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Read Text A, My week on powdered food, in the insert and then answer Questions 1(a)–(e) on
this question paper.

Question 1
(a) Give two examples of what advertisements say about Erfoo (Earth Food), according to the
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(b) Using your own words, explain what the text means by:

(i) ‘Lunch fatigue’ (line 2):

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(c) Re-read paragraph 2 (‘Coming in  ate a banana.’).

Give two examples of reactions which show that the writer’s friends and family did not all think
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(d) Re-read paragraphs 3 and 4 (‘Apparently, Erfoo is favoured by  I’ve eaten.’).

(i) Identify two advantages the writer hoped switching to Erfoo would bring.

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(ii) Explain what the writer did not like about Erfoo when they first tried it.

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(e) Re-read paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 (‘When lunchtime next rolls around  banana instead.’). Using
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Read Text C,The Clement Street Soup and Sourdough Restaurant, in the insert and then answer
Questions 2(a)–(d) on this question paper.

Question 2
(a) Identify a word or phrase from the text which suggests the same idea as the words
underlined:

(i) The company’s headquarters was a huge building.

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(ii) The lines of robot arms seemed extremely tall.

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(iii) Andrei believed that doing the same thing over stopped people being inventive.

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(iv) The prototype robot arm appeared to offer an enthusiastic welcome.

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(b) Using your own words, explain what the writer means by each of the words underlined:

Programmers at GD were almost exclusively young, distant, cold-eyed wraiths, in identical

denim. They started early morning, working past midnight, in a hurry to be done, and rich.

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(d) Re-read paragraphs 10 and 16.

• Paragraph 10 begins ‘I wouldn’t normally have been interested ...’ and is about Lois’
reaction to the menu.
• Paragraph 16 begins ‘Sitting on my kitchen countertop ’ and gives Lois’ reactions to
her first Combo.

Explain how the writer uses language to convey meaning and to create effect in these
paragraphs. Choose three examples of words or phrases from each paragraph to support
your answer. Your choices should include the use of imagery.

Write about 200 to 300 words.

Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer.

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Re-read Text C, The Clement Street Soup and Sourdough Restaurant, in the insert and then
answer Question 3 on this question paper.

Question 3

Imagine you are Andrei. You have noticed the changes in Lois which have made you reconsider
how your business operates and decide to make some improvements. A few weeks later, you give
a speech to other business owners.

In your speech you should explain:

• the nature of your business, what you hope to achieve and how successful it has been so far
• the concerns you have had about your staff
• the improvements you have made at GD as a result of speaking with Lois.

Write the words of the speech.

Base your speech on what you have read in Text C, but be careful to use your own words. Address
each of the three bullet points.

Begin your speech: ‘My company, General Dexterity ’ .

Write about 250 to 350 words.

Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer and up to 10 marks for the quality
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Section B: Composition

Answer one question from Section B.

Write about 350 to 450 words on one of the following questions. Answer on this question paper.

Up to 16 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer, and up to 24 marks
for the style and accuracy of your writing.

EITHER

Descriptive Writing

2 Describe an object that has been broken for a long time.

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Descriptive Writing

3 Write a description with the title ‘A special building – inside and outside’.

OR

Narrative Writing

4 Write a story that includes the words ‘… I realised I had been here before …’.

OR

Narrative Writing

5 Write a story with the title ‘The ball’.

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