a) People work most closely together in a crisis.
b) Previously, the longest period that miners had been trapped underground was 25 days.
c) The miners first made contact with the rescuers by attaching a note to the drill that the rescuers were using, to say that they were alive.
d) Psychologists were keen to find out how humain beings survive in stressful conditions. As well as how humains react when emergencies occur.
e) After the miners sent their first video to the surface that showed them without shirts and unshaved, the rescuers decide to send the miners clean clothes and razors.
f) The men were all given the same colour shirts to wear to create a feeling of unity and discipline.
g) The food supplied by the rescuers changed from the earliest stages to the final stages by the miners having vitamine drinks, and later on their bodies were able to take hot meals such as meatballs with rice.
h) According to the diagram, the width of each of the supply tubes were 700 meters long and 15 centimeters wide.
o) The miners prepared for what they would face when they came out of the capsule by planning for their arrival at the surface and they read books such as one called "Talking to the Media", so that they would be well prepared to speak to journalists.
This excerpt is from 'I am Malala'.
Explanation:
- Malala once stole her friend's jewelry and later confronted that she would never steal or lie. She feels guilty and prays to God for forgiveness.
- It made her question Pashtun custom, that believed every mistake should be corrected with a punishment as a good deed is reciprocated with a good one. She learned to forgive others.
- Malala was a moral person and she spent most of her childhood running errands for other people. The theme of family is related to the theme of courage.
They want Horatio to see the Ghost that has been walking at night.
Answer:
Jeremy knows it near the end of the story when NetherMagnus tells him that he is already there in Nethergrave.
Explanation:
Nethergrave is Gloria Skurzynski’s short story. It is a tragic story of Jeremy (an 8th grade student) who is addicted to computer games and chatting. A side theme of the story is also about parents spending less time with their children.
Near the end of the story Jeremy asks NetherMagus (a masked character in the game) tat how he could get to Nethergrave to enjoy all the features of the game. On this NetherMagus replies Jeremy “You’re already there!” At this point Jeremy realizes that Nethergrave is not just a computer game, but a kind of grave as well. But it is too late as Jeremy has fully entered Nethergrave now.
