UNSW Global | Assessments 2018 ENGLISH DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL INSTRUCTED. 50 QUESTIONS TIME ALLOWED: 50 MINUTES Read the instructions on the ANSWER SHEET and fillin your NAME, SCHOOL and OTHER INFORMATION, Use 2 pencil. Da NOT use a coloured pencil or a pen, Rub out any mistakes completely. You MUST record your answers On the ANSWER SHEET. Mark only ONE answer for each question. Your score will be the number of correct answers. Marks are NOT deducted for incorrect answers. There are §0 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (1-50) Use the information provided to choose the BEST answer from the four possible options. (On your ANSWER SHEET fl in the oval that matches ‘Questions may sometimes be placed next to each other Make sure y {CROSS the page and answer the {questions in the correct order. You are NOT alowed to use a dictionary or an electronic ranslator ICASRead the text and answer the questions that follow. Stage fright Jacob couldn't remember his lines. His teacher, Miss Cooper, looked at him from the side of the stage. She mouthed the words at him, but he couldn't understand them. His palms were sweating. The audience was looking at him, Someone cleared their throat nervously. Jacob closed his eyes, wishing he could be somewhere else. The Strange Adventures of Mr Cubbins was Jacob’s favourite book. So much so that he’d convinced the class that they should make it into a short play for their end-of-year drama project. They’d spent weeks writing a script and designing the stage sets and costumes, and when it came time to pick people to play the parts, everyone agreed that Jacob should be Mr Cubbins. It was only natural Yet here he was on stage, not even sixty seconds into the start of the play and already it had gone wrong. Hi at him. Out of the comer of his eye he saw Miss Cooper getting to push Ronnie, who also knew the part, onto the Think, Jacob, think. What does the very first page of the book look like? With his eyes closed, he saw the tree on that page with its bright green leaves and big orange fruit. He saw Mr Cubbins in his hat and somehow ... the words came! “T’ve always known I was different,’ Jacob began, ‘Not special, but different, and on a certain day in March He could fee! the audience’s smiles, and now the performance had sruly begun.‘She mouthed the words at him, but he couldn't understand them.’ (paragraph 1) Jacob couldn't understand Miss Cooper because (A) she wasn't speaking aloud. B) he wasn't looking at her. (C) the audience was too noisy. D) he was too busy memorising the script. Why had everyone agreed that Jacob should play the part of Mr Cubbins? (A) Jacob had experience performing in plays. (B) He was the only person who had wanted the role. (C) The role of Mr Cubbins was the hardest to learn. {D) Jacob had started the whole project. ‘Out of the comer of his eye he saw Miss Cooper getting ready to push Ronnie, who also knew the part, onto the stage to replace him.’ (paragraph 3) This sentence shows that Miss Cooper felt that (A) Jacob was too sick to be on the stage. (B) Jacob had embarrassed the school. (C) Jacob would not be able to continue. (D) Jacob should not have played Mr Cubbins. To try to remember his lines, Jacob thought about (A) __ the stage set and costumes of the play. (B) __ practising in rehearsals for the play. (C) _ Ronnie playing the part of Mr Cubbins. (D) the opening page of the book. In the fourth paragraph, why does the writer repeat the word ‘think'? (A) to show that Jacob felt desperate (B) to remind readers that Jacob was on the stage (C) to explain what Miss Cooper was saying to Jacob (D) to reveal that Miss Cooper was annoyed with Jacob When Jacob started speaking, whose words was he saying? (A) his own (8) Ronnie's (C) MrCubbins's (0). Miss Cooper's Which option describes the structure of the story? (A) [flashback [complication [resolution _| (B) | complication _| flashback resolution (C) [flashback resolution _| complication [(0) [resolution [flashback | complication 3 {20181048 ape Pap© © UNSW ltl Py tdRead the text and answer the questions that follow. Can self-driving cars save us from traffic? if you've ever lived in a big city, you've probably spent many hours waiting at traffic lights. These wonderful inventions allow traffic to safely flow in all directions, but at a cost. When traffic builds up, cars spend lots of time waiting and only move in short bursts. Self-driving cars could offer a solution to some of these traffic woes. If cars can “alk’ to the traffic lights, could we cut down on red lights or even get rid of them altogether? To investigate, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States