UNSW Global THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.» SYDNEY AUSTRALIA Res STUDENT'S NAME:Read How to make a money box and answer questions 1 to 8. enn to meh 8 meney Ler To make a money box you use papier-maché, which is wet paper stuck onto an object using paste. You will need: 4 pages of newspaper craft glue (with a nozzle) 3 sheets of white paper 1 bow! of water 1 balloon paint paste 4 toothpaste lids paintbrushes a knife 1 cork iw Tear the newspaper ™ Blow the balloon up into small pieces and put them in a bowl of water for a few minutes. im As you did with the newspaper, cover your money box with two layers of torn-up white paper. {2010 |CASEnpeh Paper EAA and tie it. Press some of the wet newspaper onto the balloon until you have covered it. Then put some paste over the newspaper. Add another layer of newspaper and then more paste. Do this until all the newspaper is used. ME Using craft glue, stick the four toothpaste lids to the bottom for legs. Cut a cork in half with a knife. (Ask an adult to help you.) Glue the two pieces of cork on for the nose. Let it dry. Put another layer of white paper on, making sure it covers the toothpaste lids and cork. Let itdry. 2 ™ Let the paper-covered (papier-maché) balloon dry overnight. Once the paper is dry, cut the papier-méché balloon in half using a knife. (Ask an adult to help you do this.) Take out the balloon. Cut a slot as big as a large coin along the edge of one half. Using craft glue, stick the halves back together again. Mim Paint the money box your favourite colour. Let it dry. Paint on a face, ears and tail. Once it is dry, you can put money into your money box!Which arrow points to a list of materials? @) ? What will you need to complete step 1? (A) paste anda balloon : (8) wet paper and craft glue (C) toothpaste lids and white paper (D) newspaper and a bow! of water ~ What happens to the balloon that is underneath the papier-maché? (A) The balloon softens and disappears. {B) The balloon bursts when the paste is dry. (C) The balloon is taken out once the paste is dry. (D) The balloon fills with water from the wet newspaper. Why is white paper used in steps 4 and 5? (A) _ to cover the rest of the balloon (B) to make it look like a money box (C) _ tomake a plain surface to paint on {D) _ toreplace the newspaper if it runs out 5. The sentence in step 5, ‘Ask an adult to help you', means you should ask an adult | (A) touse the knife. i (B) to provide a cork. | (C) — toexplain the step. (D) to glue on the nose. i I 6 What is the reason for making the money box? i (A) _ to show how itis used (8) _tomake a model of an animal (C) _ touse it to collect recycled material | (D) _ tomake a container to keep money in | 7. What type of text is this? (A) procedure (B) report (C) recount (D) _ narrative | 8. The photographs have been included in the text to show (A) who can make the money box. (8) what some of the steps look like. (C) _ other ways of making the money box. (O) any extra steps that are not in the text. 3 OIDICASExplen Paper LEANRead Damien and the Alien Socks and answer questions 9 to 14, Damien was getting dressed to go to school. . “These aren't my socks,’ said Damien, picking them off a pile of clean clothes. His dad looked up from his newspaper at the socks in Damien’s hand, ‘Well, they're not mine,’ said Dad. “They're too small for me.’ “But T haven't got any green socks,’ said Damien ‘Well, you have now,’ said Dad. Damien shrugged and walked off to his bedroom. ‘Thet they don't even fit me,’ he said to himself, sitting on the bed. ‘Silly alien socks.” He tried on the alien socks. They felt as warm as a car’s fur coat. Damien even thought he could hear them purring like a cat. He listened hard. The alien socks were purring ~ and it was getting louder. They seemed to be alive. And Damien's feet, inside the socks, were getting hotter. His feet were roasting! He pulled the socks off as fast as he could. As he dropped them on the carpet, they stood up by themselves. Then, suddenly, green steam came out of the socks. Damien blinked. There stood a strange looking person, the same size as Damien. “Found them,’ said the alien. “Where have you come from? asked Damien. a ‘Anywhere and everywhere,’ said the alien. ‘My socks take me anywhere I want to go. ‘Today they went off without me, so I had to chase them. Mum gave me a lift in her socks, He put on his lime green socks and smiled “That's better. My feet are warming up nicely, now. Thank you for looking after my socks.’10. a 12. 13. 