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© UCLES 2017 Cambridge Primary Progression Test English question paper 2 Stage 6 1 hour 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 booklet. *0123456789* For Teacher’s Use Page Mark 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total

2 E/S6/02 © UCLES 2017 For Teacher’s Use Section A: Reading Spend 30 minutes on this section. Read the Text in the Insert and then answer questions 1–16. 1 Describe in your own words how Sophie’s father holds her hand. ..................................................................................................................... [1] 2 Give a quotation from lines 2–9 that shows where Sophie and her father are when they see the cloaked figure. ..................................................................................................................... [1] 3 ‘… the snow fell like a heavy lace curtain.’ (line 8) (a) What is this an example of? Tick (9) one box. metaphor personification simile alliteration [1] (b) Explain in your own words two things that ‘fell like a heavy lace curtain’ tells you about the snow. • .................................................................................................................. • ............................................................................................................. [2]

3 E/S6/02 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over For Teacher’s Use 4 Look at lines 10–14. Explain in your own words two ways the writer makes the young woman seem mysterious. • ........................................................................................................................ • ................................................................................................................... [2] 5 Why was Sophie unable to find out anything about the young woman? Give two reasons. • ........................................................................................................................ • ................................................................................................................... [2] 6 Look at lines 19–20. Give three ways the writer makes the father’s story sound scary. • ........................................................................................................................ • ........................................................................................................................ • ................................................................................................................... [3] 7 ‘Hold my hand, Sophie.’ (line 1) ‘She felt her father’s hand slip out of hers.’ (line 21) Why are these two lines important in the story? ..................................................................................................................... [1] 8 ‘And the sadness and the fear got mixed up with the snowflakes and covered everything.’ (lines 23–24) Explain in your own words what Sophie is feeling at this point in the story. ..................................................................................................................... [1]

4 E/S6/02 © UCLES 2017 For Teacher’s Use 9 ‘She pressed her face into the pillow, trying to climb back into the forest.’ (line 27) What does this sentence tell you about Sophie? Tick (9) one box. She is tired because of her emotional dream. She is asleep and unable to wake up. She is awake and wants to return to her dream. She is asleep and wants to escape from the wolf in her dream. [1] 10 Give one way the writer shows how real the dream seemed to Sophie. ..................................................................................................................... [1] 11 Give two things that Sophie doesn’t like about how her room looks. • ........................................................................................................................ • ................................................................................................................... [2] 12 Look at line 45. Explain in your own words what ‘just school’ suggests about Sophie’s view of boarding school? ..................................................................................................................... [1]

5 E/S6/02 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over For Teacher’s Use 13 In lines 38–45, how does the writer make it clear that these are Sophie’s thoughts? Give two ways. • ........................................................................................................................ • ................................................................................................................... [2] 14 How do you know that Sophie hasn’t seen her father for a long time? ..................................................................................................................... [1] 15 Explain in your own words two things you learn about Sophie’s character from the text. • ........................................................................................................................ • ................................................................................................................... [2] 16 This text starts with a dream and is the opening to a longer story. Do you think it is a good opening to the story? Explain your answer. .......................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................... [1]

6 E/S6/02 © UCLES 2017 For Teacher’s Use Section B: Writing Spend 30 minutes on this section. 17 Write your own opening to a longer story with the title The Forest. Include descriptions of the characters and the setting to interest the reader. Ideas to help you: Characters •a narrator •a wolf? •anyone else? Setting •the woods •What time of year is it? •What does the main character see? •What is special about the woods? Is it a magical place? Plot •Why is the main character in the woods? •Does the main character meet anyone? •Does anything go wrong? Is the main character frightened by something? Remember to include as much detail as you can. Try to make it exciting so that people reading it will want to read on and find out what happens. Plan your story opening on the next page.

7 E/S6/02 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over For Teacher’s Use PLANNING Spend up to five minutes making notes to plan your opening in this box. Space for your plan: Write your story opening on the next page. [25 marks]

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