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PA2: MARCH 2015

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Marks
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2 hrs

Date

Instructions:
Answer all questions.
Only answer the questions in the spaces provided for each.
For multiple choice questions, put a cross in each correct box
answer. If you change your mind, put a line through the box
cross in another box .

Roll no.:

to indicate your
and then put a

NON-FICTION
SECTION A.1: READING
[1-4] Read the following passage from Cities in the sea and answer the following
questions.
Bees build hives. Beavers build dams. Birds build nests. Thats all pretty impressive, but
who are the greatest animal architects of all? They might just be coral polyps little
creatures that live in the warm, shallow parts of the Earths oceans.
Coral Polyps
There are nearly a thousand coral species, most of which are less than 2.5cm long,
although some do grow to about 30cm. The structure of the coral polyps body is very
simple, like a tube. One end attaches itself to a hard surface to stop it from floating all
over the place. The polyps mouth and tentacles are at the other end of the tube. By
waving its tentacles, the polyp catches tiny plants and animals to eat.
1. What is the purpose of this extract?

(2)

2. a. Is a coral polyp a plant or an animal?

Plant
Animal
(1)
b. How do you know?
(2)

3. Why does the writer compare a coral polyp to an architect?

(2)

4. What does the word waving mean?

(2)

Read this extract from a web site about the conservation of sea turtles. Sea turtles
are large air breathing reptiles that live in tropical seas throughout the world.
They are similar to tortoises.
WHY CARE ABOUT SEA TURTLES?
Much can be learned about the condition of our planets environment by looking at sea
turtles. They have existed for over 100 million years, but suddenly, they are struggling
to survive largely because of what people are doing to the planets oceans and
beaches. Here are two examples of what the extinction of the sea turtle could mean for
the human species:
1. Sea turtles, especially green sea turtles, are one of the very few animals to eat
sea grass. Like normal lawn grass, sea grass needs to be constantly cut short to
keep healthy and help it grow across the sea floor, rather than just getting longer.
By keeping the sea grass short, sea turtles keep the sea bed healthy. Sea grass
beds are important because they provide breeding grounds for many species of
fish and shellfish. Without sea grass beds, many marine species would be lost;
this would eventually impact on humans.
2. Beaches do not get very many nutrients during the year, so that is why they have
very little growing on them. This is because sand does not hold nutrients very
well. But sea turtles use beaches and the lower dunes to nest and lay their eggs.
They lay around 100 eggs in a nest and make between 3 and 7 nests during the

summer nesting season. Along a 20 mile stretch of beach sea turtles can lay
nearly 70,000 kilos of eggs! However, not every nest or egg will hatch and not
all of the hatchlings in a nest will make it out of the nest. But all the unhatched
nests, eggs and trapped hatchlings are very good sources of nutrients. Therefore,
the beach vegetation is able to grow and become stronger because of the turtle
eggs. Stronger vegetation and root systems help to hold the sand in the dunes and
protect the beach from wearing away, and eventually disappearing!
[5-10] Answer the following questions based on Why care about sea turtles?
5. What is largely to blame for the sea turtles struggle for survival?
Put a cross

(1)

in one box.

the condition of the planet

peoples treatment of oceans and beaches
the condition of the environment
sea turtles are 100 million years old
6. Green turtles are the only animals to eat sea grass.

(2)

a. Is this statement true or false?

True
False
b. Give reasons for your answer to 7(a).

7. Sea grass needs to be kept short so that:

(1)
marine species can survive
sea turtles can nest
the grass can grow upwards
more nutrients are created
fish and shellfish can breed
8. Read through the extract paying attention to the words used to begin sentences.
Underline the word below which tells the reader that the hatching of eggs is not
always successful.
This
They
However
But
Therefore
9. Write a number against these statements (15), so they are in the right order:

(1)
(2)

[ ] Nutrients enable vegetation to grow on the beach.

[ ] Beaches have little growing on them.
[ ] The root systems keep the sand in place.
[ ] Unhatched sea turtle eggs and trapped hatchlings provide nutrients.
[ ] This stops the beach from disappearing.
10. The main purpose of the text is to:
warn you not to go to the beach at night
tell you about the history of sea turtles
explain the importance of conserving sea turtles

(1)

persuade you to become involved in the conservation of sea turtles

SECTION A.2: WRITING
11.Prepare an advertisement for your new restaurant

SECTION A.3: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Complete the following conversations using appropriate phrases given in the
brackets
(3 x 1 = 3)
(the cats whiskers; a dogs dinner; hold your tongue; under the weather)
12.Dayana: Hey, yesterday my children prepared a surprise dinner for me!
Rishma: Thats wonderful! How was it?

(5)

Dayana: The dinner was really splendid. But the kitchen was a complete
Dayana:
13.Student: Im going to take part in a cycle race. Wish me .
student: ..
14.Reena: Im not coming for shopping. Im
SECTION B: FICTION
Read the given sentences from How night came to the world and answer the
questions
Night exists, but it is at the bottom of the River Amazon.
15.Who knows where the night exists?

(1)

.
.
And with that she transformed them into the only animal that still had not been
created.
16.Which is the animal referred here?

(1)

..
17.What is so special about that animal?

(2)

.
.
Read the following passage from No gun for Asmir.
Then they bombed the chocolate factory. The smell of the chocolate choked Asmir to the
bottom of his lungs and made his stomach churn. The chocolate burned, but his mother
came home. Asmir hugged her tight, and that night he crept into bed between her and
his father. And the bad dreams went away.

18.Suppose Asmir wrote about his situation and feelings in his diary. Imagine him
writing his diary and prepare his diary entry.
(5)

SECTION C: POETRY
Read and Down in the cellar and answer the following questions
Down in the cellar
brown boot in a box
remains of a cot
two brass mantel clocks
buckets and brushes
and musty old socks
damp pile of coal
and a splintered pine door
rusty rat trap
and a snaggle-toothed saw
six mildew blankets
piled on the
stone floor
19.What type of a poem is this?

(1)

20.Who wrote this poem?

(1)

21.How do you think the shape of the poem contributed to its meaning?
(3)
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22.What do the following words mean?
(3 x 2 = 6)
Cellar: ..
Splintered:
Pile: ..
23.Underline the phrase containing a collective noun:
(1)
pile of coal

remains of a cot

rusty rat trap

SECTION D: ACCURACY OF COPYING AND HANDWRITING

Copy down the following passage neatly

(3)

The Rainbow
When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act like a prism and form a rainbow.
A rainbow is the division of white light into many beautiful colours. These take the
shape of a large, round arch, with its path high above and its two ends apparently
beyond the horizon.
There is, according to legend, a boiling pot of gold at one end. People look, but no one
ever finds it. When a man looks for something beyond his reach, his friends say he is
looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.