MODULE 2 (CAMPAIGN) PRE ASSESSMENT TEST

Name :.................................................................................. No./ Class:………………………….................................

I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense YOUR ANSWER HERE
The President (1. go)........ through a painful 1. ............... 6. ....................
experience yesterday. While he (2. go)..........to the 2. ............... 7. ....................
parliament to deliver a speech about the National 3. .............. 8. ....................
Health Plan, he (3. realise)....... that the text of his 4. ................... 9. ....................
speech (4. be left)......... in his office. It was too late to 5..................... 10. ....................
go back and he (5. be) .......forced to improvise the
speech. While he (6. talk)......., he (7. forget)...... the III. USE OF ENGLISH
name of the Minister of Health, who (8. be 1. I worked so hard and then I spent my salary to buy
pointed)........ only a few days earlier, and (9. expensive fashion. (HAD)
call)........ her the wrong name. The MPs (10. .......................................................................................
boo)........ At that moment the President's secretary, .........................................
who (11. go) ..... back to the office to get the speech, 2. They swept the ground and they mopped the floor.
(12. want) ....... to hand it over to him. As he (13. (ADDITION)
approach).....the Pesident, he (14. trip)........ over a .......................................................................................
wire and (15. break)...... his arm. The session (16. .........................................
have)...... to be interrupted so that the poor man could
be taken to hospital. The President (17. apologise)....... 3. Mr Juan retired from his position as a manager after
to the Minister of Health and 20 years of working in a big company. (BEEN)
(18. finish) ........ his speech. .......................................................................................
.........................................
YOUR ANSWER HERE
1. ............... 10. .................... 3. In spite of the bad weather, hundreds of audiences
2. ............... 11. .................... turned up to watch the performance. (ALTHOUGH)
3. .............. 12. .................... .......................................................................................
4. ................... 13. .............. .........................................
5..................... 14. ...................
6. .................... 15..................... 4. That wealthy man didn’t think about money when
7. .................... 16. ....................
he was young. (USE)
8. .................... 17. ....................
.......................................................................................
9. .................... 18. ....................
.........................................
II. Complete the text with CONJUNCTION (either 5. Although I don’t go shopping very often, I always
LINKING PREPOSITION or without preposition) use the local shops when I can. (IN SPITE OF)
Seventeen by Booth Tarkington is one of the funniest .......................................................................................
novels I've ever read. (1).........it was first published in .........................................
1918, it still remains a classic comic novel. It is set in
the American Middle West during one hot summer 6. Because our Mayor had worked hard, Bandung
and tells the story of a young man in love. received the ‘Most Beautiful’ City Award. (RESULT)
Willie Baxter, (2).....William Sylvanus Baxter .......................................................................................
(3)......he calls himself, is the main character of the .........................................
book. He has just turned seventeen and, in his own
words, he is not at all interested in girls. (4)..........one 7.My father often gave food and money to homeless
day, a beautiful stranger comes to Willie's town, and people when he was young. (TO)
Willie falls head over heels in love with her. .......................................................................................
(5) .........Willie follows his beloved Miss Pratt .........................................
everywhere and worships her with all his heart.
Unfortunately, he is not alone (6)........ many other 8. Hugh was out of breath after 10 kilometers jogging.
boys are also in love with Miss Pratt. (7)..........., (BEEN)
members of Willie's family (8)....... old Genesis and .......................................................................................
his dog Clematis, constantly get in his way and ruin .........................................
his chances of making good impression of Miss Pratt.
Eventually, she leaves the town and life returns to 9.That supermarket is so popular because of the free
normal. The book's greatest strength is its timeless parking. (BECAUSE)
humour, (9)...........being written so long ago, .......................................................................................
Seventeen describes what it's really like to be a .........................................