14, Where were the socks when Damien first saw them? (A) onthe carpet (B) _ inthe bedroom (C)__ onapile of clothes (0) __ inhis dad's hand Damien shrugged and went to his room because (A) _ he did not want to wear his dad's socks, (B) _ he thought there was no point arguing with Dad. (C) Dad told him that there were no clean clothes, (D) _ he realised that the socks would not fit him, Which sentence has the same meaning as ‘Found them’? (A) ‘We've found them.” (B) ‘He found them.’ (C) ‘They found them.’ (D) ‘Ive found them.” What can you tell about the alien? (A) The alien was friendly towards Damien. (B) The alien was much smaller than Damien. (C) The alien seemed confused about where he was. {D) The alien wanted to find his mother. The word closest in meaning to ‘hard, as its used in the‘fext, is. (A) suddenly. (B) carefully. (C) _ hopefully (D) _ property. in which of the following option: the information CORRECT? What is sai Who s: (A)_| ‘These aren't my socks, Dad said to Damien. (B)_| ‘But | haven't got any green socks,’ Damien said to himself. (C)_| ‘lbet they don't even fit me,’ Dad said to Damien. (D)_| ‘Silly alien socks.” Damien said to himself.For questions 15 and 16 choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word. 45. Iwas satisfied when | found out that my plan had worked. ready grateful certain pleased / Sue was so excited that she promptly unwrapped her presents when she received them. (A) seriously (B) immediately (C) secretly (0) always. For questions 17 and 18 choose the sentence which is PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY. 17. ‘That's wonderful squealed Jenny! "That's wonderful’ squealed Jenny. "That's wonderfull’ squealed Jenny. “That's wonderful, squealed Jenny My aunt, uncle and cousin are coming for dinner. I want the red pen and, the blue pen. ‘We, went to the beach, while it was raining Fred, likes all types of fruit. 2IUICAS Enon Pep Aa EAA 6For questions 19 and 20 choose the correct option to complete this paragraph. — Sockeye salmon Sockeye salmon, also called red salmon, can live in both fresh and salt water. They travel back from the ocean to breed in fresh water. _(19) _ this journey they change from silver and blue to red and green. These new colours show potential mates that they __(20) _ of the same species and ready to breed 19. (A) With are (8) From were (C) Since will be (0) During had been. t 2UOICAS Engin par A EXBN The birth of the pencil The story of pencils began in England more than 500 years ago. Legend says that a tree fell over in a sheep paddock in a part of England called Borrowdale. Curious shepherds found lumps of heavy, greasy, black rock lying among the tangled roots. This mysterious rock left black stuff on the shepherds’ hands when they touched it. They soon found a use for it. The dirty black rock was perfect for marking their sheep. The shepherds also found a way to stop it getting on their hands. They wrapped slabs of the black rock in sheepskin. The first pencils were born! Aname change The shepherds who used the greasy, black rock called it lead because it reminded them of the metal called lead: it was about the same colour and it felt heavy. It wasn't lead, though. It wasn't even a metal. It was a rock. A German geologist (a scientist who studies rocks) called Abraham Gottlob Werner gave it a new name: graphite. He called it that because the ancient Greek word graphein means ‘mark’ or ‘write’. So the black rod in the centre of your pencil that everyone calls ‘lead’ is not lead at all: it's graphite. The magic of clay Lumps of pure graphite like the ones the shepherds found are very rare. Therefore, to make pencils these days, rocks containing small amounts of graphite are crushed and the graphite is extracted (taken out). The graphite is then mixed with clay and made into rods. The graphite and clay rods are cooked until they're hard and dry. They are then encased in wood. TEIDICAS Eres Paper AB EAAAAA The words ‘Legend says’ are used to introduce the story of the shepherds because they ~ indicate that (A) only people in ancient times believed the story. (B) __ the story should not be considered as historical fact, (C) scientists are stil trying to prove that the story is not true. (D) _ the story is believed by the people who live in Borrowdale. 22, Under the subheading ‘A name change’, the information in the brackets ( ) is provided to explain (A) what type of work a geologist does. (B) _howa geologist discovered graphite. (C) why Abraham Werner was a famous geologist. . (0) how a geologist worked out that graphite was a rock. 23. According to the text, pure graphite is NOT used to make pencils because it is (A) too soft. (8) toomessy. (C) hard to find. (D) difficult to crush. 