The Viewer Comprehension
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The Viewer Comprehension
The Viewer
At the back of a cluttered second-hand shop, Tui found a small television with a wooden case. Its screen was dark, though the power cord had been cut. When he brushed dust from the glass, a faint blue light flickered inside. The screen showed a street Tui had never seen. A woman hurried past a row of tall buildings, clutching a paper parcel. In the next scene, a storm bent the trees and sent loose papers spinning. No sound came from the television, but the pictures seemed to tell a story. Tui leaned closer. The scenes changed: a ship crossing rough water, a crowded platform, then a child staring through a rain-streaked window. Each image appeared for only a few seconds. The child’s expression made Tui feel that something important had been lost. He looked around the shop. Nobody else had noticed the glow. When he turned back, the screen showed a dark doorway. A thin line of light shone beneath it. Tui reached for the television’s switch, but there was no switch. The doorway vanished, replaced by his own reflection. That evening, Tui could not stop thinking about the images. Were they memories, warnings, or pieces of someone else’s story? He could not be sure. But he realised that looking carefully had made him ask questions—and that the pictures had left room for him to imagine the answers.
Clues on the screen
Answer in complete sentences where appropriate. For questions asking for evidence, quote or closely paraphrase a detail from the passage.
- A woman in a street, a storm, a ship, a crowded platform, and a child at a window
- A storm, a television shop, a child on a ship, and a sunny beach
- A woman carrying a suitcase, a quiet forest, and Tui turning on a switch
- A ship at a platform, then a crowd watching a doorway
- It makes the television seem strange and deepens the mystery.
- It proves Tui has broken the television.
- It explains why the shop is cluttered.
- It shows that Tui is afraid of electricity.
- Careful observation can spark questions and imagination.
- Old objects are always dangerous.
- People should never visit second-hand shops.
- Pictures are less interesting than spoken stories.
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