INSTRUCTIONS 1. Answer all the questions.   2. Read each question carefully before providing your answer.   3. Look at the mark allocation for the question so that you are guided to provide sufficient information.  

1.6 Provide a reason for your answer to 1.5. Explain your answer carefully. (3)

1.7 Paragraph 3: The word “acclaimed” means:[ans1] (1)

3.1 “This song always depresses me,” said Charlie Brown. (3)   Rewrite the sentence above in indirect or reported speech.  

Read paragraph 1-2 of the article and answer question 1.1- 1.6 1.1 How old is Ed Sheeran this year? (1)

3.7 Frame 3: “Herd” is a word that sounds the same as the word “heard” but is spelt differently.  It is therefore a:[ans1] (1)

3.4 Frame 2: “It brings back such sad memories…” What part of speech is the word “sad”? (1)

1.3 How do we know that both Ed’s brother and his mother are artistic, creative people?  DO NOT QUOTE DIRECTLY FROM THE TEXT. (2)

Read the article on Ed Sheeran carefully before answering the questions below. Click on the button below to open the comprehension passage in a new tab.     

4.2 Choose words from the paragraph above that are antonyms of the words below: (2)       4.2.1 Up =   4.2.2 Small =