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READING TIME: ........................................... .........................10 minutes
SECTION ONE: COMPREHENSION ....................................30 minutes
SECTION TWO: APPLIED REASONING ..............................10 minutes
Go to the separate booklet on your desk to answer the continuous writing questions.
SECTION THREE : CONTINUOUS WRITING .......................20 minutes

Read the passage that starts overleaf carefully when you are told to do
so. After ten minutes has ended you will have 60 minutes to complete
the test. Answer the questions which are on the following pages.

The passage is from 'I Capture The Castle' by Dodi Smith.

To the left of each line you will see the lines have been numbered.
This will help you when you are answering the questions.

Extract from 'I Capture The Castle'

by Dodi Smith, 1946. Reproduced
under licence with the permission of
Pengu;n Random House UK.

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 'I Capture The Castle' is a story told by the narrator (Cassandra) who lives in an ancient
castle with her family (her father, step-mother, sister Rose and brother Thomas)_. The caStle
has no running water or central heating. In this passage, Cassandra has de~tded to take
a bath. She has heated up water and has put the water into a big metal contamer nea~ th e
fire in the kitchen that she can climb into. She has also created screens of sheets (Ilk~ a
tent) around the stove so that she can have her bath in privacy. As the passage begms,
she is just about to climb into the bath when Heloise, the family dog, interrupts her.

1 I was just getting into the bath when Heloise whined at the back door and had to be

2 let in. Of course she wanted to come and join me, which is a slight bore as she is no asset to a

3 bath - her loving paws are apt to scrape one painfully. However, she seemed sleepy and was

4 happy to doze by the fire and we settled down amicably. It was wonderfully cosy inside by

5 the tall, draught-proof screen; and the rosy glow from the fire turned the sheets to a

6 fascinating colour.

7 I believe it is customary to get one's washing over first in baths and bask afterwards;

B personally, I bask first. I have discovered that the first few minutes of a bath are the best and

9 are not to be wasted - my brain always seethes with ideas and life suddenly looks much

10 better than it did. So I bask first, wash second and then read as long as the hot water holds

11 out.

12 As I basked, I ate half my apple and meant to eat it all, but Heloise was lashing her

13 tail so hopefully that I shared it with her instead - her gratitude was so intense that I feared

14 she might get into the bath with me. I calmed her down, discouraged her from licking the

15 soap and had just started serious washing when there was a thump on the door.

16 I still can't imagine what made me call out: 'Come in.' I suppose I said it

17 automatically. I had just covered my face with soap, which always makes one feel rather

18 helpless, and when I rashly opened my eyes, the soap got into them; I was blindly groping for

19 the towel when I heard the door open. Heloise let forth a volley of barks and hurtled towards

2 o it - it was a miracle she didn't knock over the clothes horse and everything else that held up

2 1 my screen of sheets. The next few seconds were pandemonium with Hel barking her hardest

22 and two men trying to soothe her. I didn't call her off because I know she never b'tI es anyone

23 and I hated the idea of explaining that I was in the bath - particularly as I hadn't even a towel
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to wrap around me; I had blinked my eyes open by then and realised I must have left it

25 somewhere in the kitchen. Mercifully, Heloise quietened down after a minute or so.

26 'Didn't you hear someone say 'Come in'?' said one of the men, and I realised that he

27 was an American. It was a pleasant voice, like the nice people in American films, not the

28 gangsters. He called out: 'Anyone home?' but the other man told him to be quiet, adding: 'I

29 want to look at this place first. It's magnificent.'

30 This voice puzzled me. It didn't sound English but it didn't sound American either. It

31 was a most unusual voice, very quiet and interesting.

32 'Do you realise that wall's part of an old castle?' it said.

33 This was not a happy moment as I thought he would come to look at the fireplace

34 wall, but just then Thomas came out on the staircase. The men explained that they had

35 turned down our lane by accident and their car was stuck in the mud. They wanted help to

36 get it out.

37 Thomas said that he would come and have a look and I heard him getting his boots.

38 'Wonderful place you have here,' said the unusual voice, and I feared they might ask

39 to look round. But the other man began talking about how stuck the car was, and in a minute

40 or so Thomas went off with them. I heard the door slam and heaved a sigh of relief.

