Mrs. Higgins lowered her voice. “Actually… there was a mix-up. The judges originally chose a boy named Sam. Great story about a robot. But Sam withdrew.”
“A girl named Chloe. Fifteen. Lovely poem about a cat.”
Mark Davis, a 47-year-old journalist for the local Weekly Herald , had always hated the annual "Young Voices" writing competition. Every year, he had to interview the winner—usually a teenager who wrote about feelings and ponies. luistertoets engels vwo 2009
“Why?”
Mark laughed. “Honest. I’ll write that down.” He scribbled: Winner: unenthusiastic . Then he asked, “What did she win?” The judges originally chose a boy named Sam
“Where is everyone?” Mark asked, out of breath.
Hier is een kort verhaal (story) dat qua stijl, lengte en thematiek aansluit bij een (vergelijkbaar met eerdere CITO-/examenluistertoetsen: alledaagse situaties, Brits/Amerikaans accent, wat ironie of een twist). Title: The Wrong Winner Fifteen
“Who won?”
For a moment, Mark just stared. Then he shook his head, smiled, and said: “Right. Then the headline tomorrow will be: ‘Reluctant Poet Wins After Robot-Boy Backs Out.’ ”