ICAS 2017 ENGLISH DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL INSTRUCTED. 50 QUESTIONS TIME ALLOWED: 50 MINUTES ‘STUDENT'S NAME: Read the Instructions on the ANSWER SHEET end [ln your NAME, SCHOOL and OTHER INFORMATION Use a pencil Do NOT use a coloured pencii or 6 pen, fub out any mistakes completely You MUST record your answers on the ANSWER SHEET, Mark only ONE answor for each question ‘Your sore wil be the number Of core! answers. Marks re NOT leducted for incorrect answers. ‘There ale $0 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (1-50) Use the informialon provided to choose the BEST answer rom, the four possible options ‘On your ANSWER SHEET fil In the oval that matchos your answer Questions may somatines be placed nex! to each other. Make sure you read ACROSS the page and answer the {questions in te Correct order, You are NOT allowed to use a dlotionary of an electronic translatorRead the text and answer the questions that follow. The wonder wombat At one o’clock, Zachariah was finally allowed to put on his costume. He pulled on some brown track-suit pants and a brown T-shirt with a picture of a wombat on it. For his feet there were brown furry slippers. He looked at his homemade mask and cardboard ears and hoped that they looked a bit like a wombat. The last thing he had to put on was a cloak which his mother had made out of an old blue table-cloth. On the back was a huge letter “W’ painted in bright yellow. When he was ready, he stretched out his arms straight ahead of him and ran to the lounge to show his parents, He zoomed once around the room before his dad scooped him up and stood him on a chair. ‘Look! Up on the chair! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Zachariah’s mother answered, “No, it’s the ‘Wonder Wombat!” Zachariah got down from the chair and took off his mask, He was feeling a bit sulky. ‘Td still rather have a real wombat than pretend to be one,’ he grumbled His parents looked at each other. His dad patted the spare seat on the couch and said, ‘Come over here, Wonder Zach. We've got some good news for you.’ He nudged his wife, *You tell him, Tess.” ‘As Zachariah sat down, his mother put her arm around him and said, ‘When you get home from the party, there'll be a surprise waiting for you. Your dad’s. going out soon and he'll bring it back with him.” Zachariah immediately began bouncing up and down on the seat, yelling ‘Oh boy, oh boy! I can’t wait!” Then he stopped long enough to ask, ‘What is it? Is it a pet? A wombat? It is, isn't it?” But his dad only winked at him and said, ‘I guess you'll just have to wait and see, kiddo. By the way, bring the Birthday Girl with you—I think she'll want to see your surprise.” Zachariah jumped up. “Can I go over and tell Becky now? She asked me to get there before the other kids.” “Well, it won’t take you long to walk all the way next door,’ said his mum. ‘But 1 think you're forgetting something,’ “What?” “The birthday present.” “Whoops, sorry.’ He picked up a parcel from the coffee table and kissed his mum, She straightened his cardboard ears. ‘Now don’t forget to say thank you to Becky’s mother and be careful not to trip ‘on your cape,” she said. “Have a good time, WW,’ said his dad, “and don’t fly too high or you might crash into a jumbo jet.” ZOITICAS Engen Paper 0 UNSW ly Li 2According to the text, which parts of Zachariah’s costume were homemade? (A) _ mask, ears and cloak (8) T-shirt, slippers and cloak (C) pants, T-shirt and slippers. (D) pants, mask and ears The word ‘sulky’ means that Zachariah was feeling (A) tired. (B) moody. (C) _ bored (D) serious. What did Zachariah want? (A) different costume (8) abirthday party (C) atriend (0) apet By winking at his son, Zachariah’s father was being (A) careful B) dishonest. (C) _ secretive. (D) patient “you might crash into a jumbo jet’ Zachariah’s father meant this to be (A) ajoke. (8) awaming. (C) a suggestion. (0) anobservation. ‘What was the atmosphere in Zachariah’s family? (A) _ busy (8) polite (C) forgetful (D) _ playful 3 2OITICAS El Pap 2 UNSW GubtPy LedRead the text and answer the questions that follow. How to build a castle In 1979 a man named Michel Guyot, who lives in the Yonne district of Burgundy in France, decided he wanted to build a castle from scratch. Like many of us, he was curious to know how castles were built. He chose to bulld a thirteenth-century-style castle on an abandoned quarry site near his home in the Guédelon forest. In 1997 a group of fity people began the enormous task of bringing this castle to life, But it wasn't just a matter of having the right architectural plans and the workers to carry them out, Monsieur Guyot wanted this castle to be as authentic as possible, so he decided it would be built using only the tools and the building methods employed in the Middle Ages. Monsieur Guyot estimated construction would take around twenty-five years to complete. And that means that this castle is still being built and won't be finished until 2022! Work has already been underway for over twenty years, and walking through the site you see the workers using their hands, not electric tools, to build this masterpiece. In keeping with authentic ancient practices, they create pulleys* to hoist the stone up to the level on which they are working; they use hand-forged chisels to shape the timber beams, and they use their own bodies to form a human chain to carry great clumps of earth up handmade stairs to form the floor of the Great Hall. Inside, the castle walls are rendered"* with lime to create a weatherproof seal. Lime plaster is applied to provide a smooth surface and then the walls are lime washed. Finally they are decorated with line drawings and then painted with colourful murals using natural dyes. The floors are paved with kiln-fired paving tiles and the carpenters and the blacksmiths are busy making the doors, Outside, beyond the castle and the workers’ sheds, is a thirteenth-century farm where a flock of sheep wanders about, oblivious to hundreds of curious visitors. Chickens squawk and scatter, and pigs slosh about in mud. And cattle and horses are kept secure behind handmade fences. The scene is like something aut of the Middle Ages. But then, that’s the point... isn't it? * wheels used with ropes or chains to lit or lower heavy objects * covered {2017 68 Eg Pape 0 UNDW Obl Py Lad 410. 