PART 1 – QUESTIONS 1-10

Questions 1-10. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

PART 2: QUESTIONS 11-20

Questions 11-16. Complete the flow chart below. Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 11-16.

 Making a steam pit

• Dig a pit
• Arrange a row of 11_______ over the pit.
• Place 12_________ on top.
• Light the wood and let it burn out.
• Remove 13________
• Insert a stick.
• Cover the pit with 14_________
• Place wrapped food on top, and cover it with 15_________
• Remove the stick and put 16 ________into the hole.

Questions 17-18. Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO characteristics apply to the bamboo oven?

• A. It’s suitable for windy weather.
• B. The fire is lit below the bottom end of the bamboo.
• C. The bamboo is cut into equal lengths.
• D. The oven hangs from a stick.
• E. It cooks food by steaming it.

Questions 19-20. Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give about eating wild fungi?

• A. Cooking doesn’t make poisonous fungi edible.
• B. Edible wild fungi can be eaten without cooking.
• C. Wild fungi are highly nutritious.
• D. Some edible fungi look very similar to poisonous varieties.
• E. Fungi which cannot be identified should only be eaten in small quantities.

PART 3: QUESTIONS 21-30

Questions 21-25. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Research project on attitudes towards study

21. Phoebe’s main reason for choosing her topic was that

• A. her classmates had been very interested in it.
• B. it would help prepare her for her first teaching post.
• C. she had been inspired by a particular book.

22. Phoebe’s main research question related to

• A. the effect of teacher discipline.
• B. the variety of learning activities.
• C. levels of pupil confidence.

23. Phoebe was most surprised by her finding that

• A. gender did not influence behaviour significantly.
• B. girls were more negative about school than boys.
• C. boys were more talkative than girls in class.

24. Regarding teaching, Phoebe says she has learned that

• A. teachers should be flexible in their lesson planning.
• B. brighter children learn from supporting weaker ones.
• C. children vary from each other in unpredictable ways.

25. Tony is particularly impressed by Phoebe’s ability to

• A. recognise the limitations of such small-scale research.
• B. reflect on her own research experience in an interesting way.
• C. design her research in such a way as to minimise difficulties.

Questions 26-30. What did Phoebe find difficult about the different research techniques she used?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A-G, next to questions 26-30.

PART 4: QUESTIONS 31-40

Questions 31-40. Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Saving the juniper plant

Background

31. Juniper was one of the first plants to colonise Britain after the last_______

32. Its smoke is virtually_______, so juniper wood was used as fuel in illegal activities.

33. Oils from the plant were used to prevent ________ spreading.

34. Nowadays, its berries are widely used to______ food and drink

Ecology

35. Juniper plants also support several species of insects and_______

Problems

36. In current juniper populations, ratios of the______ are poor.

37. Many of the bushes in each group are of the same age so ______ of whole populations is rapid.

Solutions

38. Plantlife is trialling novel techniques across_______ areas of England.

39. One measure is to introduce______ for seedlings.

40. A further step is to plant_______ from healthy bushes.