English Stage8 - P2 2023 - 230320 - 180645 PDF
English Stage8 - P2 2023 - 230320 - 180645 PDF
English Stage8 - P2 2023 - 230320 - 180645 PDF
Stage 8
1 hour 10 minutes
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
a metaphor
a euphemism
onomatopoeia
a simile
rhyme
[2]
(a) What does the writer use the word see to mean in these lines?
[1]
(b) The writer uses the sentence openings, Queeny says, three times in this section of the text.
Give two ways this has an effect on the reader.
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[2]
[2]
(b) The writer wants the reader to believe that Subhi is good at getting what he wants from his
sister.
Give one quotation from the text that tells the reader this.
[1]
[2]
[2]
(a) How does the writer connect this paragraph to the previous paragraph?
[1]
(b) What is the effect of the last sentence of the paragraph (lines 32–33)?
[1]
First way:
Quotation 1:
Second way:
Quotation 2:
[4]
[1]
(b) Give one phrase that shows that Eli’s storytelling skills are having a great impact on his
audience.
[1]
9 Look at the whole text. The way that Queeny thinks and acts is different from Subhi. Explain how
you think the writer demonstrates this.
Give two explanations and support each explanation with a quotation.
First explanation:
First quotation:
Second explanation:
Second quotation:
[4]
[1]
Section B: Writing
11 Eli started to tell a story to the children in the camp about a whale.
Imagine that a magazine for young children has invited you to write the rest of the story.
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