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ICAS English Practice Questions Paper F © EAA 2 Read the text and answer the questions that follow. Vikings – the untold story Viking history and stories about Vikings are often dominated by dramatic events and personalities but what of everyday Viking life? Summer in the year 986, Hordaland fylke, Norway. Home of Olaf and Helde Nordstrom and their 14–year–old son, Erik. ‘This porridge has lumps, Helde!’ Olaf bellowed. Erik smirked. He knew what was coming and it wouldn’t be pleasant. Fun though. Helde emerged from the cooking space at the far end of the house. It was some 20 metres to Olaf ’s seat by the window but Helde covered the distance – plaits flying, her bulk wiping out the grass sods stacked neatly by the fireplace – in milliseconds. Erik shifted quickly, just enough to keep out of the way but still retain a clear view. Another happy family scene was about to unfold in the Nordstrom household! At times Erik po ndered his father’s neu ral capacity. Per haps it helped if one worked in the kitchen, as Erik did every mo rning, observing Helde’s moun ting frustration. Clay pots crackin g, spilling their con tents over hot c oals, Helde savagely pouring porridge dre gs into yet ano ther ‘seco nd-hand’ pot, all the w hile cursing her husband for buying c heap pots, Olaf ups tairs in V iking Val halla – oblivi ous. On a bad day, the hot coals, caked in porridge , splu ttered into lifelessness. A very bad day. Not u nlike today! Erik watched as Olaf the Awful (his nickname) sat impassively as the dogs licked the porridge dripping from his shoulder, down his arm, onto the dirt floor (another bone of contention). ‘Incongruous,’ Erik thought, simultaneously marvelling at the extent of his vocabulary. ‘Here we have one of the most feared Vikings in the neighbourhood bloodied and bowed before breakfast. Now this is the stuff of legends!’ © UNSW Global Pty Limited 2

3 ICAS English Practice Questions Paper F © EAA 1.Helde could be described as (A) clumsy and reckless. (B) youthful and amusing. (C) impatient and volatile. (D) friendly and good-natured. 2. Which sentence is meant to be ironic? (A) ‘He knew what was coming and it would n’t be pleasant.’ (B) ‘Another happy family scene was about t o unfold in the Nordstrom household!’ (C) ‘At times Erik pondered his fathe r’s neural capacity .’ (D) ‘Not unlike today!’ 3. The word ‘incongruou s’ means (A) devastating. (B) extraordina ry . (C) unclean. (D) absurd. For questions 4 and 5 choose the best option to complete the passage. SPACE EXPLORA TION Space exploration actually began when humans first look ed at the sky and wonder ed about the drama above: why the Sun r ose each morning, why the Moon look ed different at differ ent times and why some stars wer e brighter than others. Thr oughout history , philosophers, writers, scientists and engineers have speculated about \ the natur e of our universe. The first astr onomical records, (4) 4000 years ago in Mesopotamia, wer e used more for astr ology than for science. W ars, for example, wer e planned accor ding to the relative positions of Mars and Saturn. (5) , understandably , gave astrologers great power . 4. (A) kept with remarkable accuracy (B) stored and surprisingly accurate (C) astonishingly accurate even when (D) with great accuracy even today compare d to 5. (A) The ability to of fer such advice (B) When they of fered such advice (C) The reason for of fering such advice (D) Because they could o ffer such advice 3 © UNSW Global Pty Limited

3 ICAS English Practice Questions Paper F © EAA 1.Helde could be described as (A) clumsy and reckless. (B) youthful and amusing. (C) impatient and volatile. (D) friendly and good-natured. 2. Which sentence is meant to be ironic? (A) ‘He knew what was coming and it would n’t be pleasant.’ (B) ‘Another happy family scene was about t o unfold in the Nordstrom household!’ (C) ‘At times Erik pondered his fathe r’s neural capacity .’ (D) ‘Not unlike today!’ 3. The word ‘incongruou s’ means (A) devastating. (B) extraordina ry . (C) unclean. (D) absurd. For questions 4 and 5 choose the best option to complete the passage. SPACE EXPLORA TION Space exploration actually began when humans first look ed at the sky and wonder ed about the drama above: why the Sun r ose each morning, why the Moon look ed different at differ ent times and why some stars wer e brighter than others. Thr oughout history , philosophers, writers, scientists and engineers have speculated about \ the natur e of our universe. The first astr onomical records, (4) 4000 years ago in Mesopotamia, wer e used more for astr ology than for science. W ars, for example, wer e planned accor ding to the relative positions of Mars and Saturn. (5) , understandably , gave astrologers great power . 4. (A) kept with remarkable accuracy (B) stored and surprisingly accurate (C) astonishingly accurate even when (D) with great accuracy even today compare d to 5. (A) The ability to of fer such advice (B) When they of fered such advice (C) The reason for of fering such advice (D) Because they could o ffer such advice END OF PAPER © UNSW Global Pty Limited 4

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QUESTION KEY KEY REASONING AREA LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY 1 C Infer a character’s personality from a narrative TC Medium 2 B Identify an example of irony in a narrative WC Hard 3 D Identify the meaning of a word: incongruous VOC Medium 4 A Identify the option that correctly maintains text cohesion SYN Medium/Hard 5 A Analyse the text to identify the option that correctly maintains text cohesion SYN Medium/Hard LEGEND Area refers to the particular curriculum area or strand assessed by the question. TC Text comprehension questions which require students to comprehend information provided in the text as well as to interpret the information and use it to make inferences and predictions WC Writer’s craft questions which require students to focus on the techniques, devices and choices that writers make to create an effect on the reader SYN Syntax questions about accuracy and clarity within sentences or texts (e.g. pronoun reference, tense) and the recognition of grammatical terms (e.g. noun, main clause) VOC Vocabulary questions about the meaning of words or phrases Level of difficulty refers to the expected level of difficulty for the question. Easy more than 70% of candidates will choose the correct option Medium about 50–70% of candidates will choose the correct option Medium/Hard about 30–50% of candidates will choose the correct option Hard less than 30% of candidates will choose the correct option 7 © UNSW Global Pty Limited

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