Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint

ENGLISH 1111/02
Paper 2 Fiction October 2022
1 hour 10 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

You will need: Insert (enclosed)

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.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
• The insert contains the reading passages.

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

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Section A: Reading

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

Read the Text in the insert and then answer Questions 1–13.

1 Look at lines 1–6.

Why is the light weak?
The light was weak because it was early in the morning
[1]

2 Give a quotation from lines 1–6 that shows that the man had planned his visit.
"he had chosen the morning for the two-mile walk"
[1]

3 The man feels uneasy.

Explain how the writer’s use of punctuation in the first paragraph demonstrates this.

The uses of many hyphens and full stops show that the man was feeling uneasy.

[2]

4 Look at lines 7–10.

(a) Which word below means the same as labour as it is used here? Tick (✓) one box.

work

time

effort

route

[1]

(b) What effect does the writer create by using the single-sentence paragraph in line 10?
It creates suspense and tension. [1]

(c) Explain what the sentence tells the reader about the man.

[2]

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5 The man thinks the woman’s appearance is unattractive.

Give two words or phrases from the text that tell the reader this.
• "He quickly averted his eyes, dumbfounded."

• "She did not look right."

[2]

6 Explain in your own words why the man is unconcerned by the people staring at him.

[1]

7 Give one reason the man waits for ten minutes to go into the shop after it had opened.
Tick (✓) one box.

He knew the shopkeeper was busy.

He was waiting for the woman.

He wanted to appear normal.

He was resting.

[1]

8 The people of Haneyville are distrustful of newcomers.

Give two ways the shopkeeper’s manner reflects this. Support your answer with examples from
the text.

[4]

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9 Look at this phrase: … like a ridiculous group of nonsense syllables. (Line 28)

(a) What figurative technique is used in the phrase above?

similie [1]

(b) Explain in your own words what the phrase above means.
It means that

[2]

10 Explain why the man feels so relieved in line 40.

[1]

11 The shopkeeper and the man selling the ring deceive each other.
Explain how.

The shop keeper sells the ring for a lower price than it actually is

The man has many more rings a like but are probably not owned by him so he is trying to sell them. [2]

12 Explain why the man feels more confident at the end of the story.

[1]

13 The story is told from the point of view of the man who came to Haneyville.
Explain how this helps the reader to sympathise with the character.

[2]

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Section B: Writing

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

14 A young person from another planet comes to your school. Write a story from their point of view.

You should consider:

• the reactions of the young person from another planet to the new surroundings
• their reactions to the new people
• the reactions of your teachers and the other learners to them.

Space for your plan:

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

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