24. — Subheadings are used in this text in order to (A) make the text more complete. (B) stress that the information is accurate. (C) _ help younger children decide what to read. (D) indicate the type of information found in each section 25. ‘Bpencils have more graphite in them; H pen have more clay." What is the best way to combine the two parts of this sentence without changing its meaning? (A) _ B pencils have more graphite in them since H pencils have more clay. (B) _ B pencils have more graphite in them whereas H pencils have more clay. (C) B pencils have more graphite in them because H pencils have more clay. (D) — B pencils have more graphite in them although H pencils have more clay. 26. The purpose of this text is to (A) tell a story about the importance of pencils. (B) __ provide information about the history of pencils. (C) _ instruct readers on how to make a pencil at home. (0) explain the importance of geologists in the discovery of pencils. | i Malest de pUuRead Seeing the world and answer questions 27 to 34. Every month or so, when my brother and I are bored with backyard games and television, Dad says ‘It’s time to see the world.” So we climb the ladder to our attic, push the window open, and carefully, carefully, scramble onto the roof. We hang on tight as we scale the heights to the very top. ‘We sit with our backs to the chimney and see the world. The birds flying below us. The trees swaying in the wind below us. Our cubbyhouse, metres below us. ‘The distant city below us. And then Dad, my brother and I lie back look up and watch the clouds and sky and dream we're flying we're flying. In summer with the sun and a gentle breeze and not a sound anywhere I’m sure I never want to land. Steven HerrickaT 28, ‘Every month or so, when my brother and | are bored with backyard games’ In this quotation the word ‘backyard’ is (A) averb, (B) noun. (C) an adverb, (D) — anadjective. Why does the family go onto the roof? (A) They like the view from the roof. (8) _Itis the only place they can see the sky. (C} The children like to play games on the roof. (0} Dad does not want the children to watch too much television ‘The birds flying below us.’ Why is this sentence written on different lines? to make the text look like a poem to make the sentence seem shorter to describe how smoothly the birds are flying to indicate that the birds are flying lower than the roof From his actions in the poem, the reader can tell that Dad is (A) strict (B) adventurous. (C) _— cautious. (D) What is the main idea of the poem? (A) Families need to spend more time together. Children have to be careful when playing on the roof. Children should be encouraged to use their imagination. Families should spend as much time outdoors as possible. humorous.etree ent unt ra ee eeea cee? - Spaced Out! Your body in space ‘Travelling into space must be one of the most exciting and wonderful experiences: anyone could ever have. It also has some interesting effects on the human body. in space there is hardly any gravity, which Mess astronauts’ bones and muscles dor’t have to work as hard as on Earth 6 enable them to stand Straight or move around. The weightless feeling similar to what you experience in a swimming pool, only more Ss Because muscles (including the Froart) don't have fo work so hard in space, they shrink and become very weak. “The oxygen we breathe gives our muscies the enery we need to move and with less muscle tissue to feed, there is a lot more ‘oxygen in the astronauts blood. The astronauts’ bodies slow down the production of red blood cells—the part of blood that transports oxygen ground our bodies—because there would be too much oxygen in the body. This makes the blood thicker. Bones lose @ lot of calcium—a chemical that makes bones stronger—and become weak and brittle because they don't have to support as much muscle weight. When astronauts return to Earth, their bodies are adapted to life in space but are not yet ft for life on Earth. As they get used to the Earth's gravitational pull again, they become fitter and stronger “and their blood, muscles and bones eventually return to normal. Spacesuits have shield against tin to be made Of thick, t through y meteorites, , tough material t fru space. The sie o tne micrometeories 7 exposed fo ta erate as high a facing the le darkness of deep ae cae ace, may ) Speedin, 9 Sun may be ie other side, get as cold as -160°¢.32. The opening sentence can best be described as (A) anopinion. (8) acommand, (C) _ anexplanation. (D) well-known fact Which words would best replace ‘hardly any’ in the text? (A) still some. (B) — evenless {C) almost no (D) always ttle The writer compares the weightlessness of being in space to (A) floating in water. (B) standing up straight. (C) wearing a spacesuit. (D) falling through the air. Which word is closest in meaning