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New Century School Y4 NCS Open Exam A – Literacy Review 1 Exam Review – Select Annotated Questions

New Century School Y4 NCS Open Exam A – Literacy Review 3 Passage 1 - Sakyamuni Pagoda Retrieval The correct answer is Option C. The passage states that the interlocking wooden brackets used in the pagoda’s construction allow the structure to absorb much of the motion caused by strong winds and earthquakes. This indicates that the main purpose of these brackets is to provide strength and flexibility, enabling the pagoda to withstand environmental stresses such as strong winds and earthquakes. • Option A is not correct because the passage specifically highlights their functional role in absorbing motion from winds and earthquakes, not their visual appeal. • There is no mention in the passage of the brackets being used for storage purposes; their function is structural, so that eliminates option B. • Option D is incorrect because the interlocking brackets do not prevent earthquakes from occurring. Instead, they help the structure endure the effects of earthquakes by providing strength and flexibility Retrieval • The correct answer is option D – overhanging roof edges. The secret to its longevity lies in its ingenious design and the use of interlocking wooden brackets that are fitted together without glue or nails to support the eaves and roof. This tells the reader that the eaves are part of the same structure as the roof; they are held together by interlocking brackets. • Options A and B are incorrect. While the windows and the hidden storeys inside the pagoda are mentioned as features of the pagoda, they are not connected to the roof in any way. • Option C – the visible storeys from outside - needs to be eliminated as well. This option refers to the height of the pagoda, not to the eaves.
New Century School Y4 NCS Open Exam A – Literacy Review 4 Passage 2 – from ‘So Much to Tell You’ Vocabulary • The correct answer is option B – a large room containing a number of beds. • A ‘dorm’ is short for dormitory, and typically refers to a large room containing a number of beds; dormitories are often found in boarding schools and university colleges. The context of the passage supports this definition, as the narrator talks about going to the dorm and sitting on her bed, and Lisa comes in and goes to her bed. • Option A should be eliminated straight away. The passage describes the dorm as a place where there are beds and where people go to lie down; bathrooms do not contain beds. • Option C is wrong because a boarding school is a place where students live and study, but the term ‘dorm’ specifically refers to the sleeping quarters within such a school, not the entire school. • Option D is wrong and can also be eliminated. A doorway is simply an entrance or exit and does not match the context of a place where the students can lie down. Inference • The correct answer is option C - the students’ ability to hide their true feelings. • The phrase there was no reading those skilful masks refers to how the students were able to hide their true emotions and feelings behind their outward appearances. indicating their skill at concealing their true feelings. • The phrase does not refer to feelings themselves, but to the ability of students to hide those feelings, so that eliminates option A, that the feelings were written down. • There is no mention of physical masks being used in the English classroom or any physical masks being worn by the students. The ‘masks’ are metaphorical, representing the students' outward behavior that conceals their true emotions. Thus, Options B and D are both incorrect.