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• Read the texts and answer each question carefully.

• Answer all questions.

Information • The total mark for this paper is 30.

• The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide to

how much time to spend on each question.

• You may use a dictionary or bilingual dictionary.

• You do not need to write in full sentences. You will not be assessed on spelling,

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Functional Skills Level 2 Reading Context You are planning to take driving lessons and thinking of getting a car when you pass your test. You decide to find out about the issues for young drivers, including the cost of insurance. Read Text A, Text B and Text C and answer the questions. You do not need to write any of your answers in complete sentences, but you must communicate the required information in a way that can be clearly understood.

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Text A - You pick up this charity campaign leaflet at the local driving school

BRAKE, the road safety charity, launches their campaign to decrease the number of deaths and injuries of young people on the

road. The government should:

1. Implement a system of graduated driver licensing, allowing young and novice drivers to gain experience gradually, while being protected from the riskiest situations. This system should include a minimum learning period with a minimum number of hours of professional training, and a novice period with a night-time driving curfew and ban on young passengers.

2. Introduce compulsory road safety education as part of the national curriculum, ensuring a structured programme of learning which introduces the issues to children at a young age and which continues through secondary school with advice on staying safe as a driver and passenger.

3. Launch year-round, hard-hitting and high-profile publicity campaigns targeting young drivers and passengers on key topics such as speed, overtaking, distractions and drink driving and drug driving.

4. Make traffic policing a national policing priority, putting resources into higher levels of traffic policing, enabling an increase in roadside drink and drug testing and road patrols.

Julie Townsend Brake’s campaigns director, says: Violent, man-made road crashes are the biggest killer of young people. Every 18 hours a young person dies on UK roads and every hour and a half another is seriously injured, cutting short and devastating young lives. Young people are often the victims of horrific crashes, but they are also often the perpetrators. Young drivers are involved in one in four crashes that kill and seriously injure road users of all ages, despite accounting for just one in eight licence holders. Research shows it’s inexperience, coupled with the tendency of many young drivers to take risks, which means they are involved in so many serious crashes.

Andy Goldby, Direct Line’s director of motor underwriting, adds: Much needs to be done to reduce the tragedies we see on a daily basis. A review of the driving test, better education (even before driving lessons begin), graduated licences and the use of technology such as telematics to encourage safer driving, are just a few of the elements that need to be considered to stop the needless deaths and injuries on our roads.

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THE FACTS: TEXTING AND SMARTPHONES

Research into the impact of sending or receiving text messages in young drivers found the amount of time drivers spent with their eyes off the road increased by up to 400%. Drivers made 28% more lane excursions and 140% more incorrect lane changes. Research using a driver simulator to explore risks drivers face when using phones for emailing found a heightened crash risk.

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TEXT B - You search the internet to find out more about car insurance and find this consumer webpage

Car Insurance for 18 Year Olds

You’re 18, you have a driving licence and access to a car - you’ve got the world at your feet –but you’ve also got some of the most expensive motor insurance premiums holding you back. Statistically speaking, young drivers are among those most likely to be involved in an accident and therefore make a claim on their insurance. Car insurance companies set higher premiums for younger drivers to offset the increased risk of having to pay out. There are things you can do to help bring costs down: Types of Cover There are three basic levels of car insurance cover and, generally speaking, you’ll find that, as the cover gets more comprehensive, the price goes up.

• Third party cover only protects you against damage to other people and their

property. It might be the cheapest of the three options, but if you have third party

only cover and you’re involved in an accident, you’ll have to pay for repairs to your

own vehicle out of your own pocket.

• Third party, fire and theft cover, which also protects you against fire damage and

theft, but not against damage to your vehicle caused by a road traffic collision.

• Fully comprehensive cover, which protects you against everything already

mentioned, plus any damage caused to your own vehicle.

Telematics Car Insurance

Pass Plus

You might want to consider telematics car insurance. Otherwise known as ‘black box’ insurance, telematics policies give you a tailored quote based on how you drive. A small device is fitted to your vehicle which, using satellite technology, measures your speed, braking, acceleration and mileage – giving the insurer a comprehensive and accurate impression of how you drive. If you are a good driver and don’t travel very far, it could result in cheaper car insurance.

