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Life's Great Mysteries

40 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Section A is multiple choice in the style of SPM Paper 1; Section B covers reading, tenses, vocabulary and writing.

Section A: multiple choice

11 marks
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
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Question 1

A(n) ______ is someone who studies ancient bones and buildings to learn about the past.
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B
An archaeologist digs up and studies remains. Historians study and write about events from the past, using written sources.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 1: mysteries
Textbook p. 20
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Question 2

"I can't explain the dog's bizarre behaviour." The word bizarre means
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D
Bizarre means very strange. Frightening is spooky, wonderful is remarkable and silly is ridiculous.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 1: adjectives
Textbook p. 20
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Question 3

Which sentence is correct?
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A
A finished event at a stated time needs the past simple. After did, the verb goes back to the base form (solve). Was cannot go with they, and solved after did is also wrong.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Grammar 1: past simple
Textbook p. 21
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Question 4

We ______ about our theory when we saw a remarkable light in the sky.
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C
A long action in progress was interrupted by a short one (saw), so use the past continuous: were talking.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 1: past continuous
Textbook p. 21
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Question 5

Which sentence is NOT correct?
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B
Want is a stative verb and is not normally used in a continuous tense. Looking for is an action, so it is fine.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Grammar 1: stative verbs
Textbook p. 21
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Question 6

Molly ______ enjoy mystery novels, but now she prefers comedies.
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A
Used to + base verb describes a past state that is no longer true. Be used to and get used to take an -ing form.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Grammar 2: used to
Textbook p. 23
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Question 7

In which sentence can would NOT replace used to?
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D
Would is only for repeated past actions. Be a policeman is a state, so only used to is correct.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 2: used to / would
Textbook p. 23
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Question 8

He has moved to a flat near a cemetery. At first it was strange, but he ______ living there now.
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C
It is becoming normal, so get used to in the continuous form: is getting used to living. (It could also be is used to if it is already normal.)
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 2: be/get used to
Textbook p. 23
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Question 9

Her grandmother passed away last year. This means her grandmother
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A
To pass away is a gentle way of saying to die.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 2: phrasal verbs
Textbook p. 22
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Question 10

Loud music (i) ______ the animals. The (ii) ______ on the fruit also went up last month.
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D
Affects is the verb and effects the noun, so (i) is affects. What things cost = prices; prizes are awards.
For the teacher: Applying, high difficulty, standard Vocabulary 2: confused words
Textbook p. 22
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Question 11

The medium told Sarah Winchester she would be safe as long as she kept building. Which sentence best describes her reaction?
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C
The article says she hired builders to work around the clock for thirty-eight years, even at weekends and holidays.
For the teacher: Evaluating, medium difficulty, standard Reading: article
Textbook p. 18-19

Section B: structured questions

29 marks
Answer all questions.
12

Question 12

Read the passage and answer the questions.
The house that never stopped growing
After her husband and child died, a wealthy widow was told by a medium that angry spirits would harm her unless she built a home for them. She bought a farmhouse in California and, for almost four decades, workers added rooms day and night. The result was a maze with staircases that ended at ceilings and doors that opened onto blank walls. She believed the confusing design would fool evil spirits.
[1 mark] (a)Why did the widow build the house?
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[1 mark] (b)Find a phrase that means "for a very long time".
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[1 mark] (c)What does "the confusing design" suggest about the widow's plan?
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[1 mark] (d)Give one word from the passage that means "a place with many confusing paths".
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[1 mark] (e)Do you think her plan was sensible? Give a reason.
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For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Reading: article
Textbook p. 18-19
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Question 13

Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets.
The missing ring
Last night, while Mother (1) cook dinner, Aisyah (2) look for her ring in the garden. The sun (3) shine when she (4) find it under a bush. She (5) run inside and (6) show it to her mother.
[1 mark] (1)(1) cook
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[1 mark] (2)(2) look
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[1 mark] (3)(3) shine
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[1 mark] (4)(4) find
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[1 mark] (5)(5) run
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[1 mark] (6)(6) show
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Grammar 1: past simple and past continuous
Textbook p. 21
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Question 14

Rewrite each sentence using the words given. Do not change the meaning.
[1 mark] (a)When he was a child, he played in the river every day. (used to)
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[1 mark] (b)Living in the city is normal for her now. (used to)
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[1 mark] (c)Ali is slowly beginning to feel comfortable at his new school. (getting used to)
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[1 mark] (d)Did you believe in ghosts when you were small? (use to)
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[1 mark] (e)Aunt Mei always told us bedtime stories. (would)
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 2: used to, would, be/get used to
Textbook p. 23
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Question 15

Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box.
evidence   theory   myth   inherited   investigate
[1 mark] (a)I won't believe the story without some ______.
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[1 mark] (b)She ______ her grandfather's old house.
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[1 mark] (c)The police will ______ the crime.
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[1 mark] (d)That ancient ______ is about a hero who flew too near the sun.
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[1 mark] (e)Scientists have a ______ about why the ships vanished.
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For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 1 and 2
Textbook p. 20, 22
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Question 16

Each underlined word is wrong. Write the correct word or phrase.
My grandmother's village
When I was little, I (1) am used to visit my grandmother's village every holiday. One evening, while we (2) walked by the river, we (3) was seeing a strange light. I was not used to (4) see such things.
[1 mark] (1)(1) am used to
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[1 mark] (2)(2) walked
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[1 mark] (3)(3) was seeing
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[1 mark] (4)(4) see
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For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, standard Grammar 1 and 2: error correction
Textbook p. 21, 23
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Question 17

Write the first paragraph of a story that begins with the sentence: As Mark was about to throw away the old bottle, he saw a piece of paper inside it. Include a feeling and one thing the character says.
[4 marks] (a)Write 40 to 60 words.
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As Mark was about to throw away the old bottle, he saw a piece of paper inside it. He was astonished. 'A message!' he whispered excitedly. His hands trembled as he pulled it out, and he could smell the salty sea.
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For the teacher: Creating, medium difficulty, standard Writing: a lifelike story
Textbook p. 26-27