You may NOT use a dictionary Do NOT open this paper until you are told to do so. Try to answer ALL the questions.
INSTRUCTIONS Listen to each question carefully Select the correct answer and then mark your selection on your answer sheet Only mark one answer for each question
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Part One Read the questions, listen to the announcements and select true (A), false (B), or unknown (C). Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
C = Unknown
John has been to London before. A = True B = False C = Unknown Tube trains run until midnight on weekdays. A = True B = False C = Unknown On Sundays some Tube stations are closed. A = True B = False C = Unknown Buses start earlier than Tube trains. A = True B = False C = Unknown The open-top buses are very expensive. A = True B = False C = Unknown Taxis are cheaper after 8.00pm. A = True B = False C = Unknown The DLR is the Docklands London Railway. A = True B = False C = Unknown John is given a map of the underground. A = True B = False C = Unknown C = Unknown (10 marks)
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Part Two Read each question, listen to the recording and select the correct answer (A B C or D). Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
11. Approximately how many people live in Scotland? A B C D five million nine million fifteen million fifty million
12. How high is Arthurs Seat? A B C D 200 metres 208 metres 218 metres 280 metres
13. How often is there a Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle? A B C D every weekend every month every year every two years
14. When was the Flodden Wall built? A B C D in the eighth century in the fifteenth century in 1315 in 1513
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15. Who won the Battle of Flodden? A B C D The English The Irish The Scots The Welsh
16. What was unusual about the buildings within the Flodden Wall? A B C D They were very old They were very tall They were made of granite They were very small
17. What caused the death of many people in Edinburgh in 1645? A B C D The Battle of Flodden A Flood A Plague A Hurricane
18. Who was Sir Walter Scott? A B C D An architect An engineer A politician A writer
19. When did they finish building the Scott Monument? A B C D 1645 1830 1844 1870
20. Where might you find this information? A B C D In a dictionary In a cookery book In an encyclopaedia In a novel (10 Marks)
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