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MONTHLY TEST - OCTOBER 2021

GRADE 9 (EDEXCEL)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE B

Duration : 1 hour & 30 minutes

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Answer all the questions.

The total mark for this Paper is 50.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets.

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SECTION A: Reading

Answer ALL questions in this section. You should spend 1 hour on this section.

Read Text One in the Extracts Booklet, “January the Fifth”

1. Select words and phrases from the text which convey the difference in character between the
twins.
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(3 marks)

2. Explain the effect of each of these images from the text.

a. Rain tapped against the glass.
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b. Night-light had guttered into a pool of water.

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(4 marks)

3. Say what you think is likely to happen in the story and give your reasons with evidence
from the passage for saying so.
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(8 marks)
[Total = 15 marks]

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Read Text One in the Extracts Booklet, “Two of a Kind”

4. Who are the identical twins famous as “Jim brothers” and why?
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(5 marks)

5. What is the name given for twins who share every feature and quality before and after birth?
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(2 marks)

6. Write the similarities and differences between a pair of twins as given in the first two
paragraphs.
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(8 marks)
[Total = 15 marks]

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Refer to BOTH Text One and Text Two to answer the following question.

7. Compare how the writers of Text One and Text Two convey their ideas and perspectives
about the close relationship between twins and what it is like to be twins.

Support your answer with examples from both texts.

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[Total = 20 marks]
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Grade 9 Edexcel English Language B Monthly Test October 2021
Prepared for Lyceum International Schools by Lyceum Assessments