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along the way, and Zuri listened in astonishment. The journey was not easy,
but Kazi’s resolve kept them both going. Finally, after a long trek, they
reached the zebra herd. Zuri jumped off Kazi’s back and ran to her family,
who greeted her with joyful calls. Grateful, Zuri ran back to Kazi and thanked
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him for his help. Kazi smiled, knowing he had made a new friend on the vast
African plains.

(b) Rewrite the passage in Activity 2(b), replacing the words in boldface with
synonyms.

Activity 3 Inferring the meanings of unfamiliar words from a
variety of texts

(a) Read the four short stories below and answer the questions after each.

Story 1

Mariam sat in the cafeteria, staring at her empty lunch tray. She sighed and
rested her head on her hand as she watched her friends happily eating. When
her best friend Asha saw her, she swiftly broke her sandwich into halves
and handed it to Mariam without saying a word. Mariam smiled and took it
gratefully.

Questions

1. How was Mariam feeling? What clues tell you this?
2. Why do you think Asha gave Mariam half of her sandwich?
3. What does that tell you about their friendship?
4. What do you think the words in boldface mean?

Story 2

Juma lay in bed, his eyes wide open. The wind howled outside, and flashes
of light filled the room. He pulled his blanket up to his chin and squeezed his
eyes shut. Then, came a loud BOOM! Juma jumped and covered his ears. He
didn’t move until the storm began to quiet down.

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