English

Stage 3

Paper 1 Non-fiction 2023

1 hour

Additional materials: Insert

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.

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

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Section A: Reading
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
Read Text A in the insert, and answer questions 1–8.
1 Look at the first paragraph (lines 3–6).
Give one adjective that means difficult.

[1]

2 Look at the second paragraph (lines 7–9).

Name two kinds of desert mentioned in the text.
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[2]

3 Look at the third paragraph (lines 11–14).

(a) Explain how the desert weather is ‘extreme’. Give two ideas.
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[2]

(b) Look at line 14.

What kind of word is light in this sentence? Tick () one box.

noun

preposition

pronoun

verb

[1]

(c) Look at line 18.

Which word does it replace?

[1]

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4 Look at lines 19–21.

(a) Give one example of rhyme.

[1]

(b) Give one preposition.

[1]

(c) Give one way sandstorms cause problems.

[1]

5 Which of these is true of all deserts? Tick () one box.

They are dry.

They are cloudy.

They are sandy.

They are windy.

[1]

6 How does the writer organise the information in Text A?

[1]

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7 What is Text A about? Tick () one box.

desert storms

the Sahara desert

animals of the desert

deserts around the world

[1]

8 Your friend is doing a school project about Africa. Do you think Text A would help
your friend? Tick () one box.

Yes

No

Explain your answer.

[1]

Read Text B, in the insert, and answer questions 9–15.

9 Look at Section One.

There are four words beginning with the letter c in Section One. Write them in
alphabetical order.
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10 Look at Section Two.

Where will you find ideas for your designs?

[1]

11 Look at line 22.

What kind of sentence is this? Tick () one box.

question

statement

instruction

exclamation

[1]

12 Look at lines 29–30.

Find a word which means away from each other.

[1]

13 Look at the whole of Text B again.

(a) Give one phrase from the beginning of a sentence which explains:

what time something should be done.

[1]

(b) Give one word from the beginning of a sentence which explains:

how something should be done.

[1]

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14 How does the writer organise Text B? Give two ways.

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[2]

15 (a) Explain what Text B is about. Write one sentence.

[1]

(b) In your opinion what feature could be added to Text B to make it easier to
understand?

[1]

(c) After reading Text B, do you think it would be difficult to follow these
instructions? Explain why, using the information in the text. Tick () one box.

Yes

No

Explanation:

[1]

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Section B: Writing

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

16 Write instructions to explain to someone how to do something. They could be

instructions for:

• making a snack to eat

• playing a game you like
• getting to a place you know

or something else of your choice.

Space for your plan:

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

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