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Exercise 1
Read the extract from the short story QWERTYUIOP below and answer the questions that follow.
She stared at it in horrified bewilderment. What had happened? What had she done? Not even on her first day at the Belmont Secretarial College had she made such ridiculous mistakes. Such strange mistakes – QWERTYUIOP, the top line of letters on a typewriter, repeated over and over again! Thank God there had been no one to notice. They’d think she had gone mad.
She must be more careful. Keep her mind on the job, not allow it to wander out of the window into the sunny shopping street below. Putting fresh paper into the typewriter, she began again.
She was tempted to look at the keyboard . . . “Don’t look at the keys! Keep your eyes away!” Mrs Price was always saying. “No peeing. You’ll never make a good typist if you can’t do it by touch. Rhythm, it’s all rhythm. Play it to music in your head.”
a. What is QWERTYUIOP?
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b. Why must she be careful?
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c. What did she decide to do after making the repeated mistakes?
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d. Do you think you would make such mistakes. Give a reason for your answer.
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She stared at it in horrified bewilderment. What had happened? What had she done? Not even on her first day at the Belmont Secretarial College had she made such ridiculous mistakes. Such strange mistakes – QWERTYUIOP, the top line of letters on a typewriter, repeated over and over again! Thank God there had been no one to notice. They’d think she had gone mad.
She must be more careful. Keep her mind on the job, not allow it to wander out of the window into the sunny shopping street below. Putting fresh paper into the typewriter, she began again.
She was tempted to look at the keyboard . . . “Don’t look at the keys! Keep your eyes away!” Mrs Price was always saying. “No peeing. You’ll never make a good typist if you can’t do it by touch. Rhythm, it’s all rhythm. Play it to music in your head.”
a. What is QWERTYUIOP?
……......................................................................................................………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b. Why must she be careful?
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c. What did she decide to do after making the repeated mistakes?
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d. Do you think you would make such mistakes. Give a reason for your answer.
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Exercise 2
Answer these questions and include references taken from the short story.
1. Why does Lucy want a job so much?
2. Why didn't Miss Broome want to leave the job?
3. What does Lucy do to get rid of Miss Broome's spirit?
4. How does Lucy react after listening to Harry Darke's story about Miss Broome?
Your answer should be written in essay form about 50 words. Submit your answer using the contact form in the Questions? Page.
1. Why does Lucy want a job so much?
2. Why didn't Miss Broome want to leave the job?
3. What does Lucy do to get rid of Miss Broome's spirit?
4. How does Lucy react after listening to Harry Darke's story about Miss Broome?
Your answer should be written in essay form about 50 words. Submit your answer using the contact form in the Questions? Page.