lOMoARcPSD|48940654
Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint
ENGLISH 0861/01
Paper 1 Non-fiction April 2023
1 hour 10 minutes
You must answer on the question paper.
You will need: Insert (enclosed)
INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Use a black or dark blue pen.
• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
• Do not write on any bar codes.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
• The insert contains the reading passages.
This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
05_0861_01/4RP
© UCLES 2023 [Turn over
lOMoARcPSD|48940654
Section A: Reading
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
Read Text A, an article from a cycling magazine, in the insert, and then answer Questions 1–6.
1 Look at the first paragraph (lines 3–9).
(a) Why is the park called Park Güell?
[1]
(b) The original plan for the park was very different from the park that Gaudí created.
Complete the table below to show the differences.
The original plan What Gaudí created
a housing estate
worked with natural elements
[2]
2 Look at the second paragraph (lines 10–15).
(a) Which phrase brings the reader’s attention back from the past to the present?
[1]
(b) What effect does the writer create by using the word adorned?
[1]
© UCLES 2023 0861/01/A/M/23
lOMoARcPSD|48940654
3 Look at the third paragraph (lines 16–23).
(a) The writer creates an image of the pathways being like water.
How? Support your answer with a quotation.
Explanation:
Quotation:
[2]
(b) The writer uses personal pronouns in the third paragraph.
What effect does this have on the reader?
[1]
(c) Look at the last sentence of the third paragraph (lines 21–23). Extra information is given in
two ways: with brackets and with commas.
Why is some extra information given in commas? Tick () one box.
The information given in commas
explains previous information.
repeats something previously mentioned.
separates independent clauses.
gives an example of something previously mentioned.
[1]
(d) Why is some extra information given in brackets?
[1]
© UCLES 2023 0861/01/A/M/23 [Turn over
lOMoARcPSD|48940654
4 Look at the fourth paragraph (lines 24–28).
(a) The writer refers to being prepared.
What do you need to do to be prepared to visit the park? Give one quotation from the text to
support your answer.
Explanation:
Quotation:
[2]
(b) Why does the writer use imperatives in this paragraph? Tick () one box.
to warn
to advise
to add impact
to explain details
[1]
5 The text is structured to make the information accessible to the reader.
Match the main topic to each paragraph. One has been done for you.
First paragraph Specific entrance details
Second paragraph Description of main attractions
Third paragraph Practical guidance for visitors
Fourth paragraph Overview of the park
Fifth paragraph History of the park
[3]
© UCLES 2023 0861/01/A/M/23
lOMoARcPSD|48940654
6 In the first paragraph of the text, the writer describes Park Güell as whimsical. Do you think the
park is whimsical? Tick () one box.
Yes
No
Explain your answer. Support your explanation with one quotation from the text.
Explanation:
Quotation:
[2]
Read Text B, in the insert, and answer Questions 7–9.
7 Look at the first paragraph (lines 3–11).
Find one two-word phrase that means ‘hidden’.
[1]
8 Look at the second paragraph (lines 12–16).
Find one three-word phrase that means ‘become in need of restoration’.
[1]
© UCLES 2023 0861/01/A/M/23 [Turn over
lOMoARcPSD|48940654
9 (a) You are part of a group planning to create a pocket park in your area. You have been asked
to make some notes about pocket parks. Use the text to complete the information in the table
below.
Notes about pocket parks
Which areas are
used for the •
parks?
Who creates the
parks? •
What are the
possible • somewhere to eat lunch
purposes of the
parks?
•
What are the
possible •
problems?
What are the
advantages to the •
environment?
[3]
© UCLES 2023 0861/01/A/M/23
lOMoARcPSD|48940654
(b) Write a summary of up to 40 words about what benefits a pocket park could bring to a local
area. Use four or five points from your notes.
[2]
© UCLES 2023 0861/01/A/M/23 [Turn over
lOMoARcPSD|48940654
Section B: Writing
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
10 Pocket parks are one way that local communities can improve the environment in towns and
cities.
What could improve the environment of your area? Write an article for your school’s magazine
explaining how this could be done.
You may want to think about:
• different types of pollution
• recreation facilities
• transportation.
Space for your plan:
Write your article on the next page. [25 marks]
© UCLES 2023 0861/01/A/M/23
lOMoARcPSD|48940654
© UCLES 2023 0861/01/A/M/23 [Turn over
lOMoARcPSD|48940654
10
© UCLES 2023 0861/01/A/M/23
lOMoARcPSD|48940654
11
BLANK PAGE
© UCLES 2023 0861/01/A/M/23
lOMoARcPSD|48940654
12
BLANK PAGE
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
Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download
at [Link] after the live examination series.
Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge
Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge.
© UCLES 2023 0861/01/A/M/23
Downloaded by Amin Naderi (aminnaderi9396@[Link])
