Reading Test 2 – Advanced Level

5-6 Weekly Reading Challenge

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Reading Test 2 - Advanced Level

Read the extract from The Rats of Wolfe Island by Alan Horsfield and answer questions 1 to 6.

Extract from The Rats of Wolfe Island

The next morning was humid as Kingy and I set off for Buka Buka Village, Kingy leading, and me more or less tagging along. We used Kingy’s boat to cross the lagoon, then sat in the shade of a raintree to wait for the bus or someone willing to give us a ride.

After half an hour I grumbled, ‘Hope you got the day right!”

He slapped his forehead in mock dismay. ‘It's Thursday isn't it?’

‘Wednesday!’ I corrected.

‘Oh, thank God for that! There’s no bus on Thursday!’ he laughed. ‘Unless it’s gone Eddie, it should be along in half an hour!’

The bus came down the road about three-quarters of an hour later.

‘Not bad,’ said Kingy. He nodded his head with satisfaction as we climbed on board just before the dust settled, but I could sense that his mood was changing. He was becoming more introspective. It was nothing obvious, just that he was a little less outgoing.

The trip to Buka Buka Village turn-off was short and bumpy, but much too far to walk under such humid conditions. Hats were a necessity.

After alighting, we headed down the puddle-studded track, Kingy swinging his precious documents in an old plastic shopping bag. We both carried a bottle of water.

The village was a bit of a surprise. All of a sudden the jungle thinned out and there it was. It was on a long, narrow peninsula with good views of the sea on both sides.

There was quite a collection of houses, but there seemed to be no order in their location. There were no streets. Some houses were close together. Others were set some distance from their neighbours.

Most had replaced the thatched roofs of tourist brochures with corrugated iron.

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