CANDIDATE NAME:

INDEX NUMBER:
ENGLISH paper 1- Non-Fiction
2nd Term Examination - January 2023
Grade 6
1 hour 10 minutes
 Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
 No Additional Materials are required.
 No calculators allowed.
INSTRUCTIONS
 Answer all questions.
 Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any
diagrams or graphs.
 Write your name, index number and class in the boxes at the top
of this page.
 Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
 Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
 INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 50.
 The number of marks for each question or part question is shown
in brackets [ ].

This document consists of 07 printed page

 Section A: Reading
Spend 30 minutes on this section
Read Text A, in the insert, and answer questions 1 - 9.
1. Write two beliefs that are associated with the disappearance of
boats, airplanes and people.
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2. The USS Cyclops was last seen in
Tick ( ) the most appropriate answer
 Florida
 Barbados
 Brazil
 Puerto Rico [1]
3. Explain in your own words 'The US Navy records this as the largest
loss of life outside of combat in its history'. (Refer to line 15)
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4. Describe what happened to the USS Navy plane.
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5. Name three ideas, on what the Navy thought for the disappearance
of Flight 19.
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6. As claimed by others what organization was involved with the
disappearance of boats and people?
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7. Expand the noun phrase 'The Bermuda Triangle' using any of the
given senses. (sight, touch and emotion)
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8. Find two prefixes in the text and construct a sentence for each word
on your own.
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9. Locate two examples of reported speech and write the relevant
sentences. (Refer lines from 1 to 10)
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Read Text B, in the insert, and answer questions 10-15.
10. What is the main purpose of money?
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11. Name the method of exchange that was used in the past.
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12. Write in your own words on what happened between you and
Joshua, assuming that he was you friend.
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13. List two 'quotations' that suggest the writers own saying. (Refer the
last paragraph)
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14. Explain 3 ways how the monetary system defers today compared to
the ancient times. (Refer the last paragraph)
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15. Write a 'poem letter' on money. (Illustrate 'luminous detail for the
poem)
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 Section B: Writing
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
16. Write a persuasive speech about one of the following topics.

Key points to remember: present a line of argument, structure your

speech, use language imaginatively.

It could be about:
 Lyrics in a song can impact our life.
 Violent video games are dangerous
 School uniforms are beneficial.
 Credit cards are harmful to students, if given.
 Hunting animals should be banned.
Space for your plan

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