English Stage 3 Paper 1 Progression Test Text A 2022

What is the purpose of Text A? Tick () one box.

• to amuse

• to inform

• to instruct

• to persuade

Look at lines 5–8. (a) Which three adjectives describe the coldest time of the year in the polar regions?

(b) Plants and animals can live in the polar regions. Give one word that tells us that the writer is surprised by this.

(c) Give one word which shows us that a lot of animals go to the polar regions in the summer.

Look at this sentence: During their short summers, when the sun shines all the time, animals flock to the polar areas to feed and nest. What type of sentence is this? Tick () one box.

• simple

• complex

• compound

• conditional

Which word means ‘stay alive’?

Look at lines 13–17. (a) The end of Text A, part 1 links to the information in Text A, part 2. Explain how the information is linked. Give two ideas.

(b) What do living things need to make food?

(c) Which word tells us something is very tough and strong? Tick () one box.

• specialised

• hardy

• extreme

• successful

(a) Which type of book is this text from? Tick () one box.

• a picture dictionary

• a book of maps

• a book of legends

• an encyclopaedia