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READING COMPREHENSION 30p

Read the text below and do the following tasks:

London was an exciting city for children. Many spent much of their day on the streets where there was always some form of
music and entertainment to enjoy, including organ grinders, acrobats and jugglers. Until 1868 children could even join the
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crowds watching the public hanging of criminals outside Newgate prison. Wealthier children with more leisure time could
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visit the zoo, museums, exhibitions and art galleries and from1894 enjoy a ride on the revolving Great Wheel at Earls Court.
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At Christmas time they may have been taken to the theatre to watch a pantomime. At home they played with a range of toys
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from wax dolls to toy soldiers and train sets. There were many toy shops in London including Hamleys Noahs ArkToy
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Warehouse. In the Strand there was even a specialist toy arcade called Lowthers lined with many small toy shops selling a
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range of both expensive and cheap, mass-produced toys.
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(www.museumoflondon.org.uk/learning/features_facts/world_city_6.htlm accessed on 3 June 2006)
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1. Where did poor children spend their spare time in London?
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4. Provide an example of a toy shop in London.
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Mark
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n 1. London was a boring city for children.
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2. In the 19th century there were few toy shops in London.
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A. TRUE B. FALSE C. NOT GIVEN
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A. TRUE B. FALSE C. NOT GIVEN
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the words 1-3 to their definition a-c.
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In your opinion, the purpose of the article above is to:
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In your opinion, the text above is:
speech
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A. Narrative B. Descriptive C. argumentative
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USE OF ENGLISH 10p
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Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word given:
1. The ..................of this fossil indicates this species is older than we thought. DISCOVER
2. Getting accurate ...................is important to journalists. INFORM
3. Everyone has the .......................to keep the city clean. RESPONSIBLE
One who 4. His musical..................became evident when he grew up. ABLE
takes part 5. Being very ............... he graduated with top honors. AMBITION
III. WRITTEN
PRODUCTION 50p
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