wrote a computer program to simulate an intersection. The traffic consisted of self-driving cars that could talk to the intersection and receive instructions. The first system they trialled was quite simple. As each car approached the intersection, it sent a signal. The intersection responded by booking the next space in the intersection for the car to use. Then, the intersection told the car to slow down a bit so it reached the intersection at exactly the right time to fit. This system allowed cars to move faster through the intersection. It could also handle higher traffic flows without making long queues. In order to get even more cars through the intersections, the researchers decided they needed to be a bit unfair. They got some cars to speed up and others to slow down so they formed bunches, all going in the same direction, The second system worked a bit like a mini-traffic light, letting small bunches take turns going through the intersection. However, the cars were still moving as they started to bunch up, so the traffic never stopped. This improved system was even better than the first. It could move twice as many cars as a traditional traffic ight system However, these new systems won't be replacing traffic lights any time soon They require every car on the road to be driven by a computer, not a human. But in the far future, drivers might be a thing of the past. And maybe traffic jams will be a thing of the past too! 20181288 Erle Paper COLNSW ts ry Lins 410. 11. 12. 13. ‘If cars can “talk” to the traffic lights’ (paragraph 2) In this quotation the word ‘talk’ is an example of (A) onomatopoeia. (8) _ personification, (C) aun (0) asimile What is the goal of the researchers? (A) to investigate how traffic lights work (B) to increase the number of cars on the road (C) to encourage cars to self-drive when there is a red light (D) to see if self-driving cars Increase traffic flow In the second paragraph, the word ‘simulate’ means (A) imitate. (8) activate. (C) control. (D) improve. In the fourth paragraph, the underlined pronoun ‘they’ refers to (A) researchers. (B) drivers. (C) cars, (D) intersections. Which option best describes the movement of traffic in each system? Cu ___|First system Cars stop and start | Cars continuously tal frequently, | tums to move. to form bunches. (8) | Cars stop and start on a | Cars take turns to move | Cars change speed regular basis. in response to the to form groups that position of other cars. _| move together. (©) | Cars move Car speed is controlled | Cars slow down and continuously. through the intersection. | form groups that ae move together, (0) | Cars wait and move in| Cars are grouped Cars can change short bursts. together according to _| direction according to [speed traffic flow needs. ‘What does the writer predict for the future? (A) More research into traffic jams will mean fewer cars on the road. (8) Traditional traffic light systems will be replaced by many smaller traffic lights. (C) Computers will not replace human drivers. (D) — Computer-controlled cars will improve traffic flow. 5 20181048 Engh Pap COUNGW Obl Py LntoeRead the text and answer the questions that follow. * The surprise - Julie was on a mission. She had waited for this moment, patiently planning and plotting. Now the crucial day had arrived and it was time to act. “Lknow exactly what to get,’ she muttered to herself as she plodded determinedly down the footpath through the afternoon crowds. “And I know just where to get it. She marched past the butcher and the supermarket, past the dress shop and the bookshop and the fruit shop. Her mission would not be fulfilled in any of those dull establishments, She didn’t swerve or dawdle for a moment but strode on. Her heartbeat quickened with anticipation. She was going to get something that would bring such a smile to his face, now at long last he was better and home again. And on such a significant day. She could hardly wait ... Finally, she stopped at a rose-bricked building with a peaked roof and a circular window like a huge porthole. There was a hopeful seagull perched at the top of a rusted drainpipe that led from the roof to the gutter. A rich smell oozed out from the shop in an invisible cloud of sweetness. Julie breathed it in deeply. On the window in large Gothic letters was painted one crimson word: ‘BAKERY’ Julie peered in the window at the glass shelves, where the cakes were laid out like precious exhibits in a museum. Square layers of sponge and cream, curling pastries like giant snails and little blobs of meringues in vibrant colours. A feast from a fairytale. But where was it? Panic gripped her. It