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Passage A [10 marks]

Read passage A in the insert and then answer question 1 (a) – (i).

Before the main text:

1 (a) What is the app developer’s occupation?

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From paragraph 2

(b) Explain how the app makes it easy for clients to search for different properties.

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From paragraph 3

(c) What led Mosimanegape to develop the app?

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(d) Identify a phrase of five consecutive words that shows that a customer can get
information instantly.

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From paragraph 4

(e) Explain how Mosimanegape made sure that the app could be relied on.

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From paragraph 5

(f) “The real estate industry will be a walk in the park.”

Explain the meaning of the phrase in italics.

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(g) Why do you think the app is free in the meantime?

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For questions (h) – (j), a word from the passage is followed by a list of possible meanings.
In each case, choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word as it is used in the passage.
Put a tick in the box alongside the answer you choose.

From paragraph 2

(h) harbours holds

retreats

hides

ports [1]

From paragraph 4

(i) expertise accomplishment

perfection

quality

skill [1]

From paragraph 6

(j) applied requested

attained

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Passage B [10 marks]

Read passage B in the insert and then answer question 2 (a) – (i).

From paragraph 1

2 (a) Identify a phrase that shows farmers are encouraged to start something new.

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From paragraph 2

(b) Which word in paragraph 1 has the same meaning as interring in paragraph 2?

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(c) What does the word “just” imply about the soil fertility test?

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From paragraph 3

(d) Give one thing which makes good feed for animals.

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From paragraph 4

(e) In your own words explain what happens to the cotton in the presence of
microbes and bacteria in the soil.

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(f) Explain what arable fields are.

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(g) Why is cotton used as a soil test?

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From paragraph 5

(h) What happens to the briefs if the soil is dead?

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(i) Why is the elastic not destroyed?

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Passage C [40 marks]

Read passage C in the insert and then answer question 3 (a) – (j).

From paragraph 1

3 (a) Quote a phrase of two words that refers to the alarm call from the monkeys.

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From paragraph 3

(b) Explain fully in your own words the phrase lightning-fast as used to describe the
movement of the crocodile.

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(c) Why does the author like this particular safari more than any other?

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From paragraph 4

(d) Why did the men who had to cook the food drive ahead in a separate vehicle?

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(e) Why was the array of cakes and bread astonishing?

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From paragraph 6

(f) Explain in your own words what has led to Botswana having the largest herds
of elephants on the continent.

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(g) What advantage does viewing lions in Botswana have over viewing them in
East Africa?

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From paragraph 8

(h) Why can you see animals from a distance of several miles from late May to
early October?

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(i) From the whole passage choose three of the following words. For each of
them, give one word or a short phrase (of not more than seven words),
which has the same meaning as the word has in the passage.

(i) spotted (line 3)

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(ii) vivid (line 23)

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(iii) assured (line 26)

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(iv) terrific (line 52)

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(v) bond (line 54)

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(j) The writer and his companions greatly enjoyed camping at the Okavango Delta.

Write a summary of the experiences that lead to this enjoyment and show why they
regarded Botswana as an attractive tourist destination.

Use only the material from line 18 to line 44.

Your summary, which must be in continuous writing (not note form), must not be
longer than 150 words including the 10 words given below. You should use your own
words as far as possible.

Begin your summary as follows:

The crew drove ahead of us and set up camp ………………………………………………...

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