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The document contains two questions from an English literature exam based on the novel "The Railway Children" by Edith Nesbitt. For the first question, the response describes an interesting event where the three children save a train by using red flags to warn it about an upcoming landslide. For the second question, the response recounts the same event but focuses on how it demonstrates the children's thoughtfulness in saving the train and its passengers.

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The Railway Children Plot Event Incident

The document contains two questions from an English literature exam based on the novel "The Railway Children" by Edith Nesbitt. For the first question, the response describes an interesting event where the three children save a train by using red flags to warn it about an upcoming landslide. For the second question, the response recounts the same event but focuses on how it demonstrates the children's thoughtfulness in saving the train and its passengers.

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PLOT / EVENT / INCIDENT

QUESTION:
You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on this question.
The following are the novels studied in the literature component
in English Language
1.

The Railway Children

Edith Nesbitt

2.

Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne

3.

How I met myself

David A Hill

Based on the novel that you have read, describe an interesting event in
the story. Give evidence from the novel to support your answer. Your
response should be not less than 50 words.

I have read The Railway Children by Edith Nesbitt. I will


describe an interesting event in the story. The interesting event in the
story is when the three children saved the train.
One day the children were walking beside the railway line
when they saw a landslide. They wanted to inform the station but it
was too late. They wanted something red as red meant danger. The
girls then, took off their petticoats, cut them into six pieces and put
them onto sticks so that they had 6 red flags. When they heard the
train coming, they started waving the flags but the train did not slow
down. Bobbie then ran onto the railway line and started waving her
two flags. Finally, the train stopped twenty metres from Bobbie. The
children had saved the train. For their bravery or courage, the children
were given a beautiful gold watch each.
This event is interesting because it is full of suspense. It shows
the childrens bravery, determination and cooperation in saving the
train. Luckily, the train stopped on time. Besides, it is also interesting
because the children were young but they were smart, thoughtful and
resourceful. Their quick action helped the train from a terrible
accident. It is interesting to see how young children can be as
responsible as adults. In my opinion, these are the reasons why the
event is interesting in the story.

Introduction
-mention the name of
the novel & the writers
name
-answer the question
BODY
Describe the event /
incident in detail

Give reasons why the


event/incident is
chosen
Relate to the question

QUESTION:
You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on this question.
The following are the novels studied in the literature component
in English Language
1.

The Railway Children

Edith Nesbitt

2.

Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne

3.

How I met myself

David A Hill

Thoughtfulness is a key to happiness.


Based on the novel that you have read, write an incident that shows thoughtfulness.
Give evidence from the novel to support your answer. Your response should be not
less than 50 words.

I have read The Railway Children by Edith Nesbitt. I will


write an incident that shows thoughtfulness. The incident is when the
three children saved the train.
One day the children saw a landslide. They were worried.
They started to think. They could not inform the station because it was
too late. They wanted something red because red meant danger. The
girls took off their petticoats. They cut them into six pieces and put
them onto sticks so that they had 6 red flags. They wanted to use the
red flags to stop the train. It shows that the children were thoughtful.

Introduction
-mention the name of
the novel & the writers
name
-answer the question
BODY
Describe the event /
incident in detail
Relate to the question

Then, they waved the flags but the train did not stop. So
Bobbie went on to the railway line. She waved her flag. The train Continue describing
the event / incident
stopped because the train driver saw her. This shows that Bobbie was
very thoughtful. Because of her, the train stopped. Everyone was safe.
Relate to the question
Nobody was killed because of the childrens thoughtfulness.
This incident shows that thoughtfulness is the key to
happiness. Because of the childrens thoughtfulness, the train and its
passengers were safe. It was a happy ending indeed.

CONCLUSION
Relate to the question

Question 1 : Describe an interesting event in the story.


Answer : An interesting event in the story is when the three children save the train.
One day the children were walking beside the railway line when they saw a landslide.
They watched trees, grass and stones moving and crashing down in a big heap on the railway
line. They wanted to inform the station but it was too late. They wanted something red as red
meant danger. The girls then, took off their petticoats, cut them into six pieces and put them
onto sticks so that they had 6 red flags. When they heard the train coming, they started
waving the flags but the train did not slow down. Bobbie then ran on to the railway line and
started waving her two flags. Finally, the train stopped twenty metres from Bobbie. The
children had saved the train. For their bravery or courage, the children were given a beautiful
gold watch each.
Question 2 : Thoughtfulness is a key to happiness. Write an incident that shows
thoughtfulness.
I have read The Railway Children by Edith Nesbitt. I will describe an incident that
shows thoughtfulness. The incident is when the children saved the train.
One day the children saw a landslide. They were worried. They started to think. They
could not inform the station because it was too late. They wanted something red because red
meant danger. The girls took off their petticoats. They cut them into six pieces and put them
onto sticks so that they had 6 red flags. They wanted to use the red flags to stop the train. It
shows that the children were thoughtful.
Then, they waved the flags but the train did not stop. So Bobbie went on to the
railway line. She waved her flag. The train stopped because the train driver saw her. This
shows that Bobbie was very thoughtful. Because of her, the train stopped. Everyone was safe.
Nobody was killed because of the childrens thoughtfulness.
This incident shows that thoughtfulness is the key to happiness. Because of the
childrens thoughtfulness, the train and its passengers were safe. It was a happy ending
indeed.

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