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    Cambridge Primary Checkpoint

    

    ENGLISH 0844/01
    Paper 1 Non-fiction October 2022
    1 hour

    You must answer on the question paper.

    You will need: Insert (enclosed)

    INSTRUCTIONS
    • Answer all questions.
    • Use a black or dark blue pen.
    • Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
    • Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
    • Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
    • Do not write on any bar codes.

    INFORMATION
    • The total mark for this paper is 50.
    • The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
    • The insert contains the reading passages.

    This document has 8 pages.

    IB22 10_0844_01/2RP
    © UCLES 2022 [Turn over
    2

    Section A: Reading

    Spend 30 minutes on this section.

    Read Text A, in the insert, and answer Questions 1–8.

    1 Give one word from the first sentence (lines 1–2) that tells us that the boys lived in
    the countryside.

    [1]

    2 Look at the first paragraph (lines 1–10).


    Which of the following is an opinion? Tick () one box.

    a deep hole

    2000 different figures

    an amazing discovery

    colourful prehistoric paintings

    [1]

    3 What gives yellow ochre paint its colour?

    [1]

    4 Look at lines 17–20. How were visitors harming the artwork?

    [1]

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    3

    5 Why has a colon ( : ) been used in the third paragraph (lines 17–24)? Tick () one
    box.

    to add more detail

    to give a definition

    to introduce a list of items

    to provide an example

    [1]

    6 How are the paintings in Lascaux Cave protected nowadays? Give two ways.
    •

    [2]

    7 Why were the copies of the paintings made using the same materials as the
    originals?

    [1]

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    4

    8 Draw four lines to match each paragraph with its topic. There is one extra topic
    that you do not need to use.

    the situation at the present time


    First
    paragraph
    the method and materials used in the artwork
    Second
    paragraph
    the events at the time the site was found
    Third
    paragraph
    the reaction of the public to the discovery
    Fourth
    paragraph
    the difficulties which soon began to appear

    [4]

    Read Text B, in the insert, and answer Questions 9–15.

    9 Give one phrase from the text which explains the meaning of camouflage.

    [1]

    10 Give two features that make fish difficult to see from underneath.
    •

    [2]

    11 Give an example of alliteration in the third paragraph (lines 8–14).

    [1]

    12 Explain how a tiger’s camouflage works differently from that of a green insect,
    according to the text.

    [2]

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    5

    13 Arctic foxes turn white in winter.


    What does this tell us about the weather in summer in the Arctic?

    [1]

    14 How can some animals change camouflage as they move from place to place,
    according to the text?

    [1]

    15 Text A is a chronological report. Text B is a non-chronological report.


    Complete this table of the different features of these two types of reports.

    Text A: chronological report


    Example Feature
    12 September, 1940 dates

    Later
    Soon after that
    Since then connectives

    showed
    returned

    was opened
    is made
    has been sprayed

    Text B: non-chronological report


    Example Feature
    works
    blend in

    subheadings

    [5]

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    Section B: Writing

    Spend 30 minutes on this section.

    16 Your teacher has asked you to write a chronological report about a recent event
    for the school magazine.

    It could be about:

    • a school or class trip


    • a school sports day
    • a visit to your school from someone important
    • any other interesting school event.

    Remember to include the features of a chronological report.

    Space for your plan:

    Write your report on the next page. [25 marks]

    © UCLES 2022 0844/01/O/N/22


    7

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    8

    Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every
    reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the
    publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.

    To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge
    Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download
    at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series.

    Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge
    Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge.

    © UCLES 2022 0844/01/O/N/22

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