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READ REA D THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY ANY BARCOD BARCODES. ES.  Answer all all questions.  questions. Suggestions for how long to spend on each section are given in the booklet. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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2 Section Secti on A: Readi Reading ng Spend Spen d 30 minutes minutes on this secti section. on. Read the Text in the Insert, and answer questions 1 –  –17. 17. 1

At the beginning of the stor story y, what does the narrator think the crowd of people on the beach are looking at? .................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. [1]

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Why doe does s the cro crowd wd cre create ate ‘a great commotion on the beach’ (lines 2 –  –9)? 9)? .................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. [1]

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How does does the the narrator narrator help the reader reader to understa understand nd the the size of of the turtle turtle? ? .................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. [1]

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Whiich two statements about the turtle up to line 31 are TRUE Wh TRUE? ? Tick (✓) two boxes. It is older than anyone there.

It is the right way up. It is trying trying to attack the the crow crowd. d.

Its head is moving around. Its neck is very smooth.

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Suggest two reasons why the fisherman is holding the rope tightly. 

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Give two quotations from lines 1 –  –14 14 that show the narrator admires the turtle. 

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Give one word from lines 16 –  –22 22 which means the same as scared scared.. ............................................................................................................................. [1]

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Look Lo ok at li line nes s 16 –  –22. 22. What is the narrator’s opinion of what is happening on the beach? Tick (✓) one box. The narrator feels pleased that the turtle has been caught.

The narrator feels upset by all the noise the crowd is making.

The narrator thinks the crowd is fussing too much about the turtle. The narrator thinks the crowd should show the turtle respect.

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‘The crowd froze.’ (line 24) Explain in your own words what this sentence means. .................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. [1]

10 Look at these these lines lines:: ‘Suddenly ‘Suddenly I  I heard high-pitched screams. “No “No-o-o-o-o-o!” o!” screamed  screamed the scream. “No! “No! No!  No! No!” No!” The  The crowd froze. Every single person turned towards where the screams were coming from.’ from.’ (li  (line nes s 23 –  –25) 25) Give three ways the writer builds up tension in these lines. 

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11 ‘“You’re horrible ‘“You’re  horrible and cruel! All of  you!” He threw threw the  the words high and shrill at all those adults standing there on the beach.’ beach.’ (l (lin ines es 28 –  –29) 29) Why does the writer use the word ‘threw’ in these lines? Tick (✓) one box. to emphasise that the boy is angry and upset to emphasise that the boy is small and young

to show that the boy is breathless from running to show that the boy is speaking from a di d istance

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5 12 ‘He stood small and erect, facing the crowd, his eyes shining like two stars.’ stars .’ (lines 30 –  –31) 31) (a) What is ‘shining like two stars’ an example of? Tick (✓) one box. b ox. alliteration metaphor

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13 Why is the father embarrassed embarrassed by his son? .................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. [1]

14 ‘The turtle became absolutely still. Even his giant flippers stopped moving in the air.’ (lines 38 –  –39) 39) What do these sentences suggest about how the turtle feels at the end of the story? .................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. [1]

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6 15 Explain Explain in your own words words two two different  different things you learn about the boy’s boy’s character   character  from what he does in the story. Use evidence from the text to support each of your  ideas. 

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16 Wri Write te one sentence from the text that shows the narrator’s opinion of the boy. ............................................................................................................................. [1]

17 This story is told by a narrator narrator.. Give two two ways  ways the story would be different if it was written from the point of view of the boy. 

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8 Section Secti on B: Wr Writi iting ng Spend Spen d 30 minutes minutes on this sectio section. n. 18 Read the next part of the story.  All eyes turned to the boy and the turtle. The pair seemed to be caught in silent  conv co nver ersa sati tion on.. Th The e fi fish sher erma man n wa was s ha havi ving ng non one e of it it,, how owev ever er.. He be beg gan pull lliing the turt tu rtle le to towa ward rds s th the e ho hote tel. l. ‘Wait!’ cr ‘Wait!’  crie ied d th the e  boy’s father. Now continue the story to explain what happens next to the boy and the turtle. Characters

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The boy The father  The fisherman Anyone else? Do they stay on the beach? Do they go somewhere else? What does does the father father say to the fisherman? How does the fisherman respond? What happens to the turtle?

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