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    i} UNSW Global eect i pieced? cu ENGLISH os Emenee eee eua ttre) ESiaaye ste rca Road tho text and answer the questions that follow. Our golden dog ‘Our pet dog isa golden retriever called hel. Her name comes from an old European word that means “shining like ‘gold’. Indeed, Ghel is worth far more than gold tous, Golden retrievers like to find things and bring them home to their owners, Ghel often finds unusual things and pats them on our doormat, She is the neighbourhood thief, stealing things like shoes, umbrellas, small toysand garden tools, and bringing them to ‘sas presents, She even brings live animals home. Once she brought us a rabbit that hhad eseaped from its owner. Another time she carvied a tiny budgerigar that she found in the backyard, She can carry live animals ‘without hurting them because she holds things gently i her mouth. Afterwards, we have to go around to our neighbours and return the “borrowed” goods. At first we had tosay sorry when Ghel took their things, but soon everyone became used to her game, Ghel is very playful. She likes to hide in the ‘bushes and leap out like fierce lion, We seteam as she throws herself at us, growling, and pretending to bite. We can’t pretend to be scared for long though because she licks usall over and makes us laugh. hel is a very clever tracker dog, She always finds us when we play hide-and-seek {games. She only has to smell something that belongs to someone, such asa t-shirt or shoe, and she can follow their scent and find them. hel really is our golden dog! iseicoghte tots 2 The overs named their doy Ghel because (A) she ie female dog (8) she hasa smooth coat (C) she costa ot of money. {D) she ls agolden colour Ghel steals things from the neighbours because (A) she doesn’ have anything to play with (8) sho needs something fo chew on. (C)__ sho wanis to bring gifts for her owners (0) she dovsn' ike them, ‘According fo the text, hel is able to cary small animals without hurting them because (A) sho walks slowly. (8) sheis very gent, (C) she has very few teth (0) she fkes to play with them, In the second paragraph, the write has put invertad commas around the word ‘borrowed to show that (A) its boing used in a humorous way. (6) _itneede to be spoken alous, (0) itis adult word, (©) _itdesorbes an action from the past Ghel's owners scream when she jumps outof the bushes at them because (A) they want boro stop. (8) they are tightenad of her biting them, (©) they enjoy scaring ho. (©) thoy.re acting scared as part of the game. ‘shining ke gok isan example ofa simi. Which ofthe folowing is another example ofa simile inthe tox? (A) ‘neighbourhood thier (8) ‘things ke shoos? (C)_‘eap out ke a flere ton’ (0) ‘suchas.atshit ora shoe! ‘Which word best describes Ghel's character? (A) lazy (®)chacky (©) nervous (©) annoying 3 beac ona toon Read the text and answor the questions that fllow. Recipes Hunger-zapping honey ingredients Equipment and soy lamb kebabs + 300g lamb cut into cubes + nile These kebabs taste as good + % pineapple cut into cubes + chopping board as they ok! + ztecint (court), 5 mensunng spoons thy seee + Bstowerecoakedn Mokes 8 kebabs + fo chery teretoee water for #8 mines) 5 Stalespoon honey + towne Ask an adult to hep you 1 Statlspoore wy oalen pasty bush 5 Sala, o serve 1. caretuly push a piece of 2. To make the sauce for the 3. Tum on the gf to high lamb onto a skewer, foloved kebobe, mix together the honey Once the gril is hot, place the by_ pleco of pineapple, 2 and soy sauce in a bow. Brush kebabs undor the gil and cook piece of zucchini nd a chonty this sauce over hekebabeusing for 7 minutes, tuming once fomalo, Add more pieces (in the the pastry brush Brush more sauce onto the ‘same order) untl the skewer is. kebabs while they are cooking full. Repeat this with the other Serve with salad. ‘skewers to form kebabs. Its now time to chew and chomp your way through the kebabs! 8 What are ingredients"? (A) petures to work from (8) Instructions to work from (C) _fe0d to be used for cooking (©) equipment used io cook with 9, If sop 1 inthe recipe is flowed exactly, what wil the kebabs look ke? “) ®) © co) 10. Inthe recipe for kebabs, wha isthe purpose ofthe pastry brush? (A) to apply the ol onto the gril (8) __totake the bumtbits of the kebabs (C)__tomixthe honey and the soy sauce (0) to spread the sauce onto the kebabs setseyinreho eo ‘ Wobbly fruit jelly pots ‘This dessert is delicious and easy to make! Makes 4 jelly pots ‘Ask an adult to help you. 1. Putthe gotane in a bow. 2. Put the golatie mixture 3. Tako the saucepan off the Pour some of the orange juice in'a saucepan. Add sugar and heat. Leave it to cool until the ‘overthetoptocoverthegelatine. the rest of the orange juice to mixture is at room temperature. Leave for 5 minutes. ‘he gelatine mixture. Piace the Divide the fresh fut between the saucepanovermediumheatand 4 glasses. Pour