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it : in ., "Herbert Gere Wells was an English writer! ee known for his work in science e ficton He is, sometimes called ‘The Father of Science Fiction’ and shares this title with another famous author,, ‘Jules Verne. His most notable science fiction works include The War of the Worlds, The Time, , ' Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau., , Re, , , , , ie EC CC CHS a rr, , Understanding the Text, , A | Tick (v) the correct answers to complete these sentences. Copy the sentences, jin your notebook., , 1. The narrator set out for Maybury in spite of the Martian attack because, , a. there was no one else at home., , b. he had heard that the army had spoken to the Matcians, , c.. he wanted to know how the battle between ihe men and, the Martians would end., , 2. The narrator's horse started racing down the hill because, , a. itwas startled by the sudden burst of thunder and lightning., b. it was frightened of the bright green light., , c. it saw the green fire burning the trees around it., , , , , , , , , , , 3. The narrator panicked when, a. he realised that the thing moving down the hill was a Martian., , b. he understood that there were two Martians near him and, one of them was rushing towards him., , his cart toppled over on one side., , , , cif his house, was intact.

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5, The narrator invited the soldier into his house because he, , a. saw thatthe soldier was injured. Ey, , b. wanted to know what had happened when the army met the Martians. |, , , , c. wanted to help the soldier to hide from the Martians and protect him., 6. By the morning light, the speaker and the soldier could see, , a. the smoke rising from the burning ground. a, , b. the Martians examining how much they had damaged, the surroundings., , c. people running away from the Martians.