teenager. (10)....... making us laugh at Willie's 10. Don’t just sit there listening, do your tasks!
misfortunes, the book also laughs at human nature. (INSTEAD)
.......................................................................................
.........................................
When Ireland gained its independence in 1922, the During the nineteenth century, women in the
North, where two thirds of the population were United States organized and participated in a large number
of reform movements, including movements to reorganize
Protestants, remained part of the UK. For decades the prison system, improve education, ban the sale of
after, the minority Catholic population in the North alcohol, grant rights to people who were denied them, and,
felt badly treated. They were less well off and were most importantly, free slaves. Some women saw
often excluded from public office. Most of them similarities in the social status of women and slaves.
wanted an end to British rule in Northern Ireland. In Women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone were
not only feminists who fought for the rights of women but
the 1960s some Protestants reacted violently to also fervent abolitionists who fought to do away with
Catholic demands for equality and civil rights, and slavery. These brave people were social leaders who
police used force to break up Catholic demonstrations. supported the rights of both women and blacks. They were
Rioting and civil unrest followed and in 1969 the fighting against a belief that voting should be tied to land
British Army was sent in to restore law and order. ownership, and because land was owned by men, and in
some cases by their widows, only those who held the
Catholic and Protestant paramilitary groups started greatest stake in government, that is the male landowners,
planting bombs and murdering people, claiming that were considered worthy of the vote. Women did not
they were 'protecting their communities'. One of these conform to the requirements.
groups, the Provisional IRA (Irish Republican Army), A number of male abolitionists, including William
wanted Ireland to be united again and started killing Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips, also supported the
rights of women to speak and to participate equally with
British soldiers. The British government men in antislavery activities. Probably more than any other
acknowledged the Catholics' grievances, but insisted movement, abolitionism offered women a previously denied
that Northern Ireland would remain part of the UK as entry into politics. They became involved primarily in order
long as that was what the majority of its people to better their living conditions and improve the conditions
wanted. of others. However, they gained the respect of those they
convinced and also earned the right to be considered equal
The British government was unable to stop the citizens.
violence, which lasted for nearly 30 years. This period When the civil war between the North and the
saw a number of failed peace initiatives, an attempt by South ended in 1865, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
the IRA in 1985 to murder Prime Minister Margaret Amendments to the Constitution adopted in 1868 and 1870
Thatcher, nd the deaths of over 3,500 people, granted citizenship and suffrage to blacks but not to
women. Discouraged but resolved, feminists worked
including 1,100 British soldiers. But people in both tirelessly to influence more and more women to demand
communities were tiring of the spiral of violence and the right to vote. In 1869, the Wyoming Territory had
in 1998 the IRA agreed to give up its armed struggle yielded o demands by feminists, but the states on the East
and seek to achieve its goal by peaceful means. Coast resisted more stubbornly than before. A women's
Northern Ireland is still part of the UK, but now has its suffrage bill had been presented to every Congress since
1878, but it continually failed to pass until 1920, when the
own government, made up of Catholics and Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote.
Protestants.
Answer the questions. 19. What is the topic of the passage primarily concerned
What is the significance of these dates? with?
a 1922 a. Abolitionists
b. The civil war
b the 1960s c. Women's suffrage.
c 1969 d. The Wyoming Territory
d 1985 e. The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment.
e 1998
20. What had occurred shortly after the Civil War?
A. The Wyoming Territory was admitted to the Union
1 What proportion of the population of Northern B. A women’s suffrage bill was introduced in Congress
Ireland is Protestant? C. The eastern states resisted the end of the war.
2 Why did the Catholic community feel aggrieved D. Black people were granted the right to vote.
following the partition of Ireland? E. The Nineteenth Amandment guaranteed voting rights for
3 Why did the British army return to Northern Ireland women.
in 1969? 21. The word ‘suffrage’ in paragraph 3 could best be
4 What is the main aim of the IRA? replaced by which of the following?
5 How many people were killed during the 30 years a. The right to vote d. Expectation
unrest? b. Freedom from slavery e. Pain
c. Citizenship

