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Section A: Reading

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questions 1–7.

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The old man by the fire
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Read the extract from the biography The Secret Life of my Grandfather , then answer

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As he sits hunched by the fire, it’s hard to imagine my grandfather as anything other
than a quiet old man. But things aren’t always as they appear. Seventy-five years ago,

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he was a young man living in Poland. I’ve seen photographs from that time. He’s tall,
handsome and looks great in his Polish army uniform – the one he got married in. He
5 was a captain in the army, but when the Russians took over the part of Poland he lived
in, he had to make a decision: should he stay in Poland with his family and risk danger,
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or should he take his new wife – my grandmother – and start a new life abroad?

A long journey
In the end, he did the only thing he could. He helped his wife and both their families

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start a new life in England. He used all his money to buy train tickets and made sure
10 they got away safely. By this time, Poland had become a dangerous place, but my
grandfather stayed there alone for a week after his family left before making his way
across Europe. Sometimes he caught trains, sometimes he got lifts in cars, but most of
the time he walked. It took him one month to reach England.

1 What is the main impression of the grandfather created by the phrase ‘he sits
hunched’ in line 1?
Tick () one box.

Is thisthat
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he is cold
inappropriate?
that he is old

that he is uncomfortable

Reportthat he is thinking [1]

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2 Give one piece of evidence from lines 2–4 which tells us that the grandfather is over 85
years old.

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3 Explain, using your own words, why the grandfather had to take his family abroad.
(lines 5–7)

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4 Look at paragraph 1 (lines 1–7).

Complete the following fact file about the grandfather:

Country of residence

Job

Marital status
[3]

5 Why is paragraph 2 (lines 8–13) given the subheading ‘A long journey’?

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6 ‘Sometimes he caught trains, sometimes he got lifts in cars, but most of the time he
walked.’ (lines 12–13)
What structural technique is this an example of? Explain why the writer has used it here,
and its effect.

Structural technique:

Effect:

[2]

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7 What type of text is this extract?

Tick () one box.
a diary

an article

a biography

a play [1]

Section B: Writing
1 Write an article for your school magazine about someone you admire. It could be
someone you know, or someone you have never met.
You could include:
• a headline for your article
• a description of the person and what they have done
• an explanation of why you admire them. [10]

Space for your plan:

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Write your article:

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