Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge Secondary 1 Checkpoint

ENGLISH 1111/02
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Paper 2 Fiction For Examination from 2018

SPECIMEN PAPER
1 hour plus 10 minutes’ reading time
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: Insert

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

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

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

This document consists of 8 printed pages.

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Section A: Reading

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

Read the Text in the Insert and then answer questions 1–13.

1 What helps Meggie get to sleep after a bad dream?

Mo's calm breathing beside her and the sound of pages turning and the rustle of the printed paper
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2 ‘But the figure outside the house was no dream.’ (line 6)

What effect does the writer create by using this single-sentence paragraph?

that what meggie saw was not a dream it was real and scary
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3 Explain in your own words how Meggie’s father looks when his reading is interrupted.
He raises his head and takes him a few moments to find his way out of the other world.
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4 (a) ‘Books on the TV set and in the wardrobe, small piles of books, tall piles of books, books thick
and thin, books old and new.’ (lines 22–24)

Give one way these lines emphasise how many books Mo and Meggie have.
because due to the paragraph that Mo and Meggie love reading books
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(b) Look at the phrase ‘Stacks of books were piled high all over the house’ (lines 19–20).

(i) Write one quotation from the text that shows a problem caused by the books.

that they have a lot of books which they cant find a place to put the books .
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(ii) Write one quotation from the text that shows a benefit of the books.
that they like reading alot .
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5 ‘Has he got a hairy face? If so, he could be a werewolf.’ (line 27)

What does this quotation suggest about Mo’s character?

that he is a funny charactor and trying to help meggie calm down
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6 How does the mood change when Mo sees the figure standing in the rain (line 31)?
that he is a person came to see him and stepped back from the window
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7 ‘. . . except for the rain falling, murmuring as if the night had found its voice.’ (lines 45–46)

What is the underlined phrase an example of?

Tick (9) one box.

alliteration

hyperbole

metaphor

personification
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8 Explain in your own words how the writer uses the night and the rain to create atmosphere (lines
40–50).

Support your answer with examples from the text.

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9 Which two features from this text suggest that it is from a mystery story?

Tick (9) two boxes.

a first person narrator

a night-time setting

the use of dialogue

the use of flashbacks

the withholding of information

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10 Explain in your own words Meggie’s reactions to Dustfinger (lines 34–62).

Support your answer with examples from the text.

that when Mo came to call the person he called Dustfinger is that you . Meggie couldnt
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remember the name but the sound of the person was familiar as a distant memory and then she
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remembered him
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11 What two things do we learn about the past relationship between Mo and Dustfinger?

that they know each others names and houses

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12 Write one quotation from the text which could explain why Mo double locked the door.

because he wants to do something

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13 Explain in your own words how you can tell that Meggie and Mo have a close relationship.

Support your answer with examples from the whole text.

that Mo is like a father to Meggie and they two like reading books and Mo calms down Meggie
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when see dreams a nightmare and Mo is trying to keep her safe .
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Section B: Writing

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

14 Write a story which begins with two people waiting for someone.

You should consider:

• the people who are waiting – are they friends, members of a family or do they work together?

• the setting − where are they waiting?

• what happens when the person they are waiting for arrives or does not arrive?

Space for your plan:

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

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Copyright Acknowledgements:

Text for Section A © Cornelia Funke; Inkheart; Chicken House; 2011.

Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every
reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the
publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.

Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local
Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.

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