Cambridge International Examinations

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ENGLISH 0000/02
Paper 2 Fiction For Examinations from 2023
FAKE PAPER
1 hour
Candidates answer on the Question Paper. 0

Additional Materials: Insert

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Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page.

DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

Suggestions for how long to spend on each section are given in the booklet.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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Text for Section A, an extract from ‘Perseus and Medusa’

Perseus lived alone with his mother. His father had died when he was a baby.
The King of the land was evil and nobody liked him. The problem was that he
wanted to marry Perseus’s mother. Perseus told the King that this was not
possible. The King was angry and thought of a plan to get rid of Perseus. ‘Bring
me the head of the monster Medusa’ said the King, ‘and I will not bother your
mother again.’

Medusa and her sisters the Gorgons were scary indeed. Instead of hair, they
had snakes coming out of their heads. If anyone so much as looked at their
faces, then they would become stone.

Perseus needed help to defeat Medusa. He went to see a wise man. The man
gave Perseus a shield which was just like a mirror. Next, he gave him a crystal
sword strong enough to cut off the monster’s head. The wise man told Perseus
that he would also need some flying sandals, a helmet to make him invisible and
a silver bag to put Medusa’s head in. The wise man said that Perseus should go
and find the three witches that lived at Mount Atlas.

They would give him the objects that he needed.

At first, the witches would not help Perseus. But then Perseus noticed that they
only had one eye between them and he quickly grabbed it. He refused to give
it back until they agreed to help him. The witches finally gave in; they got their
eye back in exchange for the helmet, the sandals and the silver bag.

Perseus strapped on the sandals and flew to the Gorgons cave. He put on his
helmet and now he was invisible to the Gorgons. Medusa did not notice
Perseus flying into the cave. Perseus drew his crystal sword and lunged
towards Medusa. He remembered that he must not look at her because he
would turn to stone so he used his shield as a mirror and, guided by Athena
(the goddess of war and wisdom) cut off her head. Medusa was finally dead
and Perseus had the head in the silver bag to prove it.

Now answer the questions in the answer booklet.

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Section A: Reading

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

Read the Text in the Insert, and answer questions 1–17.

1 Why was Perseus given such impossible task?

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2 Look at the first paragraph (lines 1–5)

What impression is given about Perseus?

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3 How does the narrator help the reader to understand how difficult the task is?

Include words and phrases from the text in your answer.

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4 Which two statements about the three witches are TRUE?

Tick two boxes.

They are hospitable.

They share one single eye.

They are easily deceived.

They are easily manipulated. [2]

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5 What impression does the writer give of the king?

Identify two characteristics and support each one with examples from the text.

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6 Give three quotations from the passage that show this is a myth.

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7 Give one phrase from the fifth paragraph which shows that Perseus had fight.

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8 Look at the last paragraph.

Explain in your own words what happened to the king and its effect on the people.

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9 Do you think the writer was successful in creating suspense?

You may use words and phrases from the text.

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10 Medusa has snakes instead of hair. Why do you think the writer chose a snake?

What impression does the writer give of Medusa?

Include words and phrases from the text in your answer.

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11 What genre does this text belong to?

Give four pieces of evidence from the text.

Genre:........................................................................................................................

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12 Do you think this quest was a dangerous one?

Yes No

Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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END OF QUESTIONS

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