was there yesterday—don’t say someone else had already bought it? Ab, no! There it was! At the back of the display, up high on a pedestal, loftier than all the other offerings. A beautiful round smooth chocolate cake, covered with tiny silver sugar stars, and with five candles on top. Julie beamed. It was perfect! ‘The old lady that ran the bakery had a hunched back and a grey bun held in place by a long sharp-ended pin. She looked like someone who had stepped out of a storybook. She was lifting up a tray of jam buns when she caught sight of Julie lingering on the other side of the window. She raised her thin eyebrows at her fiercely. Julie put her hand in her pocket to check the money was still there. She pushed the door open and, as it swung back on a spring, a little bell tinkled. The old lady put down the tray. Disarmingly, she smiled at Julie, and her whole face turned into soft folds. “So, young lady, what can I do for you today?” 20181CAS Erle Paper © UNSW bl Py Led 644, ‘Julie was on a mission.’ This means that Julie was (A) worried about having too much to do. (B) distracted from the task she should be doing. (C) focusing on getting as many things done as possible. (D) concentrating on one specific task. 15. ‘She had waited for this moment, patiently planning and plotting.’ What literary device is used in this quotation? (A) idiom (8) alliteration (Cc) exaggeration (D) metaphor 16. Which of the following descriptions from the text contains a simile? (A) ‘a hopeful seagull perched at the top of a rusted drainpipe’ (8) ‘Arich smell oozed out from the shop’ (C) ‘the cakes were laid out like precious exhibits in a museum’ (D) ‘and little blobs of meringues in vibrant colours’ 17. ‘up high on a pedestal, loftier than all the other offerings’ (paragraph 6) Julie's use of the word ‘loftier’ has two meanings. Firstly, the cake was placed higher than the other cakes. Secondly, Julie thought it was (A) _ better. (8) _ bigger. (C) darker. 5 (D) sweeter. 18. _ Inwhich paragraph does Julie experience both disappointment and pleasure? A) 2 (B) 4 (c) 6 () 8 19. Why did the old lady change her expression towards Julie at the end of the text? (A) Jule stared fiercely at the old lady. (B) The old lady realised Julie was young. (C) Julie showed the old lady her money. (D) The old lady realised Julie was a customer. 7 2010 CS Engle Paper 0 UNSW Cal Ply LntesCreepy underusater erauslies Going underwater is about to get creepier. Lurking in the shallow waters of your favourite beach and inhabiting the depths of the coldest oceans are creeping, crawling sea spiders. Ranging in size from one millimetre to more than 90 centimetres, these creatures look like the stars of a science fiction horror movie. With their small bodies and really long legs, it is easy to have nightmares ’ sea spider in the MeMurdo Sound in Antarctica about sea spiders larger than your head crawling all over you, but it gets creepier, Sea spiders are equipped with a proboscis (a long appendage on their head) for feeding on their prey, These carnivorous crawlies insert their proboscis into the soft body of an invertebrate and then suck out the juicy goodness. Surprisingly, the poor prey often survives this gruesome attack. ‘Although this type of feeding sounds gross, invertebrates such as sea sponges and sea anemones are generally larger than the spider, and so will survive being fed on .. most of the time. There are more than 1300 known species of sea spiders, They can have four, five or six pairs of legs. Their bodies are so thin that they do not need a respiratory system; instead, their body surface is large enough to allow them to breathe by diffusion, which means oxygen is absorbed through their skin. In fact, their bodies are so small that their organs spread out to their legs. Many sea spiders that live deep in the ocean are blind. Sea spiders are such unusual creatures that scientists are still a little puzzled about how to classify them. Sea spiders are not considered true spiders or arachnids. They have a segmented exoskeleton, which makes them arthropods just like insects, crabs and spiders, But other strange features such as their proboscis make it difficult to decide exactly what type of arthropod they are, Marine zoologist Dr Claudia Arango of the Australian Museum finds sea spiders fascinating, especially the ones that live in Antarctica, ‘They are more diverse, more abundant, bigger and weirder than sea spiders in other parts of the world: that makes them a very attractive fauna,’ says Dr Arango. Next time you go to the beach, head over to the rocks and investigate; you may just find a little sea spider camouflaged in the shallow water. But don't worry, the really big ones only live in the depths of the Antarctic Ocean. 