This task is about reading a play to find information and make inferences.
Read pages 12 and 13 of the play "No Circulars" School Journal Part 3, Number 2, 1993 to help answer these questions.
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How many characters speak in this part of the play? __________
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What was Dad talking about at the start of the play when he said,
"There! Ready at last. And a pretty good job too ..."?
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What was "...the finishing touch"? __________________________________ |
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d)
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How did Dad plan to stop junk mail being delivered to their house?
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Read this piece of the play:
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SAM
DAD
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But Dad, what about fast food vouchers – all those cheap takeaways?
That's too bad – just like takeaways. (To himself.)
Now let's see, where should I stick the sign?
He tries it above and below the opening.
Meanwhile, RUTH enters.
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Why have the two parts been written in italic print?
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How did Dad suggest the family could find out about specials at the hardware shop after the 'No Circulars' sign went on the new letterbox
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The last word Mum said on page 13 was "Rubbish". How does this fit with the title of the play?
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