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FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH 0500/11

Paper 1 Reading May/June 2022
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Read Text A, and then answer Questions 1(a)–1(e) on the question paper.
Text A: Endurance events
I’m not sure when endurance events like triathlons, adventure races and ultra-marathon
running races (through jungle, desert and mountainous terrains) started to become
popular, but they are here to stay and continue to challenge the limits of every competitor.
Not so long ago, a marathon runner was a mythical beast – we all knew someone who
knew someone who had run a 42 km marathon, but most of us had only actually seen 5
them on TV. Now everyone knows a marathon runner and they just look like normal
people.
Somewhere along the way, marathons became commonplace and a whole new breed
of extreme activities arrived: the Ironman triathlon, crazy ultra-marathons and adventure
races that defy description, like the Tough Mudder. While a lot of extreme challenges 10
are to do with ultra-endurance, the Tough Mudder is short but involves getting hurt.
Sometimes by electric shocks. And fire. Why would you?
I’ve no idea what has made extreme sports such a phenomenon, but I do know what
happened for me. After many years of corporate life and habitual laziness I found myself
with a large belly, unable to get to the buffet without puffing. Horrified, I signed up 15
immediately for a 10 km run, then a marathon. And then an Ironman. It becomes a
rapidly escalating obsession. What seemed like a hardcore event reserved solely for
proper endurance fanatics soon becomes just within reach.
My personal theory for the rise of extreme sports is that life has become sterile. The
chances of getting an adrenaline rush in the average workplace are minimal, so, tired 20
of the rat-race, people search out ways to re-engage with life.
After completing two Ironman events, I can testify that the feeling of sweeping down
the finish chute after 226 km to pumping pop music, flashing lights and a cheering crowd
is the ultimate buzz. But to the true athlete, finishing a classic marathon, quietly in an
empty car park, in pouring rain, is easily its equal for an overwhelming inner sense of 25
achievement.
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Read Text B, and then answer Question 1(f) on the question paper.
Text B: Tough Mudder
Jayden Dee is a participant in Tough Mudder, an obstacle course endurance race. In this article,
he has been interviewed by his local newspaper, the Redmond Gazette (RG).
Jayden Dee knows about hard work and dedication, as the 27-year-old athlete and
army captain is keen to prove. Despite missing the deadline to enter this year’s Tough
Mudder World Championship, airing on national television this weekend, he repeatedly
emailed the company responsible for the event, asking to be included in the endurance
contest. Eventually, they gave in and allowed Dee to compete. 5
Tough Mudder isn’t his first competition. Dee, who spent four years at a prestigious
military school on a wrestling scholarship, competed in his first Ironman triathlon a few
months ago. But the Tough Mudder event is something different altogether. It’s billed
as ‘the most insane race around’, featuring obstacles with names such as ‘Kong’ and
‘Devil’s Beard’. Participants bench-press sandbags, climb walls, crawl and run through 10
mud, among other things that will make them wet, tired and dirty.
Tough Mudder was held earlier this summer, with entrants competing for a substantial
cash prize. We spoke to Dee beforehand about his preparation.
RG: How did you find out about Tough Mudder?
Dee: I found out online through social media, and I was like, ‘I think I can compete with 15
these guys’. I literally stayed up all night watching the one-hour special from last year’s
competition, and that’s when I was hooked. I said to myself, ‘I need to find a way to get
into this.’
RG: Is that typical of you?
Dee: Well I was super-competitive through school, and then I kinda needed a break, 20
which was good because I went to Hawaii. So the last four years in Hawaii, I stayed
active, but also made a point to relax. I always knew I’d come back and compete in
something. I just was waiting for the right time. Then I did the Ironman competition and
got the bug again. I was in really good shape when I found out about this event. It
seemed like now was the time to come back. 25
RG: How do you see yourself doing?
Dee: I want to win the whole thing! A lot of my role models, people I really look up to
are in this competition, so I’m extremely realistic, but I also truly believe I can win. So
I’m gonna do my best. I want to represent Redmond well. It’s easy for people to forget
where they come from, but I don’t. This way while I’m home on leave I can get a chance 30
to inspire kids as the ‘Redmond Guy’.
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Read Text C, and then answer Questions 2(a)–(d) and Question 3 on the question paper.
Text C: What it’s like to be married to a future Ironman
In this blog post the writer looks back on their husband’s preparations to compete in an Ironman
event.
I’m a little hesitant to publish this because there’s a risk that I’ll just be moaning and I’ll
come across as whiny, but it’s information I wish someone had given me before we
signed up for the whole Ironman thing.
My husband, Sam, started training in January for Ironman Canada at the end of July.
He got himself an expert coach and monthly training plans. I felt reassured this meant 5
he might at least survive the 3.86 km swim, a 180.25 km bicycle ride and a marathon
(42.20 km) run, raced in that order.
His training ramped up as you’d expect. Initially, it didn’t really impact our lives too
much. If anything, it was a good thing. Now, we were both training for things – it felt like
a real partnership as we plotted our weekends to give us time to train and time together 10
as a family. It was fun. If we went away, we had to fit his bike ride of 1–3 hours into the
weekend but that was totally do-able. We’ve a pool where we live which really helped
– not having to drive to/from water at least saved travelling time.
By May he was training early and most of both weekend mornings. Being honest, I
