Date: Saturday, 28 March 2020

Title: To complete questions 1 to 4 on English Language paper 1 using the extract below.

Read the extract below then answer the questions underneath in a Word document.

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

In this extract, the children are exploring the house and Lucy discovers a
piece of household furniture with most unusual properties.

It was the sort of house that you never seem to come to the end of, and it was full of unexpected places. The first few
doors they tried led only into unused bedrooms. And shortly after that they looked into a room that was quite empty
except for one big wardrobe; the sort that has a mirror in the door.

"Nothing there!" said Peter, and they all trooped out again - all except Lucy. She stayed behind because she thought
it would be worth while trying the door of the wardrobe, even though she felt almost sure that it would be locked. To
her surprise it opened easily.

Looking into the inside, she saw several long fur coats. There was nothing Lucy liked so much as the smell and feel of
fur. She immediately stepped into the wardrobe and got in among the coats and rubbed her face against them,
leaving the door open, of course, because she knew that it is very foolish to shut oneself into any wardrobe. Soon she
went further in and found that there was a second row of coats hanging up behind the first one. It was almost quite
dark in there and she kept her arms stretched out in front of her so as not to bump her face into the back of the
wardrobe. She took a step further in - then two or three steps always expecting to feel woodwork against the tips of
her fingers. But she could not feel it.

"This must be a simply enormous wardrobe!" thought Lucy, going still further in and pushing the soft folds of the
coats aside to make room for her.

Next moment she found that what was rubbing against her face and hands was no longer soft fur but something
hard and rough and even prickly. "Why, it is just like branches of trees!" exclaimed Lucy. And then she saw that there
was a light ahead of her. Something cold and soft was falling on her. A moment later she found that she was
standing in the middle of a wood at night- time with snow under her feet and snowflakes falling through the air. Lucy
felt a little frightened, but she felt very curious and excited as well. She looked back over her shoulder and there,
between the dark tree trunks; she could still see the open doorway of the wardrobe and even catch a glimpse of the
empty room from which she had set out. It seemed to be still daylight there. "I can always get back if anything goes
wrong," thought Lucy. She began to walk forward, crunch-crunch over the snow and through the wood towards the
other light. In about ten minutes she reached it and found it was a lamp-post. She heard a pitter patter of feet
coming towards her. And soon after that a very strange person stepped out from among the trees into the light of
the lamp-post.

He was only a little taller than Lucy herself and he carried over his head an umbrella, white with snow. From the
waist upwards he was like a man, but his legs were shaped like a goat's (the hair on them was glossy black) and
instead of feet he had goat's hoofs. He had a red woollen scarf round his neck and his skin was rather reddish too. He
had a strange, but pleasant little face, with a short pointed beard and curly hair, and out of the hair there stuck two
horns, one on each side of his forehead. He was a Faun. And when he saw Lucy he gave such a start of surprise that
he dropped all his parcels.

"Goodness gracious me!" exclaimed the Faun.

Answer the following questions in full sentences.

1. What did the children find behind the first few doors they opened?
2. What was the only object they found in one room?
3. Why did Lucy stay behind in the room?
4. What did Lucy like so much about fur coats?
 5. When Lucy comes out of the wardrobe on the other side, what does she discover?
6. Describe the character that Lucy meets.

QUESTION ONE

TASK ONE: List FOUR things about the house the children are walking around.

QUESTION TWO

TASK TWO: Read the source below and complete the grid below answering the question, “how does the writer use
language here to suggest that the wardrobe is unusual?”

Looking into the inside, she saw several long fur coats. There was nothing Lucy liked so much as the smell and feel of
fur. She immediately stepped into the wardrobe and got in among the coats and rubbed her face against them,
leaving the door open, of course, because she knew that it is very foolish to shut oneself into any wardrobe. Soon she
went further in and found that there was a second row of coats hanging up behind the first one. It was almost quite
dark in there and she kept her arms stretched out in front of her so as not to bump her face into the back of the
wardrobe. She took a step further in - then two or three steps always expecting to feel woodwork against the tips of
her fingers. But she could not feel it.
"This must be a simply enormous wardrobe!" thought Lucy, going still further in and pushing the soft folds of the
coats aside to make room for her.