22. When were women allowed to vote thoughout the

United States?
a. in 1865 b. After 1868 c. After 1870
d. After 1878 e. After 1920

23. According to the passage, why did women become

active in politics? In order....
a. to be elected to public office.
b. to be famous throughout the world.
c. to amend the Declaration of Independence.
d. to support Elizabeth Cady Stanton for president.
e. to improve the condition of life that existed at the time

Emma Goldman was an activist, writer, and orator

who became well known for her advocacy of anarchism in
the United States. Anarchists oppose all forms of
government and advocate voluntary cooperation between
individuals and groups.
 Goldman was born in Kovno, Russia in 1869. As a
schoolgirl, she met and was influenced by radical students.
She also saw a peasant being cruelly beaten, which had a
lasting effect on her. At the age of 17, Emma Goldman
emigrated to the United States, and found work in a
Rochester, New York clothing factory. Rochester had a
long history of progressive activity, as a center of
Abolitionist activity, and Goldman attended German
socialist meetings there. However, the oppressive factory
work and a bad marriage made her decide to move.
She arrived in New York in 1889, and was by this
time an anarchist. She used her speaking skills to advocate
for anarchism, and grew close to Russian anarchist
Alexander Berkman. With Margaret Sanger, Goldman
fought for the right to birth control, and women's rights. In
1893, Goldman was imprisoned for inciting a riot in New
York City. In 1917, Goldman and Berkman were sentenced
to two years in prison for Obstructing the military draft, and
when they were released, they were deported to Russia.
Emma Goldman later lived in England, Canada,
and Spain. She wrote a great number of articles, traveled
widely on behalf of the anarchist movement, and was
sometimes imprisoned for her work. Her contempo raries
remarked on her unbounded energy, magnetic personality,
and enthusiasm for her cause. She is the author of
Anarchism and Other Essays, The Social Significance of
the Modern Drama, My Disillusionment in Russia, and
Living My Life.

1. What is the main purpose of the passage?

a. to describe the life and times of Alexander Berkman
b. to give a history of early American anarchism
c. to describe the writings of Emma Goldman
d. to entertain readers by the dramatic story of of Emma
Goldman
e. to relate important facts about the life of Emma Goldman

2. Which of the following statements can best be inferred

from the passage?
a. Goldman began to describe herself as an anarchist while
in Rochester.
b. Emma Goldman was not on very good terms with
Alexander Berkman.
c. Emma Goldman was politically opposed to all wars.
d. Emma Goldman should not have been imprisoned in
1893.
e. Emma Goldman and Margaret Sanger were imprisoned
for obstructing the military draft

3. Emma Goldman was an activist primarily in the field of

a. animal rights
b. government advocacy
c. oration
d. antigovernment activity
e. literature

4.According to the passage, Margaret sanger fought with

Goldman for what cause?
a.the abolition of slavery
b.factory workers
c.birth control and women’s right
d.obstruction of the military draft

5. When Emma Goldman was released from prison, she

a. fought the military draft b. was deported to Russia
c. married Alexander Berkman d. incited a riot in New
York
e. wrote books and traveled widely
 that everything went as bad as it possibly could, and that's
Complete the text with an appropriate word in each why we had Trump be president before her."
gap. Trump was depicted in another episode of The
In ten years' time, robots will be used in every home, Simpsons last year. More recently, the show once again
referenced his candidacy for president, although by this
according (56 a) ___technology experts and
point Trump had publicly confirmed he would run for office.
manufacturers. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Trumptastic Voyage saw him on an escalator with Homer
Las Vegas, all (56 b) ___ of domestic robots were Simpson - a reference to the real-life entrance he made to
unveiled. (57 a) ___ them were robots which are announce his candidacy with wife Melania. Earlier this
linked into the home's broadband service and which year, the show officially endorsed Hillary Clinton, releasing
act (57 b) ___ home organisers. These are capable a clip of Homer and Marge discussing who to vote for,
(58 a) ___ responding to the family's voice commands before settling on the democratic candidate.
in the house and at the (58 b)___ time can be But the team behind the animated comedy series
operated by mobile phones outside the house. In the was not alone in predicting a Trump presidency. In 1999, a
future, robots (59 a) ___these will be responsible for music video by US rock band Rage Against The Machine
also appeared to allude to a bid by Trump for the White
operating the household's domestic appliances, (59 b)
House. A man can be seen holding up a sign that reads
___as washing machines, alarm clocks, heating, "Donald J. Trump for President" in the band's video for
lighting, music players and TV sets. They will act as Sleep Now in the Fire. At the time, Trump had thrown his
household managers and will even be able to activate hat into the ring to be the Reform Party's nominee in the
smaller cleaning and vacuuming robots. (60) ___ of next presidential race, but he withdrew his candidacy in
these types – the managing robot and the cleaning February 2000 - nine months before the election. Rage
robot – will be able to provide security surveillance. Against The Machine's music video was released in 1999.
As they travel round the house, an on-board camera The music video was directed by documentary filmmaker
will send pictures to your office laptop. Michael Moore - who has more recently addressed the
prospect of a Trump presidency directly. Moore, who is
known as a left-wing political commentator, released a film
56. A. of – types
earlier this year entitled TrumpLand, in which he warned of
B. from – sorts the dangers of his potential election. The filmmaker also
C. to – kinds posted an article on his website, headlined "Five Reasons
D. as – levels Trump Will Win", although by this time it was a more
E. in – groups realistic prospect than it had been when he directed the
music video 17 years earlier.
57. A. Among – as A slightly more indirect reference to a future Trump
B. Some – with presidency was seen in the Back To The Future films. In
C. All – by the second movie, released 27 years before Trump’s
D. Every – in election, the trilogy's villain, Biff Tannen, is seen becoming
a successful businessman, which leads him to open a 27-
E. Both - at
storey casino and, more pertinently, use his money to
influence US politics. Fans long believed that this was
58. A. in – little based on Trump - a theory which was confirmed by the
B. on – few film's writer last year. (BBC)
C. at – most
D. for – different 1. In Bart to the Future
E. of - same A. Lisa Simpsons turns into a vice president of the USA
alongside Trump.
59. A. by – like B. Donald Trump becomes the next president after Lisa
B. like –such Simpsons.
C. Milhouse Van Houten used to be Lisa’s boyfriend.
C. such – like
D. Lisa really gets a lot of money inherited from Trump.
D. with – such E. Trump has wasted all the finances during his time in
E. as – the same White House.