20181088 Elen Paper C© UNSW Global Py Lint 820. 21 22. 23, 24, 25, 26. 27, Sea spiders feed on sea anemones because (A) __ they have soft bodies. (B) they have thin bodies. (C) _ they are larger than their predators. (D) _ they are able to survive after being attacked. ‘What is the meaning of the word ‘gruesome’? (A) frequent (8) horrifying (C) unexpected (D) sudden Sea spiders breathe by diffusion. This allows them to (A) __ store oxygen in their legs, (B) take in oxygen through their skin. (C) control their respiratory system. (D) suck oxygen from their prey. ‘Many sea spiders that live deep in the ocean are blind.” Which word or words could be placed at the beginning of this sentence in the third paragraph? (A) Asaresult (B) However (C) Yet (D) — Inaddition Why are sea spiders described in the text as ‘unusual creatures’? (A) They are arachnids and they breathe by diffusion. (8) They are invertebrates and they are also carnivores, (C) They are arthropods and they have a proboscis. (D) They can live in both deep and shallow water. What is the main purpose of the final paragraph? (A) _ to scare readers into staying away from sea spiders (B) to urge readers to investigate the sea spiders of the Antarctic Ocean (Cc) to reassure readers that sea spiders are unlikely to be a threat to them (0) to wam readers against taking unnecessary risks with sea spiders What is the text underneath the photograph called? (A) caption (8) label (C) subheading (D) glossary What does the writer assume about her readers? (A) They are scared of spiders, (8) They know what a sea spider looks like. (C) They understand what a proboscis is. (0) They have studied the Antarctic Ocean. 9 20181048 Engle Paper © UNSW Gob Pty LinedRead the text and answer the questions that follow. Dog-sitting for beginners I was lying on my bed reading a library book when my mother told me there ‘was someone asking for me on the telephone. “I didn’t recognise the voice,’ she said, looking rather puzzled. Tt was the summer holidays and I had been trying to find ways to make money. Thad decided to put up a notice in the window of the local newsagent: ‘Pet Minder’ with our home phone number. I had waited and waited but nobody had called. Until now. I picked up the phone. “We have five German Shepherds,’ rapped out the voice on the other end, ‘and we are going away for three weeks. We need someone to come and feed them every day, and check their water. Are you willing?” I was willing. Especially for ten dollars a day. So I was put in charge of five German Shepherds: mother, auntie and three offspring. I never met the father. Thad to go every day to feed them and also to administer medicine for some mystery condition, little blue pills which I had to hide in their dog food. ‘The dogs had a huge yard to run around in, but each day when I arrived they would all be lying together in the laundry, looking depressed. At the sight of me, though, they were transformed, and began wildly loping in circles, barking, and then they all jumped all over me all at onee, licking my face. For some reason, I wasn’t afraid of them, despite their huge paws, their narrow dark faces, their wild eyes, their yellow teeth and their tongues hanging out. Their canned food was kept on a shelf in the laundry, horrible jellied meat with a terrible smell. Every day I put it in their bowls, hiding the pills inside the mess as I had been instructed. They gulped it down in seconds as though they hadn’t eaten for weeks. As soon as the food was gone they would gaze at me intently, all those desperate eyes (ten of them), just in case there was more to come. Giving. up at last, they would gallop away, up and down the length of the backyard. {As I say, this happened every day, exactly the same routine, Twas doing so well, Until . On the fifteenth day, when I arrived at the house, the dogs ‘were not there. All of them were gone. Mother, auntie, and the three daughters. Vanished. Looking down the yard, I could see at once what had happened. They'd dug a tunnel under the fence, just like prisoners of war in the movies. When I inspected the hole, Thad to admire their initiative. Grudgingly. Because clearly now, I had a BIG problem. 2018108 EnpanPaprC UNSW ltl Py Leas 1028. 29. 30. at. 32, 33. 34, 35. The dog-sitter's mother was puzzled because (A) the dog-sitter seldom used the phone. (B) the caller's voice was unfamiliar to her. (C) _ the dog-sitter was unable to take the call, {D) _ the caller rang while she was sleeping. ‘had waited and waited but nobody had called.’ (paragraph 3) Which option could replace this sentence? (A) Thad waited and waited. However, nobody had called. (B) I had waited and waited since nobody had called, (C) had waited and waited. Somehow, nobody had called. (D) had waited and waited when nobody had called. ‘The dogs have a ‘mystery condition’. This means that their condition (A) has strange symptoms. (8) _ has not been explained. (C) _ isdiffcult to treat, (0) _ isnotyet diagnosed, ‘they would all be lying together in the laundry, looking depressed’ (paragraph 6) The words ‘looking depressed’ form an adverbial clause which gives more information about the verb ‘lying’. What type of information does the clause provide? (A) manner = (B) time (C) place (0) frequency The dogs usually look depressed. What changes their mood? (A) the dog-sitter filling their food bowls (8) the arrival of the dog-sitter (C) the dogs swallowing their pills (D) the dogs running around the yard Which word is an ANTONYM of ‘intently’? (A) sharply (8) firmly (C) dreamily (0) closely The dog-sitter’s initial attitude to the dogs’ escape was one of (A) hostile praise. (B) unwilling criticism. (C) reluctant respect. (D) prickly complaint. Which of the following is NOT a reason the writer uses capital letters for the word ‘BIG'? (A) to indicate the size of the problem (B) to emphasise the seriousness of the situation (C) to match the meaning of the word (D) to suggest the size of the dogs " 20181088 Enpleh Pap © © UNSW itl Py LadRead the text and answer the questions that follow. Alexey Leonov On 18 March 1965, the Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov became the first human to walk in space. Tethered to his spaceship by a 5-metre cable, he floated above Earth for 12 minutes. This event was of enormous importance for the advancement of space exploration and, for Russia, it was a matter of immense national pride that a Russian rather than an American was the first to walk in space. On that day, Alexey Leonov and Pavel Belyayev made an orbit of Earth in their two-man Voskhod capsule. On completion of this orbit, Leonov was given the all clear to commence his spacewalk. Leonov crawled into the cirlock, opened the hatch and began 40 float in space. This is how he described the experience: “It was so quiet | could even hear my heart beat. | was surrounded by stars ‘and was floating without much control. | will never forget the moment ... Of course, | did not know that | was about to experience the most difficult moments of my life—getting back into the capsule ...’ Leonov’s spacesuit ballooned dramatically out of shape in the vacuum. of outer space and the fabric threatened to tear open as it stiffened and stretched. His hands slipped out of his gloves and his feet came out of his boots. Leonov, no longer able to squeeze through the small hatch to return to the spacecraft, had to think quickly. In order fo re-enter the craft, he decided to release air from his suit, a perilous action that began to cause decompression sickness. ‘I could feel pins and needles in my hands and legs,’ he recollected. However, Leonov’s difficulties did not end on his return to the craft. Oxygen levels inside the capsule soared uncontrollably to dangerously explosive peaks and during the return to Earth, the automatic re-entry systems failed to work. With a combination of luck and skill, the cosmonauts landed their craft 2000 kilometres from the intended site and deep in a Siberian forest. Leonov and Belyayev spent two nights huddled in their capsule in sub-zero temperatures, fearful of wolves and bears, before being rescued. The mission was hailed as a complete success by Russia. However, this first spacewalk tested the physical limits and endurance of Leonov, and the return to Earth imposed tremendous stress on both men, as well as their equipment. The dramatic events that unfolded in the spacewalk became the subject of a 2017 Russian historical film titled The Age of Pioneers. 20181088 Ente Paper © UNSW Geb Py Lmtd 1236. 37. 38. 39. 