ENGLISH MOCK EXAM

YEAR 9
DECEMBER 2019
PAPER 2 (FICTION)

Name:
Mark: /50
Grade:
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Time allowed: 1 hour + 10 minutes’ reading time
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
Answer all 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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Section A: Reading
Spend 30 minutes on this section + 10 minutes’ reading time

Read the text and then answer the questions that follow.
Now answer the questions that follow:

1. Write down ​one ​word from the first paragraph (lines 1-6) that is a synonym for ‘cushion’.
[1]
2. Explain the following words and phrases as used in the extract:
a) rough canvas cover [1]
b) cocooned [1]
c) entrails [1]
d) scrawny [1]
3. Explain the following sentence:
In sleep, my mother looks younger, still worn but not so beaten-down (lines 10 and 11)
What does this suggest about their way of life? [2]
4. a) What descriptive technique is used in:
‘the world’s ugliest cat’ (lines 15/16) ​[1]
b) What does this tell about Catniss’ opinion about the cat? [2]
c) How did the cat come to live with them? [1]
5. Fully explain Catniss’ relationship with:
a) her sister Prim [3]
b) Buttercup [3]
6. Give one reason when Buttercup was:
a) helpful [1]
b) trouble [1]
7. ‘​Prim’s face was as fresh as a raindrop’
What descriptive technique is this an example of? [1]
8. What is possibly the genre of this story? [1]
9. Punctuate the following:
although it distrusted her the cat did not scratch and hiss at catniss [2]
10. What do you think will happen next? Use quotations from the text to support your response.
[2]
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Section B: Writing
Spend 30 minutes on this section.

11. Write a story of a time when you woke up in the middle of the night and could not go back to
sleep.
Include:
- Your feelings when you woke up.
- What did you do next?
- How did it make you feel?
- Did you wake up anyone in the house?
- What happened the following morning?
PLANNING
Plan your story in the space provided below. Spend up to 5 minutes planning your story.

Write your story on the separate answer sheet.

[25 marks]