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Many, many years ago in the far-off land of Hellas, which we now call Greece, lived a happy young couple whose names were Alcmene and Amphitryon. Now Amphitryon, the husband, owned many herds of cattle. So also the father of Alcmene, who was King of Mycenae, owned many.
All these cattle grazing together and watering at the same springs became united in one herd. And this was the cause of much trouble, for Amphitryon fell to quarrelling with the father of his wife about his portion of the herd. At last he slew his father-in-law, and from that day he fled his old home at Mycenae.
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A ItalyB GreeceC EgyptD England
i. What country is referred to as 'Hellas' in the passage?
ii. What was Amphitryon quarrelling with Alcmene's father about?
A That he had fled his homeB The fact that the cows grazed togetherC Whether he should marry AlcmeneD How much cattle they each owned
* To see how to mark down the correct answer, look at section 1 of your multiple choice answer sheet.
* To see how to mark down the correct answer, look at section 1 of your multiple choice answer sheet.
John Scott and Philip Lannes walked together down a great boulevard of Paris. The young American's heart was filled with grief and anger. The Frenchman felt the same grief, but mingled with it was a fierce, burning passion, so deep and bitter that it took a much stronger word than anger to describe it.
Both had heard that morning the mutter of cannon on the horizon, and they knew the German conquerors were advancing. They were always advancing. Nothing had stopped them. The metal and masonry of the defences at Liège had crumbled before their huge guns like china breaking under stone. The giant shells had scooped out the forts at Maubeuge, Maubeuge the untakable, as if they had been mere eggshells, and the mighty Teutonic host came on, almost without a check.
John had read of the German march on Paris, nearly a half-century before, how everything had been made complete by the genius of Bismarck and von Moltke, how the ready had sprung upon and crushed the unready, but the present swoop of the imperial eagle seemed far more vast and terrible than the earlier rush could have been.
A month and the legions were already before the City of Light. Men with glasses could see from the top of the Eiffel Tower the grey ranks that were to hem in devoted Paris once more, and the government had fled already to Bordeaux. It seemed that everything was lost before the war was fairly begun. The coming of the English army, far too small in numbers, had availed nothing. It had been swept up with the others, escaping from capture or destruction only by a hair, and was now driven back with the French on the capital.
John had witnessed two battles, and in neither had the Germans stopped long. Disregarding their own losses they drove forward, immense, overwhelming, triumphant. He felt yet their very physical weight, pressing upon him, crushing him, giving him no time to breathe. The German war machine was magnificent, invincible, and for the fourth time in a century the Germans, the exulting Kaiser at their head, might enter Paris.
The Emperor himself might be nothing, mere sound and glitter, but back of him was the greatest army that ever trod the planet, taught for half a century to believe in the divine right of kings, and assured now that might and right were the same.
Every instinct in him revolted at the thought that Paris should be trodden under foot once more by the conqueror. The great capital had truly deserved its claim to be the city of light and leading, and if Paris and France were lost the whole world would lose. He could never forget the unpaid debt that his own America owed to France, and he felt how closely interwoven the two republics were in their beliefs and aspirations.
"Why are you so silent?" asked Lannes, half angrily, although John knew that the anger was not for him.
"I've said as much as you have," he replied with an attempt at humour.
"You notice the sunlight falling on it?" said Lannes, pointing to the Arc de Triomphe, rising before them.
"Yes, and I believe I know what you are thinking."
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7. What had happened to the government?
8. Which of the following best describes the situation in this passage?
9. What is meant when the Emperor is described as ‘mere sound and glitter’ (line 22)?
10. Which two republics did John feel had a connection between their beliefs and aspirations?
11. What is Lannes angry about in line 29?
12. What does Lannes point out to John in line 31?
A They had been defeatedB They ran away to BordeauxC The were at the top of the Eiffel TowerD They had availed to nothing
A France and England B Germany and FranceC America and England D America and France
A The effect the war is having on his countryB He has been walking for a long timeC He had only escaped by a hairD John has been talking too much
A That the sun is risingB That the Arc de Triomphe is rising before themC The sun is shining on the Arc de TriompheD That they have both been silent
A France has lost the warB The English army is on its way to ParisC Paris is in danger of being taken by the GermansD The Germans are about to invade Britain
A He wore expensive clothing and jewellery B He had nothing to show for himselfC He was loud and showy, but not much more than thatD He spoke a lot
15. The height of a triangle is 12mm and the length of its base is 1.5cm. What is its area?
16. Cara is making dinner for 7 people. The recipe, which serves 4, says she needs 500g of mince. How many grams does she need to make the recipe for all of her guests?
17. In a bag there are 20 cookies. 5 are white chocolate flavoured, 8 are milk chocolate and the rest are lemon flavoured. If I eat 2 white chocolate cookies and 3 lemon cookies, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. There was a ¼ chance of picking a white chocolate cookie from the bag before the others were taken B. There was more than a 50% chance of taking a milk chocolate cookie after the others were taken C. There is more chance of picking a white chocolate cookie than a lemon cookie after the others were taken D. There was a ⅖ chance of picking a milk chocolate cookie before the others were taken E. There were 15 cookies left after the others were taken
18. I think of a shape. It has at least one right angle. Two of its sides are the same length. The interior angles add up to 360°. What shape am I thinking of?
19. Which of the following formulae would you use the find the nth term of the pattern below?
9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29
20. A clock shows the time to be 9.30am. The minute hand moves 66° clockwise. What time does the clock now show?
A. 60mm² B. 180mm² C. 144mm² D. 90mm² E. 90cm²
A. rectangle B. parallelogram C. octagon D. hexagon E. trapezium
A. - 4n + 3 B. 4n - 7 C. 4 - n D. n (10 - 7) E. 4n + 5
A. 9.19am B. 9.35am C. 9.45am D. 9.41am E. 10.36am
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21. Which of the following represents the best deal to buy limes at a greengrocers?
22. Which of the following expressions is equal to 3c + 12d?
23. A table costs £355.50 in a sale. It has been reduced by 10%. What was its original price?
24. An architect is drawing up plans for a swimming pool. It will be 11m long, 5m wide and 2m deep. However, the owners of the new property ask him to increase its size by 30%. What will be the capacity of the new pool in m³?
Look at the graph provided. It shows the number of adults and children that visited a park in a week.
25. What is the modal number of adult visitors?
26. What is the mean number of children that visited the park from Monday to Friday?
A. 40p each B. £2 for 8 C. £6 for 30 D. 10 for £2.70 E. 3 for 66p
A. c(3 + 12) B. 2(c + 6d) C. 3(c + 4d) D. 3c (d + 4) E. 5(c - 7d)
A. £401 B. £391 C. £405 D. £395 E. £399
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Choose the answer you think is correct and mark your answer on the multiple choice answer sheet.
In the first figure, the triangle's lines turn from being solid to dashed. We need to select an answer that follows the same rule. Answer E follows this rule so it's the correct answer.
* To see how to mark down the correct answer, look at section 3 of your multiple choice answer sheet.
* To see how to mark down the correct answer, look at section 3 of your multiple choice answer sheet.
Find the shape on the right which is a reflection of the shape on the left.
The first figure below is changed in some way to become the second. Choose a figure on the right that relates to the third figure in the same way that the second relates to the first.
