Mijbil was extremely playful and kept himself entertained in various creative ways. In the bathroom, he went wild with joy, plunging and rolling in water. He shuffled a rubber ball around the room like a four-footed soccer player, using all four feet to dribble it. He could also juggle marbles on his flat belly while lying on his back. In London, he invented a game with a ping-pong ball on a sloping suitcase — rolling it down and then ambushing it at the other end. He also developed compulsive habits on walks, like galloping along a school wall every time he returned home.
Source: Mijbil the Otter, Sections II and IV
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The examiner expects specific examples of Mij's playfulness drawn from the text — water play, ball games, marble juggling, the suitcase game, and the school wall habit. Avoid vague statements like "he was very playful." Naming 2–3 concrete activities with brief detail earns full marks. Three marks = roughly three distinct points.