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1 ractice uestions nternational ompetitions and ssessments for chools U U. U : ead the instructions on the and fill in your, and. Use a or pencil. o use a pen. ub out any mistakes completely. ou U record your answers on the. ark only answer for each question. our score will be the number of correct answers. arks are deducted for incorrect answers. Use the information provided to choose the answer from the four possible options. n your fill in the oval that matches your answer. uestions may sometimes be placed next to each other. ake sure you read the page and answer the questions in the correct order. ou are allowed to use a dictionary or an electronic translator.

2 ead earsay and answer questions to 7. earsay eaders are invited to submit brief comments to earsay on current issues or interesting social observations. umour and satire are welcomed in this column as are brevity and pertinence. he newspaper reserves the right to edit length and content of correspondence as deemed necessary. ear ditor, note with interest and a smattering of good humour previous correspondence related to supermarket etiquette. n addition to previous examples of ill-mannered behaviour wish to add my own recent observation. onversation stoppers and aisle blockers are endemic in the supermarkets frequent. t is my most fervent hope that supermarket chains begin to post o topping signs to prevent capricious conversation. lternatively, aisle monitors could keep customers moving or post fines on their trolleys. d welcome other readers perspectives on this issue. n perpetual motion 4 une 6 ear ditor, refer to a previous letter by your correspondent n perpetual motion. hat nonsense! bviously this writer has no concept of the significant social benefits to be gained from conversing to alleviate the tedium of supermarket shopping. d suggest next time n perpetual motion chances upon a group of aisle blockers with trolleys askew and purchases forgotten, that he or she ceases movement and instead joins the conversation. anet razer 6 une 6 ear ditor, ith regard to nonymous line dancing dilemma, d like to relate my own experience in the hope this may shed light on a suitable resolution. few months ago my mother-in-law invited me (actually it was more of a command) to join her lawn bowls club. his necessitated the purchase of white wear, regulation stockings, hat and the obligatory set of high quality titanium-weighted bowls in a handcrafted leather bag. ear ditor, close friend of mine recently invited me to join her in learning line dancing. ut simply, dislike country music with a vengeance and the thought of dancing in unison to woeful tales of unrequited love in rural settings makes my stomach churn. fear this seemingly innocuous invitation will instigate a rift in our twenty-year relationship. wonder if your enlightened readers might offer advice. uring my first game fell forward rather heavily as bowled my first ball. he resultant injury prevented me from furthering my bowling career but salvaged the relationship with my motherin-law. ight therefore suggest a strategic fall, causing minimal damage to soft tissue but maximising social integrity. atella neebone 8 une 6 nonymous 6 une 6 nglish ractice uestions aper

3 . he word endemic, as it is used in the first letter, describes () () () () a group of people who tend to congregate in aisles. an annoying habit of blocking the aisles with trolleys. a particular feature of the places where the writer shops. the way people stop talking when the writer approaches.. nonymous is most concerned that she will have to () () () () learn line dancing so as not to look out of place. pretend to enjoy line dancing for her friends sake. break her friendship in order to avoid line dancing. endure badly-played country music to do line dancing.. suitable pun that could be used as a nom de plume by nonymous is () () () () ut of ine. ountry tyle. altzing atilda. n tep with ancing. 4. synonym of the word alleviate, as it is used in anet razers letter, is () subsidise. () justify. () diffuse. () mitigate. 5. hich of the following quotes from the letter by atella neebone is intended to be humorous? () () () () in the hope this may shed light on a suitable resolution (actually it was more of a command) the obligatory set of high quality titanium-weighted bowls in a handcrafted leather bag causing minimal damage to soft tissue but maximising social integrity 6. urple prose is a term used to describe highly flowery language. n example of flowery language used by one of the letter writers is () () () () n addition to previous examples of ill-mannered behaviour. dancing in unison to woeful tales of unrequited love in rural settings. aisle-blockers with trolleys askew and purchases forgotten. that he or she ceases movement and instead joins the conversation. nglish ractice uestions aper

4 7. hich of the following letters would most likely be accepted for publishing in this column? () () () () a detailed explanation extolling the virtues of organic egg consumption an expansive dissertation analysing whether the chicken came before the egg an adjective-laden observation about the intrinsic nutrient value of brown eggs a brief but witty response to a query about the best method for consuming a boiled egg or questions 8 to choose the words which best fit the style and meaning of the passage. idnapped hen followed a heated exchange in a language that om did not understand. lthough he could not understand a word of what the men said, he could sense the hostility all around him. e understood (8) he was in. heavy wooden chest stood against one wall of the low room. n a flash a flurry of hands was laid on the chest, (9), the men dragged it to one side, to reveal a square hole in the boarded floor. own through this hatchway om was (), landing in the dank basement of the building. 8. () vaguely the place () excitedly the dilemma () well enough the danger () quite thoroughly the challenge 9. () by determination () by hook or by crook () and beyond all expectation () and with much grunting and panting. () eased into it () hastily pulled () heaved under it () unceremoniously shoved nglish ractice uestions aper 4

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9 U nterpret the use of a descriptive word in a persuasive text nterpret a letter writers main concern in a persuasive text dentify a pun to suit the content of a humorous persuasive text 4 dentify a synonym for alleviate in a persuasive text ard U ediumard 5 ynthesise a persuasive text to identify humour edium dentify an example of purple prose in a humorous persuasive text ynthesise a persuasive text to identify an example which would match its audience and purpose dentify the option that correctly maintains text cohesion dentify the option that correctly maintains text cohesion asy asy ediumard asy ediumard edium dentify the option that best completes the clause edium rea refers to the particular curriculum area or strand assessed by the question. eading iterary eading actual extual devices yntax ocabulary questions which require students to comprehend and interpret texts such as stories, poems, extracts from novels, reviews, plays questions which require students to understand and interpret information and argument texts, including texts which incorporate diagrams, tables and images from a range of curriculum areas, e.g. reports, editorials, advertisements, explanations questions which require students to recognise and to interpret textual devices which include figurative and rhetorical language (e.g. metaphor, rhetorical question, pun) and text conventions (e.g. use of different font sizes and types, captions) 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) questions about the meaning of words or phrases nglish ractice uestions aper

10 evel of difficulty refers to the expected level of difficulty for the question. asy edium ediumard ard more than 7% of candidates will choose the correct option about 57% of candidates will choose the correct option about 5% of candidates will choose the correct option less than % of candidates will choose the correct option nglish ractice uestions aper