PREMIER EDUCATION SOCIETY’S

TRINITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

MOCK TEST – I

Prepared on the basis of Model paper of:

Cambridge IGCSE
Cambridge Assessment International Education

FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH

Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition 0500/02

TIME: 2 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

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INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer two questions in total:
Section A: answer Question 1.
Section B: answer one question.
● Use a black or dark blue pen.
● Write your name and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● If additional space is needed, you should use the lined pages at the end of this
booklet; the question number or numbers must be clearly shown.
● Dictionaries are not allowed.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 80.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
● The insert contains the reading texts.

This document consists of 4 printed pages.

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SECTION A – DIRECTED WRITING
Passage A
Medical Aid

Last year, Panupong Lapsathein from Bangkok in Thailand won a prize worth
one million baht on a television game show. One month later, the 22- year –old
had spent all the money – and it was far from enough.

For instead of buying a new car, Panupong bought an ambulance. It was an old
van, newly equipped with emergency medical equipment. He switches on the 5
lights and sirens and speeds off to help anyone who calls in an emergency, free
of charge, for Panupong is a member of the volunteer rescue team of Vajira
Hospital, founded in 1994. For six years he spent much of his time on his
bicycle, roaming the streets of Bangkok to provide on-the-spot first aid to the
injured and homeless. But then Panupong had to stop biking. He was pedaling 10
at full speed to the scene of an accident when he lost control of the bike on a
bend and his leg was so badly damaged that he could see the bone poking
through the skin. Panupong spend two months in hospital, and his leg remained
in a splint for another two months. He was no longer able to jump on his two-
wheeled ambulance, though he would prefer to use his bicycle. ‘Riding a bicycle 15
is quicker to get to the scene, as the van is always stuck in traffic jam. And of
course it is much cheaper than driving, with petrol prices so high.’

His volunteering takes up his time from 9.p.m. to 6.a.m., and is unpaid. He lives
on an allowance from his mother and his work as a part-time lecturer and guest
speaker at some universities and organizations. But it’s never enough, he 20
admitted. ‘I can’t afford to volunteer every day, but if I don’t go. I feel upset. I
feel as if it’s my responsibility, a lifetime commitment. What if one day there's a
car crash and no one goes to help? What if someone’s dying and your radio is
switched off?

Compared to some, the young volunteers may seem to live an extreme, hectic 25
life. Many of them do not have the time for watching movies, partying or other
leisure activities. Yet they say they feel fulfilled. ‘When I do CPR and help
someone start breathing again, I feel so proud. To save someone’s life is the
greatest honour for me.’ Says Panupong.

But his enthusiasm, devotion and commitment have been recognised, and he 30
has just been awarded the Best Youth of Nation and Asian Award. He has also
appeared in many magazines and TV programmes, sharing his experiences and
his passion with others. He believes everyone should learn at least basic first aid
techniques, to be ready in case of an emergency.
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Passage B
Student Doubles as Head Teacher

For his classmates the four o’clock bell means lessons are over, but for 16 –year
–old Babur Ali it is time to take off his uniform and start a new school day as
probably the youngest headmaster in the world.

Since he was11, Babur has been running his own school in a small village in
West Bengal, passing on to the children of the poor families the knowledge he 5
has acquired at his fee-paying school during the day. It began when children in
his village of jute farmers started plaguing him with questions about what he
learnt at 1000 rupee (£12) a year school their parents could not afford. Five
years later he is acknowledged by district Education officials as ‘headmaster’
with ten volunteer teacher and 650 pupils desperate to learn. 10

The school began in the open air, bit today it is housed in two bamboo, brick
and tile huts. Where children are rotated between indoor and outdoor lessons,
often with 80 to a class. He rises at 5.a.m. for morning prayers, does household
chores, then takes a bus to school in a village five kilometres away. From 10
a.m. to 4.p.m. he focuses on his education, then he races back to his village to 15
welcome his students at 5 p.m.

He teaches the state school curriculum – English, Bengali, History and Maths –
until 8 p.m. and supervises his colleagues, mainly fellow pupils ranging from 16
to 19 years old. The schedule does not weary him; ‘I never feel tired – in fact
teaching gives me more strength.’ 20

Babur’s dream of official status for his school moved closer last week, when he
was honoured for slashing illiteracy rates in his district by West Bengal’s chief
minister at a ceremony in Kolkata. His parents were bursting with pride. Babur
has succeeded in attracting pupils to school where the West Bengal authorities,
the central government and international aid agencies have all failed. At Babur’s 25
school the teachers work unpaid, the children wear their own clothes and the
books and desks are financed through donations.

Babur believes he has found his vocation. He wants to qualify as a teacher so

that he can develop his school and educate more poor children. His plan is to
enrol for an open university degree so that he will be able to do so without 30
deserting his pupils. The secret of his success, he said, is commitment. ‘You
have to be dedicated and determined. You need to create a learning
environment. And there has to be goodwill between the teachers and the
students.
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Read Text A and Text B and then answer Section A, Question 1 on this question
paper.
Section A: Directed Writing
Question 1
Your school has decided to extend support to Panuyong Lapsathien and Babur Ali and has
invited them for ‘Joy of Giving’ Week as special guests. Parents and alumni of your school
have also been invited to attend this programme. As the Head boy/Head girl of the
school, you will be delivering a speech on this occasion.

In your speech you should:

• express your views about why you think they deserve to be supported and why their
stories need to be held up as worthy of adulation and emulation
• propose ways in which support could be extended and what the pupils must aspire to do
Base your speech on what you have read in both texts, but be careful to use your own
words.
Address both of the bullet points.
Begin your speech: ‘Thank you for giving me this opportunity today…’.
Write about 250 to 350 words.
Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer, and up to 25 marks
for the quality of your writing.

Section B: Composition
Answer one question from Section B.
Write about 350 to 450 words on one of the following questions.
Up to 16 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer, and
up to 24 marks for the style and accuracy of your writing.

EITHER
DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
2 Describe a place that shows neglect and disintegration.
OR
3 Describe a stadium before the start of a much-awaited sporting event .
OR
NARRATIVE WRITING
4 Write a story that includes the words ’ She had done it again! My blood started boiling
and I felt I would explode! It took superhuman effort to just turn around and look into
her eyes.’
OR
5 Write a story that involves a road trip.
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