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CEM ( Durham University ) Multiple-choice Test Papers Pack 1 Paper Set 1 Paper 1a Questions There are two tests in this booklet. Each test is 45 minutes long, with a short break taken between tests. This is the first of the two test papers. Read the following:
• Do not begin the test or open this booklet until told to do so. • Work as quickly and as carefully as you can. • Answers should be marked in pencil in the answer booklet provided, not in this test booklet. • You may do rough working on a separate sheet of paper. • If you make a mistake, cross out the mistake and write the new answer clearly. • Be careful to keep your place in the accompanying answer booklet.
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Text © Michellejoy Hughes 2015 Illustrations © Oxford University Press 2015
Acknowledgements
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Paper 1a
Bill had made bowls full of lovely home-grown vegetable soup for them and as the weather was so pleasant, they sat at the table outside for a short while. “I think these hedges could be rejuvenated,” Bill began before munching on his homemade bread, “but not some silly cone or ball shape, I was thinking about animals.” Elsie carried on eating, trying hard not to seem too keen. “Hmm,” she began, “I’m not sure – it might be possible, I suppose.” Bill took the bait immediately. “Of course it will be possible,” he said. “Can you imagine a little pig at that end of the hedge or a stegosaurus over there?” he added, pointing to the far left-hand hedge.
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Comprehension Read the following text and then answer the questions that follow it.
The Winter Gardener Bill loved the summer. He loved his garden and summer was the time for gardening. Last month Bill’s daughter had moved to America with her job, taking the children with her. Bill had much more time on his hands as he missed taking the children to school, picking them up again and spending long weekends with them. Bill’s grandchildren missed him as much as he missed them, but at least he had video messaging and they kept in daily contact. Now it was late spring and the children would be getting ready for the new Easter school term. Bill needed another project to take up his attention and his wife Elsie had suggested topiary. Bill thought that she was mad. “Topiary?” he had replied. “You mean cutting silly shapes out of our hedges and trees? Why on earth would I want to do that?” he continued. Elsie popped her purse into her handbag then put her coat on. “Well, I thought you could take photos to send across to America to amuse the children, but of course if you don’t fancy it, never mind. Thinking about it, I would imagine it is quite tricky to do. Anyway, I’m off to the shops and the library. Do you want me to change your library books for you?” After Elsie had gone, Bill sat by the window with his mug of tea. Quite tricky indeed! Bill knew everything there was about clipping hedges and trees. He had looked after his own garden for forty-five years. Quite tricky indeed! Bill put his warm coat on and took his mug with him as he paced up and down the garden. He looked at the rows of hedging, neatly sheared across the top and sides. What shapes could he make out of these? He knew what the children would say if he asked them. Young Squire was six and he loved farm animals, especially pigs and sheep. Merry was only four but she loved dinosaurs and would not go anywhere without her favourite furry, rainbow-coloured tyrannosaurus rex. Elsie took her library books to the front counter and smiled a cunning smile. She knew that if she had suggested something that might be quite difficult, Bill would think about finding a solution. She found the gardening section and scanned through the books until she found a couple on topiary. She picked them up before selecting a couple of historical fiction books as well. Elsie continued with her shopping, returning home in time for lunch.
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Before the end of the day, Bill had sketched out some plans. “I wish I had gone to the library with you now so that I could look at some topiary books,” he said with frustration. “And the library won’t be open again now until Monday morning. I can go online but it isn’t the same as having a proper book in front of you is it?” Elsie smiled to herself. “Well, I did think about that,” she replied, “so I picked up the two books the library had with my own books. Look here.” She continued as she lifted out all of the library books, passing the two topiary ones to Bill. He pounced on them enthusiastically and he remained in quiet contemplation until midnight when it was time to video message the grandchildren. Bill and Elsie liked to put their pyjamas on to make Squire and Merry laugh. The children couldn’t understand how their grandparents were going to bed when they had just got in from school. This time Bill was very keen to tell the children of his plans to turn the garden hedge into an animal. For the next six months Bill spent all of his free time outside in his beloved garden, working on the hedges. He had begun with a little pig by sculpting a wire frame that he placed over part of the hedge and then training the leaves through the frame. He relished the challenge so he had then created a stegosaurus frame … and then a sheep with its baby lamb beside its feet … and then a flying pterodactyl … and then a cow. In fact, Bill had gone topiary mad and was looking forward to buying more shrubs to plant in planters to create a tyrannosaurus rex and a galloping horse. Elsie was amazed at how much Bill had thrown himself into the project, but anything that took his mind off missing the grandchildren was wonderful. He had accrued a wide range of snippers, clippers and topiary scissors and as every millimetre of twig and leaf grew out of shape, he coaxed it into shape with immense patience and a carefully-placed snip, snip, snip! The wintry weather soon came with cold chills and short days. Bill hated the winter as he was kept out of the garden for hours on end. His hedges were dormant so there was nothing to do other than to prepare the vegetable garden for next spring and to pick the winter vegetables whenever he could. Elsie knew this was the first Christmas without her family and the pain was horrible. She didn’t know whether they should spend the holidays away or at home. During that first week in December she was video messaging her daughter, trying hard to make sense of what she was saying. “The work in America is going well, yes, but you need to work lots of additional hours in the new year … right … yes. So you’ve been given a month off over Christmas? A whole month! Goodness me, that sounds lovely. So you want to come home … for Christmas … all of you? You mean you will be arriving this week? Really? You are flying here this weekend?”
