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Cambridge Lower Secondary Sample Test

For use with curriculum published in


September 2020

English Paper 1
Stage 8
1 hour 10 minutes

Name

Additional materials: Insert

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
• Suggestions for how long to spend on each section are given in the booklet.

English_S8_01/5RP
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Section A: Reading

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

Read Text A in the Insert, and answer questions 1–11.


i
1 Look at the first paragraph (lines 1–3).
Give one word that means ‘fascinated’.

intrigued [1]

2 Why do you think the boys moved carefully down the hole?

Because it had bats and was dark down there. [1]

3 Look at line 10.


Why does the writer begin a new paragraph?

Because of a quotation [1]

4 Why does the writer begin a sentence with To their surprise (lines 12–13)?

Because it makes it want to know what surprised them and to show they were [1]
suprised.

5 What does mesmerised (line 15) mean?


Tick () one box.

energised

excited

remembered

captivated

[1]

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6 Look at lines 18–20.


Give one word which means ‘promise’.
Swore
[1]

7 Why do you think Marsal says this is the first commercial exploitation of the cave?

He says this because he could not keep the secret longer so he


told everyone he was the first person to explore the cave.
[1]

8 Look at this phrase: the news spread like wildfire (line 23).

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

The technique used in the phrase above was simile. [1]

(b) Why is this an appropriate description of the way the news of the discovery travelled?

Because everyone was starting to know about the discovery. [1]

9 Why is the writer’s use of flocked appropriate in line 27?


Because it was like a block of people so the use of the word there is apporpiate
in that context.
[1]

10 Give two features of a newspaper report used in Text A.


• formal wtriting


Very descriptive. [2]

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11 Look at the title.

(a) Why has the writer used inverted commas ( ‘ ’ )?

Because it is not a conversation just what he said in the moment. [1]

(b) Explain why you think it is appropriate to use the word cinema in the title. Give one
quotation from the text to support your answer.

Explanation: Because this says how it was multicoloured like a cinema

Quotation: The images were brilliantly multicoloured in reds, black, brown and ochres.

[2]

Read Text B in the Insert, and answer questions 12–16.

12 What is the purpose of Text B? Tick () one box.

to instruct

to discuss

to narrate

to persuade

[1]

13 Look at the first paragraph (lines 1–7).


Give two ways in which the writer engages the reader.
• It engages by trying to relate to the reader.
• Tries to catch your attention by talking to you using [2]

14 Look at the last sentence of the first paragraph (lines 6–7).


Give one word which contributes to the idea of sequencing information.
although. [1]

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15 Look at the third paragraph (lines 11–14).


Give one phrase that tells the reader that something has been successfully completed.

He uses the phrase hey presto. [1]

16 (a) Imagine a friend has a bat trapped in their house.


List the ways in which the bat could be removed, using at least five suggestions from
Text B.

Knock one down gently to the ground with a towel
• You can use a butterfly net but it will be hard.

A container like a jar you wait for it to land and trap and then
slide a piece of paper under it and you have trapped a bat


They try to drape a blanket over the bat, bette if you use thick gloves
to not hurt it.


You can call and expert if everything else fails on trying to get the bat [3]
out of your house

(b) Using your list, write a summary to describe ways to remove a bat from the house. Use
up to 50 words.

If a bat gets in your house you can use 5 different techniques to get the bat
out of your house without doing any damage to it. The first one is a butterfly
net which is hard but still can, if that does not work knock down the back
gently with a towel and will be easier to catch. You can also use a container
like a jar, bowl or bucket, you wait for it to land and then trap it in the
container, after trapping it in the container you slide a piece of paper and
then it will not be able to escape. Others drape a blanket over the bat do it
as gentle as possible as they can get hurt. If all of what I told you does not
work call an expert so they help you get it out.

[2]

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Section B: Writing

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

17 Imagine a situation where something unusual happens that means you need to take action, for
example an injury or extreme weather.

Tell your reader what to do in this situation.

Consider the following:

• the type of situation


• your audience
• what actions need to be taken and why.

Space for your plan:


Getting a big cut in your leg while in the wild, helped with tourniquet,
call for help, not get desperate, if you can clean and wait.

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

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Someday you might not be expecting it, you are in the wild having
fun alone or with your friends and you fall and have a deep cut
on your leg, which can lead to death if not treated quickly/correctly

There are some ways to be careful with this so if you get in this
situation you have a much higher rate of survival, so always when
out try to bring a tourniquet and some tissues - medical ones that
are clean and safe on a cut - and something to communicate, afte
we are going to start on how to use it in this situation.

The moment you cut yourself you should call for help instantly
call 911 and a friend to get you back to safety but more importantly
911, after calling 911 you should use the tourniquet that you have
in your bag, wrap it hard on your leg so your blood does not
flow and prevent death because of blood loss. If you forgot the tou
which might sound weird but you can stuff them inside your leg wh
can also help with the bleeding, you clean the cut from outside to r
infection and just wait there as calmed as possible and control bre
until the medics or person that is going to get you to your nearest
hospital arive.

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© Lascaux Cave; www.savelascaux.org/Legacy_Funding.php


© Caving; www.artofmanliness.com/2010/08/02/a-beginners-guide-to-caving
© Bat Conservation Trust; www.bats.org.uk/pages/bats_of_the_world
© Bat in the House; Professional Wildlife Removal; www.wildlife-removal.com/batinhouse.html
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