Q33
1 markFill in the BlankSection C

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the bracket :

After viewing the book closely, Think-Tank concludes that Earth creatures __ (enjoy/dislike) eating food.

The Book That Saved the Earth (Footprints without Feet)
Comprehension of plot detail — The Book That Saved the Earth
Official Answer

enjoy — Think-Tank draws this conclusion from the book's appetising food illustrations, one of the few deductions he gets right.

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Marking Scheme

  • 11 mark: correct word — 'enjoy'.

Hint

Recall what the illustrations/descriptions in the book about food would suggest to someone examining it for the first time.

Quick Oral Answer

Think-Tank concludes Earth creatures 'enjoy' eating food after seeing the appetising food illustrations and descriptions in the book.

Analysis & Explanation

Think-Tank correctly reads the book's food pictures as proof that Earth creatures enjoy eating — one of his rare accurate deductions.


Concept

  • The book Think-Tank examines has bright illustrations of appetising-looking food.
  • From these pictures, he concludes Earth creatures 'enjoy' eating, not 'dislike' it.

Key points

  • This is one of the few moments his over-confident logic happens to be right, unlike his later wild misreading of nursery rhymes as weapons.
  • 'Dislike' would contradict the appealing illustrations, so it is ruled out.

Common mistakes

  • Assuming Think-Tank is always wrong; here the evidence genuinely supports 'enjoy'.

Common Mistakes

  1. 1Choosing 'dislike', missing that the pictures/descriptions of food were appetising, not off-putting.
  2. 2Not connecting Think-Tank's conclusion to the visual/descriptive evidence in the book he examines.

Interesting Facts

The play repeatedly shows Martians drawing conclusions about Earth purely from illustrations and text in a single book, satirising how limited or decontextualised evidence can lead to overconfident conclusions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of book is Think-Tank examining?

He is examining a book with illustrations and descriptions of food (interpreted by the Martians as evidence about Earth life), part of the larger mystery book central to the play's plot.