60. A. One
B. Two
C. All
D. Neither
E. Some 2. In paragraph 3 what does the word him refer to in
US elections 2016: How the entertainment world “Trumptastic Voyage saw him on an escalator with Homer
predicted a Trump presidency Simpson”?
The Simpsons has raised the idea of a Trump A.Donald Trump D. Michael Moore
presidency several times. Across film, television and music, B. Homer Simpsons E. Dan Greaney
the prospect of Donald Trump becoming the US C. Milhouse Van Houten
commander-in-chief was raised long before he became the
president-elect on Wednesday. The election of Trump as 3. Trumptastic Voyage was broadcast in
the 45th US president has led many fans of The Simpsons A. 2000 B. 2016 C. 2015 D. 1999 E. 1989
to recall an old episode which apparently predicted it.
Bart To The Future, first broadcast in 2000, 4. Rage Against The Machine’s music video Sleep Now in
showed how the lives of the main characters might turn out. the Fire...
A grown-up Lisa Simpson was seen as the White House A. shows Donald Trump as a president for the first time
incumbent, explaining to her staff she has "inherited quite a B. was released in 2000
budget crunch from President Trump". She then asks her C. was written by Dan Greaney
secretary of state, childhood friend Milhouse Van Houten, D. was directed by a documentary filmmaker
how bad the country's finances are as a result of Trump's E. warns of the dangers of Trump’s potential election.
time in office. He replies: "We're broke."
Earlier this year, The Simpsons writer Dan Greaney 5. Back To The Future Part II was released in
described the 16-year-old episode as "a warning to A. 1988 B. 1989 C. 1990
America". "That just seemed like the logical last stop before D. 1999 E. 2016
hitting bottom. It was consistent with the vision of America
going insane," he told The Hollywood Reporter. "What we
needed was for Lisa to have problems beyond her fixing,
 Where the route runs along the road, walkers should
keep to one side in single file, facing oncoming traffic at
oll times. If you need help along the route, please inform
one of the marshals.
Free car parking available in car parks and on streets in
Weldown. 

BUSES
For the 10 and 20 km routes, a bus will be waiting at
Fenton to take walkers back to Weldown; The bus will
leave every half-hour starting at midday. The service is
free and there is no need to book.

Questions 1-7
Questions 1-7
Look at the information on the reading passage about a
walk for charity.

Answer the questions below using NO MORE THAN

THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the text for
each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.

1 What is the starting point for the 30 km walk?

2 What is the latest start time for the 20 km

walk? 
3 Regarding footwear, what are you warned against
wearing?  
4 What are the officials who help participants on the

Walk for charity route called?  

