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4 nOT giVEn: We are only told that Erica Wright has found includes both the carving of different materials and
evidence that snowfall has increased, and that she the weaving of different objects.
believes this is a result of global warming. There is no 6 FALSE: The third paragraph explains that because
information about the causes of global warming itself. greenstone was rare, any object made of it was a
5 nOT giVEn: We are only given some general ‘prized possession’. Such rare objects were owned
information about the age group 4–15; we know only by ‘the few people of high status rather than
that all of them have suffered from a tooth infection. low-ranking members of a tribe’.
However, we don’t know if infection [= tooth decay] is
worse in older or younger children. Task information: Table, Note, Flow-chart completion,
6 nOT giVEn: We are only told that David Lemi doesn’t diagram labelling
approve of the way that shellfish are collected from 1 / 2 1 E 2 B 3 F 4 A 5 D 6 C
their habitat. We don’t know if he also wants to limit
the places they are collected from. Questions 7–13
7 feathers: ‘In the case of superior cloaks [= better
Exam Practice ones] made for chiefs or the more important
Questions 1–6 members of a tribe, feathers from kiwi, pigeons or
1 TRUE: The first paragraph says ‘the first groups of other native birds might be attached.’
people to discover New Zealand came from Polynesia Distraction ‘borders’ is wrong because ordinary
. . . today the general understanding is that it was cloaks had these, but only the better ones had
during the 13 century that their canoes eventually feathers.
th
landed on New Zealand’s shores.’ So, although the 8 hood: ‘All flax cloaks were rectangular in shape, so
arrival date used to be a matter of debate, now the had no sleeves, and neither was a hood a feature
common belief is that the first humans got to New of this garment.’ So this kind of cloak didn’t have a
Zealand in the 13 century. hood.
th
2 nOT giVEn: The first paragraph only explains Distraction ‘sleeves’ is wrong because the space
when the Europeans first arrived, that they sought requires a singular form.
‘opportunities’, and how the Maori viewed them – as 9 shoulder: ‘short cloaks were fastened [= tied]
‘strange’. We are not provided with any information around a person’s neck . . . Pins . . . allowed longer
about the intentions of the Europeans and what kind cloaks to be secured [= tied] at the shoulder.’
of opportunities they were looking for. Distraction ‘waist’ is wrong because the cloaks
3 nOT giVEn: The second paragraph says reached the level of a person’s waist, but were not
‘Polynesians . . . were also skilled craftsmen. There is tied to that part of the body.
archaeological evidence that the tools they produced
were of high quality . . . Craftsmen were also 10 insulation: ‘A cloak made from fur or wool could
occupied with making weapons.’ We are told that provide insulation from the cold, but not so a cloak
both tools and weapons were made, but there is no made of flax.’ In other words, a flax cloak doesn’t
information about any different groups of craftsmen provide/offer any insulation.
that might have made them. 11 water: ‘. . . fibres were left to soak in water . . . in
4 FALSE: The second paragraph explains that ‘some order to soften them [= make them less stiff] and
crafts . . . were no longer done in New Zealand . . . make them easier to weave together.’
Pottery is an example of this, despite the fact that the 12 iron: ‘To do this [= to dye a cloak black], Maori
clay . . . could easily be found in the new country.’ So, weavers covered it in a special kind of mud they
although the Maori had the opportunity to do pottery had collected from riverbeds. This was rich in
in New Zealand, they did not pursue it. [= contained] iron.’
5 TRUE: The third paragraph says that the Maori word 13 spear tips: ‘The particular advantage of these
for ‘decorative work’ is whakairo, a term that can cloaks was that the tough cabbage tree fibres
refer to bone, wood and greenstone carving. ‘The they were woven from could reduce the impact of
same term can also apply to weaving; the crafting of, [= could not easily go through] spear tips during a
for example, woven baskets and mats all required fight with enemy tribes.’ (Both words are necessary
knowledge and skill.’ In other words, decorative work here as ‘tips’ by itself does not provide enough
information to make sense.)