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English Paper 2 For Teacher's Use

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Stage 9 1

Johnson Ogbeche 3
Name ………………………………………………….……………………….
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Additional materials: Insert
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper.
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You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.

The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question 8

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

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Section A: Reading For

Teacher's
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Read the passage in the INSERT and then answer these questions.

1 From whose point of view does the writer tell the story?

Joe's point of view

Give a reason to support your answer.

In the passage at a point he said "thats me" and most of the sentences start with 'I'

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2 Write three phrases the writer uses to show how bad Joe’s report is.

1 start charging about like a rhino with a sore head

2 If only I could lose this report

3 It had been snatched away [2]

3 What sort of a character is Joe?

Write one phrase in your own words.

He is clever but not so Intelligent and smart when in school

Give a quotation from the passage to support your answer.

"I think I'm pretty intelligent but not when it comes to school subjects. I'm clever in
other ways, though."
[2]

4 When Mum came home, Joe tried to put her in a good mood.
Write one way he did this.

By setting up the table for tea [1]

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5 Joe’s mother has ‘been very flustered about her work’. (Line 29) How does this help him? For
Teacher's
That his mum had forgotten all about the report Use
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6 Give two reasons why Joe talked to his Dad about his report just after the phone rang.

It's because he wanted his dad to get rid of the teachers and for his nan to not talk to mum
so his mum doesn;t find out

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7 What sort of man is Joe’s Dad?

Write one phrase in your own words.

He is a Joyful and kind-hearted Dad

Give a quotation from the passage to support your answer.

"Dad will drop into the shop after work it really is his pride and joy and
bring back something for me."
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8 How has the relationship changed between Joe’s parents? (Lines 37−41)

His Dad didn't talk to his mum most of the time anymore

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9 Joe has a plan to get his dad to sign the report.

Give two quotations from the passage which show that his dad does not react in the way
Joe expects.

Quotation 1 "he's nowhere near as bothered about school as my Mum".

Quotation 2 "but then he'd forget all about it," [2]

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10 Look again at the beginning of the passage. (Lines 9−20) For

Teacher's
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Find an example of a simile.

start charging about like a rhino with a sore head

Why do you think that the writer uses this simile?

To show how angry his mum would be when she sees the report

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11 In the text, two phrases are written between dashes.

• Line 15 ‘− yes, that’s me −’

• Line 45 ‘− it really is his pride and joy −’

Why has the writer used this technique?

A replacement for commas and to add additional information

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12 This passage is an extract from a much longer story, Rescuing Dad. From what you have
read, do you think that you might enjoy the whole story?

YES

NO

Explain why. It's because at the end, it wasn;t shown if Joe's mum saw the report
and what happens next, there was a suspension

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BLANK PAGE

Now turn the page to answer the next question.

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Section B: Writing

13 The Special Day

Joe’s report is bad news for the family. Write a story which involves a family receiving some good
news.

• What is the news?

• How does the news arrive?

• What effect does the news have on the family?

• How does it make the day special?

PLANNING

Write your plan in the box.

Content and Audience [7] Punctuation [5]

Text Structure [5] Vocabulary [4]

Sentence Structure [5] Spelling [4]

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Write your story here.

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