41 But I did feel a little flat ; it was dull to think I had never even seen the men and never

42 would. I tried to imagine faces to go with the voices - and then suddenly realised that the

43 water was cooling and I had barely begun washing.

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1. Why did Cassandra not want Heloise to join her in the bath?

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'... we settled down amicably. It was wonderfully cosy inside by the tall,
draught-proof screen; and the rosy glow from the fire turned the sheets
to a fascinating colour.'
(a) Does this quotation make it sound as though Cassandra is enjoying
her bath?

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No ........................................................................... (tick box) D
(b) Give three reasons tor your answer. 3 marks

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6. Read lines 14-23. There has just been a 'thump on the door' and 1 mark
Cassandra has called out 'Come in'.
(a) Does Smith suggest that Cassandra thinks it was a good idea
to call 'Come in'?
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No .... ........................................................................ (tick box) D
(b) Write down three quotations and then explain how the quotations 6 marks
show that Cassandra thinks that she either did the right or the
wrong thing in calling out 'Come in'.

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(b) Write down two explanations to support your answer. 2 marks

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8. Although Cassandra can only hear the two men, we still learn quite 4 marks
a lot about the men through their voices and words. Write down two
bits of information that we can learn about each man.
Man 1:
First bit of information

Second bit of information

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9. Which man seems the most trustworthy? Explain your answer 2 marks thi, space
using evidence from the text.

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Smith writes Cassandra's feelings in this way:

'This was not a happy moment as I thought he would come to look

at the fireplace wall.'

(a) What emotion is Cassandra feeling when we are told that 'this was
not a happy moment'?

(b) Why might Cassandra feel this emotion?

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11. What reason do the men give Thomas for their presence in the kitchen? 1 mark

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12. When the men leave with Thomas, Cassandra feels two strong 4 marks this spact

emotions. Write down a quotation that shows each emotion and then
explain what the emotion is and why Cassandra would feel this
emotion at such a moment.

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APPLIED REASONING (You should spend about 1o minutes on this section) this space

Each of the questions below involves a coded four letter word. The first
number in the code indicates the position in the alphabet of the first letter
of the word. The next three code numbers move forwards or backwards
through the alphabet, counting letters.
For example: GOAL is coded [7][+8][-14][+11]
l~\B\C\D\EIF\~ IHI I IJ IK\~ \M\Nl&\P\QIR\SITIUIVIWIX\Y\ZI
For example: [3][+12][+5][-1] is the code for COTS
ABC DE FGH I J KLM N O P Q R S T U VWX Y Z
3 15 19 20

1. Complete the code for the word TAIL 1 mark

2. Which word has the code [8][+7)(-14][+23]? 1 mark

3. The final part of this code is blank [13][-~2][+10~~- It is still possible 1 mark
to work out which word it must be. Whats the missing code?

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4. This code has a blank entry [8][+13][_][-2]. Which word must it be? 1 mark

5. This code has the starting letter missing [_][+19)(-31[+7]. 1 mark

Which word must it be?

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SECTION THREE:
CONTINUOUS WRITING QUESTIONS
This Section may be completed
at any time during the total 60 minutes.
It is suggested that Candidates allow
20 minutes for this section.
Correct spelling, punctuation and gramrnar
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SECTION THREE
CONTINUOUS WRITING (Answer BOTH questions in your own words.) J20 marks

1. Write about what would be your favourite place (real or imaginary) to relax. You must aim
to write at least six sentences and you must make sure that you write with accurate
spelling, punctuation and grammar.

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and you must make sure that you write with accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Photograph reproduced with the permission of J-M Poi/pre.

