Cambridge Primary Progression Test

English question paper 2

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST 8

Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper. 9

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You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.
Total
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.

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Section A: Reading For
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Spend 30 minutes on this section.

Read Poem A in the Insert. Then answer questions 1–11.

1 Look at lines 1–4.

What is the narrator doing?

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2 Which words are used to persuade you that the Sky is caring?

Give the adjective .............................................................................................

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3 Why does the narrator say that the Sunshine ‘flickers’ (line 5)?

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4 How does the writer make the Sunshine seem comforting?

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5 Give one word that tells you that the Wind moves quietly and secretly.

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6 The narrator experiences the Wind in two ways. For
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Tick (9) two boxes to show which senses the narrator uses.

hearing

sight

smell

taste

touch

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7 The first line of each verse has eight syllables.

How does the writer make line 9 have eight syllables?

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8 Underline two examples of alliteration in this verse:

So many gentle Friends are near

Whom one can scarcely see,

A child should never feel a fear,

Wherever he may be. [2]

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9 (a) The narrator says that you should never be afraid. For
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What reason does she give?

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(b) Why do the words Sunshine, Wind and Sky begin with capital letters in
this poem?

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10 Choose the best word to describe how the narrator feels.

Tick (9) one box.

hopeful

relaxed

bored

lonely

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11 The writer uses a simile (where something is ‘like’ or ‘as’ something else) to
help describe things in the poem.

Find one example of a simile in the poem.

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Read Poem B in the Insert. Then answer questions 12–20. For
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12 Look at lines 1–5.

What is the narrator doing?

Tick (9) one box.

watching

skipping

running

shouting

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13 What is the teacher doing that suggests playtime is almost finished?

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14 Which word in the poem means ‘pretends to be someone else’?

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15 Write one line from the poem that suggests the narrator is the only child who
is new at the school.

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16 Where does the narrator want to be?

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17 Tick (9) the best word to describe how the narrator feels. For
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hopeful

relaxed

bored

lonely

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18 Give two ways in which the first and last verses have different moods.

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19 Give one example of repetition from the poem.

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This question is about Poem A and Poem B.

20 Give a theme that is the same in both poems.

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Section B: Writing For
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Spend 30 minutes on this section.

21 ‘It was my first day at school. The bell rang for the end of playtime. I walked
through the classroom door and I could not believe what I saw …’

Continue the story about the narrator’s first day at a new school.

Describe:

• what the narrator saw

• how the narrator felt at the beginning of the day
• who the narrator made friends with
• what the narrator did
• how the narrator felt at the end of the day.

Characters • the narrator

• new friends?
• teachers?
Setting • the school?
• the classroom?
• the playground?
Plot • What happened to the narrator?
• Did the narrator do anything exciting?

PLANNING

Spend up to five minutes making notes to plan your writing in this box.

Space for your plan:

Continue the story on the next page. [25 marks]

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Copyright Acknowledgements:

Poem A © Abbie Farwell Brown; Friends; http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/friends-by-abbie-farwell-brown

Poem B © Kevin McCann; New School; Macmillan; 2010.

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