Title: Reading Comprehension

Learning Objectives:

❑ To demonstrate understanding of explicit meaning.

❑ To demonstrate understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes.
❑ To select and use information for specific purposes.

ALL: Find the right information in the passage

MOST: Understand what information the question is asking you to
specifically look for and providing synonyms.
SOME: Understand what is relevant to include in your answer. Short
answers that are concise, precise, clear and focused
Read Text A, Can a 'happy to chat' bench really tackle the
epidemic of loneliness among the elderly? in the insert and then
answer Questions 1(a)–(e)
Question 1
• For question 1a – Look at the
(a) Name two people the writer chatted to on the bench. [1] command word (Give, Identify,
Name). CIE want you to ‘lift’
(b) Using your own words, explain what the text means by: the answer from the text;
(i) ‘in a bid to tackle loneliness’ (line 5): [2] either a word or short phrase.
(ii) ‘a con artist.’ (line 9): [2] Lift the answer from the text.
(c) Re-read paragraph 3, (‘The idea is championed by... interaction.’) • For 1b – Command word has
Give two benefits of the ‘happy to chat’ bench [2] changed – Explain
(d) Re-read paragraphs 5 and 6, (‘I got chatting... just natural.’). Use your own words. Two marks
(i) Identify two common conversation starters mentioned by Anne. are available for each – you have
[2] to give the full answers. Be
(ii) Explain why Anne Davies uses the bench. methodical and look at each word
[3] in turn. Explain each word in
(e) Re-read paragraphs 8-10, (‘The pair have used… after all.’). context.
Using your own words, explain why the writer went back to London in high • 1c – slight inference needed
spirits. here; reading between the
[3] lines. The command word is
give so you don’t need to
worry about writing it in your
own words.
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