1 12. According to the text, why did Michel Guyot decide to build a thirteenth-century- style castle? (A) to build the first castle in the Yonne district {B) to find out for himself how it was actually done (C) to make use of an abandoned piece of land {D) to fulfi his childhood dream What does the word ‘authentic’ mean in the text? (A) historic (8) complete (C) genuine (0) official After about twenty years, the castle is stil being bull. Based on information in the text, why is it taking so long? (A) The builders are not using modern methods or electric tools, (B) Michel Guyot's architectural plan is inacourate. (C) _Itis difficult to find experienced builders. (D) There are many problems that Michel Guyot did not plan for. Based on information in the text, what is the last step to complete the castle walls? (A) decorate with line drawings (8) paint with murals (C) wash with lime (0) render with lime plaster ‘But then, that's the point ... isn’t it?” The word ‘that’ in the quotation refers to the fact that (A) the site looks like itis from the Middle Ages. 8) the Middle Ages was a long time ago. C) the castle was built in the Middle Ages. (D) the buildings from the Middle Ages stil look good today. ‘There are two footnotes in the text marked by asterisks (* ). What is the purpose of the footnotes? (A) toad details about the construction process (8) _ tohelp readers imagine the kind of work occurring at the building site (C) _ toidentify the parts of the construction that are stil used today () _ to provide definitions of technical terms 5 2017 1CAS Ene Pacer CO UNSW Cbet Py LmtdRead the text ancl answer the questions that follow. » Capture the flag Iwas the first to stop running. I had to stop. My lungs felt ready to explode; burning with every breath I took. Bent forward, head down, hands on my knees, | tried to focus on slowing my breathing and calming down. Then Maudie and Jacob were there, red-faced and breathing hard. We looked at each other and then back at the way we'd come. ‘There was no one in sight; that had to be a good thing. ‘After all the planning and conniving we'd done to get to this point, I was pretty confident no one would ever guess which route we'd taken. “We'd better not stop here? said Maudie, her voice quiet but resolute. ‘We're too close and it’s too open. We'll stop for a bit when we get to the river, ok? Think things through? We looked at each other before nodding in silent agreement. ‘We walked three abreast now like equals, with steady, measured steps. No one spoke. I, for one, was glad of the silence. I was still trying to come to terms with what we had done and getting it all straight in my head. 1 glanced to my right and then my left. Maudie’s serious face lit up momentarily as she flashed me a quick, reassuring smile, Her face was grimed with dirt and dust bat she looked strong. Jacob was on autopilot, his face not giving anything away. His little feet in their well-worn boots marched on, uncomplaining, Brave, now that I thought of it; they both were. Reaching the top ofa long incline, we all stopped and turned as if by arrangement Far off in the distance, the school, cars and ant-sized people in the village spread out like a half-played, abandoned board game, Not too far from the truth, I thought, and found myself grinning. As we watched, a trio of tiny, red-clad figures broke away from the slow monotony of the scene. ‘They were too far away to be individually recognisable but I had a fair inkling who they were. I wondered whether a quick glance upwards on their part mightbe enough to give us away but then almost laughed at the thonght. We'd left nothing to chance this time and there was no way that the Greens were going to lose again. ‘We turned as one and resumed walking but something had changed. Something had shifted in our collective mood, No longer the underdog, every step we took seemed to lighten and energise us, buoying us up in ant that lay ahead. 2017 1CAS Ergin Par €@ NSW Coby Linked13. 14, 15. 16. 7. 18, 19. 20, At the beginning of the text, what caused the writer to stop? (A) He was waiting for the others to catch up. (B) He did not know where he was going (C) He was out of breath after running a long way. (D) He had reached his destination Which word could best replace ‘resolute’? (A) determined (8B) distressed (C) stubborn. (D)_ aggressive Jacob was described as being ‘on autopilot’ because he (A) tried to ignore what was happening. (B) appeared to be walking without thinking, (C) was unsure of what he should be doing. (0) felt scared about what might happen next. Which option correctly shows what the village was described as and what technique the writer used? [The village was described as Technique (A)_|a board game. simile (®)_[an ant colony. ‘exaggeration (C) [alandscape._ a metaphor (D) [game pieces. alliteration Who were the ‘trio of tiny, red-clad figures’? (A) Jacob, Maudie and the writer (B) visitors to the village (C) __ friends from the writer's schoo! (D) members of an opposing team ‘there was no way that the Greens were going to lose again’ Which pronoun could be used to replace ‘the Greens’? (A) you 6 | (C) they (0) we Which option best describes an ‘underdog’ in the text? (A) someone who refuses to take part (B) 2 participant who is unlikely to win (C) _ aperson who is less privileged (D) someone who always tries their best What were the characters most likely doing in the text? (A) They were acting in a movie, (8) They were on a challenging hike. (C) They were performing a military operation. {D) They were playing an organised game. 7 {2017 OAS Sra Ppa UNS ltl Py LinesRead the text and answer the questions that follow. Ratcatchers Ever since the Great Plague of 1665, people in the Western world have viewed rats with contempt and horror. These rodents not only spread disease, but also eat human food and kill other animals. Rats have even stowed away on ships and colonised new lands. This often means ecological disaster for insects and ground-dwelling or nesting birds. Nowhere is this more evident than on islands. Due to their isolation, @ high proportion of island species are endemic (found nowhere else). While islands make up only 5% of Earth's landmass, they are home to 20% of the world’s mammal, reptile and bird species. Unfortunately, about 75% of animal extinctions since 1600 have occurred on islands. The main culprits are introduced rats. In recent years, there has been a growing movement to rid islands of rats and other introduced animals to give the threatened native species a fighting chance. This is known as island restoration, The formula for island