Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint
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ENGLISH 0861/01
Paper 1 Non-fiction April 2023
1 hour 10 minutes
You must answer on the question paper.
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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.
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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 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
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Section A: Reading
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
Read Text A, an article from a cycling magazine, in the insert, and then answer Questions 1–6.
1 Look at the first paragraph (lines 3–9).
(a) Why is the park called Park Güell?
Previously, the park was meant to be a housing estate for the rich when a wealthy
nobleman named Count Guell commissioned it. [1]
(b) The original plan for the park was very different from the park that Gaudí created.
Complete the table below to show the differences.
The original plan What Gaudí created
a housing estate garden park
destroying them worked with natural elements
[2]
2 Look at the second paragraph (lines 10–15).
(a) Which phrase brings the reader’s attention back from the past to the present?
Today [1]
(b) What effect does the writer create by using the word adorned?
Gaudi putted his passion and enthusiasm to decorate meticulously from the very detail.
[1]
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3 Look at the third paragraph (lines 16–23).
(a) The writer creates an image of the pathways being like water.
How? Support your answer with a quotation.
A pathway seemed weave or blending along vegetation. It seemed like the
Explanation: pathway is weaving like the choppy wave at the ocean.
Quotation: picturesque pathwasy that weave along verdant vegetation.
[2]
(b) The writer uses personal pronouns in the third paragraph.
What effect does this have on the reader?
Direct address. Make the readers feel that they're particularly mention and to grab their
attention. [1]
(c) Look at the last sentence of the third paragraph (lines 21–23). Extra information is given in
two ways: with brackets and with commas.
Why is some extra information given in commas? Tick () one box.
The information given in commas
explains previous information. y
repeats something previously mentioned.
separates independent clauses.
gives an example of something previously mentioned.
[1]
(d) Why is some extra information given in brackets?
Give information that is not necessary. [1]
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4 Look at the fourth paragraph (lines 24–28).
(a) The writer refers to being prepared.
What do you need to do to be prepared to visit the park? Give one quotation from the text to
support your answer. Be mindful that the pathway is challenging for walkers as it is steep and not
smooth. Also, it is always have a lot of people.
Explanation:
Quotation:
trails feature steep inclines and unpave pathways/there will always be crowds
[2]
(b) Why does the writer use imperatives in this paragraph? Tick () one box.
to warn y
to advise
to add impact
to explain details
[1]
5 The text is structured to make the information accessible to the reader.
Match the main topic to each paragraph. One has been done for you.
First paragraph Specific entrance details
Second paragraph Description of main attractions
Third paragraph Practical guidance for visitors
Fourth paragraph Overview of the park
Fifth paragraph History of the park
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6 In the first paragraph of the text, the writer describes Park Güell as whimsical. Do you think the
park is whimsical? Tick () one box.
Yes y
No
Explain your answer. Support your explanation with one quotation from the text.
Explanation: The park has extraordinary things that offer a unique experience for visitors.
Quotation: Instead of drab administrative buildings, the welcome centre look like buildings you'd
see in Dr Seuss's children's books. [2]
Read Text B, in the insert, and answer Questions 7–9.
7 Look at the first paragraph (lines 3–11).
Find one two-word phrase that means ‘hidden’.
tucked into [1]
8 Look at the second paragraph (lines 12–16).
Find one three-word phrase that means ‘become in need of restoration’.
fall into disrepair [1]
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9 (a) You are part of a group planning to create a pocket park in your area. You have been asked
to make some notes about pocket parks. Use the text to complete the information in the table
below.
Notes about pocket parks
Which areas are
used for the
waste ground
•
parks?
• forgotten spaces
Who creates the
parks? • community groups
• private entities
What are the
possible • somewhere to eat lunch
purposes of the
parks?
• small conmmunity event space
• play areas for children
• spaces for meeting friends
What are the
possible • conflicts can arise between different groups
problems?
lacking of community support for maintenance
•
What are the
advantages to the • regulate microclimates
environment?
• increasing the number of permeable surfaces
the potential to benefit the ecology of cities
• reducing trafic and pollution.
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(b) Write a summary of up to 40 words about what benefits a pocket park could bring to a local
area. Use four or five points from your notes.
[2]
We cannot deny the benefits a pocket park could bring to a local area. It help the
environment including regulating microclimates and producing more permeable surfaces.
Besides that, it has the potential to advantage the ecology of cities, convenient for
residents to visit within walking distance, resulting in reducing air pollution from traffic.
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Section B: Writing
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
10 Pocket parks are one way that local communities can improve the environment in towns and
cities.
What could improve the environment of your area? Write an article for your school’s magazine
explaining how this could be done.
You may want to think about:
• different types of pollution
• recreation facilities
• transportation.
Space for your plan:
Write your article on the next page. [25 marks]
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