UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

Cambridge International Primary Achievement Test

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0841/01

ENGLISH

May/June 2009

Paper 1

60 minutes
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Spend 20 minutes on this section.
AllStars Review
At AllStars we love the Live Safari Series and this
latest addition offers another exciting visual experience
for games players.

Impala Saf
ari

With Impala Safari, players can control the experience

of a herd of impala: theres the big male buck and the
smaller females - not to mention the adorable fawns.
Theres also the hungry hyena who stalks the herd,
taking down the young, the old, the injured and the
inattentive.
Successful players will be those who take the time to
go into the games Research Facility to find out more
about all the creatures. How do impala stay one step ahead of the hyena? How
do they keep their fawns safe? Are hyenas really the stinking outcasts that
stories make them out to be? The Research Facility enables players to make
educated decisions and help the impala to survive in the desert.
The exciting new Guest Mode allows two or more players to work together to
outwit the hyena. This creates random and dynamic challenges to enrich game
play.
There is the additional option of free downloads. These include videos of impala
living in Africa, as well as commentary by safari rangers who know how to help to
keep these graceful creatures safe. Also available are additional herd members
to add to the safety of the herd and, for those who feel that they have mastered
the game, new threats in the form of lions.
Impala Safari is outstanding simulation software for kids of all ages and would be
a good buy for all the family. Those who are willing to learn as they play will be
particularly successful, but all players can enjoy keeping these stunning little
creatures safe. But beware - if your attention wanders for even a second, your
impala will be under threat. The hyena never sleeps!

This game gets

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This text is a review. What is being reviewed? Tick (
) the best description.
book
computer game
holiday
TV programme
[1]

Which are the two main animals mentioned in the review?

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[1]

Reread this sentence from the text.

Theres also the hungry hyena who stalks the herd, taking down the
young, the old, the injured and the inattentive.
Write other words that mean the same as the underlined words. Your new
word must still make sense in the sentence.
stalks
[2]

taking down

4 Does the reviewer like Impala Safari?

Write a phrase or sentence from the review to support your answer.

[1]

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Tick (
) two statements about the text which are true.
It is a narrative text.
It is a non-fiction text.
It contains both facts and opinions.
It contains only facts, no opinions.
It contains only opinions, no facts.
[1]

The author sometimes refers to impala by different names. Find two of them.
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2

[2]

Where would you expect to read a review such as this?

[1]

Tick (
) two things the text tells you that you can learn in the Research
Facility.
why hyenas never sleep
that lions are also threats to hyenas
how impalas stay one step ahead of the hyena
that herds of impala are stalked by hungry hyenas
how impalas keep their fawns safe
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(a) What is the main purpose of this text?

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(b) Find a sentence from the text which supports your answer to 9(a).
[1]

10 Reread this paragraph from the text.

There is the additional option of free downloads. These include videos
of impala living in Africa, as well as commentary by safari rangers who
know how to help to keep these graceful creatures safe. Also available
are additional herd members to add to the safety of the herd and, for
those who feel that they have mastered the game, new threats in the
form of lions.
What is the main topic of the paragraph?
[1]

11 Explain the purpose of this sentence.

This game gets

the highest award given by AllStars.

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12 Write a review of a game, book, music, film or TV programme you
particularly enjoy.
Your review should:
Tell the reader about your chosen game, book, music, film or TV
programme.
Explain why you enjoy it so much.
Persuade your reader to want to play, read, listen or watch it too.
When you are planning your review, think about:
The subject you are going to write about. You need to be able to
remember a lot of information about it.
The order in which you will introduce your ideas.
How you are going to make your review particularly interesting for your
reader.
Spend up to 5 minutes making notes to plan your review here.

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Write your review here.

Text structure [4]

Audience [3]

Sentence structure [4]

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13 Underline all parts of the verb in this sentence.
Players can control the experience of a herd of impala.

[1]

14 Write the missing punctuation in the box below.

Impala Safari

one of the best games of the year!

[1]

15 Rewrite this sentence in the active voice.

The leaping impala are stalked by the hungry hyena.
[1]

16 Add two commas to help to make the meaning clearer in this sentence.

Also available for those who are expert at the game

are faster hyenas.

[2]

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17 Tick (
) the sentence which emphasises the main challenge of the game.
Outwitting the hyena is the main challenge when two or more
people play.

The more people who play, the greater the main challenge.

What is the main challenge of the game?

When two or more people play together, the main challenge is

to outwit the hyena.
[1]
18 Fill in the table, using words from this sentence.
The tired hyena only sleeps when it has eaten recently.
The first one is done for you.
word class
Noun

example word
hyena

Verb
Adverb
Adjective
Pronoun
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19 Rewrite this sentence to show it is only a possibility.
The hyena will catch the impala.
[1]
20 Underline the main clause in this sentence.
In this game as with others in the series the realistic-looking animals
behave like real animals.
[1]

21 Draw lines to match each of these sentences to the different text type.
Sentence

Text Type

I played this game and I

thought it was great!

persuasion

Buy this game. Its one of

the best youll ever play!

report

Within the game, players

can control a herd of
impala.

recount
[1]

22 Finish punctuating the dialogue.

Have you played Impala Safari I asked
Yes replied my sister but it scared me.
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23 Correct two mistakes in this sentence.
All the impalas was running round and they goes very fast.

[1]

24 Join these sentences into a complex sentence. Do not use and or but.
Players can do research.
Players can find out about the impala and the hyena.

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