TEST 201% First name Last name School Class — Date of birth ( Date oftest ( Total score(__) Llywodraeth Cymru Welsh GovernmentPractice questions In this booklet, there are different types of question for you to answer in diferent ways. Here are some practice questions which show you the types of question you will see in the test. The instructions tell you what youneed to do. Start by reading the textin the box below. (One sunny Sunday morning, Paul decided to go fora bike ide, He called his wo filends, Jo and Rhys, and agreed to meet them in the park fr lunch Paul didnot want te hurt himset ithe fel of his bike, so he put on his elbow-pads and helmet and got ready to go. He shouted to tll his brother, Haydon, that he was leaving and waved to Jayne, his sister He whistled goodbye to Bob, the dog, and pedalled away up the street. @ wre as rau arange to meet? _—_—fieigesez”) Tew » O wm O ane Cl] Rtys Becky Look tthe text inthe box below, © Underline ongvord that tls you where Paul was going to meet inends ‘One sunny Sunday morning, Pau decided to go fora bike ide. He called his two fiends, Joand Rhys, and agreed to meet them in the park for lunch, © GRD 16:11 Parner tokaopsateon sie 2 © Puttcks to show which statements are true and which are false, Paul went to meets ends forlunch, his story took place on Monday. Paul hada ster called Jayne,Paul eycled away. 1O Poul called hietriends 0 Paul decided 1 go outinthe sunshine 08 Paul put on his safety equipment. @ cw theeetineso show how Paul ssid goodbye to each ofthe folowing, whistled} Haydon shouted Jayne waved > Bob @® cersieinrrsergeipetorsot the passage and tick your chokes. eee naan aoe The wether was a) rainy (9 sunny windy (7) snowy C) and Paul wanted to go fora ) swim, boatride, () walk, bikeride. (—) Please wait until you are told to start work on page 4. Inthisbookletyouhave tre textstoreed and answer questions about. Read there textcaeflly before you start answering the {uestins for tha text. Then carefully eal the next text before nsering the quesionsandsoon. You should work through the Booklet unl you fish page 15 or until youare asked stop referring tothe ext whenyou needto. Youhave upto 60minutestodothetestPumpkins From purnpkin soup to pumpin ple, there are many tasty recipes for this kng ofthe vegetable patch. St metinly sweet cubes of ried pumpkin intorisottos or cures, offsetting the sweetness with Fagrant herbs such as sage or thyme, or warming Splces suchas ginger Here isone ofour favourite pumpkin recipes ~a bow ofthis spectacularly delicious soup fees ikea cuddle from your granny. Youcan buy and prepare the pumpkin {yourself but fyou are short of time then you can aso buy pumpkin natin this tends to make the dish smooth and delicious, nat to mention convenient We ove the soup made ether way, o's your choice. Preparation and cooking times + Prep20mins + Cook 25 mins Ingredients (Serves 6) + 2tablespoons (tbsp olive ol! 2 finely chopped onions ‘kg peeled, deseedd and chopped pumpkin 700mI vegetable stock ‘42ml pot of double cream touch of chill powder Method |. Heat the2 tbsp of olin a large saucepan, then gently cook the two finely chopped onions for $ mins, unl soft but not coloured. 2. Add the kilo of peeled, deseeded and chopped pumpkin tothe pan, then carry on cooking for ~ 10 min, string occasionally tnt itstats soften and turn golden, 3. Pourall 700ml of vegetable stock into the pan, then season with saltand pepper. 4, Bring tothe bol then simmer for 10 mins until the purnpkin i very soft 5. Pour the pot of double cream nto the pan, bring back o the bol, then puree with a hand Blender, Fr an extra velvety consistency, youcan now push the soup through a fine seve Into anather pan. Caution: cutting and peeing a pumpkins hard workand requires 4 Siuptife Sars Ob orcs BeoplePumplins are sou or biter to tate, The rele tales several hous to cook The recipe wil fed a arly of six people @ reret neways nvr pnp canbe ued acordngto the text ae OQ re O omy QQ pasta sandvien C) risotto) @ ox.sinetertne toto Str melting sweet cubes of ed pumpin nto sottes or cures, offsetting the sweetness with fragrant herbs such as ag¢ o thyme, or warming spices : suchas ginger. @ vocrotine towing pases tended o mae errors want totythe sue? there are many tasty edpes bing ofthe vegetable patch) spectacularly delcious soup) a Iesyour choke Leave outthechill powder.) Askyour grandmother to help, Use pumpkin from atin can. Miss out tage5of the method. pleaseturm overSometimes recipes alo include Ist of equipment ‘What equipments needed tomake this soup Find and copy three pieces of equipment. "Number the stages ofthe recipe rom | toto show the order in which they have tobe (One has been done fr you. addvegetbiestock = (J cook uti pumpkin softens fry onions ino add cream ad pumpkin blend Wy might the chil powder inthe ingredint it cause @ problem for some cooks? Tlektwo. ‘The instructions abouthow much tose areimprecse, — () Chit powders not mentioned in the method, a Chil ponders very expencve to buy, a Most people like cil ponder. a Joned in the fst wo paragraphs.) ‘Chit powders not met According tothe text, whats the hardest part ofthe recipe to do? Tickone ‘hopping and frying the enions cutting and peeing the pumpkin =) removing the seed from the pumpkin.) measuring out he spices Oo@ In one section ofthe recipe. its important to follow exactly theorderin which tis wten, ‘Which section ths Tickone preparation and cooking times) ingrodionts 1 : method =) How often should you tithe pumpkin a kis cooking? Tekove ecasoraly : continuously please tum overThe Lookout This isan extract fama story which takes place during World Wear Tivo Stolk is watching for planes rom a hide-outon te top ofa clit He's alone - but not for ong, Stalker rested hie binoculars and rubbed his neck where the strap cut into He was Tound-shouldered and the weight of the binoculars dnt help. He hated the long thinness of his body the bandy legs and sunken chest that were the markof rickets. The body that had kept him out ofthe am. The recruiting sergeant had said he was 004 for nothing So,it seemed a miracle when Jones from the Bird- Watching Club had rung him up. ‘They needed people to watch for enemy planes from clfftap observation posts Unable to believe his good luck, he blurted out, ‘Do you really want me? ‘Nothing wrong with your eyes, Stalker? So he'd gone looking forward to company and talk No company. When he'd reached the itl hut, it was empty. Ithad been empty along time. The notices onthe notice-board were bleached into visit. The floor was ‘covered with last season's dead leaves. The phone had cobwebs, He was sipping tea when he saw the cat limping up towards him. Hi fist thought was that black cats wer lucky. But through his binoculars she didn't look very lucky. She looked thin, beaten, furtive and her fur was staring, He had no feelings about cats, one way or another. But she was an event inthe monotony. Company. When she paused, ten yards from the post he took a beet ‘sandwich from his packet and sllied out to meet her. She fled, though he called to hheras sofly, as gently ashe could, He thought bitterly that he couldrt even give a starving cata beef sandwich properly. He tore up the sandwich and dropped the feces on the grass and went back inside, watching her from the bid-watcher’ hide. He watched with sod satisfaction as she sniffed the sandwich then turned his attention back tothe sea ‘Next thing he knew, she was up on the sandbags beside him, purring willy, rubbing herselfin ecstasy against the hand that held the binocular. He laughed at his sudden success his popularity. He gave her another sandivich Tat, oo, vanished instant He felt elated at doing afellowrcreature good. nal this tetfying world, here was someone to whom he could make difference Ay Saft we@ crore inet wort oso of wor the page andlor chokes This story tookplace while the country was at war ‘Staller the main characters 3) mame, job hobby, Ct. In oder to help the war effort, he had red © ‘i joina () become) become) —folmthe. >) i 8 gym C epiloe aspe emy C Tickone. bcd-watching| watch for planes oragraph, stating Stalker reste, tls the reader that Stalker was Tickone unattractive. §— physically weak. the requling seigeants view pone’ view 4 Stalkers view ofhimsel pleasetum overIn many way, Staller and the cat were ale Putte to show whether the deerptions below describe Stalker othe cat or both The fst one har been done for you ‘Saker | cot | Both fe =) hungey ‘She loked thin bectn furtive and er ur was string ‘What does thistel the reader about the behaviour ofthe cat? Tickone. she was lay. aggresive observant. uneasy.) Lookat the tex inthe box below 2) Underine two words or phrases that show that he cat was happy. Net thing he knew, she was up onthe sandbags beside him purting wildy, rubbing herein ecstasy against thehand thatheld the binoculars. He aughed at is sudden success his popularity, He gave heranather sandwich. That, 00, vanished instantly. He et elated at doing fellow-creature good. nalts trying word here was Someone to whom he could maka itference. 