Riding Icarus - Reading Compre

Name : Muhammad Naufal Kurniawan
NIM : 2201421074
UTS Literary Reading (207)
Read the text in the Insert, and answer questions 1–11.
1. Look at the first paragraph (lines 1–6).

(a) Why does the writer make the first paragraph a description of different sounds?
Because to lure the reader to be free to imagine this clearly according to the reader
(b) The writer uses a number of literary features to describe the setting. Complete the
table below, describing the literary features the writer uses and giving an example
from the text.
- Personification:
1. The Dnieper River had slipped the chains of its bank in the night and lay
sighing on the doorstep.
2. The trolleybus wires sang their thin, twanging song.
- Simile: heads as grey and furry-looking as little mice
- Sibilance:
1. There was an endless shushing noise
2. The rattle of engines and the soft squishing of tyres in the sand.
2. What is Granny’s attitude towards Masha’s weather prediction?

granny doesn't appreciate and doesn't believe the weather prediction of masha because she
knows it instinctively.
3. What does the writer mean by ‘less cotton wool than curdled milk’?
The writer means that the haze in the sky is dense and heavy or That the weather was not
sunny.
4. Look at lines 17–23.
(a) The writer mostly uses long sentences here.
Why? Tick () two boxes.
- to build up descriptive detail
- to add emphasis to the description
- to create a slow, relaxing pace
- to explain why the action takes place
- to show a sequence of events
(b) Why do you think Granny named their home Icarus?
because they live in the trolley and it (Icarus) is the name on
trolleybus.
5. Explain in your own words how the writer makes Icarus seem like a pleasant place to live. Give
three ways.
- The writer Using personification / makes the trolley bus sound like a person
- makes the trolley bus sound homely with lots of textiles / red carpet /
Ukrainian textiles in the window
- Explain if birdsong pouring in through the open window.
6. Do you think Masha’s aunt knows Masha better than her uncle? Explain your answer and give
evidence from the text to support your explanation.
Explanation:
Yes, Masha's aunt gives her a present that she knows she will like such as gives her a book
that suits her daydreaming character, gives her a book about traveling which she loves whereas
her uncle gives her a present that she doesn’t like such as pink dress which she hates.
Quotation:
He was sure that it was not from Igor at all, but from his wife, Anya. He know because he really
liked it, in contrast to the second from Uncle Igor now, that hideous pink fringed dress
7. Explain why Granny sighs. Give two ideas.

• Because Masha's interest in dangerous animals like tigers siberia.
• Because She knows that Masha is thinking about what her father said about tigers Siberia
8. Look at the last paragraph (lines 47–50).
(a) Why is a semi-colon ( ; ) used?
To join two closely related clauses and to give more information
(b) Give one subordinate clause. Where the tigers live?
(c) Masha has a slight ache. Why?
Masha want to see the place her father had grown up in.
9. The text is set in Ukraine, on the edge of Kiev, by the Dnieper River. Give two other pieces of
evidence from the text that tell you the text is set in Ukraine.
• The mention of kasha, which is a traditional Ukrainian porridge made from buckwheat.
• The mention of embroidered Ukrainian cloths (Texttiles) draped across the window, which
suggests a Ukrainian cultural influence in the setting.
10. (a) Which of the following do you think best describes Masha’s character? Tick () one box.
- irritable
- dreamy
- lonely
- worried
(b) Which of the following do you think best describe Granny’s character? Tick () one
box.
- selfish
- practical
- emotional
- adventurous
11. Look at the structure of this text. Give two reasons why paragraphs are used in this text.
 Due to changes in settings or scenes.
 Because change of speaker.
 Because change of topic.

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Name : Muhammad Naufal Kurniawan

UTS Literary Reading (207)

Read the text in the Insert, and answer questions 1–11.

1. Look at the first paragraph (lines 1–6).

2. What is Granny’s attitude towards Masha’s weather prediction?

7. Explain why Granny sighs. Give two ideas.

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