1. A Secret for Two
Theme: The unexpected

2. Discovering Fiction 1 Questions
Answer Key

3. Comprehension Questions – Answer Key
Ref: p53 [1] Reading Comprehension Qs 1-4 & [2] Guessing Meaning from Context

4. Comprehension Questions – Answer Key
Ref: p56 [1] Discussing the Story; Qs 1-3 & [2] Making Inferences Qs 1-3.

5. Analysing the Story

6. Vocabulary & Expressions

7. Vocabulary PRE-READ wagon route reins stables retire
IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS
sing out
make out (a bill)
panic-stricken
wear out
take today off
scream of brakes
COMPREHENSION
complaint
loaded
stiff
wearily
cataracts
share
limped

8. Vocabulary – match the words to pictures1
PRE-READ
wagon
A vehicle with four wheels pulled by a horse
route
The way from one place to another
reins
Straps to guide horses
stables
Places where horses are kept
retire
Stop working, usually because of old age 4 2 5 3

9. Vocabulary PRE-READ wagon route reins stables retire
IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS
sing out
make out (a bill)
panic-stricken
wear out
take today off
scream of brakes
COMPREHENSION
complaint
loaded
stiff
wearily
cataracts
share
limped

10. Vocabulary – match the words to pictures4 1
IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS
sing out
To call out
make out (a bill)
To prepare a bill
panic-stricken
Very frightened
wear out
Become old and unable to work
take today off
Not go to work today
scream of brakes
Sound of a car stopping suddenly 2 5 3 6

11. Vocabulary PRE-READ wagon route reins stables retire
IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS
sing out
make out (a bill)
panic-stricken
wear out
take today off
scream of brakes
COMPREHENSION
complaint
loaded
stiff
wearily
cataracts
share
limped

12. Vocabulary COMPREHENSION 4 Complaint
A statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable
Loaded
Carrying a load, especially a large one
Stiff
Not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid
Wearily
Feeling or showing extreme tiredness
Cataracts
A medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision.
Share
A part or portion of a larger amount
Limped
Walked with difficulty, typically because of a damaged leg. 3 5 6 1 2 7

13. Supporting Comprehension Materials

16. A Secret for Two – Plot Graph (summary)
Author - Quentin Reynolds
Setting
Montreal, Canada
Main Characters
Pierre = kind; a good friend Joseph = a horse; smart; reliable; a good friend
Plot
Pierre's attempt to conceal his blindness. (CONFLICT - The conflict is not revealed until the end.). Pierre is blind but is faced with the problem of losing his job if anyone finds out.
Climax
Pierre is upset by Joseph's death. He does not see (or hear? ignores?) a truck coming as he steps into the street. Breaks screech as the truck tries to stop, but Pierre is hit.
Resolution
Pierre dies, and the paramedic indicates that he has been blind for years.
Foreshadowing
(Ex.) Pierre's blindness is foreshadowed repeatedly: e.g., he begins using a cane; Jacques believes that he and Joseph share a secret; Pierre says that even a blind man could do his route, because Joseph knows it so well.
Personification
(Ex.) Joseph is personified. He "listens to" and "understands" Pierre.

17. A Secret for Two
Prezi – story plot/summary Quizzes – ‘Quizlet’

21. Literary Element - Foreshadowing

22. LITERARY ELEMENT - FORESHADOWING
Foreshadowing is when an author gives hints earlier in a story about what is going to happen later in the story. Hints can be in things people say, think or do, or they can be in the setting, characters, events, descriptions or even titles, chapter headings or graphics.
Readers sometimes recognize foreshadowing when they first read a story but often the foreshadowing is not fully apparent until the reader gets to the part of the story that has been foreshadowed. Then readers often remember things from earlier in the story that hinted at what was to come. Frequently, when a reader gets to the foreshadowed part, it is not entirely a surprise. The foreshadowing has prepared the reader for what happens.
Foreshadowing can create suspense, tension, excitement or fear. It can add importance to events. It can also subtly introduce underlying meanings or establish key aspects of character and setting.
To explore foreshadowing, once you have finished the book, think about events that you feel were foreshadowed. Make note of any foreshadowing you can remember. Re-read the book and note any further foreshadowing that you did not remember after the first reading. Then consider these questions:
Why do you think the author chose to foreshadow the event?
What kinds of hints did the author give of the event that was to come? Do the hints form patterns?
Why do you think the author used those elements to foreshadow the event?
What deeper meanings did the author show you through the foreshadowing?
How did the foreshadowing make you feel?
How would the impact of the story change if the foreshadowing were deleted?

23. FORESHADOWING
See next page for suggested answers to 1, 2 & 4.

24. Answers will be personal to each reader.

25. Textual Analysis

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