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ENGLISH 1111/01
Paper 1 Non-fiction October 2019
1 hour plus 10 minutes’ reading time
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
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The total number of marks for this paper is 50.

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Section A: Reading
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
Read Text A, a website article about a famous tightrope walker, in the Insert, and then answer
questions 1–11.
1 Which phrase in line 1 means alias?
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2 Give one word from the first paragraph (lines 1–4) that is an example of irony.
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3 Give one word from the first paragraph that is an example of a pun.
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4 Give two words or phrases from the third paragraph (lines 9–14) that are examples of emotive
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5 What does the phrase ‘… which may have been an understandable reaction, …’
(lines 15–16) suggest about Gravelet’s father? Tick () one box.
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He reacted in a predictable way.
He felt the danger was acceptable.
He was more ambitious than his son.

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6 Gravelet was given various names during his career.

Which was the first name he was given? Tick () one box.
The Great Blondin
The Daredevil Wire Walker
The Prince of Manila
The Little Wonder

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7 Give the one-word metaphor in the last paragraph (lines 27–32).
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8 Explain in your own words two reasons why local people objected to Blondin’s request to
walk across Niagara Falls.
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9 Look at this phrase ‘… a crowd of 100 000 people witnessed Blondin’s historic triumph.’
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10 Look at the last paragraph (lines 27–32).

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11 What type of text is this extract an example of? Tick () one box.
biography
fiction
instruction
report
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Read Text B, a tourist board promotion about Niagara Falls and the surrounding region, in the
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12 What are the two main purposes of Text B?
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When it’s best to visit Niagara

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Why you shouldn’t miss Niagara

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What it’s like living near Niagara

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Where to stay in Niagara

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14 What does the word thundering (line 4) suggest about Niagara Falls?
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15 What effect does the writer achieve by using the sentence ‘The secret’s out!’? (Line 9)
Tick () one box.
a sense of luxury
a sense of mystery
a sense of discovery
a sense of danger
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16 (a) List the outdoor activities that you can do if you visit Niagara Falls and the region.
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(b) Write a summary of up to 50 words about the outdoor activities that you can do when
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Section B: Writing
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
17 Some people think that it is irresponsible to do dangerous or risky activities. Other people think
that these activities are exciting and great experiences to have. What do you think?
Write an essay giving your opinion.
You could include some of the following:
 examples of risky activities

 what can go wrong
 how people benefit from them.
Space for your plan:
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Answer all questions.

You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.

The total number of marks for this paper is 50.

This document consists of 8 printed pages and 1 insert.

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

1 Which phrase in line 1 means alias?

He tried to discourage his son.

He reacted in a predictable way.

He felt the danger was acceptable.

He was more ambitious than his son.

6 Gravelet was given various names during his career.

The Great Blondin

The Daredevil Wire Walker

The Prince of Manila

The Little Wonder

7 Give the one-word metaphor in the last paragraph (lines 27–32).

10 Look at the last paragraph (lines 27–32).

12 What are the two main purposes of Text B?

When it’s best to visit Niagara

Why you shouldn’t miss Niagara

What it’s like living near Niagara

Where to stay in Niagara

own words as much as possible.

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

Write an essay giving your opinion.

You could include some of the following:

 examples of risky activities

Space for your plan:

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

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