Example 1 · Basket crop: _____.
Model answer: soft pears
Why: Woven baskets protected soft pears.
How to use this sample
Study the two worked examples, then complete the independent practice. Submit to review answers and explanations. Scores exclude the examples; Writing and Speaking use self-review rather than automatic band marking.
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Three ways to carry a harvest
For a small orchard, woven baskets protected soft pears but were awkward to stack in a van. Rigid plastic crates stacked securely and were used for apples, although their corners needed cleaning carefully after each trip. Cloth sacks were reserved for walnuts because the shells protected the contents.
Workers attached paper tags to the baskets and washable labels to the crates. Sacks carried a stitched colour code. The orchard tried cardboard cartons once but stopped using them after a shower weakened the base. All containers were kept in a dry shed between harvest days.
Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
| Container | Use or feature | Missing detail |
|---|---|---|
| Woven basket | Crop | 1. ____ |
| Woven basket | Awkward action | 2. ____ |
| Plastic crate | Crop | 3. ____ |
| Plastic crate | Clean especially carefully | 4. ____ |
| Cloth sack | Identification | 5. ____ |
Two worked examples
Example 2 · Problem with baskets: awkward to _____.
Model answer: stack
Why: Baskets were awkward to stack in a van.
Independent practice
The two worked examples are excluded from the score. Answer the remaining questions, then submit.