Point Quote Technique Explanation

The wardrobe is vast and
endless
“This must be a simply
enormous wardrobe”
Adjective - enormous
The wardrobe seems
unusual to Lucy because it
is much larger than she
could have imagined. It
looked like a normal
wardrobe but it doesn’t
seem to end.

“always expecting to feel Verb - expecting

woodwork”

TASK THREE: Highlight the double adjective in the point, quote and explanation in the following example. Write a
what went well (WWW) and an even better if (EBI) point for the student in the box below.

The writer uses language to describe the unusual wardrobe as vast and endless. The
writer uses the adjective “enormous” to describe the size of the wardrobe. This paints a
picture of a wardrobe that is much larger than Lucy expected. This makes the wardrobe
unusual because it is unusual.
WWW EBI
TASK FOUR: Using the sentence starters below, complete two more paragraphs using the remaining quotes.

The writer uses language to describe the wardrobe as _______________ and _________________.

The writer uses ______________ to describe the wardrobe.

This paints a picture of ___________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________.

QUESTION THREE

Question 3 is all about how the writer has put the piece together to interest the reader. You should find quotes from
the beginning middle and end of the extract to help you do this, looking for changes in time, place, topic, person or
mood.

TASK FIVE: Look at the beginning of the text. Answer the questions below.

It was the sort of house that you never seem to come to the end of, and it was full of unexpected places. The first
few doors they tried led only into unused bedrooms. And shortly after that they looked into a room that was quite
empty except for one big wardrobe; the sort that has a mirror in the door.
"Nothing there!" said Peter, and they all trooped out again - all except Lucy. She stayed behind because she thought
it would be worth while trying the door of the wardrobe, even though she felt almost sure that it would be locked.
To her surprise it opened easily.
Looking into the inside, she saw several long fur coats. There was nothing Lucy liked so much as the smell and feel of

Answer the following questions in a word document.

1. Which character is the extract focussed?

2. Where is she?
3. What is she doing?
4. How may this interest someone who is reading this story?

The first paragraph has been done for you. Use this as an example of how much detail to put in your next TWO
paragraphs.

At the beginning of the text, the writer focuses on the character of Lucy and her journey into the
wardrobe.
This interests the reader because we want to know why this little girl would stay and climb inside of a
wardrobe when she is not sure what things she may find. We are also expecting the wardrobe to come
to an end very soon but it doesn’t, making us curious to know what is different about this wardrobe and
how it fits into the story.
TASK SIX: Look at the middle and end of the story. Make notes in the boxes provided about the thinking
points below.
Think about:

● What has changed?

● Do we meet new characters?

● How do these changes interest the reader?

The middle of the text

"This must be a simply enormous wardrobe!" thought Lucy, going still further in and pushing the soft folds of the
coats aside to make room for her.

Next moment she found that what was rubbing against her face and hands was no longer soft fur but something
hard and rough and even prickly. "Why, it is just like branches of trees!" exclaimed Lucy. And then she saw that
there was a light ahead of her. Something cold and soft was falling on her. A moment later she found that she was
standing in the middle of a wood at night- time with snow under her feet and snowflakes falling through the air.
Lucy felt a little frightened, but she felt very curious and excited as well. She looked back over her shoulder and
there, between the dark tree trunks; she could still see the open doorway of the wardrobe and even catch a
glimpse of the empty room from which she had set out. It seemed to be still daylight there. "I can always get back
if anything goes wrong," thought Lucy. She began to walk forward, crunch-crunch over the snow and through the
wood towards the other light. In about ten minutes she reached it and found it was a lamp-post. She heard a
pitter patter of feet coming towards her. And soon after that a very strange person stepped out from among the
trees into the light of the lamp-post.

