Про экзамены в старшую школу.
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homyachickЧто-то я тут встретила примерный экзамен по английскому для детей 10 лет в ту школу, в которую просится Люшка. Та самая Люшка, которая на вопросы типа "Согласны ли вы с автором ...." отвечает преимущественно "Yes" или "No". Хотите развлечься?
Section A:
Candidates will be asked to look at and respond to a piece of stimulus material which may be a poem,
piece of prose, article, painting or any other form of stimulus. No prior knowledge of the material is
required. There will be questions on the stimulus material which the candidate will need to answer.
Examples of stimulus material and questions are, as follows:
HE clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
In response to the above poem, answer the four following questions:
• What do you find interesting about the poem and why?
• Which images do you find most effective and why?
• What are the main themes or ideas explored in this poem?
• Choose a line from the poem and explore its possible meanings.
Section B: Extended Writing
Candidates will be asked to produce an extended piece of writing, or sometimes two shorter pieces of
writing. The writing may be a creative task, a discussion or opinion piece, or a response to a scenario.
Examples of titles:
- Write a story called ‘The Long Goodbye and the Short Hello’
- Argue the case that either ‘Cats are better than Dogs’ or ‘Dogs are better than Cats’.
- Imagine that you are asked to put together a time capsule for future generations. Choose three
objects which, in your opinion, show some of the best achievements of the 21st Century and write
a letter to the future explaining your choice of objects and how each object reflects life in the 21st
Century.
- Choose one of the two following topics and write an exploratory essay about the subject: ‘The
Importance of the Environment’, ‘The Importance of the Arts.’
Section A:
Candidates will be asked to look at and respond to a piece of stimulus material which may be a poem,
piece of prose, article, painting or any other form of stimulus. No prior knowledge of the material is
required. There will be questions on the stimulus material which the candidate will need to answer.
Examples of stimulus material and questions are, as follows:
The Eagle
HE clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
In response to the above poem, answer the four following questions:
• What do you find interesting about the poem and why?
• Which images do you find most effective and why?
• What are the main themes or ideas explored in this poem?
• Choose a line from the poem and explore its possible meanings.
Section B: Extended Writing
Candidates will be asked to produce an extended piece of writing, or sometimes two shorter pieces of
writing. The writing may be a creative task, a discussion or opinion piece, or a response to a scenario.
Examples of titles:
- Write a story called ‘The Long Goodbye and the Short Hello’
- Argue the case that either ‘Cats are better than Dogs’ or ‘Dogs are better than Cats’.
- Imagine that you are asked to put together a time capsule for future generations. Choose three
objects which, in your opinion, show some of the best achievements of the 21st Century and write
a letter to the future explaining your choice of objects and how each object reflects life in the 21st
Century.
- Choose one of the two following topics and write an exploratory essay about the subject: ‘The
Importance of the Environment’, ‘The Importance of the Arts.’