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Read the following extract from the short story “The Little Match Girl” and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate option from the choices given below:
She had drawn her little feet under her, but she could not keep off the cold; and she dared not go home, for she had sold no matches, and could not take home even a penny of money. Her father would certainly beat her; besides, it was almost as cold at home as here, for they had only the roof to cover them, through which the wind howled, although the largest holes had been stopped up with straw and rags.
To protect herself from the cold, the little girl _____.
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Read the following extract from the short story “The Little Match Girl” and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate option from the choices given below:
She had drawn her little feet under her, but she could not keep off the cold; and she dared not go home, for she had sold no matches, and could not take home even a penny of money. Her father would certainly beat her; besides, it was almost as cold at home as here, for they had only the roof to cover them, through which the wind howled, although the largest holes had been stopped up with straw and rags.
To protect herself from the cold, the little girl _____.
[1 mark]
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The correct option is C Drew her feet under herself
To protect herself from the cold, the little girl curled up in the corner between two houses, one projected beyond the other and drew her feet under herself. But she failed in her attempt.
To protect herself from the cold, the little girl curled up in the corner between two houses, one projected beyond the other and drew her feet under herself. But she failed in her attempt.
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