrey
- Bpulled
- Climping
- Dlittle
- Ecreaking
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Right: C, limping
A horse that limps is hurt. Grey and pulled are in line 2 too, and neither tells you that.
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