TQUK English Level 1 Reading Past Paper 8

What is the main purpose of the leaflet?

The author of the leaflet uses organisational features.

Identify one organisational feature used.

Look at the section called ‘Why volunteer with Voladvise?’

Name one benefit the reader will gain from volunteering.

The author of the leaflet states: ‘your support is crucial.’

Replace ‘crucial‘ with a word or phrase that means the same thing.

Your word or phrase must keep the meaning the same in the context of the leaflet.

The author of the leaflet uses ‘rule of three.’

Name one other language feature the author has used.

The author of the leaflet uses ‘rule of three.’

Why has the author used this language feature?

Look at the section called ‘Who are we?’

Give one fact the author gives about Voladvise.

Look at the section called ‘Who are we?’

Give one opinion the author gives about Voladvise.

The leaflet uses images.

What do the images suggest about what people can do as volunteers?

Look at paragraph 1.

Give one thing that volunteers with Southside Baby Baskets do.

Look at paragraph 1.

Give one word or phrase used to persuade the reader to volunteer.

Look at paragraph 2.

What does the word ‘dedicated‘ mean in this context?

The author of the email explains the different tasks volunteers can do at Southside Baby Baskets.

Give one task volunteers can do.

Which organisational feature helps the reader find this information?

The author of the email says ‘pop in and see the team in action’.

Why does the author use brackets around this phrase?

In their feedback, the parent states, ‘They gave us nappies, clothes, blankets and were able to signpost us to further support.’

Is this an example of formal or informal language?

The author of the email uses language features to persuade the reader to volunteer.

Identify one language feature used.

Compare the information about volunteering in Document 1 and Document 2.

In your answer you should:

• Give one opinion about volunteering that is the same in each document
• Give one example from Document 1 and one example from Document 2 which supports this opinion