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Additional materials: None
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper.

You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting. 7

The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question 8

or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 50.
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Suggestions for how long to spend on each section are given in the booklet.
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Section A: Reading For

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Spend 20 minutes on this section.

Read the text and then answer the questions.

The Cloth of Emperors

Kings and princes have used it to make their clothes and decorate their houses
for hundreds of years. And it is made by a tiny caterpillar. What is it? It is silk,
an ancient material which came from China and has been woven into rugs,
clothes, tapestries and decorations of all kinds for close to 4 000 years. It is a
rich, soft, shining cloth, lovely to wear and beautiful to see. 5

Silk is a natural material made from tiny threads that are squeezed out as a
liquid from the body of the silkworm. The silkworm is not really a worm at all
but a caterpillar (a larva of the silkmoth). The liquid silk comes out of its body
at about 30 centimetres a minute and it hardens when it touches the air. It is
what the caterpillar uses to form a cocoon. 10

The Chinese knew how to feed the silkworms on the leaves of the mulberry
tree. They knew how to pluck, chop and prepare the mulberry leaves so the
greedy silkworms would eat them. They knew what things to do so that the
worms would spin threads of the finest silk.

The Chinese guarded the secret of how to raise the silkworm for a long time. 15
By law of the emperor, anyone who disclosed the secret would be tortured to
death.

1 What is silk made by?

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2 Tick (
) two boxes to show which statements are true. For
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Silk is a dull and rough cloth.

Silk is made from mulberry leaves.

Silkworms squeeze a liquid out of their bodies.

Silkworms eat the tiny threads of silk.

Silkworms are not worms.

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3 Paragraphs are used in the text, The Cloth of Emperors.

Draw lines to link each paragraph with its main topic described in the boxes.

1st paragraph looking after silkworms

2nd paragraph how silk is made

3rd paragraph what silk is used for

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4 For a long time, the Chinese guarded the secret of how to raise silkworms.
Suggest a reason for this.

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5 Tick (
) the best description of the whole text, The Cloth of Emperors. For
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It gives information about silk.

It explains how silk clothes are made.

It persuades us to like silk.

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6 Read and compare these texts.

Text 1 Text 2

Silk is fantastic! Although it’s
expensive, you should try it! It has
been around for ages since it was
first used by kings and princes in
China. You might think, ‘Yuk!’ when
you know it is made by a creepy,
crawly caterpillar but it really is
beautiful.
Kings and princes have used silk to
make their clothes and decorate
their houses for hundreds of years.
It is made by a tiny caterpillar. Silk
is an ancient material which came
from China.

The information in both texts is the same but the way it is written is different.

Tick (
) the text you prefer to read.

Text 1

Text 2

Explain why you chose that text.

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7 In the text, The Cloth of Emperors, paragraphs are used. For

Teacher's
A paragraph has been missed out between the 3rd and 4th (final) paragraphs. Use

Tick (
) one box to suggest the most likely topic for this missing paragraph.

other kinds of cloth used by kings and emperors

how the silk threads are collected from the cocoons

mulberry trees

number of leaves that are chopped up

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Read the text and then answer the questions. For

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How a Battery Works

It is possible to discover a lot about electricity using small batteries and bulbs.
Batteries are useful because they are small enough to be carried from place to
place. The first battery was made by an Italian scientist, Alessandro Volta. He
discovered that some metals and a liquid could work together to produce
electricity. He used salt water in his battery. 5

These days, the case of a battery can be made of zinc metal. This is often
covered with plastic or tin to prevent the battery from leaking. There is a
carbon rod (like a thick pencil lead) in the middle of the battery. The battery
case is not filled with salt water because this would leak out. Instead, there is a
chemical paste between the carbon and the zinc case. 10

The chemicals in the battery make electricity. As the electricity is taken from
the battery, the chemicals are slowly used up. Eventually, the battery cannot
make electricity any more. Some batteries, such as those used in cars, can be
recharged so they go on working for longer.

8 (a) Why is a battery covered with plastic or tin?

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(b) What replaced salt water in batteries?

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9 Tick (
) two boxes to show which statements about batteries are false.

Batteries are always too heavy to carry.

Battery cases can be made of zinc metal.

Car batteries can be recharged.

In batteries, electricity is made by chemicals.

Salt water is used in all modern batteries.

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10 Batteries do not make electricity forever. Why not? For

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11 The text How a Battery Works is an explanation text.

Tick (
) one box to show which statement is true about explanation texts.

The paragraphs can be read in any order.

The text includes opinions.

The text is impersonal.

The text is personal.

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Section B: Writing

Spend 25 minutes on this section.

12 The reading text, How a Battery Works, is an explanation text.
Write your own text to explain something, such as:
• why it is useful to learn to read, or
• why the sun is important, or
• how computers have changed the world, or
• something that you know a lot about.
Remember:
• to include the main features of explanation writing
• to organise your information carefully
• to include as much information as you can.
Please note:

You are not being asked to write instructions about how to do something.
Remember to explain.
PLANNING
Spend up to 5 minutes making notes in the box to plan your text.

Purpose and Audience [6] Punctuation [2]

Text Structure [5] Spelling [2]

Sentence Structure [5]

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Write your explanation text here.

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Section C: Grammar, Punctuation and Vocabulary For

Teacher's
Use
Spend 15 minutes on this section.

13 Join the underlined word in each of these sentences to match the correct word
class.

Silk is a beautiful material. preposition

Batteries are very useful. noun

There are chemicals in the battery. adjective

The Chinese guarded their secret. pronoun

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14 (a) Underline the main clause in this sentence.

Silk can cost a lot of money, which many people don’t have. [1]

(b) Underline the connectives in each of these sentences.

Silkworms are very useful because they make silk fibres.

If the chemicals are used up in a battery, electricity will not be made. [2]

(c) Add commas to this sentence.

The silkworm which feeds on mulberry leaves is really a

caterpillar.
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15 Identify and correct the errors in each of these sentences. Make sure they
are still in the past tense. The first one is done for you.

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The silkworm eated the leaves.

They was living on mulberry trees.

Silk material costed a lot of money.

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16 Replace the underlined words with pronouns. For

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The Chinese emperor wanted to keep the secret about silk.

The Chinese emperor (1) knew that silk (2) was worth a lot of

money. The Chinese emperor (3) said the secret was important

to all of the Chinese people (4).

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17 Join these simple sentences into one complex sentence.

You must not use the word ‘and’.

The battery case is often covered with plastic.

The case is not filled with salt water.

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18 Add two apostrophes to this sentence.

A batterys power isnt strong when its

chemicals are used u p. [1]

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19 Rewrite this conversation with correct punctuation. For

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Hari said let’s make an electric toy I don’t know what to do his
friend replied.

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20 Are these examples direct or reported speech?

Write direct or reported in each box.

“My project is nearly finished,” said the student. …………………………

He said that he needed four batteries. …………………………

The teacher replied that she only had three left. …………………………

“That’s no good then,” grumbled the student. …………………………

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Copyright Acknowledgements:

Section A Page 2 © The Cloth of Emperors Caribbean Reader 4 Pub: GINN

Page 6 © How a Battery Works Terry Cash and Steve Parker from More Fun With Science (Kingfisher books 1990)

Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every
reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the
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University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of
Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.

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