40. MM. 42. According to the first paragraph, which of the following best describes Alexey Leonov's achievement? (A) _ It was the first time humans had organised an exploration in space. (8) __ It marked the start of an international competition in space exploration. (C) _ Itopened new possibilities for further important space exploration. (D) __ Itwas regarded as the longest period of exploration undertaken in space. In the word ‘cosmonaut’, the root ‘cosmo’ relates to the word universe. What word does the suffix ‘naut’ most likely relate to? (A) traveller (8) _ technician (C) scientist (D) _ passenger Why does the writer include quotations from Leonov? (A) _ to explain how unprepared for the spacewalk he was (B) to add a personal touch to the factual description (C) to emphasise how a spacewalk is conducted (D) to show how the events would appear in the film Which word could best replace the words ‘Of course’ in Leonov's account of his spacewalk experience? (A) Seriously (8) Importantly (C) Consequently (D) Obviously What was the first thing that went wrong for Leonov on his spacewalk? (A) He experienced difficulty entering the space capsule, (8) His spacesuit was in danger of disintegrating (C) He was developing decompression sickness. (D) His oxygen supply was diminishing rapidly. Using information from the text, which statement best describes Leonov's decision to release air from his suit (A) twas a necessary risk. (8) __ twas brave but foolish (C) _ Itwas a dangerous error. (D) _ Itwas sudden and automatic. Although there were problems, Russia proudly called the mission ‘a complete success’. According to the text, this is because (A) it inspired the production of a popular film, (8) _ it proved that Russia had accomplished more in space than America had. {C) _ it thoroughly tested all the automatic systems of the spacecraft, (D) _ it proved that the cosmonauts’ equipment performed well 13 2010108 Erle Paper CO UNSW Gal Pty LindaRead the text and answer the questions that foll The cave that, unlike him, I would never be brave and spend a whole night in his creepy cave Tam determined to prove him wrong. 5 Trudging reluctantly through thickening bush, I break the eerie evening silence; hum a song. low. Tt was my friend Dan who threw down the dare Searching for the entrance, I sce a sinister smile, a shadowy gap becween the jagged rocks. My heart is pounding; I'l waie a litele while. 10 Lucky, my dog, without warning darts in bue I'm much bigger and muse crouch and cra if Tam to enter this mystetious cave at al. Immediately I see two golden, glowing eyes— inscant tertor, then dread turns to surprise. The dark is a blanket, che stuffy heat intense. I stumble, then reach for the torch in my pack and shine a beam along a twisting track. wl 1s Ies faithful Lucky waiting somewhere up ahead. We follow the tunnel in a feeble beam of light, 20 unexpectedly reach a chamber—colossal and stop in amazement; it's suddenly so, so bright. Anmiillion glow-worms twinkle like a galaxy of revealing formations of vibrant rainbow hue, spear-like pillars of glistening stalagmites too. ‘ool— stars, 25 Dripping icicles dangle from the cavernous roof. Lucky's bark booms and rumbles; I gasp in awe, then in a splie second I realise the truth. What a magical and astonishing discovery! This is not the cave I heard my friend describe. 3» Danis not courageous; he’s never been inside. Sheryl Persson 443. In the first stanza, Dan's behaviour towards the narrator could be best described as (A) fearless. (B) secretive. = (C)_—_ provoking. (D) _ intimidating. 44. Inline 5, the description of the narrator most likely suggests that she (A) __ is dragging her feet. (B) is clenching her fists. (C) has her arms crossed over her chest. (D) has her chin up and her chest out. 45. Inthe third stanza, what language choice does the poet make and for what purpose? (A) She uses verbs to convey emotion. (8) She uses a simile to convey the tone. (C) _ She uses the present tense to convey the backstory. (D) She uses adjectives to convey the mood. 46. Inline 19, what does the word ‘feeble’ mean? (A) golden (B) narrow (C) weak (D) long 47. Which of the following best describes the narrator's feelings when she sees what's in the cave? (A) loving (8) jubilant (C) playful (D) thoughtful 48. _ Whose motivation drives the action in the poem? (A) Dan's, as he wants the narrator to tell him what's in the cave (B) the narrator's, as she wants to alter Dan's perception of her (C) _ Dan's, as he wants to see if the narrator can discover his secret (0) the narrator's, as she wants to prove that Dan is lying For each question, choose the correct option to complete the passage. Archaeologists regularly unearth fossils, which are the ancient remains of plants and animals slowly tured to rock over millions of years. _(49)___ there is another kind of ‘fossil’ to be found on planet Earth: organisms still living, but unchanged for millions of years. These special plants and animals are known as ‘living fossils’, and are more common than you think. The humble horseshoe crab, for example, closely 50) ___ a very primitive form of animal called a trilobite which died out around 250 million years ago. 49. (A) ‘Whereas 50. (A) resemble (B) Evenif (8) resembling (C) Despite this (C) resembled (0) Yet (D) resembles 15 20181CAS Kaplan Paper COUNSW Cll ry Unt