resented that. I agreed sullenly, yes, I still wanted him to do the Ironman, and no, I didn’t 15
expect him to drop out. I was just fed up with his absences.
June was all about Ironman. Endless weekends with Sam gone until 5pm each day.
After exercise he would need to sleep for an hour or so, thus he was technically gone
for longer. I was desperate for us to go away and have a break from it.
I tried to book a weekend camping but abandoned it. We would have spent the whole 20
time fitting Sam’s training around what we were doing, and it wasn’t worth it. That year
the kids didn’t go camping at all.
My own freedom to run was curtailed. Saturdays became all about childcare. I only
managed one Saturday trail-run with the girls from April onwards and that was thanks
to wonderful friends who got up at 6.45 on a Saturday to watch my son. I got fed up 25
with not being able to say yes to invitations.
We didn’t do any family hiking for months. Sam justifiably didn’t want to hike after
exercising.
There was so much laundry (‘different road conditions’) so much extra food (‘fuel’) and
so much gear (multiple pairs of goggles with different tints ‘because you never know’)! 30
Smiling understandingly, Sam assured me the next one will be cheaper. Next one?
‘Because it’s there,’ I’d snarl to anyone who dared question why any sane mortal would
tackle an Ironman. I enjoyed mercilessly shaming his less-than-supportive business
partner into recognising the potentially boundless benefits of Sam’s well-publicised
adventure for their newly-established, fledgling travel company. A flurry of online articles 35
described me as ‘a runner married to a triathlete’ – it took me a few moments to
recognise our family and beam with immeasurable pride.
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Our son missed having Dad around at the weekends, especially if he woke up after
Sam had left to train on a Saturday when sometimes there were tears. But he got used
to the different dynamic. He was given an ‘Ironman’ superhero toy as a birthday gift by 40
some relatives and immediately started making it swim, bike and run! The poor child
thinks that this is how normal families operate.
Having said all that, watching Sam emerge god-like from the water, power past us on
his bike and rocket down the finishing chute, head held high as our kids cheered with
the crowd – utterly incredible and intoxicating, one of life’s rare pinnacles of perfection. 45
It had been an epic journey for all of us. I’m so glad we did it. And next year? Well yes,
it’s my turn
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• The total mark for this paper is 80.
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• The insert contains the reading texts.
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Read Text A, Endurance events, in the insert and then answer Questions 1(a)–(e) on this question
paper.
Question 1
(a) Give the two examples of types of endurance events, other than ultra-marathons, according
to the text.
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(b) (i) Using your own words, explain what the text means by:
‘challenge the limits’ (line 3):
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(ii) Using your own words, explain what the text means by:
‘mythical beast’ (line 4):
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(c) Re-read paragraph 3 (‘Somewhere you?’).
Identify two ways in which Tough Mudder always differs from other extreme events.
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(d) Re-read paragraphs 4 and 5 (‘I’ve no idea with life.’).
(i) Give two reasons why the writer decided to drop their ‘habitual laziness’ and take up
running.
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(ii) Explain why extreme sports are growing in popularity according to the text.
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(e) Re-read paragraph 6 (‘After completing achievement.’).
Using your own words, explain why some Ironman competitors might still like to compete in
marathons.
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Read Text B, Tough Mudder, in the insert and then answer Question 1(f) on this question paper.
(f) According to Text B, why did Jayden Dee want to take part in this particular event?
You must use continuous writing (not note form) and use your own words as far as possible.
Your summary should not be more than 120 words.
Up to 10 marks are available for the content of your answer and up to 5 marks for the
quality of your writing.
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Question 2
Read Text C, What it’s like to be married to a future Ironman, in the insert and then answer
Questions 2(a)–(d) on this question paper.
(a) Identify a word or phrase from the text which suggests the same idea as the words underlined:
(i) The writer was slightly unsure that it was a good idea to publish their blog entry.
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(ii) Her husband’s training had little effect on the daily life of the family to begin with.
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(iii) Fitting in bike rides to the family’s weekend schedule was perfectly manageable.
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(iv) The writer accepted grumpily that they hadn’t changed their mind about Sam competing
in the Ironman.
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(b) Using your own words, explain what the writer means by each of the words underlined:
June was all about Ironman. Endless weekends with Sam gone until 5pm each day. After
exercise he would need to sleep for an hour or so, thus he was technically gone for longer. I
was desperate for us to go away and have a break from it.
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(c) Use one example from the text below to explain how the writer suggests their feelings about
Sam’s approach to training for the Ironman event.
Use your own words in your explanation.
There was so much laundry (‘different road conditions’) so much extra food (‘fuel’) and so
much gear (multiple pairs of goggles with different tints ‘because you never know’)! Smiling
understandingly, Sam assured me the next one will be cheaper. Next one?
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(d) Re-read paragraphs 10 and 12.
• Paragraph 10 begins ‘Because it’s there ’ and is about the writer’s reactions to other
