ENTRY TO YEAR 9 STANDARD SAMPLE PAPER
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Answer Section A and Section B
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Section A Section B Total % Grade
Section A
Read the following passage and then answer the questions in the spaces provided.
KETTLEWELL
Held tightly in the grip of the Pennine Crags, Kettlewell is a haven of rest for travellers between Wharfedale and Wensleydale, and for climbers and walkers exploring some of the finest parts of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. But for them, the village might have gone to sleep after its heyday in the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries as a market town and lead mining centre. Its steep surroundings have prevented any sprawling growth, and its buildings still cluster by Cam Beck, near where it joins the River Wharfe.
At the western end of Kettlewell both the Bluebell Hotel, built in 1680, and the nearby Racehorse Hotel have cobbled forecourts and whitewashed walls, contrasting with the natural stone used elsewhere in the village. Across the beck, near the old stone bridge, stands a shop that used to house the blacksmith’s forge and has a top-and-bottom divided door. Upstream a street leads to Kettlewell’s third inn, the King’s Head, and its church, built in 1882-5. A carved font is preserved from the Norman Church that was there before.
A charming, whitewashed house, dating from 1681, stands beside the narrow road that zigzags north from Kettlewell and into Coverdale, climbing to more that 1,600 before the plunge into Wensleydale. From the village, spectacular mountain scenery greets the eye at every turn. The crags of Knipe Scar dominate the western skyline, Top Mere looms to the north, and the ridge of Great Whernside soars to the east. Kilnsey Crag, three miles to the south of Kettlewell, is among the most dramatic rock formations in England.
a) In your own words, explain the meaning of the following:
a haven of rest
its heyday
sprawling growth
dramatic rock formations
4 marks
b) Pick out three phrases which the writer uses to make the village seem particularly attractive
3 marks
c) Apart from the dates can you find any other details with emphasise that Kettlewell has been there for a long time?
3 marks
1. 2.
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3.
Section B
Choose ONE of the following from a), b) or c)
a) In the description of Kettlewell the writer makes it seem very attractive. Now write your own description of the village from the point of view of someone living there who doesn’t like Kettlewell and would like to leave.
b) Write a description which would attract visitors to the place where you live.
c) Write a story which begins with the words: We have been travelling for half an hour, with no sign of civilisation. Yes, there was no doubt about it – we were lost!
marks
25
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