The Landlady Evaluation Practice
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The Landlady Evaluation Practice
A room for the night
This original practice passage is not an extract from Roald Dahl’s story. At half past nine, Tom stepped from the rain into Bellweather Street. The station clock had stopped at 8:17, though its minute hand trembled whenever the wind rose. Every hotel sign he passed was dark. Then he saw a narrow window glowing amber above a brass plate: ROOMS. The door opened before he knocked. A woman in a silver-grey dress stood smiling in the warmth. “You must be soaked,” she said, and took his suitcase. The hallway smelled of lemons and something faintly medicinal. On a small table, a guest book lay open. Tom noticed that every name had been written in the same careful, slanting hand. “Do many people stay here?” he asked. The woman’s smile held steady. “Not for long,” she replied. Upstairs, a clock began to tick.
Reading and evaluation
Use evidence from the practice passage in your answers.
- The writer uses a stopped clock.
- The clock is mentioned near the beginning.
- The stopped clock is an effective early warning because it makes the setting feel unreliable before Tom enters.
- The clock has a minute hand.
- A clear judgement about how successful a choice is
- A precise quotation or detail
- An explanation of how the choice shapes a reader’s response
- A relevant link to a possible writer’s purpose
- A plot summary with no discussion of the writing
- The woman is definitely a murderer because all strange hosts in stories are dangerous.
- The passage effectively balances welcome and warning: warmth and politeness attract Tom, while the guest book and ambiguous reply encourage suspicion.
- The passage is frightening because it describes a violent attack.
- The clock proves that the woman controls time.
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