Information about School Registration
Questions 1–10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Information about School Registration
- Grade Level: kindergarten
- School: Heights Elementary School
- Registration: Monday to Thursday from 9.00 to 1.30
- Can pick up packet from the school any afternoon up to 5.00
- Forms: Immunization records
- Health forms from doctor and
- Emergency contact information
- Residency verification form
- Original birth certificate
- Childcare: No is provided
- There is on-site licensed daycare for working
- This is organized by the City Council
- Orientation: Open house in July – details provided through the and on the school’s website
- Will tour the school, meet the and schedule entrance testing
- Schedule: First day of school will be on
- First week is 8.00 to 12.30
- Regular schedule is 8.00 to
Brightwater Adventure Park
Questions 11–14
Label the map below.
Choose the correct letter, A–I, next to questions 11–14.
Brightwater Adventure Park
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Toilets with baby changing facilities | |||||||||
| 12 Ice-cream shop | |||||||||
| 13 Gift shop | |||||||||
| 14 Film theatre |
Questions 15–20
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
15 On the ‘Flying Tigers’ ride, children have to be
16 Visitors should be warned that the Hidden Cove ride involves
17 The speaker recommends the picnic area for families because
18 What change to this Saturday night’s programme has been made?
19 This month, as a special deal, visitors can get
20 The supervisor advises new employees to carry
Changing Course
Questions 21–25
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Changing course
21 Why does Katie say she will continue attending lectures on her present course?
22 Why is Katie going to speak to her family?
23 What does Stefan say about the Sports Education course?
24 What problem does Katie agree to consider?
25 Katie has now decided that degrees
Questions 26–30
Complete the flow-chart below.
Choose FIVE answers from the box and select the correct letter, A–G, next to questions 26–30.
To change courses
Translating Ancient Mayan
Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Translating ancient Mayan
16th to early 20th centuries
- • Spanish colonists in Central America tried to destroy the written Mayan language.
- • They thought it represented a to their control.
- • Researchers found ancient handbooks which were written for priests.
- • They identified some numbers and sections of the text relating to
- • However, the rest could not be translated.
Developments in the 1950s and 1960s
- • Heinrich Berlin found that certain ‘glyphs’ in the writing referred to some well-known in the Mayan Empire.
- • Yuri Knorozov found that some ‘glyphs’ referred to a rather than a word.
A new approach in the 1980s
- • Young academics immersed themselves in present-day Mayan art, and religion.
- • They found many of the manuscripts described the success of Mayan kings in
- • Academics had to learn the of each writer.
- • The process was very time-consuming.
The Maya Decipherment project
- • In 2003, David Stuart created a that developed into a project for translating Mayan texts.
- • Now, feedback on translations can be provided with great by translators around the world.
- • This led to new understanding – previously Mayans were believed to be only interested in