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Bill had made bowls full of lovely home-grown vegetable soup for them and as the weather was so pleasant, they sat at the table outside for a short while. “I think these hedges could be rejuvenated,” Bill began before munching on his homemade bread, “but not some silly cone or ball shape, I was thinking about animals.” Elsie carried on eating, trying hard not to seem too keen. “Hmm,” she began, “I’m not sure – it might be possible, I suppose.” Bill took the bait immediately. “Of course it will be possible,” he said. “Can you imagine a little pig at that end of the hedge or a stegosaurus over there?” he added, pointing to the far left-hand hedge.
13 Questions 16 Minutes
Comprehension Read the following text and then answer the questions that follow it.
The Winter Gardener Bill loved the summer. He loved his garden and summer was the time for gardening. Last month Bill’s daughter had moved to America with her job, taking the children with her. Bill had much more time on his hands as he missed taking the children to school, picking them up again and spending long weekends with them. Bill’s grandchildren missed him as much as he missed them, but at least he had video messaging and they kept in daily contact. Now it was late spring and the children would be getting ready for the new Easter school term. Bill needed another project to take up his attention and his wife Elsie had suggested topiary. Bill thought that she was mad. “Topiary?” he had replied. “You mean cutting silly shapes out of our hedges and trees? Why on earth would I want to do that?” he continued. Elsie popped her purse into her handbag then put her coat on. “Well, I thought you could take photos to send across to America to amuse the children, but of course if you don’t fancy it, never mind. Thinking about it, I would imagine it is quite tricky to do. Anyway, I’m off to the shops and the library. Do you want me to change your library books for you?” After Elsie had gone, Bill sat by the window with his mug of tea. Quite tricky indeed! Bill knew everything there was about clipping hedges and trees. He had looked after his own garden for forty-five years. Quite tricky indeed! Bill put his warm coat on and took his mug with him as he paced up and down the garden. He looked at the rows of hedging, neatly sheared across the top and sides. What shapes could he make out of these? He knew what the children would say if he asked them. Young Squire was six and he loved farm animals, especially pigs and sheep. Merry was only four but she loved dinosaurs and would not go anywhere without her favourite furry, rainbow-coloured tyrannosaurus rex. Elsie took her library books to the front counter and smiled a cunning smile. She knew that if she had suggested something that might be quite difficult, Bill would think about finding a solution. She found the gardening section and scanned through the books until she found a couple on topiary. She picked them up before selecting a couple of historical fiction books as well. Elsie continued with her shopping, returning home in time for lunch.
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Before the end of the day, Bill had sketched out some plans. “I wish I had gone to the library with you now so that I could look at some topiary books,” he said with frustration. “And the library won’t be open again now until Monday morning. I can go online but it isn’t the same as having a proper book in front of you is it?” Elsie smiled to herself. “Well, I did think about that,” she replied, “so I picked up the two books the library had with my own books. Look here.” She continued as she lifted out all of the library books, passing the two topiary ones to Bill. He pounced on them enthusiastically and he remained in quiet contemplation until midnight when it was time to video message the grandchildren. Bill and Elsie liked to put their pyjamas on to make Squire and Merry laugh. The children couldn’t understand how their grandparents were going to bed when they had just got in from school. This time Bill was very keen to tell the children of his plans to turn the garden hedge into an animal. For the next six months Bill spent all of his free time outside in his beloved garden, working on the hedges. He had begun with a little pig by sculpting a wire frame that he placed over part of the hedge and then training the leaves through the frame. He relished the challenge so he had then created a stegosaurus frame … and then a sheep with its baby lamb beside its feet … and then a flying pterodactyl … and then a cow. In fact, Bill had gone topiary mad and was looking forward to buying more shrubs to plant in planters to create a tyrannosaurus rex and a galloping horse. Elsie was amazed at how much Bill had thrown himself into the project, but anything that took his mind off missing the grandchildren was wonderful. He had accrued a wide range of snippers, clippers and topiary scissors and as every millimetre of twig and leaf grew out of shape, he coaxed it into shape with immense patience and a carefully-placed snip, snip, snip! The wintry weather soon came with cold chills and short days. Bill hated the winter as he was kept out of the garden for hours on end. His hedges were dormant so there was nothing to do other than to prepare the vegetable garden for next spring and to pick the winter vegetables whenever he could. Elsie knew this was the first Christmas without her family and the pain was horrible. She didn’t know whether they should spend the holidays away or at home. During that first week in December she was video messaging her daughter, trying hard to make sense of what she was saying. “The work in America is going well, yes, but you need to work lots of additional hours in the new year … right … yes. So you’ve been given a month off over Christmas? A whole month! Goodness me, that sounds lovely. So you want to come home … for Christmas … all of you? You mean you will be arriving this week? Really? You are flying here this weekend?”