the jelly mixture bingto the boll Stiroccasionaly over the top. Put the glasses in nti tne gelatine and sugar are the refigerator for 1 hour or unl dissolved completely. set. Serve with ice-cream. Its now time to gobble up the ‘wobbly ful jelly pots! "This dessert fs delicous and easy to make!” ‘Why is this sentonos included in the recipe for ely pols? (A) to create interest (8) toacka question (©) togiveadirecion (0) toexplain information 12. Lookat stop 3 inthe recipe for ely pos, The glasses must be putin the refigerator so that, (A) the fut does not spol (8) the mixture becomes fir, {C) the gelatine mixes propery. (©) the eo-ream does not met 13. Alteration isthe repetion ofthe same sound atthe beginning of words. Which of the flowing s an example of alteration? (A) "These kebabs taste as good as they look?” (8) ‘chopping board’ (C) ‘chew and chomp! (©) ‘wobbly tut jelly post 5 miecieema renee °1 just swam near a whale! Jack shouted ashe burst through te kitchen door. Everyone looked at tim. His wetsuit was sil dipping. "Don’t be ridiculous!” Grandad growled. Grandma smiled, “That sounds like tall story, Jack. Now go outside and dry yourself before you «come inside.” “Lwant to see it” Ela squealed. “Maybe i's sik,’ Sophie added quietly. Iwas the weekend andthe children were visiting their grandparents who lived by the beach, “You'd beter show us,” Grandad said ashe climbod reluctantly out of his deep, comfortable chair and ambled towards the door. Jack raced abead of Grandad back tothe beach. Hi sisters ‘serambled to keep up. Grandma wiped her hands, took off her apron and hurried after them. crow of excited people was huddled together on the cliff top watching the whale, Overhead, ‘black helicopter hovered, cameras rolling In the water, suf lifesavers on surfboards made a circle ‘around the whale to keep swimmers and boas away, The whale was huge and swimming lazily, close tthe shore. : “Ws humpback,’ said Grandma. "No, someone inthe crowd answered, “it's a southern righ.” People moved up and down trying to peta better view. “T saw it yesterday when it fist arrived, another man suid “Hope its OK,” Ella whispered as she began to ry. ‘Grandad spoke toa man who seemed to know what was going on “wsa female, She might be having a baby soon,’ the man sid Sophie and Etta hugged each other, Can we watch it being bom?" Ella asked “I don’t think so,’ the man replied shaking his head. “Whales usualy give birth at night, ‘That night the children could hardly slep. Farly next morning just before davwn, they crept out and rushed down tothe beach, Before them swam the great whale with her new cal 46, 16. 1 18. “That sounds ike a tall story, Jack ‘These wocds ol waders that Grandma thought Jack's story was tong. (8) hard o boliove, (©) enjoyabie (0) ifcalto understan. “You's betor show us" ‘The word "You's inthis sentence is made up of two words. The first word is"You' and the second is (a) et. (8) ‘woul, (©) Thad, (0) ‘cout. ‘The word ‘ambled means that Grandad moved (A) nervous. (8) quietly. (C)_careully. (0) slowly. To he people watching, the arrival ofthe whale Is best described as (A) unusual. (B)_ shocking. (C)_ dangerous. (0) inconvenient. ‘According to information inthe txt, when whales give birth they normaly (A) tka to hide. (8) gointo doop water (0) dosoatnight (0) arevery hungry “The children ‘crept ou ofthe house so that they didnot (8) wake their grandparents (8) _getdelayed by he crowd, (C) frighten he baby whale, (0) _ miss outan saaing the sunrise “The last santonce leaves readers witha sense of () tun (8) loneliness. (C) Impatience. (D) amazement Read the text and answer the questions that follow. Video games are great ‘There is more to playing video games than some people realise. Children can learn valuable skis along the way. Video games require concentration and determination, pationce and stamina: ‘some games take more than 100 hours to completel They roguire quick reaponses: shooting that monster or dodging that fling block helps to devolop hhand-oye coordination (ine motor skills). They also require analysis, judgement ‘and creativity to solve problems. If video games were straightforward, thay ‘wouldn't hold the attention of children the way they do. Cites of video games say that playing for long periods harms eyesight. While itis tue that staring at a soreen for long periods of ime can cause ‘eye strat there is litle evidence that this causes permanent damage to eyesight. Everyone should take frequent breaks from staring at any screen to minimise risks. Cites also say that playing video games stops children from getting outdoor exercise, But is tha the fault ofthe game, or the faut ofthe adut inthe house for ‘not wanting to go outside? And what about interactive games where you act out the movements? ‘So next time it's raining and everyone is stuck inside, got out the interactive video games ... No, not golf again, Dad! Its my tum now, Mum. Mum! MUM! ‘When parents join in, playing video games starts to look ike cole-fashioned ‘amily ur e 80 ements @ “There fs more to playing video games than some people realise. This sentence tolls readers that playing video games (A) ‘snot enjoyable for some people. (8) _ isnotasinteresing as other games. (©) _isnota common actviy (0) _isnotjust about entertainment 22. What does the word ‘stamina! mean? (a) skit (8) courage (©) endurance (©) performance 23. Which word has the same meaning as streightorwara'?