5 Where does the 20 km walk finish?  
6 What is the frequency of the Fenton to Weldown bus?
Dear Friend,

Please join us for our annual Walk for Charity. Starting 7 Which walk does not pass through Lower Brene? 
in Weldown, you and your friends can choose a
delightful 10, 20 or 30 kilometre route. Answer Table

The money raised will provide support to help people all 1. Weldown 5. Fenton
over the world. Start collecting your sponsors now and
then simply come along on the day. Please read the 2. 10.30 am 6. every half-hour
instructions below carefully, especially if you require
transport to and from Weldown. 3. new shoes 7. 10 kilometre

See you on Sunday 14 May,  4. marshals

Dear Friend,
V Jessop
Please join us for our annual Walk for Charity. Starting
Walk Co-ordinator in Weldown, you and your friends can choose a
delightful 10, 20 or 30 kilometre route.
P S. Well done to last year's walkers for helping to raise
a grand total of £21,000.  The money raised will provide support to help people all
The money has already been used to build a children's over the world. Start collecting your sponsors now and
playground. then simply come along on the day. Please read the
instructions below carefully, especially if you require
START TIMES: transport to and from Weldown.
30 km: 8-10 am 20 km: 8 - 10.30 am 
10 km: 8 - 11.30 am See you on Sunday 14 May,

The organisers reserve the right to refuse late-comers. V Jessop

CLOTHING should be suitable for the weather. If rain is Walk Co-ordinator

forecast, bring some protection and be prepared for all
eventualities. It is better to wear shoes that have been P S. Well done to last year's walkers for helping to raise
worn in, rather than ones that are new. a grand total of £21,000. 
The money has already been used to build a children's
ROUTE MAPS will be available from the registration playground.
point. The route will be sign-posted and marshalled.
START TIMES: spread around the country, with members and branch
30 km: 8-10 am 20 km: 8 - 10.30 am  officers stretching to as far away as Scotland.
10 km: 8 - 11.30 am
The newspapers produced by the WSPU, first Votes for
The organisers reserve the right to refuse late-comers. Women and later The Suffragette, played a vital role in
this communication. Both were sold throughout the
CLOTHING should be suitable for the weather. If rain is country and proved an invaluable way of informing
forecast, bring some protection and be prepared for all members of meetings, marches, fund-raising events and
eventualities. It is better to wear shoes that have been the latest news and views on the movement.
worn in, rather than ones that are new. Equally importantly for a rising political group, the
newspaper returned a profit. This was partly
ROUTE MAPS will be available from the registration because advertising space was bought in the paper by
point. The route will be sign-posted and marshalled. large department stores such as Selfridges, and
Where the route runs along the road, walkers should jewellers such as Mappin & Webb. These two, together
keep to one side in single file, facing oncoming traffic at with other like- minded commercial enterprises
oll times. If you need help along the route, please inform sympathetic to the cause, had quickly identified a direct
one of the marshals. way to reach a huge market of women, many with
Free car parking available in car parks and on streets in money to spend.
Weldown. 
The creation of the colour scheme provided another
BUSES money-making opportunity which the WSPU was quick
For the 10 and 20 km routes, a bus will be waiting at to exploit. The group began to sell playing cards, board
Fenton to take walkers back to Weldown; The bus will games, Christmas and greeting cards, and countless
leave every half-hour starting at midday. The service is other goods, all in the purple, white and green colours.
free and there is no need to book. In 1906 such merchandising of a corporate identity was
a new marketing concept.
But the paper and merchandising activities alone did not
provide sufficient funds for the WSPU to meet
organisational costs, so numerous other fund-raising
activities combined to fill the coffers of the ‘war chest’.
The most notable of these was the Woman’s Exhibition,
which took place in 1909 in a Knightsbridge ice-skating
rink, and in 10 days raised the equivalent of £250,000
today.
The Museum of London’s exhibition is largely visual,
with a huge number of items on show. Against a quiet
background hum of street sounds, copies of The
Suffragette, campaign banners and photographs are all
on display, together with one of Mrs Pankhurst’s shoes
and a number of purple, white and green trinkets.
The suffragette movement, which campaigned for votes Photographs depict vivid scenes of a suffragette’s life:
for women in the early twentieth century, is most WSPU members on a self- proclaimed ‘monster’ march,
commonly associated with the Pankhurst family and wearing their official uniforms of a white frock decorated
militant acts of varying degrees of violence. The with purple, white and green accessories; women selling
Museum of London has drawn on its archive collection The Suffragette at street corners, or chalking up
to convey a fresh picture with its exhibition pavements with details of a forthcoming meeting.
The Purple, White and Green: Suffragettes in London
1906-14. Windows display postcards and greeting cards designed
by women artists for the movement, and the quality of
The name is a reference to the colour scheme that the the artwork indicates the wealth of resources the WSPU
Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) created to could call on from its talented members.
give the movement a uniform, nationwide image. By
doing so, it became one of the first groups to project a Visitors can watch a short film made up of old newsreels
corporate identity, and it is this advanced marketing and cinema material which clearly reveals the political
strategy, along with the other organisational and mood of the day towards the suffragettes. The
commercial achievements of the WSPU, to which the programme begins with a short film devised by the
exhibition is devoted. ‘antis’ - those opposed to women having the vote -
depicting a suffragette as a fierce harridan bullying her
Formed in 1903 by the political campaigner Mrs poor, abused husband.
Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and
Sylvia, the WSPU began an educated campaign to put Original newsreel footage shows the suffragette Emily
women’s suffrage on the political agenda. New Zealand, Wilding Davison throwing herself under King George V’s
Australia and parts of the United States had already horse at a famous race-
enfranchised women, and growing numbers of their
British counterparts wanted the same opportunity. Although the exhibition officially charts the years 1906 to
1914, graphic display boards outlining the bills of
With their slogan ‘Deeds not words’, and the introduction enfranchisement of 1918 and 1928, which gave the
of the colour scheme, the WSPU soon brought the adult female populace of Britain the vote, show what
movement the cohesion and focus it had previously was achieved. It demonstrates how advanced the
lacked. suffragettes were in their thinking, in the marketing of
their campaign, and in their work as shrewd and skilful
Membership grew rapidly as women deserted the many image-builders. It also conveys a sense of the energy
other, less directed, groups and joined it. By 1906 the and ability the suffragettes brought to their fight for
WSPU headquarters, called the Women’s Press Shop, freedom and equality. And it illustrates the intelligence
had been established in Charing Cross Road and in employed by women who were at that time deemed by
spite of limited communications (no radio or television, several politicians to have ‘brains too small to know how
and minimal use of the telephone) the message had to vote’.
Questions 1-2 In boxes 7-13 on your answer sheet write
YES if the statement reflects the situation as described
Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in by the writer
boxes 1-2 on your answer sheet.
NO if the statement contradicts the writer
 