people’s views.
• Paragraph 12 begins ‘Having said all that ’ and is about the writer’s feelings at the end
of the race.
Explain how the writer uses language to convey meaning and to create effect in these
paragraphs. Choose three examples of words or phrases from each paragraph to support
your answer. Your choices should include the use of imagery.
Write about 200 to 300 words.
Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer.
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Re-read Text C, What it’s like to be married to a future Ironman, in the insert and then answer
Question 3 on this question paper.
Question 3
You are Sam. After completing the race you are interviewed for a podcast about your experience and
the advice you would offer to anyone thinking of entering an Ironman.
The interviewer asks you three questions only:
• How exactly do you need to prepare for a challenge like Ironman and why is each aspect of that
preparation important?
• How do you think preparing for Ironman affected other areas of your life and what advice would
you offer anyone considering entering an Ironman for the first time?
• What were the rewards of completing an Ironman for you and your family?
Write the words of the interview.
Base your interview on what you have read in Text C, but be careful to use your own words. Address
each of the three bullet points.
Begin your interview with the first question.
Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer, and up to 10 marks for the quality
of your writing.
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Read Text A, Kayaking, in the insert and then answer Questions 1(a)–1(e) on the question paper.
Text A: Kayaking
Kayaking is a fun activity that involves moving through water using a double-bladed
paddle in a small buoyant vessel, a kayak. The paddler sits face-forward in a cockpit
with the legs extended beneath a closed deck, propelling ahead with alternating
side-to-side paddle strokes.
The kayak has been around for centuries. It was first used by people living in the Arctic 5
regions for navigating waterways. It offered a pragmatic way to hunt, fish, and transport
passengers across water.
Nowadays kayaking is also a great activity for enthusiasts of all levels – one reason for
its popularity. It can be a wonderful way to discover quiet, shallow waters at the edge
of a lake, or an exciting high-energy sport racing along fast-moving rivers and rapids. 10
Open to everyone, basic kayaking requires no previous experience other than a passion
for exploring open waters.
Kayaking can be combined with other outdoor activities like camping and fishing, adding
another layer of challenge to your trip. If you plan on ski-touring or rock-climbing in
areas that require water travel, a kayak can be an excellent tool for accessing the remote 15
beauty of a region.
Kayaks come in two basic styles: sit-on-top and sit-inside. Sit-on-tops are increasingly
popular as they’re the most stable, easy to get in to and out of, so a great choice for
new, or nervous paddlers, for warm environments and for paddling with kids who love
to swim. Sit-insides shelter your lower body from the wind, which makes them much 20
warmer. They’re great for paddlers on cooler water who want to stay dry while paddling,
and who consider the kayak more a vehicle for travel than a toy.
Sleek and noiseless, kayaks have few limits – though high-traffic waterways are best
avoided to prevent accidents. Faster vessels, emitting pollutants, can seriously harm
populations of water-dwelling species who cannot move quickly enough to avoid a 25
speedy oncoming boat. Kayaking is an environmentally friendly alternative to boating.
Responsible kayakers always drain their boat before leaving a paddle-site to avoid
transporting water, which may contain some form of living creature or plant material,
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Read Text B, and then answer Question 1(f) on the question paper.
Text B: Kayaking is good for your health
Some plunge down waterfalls, others fish from their vessels, but all kayakers have one thing in
common: they all know a thing or two about leading a healthy lifestyle.
Bobbing around in a kayak offers far more than a relaxing way to spend a sunny
afternoon. Kayakers can teach the rest of us lots about leading happier, healthier lives,
and luckily it’s easier to start kayaking than you think.
All of that paddling (and water resistance!) lends itself to a serious workout. Just one
hour of kayaking can burn over 350 calories, depending on how hard you paddle, and 5
builds muscle strength in more areas than just the arms. ‘You can enjoy the benefits
of a full workout far from the confines of a sweaty gym,’ says outdoor-sports expert
Brad Bostrom.
But pick the right vessel. Brad recommends going for a wide boat that you sit on top
of. ‘These boats are much easier to get back in if you flip them over,’ he says. Along 10
with your boat, Brad advises investing in a high-quality, lightweight paddle, which will
make for more efficient movement.
Apparently, the consistent motion of kayaking is a great way to get your heart beating
too (easier on the knees than pounding pavements) and research shows that elite
kayakers actually breathe more efficiently. 15
And there are just as many mental benefits. Whether battling white water rapids or
drifting along with the help of ocean waves, kayaking is a way to de-stress. Exercise
decreases stress by increasing endorphins, bringing athletes to the present moment
and actually lifting moods. A new book, Blue Mind, by Wallace J. Nichols, Ph.D., shows
that adding water to the equation brings a whole new level of stress-busting. 20
‘Though remember that even the best swimmers can tire quickly in rough or cold water.
Kayakers of all levels should always wear a personal flotation device,’ Brad advises.
‘Paddle in a group too – join a club – it’s safer and a great way to make new friends.’
Time spent outdoors comes with a slew of bonuses, including vitamin D intake from
‘sensible sun exposure’ time. But watch the weather. Finding yourself stranded in a 25
storm isn’t fun. Lightning loves to strike water and wind can create dangerous waves.
It’s always good to check the forecast before heading out.
Overcoming extreme challenges like white-water rapids, or even paddling a longer