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Elsie could not stop the tears from streaming down her cheeks. The happiness she felt burned in her chest and her heart beat faster and faster. She called Bill, who came to the computer, worried by her tears. Once he had spoken to his daughter he also cried the happiest tears possible. The excitement was overwhelming. On Thursday it began to snow. On Friday it was still snowing. On Saturday there were several feet of snow and Elsie and Bill kept their fingers crossed that the flights would still run and the family would be able to return. They rushed around like tornadoes, spending all of their time preparing for the family reunion. On Saturday evening the doorbell rang and the house was full again of the children’s laughter. On Sunday morning the children could not wait to play in the snow. They slid open the door and stood still in total amazement. Polar bears roamed the garden while snow leopards prowled around their patch. Little snow hares stood upright while penguins marched across the grass. Bill and Elsie came downstairs and gazed at the garden. Where the snow had landed it had blurred the edges to create a new range of topiary animals even bigger and better than anything Bill had created.
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There were several feet of snow on the garden.
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There was a leopard prowling around the garden.
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The snow had enlarged the topiary creatures.
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The snow had softened the garden’s edges.
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There were birds marching like soldiers in the garden.
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The whole garden had been transformed into the most marvellous magical winter wonderland.
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Merry is six years old.
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Squire is older than Merry.
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Squire would like goats.
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Elsie enjoyed reading cookery books.
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A topiary is a dinosaur.
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What does the word ‘coaxed’ (paragraph seven) mean as used in the text?
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d Thrashed
b Fictional
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c Poetry
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Flower arranging
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Shrub sculpting
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Creating lawns
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Growing spectacular vegetables
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Winter gardening
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She was sad as she missed her family.
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She was so happy that her family was coming to visit them.
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She was in pain without her family.
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She was so happy that her family were happy in America.
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She was so excited that it was snowing.
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CEM ( Durham University ) Multiple-choice Test Papers Pack 1 Paper Set 1 Paper 1b Questions There are two tests in this booklet. Each test is 45 minutes long, with a short break taken between tests. This is the second of the two test papers. Read the following:
• Do not begin the test or open this booklet until told to do so. • Work as quickly and as carefully as you can. • Answers should be marked in pencil in the answer booklet provided, not in this test booklet. • You may do rough working on a separate sheet of paper. • If you make a mistake, cross out the mistake and write the new answer clearly. • Be careful to keep your place in the accompanying answer booklet.
3 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries.
Paper used in the production of this book is a natural, recyclable product made from wood grown in sustainable forests. The manufacturing process conforms to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.
Text © Michellejoy Hughes 2015 Illustrations © Oxford University Press 2015
Acknowledgements
The moral rights of the authors have been asserted First published in 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by licence or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above. You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available 978-0-19-274418-0 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Printed in China Cover illustrations: Lo Cole Illustrations: Oxford Designers & Illustrators Ltd Page make-up: Oxford Designers & Illustrators Ltd Although we have made every effort to trace and contact all copyright holders before publication this has not been possible in all cases. If notified, the publisher will rectify any errors or omissions at the earliest opportunity. Links to third party websites are provided by Oxford in good faith and for information only. Oxford disclaims any responsibility for the materials contained in any third party website referenced in this work.
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Brooke’s birthday is on 27th August, with her birthday party held on the Saturday afternoon before her birthday. Her sister Renee has her birthday on 1st October. 9
If Renee’s birthday falls on a Tuesday, what day of the week was Brooke’s birthday?
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The circular bus drives around Wombourne in a clockwise direction. It makes four stops on its journey: the supermarket, the church, the school and the maypole. There are 3500 metres between the supermarket and the school via the church. There are 4750 metres between the church and the maypole via the school. There are 5230 metres between the school and the supermarket via the maypole. How many metres are there between the maypole and the church via the supermarket?
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How many boys scored more than 75% in both papers?
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