Questions 7–13 7 feathers: ‘In the case of superior cloaks [= better
ones] made for chiefs or the more important
members of a tribe, feathers from kiwi, pigeons or
other native birds might be attached.’
Distraction ‘borders’ is wrong because ordinary
cloaks had these, but only the better ones had
feathers.
8 hood: ‘All flax cloaks were rectangular in shape, so
had no sleeves, and neither was a hood a feature
of this garment.’ So this kind of cloak didn’t have a
hood.
Distraction ‘sleeves’ is wrong because the space
requires a singular form.
9 shoulder: ‘short cloaks were fastened [= tied]
around a person’s neck . . . Pins . . . allowed longer
cloaks to be secured [= tied] at the shoulder.’
Distraction ‘waist’ is wrong because the cloaks
reached the level of a person’s waist, but were not
tied to that part of the body.
10 insulation: ‘A cloak made from fur or wool could
provide insulation from the cold, but not so a cloak
made of flax.’ In other words, a flax cloak doesn’t
provide/offer any insulation.
11 water: ‘. . . fibres were left to soak in water . . . in
order to soften them [= make them less stiff] and
make them easier to weave together.’
12 iron: ‘To do this [= to dye a cloak black], Maori
weavers covered it in a special kind of mud they
had collected from riverbeds. This was rich in
[= contained] iron.’
13 spear tips: ‘The particular advantage of these
cloaks was that the tough cabbage tree fibres
they were woven from could reduce the impact of
[= could not easily go through] spear tips during a
fight with enemy tribes.’ (Both words are necessary
here as ‘tips’ by itself does not provide enough
information to make sense.)
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