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1 © UCLES 2011 E7110/02/M/J/11 [Turn over For Teacher's Use 1 hour 10 minutes English Paper 2 Stage 7 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 E7110/02/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? [1] Give a reason to support your answer. [1] 2 Where is Joanna at the beginning of the passage? Underline the correct answer. walking along the high street at a football stadium in front of the town hall outside school [1] 3 Here are some events from the story. Number the events from 1 to 5 to show the order in which they happen. Joanna sees the dragon. Aaron arrives. Joanna looks at the clock. They walk up the road together. A woman takes the dragon away. [1] 4 How does Joanna feel when she first sees the dragon? [1]

3 © UCLES 2011 E7110/02/M/J/11 [Turn over For Teacher's Use 5 ‘The dragon looked at her intently with its bright eyes…’ (Lin\ e 19) What does the word intently tell us about the dragon? [1] 6 Give a quotation from the passage which shows Joanna was not frightened by the dragon during the meeting. [1] 7 Read these two sentences from the passage. Suddenly, thoughts like small silver sparks were flickering across her m\ ind. ‘Dragon Flyer’ they cried, and were gone, only to return brighter and faster. (Lines 2\ 3-24) Which two things are compared in these sentences? [1] 8 Which verb in the fifth paragraph shows that the woman took the dragon q\ uickly? [1] 9 When Aaron arrives to meet Joanna, she is leaving. Why? Tick (
) one box. She doesn’t feel very well. She has decided to go home without him. She wants to give the blanket to the woman. She wants to follow the dragon. [1] 10 There is a word in paragraph six and another word in paragraph seven whi\ ch can mean the same. Write the two words. 1 2 [1]

4 © UCLES 2011 E7110/02/M/J/11 For Teacher's Use 11 What sort of boy is Aaron? Write one phrase in your own words. Give a quotation from the passage to support your answer. [2] 12 Give one reason why Joanna does not want to tell Aaron about the dragon. [1] 13 What do the words ‘still wrapped up’ suggest about Aaron? (Line 4\ 0) [1] 14 The writer uses italics on words throughout the passage, e.g. ‘Aaron \ was always later than they had agreed’. (Line 4) Why does the writer use italics? [1] 15 Find two examples of imagery in the passage. 1 2 [2] 16 Joanna’s feelings change from the beginning to the end of the passage\ . (a) How does she feel at the beginning of the passage? Write a word or a sho\ rt phrase. [1] (b) Using your own words, write a sentence to describe how her feelings have\ changed at the end of the passage. [1]

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6 © UCLES 2011 E7110/02/M/J/11 Section B: Writing 17 In the passage you have read, Joanna met a dragon. Write a fantasy story\ of your own where a girl or a boy meets a dragon. You will need to consider: Character Are there any other characters? Setting Where do the dragon and the girl/boy meet? Will the story end in the same place? Plot How does the girl/boy meet the dragon? What happens? Write your plan in the box. Content and Audience [7] Punctuation [5] Text Structure [5] Vocabulary [4] Sentence Structure [5] Spelling [4]

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