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CSSE
The Consortium of Sel.ctlve School• In Euu
ENGLISH PAPER MAIN TEST 1
FOR 2023 ENTRY

2023 Entry Test 1 EN GLISH

Marking Scheme
ENGLISH PAPER MAJ N TEST I FOR 2023 ENTRY - ANSWERS (J Capture The Ca 9 tltl .
th
• 1.ru cted to Any who do will lo•• all the mark• (or
Candidates must NOT t'I Ck mon, b oxes th an th ey arc ms at qu .. tron ,
M~ r kil
Q.urstion Amrw('r
I mark
I. Her 10\ing p:-iw~:we :-ip1 to sn.tpl' one painfu ll y/~hc hmis people with her pttw5 if she grt, jn,idr
the ba1h .
lt is line to :1rccp1 a direct quu1,a io11 . Do not accept a brief cumrncnl : ' her paws' ·
Nc-cd at lr:1s1'her paws scrape.' · ,
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Do not accept 'she was no asset' 0 11 its own: there needs tu be a rca!ion which cxplain 1 why ~he ~n l
an : i. ssct.
lf th ey ha,·c added th a1 the paws may scratch a particular body part, e.g. knee, please accept.
Accept an answer whi ch mentions th e dug hurting the na rrator.

I mark
2. a) Yes 3 marks
b) • Cassandra and Hcloisc were amicablc/ li::ding happy and fricndJy as Cassa ndra was in the bal b.
• 'Wonderfolly cosy'
• There were no draug!Hs, so Cassa ndra must have felt warm and comforta ble.
• The fire had a 'rosy glow' which sounds very pretty/nice. .
• The sheets were turned to a ' fascinating colour' which must have been 111cc to look at.
Also accept ' settled down'.
A~ccpt any logical reason, e.g. '" the draught-proof screen' gives me the impression that it is a tight
pnvate space, which is nice."
Make sure the reasons given come from 1hc boxed text which forms part of the question, rather than
anywhere else in the passage.
\Ve can accept correct reasons in parl b even if part a is wrong.
One mark per clear answer. Direct quotations arc fine as arc generalised comments.

3. 3 marks
Bask/wash/read
lf a student decides to write the whole quotation out ' I bask first, wash second and then read as long
as the hot water holds out' and ignore tl1c numbers 1,2 and 3, they can still be awarded full marks.
Students must put correct verbs in correct order to get all three marks. For example, if they write
'get in bath/wash/read' they get two marks {because one of the verbs is wrong - but two arc correct
and in the correct order). Or if they write ' bask/read/wash' they get one mark (all verbs arc correct
but only ' bask' is in the correct order).
A synonym for bask is fin e, e.g. relaxing. E.g., if students have paraphrased basking, washing and
reading, that's fin e, as long as they clearly understand what is meant.
Don't accept that she was ' not eating the whole apple'.

4. Accept: to relax/to lay around lazily/ luxuriously in warmth. Must have an aspect of ertjuying !mark
warmtl1 to relax and feel lazy.
Don't accept ' bathe'. We will allow ' relax' without warmth being mentioned (contra1y to mark scheme).
Don't allow ideas where candidates arc hedging, e.g. ' LO relax or do fun things'.