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to know what the situation
1    What is the main aspect of the suffragette is from the passage
movement’s work to which the exhibition at the Museum
of London is devoted? Example  Answer

A   the role of the Pankhurst family in the suffrage The WSPU was founded in 1906 by Emmeline
NO
movement Pankhurst

B   the violence of the movement’s political 7   In 1903 women in Australia were still
campaign not allowed to vote.

C   the success of the movement’s corporate image 8   The main organs of communication
for the WSPU were its two newspapers.
D   the movement’s co-operation with suffrage
groups overseas 9   The work of the W SPU was mainly
confined to London and the south.
 
2    Why was the WSPU more successful than other 10   The WSPU’s newspapers were
suffrage groups? mainly devoted to society news and gossip.

A   Its leaders were much better educated. 11   The Woman’s Exhibition in 1909 met
with great opposition from Parliament.
B   It received funding from movements abroad.
12   The Museum of London exhibition
C   It had access to new technology. includes some of the goods sold by the movement.

D   It had a clear purpose and direction. 13   The opponents of the suffragettes
made films opposing the movement.
Questions 3
Choose TWO letters A-E and write them in box 3 on
Questions 14
your answer sheet. Choose the appropriate letter A-D and write it in box
14 on your answer sheet.
In which TWO of the following years were laws passed
allowing British women to vote?  
14. The writer of the article finds the exhibition to be
A   1906
A   misleading.
B   1909
B   exceptional.
C   1914
C   disappointing.
D   1918
D   informative.
E   1928

Questions 4-6
Complete the notes below.
Solution for: Vote For Women
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Answer Table
Reading Passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 4-6 on your answer sheet. 1. C

Three ways in which the WSPU raised money:

2. D
• the newspapers: mainly through selling 4 
• merchandising activities: selling a large variety of
3. BOTH FOR ONE MARK D // 1918 AND E //1928
goods produced in their 5 
• additional fund-raising activities: for example, 6  4. (selling) advertising (space)

Questions 7-13 5. colour scheme // (three) colours // purple, white, (and) green
Do the following statements reflect the situation as
described by the writer in Reading Passage?
6. (the) Woman’s Exhibition large department stores such as Selfridges, and
jewellers such as Mappin & Webb. These two, together
with other like- minded commercial enterprises
7. NO sympathetic to the cause, had quickly identified a direct
way to reach a huge market of women, many with
money to spend.
The creation of the colour scheme provided another
money-making opportunity which the WSPU was quick
8. YES to exploit. The group began to sell playing cards, board
games, Christmas and greeting cards, and countless
other goods, all in the purple, white and green colours.
9. NO In 1906 such merchandising of a corporate identity was
a new marketing concept.

