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1 © UCLES 2011 E9P110/02/M/J/11 [Turn over F TeaU 1 hour 10 minutes English Paper 2 Stage 9 Name ……………………………………………\ …….………………………. Additional materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper. You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting. The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 50. Suggestions for how long to spend on each section are given in the bookl\ et. V1 For Teacher's Use Page Mark 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total

2 © UCLES 2011 E9P110/02/M/J/11 For Teacher's Use Section A: Reading Read the passage in the INSERT and then answer these questions. 1 From whose point of view does the writer tell the story? Give a reason to support your answer. [2] 2 Write three phrases the writer uses to show how bad Joe’s report is. 1 2 3 [2] 3 What sort of a character is Joe? Write one phrase in your own words. Give a quotation from the passage to support your answer. [2] 4 When Mum came home, Joe tried to put her in a good mood. Write one way he did this. [1]

3 © UCLES 2011 E9P110/02/M/J/11 [Turn over For Teacher's Use 5 Joe’s mother has ‘been very flustered about her work’. (Line 2\ 9) How does this help him? [1] 6 Give two reasons why Joe talked to his Dad about his report just after the phone\ rang. [2] 7 What sort of man is Joe’s Dad? Write one phrase in your own words. Give a quotation from the passage to support your answer. [2] 8 How has the relationship changed between Joe’s parents? (Lines 37 −41) [2] 9 Joe has a plan to get his dad to sign the report. Give two quotations from the passage which show that his dad does not react in the way Joe expects. Quotation 1 Quotation 2 [2]

4 © UCLES 2011 E9P110/02/M/J/11 For Teacher's Use 10 Look again at the beginning of the passage. (Lines 9 −20) Find an example of a simile. Why do you think that the writer uses this simile? [2] 11 In the text, two phrases are written between dashes. • Line 15 ‘ − yes, that’s me −’ • Line 45 ‘ − it really is his pride and joy −’ Why has the writer used this technique? [1] 12 This passage is an extract from a much longer story, Rescuing Dad. From what you have read, do you think that you might enjoy the whole story? YES NO Explain why. [1]

5 © UCLES 2011 E9P110/02/M/J/11 [Turn over BLANK PAGE Now turn the page to answer the next question.

6 © UCLES 2011 E9P110/02/M/J/11 Section B: Writing 13 The Special Day Joe’s report is bad news for the family. Write a story which involves\ a family receiving some good news. • What is the news? • How does the news arrive? • What effect does the news have on the family? • How does it make the day special? PLANNING Write your plan in the box. Content and Audience [7] Punctuation [5] Text Structure [5] Vocabulary [4] Sentence Structure [5] Spelling [4]

7 © UCLES 2011 E9P110/02/M/J/11 [Turn over Write your story here. For Teacher's Use

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