One week before the exam
The exam is w/c March 9th 2026
One week before the exam
The exam is w/c March 9th 2026
Reading exam preparation
Paper Practice D
Learning Objectives
Recall: Write T for text features and L for language features
Language features
Text features
Which are language features and which are text features?
The reading examination
How long is the examination?
How many tasks are there?
True or False: You can use a pencil
What is the total amount of marks?
True or False: You can use a dictionary.
What are they doing?
Mudlarking
What kind of text is this?
Information
Where do you see this text?
web page
Write down the text features?
hyperlink
picture
Can you see the language features?
What is the main point of this text?
The history of the River Thames
Information about mudlarking
Information about old pottery
How to find old jeweller
How can I start?
What is mudlarking?
What kind of things do you normally find?
Why do people go mudlarking?
Match the most suitable heading to each section. Complete the table.
3. Jamila searches for things around Wapping to
find old coins
run tours and walks
make pieces of art
find old pottery
What type of text is Text 1?
fiction
directions
instructions
information
What does the word origin mean in Section 3?
where something comes from
what colour something is
how much something is worth
who owns it now
What kind of text is this?
Information
Where do you see this text?
web page
Write down the text features?
hyperlink
picture
Can you see the language features?
Quiz time
Lets see what do you know about heart rate!
What is a normal resting heart rate?
60 to 100 beats per minute
100 to 120 beats per minute
40 to 60 beats per minute
120 to 140 beats per minute
What can elevate your heart rate?
Exercise and physical activity
Deep breathing and relaxation
Sleeping peacefully
Reading a book
What does a high heart rate indicate?
Low energy levels
Deep sleep phase
Possible stress or anxiety
Optimal physical condition
What is bradycardia?
Healthy heart function
Abnormally fast heart rate
Abnormally slow heart rate
Regular heart rhythm
How to measure heart rate accurately?
Listening to heart sounds
Using a pulse oximeter
Feeling your stomach
Counting breaths for one minute
Which of the following text features suggests that this is a web page?
subheading
columns
photo
hyperlink
The main purpose of this text is to
inform
advise
review
criticise
What is the best heading for Section 2?
How does your heart work?
What doctors say about heart health
How does age affect heart rate?
What changes your heart rate?
Category 1
Category 2
Name two things that can happen if your heart rate is too slow.
What kind of text is this?
Information
Where do you see this text?
web page
Write down the text features?
hyperlink
picture
Can you see the language features?
Quiz time
Are you ready to be a first aider?
What is the main purpose of first aid?
To provide immediate medical assistance
To perform surgeries
To diagnose illnesses
To replace medical professionals
Who can provide first aid training?
Qualified first aid trainers
Only nurses
Only medical doctors
Anyone with a smartphone
What should be the first step in first aid?
Perform a diagnosis
Administer CPR immediately
Ensure the scene is safe
Call for an ambulance
Which of these is a first aid technique?
CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
Surgical operation
Blood transfusion
Medication prescription
Is first aid training mandatory for everyone?
Only for teachers
Yes, it is mandatory
Only for healthcare workers
No, it is not mandatory
What text type is this?
What is the purpose of it?
What text features can you see?
What language features can you see?
What do you see?
Quiz time
Who is she?
Are you a reader?
What is Agatha Christie's most famous detective?
Miss Marple
Hercule Poirot
Philip Marlowe
Sherlock Holmes
What is the title of her first novel?
Murder on the Orient Express
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Death on the Nile
And Then There Were None
Which play did Agatha Christie write?
The Mousetrap
The Importance of Being Earnest
A Streetcar Named Desire
Waiting for Godot
In which year was Agatha Christie born?
1887
1920
1890
1901
What nationality was Agatha Christie?
Australian
American
Canadian
British
This kind of text is a:
web page
newspaper article
biography
book review
Where did Agatha Christie get married for the second time?
Which word could replace the word creations in the first paragraph?
characters
policemen
actors
colleagues
The following sentence is missing from the text: "She divorced her husband after her return". Which paragraph should it be placed in?
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4