restoration is simple: eliminate introduced species and then reintroduce native species, if they are not already extinct. New Zealand is the world's expert in island restoration and has cleared rats from more than 40 islands since the 1960s. Today, about 800 islands around the world are rodent-free. On most islands, populations of native animal species have rebounded. Eight countries (New Zealand, Australia, the UK, the USA, France, Mexico, Ecuador and the Seychelles) account for more than 80% of island restoration In 2015 an international ‘Rat team’ eradicated rats from remote South Georgia Island, near Antarctica, at great expense using a ship, three helicopters and 100 tonnes of rat poison, South Georgia is the largest island restoration project ever undertaken, The government of South Georgia gave the project the green light because rats had exterminated 90% of the seabirds on the island and melting glaciers were giving them access to the remaining seabird colonies. Despite its successes, island restoration has its critics. Animal-rights activists protest against killing animals to solve a problem that humans caused in the first place. They accuse those involved of prioritising some species over others. Other critics point to the huge expense of eradication programs. Sea and aerial transport costs to faraway islands are high. In addition, many islands have inaccessible places, such as steep mountains, where rodents can hide. Pesticides are also expensive and so are the trained rodent detector dogs and their handlers that are often required for complete success. The large costs involved in making islands rodent- {ree cannot be avoided. But would this money be more effectively spent on other conservation programs? Another valid criticism comes from the unknown consequences of the large-scale use of rat poison. In sore projects in the past, untargeted species such as native rodents and land crabs were poisoned. Secondary poisoning has also been recorded on the Aleutian Islands where bald eagles and other birds ale poisoned rats. Regardless of your viewpoint, island restoration is selective killing of some species {or the sake of saving others. However, when weighed up against the possibility of imminent extinction for many endemic island species, could it be considered the lesser of two evils?24 22, 23. 24, 25. 26. 27. 28. ‘According to the text, how are rats able to reach new lands? (A) They are good swimmers. (8) They can survive on human and other food. (C) They take advantage of human transportation. {D) They follow insects and ground-dwelling birds. Based on the information in the text, 75% of Earth's animal extinctions since 1600 have ‘occurred on islands because (A) _ islands make up 5% of Earth's landmass. (8) _ islands have a high proportion of endemic species. (C) _ islands provide the ideal environment for animals. (D) _ islands have more mammal, reptile and bird species than elsewhere. What is the main purpose of the second paragraph? (A) to outline the nature and extent of island restoration (B) to highlight New Zealand's importance in island restoration (C) _ toname the countries that have island restoration programs (0) __ todescribe the process and challenges of island restoration Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the case study of restoration on South Georgia island? (A) the cost of restoring remote areas (8) _ the urgency of saving threatened species (C) the impact of freezing temperatures on threatened species (D) the range of equipment used Which word from the text is different in meaning from the others? (A) ‘eliminate’ (B)-— ‘rebounded’ (C) ‘exterminated’ (D) killing’ Which option could replace the phrase ‘Regardless of? (A) Inreiation to (8) Asanalternative to (C) No matter what (D) Without taking into account What does the word ‘imminent’ mean? (A) happening ata set time (8) occurring very soon (C) following a dangerous trend (D) _ taking place slowly What is the main purpose of the final sentence? (A) _ to encourage alternatives to island restoration (8) __ to question is'and restoration because it is sele: (C) __ toconfirm istand restoration as the only solution {D) __ to suggest that island restoration has more benefits than disadvantages e Killing 9 2017 CAS ergs Pop UNEW Gal Py LinasMargaret Murry It was a dark and stormy night in a small village in the United States. In her attic bedroom, Margaret Murry, wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of her bed and watched the trees tossing in the frenzied lashing of the wind. Behind the trees clouds scudded frantically across the sky. Every few moments the moon ripped through them, creating wraith-like shadows that raced along the ground. ‘The house shook. Wrapped in her quilt, Meg shook. She wasn’t usually afraid of weather. It’s not just the weather, she thought. It’s the weather on top of everything else. On top of me. On top of Meg Murry doing everything wrong, School. School was all wrong. She'd been dropped down to the lowest section in her grade. That morning one of her teachers had said crossly, ‘Really, Meg, I don’t understand how a child with parents as brilliant as yours are supposed to be can be such a poor student. If you don’t manage to do a little better you'll have to stay back next year.” During lunch she'd fooled around a little to try to make herself feel better, and one of the girls said scornfully, “After all, Meg, we aren’t babies any more. Why do you always act like one?” ‘And on the way home from school, walking up the road with her arms full of books, one of the boys had said something about her ‘dumb baby brother’. At this she’d thrown the books on the side of the road and tackled him with every ounce of strength she had, and arrived home with her blouse torn and a big bruise under one eye. Sandy and Dennys, her ten-year-old twin brothers, who got home from school an hour earlier than she did, were disgusted. ‘Let us do the fighting when it’s necessary,’ they told her. ‘A delinquent, that’s what I am, she thought grimly. That’s what they'll be saying next, Not mother. But them. Everybody else. 204 1A Egan Pager C1 UNSW ial Py Lind 1029. 30. 31. 32 33. 