5. a) An apple. 3marks
b) Yes.
c) Her gratitude was so intense
- Hcloise was so grateful she tried to climb into the bath with Cassandra
- Cassandra had to stop Hcloise from climbing into the bath to give her a thank you cuddle
- Heloise was so happy and excited she tried to cat the soap.
DO NOT accept a quotation that comes before Cassandra shared the apple: cg, 'Heloisc was
lashing her tail so hopefully' .
Candjdatcs may wrongly associat e the wagging tail with the dog being pleased, but this action happens
BEFORE the apple is given. So, wagging tail (or similar) is wrong.
Allow a mark for: " Hcloise lashed her tai l and 'her gratitude was so intense"' even th ough half of the
answer is wrong. We must reward what is there (unless there is obvious blind copying of whole sections
of the text without any sense of understanding).
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Q.urstion Answer
I mark
6. a) N,,. 6 ,nark•
h) Anl\\\'tT(. can irn lrnk:
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EX l'l.i\Ni\'I ION
QUOT,Vl'I ONS ( :a c;11;1111h :1 ii; c; 1ill i11 c; l1 0(k wht n d 1t1 jq r<·1dling rh_1•
'1 i.1111 ra11'1 im rigi nr " hat made 1111· la ll out
"Come in.···
"'°' y 1hnt ct!u_• made 1;ud 1;1 lmd dee ic; i,,11 ;1'1 t,, inviff'
1hc pcnpl" i11 .
\Va,c; 1101 i11 ,1 prn itior1 10 1alk tr , pc<1plr·.
' H ad l~cc covcm1 i11 soap
\ V;1c; 11ol fccli11~ al,lc 1,, ta lk to ci rrnn gr rc;.
' Fr h hdpkss
Cou ld 1101 c;c,· and so cou ld rw l u·ll wh<J w;::,c; ;:it t~i(·
'Soap p:l)I in my cyrc; ,,. g-mpi11g hlindly'
door/ pro1,·cl he rself.
The qui cl of 1he bath tim e was rnin cd ; the f;,rt
' Hcloisc sta 11cd harki11 ~·
that 1-lcloisc is barking c01 ild suggc, t th erc arc
strangers.
It would lwvr hcc n very cmbtirrassing if th e sc ree n
' !H cloisc nea rly knocked] over th e clot hes
horse and c,·c11,ihing else that held up my of shee ts was kn ocked over as then a ny~ne whJ ,
ca me into the kitchen co uld have see n Cassan rtl
screen of sheets:
i11 the hath .
th n
' I hadn't C\'en a towel to wrap around me . . Cassand ra cannot even cl imb out of the ba a cl
wrap herself in a bath towel if there a rc S!rangcr~
I must have left it somewhere in th e kitchen.'
at the door as she has fo rgotten to bring he r ,owe ·
This is extra em barrassing. _

Allow ' to wrap around me .. kitchen1 to be included. Allow a ny evidence whi ch includes refe rence to
the tO\\~el. . , . . ]lowed.
Quo,tauons must be ac_curatc w~rd for ~vord'. but spellmg and punctu au~,n ,miSla_k~; ,a~~ a doesn' t know
Don ta llow paraphrasmg, e.g. : I can' t unagme what made me call out: Come in · e
why she called out.
But do allow: . r,00I' h t0
- a nything which explains how there is a link between the quotation and the idea that it was is
invi te people in while she was ha,~ng a bath. .
- anything which states how a consequence of calling out leads to difficulties, e.g. th e dog being
dini.cult to calm down.
- anything which links a quotation to the idea that the narrator is embarrassed, a nd/ or
helpless/vulnerable.
One mark for each well selected quotation (maximum of three marks). One ma rk for each clear
explanation (maximum of three marks).

I mark
7. a) No. 2 marks
b) Heloise is only ' barking her hardest' so all her energy is going into barking not attacking.
T he two men try to 'soothe' Heloise: they are not frightened of being hurt by her.
Cassandra is clear that Heloise ' never tries to bite anyone.'
H cloise quietens down after a minute or so.
Accept anything reasonable from the entire passage which suggests that the dog is not dangerous.
It is possible for candidates to ge t points for part b even if part a is left blank, wrong, or both options
are ti cked. Part b can be rewarded marks if ifs clear that the candidate explains that the dog isn' t
dangerous.
One mark for each clear explanation (maximum of two marks).

First man: American; Nice voice; sounds like a 'goodie' in American films; wants people to know that 4 marks
8.
he has entered their house as he calls out 'Anyone home?' .
Second man: Mysterious; hard to place his accent; is interested in history/architecture; wants to be
qui et and explore the hou se rather than letting the owners know they arc th ere/ rude because he wants
to explore a strangers house.
It does NOT matter which order the students write about the men. Howeve1; they must not ge t the
two characters confused. One mark for eac h clear comment on each man. Direct quotations/explained
infCrenccs arc both fine.
Ensure that the candidates have clearly differentiated the two men. The information they write about
the men should be associated with th eir characteristics and not th e fact that they were in a car/ own
a car etc.
Note: Only give one point for the foll owi ng respo nses, even if they are written in the two spaces for
man one or man two:
'.a,~ unus~al voice' a nd 'qui et and interes ting' - tl~is _informati o~1 in th e tex t 0ine 31} is one piece of
mformaoon and should be awarded one mark. S11rnlarly, he 'd1dn t sound English' and ' he didn't
1

