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Questions 1-4​

Complete the notes below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet.

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The nutmeg tree and fruit

  • the leaves of the tree are 1 ____________________ in shape
  • the 2 ____________________ surrounds the fruit and breaks open when the fruit is ripe
  • the 3 ____________________ is used to produce the spice nutmeg
  • the covering known as the aril is used to produce 4 ____________________
  • the tree has yellow flowers and fruit

Questions 5-7​

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 5-7 on your answer sheet, write

  TRUE   if the statement agrees with the information
  FALSE   if the statement contradicts the information
  NOT GIVEN   if there is no information on this

5   In the Middle Ages, most Europeans knew where nutmeg was grown.
6   The VOC was the world's first major trading company.
7   Following the Treaty of Breda, the Dutch had control of all the islands where nutmeg grew.

Questions 8-13​

Complete the table below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet.

Middle AgesNutmeg was brought to Europe by the 8______________________
16th centuryEuropean nations took control of the nutmeg trade
17th centuryDemand for nutmeg grew, as it was believed to be effective against the disease known as the 9______________________.
The Dutch
- took control of the Banda Islands
- restricted nutmeg production to a few areas
- put 10______________________ on nutmeg to avoid it being cultivated outside the islands
- finally obtained the island of 11______________________ from the British
Late 18th century1770 - nutmeg plants were secretly taken to 12______________________
1778 - half the Banda Islands' nutmeg plantations were destroyed by a 13______________________

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Reading Passage 1, Questions 1-13​

  1. oval
  2. husk
  3. seed
  4. mace
  5. FALSE
  6. NOT GIVEN
  7. TRUE
  8. Arabs
  9. plague
  10. lime
  11. Run
  12. Mauritius
  13. tsunami