Answer all questions

Section A Comprehension 8 marks

Read the comprehension passage carefully.

1) It wasn’t until the 1930s that Mount Everest, standing on the border of Tibet and Nepal, was
officially recognised as the highest point on Earth. The mountain stretches so high up into
the atmosphere that the air becomes very thin, making it impossible to breathe without an
oxygen supply. It is so cold that no animals or plants can survive on its higher slopes.

2) By 1953, at least ten expeditions had set out to climb the 8848 metres to the summit of
Everest, but all of them failed in the attempt. They met with fierce snowstorms, dangerous
ice and bottomless chasms, and the lives of many brave climbers were lost.

3) In March of that year, another expedition was mounted to conquer this mighty mountain.
Their plan was to set up eight camps along the way to the summit. Then two men would be
chosen to make a final climb of 1000 metres to the top. The climb was as difficult and
dangerous as they expected. Slowly but surely, they edged their way upwards. When the
final camp had been set up, two men left to make a last attack on the summit. Hours later,
they were forced to return to the camp.

4) The weather was getting worse and there was time for only one last attempt. Edmund
Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal were picked. With a great effort of
bravery, strength and skill, they made their way onwards and upwards. Two days later, they
still had not reached the summit. Once more they had to sleep in their tiny tent, only a few
hundred metres from the top. A blizzard blew around them. They were so near and yet so
far!

5) However, on May 29, 1953, to their delight and surprise, Hillary and Tenzing awoke to find
calm and sunny weather. Later that morning, they became the first people to climb the
highest mountain in the world.

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 Answer the following questions.

1. Why is Everest such a difficult mountain to climb? Give any two reasons.

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2. Ten expeditions had failed. What was the plan of the next expedition?
(​ 2)

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3. Who made it to the summit of Mount Everest? ​(2)

4. In the brackets, write whether each of the following statements, relating to Paragraphs 4 and
5, is true or false. If it is true, then write ​‘true’​. If it is false, then write ​‘false’​ and the short,
correct answer. ​(2)

a) Edmund Hillary was British. ( )

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b) In the evening, the two men made it to the top. ( )

Answer:

c) On their first attempt, they successfully climbed the mountain. ( )

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 d) It was only a few hundred metres from the top when the two men had to sleep in their tent.
( )
Answer:

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Section B 7 marks

5. Danny the Champion of the World

It was not as dark as I had expected it to be inside the wood this time. Little glints
and glimmers from the brilliant moon outside shone through the leaves and gave the
place a cold eerie look.

“I brought a light for each of us,” my father said. “We’re going to need it later on.” He
handed me one of those small pocket torches shaped like a fountain-pen. I switched
mine on. It threw a long narrow beam of surprising brightness, and when I moved it
around it was like waving a very long white wand among the trees. I switched it off.

We started walking back towards the clearing where the pheasants had eaten the
raisins.

“This,” my father said, “will be the first time in the history of the world that anyone has
even tried to poach roosting pheasants. Isn’t it marvellous though, to be able to walk
around without worrying about keepers?”

“You don’t think Mr Rabbetts might have sneaked back again just to make sure?”

“Never,” my father said. “He’s gone home to his supper.”

I couldn’t help thinking that if I had been MrRabbetts, and ifI had seen two
suspicious-looking characters lurking just outside my precious pheasant wood, I
certainly would not have gone home to my supper. My father must have sensed my
fears because once again he reached out and took my hand in his, folding his long
warm fingers around mine.

a) How does Danny feel while they are out in Hazell’s wood? (2)

Answer:

b) How do you think his father feels after spilling the raisins? (2)

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 c) Do you think it was right for Danny and his father to poach the pheasants from
Mr.Hazell? Why or why not ? (2)

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d) Where does the title of the book come from? (1)

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Section B Grammar 15 marks

6. Fill in the blanks. Choose and write the correct connective. (2)

therefore however instead furthermore

a) They don’t study here. ( ), they often come to participate in the events.

b) Zara and her brother are allergic to cats. ( ), they don’t have one.

c) Cows give us milk. ( ), we eat their meat.

d) He had to revise for the test. ( ), he played all night.

7. Rewrite the following paragraph using the articles ‘a, an, the’ where required. ​(4)

​There is ______ man who has many cats. _______Cats love to play with _____ yarn ball.
_________ man wants them to play with other toys but they love playing with _______yarn
_______most. There is also _______elephant made of plastic which ______ cats are afraid
of.

Answer:

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8. Change the following sentences into indirect speech. ​(3)

a) “I don’t want to play now,” said the boy.

b) “We are studying here tonight,” said the children.

c) “Today has to be the best day of this year!” Alia said.

9. Complete the following using question tags. ​(3)

a) Peter works in the shop, ?

b) She is collecting stickers, ?

c) Kevin will come tonight, ?

d) I’m clever, ?

e) Mary didn’t do her homework, ?

f) They are going home from school, ?

10. Use the connective in brackets to form complex sentences. Decide which sentence
should be the main clause and which, the subordinate. Add commas where required. ​(3)

a) He could leave earlier. He asked his teacher. (if)

b) They had already finished their work. The teacher left the classroom. (when)
Answer:

c) You should know how bad it is. You tell a lie. (before)
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 Section C Composition 20 marks

11. Write a composition on the following lines on either ​ONE​ of the 2 topics.

Either:

When was the last time you were afraid? What scared you? How did you react?

Or:

‘The bell rang, I opened the door and found an alien outside…’

Answer:

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