distance than you did last time, helps build confidence and positive self-image. ‘There’s
nothing like floating quietly through a forest and surprising a sun-bathing alligator,’ says 30
Brad. ‘I see and learn new things every day’.
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Read Text C, and then answer Questions 2(a)–(d) and Question 3 on the question paper.
Text C: Paddling Alaska
The writer, Audrey Sutherland, worked for years as a careers adviser for high school students
before setting off on her first solo kayaking trip through Alaska. Since that first trip she has paddled
more than 13 000 solo Alaskan kilometres.
I first saw southern Alaska from the air, looking down on islands with secluded beaches
and hidden inlets, huge trees and a point for watching sunrise and sunset.
Fifteen kilometres from any town was wilderness; towns were dotted far apart. That left
lots of space to paddle, explore and camp. Since 1967, whenever I could squeeze in
a vacation, I’d been voyaging in inflatable kayaks. I’d written a fairly successful book 5
about my trips around Hawaiian islands. Paddling through Alaska was top of my
25-morale-building-things-to-do list. My publisher was also keen.
Looking at the map, my choice was clear: I could paddle direct along established routes
for fishing boats, or go ‘gunkholing’, as boaters say, prowling in and out of tiny coves
and meandering south. Connecting a roundabout route of hot springs, old cabins, the 10
smallest islets and resupply towns, I could trace excerpts of historic voyages, forage
natural delicacies and communicate with such endearing animals as whales and otters.
I wasn’t yet factoring in grizzly bears.
This second route would be over 800 miles and involve crossing open sea and
dangerous straits. Obviously, I’d go gunkholing. 15
My inflatable kayak would be the smallest boat to attempt this distance, an impertinent
toy compared to the crafted cedar-log-dugout canoes paddled for centuries along these
misty shores, or sturdy modern fibreglass canoes.
‘You’re seriously paddling 800 miles in Alaska in that?’ said a man on a beach one day.
‘Where’s the unicorn head and mermaid flippers to go with it?’ 20
He sneered at the limp, shapeless roll of plastic on the sand. I attached the hose of the
air pump to a valve in the newly patched intrepid vessel and the plastic kayak squirmed
slowly and reluctantly out of its wrinkles into a tube shape. I kept pumping. The second
side and the hull gradually assumed a wonky banana shape, a bit like a boat-shaped
doughnut, bright yellow with ridiculously optimistic red-and-white ‘racing stripes’ down 25
the sides.
Why use this boat? Well, I already owned it. It would roll up in a small bag that I could
take on the plane. I’d paddled enough rough seas in it to know it was seaworthy. Above
all, it was light enough to carry by myself up the beach above high tide each night.
My yellow colour scheme was reinforced when my order of foul-weather gear arrived. 30
I tried it on, laughing at my incongruous image in the mirror. ‘Getting older aren’t you?’
I’d asked for two months off work to complete the trip. I wanted to be lean, hard and
kind. Instead I felt soft, fat and mean. Years of a desk job can do that. After decades
spent helping others decide what to do with their lives, I wondered whether I knew what
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During the next weeks I booked cabins where I could stay for 10 of the 80 nights of the
trip. I mailed my camping essentials to excited friends living near my launching point,
and sent resupply boxes of dried food addressed to myself at post offices en route, with
notes to the incredulous post masters to ‘hold for paddling expedition to arrive approx.
(date)’. I dutifully made copies of the daily route so my grown-up family would know 40
where to start their search if I didn’t check in along the way and made notches on one
side of my pencil to measure a nautical mile on some of the ocean charts.
My request for leave came back, unapproved.
I resigned.
And the bear? Well that was actually years later. Beginning this first Alaskan adventure, 45
I’d have been relieved to know that any bears and I would avoid each other. Every
Alaskan has a bear story. Should I start with mine? ‘The grizzly bear stood one metre
away, his enormous muzzle visible through the plastic sheet over the cabin window ’
Nah, I’ll tell you about that later.
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INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Use a black or dark blue pen.
• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
• Do not write on any bar codes.
• If additional space is needed, you should use the lined pages at the end of this booklet; the question
• Dictionaries are not allowed.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
• The insert contains the reading texts.
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Read Text A, Kayaking, in the insert and then answer Questions 1(a)–(e) on this question paper.
Question 1
(a) What piece of equipment is used to move a kayak through the water according to the text?
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(b) Using your own words, explain what the text means by:
(i) ‘buoyant vessel’ (line 2):
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(ii) ‘pragmatic way’ (line 6):
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(c) Re-read paragraph 3 (‘Nowadays waters.’).
Give the two examples of ‘open water’ that can be explored in a kayak according to the text.
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(d) Re-read paragraphs 4 and 5 (‘Kayaking can be toy.’).
(i) Identify two reasons why combining kayaking with other outdoor activities might appeal
to some people.
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(ii) Explain why sit-on-top kayaks may not be suitable for some paddlers according to the
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(e) Re-read paragraph 6 (‘Sleek and noiseless ... another.’).
Using your own words, explain why some people might think that kayaking is better for the
environment than other forms of water-based transport.
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Read Text B, Kayaking is good for your health, in the insert and then answer Question 1(f) on
this question paper.
(f) According to Text B, what are the benefits of taking up kayaking as a hobby?
You must use continuous writing (not note form) and use your own words as far as possible.
Your summary should not be more than 120 words.
Up to 10 marks are available for the content of your answer and up to 5 marks for the
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Read Text C, Paddling Alaska, in the insert and then answer Questions 2(a)–(d) on this question
paper.
Question 2
(a) Identify a word or phrase from the text which suggests the same idea as the words
underlined:
(i) The bear’s mouth and nose were huge.
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(ii) The towns in southern Alaska were spread out at different points a long way away from
each other.
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My yellow colour scheme was reinforced when my order of foul-weather gear arrived. I tried
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(c) Use one example from the text below to explain how the writer suggests that other boats might
be better suited to the planned journey.
Use your own words in your explanation.
My inflatable kayak would be the smallest boat to attempt this distance, an impertinent toy
compared to the crafted cedar-log-dugout canoes paddled for centuries along these misty
shores, or sturdy modern fibreglass canoes.
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• Paragraph 8 begins ‘He sneered ’ and gives a description of the kayak.
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paragraphs. Choose three examples of words or phrases from each paragraph to support
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Re-read Text C, Paddling Alaska, in the insert and then answer Question 3 on this question
paper.
Question 3
You are a journalist writing for a teenage magazine some years after the events described in the text.
You decide to write a feature article about Audrey Sutherland and her first attempt to paddle Alaska.
In your article you should explain:
• the opinions and reactions of other people to Audrey’s plan to paddle Alaska for the first time and
what was remarkable about the journey
• the preparations she made for this first Alaskan journey and why these preparations were necessary
• why she wanted to paddle Alaska and the rewards of the trip.
Write the words of the article.
Base your article on what you have read in Text C, but be careful to use your own words. Address each
of the three bullets.
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Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition May/June 2022
INSERT 2 hours
INFORMATION
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● This insert contains the reading texts.

