English
Stage 3
Paper 1 Non-fiction
2022
1 hour
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INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
• Suggestions for how long to spend on each section are given in the booklet.
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Section A: Reading
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
Read Text A, part 1, in the insert, and answer questions 1–3.
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What is the purpose of Text A? Tick () one box.
to amuse
to inform
to instruct
to persuade
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Look at lines 5–8.
(a) Which three adjectives describe the coldest time of the year in the polar
regions?
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(b) Plants and animals can live in the polar regions.
Give one word that tells us that the writer is surprised by this.
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(c) Give one word which shows us that a lot of animals go to the polar regions
in the summer.
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(d) Look at this sentence:
During their short summers, when the sun shines all the time, animals flock
to the polar areas to feed and nest.
What type of sentence is this? Tick () one box.
simple
complex
compound
conditional
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3
Look at lines 9–12.
Which word means ‘stay alive’?
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Now read Text A, part 2, in the insert, and answer questions 4–6.
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Look at lines 13–17.
(a) The end of Text A, part 1 links to the information in Text A, part 2.
Explain how the information is linked. Give two ideas.
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(b) What do living things need to make food?
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(c) Which word tells us something is very tough and strong? Tick () one box.
specialised
hardy
extreme
successful
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(a) Which type of book is this text from? Tick () one box.
a picture dictionary
a book of maps
a book of legends
an encyclopaedia
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(b) The table below describes the food chain.
Complete the table by summarising the information in the text.
The food chain
Example from the text
Name:
carnivore
Brief description:
eats meat
Example:
Example from the text
Name:
herbivore
Brief description:
Example:
moose
Example from the text
Name:
Brief description:
creates own food
Example:
plant
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The information is organised in a way that makes it easy to read.
How is the information organised?
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Now read Text B, in the insert, and answer questions 7–11.
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The writer organises Text B so that it is easy to read.
Describe three ways the writer organises the text.
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How do you make sure that you stay safe while you are making the lichen
garden?
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Give one two-word phrase that means ‘final action’.
[1]
10 Look at step 3 of the Instructions (Improving the look of the base).
Give one example of:
a noun
a pronoun
a verb
an adjective
[4]
11 What do you have to do regularly to take care of your lichen garden?
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Section B: Writing
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
12 Write instructions explaining something that you know about.
Your instructions could be about:
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a different craft project from the one in the text
a recipe that is popular in your country
a game such as a board game or computer game
or an idea of your own.
Planning
Spend up to five minutes making notes to plan your writing.
Space for your plan:
Write your instructions on the next page.
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English
Stage 3
Paper 1 Non-fiction
Cambridge Primary Progression Test
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Text A, part 1
The ends of the Earth
The two polar regions at the very ends of the Earth are among the coldest,
windiest and most remote places on the planet. A huge, frozen ocean – the Arctic
– surrounds the North Pole, while a vast area of frozen land – Antarctica –
surrounds the South Pole, all of which you can find on a map of the world.
Both the Arctic and Antarctic have long, dark, freezing winters but amazingly,
some plants and animals still survive in each of these places! During their short
summers, when the sun shines all the time, animals flock to the polar areas to
feed and nest.
All living things have to eat to survive. Some, which are called producers, make
their own food. Other living things, called herbivores, eat only plants. Then there
are carnivores, which try to catch other animals to eat. The list of what eats what
is called a food chain.
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Text A, part 2
Most food chains start with plants which produce their own food, by using the
sun’s energy. This is why they are known as producers. Only specialised, hardy
plants can survive the extreme conditions and short growing seasons of the polar
lands. The most successful plants to do so are the simple ones such as algae,
lichen, moss and grass.
The first animal in a food chain is called a primary consumer (or herbivore)
because it eats other living things – producers. A moose for example, eats grass
and moss. Next in a food chain is a secondary consumer (or carnivore). It eats
smaller animals. An Arctic fox, for example, eats hares and birds. At the end of a
food chain is a top predator like a polar bear. It is so big and strong that no other
animals can prey on it for food.
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Text B
Lichens are simple plant forms which come in many
different colours. They grow on trees, walls and rocks.
Why not have a go at making your own lichen garden?
lichen
How to make a lichen garden
You will need…
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base
a hammer
two nails
paint (optional)
some sandpaper
a small square piece of wood (the base)
a tree branch with lichen growing on it (Note: do not break off branches from
living trees – there are plenty of dead wooden branches with lichens growing
on them lying around)
Instructions:
Ask an adult to help you with Steps 1 and 2.
1. Preparing your wooden base
Ask an adult to help you hammer a nail halfway into your piece of wood. The
nail should come through slightly on the other side of the base.
2. Positioning branch on wooden base
Hold the branch against the base and hammer the nail all the way through,
into the branch. Then, hammer in the second nail to make it secure.
3. Improving the look of the base
Give it a finishing touch by using some sandpaper to make the edges of the
base smooth – if you like, you could even paint it.
4. Caring for your lichen garden
Looking after lichens is very easy. All they need is water, air, and sunlight.
You need to spray them lightly with water. (How often you spray your lichen
garden depends on where you put it.) Make sure you put the garden in a spot
where there is some sunlight. And that’s it!
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