Cambridge Lower Secondary Progression Test
English question paper 2
Stage 7
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper.
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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
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
Read the Text in the Insert and then answer questions 1–15.
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What does the narrator dislike about the violin?
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In lines 1–3, which word does the writer use to show the narrator has mixed feelings about
her violin?
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In lines 1–6, what effect does playing the violin have on the narrator? Support your answer
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Explain in your own words why the narrator stops playing her violin when the doorbell rings
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Look at lines 8–12.
Explain in your own words two ways the writer creates suspense in these lines.
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Why doesn’t the mother believe what the old man is saying?
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‘It was as if his whole body was weeping tears.’ (line 18)
(a) What literary technique is this an example of?
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(b) How does the writer want the reader to feel about the old man?
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Why does the old man open his wallet ‘… with great care, almost reverently’ (line 21)?
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Who is the ‘young man’ in the photograph (line 23)?
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10 Look at lines 27–30.
The narrator’s excitement builds up in this part of the text. Explain in your own words three
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What is the word ‘slurped’ (line 34) an example of?
Tick (9) one box.
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
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12 Give two things the writer suggests about the old man from the way he drinks and eats.
Support each suggestion with a different quotation.
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13 Give one sentence from the text that shows the narrator is fascinated by her grandfather.
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14 The text is narrated by the girl. The mother does not say much.
How does the writer show the mother’s feelings? Give three quotations from the text and
explain what each one shows about the mother’s feelings at that point.
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15 ‘He was obviously too intent on his tea and biscuits to say anything at all.’ (lines 39–40)
What does the phrase ‘intent on’ mean in this quotation?
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Section B: Writing
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Spend 30 minutes on this section.
16 Write your own story called An unexpected visitor.
You will need to consider:
Narrator
Who will tell the story? How?
Character
Who are your characters?
How do they know one another?
Setting
Where is your story set?
Will it stay in one setting or move to another?
Plot
How will the plot develop?
Is the visitor welcome or not?
What happens in the end?
Space for your plan:
Write your story on the next page.
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Copyright Acknowledgements:
Section A
© Adapted extract taken from Escape from Shangri-La by Michael Morpurgo. Text copyright © 1998 Michael Morpurgo. Published by
Egmont UK Limited and used with permission; adapted by permission of the author.
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