● You may annotate this insert and use the blank spaces for planning. Do not write your answers on the
insert.
DC (PQ) 302083/3
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Read both texts, and then answer Question 1 on the question paper.
Text A: Permission to play: let’s make fixing things cool again
This text is about encouraging people to repair their broken belongings.
Yellowed kitchen appliances, dust-streaked radios, unresponsive DVD players: the table was
strewn with stuff that even a junk shop’s discounts couldn’t make enticing. Most of the electronics
were broken and all of them had outlived their usefulness. Maybe our grandparents would have
had a go at fixing objects but the number of children that day, screwdrivers in hand, who crowded
the table just to get a look inside this stuff, made me hope we could revive old skills. 5
The participants of the event were a little different from those I usually cater for at iFixit, a free
online repair guide for everything from cracked mobile phones to oil changes for your car. My
company’s mission is to teach as many people as possible how to fix the stuff they own, kids
included.
And kids were just as eager to learn as we were to teach them. The venue was crowded and 10
noisy, but once they pried up the hood of a device, the world faded as pint-sized tech explorers
were let loose on intricate circuit boards and motors. One teenager spent two hours working on
an obsolete video player. It was amazing to watch the old relic whirr back to life.
Kids are born tinkerers: they like to fiddle with contraptions, experiment with ‘What happens if…?’
All they need is someone to put a device in one hand, a screwdriver in the other, and ask, ‘Do 15
you want to take this apart?’ and their eyes go wide with astonishment. After all, their parents
have been telling them not to take things apart their entire lives.
As adults, we enjoy our toys and gadgets too, though ours are more expensive so we keep
younger hands away. Give kids something to take apart and their faces light up with excitement.
Give adults the same device, and intimidation clouds their faces. That fear comes from a lifetime 20
of feeling like electronics are beyond us and we’re not qualified to tackle them. There are all
kinds of pressures on us to replace rather than fix.
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Text B: Can we fix it? The repair cafes waging war on throwaway culture
The following text is about the ‘repair shop cafe’ movement.
A vacuum cleaner, two laptops, an e-reader, a washing machine, hair clippers, three chairs, a
pair of jeans, and a remote-control helicopter. All broken.
It sounds like a pile of things that you’d stick in boxes and take to the rubbish tip. In fact, it’s a list
of things mended in a single afternoon by eager volunteers in just one of the many repair shop
cafes springing up. 5
This repair cafe is part of a burgeoning international network aimed at confronting a world of
‘stuff’, of fridges and dishwashers littering dumps in countries far from where they were bought
and the rubbish swilling through the oceans. There are now even TV programmes showing how
treasured objects are restored and fixed.
The hair clippers belong to William, who describes himself as ‘mechanically incompetent’. He sits 10
down at the table of Christine who volunteers at the cafe, where people can bring household items
to be fixed for free. In less than five minutes, Christine, a librarian, has unscrewed and removed
the blades, cleaned inside the machine, oiled the blades, and screwed it all back together.
Today, the repairers will divert 24 kg of waste from going to landfill. Some items can’t be fixed on
the spot but very little needs to be thrown away. 15
Some volunteers are drawn to repair cafes to combat this ‘throwaway culture’. The average
lifespan for a piece of clothing in many countries is 3.3 years. In some countries it’s less than
that.
Manufacturers design products to break down after a certain amount of time, and make them
difficult or expensive to fix. One repair cafe volunteer, Stuart Ward, explains, ‘Fixing items is 20
actively discouraged by many manufacturers. We believe in the right to repair. You own your
equipment; you should be allowed to take a screwdriver to it and play with it.’
‘Some repair cafes do the repair in front of the customer, not out in the back, not hidden,’ says
the lead IT technician in one repair cafe. ‘It’s a matter of confidence, not magic. Someone put it
together, someone can take it apart.’ 25
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2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer two questions in total:
Section A: answer Question 1.
Section B: answer one question.
● Use a black or dark blue pen.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● If additional space is needed, you should use the lined pages at the end of this booklet; the question
● Dictionaries are not allowed.
INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 80.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
● The insert contains the reading texts.
DC (PQ) 302082/2
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Read Text A and Text B in the insert and then answer Section A, Question 1 on this question paper.
Section A: Directed Writing
Question 1
The headteacher of your child’s school is considering setting up a repair café run by volunteers in
the school; the headteacher has asked for opinions from parents.
Write a letter to the headteacher giving your views as a parent.
In your letter you should:

