Writing Your Answer GapFill

Remember that you should be choosing the best-fit terms of appropriately formal and interesting vocabulary, not just a term that is 'correct'.

Really think about the most appropriate word for each gap.

There are a number of options that may seem correct, your task is to find the most appropriate option for the style and content of the sentence.

The presentation of the leaflet   suggestshidessignalshints at which side of the argument the writer is on.  

The choice of words such as 'delicate' and 'weak'   arguesimpliestells usdenies that the animals are vulnerable.  Further   descriptionemphasisstresspower is achieved by the use of a list of activities the animals cannot yet do for themselves.  For example, the writer says, 'they rely on their mother for food, warmth and protection'.  This use of three adjectives   reinforcesbuilds upgives us a hintundermines the fragility of these newborn birds.  

The speed of the passage, however,   picks up the pacespeeds upincreasesslows down as the dangerous bird approaches.  The sentences become shorter, and the words sound hard.  This helps to   lowerpushcreatetell us a sense that the tension is rising and the newborns are in danger.  This is further   pusheddescribedsignifiedstressed by the use of exclamation marks.  The combination of punctuation, word choice and sentence length makes the reader experience tension and fear for the birds.  This  gives more toadds toenhancesreduces our   understanding ofengagement withboredom oflove of the description of a particular moment in time.  

 On the other hand,However,As well,In addition, the writer uses imagery by comparing the birds to a 'speck of dust in the sunlight'.  Dust in sunlight is   strongsoon gonefleetingshort-lived, and this might encourage the reader to fear the worst for the hatchlings.