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English (CIE)
Paper 1
May 2015
1 hour 10 minutes
Paper 1
1 hour 10 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Passage 1
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1 (a) Which experts say that hopscotch may make children learn successfully?
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(b) Look at the end of the hopscotch rules. It says, ‘There are regional variations
to this game.’ What do you think this mean?
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(c) The headlines states that ‘Playing hopscotch can make children brainy’ Is this
what the article is actually saying, or could the headline be more accurate?
Write a new headline that best suits the given article.
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2 Give the meaning of each of these words as it is used in the passage. In each case
give one word or short phrase.
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Read this information from a website about the various communicative methods
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Communication is part of our everyday life. We greet one another, smile or
frown, depending on our moods. Animals too, communicate, much to our
surprise. Just like us, interaction among animals can be both verbal or non-
verbal.
Singing is one way in which animals can interact with one another. Male
blackbirds often use their melodious songs to catch the attention of the
females. These songs are usually rich in notes variation, encoding various
kinds of messages. Songs are also used to warn and keep off other blackbirds
from their territory, usually a place where they dwell and reproduce.
Colours, which are most conspicuously found on animals are also important
means of interaction among animals. Male birds of paradise, which have the
gaudiest coloured feathers often hang themselves upside down from branches,
among fluffing plumes, displaying proudly their feathers, attracting the
opposite sex.
The alternating black and white striped coats of zebras have their roles to play
too. Each zebra is born with a unique set of stripes which enables its mates to
recognize them. When grazing safely, their stripes are all lined up neatly so
that none of them loses track of their friends. However, when danger such as a
hungry lion approaches, the zebras would dart out in various directions,
making it difficult for the lion to choose his target.
Insects such as the wasps, armed with poisonous bites or stings, normally have
brightly painted bodies to remind other predators of their power. Hoverflies
and other harmless insects also make use of this fact and coloured their bodies
brightly in attempts to fool their predators into thinking that they are as
dangerous and harmful as the wasps too.
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(b) Using the ideas in your notes, write a summary of no more than 80 – 100 words
explaining the various communicative methods practised by animals in the wild.
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SECTION C: Writing
[30 Marks]
You recently attended an education fair where you listened to various talks on
studying overseas. You have decided to share the information with your school
friends.
In not less than 120 words, prepare a speech about the benefits of studying
abroad.
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