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ENGLISH 0844/02
Paper 2 Fiction April 2019
1 hour
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: Insert

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.

DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Suggestions for how long to spend on each section are given in the booklet.
The total number of marks for this paper is 50.

This document consists of 8 printed pages and 1 Insert.

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Section A: Reading

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

Read the text, in the Insert, and answer questions 1–19.

1 Where are Barney and his mother at the beginning of the text?

[1]

2 Give a quote from the first paragraph (lines 1–4) which tells us that Barney was
impatient.

[1]

3 Explain what the words automatically, effortlessly (line 4) tell the reader about
Ma’s ability to knit.
Give two ideas.

 [2]

4 Give a quote from the first paragraph that shows Ma knits regularly for the
family.

[1]

5 Look at the second paragraph. What does Ma mean when she says ‘… not
surprising … under the circumstances’? (Line 6)

Tick () one box.

She thinks the clock is wrong.

She understands the problem.

She finds the late start annoying.

She knows the train is usually late.

[1]

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6 Look at these sentences: ‘Then she said something that surprised me. “If I drop
off to sleep, Barney,” she told me, “just you keep your eye on that suitcase, d’you
hear?”’ (Lines 6–8)
Give the phrase from the sentences above that means watch.

[1]

7 Look at this phrase: ‘All we got in this world is up there in that luggage rack …’
(Lines 8–9)
What does this tell us about Barney’s family?

[1]

8 Look at this phrase: ‘… I don’t want no one pinching it.’ (Line 9)

What is the best word to replace pinching?

Tick () one box.

damaging

squeezing

stealing

opening
[1]

9 Give one word from the third paragraph (lines 10–16) that tells us the man
closed the carriage door loudly.

[1]

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10 What did the man do immediately after he sat down?

[1]

11 In the fourth paragraph (lines 17–22), Barney describes the man as neat.
Give one example of the man’s neatness.

[1]

12 Give one word from the fifth paragraph (lines 23–27) that means

(a) untidy.

[1]

(b) dirty.

[1]

13 What does the phrase … what there was of it … (line 24) suggest about Barney’s
grandpa?

[1]

14 Give the phrase from the text that shows the man knows Barney is looking at
him closely.

[1]

15 Give a quote from lines 29–33 that shows Ma is tired of Barney’s behaviour.

[1]

16 The story is told from Barney’s point of view. How do we know?

[1]

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17 Complete the table below.

Figurative language Lines Example

onomatopoeia 1–4

23–27 ‘My grandpa was a scarecrow …’

‘… his face looked entirely round, like a
34–36
pink balloon …’
personification 37–38

[4]

18 Which text features are used in the text?

Tick () two boxes.

direct speech

facts and dates

personal pronouns

reported speech

rhyming language
[2]

19 What genre is ‘An Eagle in the Snow’?

Tick () one box.

horror

legend

real life story

science fiction
[1]

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Section B: Writing

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

20 Now continue the story.

You should consider:

 who the man is

 why the man is on the train
 what happens on the journey
 how the story ends.

Space for your plan:

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

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