Cambridge Lower Secondary Progression Test

English question paper 1

Stage 8
1 hour plus 10 minutes reading time
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper. Total

You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

The total number of marks for this paper is 50.

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 30 minutes on this section.

Read Text A in the Insert and then answer questions 1–8.

1 What job did Denis’s father do?

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2 Why did Denis go ‘barefoot until he was 12 years old’ (lines 2–3)?

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3 Which group first selected Denis to play for them?

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4 Which single event made the most difference to Denis’s football playing?

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5 Explain in your own words two reasons why Denis was called ‘The King’ by Manchester
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6 Look at the sentence beginning ‘Denis is also famous for …’ (line 20).

(a) Give one language feature used for effect in this sentence.

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(b) What effect is the writer trying to create by using this language feature?

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7 Look at the final paragraph (lines 23–26). For

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(a) Give one way in which the content of this paragraph is different from the rest of the text.

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(b) Give one way in which the language of this paragraph is different from the rest of the
text.

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(c) What is the writer’s opinion of Denis in this paragraph?

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8 (a) What is the purpose of this text?

Tick (9) one box.

to tell us about Denis Law’s life

for Denis Law to tell us about his life

for Denis Law to tell us about his plans

to tell us about Denis Law’s recent activities

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(b) What type of text is this?

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(c) Give two reasons why some people like to read about people like Denis Law.

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Read Text B, a blog, in the Insert and then answer questions 9 and 10. For
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9 Write a summary of the writer’s steps to success in the text.

Use up to 40 words.

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10 How has the writer’s attitude changed between the first and the last paragraph?

Give words or phrases from the text to support your answer.

Writer’s attitude in the first paragraph

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Writer’s attitude in the last paragraph

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11 Look at Text A and Text B.

Name two differences in language between Text A and Text B.

Text A Text B
Difference 1

Difference 2

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Section B: Writing For

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Spend 30 minutes on this section.

12 Write the text for a leaflet persuading young people to take up a new activity.

You do not need to include pictures or leaflet layout.

You will need to think about:

• what the activity is

• why they would enjoy it
• how to do it.

Remember to include features of persuasive writing.

Space for your plan:

Write your text on the next page. [25 marks]

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Copyright Acknowledgements:

Text A © Denis Law; TalkFootballwebsite; http://www.talkfootball.co.uk/guides/football_legends-Denis_law.html

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