Checkpoint 2018 Paper 1 Part 1

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Checkpoint 2018 Paper 1 Part 1

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You will need the Checkpoint 2018 Paper

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The Insert (2 texts - Would you believe it

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Come and visit Paradise

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You now have 5 minutes

Read the text - Would you believe it

Mark the text with a highlighter to help you find important parts again

There are 25 points for the questions in this part of the exam

25/50 = approximately 30 minutes to read the text and answer the questons!

Why was the pottery so important?
Give two reasons.

Q1

Award 1 mark for each of the following, up to a maximum of 2 marks:

• it was very old / ancient / 12th century

• it was valuable / worth a lot

• it was rare.

Give one word from the first paragraph which tells you that Mr Kim found the pottery by accident.

Look at the phrase ‘another day at the office’ (lines 6–7).
(a) What does this phrase suggest about Mr Kim?

1. Mr Kim expected to have a normal working day.
2. Mr Kim used his fishing boat as his office.
3. Mr Kim was not satisfied with his job.
4. Mr Kim wished he worked in an office.

Why has the writer put this phrase in inverted commas?

Q 3b

Award 1 mark for any correct/reasonable explanation, e.g.:

• (because the writer is quoting/using) an idiom / well-known saying /

common phrase

• it doesn’t mean what it says literally

• it’s not the writer’s own words / it is someone else’s words.

Do not accept:

• to draw attention to the phrase.

What does the phrase ‘hauled up’ suggest about Mr Kim’s catch (line 10)?

Q4

Award 1 mark for an answer that recognises that catch was heavy or difficult

to pull up, e.g.:

• (the catch was) big / weighed a lot

• (it was) hard work / an effort / a struggle to pull up

Explain in your own words the meaning of each of the following, as it is used in the text.
(a) ‘Oblivious’ (line 13)

Q5a

Award 1 mark for an answer that recognises that ‘oblivious’, as it is used in

the text, means unaware, e.g.:

• unconscious / unmindful / ignorant of

• not knowing / not realising.

Explain in your own words the meaning of each of the following, as it is used in the text. ‘examine’ (line 18)

Q5b

Award 1 mark for an answer that recognises that ‘examine’, as it is used in

the text, means inspect, e.g.:

• investigate

• look closely / carefully at.

Do not accept ‘test’, or ‘look at’ on its own.

Explain two ways in which the opening sentence (‘This story combines ... ’) tries to gain the
reader’s attention.
Support each explanation with a different word or phrase from the opening sentence

Q6

For each way explained, award 1 mark for an appropriate explanation and

1 further mark for a suitable linked quotation in support, up to a maximum of

4 marks, e.g.:

• it refers to the word ‘story’ / tells you it’s a ‘story’ (1), but doesn’t tell you

what it is about / makes you feel it can’t be true / real (1)

• it uses dramatic / vivid / descriptive language (1), e.g. ‘great mysteries’,

etc.(1)

• it suggests an element of magic / other worldliness (1), ‘conjuring up’,

‘visions’ etc.(1)

• it creates a sense of history / the past / exploration (1), e.g. ‘ancient

sailors’, ‘discoveries of the sea’, ‘sailing ships’ etc.(1)

• it refers to wealth / discovering treasure (1), e.g. ‘laden with riches’ (1).

Do not accept quotations without an explanation, or the same quotation more

than once.

What is the main purpose of Text A?

1. to describe the hard life of a poor fisherman
2. to explain how pottery was used in the past
3. to inform you about an unusual discovery
4. to teach you that honesty brings rewards

Identify two features of a newspaper article, as shown in Text A.

Q8

Award 1 mark each for any two of the following, up to a maximum of

2 marks:

• the story is summarised in the first paragraph

• there is a headline

• experts are consulted / includes quotes / comments / statements (from

experts).

Do not accept there is ‘heading’ as a substitute for headline. 

You now have 5 minutes

Read text B - Come and visit paradise

(it is a text from a travel website)

What is the main purpose of Text B?

Q9

Award 1 mark for an answer that the main purpose of the text is to make the

reader want to visit Aruba, e.g.:

• to persuade you / make reader want to go to Aruba

• to tell the reader how beautiful and exciting Aruba is

Explain in your own words what ‘a melting pot of cultures’ means (line 5)

Q10

Award 1 mark for an answer that recognises ‘a melting pot of cultures’ means

people from different backgrounds blending into one community, e.g.:

• people from lots of different countries / who speak different languages /

have different beliefs all live together / work together / come together as

one / make one community / society.

Look at the sentence ‘Visit the old stone California Lighthouse ... which is like a sentry ... ’ (lines
9–10).
(a) What technique is the underlined phrase an example of?

Q11a

Award 1 mark for the following:

• (a) simile / personification.

Look at the sentence ‘Visit the old stone California Lighthouse ... which is like a sentry ... ’ (lines 9–10).
What does the underlined phrase suggest about the lighthouse?

Q11b

Award 1 mark for an answer that suggests the lighthouse is guarding the

island, e.g.:

• protecting the shoreline / keeping unwanted people away

How does the final paragraph differ in purpose from the rest of the text?

Q12

Award 1 mark for an answer that recognises it gives you information about

how to get to Aruba, e.g.:

• it tells you how to get to Aruba

• it’s all about travel arrangements

• the rest of the text tells you what you can do when you get there, this is

for before you go

• it is more informative and less persuasive. 

Q13- Factfile

A friend is trying to decide where to go on holiday, and has asked you for information about Aruba.

 (a) Complete the fact file below about Aruba, using the information in the text.

Fact file 

Location

Length of the island

Temperature

Rainfall

Area of National Park

Principal city

Location of highest point

Length of coast

1-Location 2-Length of the island ,- Temperature
4-Rainfall 5 Area of National Park 6Principal city 7 Location of highest point
8 Length of coast

Q13

Complete the fact file below about Aruba, using the information in the

text.

Award 3 marks for 7–8 correct facts

Award 2 marks for 5–6 correct facts

Award 1 mark for 3–4 correct facts

Award 0 marks for 0–2 correct facts

All facts should be correct and complete to get the mark.

Q13

Location: southern Caribbean (sea)

Length of the island: 32 km / kilometres

Temperature: 28–32 °C

Rainfall: less than 50 cm / centimetres per year

Area of National Park: 32 square km / kilometres

Principal city: Oranjestad

Location of highest point: (the) northwest

Length of coast: 68.5 km / kilometres

(b) Summarise why Aruba is a good place to visit. Use up to 30 words.

Q13b-1

The summary will include the following main points:

1. good climate / sunny and warm

2. lots of activities / activities for all the family / range of activities / from

beach to museum activities / land and sea activities / places to visit

3. now easy to reach / easy access by plane.

Award 2 marks for a summary that combines the main points into a coherent

summary. The third point may be omitted where the range of activities and

places to visit has been more extensively described, e.g.:

Q13 b-2

Aruba is a paradise with a dry climate. There are activities covering a

wide range of interests for all the family. Getting to Aruba is easy by

plane. 28w

• Aruba is an exotic paradise. There are activities for families and single

people ranging from volleyball on one of the plentiful beaches to visiting

attractions in the capital city. 

Award 1 mark for a summary that includes some but not all of the main

points.29w

Award 0 marks for a summary made up of facts which are not synthesised.

Do not award more than 1 mark where the summary exceeds 30 words.

Accept words lifted from the text where they contribute to a cohesive text

summary.