| (A) boring (©) simple (©) excting (©) expensive 24. According to he text, the risk of developing eye problems from paying video ‘games can be reduced by (A) spending time away trom the seen. (8) wearing special glasses. (©) doing eye exercises. (©) switching to other computer activites, 25. No, not golf again, Dac fs my tur now, Mur. Mur! MURA ‘This quotation reveals thatthe witer expects parents (4) to-enjoy playing video games. (6) _tonaq their children into playing video games. (C) to play video games to please ther chron. (0) to lay video games when they are bored. 20. Whats the purpose ofthe text? (A) to explain how video games work (8) to show which video gamos to buy (C) _to-convince readers that vidoo Games have benefits (©) to encourage readers to play ideo games instead of exercising err eer ee ee Se eel! 8 sts eiccon rte For each quest ‘Throughout history, people (27) _ up at the moon as it changes shape during its monthly cycle. At times, the moo! appears to be a different colour, (28) dust, smoke and other fine particles in Earth’s atmosphere. __(29) is the moon ever blue, as in the phrase ‘Once in a blue moon’? __(30) _ the moon is never actually blue, this saying refers to the rare event of two full moons in a single month. have looked took ooking haa been Ic ich are the results of bic resting from vi from ich is the result so But Tm slong 09 that Despite Although Road the text and anewer the questions that follow. She sells ‘seashells’ “he sells seashells by the seashore, ‘This sentence is called a tongue twister because itis dificult to say, twas written by Terry Sullivan in 1908 and inspired by an Englishwoman called Magy Anning, Mary had an exciting and unusual life. Born in 41799, she lived inthe coastal town of Lyme Regis ‘where sho often walked the cif with her father, brother and her dog, Tray. They found piaces of rack that locked like seashells but were actually fossils—the remains of animals that lived long ‘age and had turned to rock. Fossils give us clues ‘about if in the past. Mary's favourite time to look for fossils was after a storm because wind, rain ‘and waves caused the rocks to crumble, making iteasiar to find fossis, Searching the cls for fossils was extremely dangerous. Landslides were frequent and one claimed the if of Tray and almost klled Mary. ‘May's ist significant find came when she was 12 Years old, Mary and her brother found a large fossil that became the first correctly identified ichthyosaurus (fish izard) skeleton. Mary also discovered other Important dinosaur fossifsinckiding the frst two plesiosaur skeletons (one is pictured here). ‘Mary came trom a very poor family and never had ‘any formal education. However, she taught herself ‘geology and anatomy and iter palaeontology (the study of fossils) to understand the fossils she found. Mary's discoveries taught us ‘that there were once creatures with saai-ike shells (ammonites) and others with Padcle-ike fins (plesiosaurs) that lved in ancient oceans. She became a respected figure and many Important scientists of the time visited her. Because she found 0 many fossils, Mary opened a small shop ta sell her finds, but she did not make ‘much money. Few people realise that the tongue twister is about Mary Anning. The tongue twister isn't exactly accurate though as Mary sold fossils, not seashells. But that woulda't be ‘as much fun to say! What is the main reason tha the writer stated the text with a tongue twister? (A) to introduce the topic of the sea in an amusing way (8) _ toes the ably of readers to say thaso dificult words (C) to show that twas wtten wen Mary Anning was alive (©) to intoduce the life of Mary Anning in an interesting way Mary’ favourte tim to collec fossils was after a storm because (A) the waves were smaller (8) _ thebeach was ess dangerous (C) _therocks were more broken up. (0) the weather was more favourable, Man’ frst significant fossil find was also (A) the ist plesiosaurio be correctly dentine (8) the rsticnyosaurusto be correctly dentine. (C) the largest skeleton that she found, (©) the most complete skolton that she found, “The words (ish lzard are in brackets to show that they aro (8) detais that are important. (8) facts that are usually lf out. {C) a transition ofa sciotie torm. (©) & personal comment from tho writer ‘A‘Yormal education'is one that completed (A) as quickly as possible, (8) atschool (C) in another language, (0) at