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Paper 1 Non-fiction
October 2024
1 hour 10 minutes
You must answer on the question paper.
You will need:
Insert (enclosed)
INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Use a black or dark blue pen.
• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
• Do not write on any bar codes.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
• The insert contains the reading text.
This document has 8 pages.
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Section A: Reading
Spend 35 minutes on this section.
Read the text in the insert, an article about the living root bridges of Meghalaya, in north-eastern
India, and answer Questions 1–11.
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Look at the first paragraph (lines 2–7).
(a) Why does the writer start the first sentence with a subordinate clause?
Tick () one box.
to tell the reader where the village is located
to introduce the type of weather condition
to explain the reason for crossing the stream
to define the timeframe of the rainy season
[1]
(b) How does the word Instead link the ideas in the third sentence to the second sentence?
[1]
2
Look at the second paragraph (lines 8–14).
Why was it important for Syiemlieh’s ancestors to be able to cross the flooded rivers?
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3
Look at the third paragraph (lines 15–20).
Explain how the words anchoring and elasticity show that the Ficus elastica is the ideal tree for
creating a natural bridge.
Anchoring:
Elasticity:
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4
Look at the fourth paragraph (lines 21–27).
(a) Give another phrase from the fourth paragraph which means the same as coax them across
the river.
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(b) Give a phrase from this paragraph which means ‘support a heavy weight’.
[1]
5
Look at the fifth paragraph (lines 28–32).
Why has a dash ( – ) been used instead of a comma?
[1]
6
Look at the sixth paragraph (lines 33–37).
The writer refers to the bridge as a form of architecture.
Explain how this idea contrasts with bridge building in Meghalaya in the first paragraph.
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Look at the seventh paragraph (lines 38–49).
(a) Complete the list of advantages of living root bridges over conventional bridges.
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part of their surroundings
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(b) Using information from the list of advantages of root bridges, write a summary to describe
how natural root bridges help preserve the environment.
Write no more than 50 words.
[2]
8
Look at the eighth paragraph (lines 50–57).
Why are the bridges suitable to be UNESCO world heritage sites?
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Look at the whole text.
Explain why architects do not incorporate living root bridges in urban places in the world.
Give two reasons in your own words.
Support each reason with a quotation from the text. An example has been given.
Reason: It would look out of place in an urban surrounding (rather than a forest valley).
Quotation: The bridge (not only) blends perfectly into the landscape…
.These bridges take a very long time to grow, and cities need bridges quickly
Reason 1:
Quotation: ".Building these bridges takes decades of work"
Reason 2: . They are not strong enough to carry heavy weight like cars and buses in cities
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Quotation: ".A conventional bridge can bear more weight"
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10 Draw lines to match the paragraphs to the ideas that they focus on.
There is one extra idea which is not used.
One example has been done for you.
Paragraphs
Ideas
conservation of the bridges
Third and fourth
benefits to the landscape
Fifth and sixth
the building process
Seventh
the impact of climate change
Eighth
the benefits to the villagers
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11 What features make this text a formal piece of writing?
Give two ways.
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. (It uses clear and serious words (not casual or funny
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. It talks about real facts and gives useful information
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Section B: Writing
Spend 35 minutes on this section.
12 A website guide to your local area is being created. You have been asked to write an article
about a landmark or area that you think is special to be included in the guide.
You could think about:
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what and where the landmark or area is
why it is important to you and others
why it should be included in the guide.
Use the box to plan your answer.
Write your answer on the lines on pages 7 and 8.
Space for your plan:
Write your article on the next page.
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