34, ‘What does the word ‘wraith-like’ mean? (A) ghostlike (B)_—ribbon-ike © (C)_—animal-like (D)_—_candle-ike In the fifth paragraph, what is the purpose of the repetition of the words ‘on top’? {A) _Itreveals that Meg feels superior to other people. {B) __Ithightights how uncomfortable Meg feels. {C) __Itreinforces Meg's feelings of helplessness. (D) _Itemphasises how protective Meg feels about her old quilt "School." ‘The paragraph starting with this word is best described as (A) an introduction to Meg's briliant parents. (8) _anintroduction to one of Meg's teachers. (C) a promise that something will happen. (D) a flashback to something that has happened. Which word from the text is a verb? (A) frenzied’ B ‘manage’ (C) ‘bruise’ (D) ‘fighting’ Which option best describes other people's attitudes towards Meg? Meg's teacher ~ [Meg's twin brothers (A) [cruel defiant (B)_[ arrogant furious (C) [insulting fearful (0) [frustrated ‘annoyed 1n the last paragraph, as Meg sat on the bed, she was (A) _ planning what she would say to people. (B) __ predicting what people would say about her. (C) preparing to face her mother. {D) _ pretending that she was upset. In the last paragraph, Meg believed that her mother would (A) ignoreher. (8) cheerher. (C) supporter. (0) scold her. 4 271A Eg Papa C@ UNSH Cla Py LendGenghis Khan was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, an empire that eventually covered a huge area between modern day Korea and Hungary. In the 12th century, Mongolia was a land populated by nomads and farmers who were often involved in violent raids over access to water and grazing land. Genghis united these many different clans into one nation under a single flag and went on to build the Mongol Empire. Genghis was born about 1155 near the Khentii Mountains in what is now north central Mongolia. A birthmark on his hand meant, according to Mongol folklore, that he was destined to become a great warrior and leader. From an early age his mother, Hoolun, taught him about the harsh reality of living in Mongol tribal society and the need to forge links with other clans. As a nine year old, Genghis experienced these harsh realities when his father was poisoned during a meal with a rival tribe. Cruelly, the young, fatherless Genghis and his family were also expelled by their own clan and left to fend for themselves. The family survived by eating roots, rodents and fish. Perhaps these early childhood experiences contributed to Genghis Khan’s extraordinary leadership skills or, maybe, he was born to lead. “Although Genghis is famed for his ability to unite people, he is infamous for his ruthlessness towards any tribe who resisted his plans. Genghis led a ferocious army of warriors and implemented military strategies that are still respected today. One strategy (also used hundreds of years later by the French general Napoleon Bonaparte) was ‘divide and conquer’, This strategy involved cutting off lines of communication. and separating sections of the enemy army to make them feel alone and unprotected. Tn contrast to Genghis Khan's fame in life, his burial is shrouded in mystery. ‘The cause of his death in 1227 is known—an infected wound caused by an arrow—but the exact location of his grave has never been identified. Tt js believed that his burial site is near his birthplace in the Khentii Aimag region, somewhere close to the Onon River. Although modern technology may eventually locate the burial place, there is strong fecling among the ‘Mongolian people that this would be a violation of Genghis Khan's final request that he be buried in an unmarked grave. aarti» {2047 1eAS Epon Paper UNSW lye 1236. 37. 38. 39. 40. a. 42, ‘The word ‘founder’, as it is used in the text, means that Genghis Khan (A) __ located the Mongol Empire. (B) _ invented the Mongol Empire. (C) discovered the Mongol Empire. (D) _ established the Mongo! Empire. In the second paragraph the word ‘Cruelly’ is used to (A) express the writer's opinion about what happened. (8) _ provide additional information about the rival tribe. (C) _ emphasise that what happened is accurate. (0) _ highlight that the information is essential. In the second paragraph what is the purpose of the words ‘Perhaps’ and ‘maybe’? (A) _ to present an argument supported by fact (B) to introduce a series of related ideas {C) to offer some possibilities for readers to consider {D) to show that one fact is more certain than the other In the underlined words ‘who resisted his plans’, what do the words ‘who! and ‘hi refer to? “who" ‘his? (A) |_ tribes ‘a nomad (8) | nomads Genghis Khan (©) | tribes Genghis Khan [ (0) | Genghis Khan Napoleon Bonaparte What is the ‘contrast’ referred to at the beginning of the final paragraph? (A) Genghis Khan was more famous in life than in death. (B) _ Genghis Khan had an eventful life but a very ordinary death, (C) — Genghis Khan's life is well-documented but little is known about his gravesite. {D) — Genghis Khan lived through many battles but died from a simple arrow wound, ‘also used hundreds of years later by the French general Napoleon Bonaparte’ Why does the writer include this information? (A) to compare the military power of the two conquerors (B) to show that the Mongol Empire reached as far as France (C) to prove that Napoleon Bonaparte was as intelligent as Genghis Khan (D) to emphasise the effectiveness of a military strategy used by Genghis Khan Which of the questions below can be answered succassfully using only information from this text? (A) What is the general location of Genghis Khan's birthplace? (B) Who assisted Genghis Khan in leading the Mongols? (C) Who inspired Genghis Khan's ‘divide and conquer’ strategy? (D) Why did Genghis Khan request to be buried in an unmarked grave? 13 2017 1OAS Ege Popa © UND oa Py LetsRead the text and answer the questions that follow. vat The River The river flows past poplars and willows and brambles, muttering unceasingly to itself, oblivious to the hawk that lazes overhead and the plovers wittering through the grass. On the banks sheep doze, trot and prop, or gaze at nothing, lost in their sheep-thoughts. Woolgathering. The river speaks, the riffles and eddies notations of its voice. Light spills along the surface, pleating, folding, revealing twisting currents that curl over stones and weed. Wind combs the trees, ruffles their reflections. It cools Maro's face and hands, runs its chilling fingers through his hair. And all the while the river speaks to him. Each day he passes by lush fields where the long-horned cattle, shaggy and curious, tear up the grass, snorting through their soft wet nostrils. This evening, when the trout begin to feed, he'll bring his fishing rod. Maybe he'll catch a decent one to take back home. He knows his family isn't doing well. His father has been forced to sell off land to the neighbour, a city chap looking for a place with river frontage. Marc's two sisters sometimes work in the big house, which Marc has only seen from the outside. The neighbour's garage is as big as the house where Marc lives. When Marc arrives home, the table is laid for lunch, He can smell chops—bumt bone {2017109 Eagan Paper © UNSW Ctl Py Lied 4 and melted fat—and hear the potatoes boiling starchily in a dented pot. ‘Baked beans?’ his mother asks. He nods. ‘Mind you slice the bread nice and thin, she reminds him, handing over the serrated knife, Butter softens in a saucer. ‘I'm going out later.’ ‘You can't go fishing, not this evening. Your father wants to talk to you.’ Marc feels a tightness in his jaw. The night before, through the thin walls separating the two bedrooms, he'd heard disconnected words and phrases: ‘price’, ‘offer’, ‘not too late’, ‘able to adjust’. He’d rolled over, pulling the pillow close around his ears, the blood throbbing in his head is now the hour before dusk and the river is alive with insects. He can see his mother hunched over in the vegetable garden tearing out weeds, the chickens nodding around her as they search for food. His father must still be in the shed, where he's trying to fix the tractor. Grabbing his rod, Marc quietly pulls the screen door closed behind him. As he glances back, the windows are reflecting the sinking sun. It’s as if the inside of the house is ablaze. Marc turns his back on its brilliance and runs towards the river's chant.43, 44, 45, 46. 47. 48. 49, 50. Marc hoped to catch a trout to take back home because it would (A) _ provide a meal for his family. {B) be something he could boast about. (C) _ show how successful he was at fishing. {0) __ keep the fish population under control. What comparison is drawn between Marc's father and their neighbour? (A) Marc's father has a large family but their neighbour lives alone. B) Marc's father works hard but their neighbour is lazy. (C) Marc's father is poor but their neighbour is rich. 'D) Marc's father has many cattle but their neighbour doesn't. How did Mare feel when his mother told him that his father wanted to talk to him? (A) detached (B) confused = (C)_inritated (D) anxious Based on information in the text, what was Marc's father likely to talk to him about? (A) that Marc was not allowed to go fishing at night by himself (B) __ that their home would be demolished very soon (C) _ that he had been offered a job in another location (D) _ that he had to sell the house and the family would have to move away In the second last paragraph, the word ‘he'd!’ stands for (A) he did. (8) he had, (C) hecould. (D) he would How does the description in the first two paragraphs relate to the rest of the narrative? (A) It describes what attracted Marc to learn how to fish. (8) It contrasts the calm of nature with the turmoil in the family. (C) _ Itsuggests the reasons why Marc's father had to sell his land. (D) _Ithighlights the closeness between the land and the family. Throughout the narrative, the river is described as if (A) __ itis Marc's companion. (B) __ itis potentially dangerous. (C) _ itexerts pressure on Marc. (0) _ ithas a secret. What effect does the use of the present tense have? (A) Itmakes Marc appear more truthful. (8) _ It creates a closeness between readers and Marc. {C) _ Itemphasises that the events are real. {D) _ It shows that the events are happening quickly, 15 20171OAS En oper UNSW lt yeeICAS 2017 MATHEMATICS DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL INSTRUCTED. 40 QUESTIONS TIME ALLOWED: 45 MINUTES ‘STUDENT'S NAME: Piacon fountain = Primary Schoo} Se Read the instructions on the ANSWER SHEET and fl in your NAME, SCHOOL ard OTHER INFORMATION. Use a pencil, De NOT use a coloured pencil or a pen. Rub oul any mistakes completely. You MUST ‘ecoid your answers on the ANSWER SHEET, Mark only ONE answer for each question Your score will he the number of correct answers. Marks are NOT deducted for Incorrect answers There are 40 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (1-40) Use the information provided to choose the BEST answer from tho four possible options. (On your ANSWER SHEET fin the oval thal matches yur ansiwer ‘You may use @ ler and spare paper. You are NOT alowed to use a calculator1. Rosie has some tiles on a board. Each tile has a number on it. How many of these numbers are odd? a 4 () 6 (Cc) 8 (02) 10 2. Cai wrote down a number pattern. 97 93 85, 81 What number should [fj be? (a) 87 (8) 88 () 89 (D) 90 3. Which of these numbers has its largest digit in the tens column? (A) 135 (B) 283 (C) 356 (D) 967 2017 6AS Naan Fapar0 UNSW ictal Py Led 4. _ Five students are standing in a park. Markis facing Sue. Whois standing behind Mark? (A) Ted (B) Sue (C) Jack (D) Adam 5. _ Kimi decided to start fishing at the morning high tide. She looked up the times for low tide and high tide that day. MONDAY 6 JUNE Low 3:10 am eee 0.18m HIGH 9:01 am 1.30 m Low 2:40 pm ho 0.33 m HIGH 9:30 pm 1mm At what time should Kimi start fishing? (A) 3:10am (B) 9:01 am (C) 2:40pm (D) 9:30 pm6. Lulu asked 12 friends what they had for 9. Which of these is almost certain lunch, She recorded the results as a dot to happen? plot. Two more friends had rice than salad. Pee eee Pe See oEn ee eee eeeeeeoo eee Which column shows the number of friends who had salad? > (a) @ @ @ A) —€) ©) Jim tosses a coin and it lands on heads. 7. Toma had this card. & THURSDAY (B) Which of these cards is identical to Toma’s card? Sasi turns the page on the calendar and the next day ; & @ ee is Friday. a) ® © © i ©) 8. What is the mass shown on the scale? Mary flicks the spinner and it lands on 3. ° Gm Harry picks the green jellybean (A) 4.75 kilograms without looking (8) 4.25 kilograms (C) 3.75 kilograms (D) 3.25 kilograms 3 {oven abnats aC OUNBH Gt Py Und10. Lani drew three hexagons on triangular grid paper and shaded them green. How many triangles did Lani shade? A) 18 (8) 20 (Cc) 30 (D) 36 11. Which of these pictures shows 44 shaded squares? HE ae Dh i 12. The entrance to Emma's house is 200 metres from the entrance to Jane’s house as shown. Emma's Jane's house house 1 unit What does 1 unit on the map represent? (A) 20 metres (B) 25 metres (C) 40 metres (0) 50 metres 13. To obtain the number in each hexagon, Holly multiplied the numbers in the two hexagons directly below it. What are the values of P, Q and R? A) (B) (C) (D) @la)olo alajolo wlol ala 2017 10AS teats Paper UNSW obs Py Linttd 14. Gina had a compass. 