Cambridge Assessment International Education
Cambridge Secondary 1 Checkpoint
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October 2019
Paper 2 Fiction
1 hour plus 10 minutes’ reading time
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
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The total number of marks for this paper is 50.
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Section A: Reading
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
Read the Text in the Insert and then answer questions 1–16.
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Give a two-word phrase from the first paragraph (lines 1–6) that shows that Nanima is treasured
by her family.
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Give two reasons why everyone notices Nanima’s arrival in the village.
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What does this description of how Nanima gets out of the car tell us about her?
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Look at the second paragraph (lines 7–11).
Give a quotation that tells the reader that mama feels very emotional.
[1]
5
Look at the third paragraph (lines 12–17).
Why is Nanima confused about Pinky and Baby?
[1]
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What does this tell the reader about how Sunil is feeling?
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Give two ways that the writer uses language and structure to show mama’s excitement.
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(a) Give two ways that the writer uses language in the sentence above to show the strength
of Meena’s feelings. Support each answer with a quote from the text.
Answer
Quote
Answer
Quote
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(b) How does the writer make the structure of the sentence above show the strength of
Meena’s feelings?
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Look at lines 34–36.
Meena is not offended when Nanima calls her a junglee. Why?
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(a) What language feature is demonstrated in the above phrase?
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(b) What does it tell you about the way Sunil can talk?
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11 Give one word from the eighth paragraph (lines 37–46) that tells the reader that the weather was
unusual for the time of year.
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13 What impressions does the reader get of Nanima’s personality?
Complete the table below. The first quote has been done for you.
Adjective
Quote
affectionate
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playful
exotic
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14 Look at the eighth and ninth paragraphs (lines 37–50). The narrative changes in these
paragraphs.
Tick () one box to show how the narrative changes.
It builds up the tension.
The focus moves away from Nanima.
It focuses on more specific events.
The point of view character changes.
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15 Complete the table below with typical narrative features that are used in the text.
Narrative feature
Example from the text
first person
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time connective phrase
direct speech
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16 Tick () one box below to show the best title for this text.
The junglee girl
A family reunion
Sunil learns to talk
Nanima’s big surprise
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Section B: Writing
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
17 Write about a time when you met someone new who made a strong impression on you.
You could consider:
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Where were you?
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Who did you meet?
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Were you alone or with other people?
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Why did the person make a strong impression on you?
Space for your plan:
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