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English Optional Sat Question Paper
English Optional Sat
Course:Primary Level
Institution: Gcse question papers
Exam Year:2003
Year 5 Optional SAT English 2003
Footprints in Space
These questions are about The New Explorers.
1. Who are New Explorers?
space
travellers.
sea-farers. vikings. aliens.
1 mark
2. Look at the table called Space History.
Tick each of the following statements to show whether they are true or false.
True False
The first man landed on the moon
in 1961.
Skylab was the name of a space station
launched in the seventies.
Two astronauts landed on Mars in 1976.
People can stay in space for longer
nowadays than they could at first.
2 marks
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3. The Space History Table has no column headings.
Use the information in the table to think of helpful headings for each column.
One has been done for you.
Write your headings here.
2 marks
4. What makes Helen Sharman special in this country?
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1 mark
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5. What does Helen say is the main reason for going into space?
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1 mark
6. What were the two things that Helen most enjoyed on board the space station?
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2 marks
7. Look at Helen’s description of Earth.
Why do you think she wrote that description?
Tick one.
To explain that the Earth was not too far away.
To show how amazing the Earth looks from space.
To prove that being in space was surprisingly normal.
To make it sound better than it really was.
1 mark
2. These questions are about The Boy From Far Away
1. This story is about two boys who
go sailing
together.
do not get
on.
learn to play
football.
meet by the
seaside.
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2. Joe thinks that Oran is a bit strange but we realise that he
is realy an
old man.
has come from
another world.
does not like
the rain.
is Joe’s best
friend.
1 mark
3. The boys have fun together although Oran has really come to
collect
information.
have a
holiday.
find a new
friend.
learn to use
his boots.
1 mark
4. What did Joe’s Dad mean when he said:
Camping holiday weather?
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2 marks
5. On the first page of The Boy from Far Away it says,
Joe pulled open the curtain and blinked. Hard.
By writing the line in this way, what effect has the author created?
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2 marks
6. On the second page of The Boy from Far Away, Oran introduces himself to Joe in the
following way:
‘Thank you. You are my best friend! I am Oran.’
Why might Joe have found this introduction surprising?
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2 marks
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7. What clues are there in the story that Oran was not an ordinary boy?
Find three.
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2 marks
8. Look at the second page of The Boy from far Away. Oran asks ‘A break? Snap?’
Explain why Oran asks this.
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2 marks
9. On the second page of The Boy from far Away, Joe asks Oran where he came from.
Oran answers:
‘Oh – far away’
The next line is:
Joe had never heard of Faraway.
How does this comment show that Joe has misunderstood?
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2 marks
10. Why is Oran surprised that Joe likes swimming?
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1 mark
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11. Look at the fourth page of The Boy from Far Away. It says
This water was interesting. It wasn’t flat. It had hills and ridges, and it moved.
Why do you think the author described the sea in this way?
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2 marks
12. There are some parts of the story where the boys misunderstand each other.
Why do you think the author included these misunderstandings?
Tick one reason.
To create a feeling of suspense.
To add atmosphere.
To help us guess what happened at the end.
To add humour to the story.
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13. At the end of the holiday, Joe was sad about Oran leaving. Does this surprise you?
Explain as fully as you can using parts of the story.
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3 marks
14. Which of the following do you think best describes the story?
Fantasy Science Fiction Adventure
Explain the choice you have made using evidence from the text to help.
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2 marks
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3. These questions are about Can we live in Space?
1. Here is a copy of Can we live in Space?.
Each numbered part of the text above has a different purpose. In the table, write the
number of each part beside its purpose.
One has been done for you.
Which part of the text ...
provides specific details?
gives general information about the topic?
tells you what the whole section is about?
helps you understand what you read? 3
gives information on a related subject?
2 marks
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2. Can we live in Space? is printed on a dark background.
What effect do you think the designer wanted to achieve by doing this?
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1 mark
3. Much of the food taken on a spaceship is dried food.
Find two reasons why dried food is used.
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1 mark
4. Fill the gaps in the table below. The first one has been done for you.
Space scientists carry
out experiments
so that they can find out about the
effects of space on humans.
The floors and ceilings on
Mir are painted in
different colours
so that
Astronauts must exercise
regularly
so that
so that they can take their
tools outside the spaceship.
3 marks
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4. These questions are about Footprints in Space
1 a) Draw lines from the following titles to show what type of text they are.
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b) Here is an extract missing from one of the texts in Footprints in Space.
Specially designed menus are prepared so that
astronauts have a balanced diet throughout their
stay on the space station.
Which one do you think it comes from? Tick one.
Table of Contents
Helen Sharman
The Boy from Far Away
Can we live in Space?
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2. Space travellers have to learn to live in special circumstances.
Based on what you have read, tick whether you think being an astronaut would be:
fun
difficult
strange
Give reasons, using information from the text.
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2 marks
3. Think about everything you have read in Footprints in Space.
Helen and Oran were both explorers on different journeys.
In what ways were their experiences similar?
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3 marks
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