Refer to the passage below when you answer questions 26 to 35 in Booklet B Four camps of children were ready to lead their teams to the finish line and

win the day. Not me. When our camp needed a fourth runner in a two-kilometre race around the lake, I knew I was no one's first choice. I was too little to be a leader and too skinny to be an athlete. Ben, a counsellor, gave me a push towards the starting line. To 5 save myself from the humiliation of taking last place as four camps watched, I implored, "But I don't know the way around the lake!" "You're in. Just follow Craig," Ben smiled. "When you make it to the last stretch on the field, just throw your head back and run." Craig was my friend and the fastest runner in our camp. At the 10 starting line, I stood next to Craig and trembled. "On your mark...get set..." The gun cracked and sixteen of us took off. Kicking up dust on the dirt road leading to the lakehouse path, I was determined not to get lost. I stayed close on Craig's heels. Two runners passed me but I kept my eye on Craig. It was tiring. The distance was 15 widening between Craig and me. 50 metres later, I was out of breath. My energy was spent. I scrambled up, ready to see the rest crossing the finish line. I was about to drop to my knees and quit when I saw not the fifteen guys that I thought would be in front of me, but three. The crowd was roaring but I 20 could hear Ben over the rest of them, yelling, "Run!" I threw my head back and told my legs to go. I never looked ahead and never looked back for those last 100 metres. My legs were running a race against my brain and I was winning. I did not know when I crossed the finish line. Ben caught me and I 25 collapsed - winded, but ecstatic that I had finished. "You flew! You flew, man! Second! You passed two runners!" Ben cheered. There was a crowd of children around me, patting me on the back, giving me high-fives. I had come in second. Craig had finished first... by a step, they said. They gave me a red second-place ribbon. Even with that, and all the high-fives and cheers of the day, the best prize that I walked away with was my confidence. 30 I never got to thank Ben right after the race. However, just before the next event, I spotted him over at the lake. He was coaching a 35 reluctant boy who was going to swim in the freestyle relay. With Ben's coaching, I had no doubt that he was going to have a good race. (Adapted from 'A Little Coaching' by Noah Edelson) 5 (Go on to Booklet B) Read the passage on page 6 of Booklet A and answer questions 26 to 35. 26 The writer thought that he would come in last in the race. Based on paragraph 1, why did the writer think so? [2m] SJI Junior P6 Practice Paper 1 (Booklet B) for First w 27 From the second paragraph, pick a four-word phrase that tells you how the writer felt about his participation in the race. [1m] 28 Pick out two words from lines 5-16 which have similar meanings to the words below. Each word is found in a separate line. [2m] a) pleaded b) resolved 2 Score: (Go on to the next page) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE. 10 ; 15 20 25 30 3 00 30 29 a) b) SJI Junior P6 Practice Paper 1 (Booklet B) for First Weighted Assessment The table below shows the different characters and how they felt about the race. Complete the table with information from lines 1-7. [3m] Who Evidence other runners How they felt about the race eager to win reluctant to participate State two pieces of advice that Ben gave to the writer before the race began. [2m] Score: DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE. (Go on to the next page) klet B' 31 Write 1, 2 and 3 to indicate the order in which the events occurred in the passage. [1m] The writer wanted to give up. The writer prevented himself from getting lost. The writer ran past two runners. 32 What does "My legs were running a race against my brain" (lines 23-24) tell you about the different emotions the writer was feeling at that point in the race? [2m] a) There were no SJI Junior P6 Practice Paper 1 (Booklet B) for First Weighted Assessment 33 Based on lines 10-30, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false, then give one reason why you think so. [3m] True/False Reason spectators to cheer the competitors on. b) The writer stayed close on Craig's heels throughout the race. c) The writer managed to catch up to Craig in the end. Score: DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE. (Go on to the next page) sixteen of us took house path, I was eels. Two runners The distance was rgy was line. I w fteen gu was roa ver look gs were caught u flew! me on inishe vith th I wal ver, las c ay. V a go Noa (( 34 SJI Junior P6 Practice Paper 1 (Booklet B) for First Weighted Assessment With reference to how the writer felt about competing in the race at the start of the story, explain clearly why the writer mentioned that his confidence was "the best prize that I walked away with" (lines 32-33). [2m] 35 With reference to Ben's impact on the writer, what did the writer mean when he said "With Ben's coaching, I had no doubt that he was going to have a good race." (lines 36-37)? [2m] END OF PAPER Score: DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE