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    Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint

    

    ENGLISH 1111/02
    Paper 2 Fiction October 2022
    1 hour 10 minutes

    You must answer on the question paper.

    You will need: Insert (enclosed)

    INSTRUCTIONS
    • Answer all questions.
    • Use a black or dark blue pen.
    • Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
    • Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
    • Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
    • Do not write on any bar codes.

    INFORMATION
    • The total mark for this paper is 50.
    • The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
    • The insert contains the reading passages.

    This document has 8 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

    IB22 10_1111_02/4RP
    © UCLES 2022 [Turn over
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    Section A: Reading

    Spend 30 minutes on this section.

    Read the Text in the insert and then answer Questions 1–13.

    1 Look at lines 1–6.


    Why is the light weak?

    [1]

    2 Give a quotation from lines 1–6 that shows that the man had planned his visit.

    [1]

    3 The man feels uneasy.


    Explain how the writer’s use of punctuation in the first paragraph demonstrates this.

    [2]

    4 Look at lines 7–10.

    (a) Which word below means the same as labour as it is used here? Tick () one box.

    work

    time

    effort

    route

    [1]

    (b) What effect does the writer create by using the single-sentence paragraph in line 10?

    [1]

    (c) Explain what the sentence tells the reader about the man.

    [2]

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    5 The man thinks the woman’s appearance is unattractive.


    Give two words or phrases from the text that tell the reader this.
    •

    [2]

    6 Explain in your own words why the man is unconcerned by the people staring at him.

    [1]

    7 Give one reason the man waits for ten minutes to go into the shop after it had opened.
    Tick () one box.

    He knew the shopkeeper was busy.

    He was waiting for the woman.

    He wanted to appear normal.

    He was resting.

    [1]

    8 The people of Haneyville are distrustful of newcomers.


    Give two ways the shopkeeper’s manner reflects this. Support your answer with examples from
    the text.

    [4]

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    9 Look at this phrase: … like a ridiculous group of nonsense syllables. (Line 28)

    (a) What figurative technique is used in the phrase above?

    [1]

    (b) Explain in your own words what the phrase above means.

    [2]

    10 Explain why the man feels so relieved in line 40.

    [1]

    11 The shopkeeper and the man selling the ring deceive each other.
    Explain how.

    [2]

    12 Explain why the man feels more confident at the end of the story.

    [1]

    13 The story is told from the point of view of the man who came to Haneyville.
    Explain how this helps the reader to sympathise with the character.

    [2]

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    Section B: Writing

    Spend 30 minutes on this section.

    14 A young person from another planet comes to your school. Write a story from their point of view.

    You should consider:


    • the reactions of the young person from another planet to the new surroundings
    • their reactions to the new people
    • the reactions of your teachers and the other learners to them.

    Space for your plan:

    Write your story on the next page. [25 marks]

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    reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the
    publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.

    To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge
    Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download
    at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series.

    Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge
    Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge.

    © UCLES 2022 1111/02/O/N/22

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