so und Amcrica n is the same piece of information in th e contex t of the passage, so should be awarded
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one mark.
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9. The m:m whn cn ll Cj 11\ npmc..' honw'. 2 mark•
The firCj\ m:111 ,, ho tnlks.
He W:\11\ Cj 1w1,ple 10 k11nw th nt hr l,;iCj cnh'Jl' d 1h1·i1 hom<·
Smid, hn,;,_Cn,;Cj_rrndr:i rt'lb t th:11 hi ,; ,·oice Ci1J1 11ulci lik,· ' th ~ ni< ,, people in Au wrl, ;111 ritrn,' whirh
st1~('1; 11:: he 1,; :i lllff p e1-.;1)11 .

Thr 1::111ci('~l11:: 11111 ,;,t d c:1rl) i1_1dir,ll1' ,, hid 1 dmrnricr ihey arc wri!ing al,out (or the rir,t rn:,rk . fl,, 11 ' 11
nccrpt " rlm·ct q11ot:rnon \\1thnu1 an rx plan:1tio11 ffJr 1l w 1:: 1'( oncl m:,rk
Douhh- check lh:tt !h e rrasnn gin•11 rc.1 1ly mc;mo; that 1lw rn,111 io; lrmt~. . orlhy rai lwr th:i n ju, r r(' o;ta ting
wh ;u 1h r mnn dur<.:: there ,;, hnuld he rm cxphmntiun included, CH' ll if brief. So nril , ' li e.: r ,i ll, <JUI '
unless ..t':'compn~1ird by somct!1i11g like ' bcc.imr he w.illt'i people 1,, know he',; then.\ or dr1c'i n'1 w;inf
to ~uqmsc or lnghtcn ,myonc .
All_ow 1_11 cntio 11 of the second m,1 11 ,1 1:: a ru111n,st for n ·idenLe of the 111,111 l,eing 1ru,;1worthy, as the
-JO . ,,·mer mt ended for thi,; rontrma :11i part of her clmrnctcrisatio11 .
a\ Cassandra was feeli ng nnxious/sad/wonied/co nccrn cd. 2 m arks
Sturknts mus1 slate tha1 the cmo1io11 is a ncg;1ti,·c one to ge t the mark. .
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J) Cassa ncira kn ows 111,11 if the man comes to look at the fi replace wall, then he wi ll sec he: m the ha th .
Siudcnts mu st make the link to Cass,111dra heing anxious ahout heing found in the bath if th c man
C'.l'7Jlores the room in order to get the mark.
The key to pa11 b is th ,11 Cassand ra doesn't wa nt to be seen in the bath.
I I. They d 1:ovc down the wrong lane and their car got stuck in the mud. Students onl y need to write I mark
that _1.heir car go t stuck in the mud to g:1in the mark. .
Don·t accept 'broken down' . Va,iations 0 11 being stuck in the mud arc fine. AJso fin e is if ca nd idatc.:s
"1itc 'truck' instead of 'car·.
12. 4marks
Q UOTATIONS
EXPLANATION
' l ... hca\·ed a sigh of relief.' Cassandra is re lieved because she has managed to
stay hidden in her bath the whole time/ she has not
been embarrassed by any of the strange men (or
Thomas) discovering that she is in 1he bath.
' But I did feel a little nat; it was du ll to thi nk I Cassandra is disa12pointed because the men's voices
had never even seen the men and never would.' sound interesting - and now she will never know
what they look like.

Give one mark for each accurate quotation (maximum of two). Give two marks for a clear ~xplanation
(for example, a student cannot get a mark stating that 'She felt relief' to 'explain' the quotanon
· I heaved a sigh of relief').
Don't accept anythi ng abo ut realising the water is cold: this isn't a strong emotion. .
l\ fake sure an emotion is clearly slated in explanation part of the question, along ¼,j th the explanation.
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TOTAL 35 m arks
Applied Reasoning (I mark per question) 5 m arks
QI. (20](- 19][+8](+3] Do not accept [20J[ l]l9][12]
Q2. HOAX
Q 3. [-6]
Q4. H UG E
Q5. BURY
If the word is clc.:arly written, but not on the line, please award the mark.

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