great expense, \Which option best describes the importance of Mary's fossil nds during he ifetime? (A) They were accepted by @ small number of scientists (8) They wore not regarded as highly as other scientific dscoveris, (C)_ They were not scientifically recognised unt after her death, (0) They were appreciated for thelr scientific value. ‘Mary's discoveries taught us that there were once creatures wit snake shells (ammonites) and others with padaoke fins (plesiosaurs) that ved in ancient oceans. Which aspect of Marys fe isthe focus ofthis sentence? (A) her contribution to Earth's natural history (8) _herpersonal qualtios (C) her family elatonships (0) her commitment to professional fiendships ‘What does the text ell readers about May's character? (A) She was determined to keep learting (8) Sho was.a clever businesswoman. (C) She was obsessed wih her popula (©) She was limited by her ack of education, Road the text and answer the questions that follow. Miss Hazel In the flat next door to Pav lived an elderly lady named Miss Hazel, Pavi and Miss Hazel ‘were friends, Pavi had only just arrived from India and didn’t know many people. In the afternoons when school was over, Pai liked {o visit Miss Hazel because she reminded her of her grandmother in India. Pavi would sic quiedly on the high stool in the living. oom, sipping a cup of tea while Miss Hazel ‘walked around the room dusting all her objects Miss Hazel had a lot of objects. In every space, on every shelf, chere was something— ‘vases, pictures, litle Statues, old pennies. Teas like being in a museum, Miss Hazel dusted all her objects with a special eather duster that had a long black mottled handle and a spray of emu feathers atthe other end, The emu feathers had been sent to her by an old school friend, Mrs Marron, who lived in the Northern Territory "Now you will find sad Miss Hazel as she wandered about the room waving the duster, "that most people swear by ostrich feathers for dusting. Bue take my advice, Pavi, and stiek to emu. ‘Stick to emu, thought Pavi, frowning. Her mother used a cloth to dust. And of course they didn’t have so many objects. “People just don’t know, sighed Miss Hazel ‘Sad, but true.” Mrs Marron not only supplied Miss Hazel ith feathers for dusting, she even sent her an empty emu egg one Christmas, It ‘came in a special box all the way from the Northern Territory, filled with strips and strips of torn-up newspaper: The postman ‘brought the box tothe front door one afternoon when Pavi was visiting, FRAGILE was written in big black letters all over the outside Pavi peered over Miss Hazel's shoulder as she opened up the box. Inside lay the ema ‘egg, I was lovely strange large dark green thing. Ils surface was not smooth like a hen’s ‘egg, but bumpy. "Like Braille said Miss Hazel. “Ever felt a page of Braille, avi?” Pavi had not “Neither have I,’ admitted Miss Hazel, ‘but this fels as though i's saying something.” She closed her eyes and ran her fingertips along the surface ofthe egg. "But what? ‘That's the question, Pavi felt the egg with her fingertips. She smiled at Miss Hazel and Miss Hazet smiled back. Suddenly Pavi missed her ‘grandmother fala ees earings ed hk Ieters. Pople who cannot ee properly can real by Fein dhe cs ith ee Ringers Pav enjoyed spending tine with Miss Hazel mainty because (A). she fot sony for her elderly neighbour. (8) she iked to hep her with all her dusting (C) she was curious about ner cotecton of things. (0) sho lked being reminded of her grandmother. whic ofthe folowing werds inthe txtie verb? (A) Wing! (©) ‘dusting — (©) ‘objects’ 0)—_“spray’ Which word best describes Miss Hazet's house? (A) gloomy (8) simple (C)—cltered (0) neglected \Why Was the word FRAGILE” writen in big black eters onthe box? (A) to show thatthe box contained an expensive item (8) to alert poop that a baby emu was inthe box (C)toletpeopte know that iti not weigh very much (0) towam people that i needed to be handled carefully Which oF te following is the LEAST tkcely reason that Miss Hazel closed her eyes as she fell the emu egg? (A) She was trying to remember something. (8) She was teaching Pevi how to read Brae [C) She was wondering what the bumps meant (0) She was astonshed by the texture. Miss Hazel can best be described as (8) aline-neartod woman wno takes care of her house, (8) a bossy person who kas to order Pavi around, (C)__a strange person who finds It hard te communicate (©) a vice old woman who takes advice from Pavi ‘The information indicated by the asterisk (*) at th end ofthe txt called a footnta, Wry has this footnote been included? (A) to show respect for people who cannot see properly (6) to explain an unfamiiar word [C) to indicat that thi isa foreign name (0) to refer to cent scientific research 6 aa code tirgonart ord Wo Page? Golden etievrinage ape om Pogo 15 _Eregg image sate Hom an rage 9 ‘Sirgen eons. 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