Name: ________________________

Thursday 14th May, 2020 Class: ________________________

Date: ________________________

Time:

Marks: 7 marks

The answers have been included at the bottom to check

Comments: your work when you have finished. Please read the text
and complete the questions first.

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The Woodbridge Arena was buzzing last night as this year’s basketball championships reached
their climax, writes John Wilkinson.

The favourites made their mark early on and set the pace for the game as the Eagles struggled
against the superior height of Johnson and Murray. The pair dominated the passing and made
sure the Arrows ended their second quarter with an overwhelming 34 point lead.

Rob Lane’s long passes brought the Eagles back to life just after the break and upset the
opposition for a time.

But the Arrows kept their nerve to secure a narrow victory.

Gomez, the victorious captain, later praised the newly redesigned wheelchairs the team are
trying out. “We really noticed the extra flexibility of the wheels. It made turning easier and that
helped our confidence.”

The future of the game certainly looks bright an the evidence of this final.

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21. Fill in the following table of information about the event reported in Close Contest.

What was the event? ______basketball final______

On what date was the event held? ___________________________

Where was the event held? ___________________________

2 marks

2. Close Contest is a report of a match between disabled players.

How do you know the players are disabled?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
1 mark

3. Close Contest is a sports report which includes specialist sports language.

Explain the meaning of the phrases listed.
One has been done for you.

Specialist sports language Explanation

the favourites .....the team that people.................

.....expected to win.........................

dominated the passing _______________________________

_______________________________

the opposition _______________________________

_______________________________
2 marks

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4. Which words in the text tell you it has only just been written?
Find two.

1. _________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________
2 marks

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Mark schemes

21. (a) Award 1 mark for the correct date in any format, eg:

• 18 March / 18.3.2004 / 18.3.04 / 18/03/2004 / 18.03.04

If the year is included it must be the correct year.

Do not accept a response which is not obviously a date, eg 18.3 / 18.03

1 mark

(b) Award 1 mark for

• Woodbridge [Arena].

Do not accept Arena.

1 mark

2. Award 1 mark for answers which quote or paraphrase the reference to wheelchairs, eg:

• it says newly redesigned wheelchairs;

• the page is called ‘British Wheelchair Basketball Forum’.

Do not accept answers which suggest that the photograph provides evidence of the players
being disabled.
1 mark

3. (a) dominated the passing

Award 1 mark for answers which show an understanding of the word ‘dominated’ through
an indication that one team was playing better than the other, eg:

• had the ball for most of the time / their passing was the best / were in control of the
ball.

Do not accept undeveloped answers which suggest that one team played well, eg:
passed to each other / good passing.

(b) the opposition

Award 1 mark for answers showing an understanding of the word ‘opposition’ in the
context of the sports report, eg:

• the other team / side / the opposite team.

up to 2 marks

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4. Award 1 mark for each answer that refers to a relevant feature of the text, up to a maximum of 2.
The following are examples of common acceptable responses:

• the heading ‘Latest Sports Report’;

• the web page menu ‘Sports News’;

• the report includes the words ‘last night’;

• the date is recent / the date / 19/03/2004;

• it’s this year’s.

If two answers from the same category are given, the second answer should not be credited.

Do not accept answers where a whole sentence is quoted from the text unless target words are
emphasised in some way.
up to 2 marks

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