CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 5 DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ANSWERS
Diagnostic check answers
The tests and answers have been written by the authors. These may not fully reflect the
approach of Cambridge Assessment International Education.
Part 1: Non-fiction
Reading
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Any two of: it is a biography, information with dates and facts;
organised into sections with headings; about a real, historical event;
formal language; an objective account.
[2]
2
Informal
[1]
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(9 March) 1934: Born, 1960: Chosen to be a cosmonaut, (12 April)
1961: Launched into space, (27 March) 1968: Died
[2]
a
Past tense
[1]
b
It is a description of someone’s life and what they did in the past,
it is a historical account.
[1]
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5
Cosmonaut, a Russian astronaut. Someone who trains to go into space.
[1]
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Intense. He had to train very hard to prepare for this job. There is a lot
of hard work and training needed to be ready to travel into space.
[2]
Any phrase (a group of words without a verb): In school, After school,
On 12 April 1961, because of these skills, In 1960, At the end of the orbit
[2]
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Any clause (a group of words with a finite verb so could be a sentence):
Yuri Gagarin was born in Klushino; He enjoyed being a fighter pilot;
life was difficult.
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cosmic – cosmonaut – cosmos
[1]
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excel – to do very well
accomplish – to succeed at something, to get something right
[2]
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Writing
Learners use information to write a personal account of an event.
Content
[5]
Spelling
[2]
Text structure and organisation
[2]
Punctuation and grammar
[3]
Sentence structure
[3]
Diagnostic check answers have been written by the author(s). This may not fully
reflect the approach of Cambridge Assessment International Education.
Part 2: Fiction
Reading
1
Any two of: fish do not talk to each other; fish cannot hear or
understand what humans say; fish cannot make plans like they did.
[2]
2
Scared should be ticked.
[1]
3
Learners’ own answers but should include that he is worried
about being caught.
[1]
a Each one is to add emphasis.
[1]
b Think Fast does not like to worry in advance. He is still relaxed so his
words are not said with emphasis.
[1]
5
Any three of: Ahead; Fast; tonight; lazily; now; long; quickly; up; safely
[1]
6
Any of: in a pond; One day; down the river; into the water; in the fish market
[1]
7
He was going to throw the nets into the water to catch fish.
[1]
8
Learners’ own answers but must include that he quickly pretended
to be dead so the fisherman would not want him.
[1]
Learners’ own answers. Must include that if you know something
will happen, you need to make a plan to avoid it in advance or be
ready to think quickly when it happens – don’t just wait and see.
[1]
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Their names reflected their actions: Plan Ahead planned ahead and
swam away; Think Fast thought fast when he was caught and pretended
to be dead; and Wait and See waited and saw, and then found himself
in the fish market as a result. Give one mark for each fish explanation.
[3]
Fable/traditional tale should be ticked.
[1]
Writing
Learners rewrite a story in a different context.
Content: new characters, setting and plot
[5]
Spelling
[2]
Text structure and organisation
[2]
Dialogue, punctuation and grammar
[3]
Sentence structure
[3]
Diagnostic check answers have been written by the authors. They may not fully
reflect the approach of Cambridge Assessment International Education.
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