Cambridge International Primary Achievement Test English Paper 2 PDF October 2016

Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Primary Achievement Test  ENGLISH 0844/02 Paper 2...

Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Primary Achievement Test  ENGLISH 0844/02 Paper 2 October 2016 1 hour Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional Materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer all questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Suggestions for how long to spend on each section are given in the booklet. The total number of marks for this paper is 50. This document consists of 8 printed pages and 1 Insert. IB16 10_0844_02/6RP © UCLES 2016 [Turn over  2 Section A: Reading Spend 30 minutes on this section. Read the passage from ‘The Iron Woman’ by Ted Hughes in the INSERT and then answer the questions. 1 Read these statements about Lucy. Tick () two boxes that we know are TRUE from the passage. She had a bedroom in the attic. She slept peacefully in her bed. She thought she saw a seal. She was lying awake in bed. She went into the garden. 2 What made the girl in Lucy’s nightmare look so dreadful? 3 How did Lucy know that the ‘dreaded thing’ was not a seal? 4 Why was it ‘almost impossible’ to open Lucy’s bedroom door? © UCLES 2016 0844/02/O/N/16  3 5 Was Lucy frightened when she woke up? Tick () one box. Yes No Give a reason from the passage to support your answer. 6 What was it that stopped Lucy whimpering? 7 Do you feel sorry for the girl in Lucy’s dream? Tick () one box: Yes No Explain your answer in your own words. Explanation: Words and phrases from the passage to support your explanation: 8 Why would Lucy have needed binoculars to see the lark? © UCLES 2016 0844/02/O/N/16 [Turn over  4 9 The writer builds suspense by telling you what Lucy hears, sees and feels. Which do you think is the most important? Tick () one box. Hearing Seeing Feeling (being touched) Explain your answer in your own words. Explanation: Words and phrases from the passage to support your explanation: 10 Who is the point of view character in this story? Explain how you know. 11 The extract below describes part of the setting at the beginning of the story. Look at the underlined words....the lark, far up there, catching the first rays of the sun, that peered at the bird from behind the world. (a) Tick () two boxes to show what techniques are being used here. alliteration imagery metaphor simile personification © UCLES 2016 0844/02/O/N/16  5 (b) Explain what ideas you think are being described by the underlined words. 12 (a) The text Lucy’s Nightmare is a short extract from the book The Iron Woman. From the evidence in this extract, which genre do you think the story is? Tick () the correct answer. biography adventure horror legend traditional tale (b) Name two general features of the genre you chose for 12(a). 1 2 © UCLES 2016 0844/02/O/N/16 [Turn over  6 Section B: Writing Spend 30 minutes on this section. 13 You have read about Lucy’s dream. Write a fantasy story where the main character has a dream. Ideas to help you: Character You could be the main character or it could be an imaginary person. Who else or what else is in the story? Plot What is the main character doing when the story begins? Does something exciting or interesting happen? How are the other characters (if there are any) linked to the events? Setting Dreams are often set in strange places. What’s odd or interesting about the setting of your dream? Remember to include as much detail as you can in your story. Try to make it exciting so that people will want to read on to find out what happens. PLANNING Spend up to five minutes making notes in the box below to plan your story: © UCLES 2016 0844/02/O/N/16  7 Write your story here: © UCLES 2016 0844/02/O/N/16 [Turn over  8 Content Punctuation Purpose and audience Vocabulary Text structure Spelling Sentence structure Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cie.org.uk after the live examination series. Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. © UCLES 2016 0844/02/O/N/16