ABond11+ Test PapersEnglish: Pack 2Standard Test 2Read the following carefully:

Do not begin the test or open this booklet until told to do so. Work as quickly and as carefully as you can.

For each question either write an answer or select the correct answerfrom the options given.

You may do rough working on a separate sheet of paper. If you make a mistake cross out the mistake and write the new answer

clearly.

Some questions give a choice of answers - if you are not sure of theright answer, you may be able to work it out by eliminating the answersthat are definitely wrong.

You will have 50 minutes to complete the test plus 5 minutes to read thecomprehension text.

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Have you ever thought what it is like for the parents of famous athletes such as Paula Raddiffe,Tanni Grey-Thompson and David Beckham to watch their child compete in their chosen sports?This is one dad's, Ted's, perspective.

My nerves were jangling as I took my seat in the Nou Camp Stadium for the biggest game of myson's life - Manchester United v Bayern Munich in the 1999 European Cup Final.

This was it - the pinnacle of my son's career and of my footballing dream.My boy, David Beckham, was playing for my team, Manchester United, in the biggest game

ever played by a British club. He was a vital member of a team which had already stunnedEnglish football by winning both the Premiership and the FA Cup. Now they stood on the brink ofan unprecedented treble. 101

The final was being held in one of the world's great sporting arenas - Barcelona's Nou Camp.The stands seem to rise almost vertically above the ground to create a cauldron of noise, colourand atmosphere. On that hot, sunny evening, those stands were packed with 90,000 screaming,passionate fans.

The gnawing tension had been building inside me for a week, just as it had for David. As the 15players started their pre-match warm-ups, I could hardly bear to sit in my seat. The nerves andthe pressure had really got to me - seconds turned to minutes and minutes to hours. My mouthhad gone dry and the clamour all around me seemed strangely distant, as though I were lookingthrough the wrong end of a telescope.

My wife, Sandra, was beside me and there were familiar faces all around but all I could 201concentrate on was my son. His performance was the most important thing to me - I knew if heplayed well, then United had a fantastic chance of claiming the ultimate prize in club football.

David caught my eye and gave a little wave, as he always did before every game. Sandra andI smiled back, trying to look both calm and determined.

The game kicked off but the tension had got to the United players. Passes were misplaced, 25nothing flowed and neither team really got into its stride. Yet that only made my nerves worse - Iknew one little mistake might decide the outcome.

Even though I'd watched David play countless hundreds of games, I struggled to put my fingeron what was wrong with him or the team. Bayern were typically well-organized and gave nothingaway at the back, while United, without suspended midfielders Roy Keane and Paul Scholes, ;looked disjointed and out of sorts.

But nothing prepared us for the opening goal - scored by the Germans after just six minutes.United's Ronny Johnsen conceded a free-kick just outside the penalty area and Mario Baslerslammed the ball home.

From that moment on, the Germans battered us. They hit the bar and Peter Schmeichel in the 35United goal made several outstanding saves.

The game and the chance of making history seemed to be slipping away. At half-time, theUnited fans looked tense and nervous, unable to understand how the flowing football which haddominated the English season had disappeared. Somehow, the glamour of the occasion hadbeen replaced by pure tension which no-one in a United shirt was enjoying. 40

I exchanged a few brief words with Sandra and the people around me. I've no idea what I saidor what they said to me. My mind was in a jumble and my nerves had got worse and worse but,at only 1-0 down, we still had a chance.

The second half started much like the first, with the Germans on top and threatening to runaway with the game. But with 20 minutes to go they had a decision to make - should they try and /hold what they had or keep going for another goal?

They chose the first option and took off inspirational midfielder Lotthar Matthaus and strikerAlexander Zickler in an attempt to hold on for a 1-0 win. United threw everything forward,replacing winger Jesper Blomqvist and centre-forward Andy Cole with strikers Teddy Sheringhamand Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. j

With five minutes to go, it looked like the Germans had got it right. The United players weredriving themselves towards the Bayern goal but nothing seemed to be working. Then a high ballcame out of the United defence towards David, who was standing in the centre circle. I watched

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as he headed it forward and, with United pouring forward, Bayern were forced to concede acorner-kick. 551

David sprinted over to take it. This was the moment we had been preparing for all his life, allthose countless hours spent practising corner-kick after corner-kick on muddy, windswept pitchesin east London. All that practice was about to pay off in the most spectacular fashion.

He took his familiar run-up, arching his body sideways, his left arm outstretched, as his rightboot connected with the ball to send over a devastatingly accurate centre. The United keeper eo |Schmeichel had come up into the German penalty area in a last desperate attempt to score. TheBayern defenders looked utterly confused as Dwight Yorke headed the ball backwards for RyanGiggs to fire goalwards. As the ball rebounded, Teddy Sheringham reacted first to stab home asensational equalizer.

'Yeeeeessssssssss!' I roared as the whole United end leapt skywards and the entire stadium 651seemed to turn red and white. I was dancing around like a lunatic and punching the air injubilation.

With just four minutes left to play, it was 1-1. Now United had the momentum and theGermans looked stunned. They had been just seconds away from getting their hands on theEuropean Cup - suddenly they were staring at extra time. Or so they thought. 701

Just three minutes later and with the German fans whistling madly for the ref to blow forfull-time, United won another corner. It was on the same side as the goal had come from, right infront of the main block of United support.

