English Specimen Paper 2 2014 1
English Specimen Paper 2 2014 1
English Specimen Paper 2 2014 1
ENGLISH 0844/02
Paper 2 For Examination from 2014
SPECIMEN PAPER 1 hour
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
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The total number of marks for this paper is 50.
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Section A: Reading
Read the extract from The Scarecrow and His Servant by Philip Pullman in the
INSERT and then answer these questions.
1 Read these statements about the scarecrow. Tick () two boxes that we
know are TRUE from the passage.
[1]
3 What change took place in the scarecrow when lightning struck him?
[1]
[1]
Yes
No
[1]
6 Although scarecrows don’t usually talk, Jack decided to go and help the
scarecrow.
[1]
Yes
No
Explain your answer using words and phrases from the text.
Explanation
[2]
8 Why did Jack jump when the scarecrow’s leg twitched in his hand?
[1]
9 What do you think the weather was like outside when Jack woke up?
[2]
[2]
11 The sentence below is part of the description of the weather in the story. Look
at the underlined phrase.
‘…the thunder went off like cannon-fire and the lightning lashed down like
whips.’
(a) Tick () one box to say which technique is being used here.
Alliteration
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile [1]
[2]
12 (a) The text is a short extract from the book The Scarecrow and His
Servant.
From the evidence in this extract, which genre do you think the story
is?
Tick () the correct answer.
Biography
Fantasy
Legend
Mystery
(b) Name two general features of the genre you chose for 12(a).
2 [2]
Section B: Writing
Now continue the story yourself to explain what the chief scientist discovers
about the creature.
PLANNING
Spend up to five minutes making notes in this box to plan your story.
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