Cambridge Past Paper Questions
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'To save our towns and cities, people should use public transport more and their own cars less.' Do you agree? Give reasons and examples to support...
Write a story which includes the sentence: 'Because the space was so small, it did not seem possible to get the vehicle through it.'
Uniforms.
Write a story in which a text message plays an important part.
Read Paragraph 1, and decide whether each of the following statements is true, false or not stated in the paragraph and tick the box you have chose...
From Paragraph 1, select and write down two of the writer's opinions. You may use the words of the text or your own words. Opinion 1 Opinion 2 .[2]
From Paragraph 1
From Paragraph 2
From Paragraph 3 Aoife thought that Evelyn Nemetov was standing on the pavement 'as if she were just another member of the human race.' What does t...
From Paragraph 4
From Paragraph 5
Read Paragraph 1 and decide whether each of the following statements is true, false or not stated in the passage, and tick the box you have chosen.
Select and write down two of the writer's opinions, one from Paragraph 2 and one from Paragraph 3. You may use the words of the text or your own wo...
From Paragraph 2 What two things does Michael remember about the park in previous summers?
From Paragraph 3
From Paragraph 4
From Paragraph 5
From Paragraph 6
Section 1: Directed Writing You are advised to write between 200 and 300 words. You will be awarded up to 15 marks for following the task instruc...
You are advised to write between 200 and 300 words. • You will be awarded up to 15 marks for following the task instructions. • You will be awarded...
Description Describe a relative's house which you enjoy visiting. (Remember you can describe the atmosphere and the surroundings, as well as the ho...
Argument 'The future is about science and technology. There is no place for arts and music on the school timetable.' Do you agree? Give reasons and...
Argument To have a happy life, it is more important to have time to do what you want rather than to have a lot of money to spend. Do you agree? Giv...
Narrative Write a story which includes the words: 'The house they lived in as children now looked very different.'
Narrative Write a story about a time when you wanted to do something adventurous but you had to change your plans.
Read Passage 1, Cars, in the Insert and answer all the questions below.
Re-read paragraphs 1 and 6, and identify and write down one opinion from paragraph 1 and two opinions from paragraph 6.
From paragraph 1
From paragraph 2
From paragraph 3
From paragraph 4 'Any child would be tempted, but at the same time terrified, by the thought of forcing the door'. Explain in your own words how th...
From paragraph 5 Why were the objects in the cellar 'unidentifiable'?
From paragraph 6
From paragraph 7 'Lila was speaking to him like that'. Apart from her confidence, what does this tell you about Lila's behaviour?
From paragraph 8 Explain why the girls are surprised by Achille's reaction to their visit.
From paragraphs 2–7 inclusive For each of the words or phrases below, circle the letter (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning that the word or ...
Re-read paragraph 5, which contains phrases about the behaviour or feelings of the writer. Explain: • the meaning of the phrases as they are used i...
Read Passage 1, Sugar, in the Insert and answer all the questions below.
Re-read paragraph 1.
Read Passage 2, A Disappointing Day, in the Insert and answer all the questions below. From paragraph 1
From paragraph 2
From paragraph 3
From paragraph 4
From paragraph 5
From paragraph 7
From paragraph 8
From paragraphs 1–6 For each of the words below, circle the letter (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning that the word has in the passage.
Re-read paragraphs 3 and 5 which contain phrases about the relationship between Lila and the writer. Explain: • the meaning of the phrases as they ...
Read Passage 1, Silk, in the Insert and answer all the questions below.
Re-read paragraph 1, and give three opinions from the paragraph.