READING SKILLS

UNIT NO: 2 HORSES

READING NO : 1
RESCUE( PG.29)
 READING: RESCUE Pg. 29

• The text RESCUE comes from a classic Australian

bushranger novel Robbery Under Arms written
by Alexander Brown, published under his nom
de plume(pen name) Rolf Boldrewood in 1988.

• Bushrangers were originally escaped convicts in

the early years of the British settlement of
Australia who used the bush as a refuge to hide
from the authorities.
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 HOMEWORK
QUESTIONS…THINK AND NOTE
DOWN( PG. 31-32)
Q.1 Explain what the mare did after the dead branch frightened her?
Q.2 How did Miss Falkland react to the situation? What was Jim’s plan
of action, and why was it essential that he changed it?

Q.4 What crucial piece of information did the young local fellow know
about the place, which Jim and his brother did not know?

Q.5 How did Mr Falkland express his thanks to Jim for saving his
daughter’s life?
Q.6 What did Dick’s signal tell his brother ,Jim? What did Jim realise
he had to do after he understood the signal?
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