• evaluate the ideas, attitudes and opinions given in the two texts
• give your views about whether or not a repair café is a good idea for students, staff and the
wider community.
Base your article on what you have read in both texts, but be careful to use your own words.
Address both of the bullet points.
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Section B: Composition
Answer one question from Section B.
Write about 350 to 450 words on one of the following questions. Answer on this question paper.
Up to 16 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer, and up to 24 marks
for the style and accuracy of your writing.
EITHER
Descriptive writing
2 Describe a group of people meeting for the first time after a long separation.
OR
Descriptive writing
3 Describe a city street in very bad weather.
OR
Narrative writing
4 Write a story with the title, ‘The prize’.
OR
Narrative writing
5 Write a story which involves having to correct a mistake.
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Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) February/March 2015
READING BOOKLET INSERT
1 hour 45 minutes
*2891903110-I*
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
This Reading Booklet Insert contains the reading passages for use with all questions on the Question Paper.
You may annotate this Reading Booklet Insert and use the blank spaces for planning.
This Reading Booklet Insert is not assessed by the Examiner.
This document consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page.
DC (LK) 93448/5
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Part 1
Read Passage A carefully and then answer Questions 1 and 2 on the Question Paper.
Passage A: A Sea Crossing
The following passage is set in the 18th Century. It tells of a sea journey made by a young man
named Bresciano on the sailing ship, ‘The Three Brothers’. He is travelling from Gibraltar to
Tangier in Morocco with a new friend, Lempriere.
The Three Brothers was soon under way, leaving the calm waters of the Bay and entering the
Straits. They made good progress as they sailed west, close to the Spanish coast. To their right
were the narrow beaches of the Spanish coastline, its shrubs and grassland burnt brown after a
long summer. They were close enough to shore to make out some herds of goats grazing on the
steep slopes, and to see that they were themselves the subject of scrutiny by two ragged young 5
goatherds. Bresciano concentrated on the choppy sea in which appeared the sleek shapes of
dolphins. They kept pace with the boat, leaping out into the air to dive deep. They turned and
twisted and were an exhilarating escort that eventually tired of its sport and turned aside in
search of shoals of mackerel. Bresciano’s thoughts turned to what lay ahead.
If only I knew a little more Arabic, he thought, I could have gone further into Morocco. That’s the 10
sort of adventure I need – to get away from the drudgery of the office! Then he reminded himself
of his serious business in Tangier. His sister Lucia had to be protected from this rogue who was
pursuing her and she and Aunt Maria had to be returned safely to Gibraltar. Then there was his
father: he was too ill to keep the business going in Gibraltar without his son’s help.
He sighed. When would he have another opportunity like this one? To travel into the heart of 15
Morocco, that wild and enigmatical land! Oh, well, he would have to make do with Tangier.
As the boat veered south, across the narrow straits towards Tangier, the weather changed and
the sea became choppier. Bresciano was not much troubled by this; he buttoned his jacket,
pulled up his collar and prepared to endure. The many fishing expeditions he had shared with
his father as a boy had accustomed him to the rough waters of the Straits, but the motion of the 20
boat was affecting Lempriere.
‘How long will we have to endure this?’ Lempriere muttered. ‘I have never been able to enjoy
ship travel. To think that I thought of becoming a sailor when I was a boy!’
Trying to reassure him, Bresciano engaged him in conversation. They talked about Lempriere’s
childhood on the island of Jersey, and Bresciano’s experiences in the Great Siege of Gibraltar. 25
This reminded Bresciano of Abraham: ‘I have a friend who is in Tangier at the moment. I shall
visit him when I arrive,’ he said.
The sea remained rough and a slight drizzle set in. Eventually their conversation petered out
as Lempriere concentrated on trying to subdue his heaving stomach. The captain cheerfully
informed them that his little vessel was unsinkable; they would arrive within a couple of hours. 30
They rounded a headland and Tangier came into sight. The few passengers crowded the port
side of the boat to get their first glimpse of the town ahead of them. It lay behind crumbling
defensive fortifications – a small walled town set on a slight hill. They glimpsed a few houses
behind the walls, buildings with pitched roofs. Above the town rose the ruin of an old castle, and
before it was a shallow bay. Bresciano was a little disappointed: it looked to be a place housing 35
something like two thousand people. It seemed to him to be a very small town.
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Part 2
Read Passage B carefully, and then answer Question 3 on the Question Paper.
Passage B: The Gibraltar Straits Bridge
The following passage describes an ambitious plan to link Europe and Africa by a bridge between
Spain and Morocco.
North American architect, Eugene Tsui, has designed the longest bridge in the world
spanning the Straits of Gibraltar and connecting the continents of Europe and Africa. This
revolutionary design does not resemble any existing bridge; it features an original floating
and submerging concept and also will create a five kilometre wide floating island in the
middle of the Mediterranean Sea. From this newly created island it will be possible to
view both the European and African continents simultaneously for the first time in human
history. If built, the bridge will be the greatest and most ecological architectural project in the
world. Spanning about 14.5 kilometres, the floating bridge will contain 150 windmills and
80 underwater tidal turbines, generating 12 billion kilowatt hours of electricity. The bridge
will generate enough electricity to power the southern Spanish province of Cadiz and the
entire nation of Morocco, making it the largest wind and water power farm in the world. The
design will make use of the natural current flow of the Straits and its constant winds. It will
not disturb the existing ecology and sea life of the site.
The bridge is designed to float gracefully on and under the water like a giant, elegant
serpent, anchored to the cities of Tarifa on the southern coast of Spain and to Point Cires
on the northern tip of Morocco. The first stretch of the bridge will extend out from the coast
line and gradually slope under the Mediterranean at a maximum depth of 200 metres. It
will slope upwards to the central floating island before continuing down underwater again
and coming out on to the neighbouring continent. The design will allow very large ships to
pass unimpeded within a six kilometre width where the bridge is submerged, leaving sea
currents undisturbed.
In total there will be 24 lanes for all motor vehicle traffic, four standard train tracks and two
high speed ones. In addition, five elevated, wide pedestrian lanes will accommodate people
who wish to walk, cycle, ride camels and horses. Lush gardens, trees, flowers, waterfalls,
rest areas and drinking fountains will surround all pedestrian areas.
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Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) February/March 2015
1 hour 45 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
Answer all questions in the space provided. If additional space is required, you should use the lined pages at
the end of this booklet. The question number(s) must be clearly shown.
Dictionaries are not permitted.
The Reading Booklet Insert contains the reading passages for use with all questions on this Question Paper.
The Reading Booklet Insert is not assessed by the Examiner.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
This document consists of 10 printed pages, 2 blank pages and 1 Insert.
DC (LK) 93447/4
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Read carefully Passage A, A Sea Crossing, in the Reading Booklet Insert and then answer
Questions 1 and 2 on this Question Paper.
Answer all questions using your own words as far as possible.
Question 1
(a) Which feature of the landscape tells you that the summer in Gibraltar had been a hot one
(paragraph 1, ‘The Three Brothers was soon…’)?
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(d) From paragraph 2 (lines 10–14) explain in your own words:
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(f) State two things that you learn about Lempriere when he was younger (paragraphs 5 and 6,
‘ ‘How long will… he said.’)
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(g) (i) Re-read Passage A. Explain using your own words, what the writer means by the
words in italics in three of the following phrases:
1. ‘an exhilarating escort that eventually tired of its sport’ (line 8)