10. NO But the paper and merchandising activities alone did not
provide sufficient funds for the WSPU to meet
organisational costs, so numerous other fund-raising
11. NOT GIVEN activities combined to fill the coffers of the ‘war chest’.
The most notable of these was the Woman’s Exhibition,
which took place in 1909 in a Knightsbridge ice-skating
12. YES rink, and in 10 days raised the equivalent of £250,000
today.

13. YES The Museum of London’s exhibition is largely visual,

with a huge number of items on show. Against a quiet
background hum of street sounds, copies of The
14. D Suffragette, campaign banners and photographs are all
on display, together with one of Mrs shoes and a
number of purple, white and green trinkets.
The suffragette movement, which campaigned for votes
for women in the early twentieth century, is most Photographs depict vivid scenes of a suffragette’s life:
commonly associated with the Pankhurst family and WSPU members on a self- proclaimed ‘monster’ march,
militant acts of varying degrees of violence. The wearing their official uniforms of a white frock decorated
Museum of London has drawn on its archive collection with purple, white and green accessories; women selling
to convey a fresh picture with its exhibition. The Suffragette at street corners, or chalking up
The Purple, White and Green: Suffragettes in London pavements with details of a forthcoming meeting.
1906-14. Windows display postcards and greeting cards designed
The name is a reference to the colour scheme that the by women artists for the movement, and the quality of
Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) created to the artwork indicates the wealth of resources the WSPU
give the movement a uniform, nationwide image. By could call on from its talented members.
doing so, it became one of the first groups to project a Visitors can watch a short film made up of old newsreels
corporate identity, and it is this advanced marketing and cinema material which clearly reveals the political
strategy, along with the other organisational and mood of the day towards the suffragettes. The
commercial achievements of the WSPU, to which the programme begins with a short film devised by the
exhibition is devoted. ‘antis’ - those opposed to women having the vote -
Formed in 1903 by the political campaigner Mrs depicting a suffragette as a fierce harridan bullying her
Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and poor, abused husband.
Sylvia, the WSPU began an educated campaign to put Original newsreel footage shows the suffragette Emily
women’s suffrage on the political agenda. New , Wilding Davison throwing herself under King George V’s
Australia and parts of the United States had already horse at a famous race-
enfranchised women, and growing numbers of their
British counterparts wanted the same opportunity. Although the exhibition officially charts the years 1906 to
1914, graphic display boards outlining the bills of
With their slogan ‘Deeds not words’, and the introduction enfranchisement of 1918 and 1928, which gave the
of the colour scheme, the WSPU soon brought the adult female populace of Britain the vote, show what
movement the cohesion and focus it had previously was achieved. It demonstrates how advanced the
lacked. suffragettes were in their thinking, in the marketing of
Membership grew rapidly as women deserted the many their campaign, and in their work as shrewd and skilful
other, less directed, groups and joined it. By 1906 the image-builders. It also conveys a sense of the energy
WSPU headquarters, called the Women’s Press Shop, and ability the suffragettes brought to their fight for
had been established in Charing Cross Road and in freedom and equality. And it illustrates the intelligence
spite of limited communications (no radio or television, employed by women who were at that time deemed by
and minimal use of the telephone) the message had several politicians to have ‘brains too small to know how
spread around the country, with members and branch to vote’.
officers stretching to as far away as Scotland.
The newspapers produced by the WSPU, first Votes for
Women and later The Suffragette, played a vital role in
this communication. Both were sold throughout the
country and proved an invaluable way of informing
members of meetings, marches, fund-raising events and
the latest news and views on the movement.
Equally importantly for a rising political group, the
newspaper returned a profit. This was partly
because advertising space was bought in the paper by