FIRST CERTIFICATE READING TEST

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KOMBAT KATE

1. In the first paragraph, the writer is aware of

2 points

A --- a critical attitude from Kate.

B --- the concern of the other actors.

C --- the need to reassure his readers.

D --- having been in a similar situacion before

Clear selection

2. How does the writer feel when Kate mentions the tin can? *

2 points

A --- worried about hurting Kate

B --- relieved that Kate is just pretending

C --- concerned that it may injure his head

D --- convinced that he won’t take it seriously enough

3. When Kate and the writer repeat the fight scene from Noises Off, we learn that

2 points

A --- the writer isn’t sure of his instructions.

B --- Kate has adapted it slightly for the writer to try.

C --- the writer is initially unwilling to do it.

D --- Kate has to react quickly to a mistake the writer makes.

Clear selection

4. What does the phrase ‘no small order’ (line 22) tell us about stage combat?

2 points

A --- Kate knew she would love learning about it.

B --- It is something very few people ever perfect.

C --- Studying it required a lot of obedience and respect.

D --- Qualifying to teach it would be a long and difficult process.

Clear selection

5. What does the writer tell us about the sword fight in the play Richard III?

2 points

A --- Its details need to be made up.

B --- It’s a particularly challenging scene to do.

C --- Its action is conveyed through spoken words.

D --- It is widely agreed to be the most exciting of its kind.

Clear selection

6. What does ‘it’ refer to in line 30?

2 points

A --- information

B --- a fight

C --- a particular period

D --- a dramatic story

Clear selection

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