16. Whereis 0.7 on this number line? N (A) (B) (C) (0) ,)ooud w E 04 08 8 17. Janice drew this shape. Gina followed these directions in order: © turn west and walk 10 metres © turn north and walk 20 metres © tum east and walk 40 metres turn south and walk 20 metres. How far was Gina from her starting point? Janice rotated it anticlockwise by a quarter ofa turn, (A) 10 metres (B) 20 metres Which of these shows the shape after (C) 30 metres this rotation? (D) 40metres 18, Toby had a playlist with 6 songs. He played the songs in order from the start | 18 Which two numbers differ by 43? of Song 1, without pausing. ja) taend7t Which song was playing exactly 7 minutes ‘o ae a after Toby started the playlist? oe (0) 38and75 (A) Songs (8) Song4 (C) Songs (0) Songé 5 20118 vanerts Pipe C OLN ct Py nt149. There are 9 marbles in this bag. Tom took out a green marble leaving 8 marbles in the bag. Then it was Julie's turn to take out a marble without looking. Which two colours does Julie have the same chance of taking out? (A) __ yellow and red (B) green and red (C) green and yellow (D) red and blue 20. Ina small wildlife park, one-quarter of the animals are snakes and the rest are lizards or birds, There are 70 snakes in the wildlife park. How many lizards and birds are there? (A) 70 (8) 140 (C) 210 (0) 280 2017 0X8 ahanates Paper COUN Gb Py Lntod 24. 22. Lin made this solid using five cubes. Which of these is NOT Lin's solid? (a) (8) (c) (0) Ardi, Priya and Raj took turns to paint their house. The house painting began at 7 am and finished at 11 pm without a break. Priya painted for one-quarter of the time. Ardi painted for the same amount of time as Raj. How long did Raj spend painting the house? (A) 12 hours (8) 6 hours (C) 4hours (0) 3hours23. Emma is making a pattern of diamonds using small triangles. ea w red yatow arin seme e~ wetntet () vt Mixing blue dye and red dye makes purple dye. Which plant juices should Sue mix to dye the eggshells purple? (A) __ eldorberry and red beetroot (8) purple cabbage and red beetroot : (C) purple cabbage and elderberry (2) yellow onion skins and elderberry 2. Echoes are produced when sound waves bounce off solid objects. Bats use echoes to determine the distance between them and objects in thelr surroundings Abat sends out a series of high-pitched sounds. The times it took for sound waves to reach some objects ‘and bounce back to the bat are recorded in the table. buttery 0.28 tree 0.30 building 0.35 bird 0.20 Based on the data in the table, which conclusion is correct? (A) The bird is flying towards the bat. (8) The building is the furthest object from the bat, (C) The butterfly is the closest object to the bat. (D) The bird is further from the bat than the building, 2017 CAS Seren Papa © BUNSW Stl ty Lind 23. Like humans, chimpanzees make sounds to express emotions. ‘The table lists some sounds and the emotion each expresses. sound Emotion ‘wraat fear pant-hoot excitement lip smack, pant happiness soft bark, eough ‘annoyance ‘scream, bark fear, anger “hoo, whimper distress One chimpanzee makes pant-hoot and lip smack noises when seeing another chimpanzee. ‘What emotions is the chimpanzee expressing? (A) fear and distress (8) excitement and distress (C) distress and annoyance (0) excitement and happiness 4, Inan experiment, the volume of a thumb was measured as shown in the diagram, Which of the following methods will give the volume of the thumb? (A) measure how much water is in the bottle (8) measure how much water is left on the thumb (C) measure how much water it takes to refill the bottle (0) measure how deep the thumb goes into the water 5, Foran electric circuit to work, the circuit requires: + a power source such as a battery, + anunbroken pathway of metal wire, ‘+ components, such as bulbs or motors, that allow electricity to pass through them, ‘Which circuit will have electricity flowing around it? (A) (8) © (0) Ere] | 2 bk feo 3 {2217108 Sic Pape OUND ltl Py Lines6. _ Kyle measured a plant using a ruler, as shown. 2 How many centimetres long is the stem of the plant? (A) 45 ® 5 (c) 53 ¢ 0) 7 om 7. Each planet in the Solar System spins on its axis while it moves around the Sun, just like Earth. The time it takes a planet to spin one full rotation on its axis is called a day. ‘The table lists the approximate duration of a day on different planets in the Solar System, Nori ote: Planet _| Duration of day (Earth hours) Mereury 1408 Venus 5632 Eerth 24 Mars 25 Jupiter 10 Saturn 1 Uranus 7 Neptune 16 ‘South Pole How many planets have a day that is longer than a day on Earth? wy 4 @) 3 ©) 2 (2) 1 201708 Sen Paper COUN Ola Py Unt 48, Dylan wants to investigate whether changing the slope of a ramp affects how long it takes @ bell to roll down it. He set up a ramp as shown. Dylan can select only one extra plece of equipment to carry out this investigation. Which of the following should he select? (A) a stopwatch (8) athicker book (©) aruler (0) aheavier ball 9, Acar travelling at 60 km per hour leaked oil onto the road. An oil drop fell onto the road every second, 19 this pattern on the road: Later, the car travelled at 90 km per hour. What did the oil drop pattern on the road look like at this speed? A“ @@eeeenreeeoeeeeveoee ee © @ ° e ° e e @ e Cc) @ e e Ae oe e ©) @ d e 5 {0H IAS Slee Paper CO UNSW il ly Linked10. Veronica measured the temperature in her school playground three times a day over four days. ‘The table shows her results. Day Highest ‘) Lowest. i pereiat re temperature’) | temperature (o) | at tiam (e) [a 73 Peseaeaee} | 2 ae 6 3 1 6 4 10 3 7 Veronica realised that she had made an error in recording the data (On what day did Veronica make the error? (A) Dayt (6) Day2 (Cc) Days (D) Day 11. This is a photograph of the sole of one of Berie’s shoes Which of these is a photograph of the other shoe from this pair? | (A) (8) (c) 2017 AS Sone Pager UNSH ltl Pry Let (D)- 12, The frequency of a sound, measured in hertz (Hz), is what gives the sound its pitch. Different animals can hear sounds in different frequency ranges. This graph shows the hearing range of some mammals. Frequency (Hz) oO 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 bat cat Mammal dog dolphin human Which of these mammals can hear a sound with a frequency of 50000 Hz? (A) bat and dolphin only (B) bat, cat and dolphin (C) bat, cat and dog (D) bat, cat, dog and dolphin 13. When one gear tums another gear, the gear with more teeth will rotate more slowly than the gear with fewer teeth, The two gears will tum in opposite directions. ‘The diagram represents a number of gears joined together. Gear X turns clockwise. Which option describes the turning of gear Y? (A) clockwise and faster than gear X (B) clockwise and slower than gear X (C) anticlockwise and faster than gear X (D) anticlockwise and slower than gear X 7 20171CAS Sone Papa 0 UNSW ia Py Linked44, Preyis an animal that gets eaten by another animal, a predator. ‘The diagram represents the relationship between plants and animals living on a sugar cane farm in Australia i sugar cane plants Which of the following are predators of grasshoppers? (A) weeds and mouse (8) mouse and weevil (C) mouse and cane toad (0) cane toad and weevil 15. Akey allows users to identify an object, such as an animal or a plant, using the characteristics of the object. ‘The diagram shows a key for a group of animals called vertebrates. 4, |hes feathers bird * [does not have feathers goto2 2, [as seas goto3 ‘A caecilian doos not have feathers, does not have * | does not have scales gotod Seales and does nol nave ( a "| has gills fish ‘What type of vertebrate is a caecilian? dogs not have gills reptile (A) fish has fur mammal (B) reptile 4. (C) mammal does nothave fur —_—_| amphibian (©) amphibian 2017 OAS soca Paper CO UNSW Gol Pry Ld 816. 2, Take the container out of the hot water and let the 4, Press the pieces down to make a block. Igneous rock and sedimentary rock are two types of rocks. Igneous rocks form when hot liquid rook below Earth's surface cools and hardens. Sedimentary rocks form when existing rock pieoes and sediment are pressed together. Alox used chocolate to demonstrate the formation of rocks of different types, using these steps: 1, Place a container with chocolate in a tub of hot water until the chocolate melts. chocolate coo}. }— chocolate 3. Once the chocolate is hard again, scrape it into ‘small pieces. hot water Which option correctly matches the steps in Alex’s demonstration with the formation of igneous rocks and sedimentary rocks? Formation of igneous rocks | Formation of sedimentary rocks Stop 2 Step 4 ©) Step 4 Step 2 © | ‘Step 1 Step 3 {D) Step 2 Step 3 7. Kate's teacher gave Kate some hydrochloric acid and a rock. She told Kate that some rocks will react with hydrochloric acid to produce carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is @ gas that has no colour or smell, rock hydrochloric acid How can Kale find out whether this rock produces carbon dioxide? (A) __ put the rock in the container and smell it (8) _ put the rock in the container and look for bubbles in the liquid (C) put the rock in the container and look for a change of colour (D) put the rock in the container and look for a rise in water level 9 {2017108 Seine Pagar UNSW Gl Py Led18. The diagram summarises the steps in producing a number of products from corn, separation & screening separation conversion << a ea | germ |_y{ _ grinding pee starch serm| bre wall = syrup refining como! |_| ond products [ starches | | sweotoners “KEY [| process {___] product Which of these steps does NOT produce feed products? (A) ailrefining (8) grinding and screening (C) _ starch-gluten separation (0) starch drying 49. Megan made a musical instrument using some elastic bands and an empty shos box. The elastic bands all had different lengths and thicknesses. When she plucked them, each band made a sound with a different pitch 4+. shoe box elastic band Megan was investigating whether the thickness of an elastic band affects the pitch of the sound it produces when plucked. What must she do to make her investigation a fair test? (A) __ pluck each elastic band three times (8) _use elastic bands made from different types of rubber (C) _use elastic bands with exactly the same thickness but different lengths {D) _use elastic bands with exactly the same length but different thicknesses 20071045 Scene Pept COUNSN Gil Py Lint 1023, _ Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a stage curing sleep when the eyes of the sleeping person move rapidly “The graph represents the hours of REM and non-REM sleep for people in different age groups. 16.— ae sSSSSESSHSSRESRESEOEES 12. KEY a Non-REM sleep ll REM sleep 10 Hours of sleep 0 ‘O-Smonths 2-3 years 10-13 yoars 19-30 years Age group How many hours more than the 19-30 year age group does the 0-5 month age group spend sleeping per day? a) 18 (B) 9 ec) 7 (0) 6 24, Joyce shines a torch onto a cylinder, as shown. ‘Which diagram shows the shadow produced by the cylinder on the wall? wall (A) (B) © (D) L i ZIT AS Slee Pap CO UNSH Gly Lots 225. The table classifies flowers by their heights when fully grown. Short Medium Tall ‘Name Height (cm)| Name Height (cm)|Name ——_—[ Height (em) (Grecian windflower| 5-15 _ |Lilyof the valley 45-30 |Spanishbiuebetl | 25-46 | Siberian squill 12-20 |Jonquitadatfoci | 25-40 |Liy-oweredtuip | 36-60 Dwadt iris 40-15 [Hyacinth 20-30 |Shortcup daffodil | 30-46 ‘Which statement is correct based on the table? (A) Afiower with a height of 34 cm when fully grown must be a tall flower. (8) Afiower with a height of 15 cm when fully grown must be a short flower. (C) flower with a height of 20 cm when fully grown must be a short flower. (0) Atiower with a height of 23 cm when fully grown must be @ medium flower. 26. Places on the surface of Earth are given a location using coordinates called falitude and long coordinates locate places by their distance from the Equator and the Prime Meridian. ‘One complete revolution of Earth occurs once every 24 hours. The planet is divided into 24 time zones one hour apart, Prime Merilan 4e0 150 120 90_60_30_0/ 30 60 90.120 150 180 a0 150 120-9060 30-0 30 60 90 120 150 180 ‘Afossil was found at location 20° N and 78° E. Where was the fossil found? (A) Eurasia (8) Australia (©) Africa (2) South America 13, {2017108 Sense Paper © BUNS Ga Py Lites27. The chemical formula for water is H,O and can be represented by the following diagram: Hadley The chemical formula for carbon dioxide is CO, and can be represented by the following diagram: Ades Methane, the main gas found in natural gas, has the chemical formula CH, Which diagram could represent methane? 