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6. Mr Jones quickly entered the room and spoke loudly to the class.
7. Greg sadly said goodbye to his friends.
8. Bill sat nervously in the dentist’s chair and closed his eyes tightly.
9. Sara never sat quietly in the car.
10. Usually, the dog barked loudly at strangers.
(There are fifteen adverbs.)

Task 3: Adjectives and Adverbs (up to 3 points) Bonus!

A. (1 point) Some examples of suitable adjectives are added in italics below.
Other sensible answers can be allowed. Remember that the paragraph should
build up tension.

Harry was hiking in a wood when a (heavy/ thunderous/ loud/ tropical) storm

began. He saw a (tiny/ enormous/ big/ dark/ gloomy) cave where he could
shelter. He (nervously/ cautiously/ quickly/ fearfully/ anxiously) went into the
cave to wait for the storm to end. He could hear a (strange/ loud/ scary/

spooky/ frightening) noise in the cave and (slowly/ quickly/ nervously/
cautiously) turned around to see what it could be.

B. Award up to 2 points for the story ending. For full marks, at least FOUR
adverbs and FOUR adjectives should have been used to add detail and build
up tension.

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