Question

Read the excerpt from "The Crab That Played with the Sea.”

He went North, Best Beloved, and he found All-the-Elephant-there-was digging with his tusks and stamping with his feet in the nice new clean earth that had been made ready for him.

‘Kun?’ said All-the-Elephant-there-was, meaning, ‘Is this right?’

‘Payah kun,’ said the Eldest Magician, meaning, ‘That is quite right’; and he breathed upon the great rocks and lumps of earth that All-the-Elephant-there-was had thrown up, and they became the great Himalayan Mountains, and you can look them out on the map.

He went East, and he found All-the-Cow-there-was feeding in the field that had been made ready for her, and she licked her tongue round a whole forest at a time, and swallowed it and sat down to chew her cud.

‘Kun?’ said All-the-Cow-there-was.

‘Payah kun,’ said the Eldest Magician; and he breathed upon the bare patch where she had eaten, and upon the place where she had sat down, and one became the great Indian Desert, and the other became the Desert of Sahara, and you can look them out on the map.

Which details from the excerpt best support the conclusion that children are the author's intended audience? Select two options.

the repetition of words and patterns
the terms "kun" and "payah kun"
the provided translation support
the use of animals to tell a magical story
the description of geological features

Answer 1

- the repetition of words and patterns — repetition is a common device in children's books to aid memory and enjoyment.
- the use of animals to tell a magical story — anthropomorphic animals and simple magic appeal directly to a child audience.