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English

Stage 6

Paper 1 Non-fiction 2025

1 hour

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.

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Section A: Reading

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

Read the text in the insert, and answer Questions 1–8.

1 Look at the first paragraph (lines 2–6).

(a) Give a two-word phrase that tells us Bentley was very interested in snow.

[1]

(b) What does Bentley’s description tell us about his feelings for snowflakes?
Tick () one box.

He was completely speechless.

He wished they were bigger.

He had a sense of amazement.

He thought that they were unreal.

[1]

2 Look at the second and third paragraphs (lines 7–12).

(a) Give one word that the writer uses to express an opinion of Bentley’s work.

[1]

(b) What is the effect of the writer’s use of direct speech in the third paragraph?
Give one effect and support your answer with a quotation.

Effect:

Quotation:
[2]

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3 Look at the fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs (lines 13–22).


Explain how the camera helped Bentley to overcome a problem.

The problem was

The camera helped because


[2]

4 Look at the seventh and eighth paragraphs (lines 23–33).

(a) Why does the writer use verbs with would in the seventh paragraph (for
example, would capture)?

[1]

(b) Each of these two paragraphs focuses on a different idea. Which of the
following ideas do they focus on?
Tick () two boxes.

preparing to take photographs of snowflakes

using scientific equipment to collect snowflakes

collecting information about snowflakes

organising a collection of images of snowflakes

publishing information about snowflakes

[2]

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5 Look at the ninth and tenth paragraphs (lines 34–40).

(a) Give a three-word phrase that tells us Bentley compared snowflakes to works
of art.

[1]

(b) Which word best summarises what Bentley says about snowflakes?
Tick () one box.

separate

important

unique

unforgettable

[1]

(c) Give one example of an abstract noun from the tenth paragraph (lines 38–40).

[1]

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6 Look at the final paragraph (lines 41–45).

(a) Give the different ways commas are used in the first two sentences.

In the first sentence:

In the second sentence:


[2]

(b) Give two prefixes that are used in the word that names the type of image
Bentley produced.

[2]

(c) It could be said that Bentley’s obsession was the cause of his death. Why?

[1]

7 Look at the whole text.


Explain three ways that the second and third paragraphs are different from the
other paragraphs in this text.

Explanation 1:

Explanation 2:

Explanation 3:
[3]

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8 Bentley took hundreds of photos of snowflakes. Why do you think he became so


obsessed with taking the photographs? Give two reasons. Support each reason
with a quotation.

Reason 1:

Quotation 1:

Reason 2:

Quotation 2:
[4]

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Section B: Writing

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

9 Think about a hobby you are very enthusiastic about. Write an article about it for
your school magazine.

You could think about:

• what your hobby is and what made you interested in it


• what your hobby involves (things you do or need for it)
• how you might develop your hobby.

Space for your plan:

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

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