to ‘brittle’, as itis used in the text? (A) fragile (8) stift (C) _ painful (0) flexible The word ‘micrometeorites' is written in brackets () because itis (A) adefinition. (B) a quotation. (C) __atransiation. D) _ ascientific name. According to the text, which option correctly matches a statement with its result? Statement Result The temperature is lower in space. | Astronauts use less energy. Fewer red blood cells are produced | Blood becomes thioxer in space. by the body in space. Spacesuits have to be worn fora | Spacesuits have to be made of {few hours everyday. tough material ‘Spacesuits have to carry equipment | Astronauts wear comfortable {10 control temperature. spacesuits. Based on this text, which of the following statements about space is correct? (A) All meteorites are large and travel fast. (8) People can live without oxygen in space. (C) _ In space there are extremes of temperature (D) The force of gravity in space and on Earth are the same.It all started when Mr Richmond brought his diary to school. Everyone in our class had been complaining that they didn't want to keep diaries any more. It was getting boring, and we couldn't think of things to write in them eyery day. ‘Diaries don’t have to be boring,’ said Mr Richmond, thumping down a fat black book on Emma’s desk. Yikes!’ said Emma. ‘Is that your diary?” The book had so much stuff stuck in it that it wouldn't close properly ‘What's in it?’ asked Lily Oris it private?” ‘Can we look? ‘No, go ahead,’ said Mr Richmond. So Lily opened the diary and we all @owded round. There were old black and white photos of our teacher as a baby. There was one of him at about three years old driving a little pedal car and one of him at the zoo looking at a camel, On each page, he had written a bit about the photographs ‘How old were you when you wrote this diary?’ Clementine asked. ‘Lwas twelve,’ answered Mr Richmond “Messy writing for a twelve-year-old,’ said Daniel. ‘You're right. It’s pretty untidy, but 1 wasn’t writing it for anyone else. I was doing it for myself. For fun. And it’s ie readable, isn't it?” Ce ae Eau ea eRe Oe Mr Richmond's ‘I think it’s good,’ said Isabelle. ‘It kind of ... you know ... shows your personality.” The next two pages were full of old movie tickets and lolly papers, and afier that were some drawings. There were pencil sketches of cars and motorbikes, rather old-fashioned looking, but we could see that our teacher was a good drawer, even then The next day, almost everyone in the class brought some sort of a book to use asa diary. We were all excited about our diaries. We spent hours writing and gluing and sticky-taping. Everyone's diary was different. I had the idea of collecting the autographs of everyone in the class. ‘Great!’ said Mr Richmond. ‘Who knows? Maybe one day some of these names may be famou: ‘Yeah,’ said Pakitae, ‘and these diaries might be valuable one day, too.’ ‘I doubt it’ said Clementine, ‘but they'll be interesting to look at later. It'll be fun to show our children the things that we were into when we were their age.” Isabelle looked up from her writing. These diaries are a bit like time capsules, aren't they?” ) i tWhat was the main reason Mr Richmond brought his diary to show his students? (A) He wanted them to write in his diary. (8) He wanted to tell them about his childhood. (C) They were interested in seeing his drawings. (0) They were losing interest in writing their diaries. Emma said ‘Is that your diary?’ because she found it unbelievable that (A) Mr Richmond had put the diary together when he was only twelve (B) Mr Richmond had found so much to include in his diary. (C) Mr Richmond would show the class his private diary. (0) Mr Richmond had led an interesting life. According to the text, which of the following did Mr Richmond have in his diary? (A) drawings from his class (B) photographs of his drawings (C) autographs from famous people (D) photographs with written comments When Daniel said, “Messy writing for a twelve-year-old’, he was being (A) argumentative. (B) cheeky. (C)_— dishonest. (D)_ impatient. The words ‘even then’ tell the reader that Mr Richmond (A) wishes he was young again. used to like cars and motorcycles. has been good at drawing since childhood. does not like old-fashioned drawings any more. In what way are the children’s diaries like ‘time capsules’? (A) They will be given as gifts to their children. They will become valuable antiques in the future. They will tell people in the future about life in the past. They will include famous autographs and pictures of their classmates. n in the text, which of these students had the best reason for keeping a Clementine (B)_—_ Lily (C) Daniel ~~ (D)_—Pakitae