CHAPTER 5 THE SNAKE AND THE MIRROR
Thinking about Language
II. Expressions used to show fear
QUESTION-2
Can you find the expressions in the story that tell you that the author was
frightened? Read the story and complete the following sentences.
1. I was turned ________________.
2. I sat there holding ________________.
3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like ________________.
ANSWER:
1. I was turned to stone.
2. I sat there holding my breath.
3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like a stone image in the flesh.