1) Find and copy two words or phrases that show how happy Stalker was. pt ‘Te writer describes talkers sucess in feding the cat as sudden ‘hot might be another good word to deserbe is succass? Tickone. unwanted unburied unexpected) ) undeserved@ Purtreseeventsn order by aumbering them fom 1105. ‘One has been done for ou sue wentbackndetnt (_) crzpproacett (7) saterettoodtorat — (C] ateneedt 0 saterwerattonstct (7] Staller’ felings changed throughout the passage Draw four ins to show what he as Feeling at each point. enhisowninthehut > (wher ne fistsaw the ct (Chen ite cried wesanavch > (went cateneredtbe at —_ © ese siping tts each aro ee RASA TG a sae A-mivoéicontthesay 8 pone which he wate = iethaterenemaytakestun [ ertebener fo aker L description of Star o- D-distogue frostrated happy Tonely‘Your Full Moon Tour Ifyou are lucky enough to be inthe area during full moon, do not miss the chance to see Yoserite Valli its most beautiful light. Moonbeam wash the cf faces white, creating a completely otherweridy atmosphere, and itis possibie to hike around without need of torch ‘The best place to begin your evening tour atleast n summer Isat Glacier Point A) ‘Yu should aim to arrive about half an hour before sunset ~ of even earlerin summer, ‘when parkrangers give special presentations From this avresome viewpoint you vl be {able to watch the moon re though the pink haze that descends over the mountains after sunset, and gradually begin to cast ts light nt the valley. Maybe you" want to sit ‘there all night But there's move ta come The next move Ito drive back dawn into Yosemite Valey, sopping off atthe Wawona Tunnel (8) \iewpointon the way. By now the moon should be working its magic onthe face ofthe earth and youl be able to see the sithouette ofthe mountains in the distance. Presson towards Yosemite Vilage (0, stopping off whenever the fancy takes you to marvel atthe serene valley views. Some ofthe best are: Capitan 2, Yosemite Fils (3 from Swinging Bridge (8) (the waters calm enough you may beable to see the falseflected inthe rive) an from Sentinel Bridge youre here from Aprilto June, you standa good chance of witnessing a phenomenon that 35 far as we know is unique to Yesemit.Allyouneed to doi walk othe base of Lower Yosemite Falls(C). Being perfect situated to catch the moonlight early in the teening, during these times of high water, the spray and light combine to creat ethereal, pure write “moonbows’, which ac gracefully across Yosemite Geek 6). You won't believe it nti you see it but once you've seen i youl never forget itChoose the best wor or group of words to complete bot the sentences below and tick your holes, The best time ta go ona tour of Yosemite Valley's when cloud a) atfall atnew when moon oon, Cathe ‘The best time to statis at b) dawn, ) midday. ( night Itissuggested that you should atv at Glacier Point haf an hour before sunset {Why should summer vrs ave especialy ery? Tickone tomakesuretheydonot miss thesunset toad the cronds and get good seat } to watcha presentation D tomate sure they star the tour ingood time When would tbe posible tose a ‘moonbow"in Yosemite Nationa Park? benween Februaryand March) between Apeiland June a between August and September) between Octoberand November) @ wisewscinesxinion Being perfectly situate catch the moonlight eatin the evening, during these times of high water the spray and light combine to create etheres pure white ‘moonbows whic ac gracefully across Yosemite@ cefourtines to show wich view canbe seen rom each location, (K Gtocer Point} $__sihouete ofthe mountains (Caterers tat} pure whe reorbow —) (winging doe} oon ie tous the pink haze) jeveflacted inthe river (Lower Yoni Fals} ¢ Tickone. ofscentificinterest, magical and beautiful. ofhistedcalinerest, hi-fi oO Tiektwo, woame CO — todlscuss oinform tweed ropersuade @ Wstereis maityinended for whien ofthe folowing? Tickone, hes tours children (J geographers. historians )—sdentsts. =).\What atonal information does the map provide that isnot proved bythe text or the photographs? Tckone, therames of ewpoints description of the area ‘adetaled view ofthe area simplified view ofthe park The letters A.B, Cappea ike this @ What the purpose ofthese letters Tickone, to abbreviate thenamesof the places you mustvist to show the places tobe avoided in oO to show the onder which to vst the places onthe tour to show the fastest way in which to complete therour How does the writer assume thatthe render wil be traveling around the area? Tickone, onhorse-back CD inabor = bybicle = byar c You won believe cunt you set but once youve seen tye neer forget nat does this sentence mean? Tickone, ‘The writers making things up. ) ‘You wil ned 0 take photos co that you wll never forget. tne very afferent to other places on Earth ‘Once you seit you wilwish you hada. Cc End oftest. Please check your work.‘Acknowledgements Photograph of Yosemite National Park top ight p12) by Chris Whetton, ‘Pumpkins adapted from: httpuivwnbbecouk/food/pumpkin tau baegoodtood com/teclpes/7720/purmpkin-soup amie Great Bitain by Jamie Olver, Penguin Books Ltd, 2011 “The Lookout adapted from Btzat by Robert Westall Macmillan Childers Books, 2002. “Your Full Moon Tour adapted from The Yosemite us Yosemite Guidebook, 2nd edition by David Stot. ‘These toxshavebbeen incorporated into this est paper solely fo the purposes ofthe examination In accordance with Section 323) ofthe Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. [Nocopytight clearancefor anyother use has been obtained or sought ©Crown copyright 2013