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What does the adj ‘wacky’ reference

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To cartoon illustrates how comical and unusual the race is

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What device is ‘eternity’

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Hyperbole impatient fed up of nothing exciting seems to be happening she feels silly with her zoom lens

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What could the noun ‘lads’ show

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How young the travel guides are link to under age driving at the end

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What does the verb ‘dwarfed’ shiw

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The cars size as the donkeys are dwarfed by their presence

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What device is ‘horns tooting, bells ringing’

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Onomatopoeia

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How can city centre rush hour engage the reader

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Western readers can relate

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‘Formula One’

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Choice of adverb shows admiration for driving skill

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Why does the writer say ‘although not cruelly’

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Reassures reader that no harm is being caused

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Why does the writer reference speed ‘40kph’

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To make it exciting

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Survival of the fittest

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Phrase from evolutionary science (Darwin) implies yaquoob is a superior driver

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What is ‘colourful’

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Euphemism for swearing

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What is ‘tumbled’

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Dynamic verb near collision climax

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What device is ‘the race was over’

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Short declarative sentence after climax of the race anti-climax

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What device is ‘and then the trouble began’

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Short sentence

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What could you infer from verb ‘ordering’

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They are protective of the writer

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At the end of the extract how does the writer feel about the guides underage driving

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The guides find it amusing she doesn’t she has the maturity to see the consequences of an inexperienced driver taking the wheel