2. ‘To travel into the heart of Morocco, that wild and enigmatical land!’ (lines 15–16)
3. ‘he buttoned his jacket, pulled up his collar and prepared to endure.’ (lines 18–19)
4. ‘Eventually their conversation petered out as Lempriere concentrated on trying to
subdue his heaving stomach’ (lines 28–29)
Phrase selected: 1, 2, 3 or 4 ................
Meaning of the words in italics: ..................................................................................... [1]
(ii) Explain how the words and language in each of the phrases you have chosen help to
convey Bresciano’s thoughts and feelings while on his sea journey.
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Question 2
Imagine that you are Bresciano from Passage A and have now arrived in Tangier.
Write a letter to your father in Gibraltar.
• describe your journey

• say what you did when you first arrived in Tangier
• state your plans for the rest of your time in Morocco.
Base your letter on what you have read in Passage A, but do not copy from it.
Be careful to use your own words. Address each of the three bullet points.
Begin your letter: ‘Dear Father…’.
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Read carefully Passage B, The Gibraltar Straits Bridge, in the Reading Booklet Insert and answer
Question 3 (a) and (b) on this Question Paper.
Question 3
Answer the questions in the order set.
(a) Notes
What do you learn about the architect’s plans for the bridge over the Gibraltar Straits and the
main features of its design, according to Passage B?
Write your answers using short notes. Write one point per line.
You do not need to use your own words.
Information about the architect’s plans for the bridge over the Gibraltar Straits and the main
features of its design:
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(b) Summary
Now use your notes to write a summary of what Passage B tells you about the architect’s
plans for the bridge over the Gibraltar Straits and the main features of its design.
You must use continuous writing (not note form) and use your own words as far as
possible.
Your summary should include all 10 of your points in Question 3 (a) and must be 100 to 150
words.
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READING BOOKLET INSERT
2 hours
*8559390309-I*
This Reading Booklet Insert contains the reading passage for use with Section 1, Question 1 on the Question
Paper.
You may annotate this Insert and use the blank spaces for planning. This Insert is not assessed by the
Examiner.
This document consists of 2 printed pages.
DC (AC) 93930/5
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Read the passage carefully, and then answer Section 1, Question 1 on the Question Paper.
In this humorous newspaper article, the writer voices some of their concerns about what children
experience when they go to school.
All of us wrap up our children when it’s cold. We put them on booster seats in the car and make
them wear helmets when they’re on a bicycle. We strive constantly to keep them out of harm’s way,
and then we send them off to school so they can be tortured.
I suppose we all think, rather naively, that school today is exactly the same as school back in our
day, except that children are now allowed calculators. I’m afraid not. School today is completely
different. There’s very little bullying, and no smoking behind the bike sheds because there’s no
time, not when you need to be fluent in 17 languages by age four and you’ve got those pesky
quadratic cosines to finish off by break. I’m not kidding. I do not understand any of my son’s maths
homework. And what’s more, I bet he knows more about advanced mathematics now, at the age of
10, than most of the NASA scientists did when they put Armstrong on the moon.
My daughter, who already knows Latin better than Julius Caesar, comes home from school at 18.00
every night, bleary eyed from the pressure. But before she can collapse into bed she has to do four
half-hour pieces of homework. Supper? Internet? A bit of light texting? Forget it. On the basis that
a parent can only be as happy as their least happy child, this makes me pretty miserable. She’s not
alone, either. I read the other day that a four-year-old child had been diagnosed with ‘stress’ and I’m
not surprised. Perhaps she’d been made to miss her playtime so she could finish her paper on how
the gross domestic product of Iceland was affected by EU fish quotas.
A child I know was sent home from school recently with a note saying that by the age of 10 she
really should have a rudimentary grasp of quantum physics and that because she didn’t she must
have some extra tuition. Unfortunately, on the back of this hurriedly written note the teacher had
been doing some sums. There was a list of every child who was having extra lessons, how much
each parent was paying and at the end, under the total he’d written, ‘Yippee’.
When I was at school I remember being told that if I spelt my name properly on my examination
paper I’d be halfway there. Exams were a hiccup in the day, not the be-all and end-all of absolutely
everything. Based on those exams, we now have ‘league tables’, a handy guide to how well
each school performs. But publishing a list of ‘best schools’ purely on the grounds of academic
achievement is idiotic. It tells you nothing.
Recently, I made a decision on which secondary school my children will attend. I chose it because
I know several people who’ve been there, and they loved it. I chose it because the children I saw
mooching from lesson to lesson were mostly smiling. I chose it because it ‘felt’ right.
Of course, I want my children to leave school with a basic academic foundation. But more than
that I want them to learn social skills so they can interact properly with other human beings. I want
them to learn to play the guitar. I want them to enjoy school, to have fun. I can’t bear the thought of
paying a small fortune every year so they can be put on a treadmill. School is supposed to prepare
a person for life, not wear them out. This is what we all seem to have forgotten.
Yes, we must do everything we can to keep our children safe. But we should also do everything we
can to make them happy as well.
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be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.
To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International
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Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition February/March 2015
2 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
Answer two questions in the space provided: Question 1 in Section 1 and one question from Section 2.
If additional space is required, you should use the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question
number(s) must be clearly shown.
Dictionaries are not permitted.
The Reading Booklet Insert contains the reading passage for use with Question 1, Section 1 on the Question
Paper. The Insert is not assessed by the Examiner.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
This document consists of 10 printed pages, 2 blank pages and 1 Reading Booklet Insert.
DC (AC) 93928/5
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1 Read carefully the newspaper article in the Reading Booklet Insert and then answer Section 1,
Question 1 on this Question Paper.
Section 1: Directed Writing
Question 1
Write a letter to the writer in which you respond to the ideas and arguments in the article.
You may agree or disagree with what the writer has written.
• identify and evaluate the writer’s views