8) (c) (0) } ° . @& 28. When a surface receives sunlight, the angle at which the sunlight strikes the surface affects the amount of heat the surface receives. sunlight sunlight warm less warm The angle at which the sunlight strikes a location on Earth’s surface changes as Earth moves around the Sun during a year. This causes the different seasons at a location on Earth In which of the diagrams is it warmest at location x? (A) (B) (c) (D) N ~ %, N ¥ OC; eS » hy —» — tl — —— a ah —— » 8 3 S s 201 1CAS ines Paper 6 UNSW ltt Py Lad 14For questions 29 and 30 use the information below. Warm air is less dense than cold air and tends to rise. When warm air containing water vapour rises and cools down, the water vapour condenses onto small particles floating in the air. Eventually a cloud forms. Jo carried out this experiment to demonstrate the formation of a cloud. Step 1 Pour some boiled water into a container and sswitl it to heat up the sides. Step 2 Place ice cubes on the lid of the container for a few minutes. Step 3 Take the lid off and quickly squirt in some hairspray. Stop 4 Put the lid with the ice ‘on it, back on top of the container, Watch the cloud form. 29. What is the purpose of using the hairspray? (A) toadd warm vapour {B) tocol down the air (C) to introduce small particles (0) tomake the cloud rain 30. What will happen to the cloud formed when the lid is taken off after step 4? (A) ttl fall down into the water in the container, (8) [twill be held in the container by the warm air inside. {C) [twill form rain drops that fall into the container. (0) twill be pushed out of the container by the warm air inside. 31. Tara poured some water into a measuring cylinder and then tilted the measuring cylinder as shown. (A) (8) (c) (D) 20 30 35 40 How much water (mL) is in the measuring cylinder? 15 {20171 Soe Paper COUNSW Gl Pyne32. One serving of food is the amount of a type of food that an average person would normally eat in one meal By measuring food in servings, itis possible to compare the nutrients and energy content (kd) in foods. ‘The table outlines the energy content in one serving of some diferent foods. | Food Serving size | Eneray (kd) Se According tothe table, which of these has jSesarink: 200 mi 7 the greatest energy content? Peppom ‘large cup 2 1A) 600 ml soft drink Pepperoni pizza 1 slice 120 (B) 1 slice of pepperoni pizza {C) _2large cups of popcorn Cheeseburger | 1 burger 80 Eoomeiges For questions 33 and 34 use the information below. Plants need light, water and nutrients to grow. Plants normally get their nutrients from the soil Ben wanted to investigate what is needed to sprout and grow cress seads. He put some cress seeds on paper towels in a bowl near the window. For ten days he added a small amount of water each day to keep the paper towal wet. Ben summarised his observations in these three drawings: 33, What conclusion could Ben draw? (A) Cress can only live for 5 to 10 days. (B) Cress seeds need water to sprout but do not need water to grow. Cress seeds need more than just water to keep alive. () (D) Cress seeds use water and the nutrients in the paper towels to grow. 34. What does Ben need to do to find out whether light affects the sprouting? (A) Repeat exactly what he did in the first investigation, (8) Repeat the investigation with the bowl in a cupboard, (C) Repeat the investigation with the bowl in a cupboard with no water to be added. (D) Repeat the investigation with the bowl placed outside the window, 2017 CAS Sane Paper CO UNSW Cita Lid 1635. satellite is any object that moves around a larger object in space. The path that a satellite follows, as it moves around the larger object, is called its orbit. The diagram shows the movernent of Venus, Earth and the Moon in relation to the Sun. S (4 ~ Moon y NOTTO SCALE Which statement is correct? (A) Earth s in orbit around the Moon and Venus is a satelite of the Sun. {B) The Moon is in orbit around Earth and Earth is a satellite of Venus. {C) _ Earth isa satelite of the Moon and the Moon is in orbit around Venus. (0) The Moon is a satellite of Earth and Venus is in orbit around the Sun. 36. Our skeleton consists of bones that give our body shape and allow us to move. The bones are moved by muscles. Tendons and ligaments are connective tissues. ‘The diagram represents an elbow joint. tendon bone muscle ligament Which of these identifies what ligaments and tendons connect? Ligaments connect | Tendons connect (A) |_bone and muscle. | bone and bone. (©) | bone and bone. | _bone and muscle. (©) | muscle and muscle. | _ bone and bone. (0) | bone and bone. | muscle and muscle. 7 27 AS Sete Paper UNSW Gaba Py LiesFor questions 37 and 38 use the information below. Michelle read that bread dough needs yeast and warmth to rise. ‘She set up an experiment to investigate this, as shown. measuring cylinder bread dough Ww x ¥ Zz 25°C 25°C 18°C. 18°C 3g yeast without yeast 3g yeast ‘without yeast She left each measuring cylinder for 24 hours and recorded how high each piece of dough rose. 37. To find out the effect of the presence of yeast on how much the dough rises, which two cylinders can Michelle compare? (A) Wand x (8) Xandy (Cc) Wandy (0) Wandz 38. Michelle read that the more yeast added, the higher the dough will rise; the higher the temperature, the higher the dough will rise. Michelle then set up another cylinder, V, with the same amount of dough and 6 g of yeast added. She kept i at 20°C for 24 hours, and recorded the height of the dough. Which statement MUST be true based on what Michelle read? (A) The dough in V will rise the highest among all cylinders. (8) The dough in W and V will rise the same amount (C) The dough in X wil rise higher than that in V. {D) The dough in V will ise higher than that in Y. ‘2017 IGA Sclence Papor CO UNSW Gita Py Lint 1839. Water is needed to produce food. ‘The diagram shows how much water is needed in producing various amounts of different types of food. 200g 150g 100 g 1759 meat tice lettuce orange 3000 L 300 L 40L 6oL ‘Which statement is supported by the information in the diagram? (A) There is less water in an orange than there is in rice. (8) _Ittakes less water to grow lettuce than to grow the same mass of rice. (C) _Ittakes more water to produce meat because the animals eat lots of plants. (0) The more water it takes to produce an amount of food, the heavier this amount of food wil be. 40. The volume of an object is equal to the volume of water it displaces when the object is fully underwater. Frank placed a block in a measuring cylinder that contained some water, as shown. mu He then added another, smaller block biel 40 The volume of the larger block is twice the volume of the smaller one, How much water is in the measuring cylinder? (A) 10mL (8) mL (©) 25mL (0) 30mt 19 DOI IEAS Scene Pepa UNSW ltl Py Lined