Flood Strikes Local Town!

Mixed questions ANSWERS

Marks
1. List three features of a newspaper article shown in this text.
(A few possible answers. Accept any features of a newspaper report from the text.)
Headline
1.
Byline
2. 2 marks
Direct quotes from witnesses
3.

2. How many times in the last ten years has this area flooded?
Four
1 mark

3. According to the text, how many continuous hours of rainfall were there?
Four
1 mark

4. Look at the paragraph beginning, ‘There are seven warnings of expected

flooding…’
Give two pieces of advice about staying safe that Darcy Wallace has given:
(A few possible answers.) Remain vigilant 1 mark
1.
Prepare for flooding
2.

5. Give one example of parenthesis from the text. (A few possible answers.)
(And fourth time in the last decade.)
1 mark

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6. Does the article end on a positive or negative note?
Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
The article ends on a positive note as it states that ‘community spirit seems to be

high in the face of adversity’ to let readers know that they are remaining positive

whilst also ‘helping each other out’ which shows that there is still friendship and

kindness in the community.

2 marks

7. Look at the fourth paragraph.

Find and copy one word which shows that people could not travel around
during the worst part of the flooding.
1 mark
impassable

8. Look at the final paragraph.

‘The advice to stay indoors and not risk trying to cross flooded
streets was extended to the neighbouring towns elsewhere in the
Calder Valley...’
This suggests that…
Tick one.
1 mark
the flooding is contained within the Hebden Bridge area.
staying indoors is merely a precaution.
the risk of flooding is decreasing daily.
the situation is going to get more serious with more areas suffering.

9. What word tells you that the pause in rainfall didn’t last long?
brief 1 mark

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10. What does the phrase ‘Community spirit seems to be high in the face
of adversity’ suggest about the residents’ behaviour during the flooding?
The residents are remaining cheerful and positive despite the challenging circumstances.

1 mark

11. Find one word in the text which means ‘being constantly aware’.
vigilant
1 mark

12. ‘This surplus of water left much of the town’s houses and
shopping centre under three feet of water.’
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word ‘surplus’ as it is used
here?
Tick one.

lack 1 mark

supply
overabundance
amount

13. Look at the second paragraph.

What metaphor is used to describe the ‘steeper roads’?
Some of the steeper roads around the upper part of the town have turned into

waterfalls.
1 mark

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14. Number these facts from 1-5 in the order in which they happened.
The first one has been done for you.

2 Residents were told to stay indoors.

5 People are using sandbags by their doors.
1 Over the last decade, there have been four floods. 3 marks

3 People have been using boats to travel.

4 Hebden Bridge burst its banks for the second time this month.

15. Using information from the text, put a tick in the correct box to show
whether each statement is true or false.
True False

The government has put additional measures in place.

There are several more storms forecast for today. 2 marks

There are 37 alerts of flooding across the UK.

The worst of the flooding was at 4pm yesterday.

16. According to the initial part of the report, where is Hebden Bridge?
In the Yorkshire Pennines.
1 mark

17. ‘People have resorted to using boats in order to move around

safely and check in on their vulnerable neighbours.’
The word ‘resorted’ suggests that the residents…
Tick one.

prefer to row than drive.

1 mark
don’t think that this is a suitable alternative.
would prefer to stay indoors.
had no other options.

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18. Which word is an antonym for ‘overwhelmed’? Tick one.

destroyed
frustrating
coping 1 mark

opulent

19. What do the words ‘vulnerable’ and ‘risks’ suggest about the situation
in Hebden Bridge?
The word ‘vulnerable’ suggests that the community is and has always been open to

risks from flooding and that, when flooding comes, they are not prepared to deal

with the consequences. The word ‘risks’ suggests that the situation is actually very

dangerous and could cause serious harm to the community and people living there. 2 marks

20. Look at the third paragraph.

‘We had four continuous hours of a torrential downpour, a brief lull and
then that was followed by continual rain, from lunchtime onwards.’
This means that the deluge was… Tick one.

amenable 1 mark
unpredictable
extraordinary
relentless

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21. What language feature has been used in the headline to grab the readers’
attention?
Personification
1 mark

22. How does Michel Vanclose feel about the current situation?
Michel feels saddened and frustrated by this situation. He feels sad at the

situation his neighbours are in as he says ‘it’s tragic that this is happening

again’. Michel is also frustrated and cross with the government as he says that

‘not enough has been done to safeguard us and prevent this tragedy

happening once more’ – he feels that they have not been protected against the

flooding and the issues have been ignored.

2 marks

23. Look at the sixth paragraph.

Find and copy a group of words that shows that action needs to be taken
to safeguard this area. 1 mark
A matter of urgency.

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24. What impression of the residents of Hebden Bridge do you get from the
article?
I think that the residents are resilient, positive and caring. The residents are

resilient as they have survived through four times ‘in the last decade’ and have

to take additional measures such as ‘stacking sand bags high outside their

front doors.’ The residents are positive as the ‘community spirit seems to be

high’ and they are still caring for each other as as they ‘check in on their

vulnerable neighbours.’
3 marks

Total
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