Practice test before the EOY exam

Year 8

Before you look at the questions, read the extract provided. Then read the questions
carefully and answer in the spaces provided.
This extract is taken from the novel “The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe” by CS Lewis. In
the extract, Lucy was hiding a wardrobe while playing hide and seek with her siblings. As
she stepped back further into the wardrobe, she found herself in the magical world of
Narnia for the first time.

Question 1).
List four things you learn about the wardrobe [4 marks]

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Question 2).
How does the writer use language to present the world of Narnia for the first time?
[15 marks]

Write 3 PEE paragraphs

You could include the writer’s choice of:
• Words and/or phrases
• Language/descriptive techniques
● Sentence structure

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 Writing Question
You have 20 minutes to complete this section

Write a description based on this image

OR
Write the opening to a story about a cold and magical place [25 marks]

● Use detailed description and techniques.

● Check your spellings, punctuation and grammar carefully.
● Use literary devices (metaphor, personification, simile, etc.)

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