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    1. Roald Amundsen was a famous Norwegian explorer who was the first person to reach the South Pole. He achieved this using teams of powerful Greenland dogs. 2. Amundsen demanded a public apology from Lord Curzon after Curzon ended a speech by saying "Three cheers for the dogs," which Amundsen saw as an insult to himself and his men. 3. The dogs had helped Amundsen reach the South Pole by pulling his sledges across the Antarctic ice and snow.

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    1. Roald Amundsen was a famous Norwegian explorer who was the first person to reach the South Pole. He achieved this using teams of powerful Greenland dogs. 2. Amundsen demanded a public apology from Lord Curzon after Curzon ended a speech by saying "Three cheers for the dogs," which Amundsen saw as an insult to himself and his men. 3. The dogs had helped Amundsen reach the South Pole by pulling his sledges across the Antarctic ice and snow.

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    1. Roald Amundsen was a famous Norwegian explorer who was the first person to reach the South Pole. He achieved this using teams of powerful Greenland dogs. 2. Amundsen demanded a public apology from Lord Curzon after Curzon ended a speech by saying "Three cheers for the dogs," which Amundsen saw as an insult to himself and his men. 3. The dogs had helped Amundsen reach the South Pole by pulling his sledges across the Antarctic ice and snow.

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    The Junior King’s School

    Canterbury

    2011
    Year 7
    Entrance Examination (12+)
    English
    One Hour
    (2 x 30 minutes)

    Section A Reading 25 Marks 30 Minutes


    Section B Writing 25 marks 30 Minutes

    Please answer sections A & B on SEPARATE sheets of paper


    Section A Comprehension 30 minutes

    Read the following passage twice and then answer the questions below.

    “Three cheers for the dogs,” said Lord Curzon at the end of his speech.

    Roald Amundsen, sitting beside him, flushed brick-red. He had never felt so insulted in his
    life.

    The famous Norwegian explorer had come to London, at the invitation of the Royal Geo-
    graphical Society, to lecture on his journey to the South Pole. He had said he could not
    have reached the Pole without his teams of powerful Greenland dogs.

    Curzon was hardly tactful, though he meant no offence. Unfortunately, great offence was
    taken. Amundsen said it had been an insult to him and his men, and he demanded a public
    apology. He was not a vain man, and he thought less of his achievement than anyone else.
    From boyhood his ambition had been to go to the North Pole. After long preparation he
    was about to set out when the news came that an American explorer, Robert E. Peary, had
    reached this Pole.

    Amundsen changed his plans and sailed to the Antarctic. The South Pole was still un-
    conquered. However, he knew he would have to hurry to get there first. A British
    expedition led by Captain Scott was already on the way.

    Amundsen was a sportsman. When Scott arrived in Melbourne, Australia, he found a


    telegram waiting for him. It was short and to the point: “Am going south. Amundsen.”

    When Captain Scott and his team reached the Pole, the Norwegian flag was already flying
    over a snow-bound tent. Inside Scott found some equipment and an envelope addressed
    to himself. He opened it and read:

    Dear Captain Scott,

    As you are probably the first to reach this area after us, I will ask you kindly to
    forward the enclosed letter to King Haakon VII.

    If you can use any of the articles in the tent, please do not hesitate to do so.
    The sledge outside may be of use to you. With kind regards I wish you a safe
    return.

    Yours truly,

    Roald Amundsen

    Scott died in the Antarctic on his return from the South Pole. Amundsen and his
    companions got back to their ship after an absence of ninety-nine days. Upon their return
    to Norway they were celebrated as national heroes.

    Yet he was disappointed. “I could not have gone further from my goal,” he said wryly.
    Now answer these questions in full sentences.

    Consider carefully how many marks are available. Some answers will need to be more detailed
    and longer than others. The marks will help you.

    1. Who was Roald Amundsen? (You need to make three separate points.) (3 marks)

    2. From whom did he demand an apology? Why? (2 marks)

    3. Can you think of (and then explain fully) two ways that the dogs had helped Amundsen?
    (3 marks)

    4. Who got to the South Pole first. How do you know? (2 marks)

    5. Who, do you think, was King Haakon VII? (1 mark)

    6. Can you think of (and then explain fully) two reasons that Amundsen had asked Scott to
    forward a letter to King Haakon VII? (4 marks)

    7. Explain fully what Amundsen meant by his last statement in this passage.
    (3 marks)

    8. From the information in the passage write down four words of your own to describe
    Amundsen’s character, (the sort of person you think he is). (2 marks)

    9. In a table of three columns, write down the list of the five underlined
    words in the passage. In the second column, state what part of speech
    each word is. In the third write a different word or expression that means
    more or less the same.

    Part of Speech Synonym


    a. flushed
    b. lecture
    c. tactful
    d. hesitate
    e. absence
    (5 marks)
    (25 marks)

    Section B Writing 30 minutes

    Produce ONE piece of creative, imaginative writing from the following options.

    a) Write a letter from Scott to a friend or family member detailing his disappointment. If you
    attempt this, remember to set your work out correctly – address, date, greeting, parting.
    b) Describe a time you were really disappointed by something.
    (25 marks)

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