Cambridge IGCSE English - First Language (UK) 0522 — 2016 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 0
0522/20/M/J/16
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This document consists of 12 printed pages and 1 Reading Booklet Insert. DC (ST) 124684 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education * 6 8 1 9 8 8 6 9 3 1 * FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH 0522/02 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) May/June 2016 2 hours Candidates answer on the Question Paper. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer all questions in the space provided. If additional space is required, you should use the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question number(s) must be clearly shown. Dictionaries are not permitted. The Reading Booklet Insert contains the reading passages for use with all questions on the Question Paper. The Insert is not assessed by the Examiner. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.
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2 0522/02/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 Read carefully Passage A, Honey Hotel, in the Reading Booklet Insert and then answer Questions 1 and 2 on this Question Paper. Question 1 You are Maria from Passage A. The day after the rafting trip you write a letter to a friend back home. Write the letter. In your letter you should comment on: • your impressions of the hotel and its staff • your thoughts and feelings about your husband’s attitude and behaviour on the holiday • your plans for the remaining days of your holiday. Base your letter on what you have read in Passage A, but be careful to use your own words. Address each of the three bullet points. Begin your letter, ‘Dear friend, This place is everything I imagined…’ Write about 250 to 350 words. Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer, and up to 5 marks for the quality of your writing. … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
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4 0522/02/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … [Total: 20]
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5 0522/02/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over [Turn over for Question 2]
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6 0522/02/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 Question 2 Re-read the descriptions of: (a) the winning entry in paragraph 4, beginning ‘He agreed…’ (b) Al and Mr Head’s visits to the market in paragraph 6, beginning ‘On the second morning…’. Select four powerful words or phrases from each paragraph. Your choices should include imagery. Explain how each word or phrase selected is used effectively in the context. Write about 200 to 300 words. Up to 10 marks are available for the content of your answer. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
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7 0522/02/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … [Total: 10]
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8 0522/02/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 Read carefully Passage B, The Honeybee, in the Reading Booklet Insert and then answer Questions 3(a) and (b) on this Question Paper. Question 3 Answer the questions in the order set. (a) Notes According to Passage B, what is the importance of honeybees to humans and what does the writer of the letter believe to be threatening bees’ well-being? Write your answer using short notes. Write one point per line. You do not need to use your own words. Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer. What is the importance of honeybees and what are the threats to their well-being? 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… 9… 10… 11… 12… 13… 14… 15… [Total: 15]
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9 0522/02/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over (b) Summary Now use your notes from Question 3(a) to write a summary of the importance of honeybees to humans and what is threatening bees’ well-being, according to Passage B. You must use continuous writing (not note form) and use your own words as far as possible. Your summary should include all 15 of your points in Question 3(a) and must be 200 to 250 words. Up to 5 marks are available for the quality of your writing. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
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10 0522/02/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 … … … … … … … … … … … [Total: 5]
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11 0522/02/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 ADDITIONAL PAGE If you use the following lined page to complete the answer(s) to any question(s), the question number(s) must be clearly shown. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
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12 0522/02/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cie.org.uk after the live examination series. Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. ADDITIONAL PAGE If you use the following lined page to complete the answer(s) to any question(s), the question number(s) must be clearly shown. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …