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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

Now, walking in the bright July sunshine, he felt sure that this year's robbery was going to be as successful as all the others. For two weeks he had been studying the house at Shotover Grange, looking at its rooms, its electric wiring, its paths and its garden. This afternoon the two servants, who remained in the grange while the family was in London, had gone to the movies.

1. What made Horace feel sure of his success?

(i) Horace felt sure of his success because he had planned his work carefully.

(ii) Horace felt sure of his success because he was lucky.

(iii) Horace felt sure of his success because he was being helped by professional robbers.

(iv) Horace felt sure of his success because he had already robbed Shotover Grange once.

2. Why had he been studying the house at Shotover Grange?

(i) He had been studying Shotover Grange because he was an architect.

(ii) He had been studying Shotover Grange because it was his next target to be burgled.

(iii) He had been studying Shotover Grange because his boss asked him to.

(iv) He had been studying Shotover Grange because he was hired to renovate it.

3. Where were the servants?

(i) The servants were at the circus.

(ii) The servants were at the mall.

(iii) The servants were at the movies.

(iv) The servants were at the bar.

4. What kind of pet did the owners have?

(i) The owners had a cat.

(ii) The owners had a rat.

(iii) The owners had a bat.

(iv) The owners had a dog.

5. How many servants did the owners have?

(i) The owners had two servants.

(ii) The owners had three servants.

(iii) The owners had four servants.

(iv) The owners had five servants.

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1. (i) Horace felt sure of his success because he had planned his work carefully.

2. (ii) He had been studying Shotover Grange because it was his next target to be burgled.

3. (iii) The servants were at the movies.

4. (iv) The owners had a dog.

5. (i) The owners had two servants.

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