• use your own ideas to support your comments on the writer’s views.
Base your letter on what you have read in the article, but be careful to use your own words.
Address each of the two bullet points.
Begin your letter, ‘Dear Sir or Madam …’
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Section 2: Composition
Write about 350 to 450 words on one of the following questions. Answer on this Question Paper.
Up to 13 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer, and up to 12 marks
are available for the style and accuracy of your writing.
Descriptive writing
2 Describe the inside of a workshop and the person who owns it.
OR
3 Describe what you see and experience as you dive downwards to explore under the sea.
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Narrative writing
4 Write a story called ‘A Moment of Doubt’.
OR
5 Write a story in which an item of great value or beauty plays an important part.
[Turn to page 6 to answer Section 2]

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This document has 8 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

Text A: Endurance events

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Text B: Tough Mudder

RG: How did you find out about Tough Mudder?

RG: Is that typical of you?

RG: How do you see yourself doing?

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Text C: What it’s like to be married to a future Ironman

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FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH 0500/11

Paper 1 Reading May/June 2022

You must answer on the question paper.

You will need: Insert (enclosed)

This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

‘challenge the limits’ (line 3):

‘mythical beast’ (line 4):

(c) Re-read paragraph 3 (‘Somewhere you?’).

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(d) Re-read paragraphs 4 and 5 (‘I’ve no idea with life.’).

(e) Re-read paragraph 6 (‘After completing achievement.’).

Your summary should not be more than 120 words.

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(i) endless .................................................................................................................. [1]

(ii) technically .............................................................................................................. [1]

(iii) desperate .............................................................................................................. [1]

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Use your own words in your explanation.

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(d) Re-read paragraphs 10 and 12.

Write about 200 to 300 words.

Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer.

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The interviewer asks you three questions only:

Write the words of the interview.

Begin your interview with the first question.

Write about 250 to 350 words.

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FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH 0500/12

This document has 8 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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Text B: Kayaking is good for your health

Overcoming extreme challenges like white-water rapids, or even paddling a longer

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Text C: Paddling Alaska

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My request for leave came back, unapproved.

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FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH 0500/12

Paper 1 Reading May/June 2022

You must answer on the question paper.

You will need: Insert (enclosed)

This document has 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

(i) ‘buoyant vessel’ (line 2):

(ii) ‘pragmatic way’ (line 6):

(c) Re-read paragraph 3 (‘Nowadays waters.’).

(d) Re-read paragraphs 4 and 5 (‘Kayaking can be toy.’).

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(e) Re-read paragraph 6 (‘Sleek and noiseless ... another.’).

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