Cambridge Lower Secondary Progression Test

English question paper 2

Stage 8
1 hour plus 10 minutes reading time
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper. Total

You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

The total number of marks for this paper is 50.

Suggestions for how long to spend on each section are given in the booklet.

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Section A: Reading For

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Spend 30 minutes on this section.

Read the text in the Insert and then answer questions 1–14.

1 Which words from lines 1–3 show Mafatu has always lived by the sea?

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2 Look at lines 1–3.

Give one thing that Mafatu does not like about the sea.

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3 Look at lines 4–10.

Give one phrase that suggests the boats are far apart from each other.

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4 Look at lines 8–10.

Why are the people ‘ill at ease’?

Tick (9) one box.

because of the changing weather

because it was late afternoon

because of dangerous animals

because they were feeling unwell

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5 What language feature is ‘it seized the frail craft’ (line 13) an example of?

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6 Look at lines 15–20. For

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Give two ways that the writer builds up a sense of danger in these lines.

Support each answer with examples from the text.

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7 ‘But the palms of Tekoto beckoned with their promise of life’ (line 25).

What impression of the isle of Tekoto do these words give?

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8 Look at lines 23–26.

Give two examples of Mafatu’s behaviour which show his fear.

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9 Give one word from line 28 that shows the sea wanted to take Mafatu.

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10 Look at lines 18–30. For

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What impression does the writer give of Mafatu’s mother?

Identify two characteristics and support each one with examples from the text.

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11 (a) How does the writer show that Mafatu’s experience of the storm is a memory?

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(b) How does the mood in the text change in lines 31–32?

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12 Look at lines 31–34.

How does Mafatu feel about the sea now? Give a word or phrase from these lines to support
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13 Look at lines 35–38.

Identify one quotation about the sea in these lines and explain its effect.

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14 Look at lines 38–39. For

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What effects does the writer create by using the following?

Effect

‘Perhaps that was the beginning of it.’

Introducing Mafatu’s other name,

‘Stout Heart’

Ending with a question

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Section B: Writing For

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Spend 30 minutes on this section.

15 Write a story in which a person or a group of people face a dangerous event.

You will need to think about:

Character A narrator?
A group of friends?
A group of strangers?

Setting At home?
On holiday?
Somewhere strange?

Plot What makes it dangerous?

How do they overcome the dangerous event?

Spend about five minutes planning your story.

Space for your plan:

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

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Copyright Acknowledgements:

Section A © adapted: Armstrong Sperry; The Boy who was Afraid; Heinemann.

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