Text 1: Extract from The Box by Marc Levinson (2006)

A. Match the first part of the sentence with the appropriate ending on the right. Write the appropriate
letter in the boxes provided. (1 mark each)
1. As larger ships were increasingly able to A. affected the cost of movement through
transport containers, ports.
B. even though there were dramatic
2. As the process of shipping by container environmental consequences.
became more streamlined, C. it reduced the overall cost of moving cargo
significantly.
3. Container shipping reduced the price for D. the price for shipping cargo using these
insurance after it decreased dramatically.
E. was spent moving it on and off of ships.
4. Containers were quickly adopted for train F. which consequently lowered the cost of
and truck shipment, moving any cargo by land.

B. Find the word in the right-hand column that could meaningfully replace one of the words on the
left. (1 mark each)

Example: sting (line 30) H A. cross-cultural

1. Plummeted (line 11) B. expanded hugely
2. Inter-modal (line 11) C. fell rapidly
3. seamless (line 11) D. insult
E. irregular
F. long-term
G. newly fashionable
H. pain
I. radically experimental
J. rose markedly
K. shrank significantly
L. system-combining
M. uninterrupted
N. cross-cultural
O. expanded hugely
P. fell rapidly
 C. Some of the linking words or phrases have been removed from the second half of the text (lines 16
- 32) leaving numbered gaps. From the list, select the word or phrase which make best sense in
each of the numbered gaps. Write the letter identifying the word or phrase in the numbered space
provided.

in which same the more though

not only such these with

Example: [-X-] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .though . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. [-1-] .............................................................

2. [-2-] .............................................................

3. [-3-] .............................................................

4. [-4-] .............................................................

5. [-5-] .............................................................

6. [-6-] .............................................................

Text 2: I Created the Burkini to Give Women Freedom, not to Take It Away by Aheda Zanetti
A. Complete the following table by indicating to whom or to what the word/s underlined refer/s. (1
mark each)

In the phrase… the word refers to…

Example: It is only…(line 10) It wearing these

1. …that came with it… (line 9) it

2. …and anyone can wear this…(lines 15 - 16 ) this
3. …it was defined as… (line 23 ) it
4. …I hope it is not because of…(line 25 - 26 ) it
B. Answer the following questions. (1 mark each)
1. Which phrase indicates clearly the author’s attitude to Islamic terrorism?

2. Which word expresses the author’s view of why someone would wear a burkini?

3. Which phrase suggests that the author believes that hostility to the burkini is related to a wider
repression of women’s role in society?

4. Which words express the two cultures that the burkini embodies?

C. The following statements are either true or false. Tick [] the correct option, then justify it using
words as they appear in the text. Both parts are required for one mark. (1 mark each)
1. The author played a lot of sport when she was young.

True Justification

False

2. At first, the author’s niece was not allowed to play netball because she wore Muslim clothing.

True Justification

False

3. The most important part of the burkini is how it covers the neck.

True Justification

False
4. The burkini has been successful among Muslims.

True Justification

False