The noise was deafening as David ran over to take it again. He stood with his hands on hiships, eyeing up the penalty area and imagining the ball swinging into the danger area. With one 75 , ideep breath, he ran forwards, arching his body again, to get the maximum amount of powerand curve on the ball. I watched open-mouthed as the ball curled into the penalty area and theplayers jostled for the final touch.

This time, Sheringham got his head to the ball first. We watched as it bounced over theGerman defenders towards the far post, where the little Norwegian Solskjaer was waiting. We so Irose to our feet and our arms started to reach skywards as Solskjaer reacted instantly to hook theball into the net and score the winning goal.

Up we went again, totally overcome with joy. The huge outpouring of pent-up emotion sweptacross the stadium as Solskjaer was enveloped by his delirious team-mates. Unbelievably,incredibly, astonishingly, United were 2-1 ahead with just seconds to go. The European Cup - 851and a place in footballing immortality - was ours.

That final minute was one of the happiest of my life. The Germans were shot to pieces - theycould barely comprehend what had happened and were never going to come back. In the spaceof just 240 seconds, United had gone from losers to treble winners and my son had been at thecentre of it all. 901

As the final whistle went, I cheered deliriously, hugging anyone who came near me. The tearswelled in my eyes as I thought back to how my son's incredible journey to the pinnacle of worldfootball had begun. And then they flowed uncontrollably down my cheeks, as the pride in bothmy team and my son overwhelmed me.

From David Beckham: My Son by Ted Beckham

Section 11 Write out the line of text which shows that Ted attended the match as much to support

Manchester United as to support David.

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In which city was the football match being played?

Explain in your own words what is meant by Manchester United being 'on the brink of anunprecedented treble' (lines 9-10).

To create a cauldron of noise, colour and atmosphere' (lines 12-13).

Which literary technique is this an example of?

Find another example of where this technique is used in the text.

5 Ted was feeling nervous before the match. Find two pieces of evidence in the text tosupport this statement.

Why do you think that David's parents tried to look 'calm and determined' when Davidnoticed them (line 24)?

Which one word in the extract tells us that the German team usually played a carefullystructured game?

Find an example of a simile within lines 65-70.

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Write one alternative word or short phrase for each of these words as they are used in thecontext of the extract.

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ultimate (line 22)

concede (line 54)

jubilation (line 67)

delirious (line 84)

Tick the two statements that are false.

A Lotthaur Matthaus was a very good player. GB This was an important match because it marked the start of David's sporting

career. GC Ted had felt tense and nervous for more than five days. GD Bayern Munich were playing in their home country. GE Manchester United played poorly in the first half of the game. G

Using information from the text, write a brief description of the Manchester United striker,Solskjaer.

12 Why do you think Ted was crying at the end of the match?

13 Tick the two statements that are true.

A This extract has been taken from David Beckham's autobiography.B 'Minor1 means the same as 'vital' as used in the extract (line 8).C Short sentences are used to relieve the tension in the text (line 70, for example).D The dash in line 32 has been used to join two related clauses.E The word 'countless' used in line 28 has the same meaning as when used in

line 57.

14 Write a brief account of the last four minutes of the game from a Bayern Munich fan'sperspective. Think about how they would have felt as they watched the events unfold.

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15 Find one example of an abstract noun within lines 83-94.

16 Write one antonym for each of the following words:

a deafening

b danger

Section 3One piece of punctuation is missing from each of the following extracts. Rewrite eachsection of text correctly.

1 Lucy went upstairs to bed at 7.00 p.m. her usual bedtime, and was allowed to read forhalf an hour before lights out.

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Section 2Circle the one word that has been spelt incorrectly in each short extract.

1 After atending her first week at secondary school, Josie determined that her favouritesubjects were English, science and geography.

2 Stuart encouraged his children to take part in numerus sports because he thoughtdifferent games would help them to understand the importance of exercise, discipline andof having fun.

3 Steve had a passion for drawing; cartoon characters were his specaility.

4 Molly's mum was flabbergasted when a talent scout aproached her to ask if Molly wouldbe available to audition for a singing contest.

5 Mr Novak remarked on how extrordinary it was that most of the class had obtained thesame score on the literacy test.

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2 Whatever activity the class was doing, Mr Jones would always say, "Remember topractise, practise, practise because practice makes perfect"

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"Oh, Dad," moaned Jackie "I'm so fed up! I want to do something more interesting.

"Hi Jake! called Phil, "Do you want to come over to mine after school?"

5 The door creaked open slowly. What horrors lay waiting for me in the room It was time tofind out

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Section 4Choose the correct word or short phrase from the brackets to complete each sentence.Each sentence must make sense and use Standard English.

1 I always to do my best, despite the circumstances.(fort / thought / fought / fighting / foughted)

Daniel(was / were / we're / is / wasn't)

The kit wasn't(him / she / yours / them / theirs)

The pianist gave the(great / greatest / grater / grating / greater)

trying out his new bike, when he fell and broke his wrist.

_ but they used it anyway.

performance of her life.

The producer choose the cast for the play by the end of the day.(have to / having had to / had to / having to / was having)

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