As young drivers are penalised for having relatively little experience on the roads, you could always take an advanced driving course to show insurers you have a bit more experience behind the wheel. The Driving Standards Agency’s Pass Plus course can help to bring your costs down by up to 35% with some insurers. Pass Plus is an advanced driving course consisting of two 3-hour sessions building on your existing skills and knowledge, teaching you how to anticipate, plan for and deal with many hazards that you probably haven't encountered before. Pass Plus will help you become safer and more confident on the roads.

And finally: Driving safely and without making a claim will earn you a no claims bonus at renewal time, as doing so demonstrates to insurers you are a good driver.

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TEXT C - You go onto this chatroom to find out what other young people think about insurance and driving issues

Gunnit14

I wanted to know if I should do pass plus for the insurance. I know you need 6 hours and each hour is about £20 but is it worth it?

Dan_16

Check and get insurance quotes with and without it. For me it certainly was, it knocked £600 off my first insurance quote.

Rizzletastic

I don't think so because it costs like £50/hour and only gets 5% off insurance.

xmarilynx

Well it's only going to cost me £40 with the Lincolnshire Police Partnership, and although I won't save any money on my insurance because I'm already insured I think it's worth it for the experience. I wouldn't pay the hundred and something pounds my driving instructor quoted me for it though.

stirling3000

With regards to insurance, no, not at all, barely affected my insurance, but then I was a 17 year old male, so nothing will help. But, I had a gap between passing and getting my car, so the 6 hour reminder with an instructor, as well as intense motorway driving was a massive confidence boost and I am glad I did it.

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Origami_twist

I didn't do it, just because I could learn it all on my own, for free! I think it's lucky I'm a fairly confident driver anyway! I only know one person who has done Pass Plus (out of 10+ people!) My friend had completed Pass Plus, and she rang up the insurance company her mum was with (as she drives her mum's car) the company still didn't give them any discount. To be honest I reckon Pass Plus is a bit of a waste of time.

Sooba111

Should make my grandad do it LOL – his reaction times are zero!

Luce eee

As already mentioned, I think that 'worth it' should be explored deeper than in terms of simply money- I personally will feel far better for having been taught motorway etiquette in particular by someone with dual-controls etc. Plus, in Derby there are grants and discounts available which means that actually, yes, it will be 'worth it' in mercenary terms. Woopah.

Luce eee

Hey Sooba Your grandad classed as safer risk than you – insurance co base everything on stats. Pause for thought …

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Questions 1. Tick two correct boxes. The main purposes of Text A are to:

a. inform

b. describe

c. instruct

d. discourage

e. promote

f. entertain

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2. In Text A, what does the Brake campaign recommend should happen in schools? Give three details. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

(3 marks)

3. Your friend who is learning to drive wants to know what the Brake campaign recommends. You think the ‘graduated driver licensing’ system is a good idea and explain it to him. What can you tell him? Give three details about this system. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

(3 marks)

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4. According to the graph in Text A, what has research shown in relation to young drivers? ________________________________________________________________

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5. Text B uses different features of language and layout to convey information to young people about car insurance. Identify two of these features and for each, statehow the feature helps young people to make sense of the text. a) Feature: _________________________________________________________________ How it helps the reader: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ b) Feature: _________________________________________________________________ How it helps the reader: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

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6. You recommend Third party only insurance cover to your friend. According to Text B, identify one benefit and one disadvantage of this compared to the other options. Benefit: _________________________________________________________________ Disadvantage: _________________________________________________________________

(2 marks) 7. How can Telematics car insurance reduce the cost of your insurance according to Text B? Give two details. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

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8. Text B recommends Pass Plus. Why in Text C are some of the contributors to the chat room not impressed with Pass Plus? Give three details. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

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9. Your friend does not think Pass Plus is worth doing. Use the views an d evidence from Text B and Text C to convince your friend of the benefits of doing it. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

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10. You decide to respond to Origami twist’s post in Text C to challenge his opinion about Pass Plus. What factual information could you use from Text A in your reply? Give four details. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

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