Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint

ENGLISH 1111/01
Paper 1 Non-fiction April 2020
MARK SCHEME

Maximum Mark: 50

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Section A: Reading

Question Answer Marks

1 Look at the heading: ‘The sky’s the limit.’ 1

What is the heading an example of? Tick () one box.

Award 1 mark for the following:

• an idiom.

Question Answer Marks

2 Give one word from the first paragraph (lines 1–7) that tells the reader that 1
the treehouses of Finca Bellavista have little effect on their surroundings.

Award 1 mark for the following:

• nestled.

Question Answer Marks

3 Look at the second paragraph (lines 8–13). 1

Which two-word phrase shows that Matt and Erica were not initially looking
for rainforest land to buy?

Award 1 mark for the following:

• stumbled on.

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4 Find examples in the text to support the following ideas. 3

Award 1 mark for each of the following examples, up to a maximum of 3 marks:

The writer thinks Matt and Erica’s area of land is beautiful.

• (this little slice of) paradise

The writer feels that the rainforest was under threat.

• (on the brink of being carved up) (into a timber harvest site)

Matt and Erica felt it was their duty to rescue the area.
• compelled to save this chunk of rainforest

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5 Give two ways residents can visit each other. 1

Award 1 mark for two of the following:

• zip wire
• bridges
• on foot.

Question Answer Marks

6 Give one phrase from the first paragraph and one phrase from the last 2
paragraph (lines 27-30), that tell the reader that Finca Bellavista has an
independent source of electricity.

Award 1 mark for each of the following:

• (where) (everything is) solar-powered

• (enjoy living) off the grid.

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7 Look at the last sentence (lines 28-30). Matt Hogan tells the reader that the 1
rainforest is noisy.
What does he suggest about the noise?

Award 1 mark for the following:

• The noise is peaceful / pleasant / calming / relaxing / continuous / inescapable

/ positive / good / tranquil / soothing.

Question Answer Marks

8 Give two examples that show the writer feels that Finca Bellavista is a 2
challenging place to live.

Award 1 mark for any of the following up to a maximum of 2 marks:

• (though modest!)
• understandably
• just a few hardy residents live permanently in their tree houses
• ‘luxury’ of indoor plumbing.

Question Answer Marks

9 Give two reasons why ‘The sky’s the limit’ is a suitable heading for this 2
article.

Award 1 mark for each of the following:

• Literal meaning / The houses are built high up in the trees, up in the sky / are
not on the ground.
• It means that everything is possible.

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Question Answer Marks

14 Summarise how people can make their lifestyles more sustainable. Use up 2
to 50 words.

Award 2 marks for a summary that combines 4 points from the previous
question into a coherent and well-crafted summary, e.g.:

• Teenagers should opt to walk short distances or share transport. They

should look after their electronic devices carefully, keeping them for as long
as possible, not exchanging them for more fashionable models unless
necessary but recycling them. When shopping, they should take their own
bags and buy local produce. [49 words]

Award 1 mark for a summary that combines 2–3 points from the previous
question into a coherent summary.

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