english reading test ks3 2004

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Ks3 English 2004 Reading Comprehension

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it is increasing with the amount of garbage being spread around. 1mark

Did you read the question at all? I did not read anything like this in

paragraphs 1&2. You are to give two different reasons from para-

graphs 1&2 why bin mens job is demanding.

the rubbish smells awful / day after day, they... experience the

death stench;

people make fun of them / people take the mickey;

peopledo not understand / have no idea what their job involves;

they have to start early in the morning / they set out... at 7.30am;

they deal with a huge number of / 2,000 houses/ they deal with a lot

of rubbish;

they walk long distances / Before 3pm, he will have walked nine miles;

they may be exposed to unpleasant weather / burned red by the wind

2.

a. Sordid reek suggests that the smell and atmosphere is grim and disgusting 1mark

B. things falling in on themselves means suggests that smell is so intense that

things die for fall. What do you mean by the underlined phrase?

you cant recognise what the rubbish is;

the rubbish is rotting;

as it decays, the rubbish collapses.

3. A.

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B. To gives give the reader what the job was and the workers opinions.

to make the reader imagine what it is like being a bin man. This is a 1mark 1markanswer; dont waste time repeating same thing over.

Personal

experiences

Statistics

and

facts

Paragraph one

Paragraph two

Paragraph three

paragraph four

Paragraph five

Paragraph six


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4. In my point of view, the reader feelsresponsibility

- because it said the text states that the amount of waste that has been

produced is 400kilograms400kg/person for some and the landfill are filling up

faster which is damaging the environment.

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Secondly, the removal of all the waste is 4% of what? (please always

read over your work to correct errors)and the waste income is faster

than the removal.- The waste is increasing at 4% annually

- Furthermore, the people think that not thinking about how much with

evidence, that statement is not clear. Maybe it should read: people do

not think much about the evidence people are thoughtless when it comes

to rubbish.

- Finally I think that the reader feels responsible is responsible because

some people dont tie their bins properly that stink comes out of it. 4marks

You have not used the prompt onreferences to other countries

- The bin men feels the landfill are filling up faster which is damaging the environment;

people dont tie their bins properly that stink comes out of it; people are thoughtless

when it comes to rubbish.

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In Britain, the rubbish produced is 400kilograms400kg/person;waste is increasing at

4% annually;435 million tonnes of rubbish are produced annually

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In southern Germany, dustbins are weighed and the consumer pays according to the

weight of the rubbish;In Netherlands, they have to pay 1 a go for each rubbish bag;the

global giants of the waste industry are looking for newer ways to dispose rubbish.

Remember I said you should put your answer in an outline rather a prose.

This makes it easy to read your point better. I have done this for you here.

Always remember to this yourself.

5. A. gem 1mark

B. gem means a bright beautiful piece so the effect is that the place

Lulworth Cove is beautiful. Good answer 1mark

6.

Moving relentlessly means that people are determined to keep on

Walking through there all the time. 1mark

7.

A. There is a The car park that is overflowing. There are too many people

or too many cars for the place(You are to write this in your own words

from your understanding of the text and not lifting the writers words

from the text) 1mark

B. they will be able to lie in the beaches. Do you think this is a benefit to

Purbeck? What about?they bring money into the area / (they are)good for business.


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8. A. it is showing the benefits of and the disadvantages.

The place The problem

informal / conversational formal

descriptive informative

addresses the reader as you is in the third person

like a commentary / guidebook factual account

personal impersonal

You are to explain the writers style about the place and the problem.

B. because one of the sentences said that people relentlessly walk through

there was a hint for the next page on the problems. faced by Purbeck 1mark

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The place focuses on one particular place / just Lulworth, then The problem

tells the reader about the problems faced by Purbeck / the whole area

generally, to give the reader a wider view.

- The place makes the reader feel involved / care about / visualise the

place so that the reader then understands why it should be preserved,

as explained in The problem;

9. True:

The writers aim in this text is to make the reader aware of the problems

caused by tourism.True tick

The writer is sure that the ideas being suggested by the Purbeck Heritage

Committee will work.False cross

The writer thinks that tourism makes money for Dorset. - True tick

False:

The writer thinks that tourists should not visit Durdle Door.False done already

The writers aim in this text is to stop people visiting the Purbeck 1mark

countrysideFalse tick

10. A. it uses a rule of three What? to engage and show the intensity of

the thing that has happened something huge, strange, something magical...B. it says that a mysterious thing grew in the south west of England and the

name of it intrigues (very well used word, well done)the reader. Something

has been growing in a giant crater, deep in the South-West of England. 2marks

11. This question cant be done. why not?

EXCITING

space age -because it suggestsit is something modern / hi-tech /

futuristic / out of this world;

largest greenhouse on the planetbecause it suggestsit is a record

breaker / there is nothing else like it / it must have lots to see in it;

- football-shapedbecause it suggests there is something unusual /


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intriguing about the shape of the domes.

HAS A SERIOUS PURPOSE

space agebecause it suggests it is hi-tech / scientific;

largest greenhouse because it suggests it is an enormous project for growing

plants / a very important project for growing plants; on the planet

vital rolebecause it suggests it is doing something essential;

educating us all (about our natural environment)because it suggests it can

teach people (about the environment) / is relevant to many people.

12.

A. because the Eden project has to do with education and communication

about the environment. 1mark

itpresents / tells a story (about human beings dependence on plants) in

a way you can see (happening before you);

(like a theatre) it is for entertaining people.B. to show the word theatre is an impression (good answer) and not 1mark

real of the Eden project. It was used metaphorically.

13. - The author makes it an important thing by using rule of three to describe

the intensity of the subject e.g. something huge, strange, and

something magical. This makes thereader feel engaged to the Eden

project; engage the reader is the theatre to engage the readerto

come to the Eden project; it will show why there is a green park to

help the environment, which will lead into better science. Good

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it encourages little kids to see it because it has the section

is there anything for kids. good

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it is to understand the bonding and that humans are

dependent on plants. Good

Well answered well done. You used the promts well 5marks

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