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Year 7 English test En KEY STAGE 3 LEVELS 3–4 Writing test prompts First name Last name Class Date Remember ■ Your teacher will read these writing prompts to you. ■ You should spend: 40 minutes on the longer writing task, including up to 10 minutes of planning time 20 minutes on the shorter writing task, including up to 5 minutes of planning time. ■ Each task has a planning sheet to help you organise your ideas before you start. The planning sheets will not be marked, but using them may help you do your best. ■ Ask your teacher if you are not sure what to do. © Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 2008 QCA/08/3270 (Pupil pack) QCA/08/3324 (Teacher pack) Acknowledgements: Ant photography by Marcin Morawiec Other photographs by Nigel Dennis Wildlife Photography 077209 satspapers.org
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Year 7 English testEn
KEY STAGE
3LEVELS
3–4 Writing test promptsFirst name
Last name
Class
Date
Remember■ Your teacher will read these writing prompts to you.
■ You should spend:
40 minutes on the longer writing task, including up to 10 minutesof planning time
20 minutes on the shorter writing task, including up to 5 minutesof planning time.
■ Each task has a planning sheet to help you organise your ideas before you start.The planning sheets will not be marked, but using them may help you do yourbest.
■ Ask your teacher if you are not sure what to do.
© Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 2008QCA/08/3270 (Pupil pack)
QCA/08/3324 (Teacher pack)Acknowledgements: Ant photography by Marcin MorawiecOther photographs by Nigel Dennis Wildlife Photography
077209
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Rainforest World
Longer writing task: Rainforest World
You should spend 40 minutes on this task.
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Here is a map showing the different areas of Rainforest World.
Your task:
Write a report about Rainforest World for your school website.
RAPIDS RIVER
Imagine that you have visited this park. Your school wants to know ifit would be a good place for other pupils to visit.
You should think about the different areas and make some commentsabout them.
Use the map and your own ideas.
Give reasons for your opinions.
The report should tell other pupils what you liked about it and what youdidn’t like about it.
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Longer writing task: Rainforest World
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Planning: Think about how to start and finish your report.
Note key ideas (You can write about three or more areas.):
Area 1:
What and where it is
What you can see and do
Who would like it
Why it is exciting
Area 2:
Area 3:
eg. Rapids RiverBird WalkRainforest PlantsMonkey TrailJungle Café
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The pangolin
Shorter writing task: The pangolin
You should spend 20 minutes on this task.
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Your task:
Write an information sheet about the pangolin.The information sheet will be included in a pack about strange
creatures for your classmates.
Remember, you can use your imagination to make up some details.
This is a pangolin:
Where it lives and what it eats:
90cm
Pangolin
What it eats:What it looks like:
Where it lives:Other interesting facts:
ant hill desert scales
Planning
Useful words and phases (you can add your own):
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