Make notes here about things that have changed that may interest the reader

The end of the text

He was only a little taller than Lucy herself and he carried over his head an umbrella, white with snow. From the
waist upwards he was like a man, but his legs were shaped like a goat's (the hair on them was glossy black) and
instead of feet he had goat's hoofs. He had a red woollen scarf round his neck and his skin was rather reddish too.
He had a strange, but pleasant little face, with a short pointed beard and curly hair, and out of the hair there stuck
two horns, one on each side of his forehead. He was a Faun. And when he saw Lucy he gave such a start of
surprise that he dropped all his parcels.
 "Goodness gracious me!" exclaimed the Faun.

Make notes here about things that have changed that may interest the reader

TASK SEVEN: Use the sentence starters to complete two paragraphs to complete your question 3 response.
As the text progresses, the writer focuses on…
This interests the reader because…

At the end of the text, the writer leaves us…

QUESTION FOUR

Next moment she found that what was rubbing against her face and hands was no longer soft fur but something hard
and rough and even prickly. "Why, it is just like branches of trees!" exclaimed Lucy. And then she saw that there was a
light ahead of her. Something cold and soft was falling on her. A moment later she found that she was standing in the
middle of a wood at night- time with snow under her feet and snowflakes falling through the air. Lucy felt a little
frightened, but she felt very curious and excited as well. She looked back over her shoulder and there, between the dark
tree trunks; she could still see the open doorway of the wardrobe and even catch a glimpse of the empty room from
which she had set out. It seemed to be still daylight there. "I can always get back if anything goes wrong," thought
Lucy. She began to walk forward, crunch-crunch over the snow and through the wood towards the other light. In about
ten minutes she reached it and found it was a lamp-post. She heard a pitter patter of feet coming towards her. And
soon after that a very strange person stepped out from among the trees into the light of the lamp-post.
He was only a little taller than Lucy herself and he carried over his head an umbrella, white with snow. From the waist
upwards he was like a man, but his legs were shaped like a goat's (the hair on them was glossy black) and instead of
feet he had goat's hoofs. He had a red woollen scarf round his neck and his skin was rather reddish too. He had a
strange, but pleasant little face, with a short pointed beard and curly hair, and out of the hair there stuck two horns,
one on each side of his forehead. He was a Faun. And when he saw Lucy he gave such a start of surprise that he
dropped all his parcels.
"Goodness gracious me!" exclaimed the Faun.
Question four asks you if you agree or disagree with a statement made by the student. It is always
recommended that you AGREE with the student.
The question is below and will focus on the part of the extract in the bow:
A student, having read this section of the text said: “The writer brings the excitement of Lucy’s
experience to life for the reader. It is as if you are there with her.”
TASK EIGHT: Complete the grid below and find evidence to support that what Lucy is experiencing is
exciting and why you think that thing may be exciting for us the reader.

Lucy’s experience – find quotes Why is it exciting for us as the reader?

“no longer soft fur but something hard and rough
and even prickly”
“that a very strange person stepped out from among
the trees”
The change in the textures that Lucy is feeling are
very different. We know that she is in a wardrobe
but we cannot imagine why there would be
something “hard and rough and even prickly” in
there.

"Goodness gracious me!" exclaimed the Faun.

TASK NINE: Using the sentence starters below, complete TWO paragraphs using the remaining quotes to
answer question 4.
An example has been done for you to see how much detail is expected in your response.
I agree that the writer brings the experience of Lucy’s experience to life for the reader.
For example, “no longer soft fur but something hard and rough and even prickly.”
The writer is trying to make the reader feel as if they are there with Lucy feeling the change of textures
on their skin. We know that she is in a wardrobe but we cannot imagine why there would be soft and
then rough surfaces.
Sentence starters: Use these to complete TWO paragraphs using the remaining quotes.
I agree that the writer brings the experience of Lucy’s experience to life for the reader.
For example, “_____________________________________.”
The writer is trying to make the reader feel __________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________.