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WorksheetsReading Paper 2
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 33mins
A1. What percentage of British people are said to have baked this year?
(a)
A2. What were 24% of people said to have baked “from scratch” in the last 12 months?
pancakes
sweet puddings
crumble
cupcakes
standard cakes
A3. (a) What is the second most popular reason that people give for baking?
(a)
A3 (b) What percentage of men give this reason for baking?
(a)
A4. The article refers to “any preconception that people may have had that baking is for girls”. What does the word ‘preconception’ mean? Tick (√) the correct box.
beforehand
a wrong notion
an idea already formed
a judgement to be made
A5. The writer thinks that baking is “officially cool” which statement does not reflect this?
The writer hightlights that people between 16 -34 bake
If young people are baking it must be cool
it's an unepected trend
Cakes are undisputibly the nation's favourite thing to bake
A6. What are the two “biggest barriers” for those who needed a “bit more encouragement to put an apron on”. [1]
too cool and for hipsters
Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry
time and mess
baking is for girls and old people
A7. What are two of the aims of the Depressed Cake Shop?
discussing/talking about mental health
Eating the cakes, the biscuits and the delicious scones
encourage bloggers to share stories how baking helped with depression
supporting mental health charities
A9. What does John Whaite mean when he says he is “not a perpetually perky person”?
He loves alliteration
He's very postive and happy
He's not happy and optimistic all the time
He's moody and grumpy all the time
A10. What is meant when Whaite refers to baking as “a form of artistic expression”?
He bakes instead of drawing and painting.
He produces cakes that are professional in appearance.
He decorates cakes to make them look attractive
He uses baking to be creative and imaginative.
A11. This text is about a journalist who writes about baking. What magazine does she write for?
(a)
