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CENTRE
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CANDIDATE
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0837/02
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
For Examination from 2017
Paper 2 Writing
40 minutes
SPECIMEN PAPER
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
Answer all questions.
You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 35.
This document consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages.
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Part 1
Questions 1 – 5
Read the descriptions of some words below.
What is the word for each one?
There is one space for each letter in the word. The first letter is already there.
For each question, complete the words.
Example:
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You can buy these or get them from the garden.
l ___
o ___
w ___
e ___
r ___
s
f ___
1
If someone gives you this, you will be able to tell the
time.
w ___ ___ ___ ___
[1]
2
This is very sweet and most people love to eat it.
c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
[1]
3
You wear these on your hands.
g ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
[1]
4
If someone gives you this, you can put it on your
bedroom wall.
p ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
[1]
5
You can use this to ride to school or your friend’s
house.
b ___ ___ ___
[1]
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Part 2
Question 6
Read the email from your English friend, Billie.
From:
Billie
To:
I’d like to know about the new cooking club at
school. What day is it on? How much does it
cost? What do I need to bring?
Write an email to Billie and answer the questions.
Write 25 – 35 words.
Write the email below.
[10]
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Part 3
Question 7
Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.
Your story must begin with this sentence:
Jo ran over to the window and looked outside.
Write 80 – 100 words.
Write your story below.
5
[20]
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