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Reading Answer Booklet Travelling On Page Marks 5 7 9 11 Total 13 15 Borderline check(whole subject) ENGLISH KEY STAGE 2 2005 READING LEVELS 3–5 First Name Last Name School 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 1

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Instructions Questions and Answers In this booklet, there are different types of question for you to answer in different ways. The space for your answer shows you what type of writing is needed. ● short answers Some questions are followed by a short line or box. This shows that you need only write a word or phrase in your answer. ● several line answers Some questions are followed by a few lines. This gives you space to write more words or a sentence or two. ● longer answers Some questions are followed by a large box. This shows that a longer, more detailed answer is needed to explain your opinion. You can write in full sentences if you want to. ● other answers For some questions you need do no writing at all and you should tick, draw lines to, or put a ring around your answer. Read the instructions carefully so that you know how to answer the question. Marks The number under each box in the margin tells you the maximum number of marks for each question. 3 Please wait until you are told to start work on page 4. You should work through the booklet until you are asked to stop, referring to your reading booklet when you need to. When a question includes a page reference, you should refer to the text on that page to help you with your answer. You will have 45 minutes for this test. 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 3

4 SECTION 1 These questions are about On the Road (pages 3–5). 1. What was Sharon’s ambition? 1 2 3. In the second paragraph, why are the words Large Goods Vehicle in brackets? 3 4 2. Why did Sharon’s friends and family eventually stop trying to discourage her? 1 mark 1 mark 1 mark 4. Look at the diary entry for Monday at 20.30. How does Sharon’s description make her cab seem like home? Give twoways. 2 marks 1. 2. 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 4

Monday05.00 Nottingham Picked up lorry 10.15 Met Carl and Eddie 14.00 Laon 19.00 Limas Stopped for the night Tuesday09.00 E15 Motorway Le Boulou Lunch 5 please turn over Total On the Road 5 5. Fill the gaps in the table to show Sharon’s journey. 2 marks 6. Sharon compares learning to reverse a lorry to trying to thread a needle with gloves on . Why is this a good way to describe what it is like to reverse a lorry? 6 2 marks Day Time Place Event 9 marks 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 5

On the Road 6 9. What evidence is there in the diary that Sharon wants to do her job carefully and safely? Findtwothings. 7 1. 2. 7. Givetwo ways the text on pages 4 and 5 is written like a diary. 2 marks 9 2 marks 8 8. What is the purpose of the text on page 3? Tickone to persuade you to become a lorry driver to explain why travelling is so important to give you background information to give you instructions about driving a lorry 1 mark 1. 2. 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 6

7 please turn over On the Road 10. What do you think Sharon enjoys about her life as a lorry driver? Use the text to help you explain. 10 3 marks Total 8 marks 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 7

8 SECTION 2 These questions are about The Long Drive (pages 6 and 7). 11 11. What job in the team would the youngest cowboy have? 1 mark 12 Match each statement to a letter on the diagram. One has been done for you. the youngest cowboy the cowboys who had the worst job the cowboy who made the meals the spare horses the cowboy in charge B 12. A B C ED 1 mark 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 8

9 please turn over Total The Long Drive 14. Some of the words on page 6 stand out because they are in boldprint. Why have these words been put in bold? Give tworeasons. 14 1 mark 13. Look at the text on page 6 beside the diagram. What is the purpose of this section? Tickone to explain how difficult the work of the cowboys is to explain the roles of the riders to show how many animals had to be moved to tell you the order of what happens on the long drive 13 1. 2. 2 marks 15 15. Look at page 7. Why did the cowboys have to guard the cattle at night? 1 mark Total 6 marks 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 9

10 The Long Drive 16 16. This text tells us some of the difficulties cowboys face in their work. Using what you have read, explain what you think cowboys mightlikeabout their job. 2 marks 17 17. It says in the text that the cowboys worked as a team . What evidence of team work can you find in the text? 3 marks 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 10

11 please turn over SECTION 3 Choose the best word or group of words to fit the passage and put a ring around your choice. 18. Bob rode north, hoping to see a herd of horses. He found some tracks which were 19 wet cool windy hot 18 day. Bob left the ranch on a 19. a few days old. very new. a few weeks old. very faint. He remembered the first time he brought a herd of mustangs back to the ranch. The other cowboys had not expected him to 20 return. leave. survive. succeed. 21.He camped out overnight and felt 21 happy. cold. worried. angry. 20. When Bob woke up, he followed the tracks he had found which led towards the 22 ranch. sea. river. trees. 22. These questions are about the story On the Plains (pages 8 –10). 1 mark 1 mark 1 mark 1 mark 1 mark He was busy thinking about what he had to do. 23. What did Bob find out about the horses from their tracks? 23 1 mark Total 11 marks 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 11

12 On the Plains 25. In the final paragraph on page 10, it says He smiled. Why do you think Bob smiled at this point? 25 1 mark 26. Choose a word which you think best describes Bob’s character. Explain why you have chosen it, using evidence from the text. determined patient thoughtful I think Bob is because 26 1 mark 24.Underlinea phrase which shows how the cowboys felt when they returned without any mustangs. 24 1 mark 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 12

13 please turn over On the Plains 28. When Bob came back with horses for the first time, what do you think the other cowboys might have said to him about what he had done? 28 2 marks 29. How does the writer show the difference between theheat of the dayand the cold of the nighton the plains? 29 2 marks 27. The writer uses dots ... (ellipsis) twice on page 10, each time for a different purpose. Explain the two different purposes. he brought in his first herd of mustangs … 27a Early the next morning he had ridden out alone … 27b 1 mark 1 mark Total 9 marks 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 13

14 SECTION 4 These questions are about the whole booklet. 31. Cowboys are often portrayed in films as leading an exciting life. What impression of cowboys do you think the writers of The Long Drive and On the Plains texts want to give? Explain your answer using details from the texts. 31 30 30. What is similarabout Sharon Brown’s work and the work of cowboys? 1 mark 2 marks 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 14

15 Travelling On Introducing Sharon Brown Sharon’s diary The Long Drive On the Plains They had to be fit to keep up with the team. It was hard work in the early days. He rode on, looking for any sign of them. Feel great when I see signs for home. 32 32. Sentences have been left out of the texts you have read. Match each sentence to the text you think it came from. Draw lines to join the boxes that match. 1 mark 33. Who do you think needs to be the most skilful to do their job? Tick one. Sharon Brown A trail boss Bob Lemmons Explain your answer using evidence from the text. 33 3 marks Total 7 marks 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 15

264760 © Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 2005 QCA key stage 2 team, 83 Piccadilly, London W1J 8QA Order refs: QCA/05/1361 (pupil pack) QCA/05/1360 (mark schemes pack) 264760_2005 Read Final.qxd 20/6/05 10:42 am Page 16