Workbook Solutions: Different Voices: Different Times | Year 6 English IGCSE (Cambridge) - Class 6 PDF Download

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1 Cambridge Primary English 6 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
1  Different voices – different times
1.1 What is a prologue?
1 a 3 b 2 c 3 d 4 e 1
2 Learners’ own answers.
3 a antibody b Antarctic c antisocial
 d anti-climax e antibiotic f antifreeze 
 g antithesis h antiseptic i antidote
 j anticlockwise
4 Possible answers:
  a  o v er cast – on top of/covering
 b infrastructure – below
 c perimeter – round, about
 d postpone – after in time
 e octagon – eight
 f hyperactive – beyond, more than normal
 g prepare – before in time
 h exclude – out
 i submerge – under
 j synchronise – in union, together
1.2 Delve into detail
1  a An irrational or extreme fear of something.  
b noun c c.1786 d Came into English possibly 
by the French word phobie, but originally from 
the ancient Greek suffix phobia from phobos 
meaning fear, panic or terror.e Learners’  
own answers.
C L A U S T R O P H O B I A U
Z E K I T G F E G J B V J I X
K M R A B D H H R A G S T B C
T Y I B I O J M A X M J H O A
M U D U M B H M P O L F Q H R
I B I B L I O P H O B I A P N
A B L U T O P H O B I A U O O
K K X G O U R Q P M O F A B P
L T D F V D V Z H O H G S R H
O A I B O H P O O Z R T T E O
F R I G O P H O B I A E I V B
A P I O P H O B I A K H D R I
F X W K N J S N A J K W L I A
A I B O H P O T C O O U W F S
Q C V S X F Z E B F U O R L B
2  gr aphophobia – fear of writing; verbophobia 
– fear of words; bibliophobia – fear of books; 
apiophobia – fear of bees; zoophobia – fear of 
animals; octophobia – fear of the number 8; 
siderophobia – fear of stars; claustrophobia – 
fear of small or enclosed spaces; frigophobia 
– fear of the cold; arithmophobia – fear 
of numbers; carnophobia – fear of meat; 
ablutophobia – fear of washing.
3 a–c Learners’ own answers.
4  a philosopher; b philately; c philanthropists; 
d bibliophiles; e philharmonic.
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1 Cambridge Primary English 6 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
1  Different voices – different times
1.1 What is a prologue?
1 a 3 b 2 c 3 d 4 e 1
2 Learners’ own answers.
3 a antibody b Antarctic c antisocial
 d anti-climax e antibiotic f antifreeze 
 g antithesis h antiseptic i antidote
 j anticlockwise
4 Possible answers:
  a  o v er cast – on top of/covering
 b infrastructure – below
 c perimeter – round, about
 d postpone – after in time
 e octagon – eight
 f hyperactive – beyond, more than normal
 g prepare – before in time
 h exclude – out
 i submerge – under
 j synchronise – in union, together
1.2 Delve into detail
1  a An irrational or extreme fear of something.  
b noun c c.1786 d Came into English possibly 
by the French word phobie, but originally from 
the ancient Greek suffix phobia from phobos 
meaning fear, panic or terror.e Learners’  
own answers.
C L A U S T R O P H O B I A U
Z E K I T G F E G J B V J I X
K M R A B D H H R A G S T B C
T Y I B I O J M A X M J H O A
M U D U M B H M P O L F Q H R
I B I B L I O P H O B I A P N
A B L U T O P H O B I A U O O
K K X G O U R Q P M O F A B P
L T D F V D V Z H O H G S R H
O A I B O H P O O Z R T T E O
F R I G O P H O B I A E I V B
A P I O P H O B I A K H D R I
F X W K N J S N A J K W L I A
A I B O H P O T C O O U W F S
Q C V S X F Z E B F U O R L B
2  gr aphophobia – fear of writing; verbophobia 
– fear of words; bibliophobia – fear of books; 
apiophobia – fear of bees; zoophobia – fear of 
animals; octophobia – fear of the number 8; 
siderophobia – fear of stars; claustrophobia – 
fear of small or enclosed spaces; frigophobia 
– fear of the cold; arithmophobia – fear 
of numbers; carnophobia – fear of meat; 
ablutophobia – fear of washing.
3 a–c Learners’ own answers.
4  a philosopher; b philately; c philanthropists; 
d bibliophiles; e philharmonic.
2 Cambridge Primary English 6 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
1.3  Focus on technique
1   a hyphen b hyphen c dash d hyphen e dash
2 Possible answers – accept sensible variations.
 a  The box was full of interesting things – 
things I had never seen before.
 b   My school – the one on the corner – is the 
largest in the area. 
 c   Gardening – my favourite hobby – is a 
relaxing weekend activity. 
 d  We managed to build the model aeroplane 
before everyone else – working together.
 e   I wish my friend – the one from Kuala 
Lumpur – would tell me some of the 
folktales from her region. 
3  a climax b additional information 
c aside or comment d climax  
e additional information
1.4  Write a short prologue
 Possible answers:
1  a present b It gives the sense of immediacy, as 
if the action is happening as the reader reads. 
c It is talking about something in the past.  
d The future tense is used in the last  
sentence – to foreshadow what is to come.
2  a First person b Use of the personal pronouns 
I and we c For emphasis – to make the reader 
realise there is something special about the 
old way d It makes them stand out and it 
emphasises that They, although not named, 
are somehow real and present. e It allows 
readers to fill in their own ideas about what 
will happen. f Learners’ own answers.
3 Learners’ own answers but certainly fiction. 
4 Learners’ own answers.
1.5  White bears
1  a    knead: press and shape the mixture firmly 
and repeatedly with your hands to make 
bread; need: something you must have or 
do; kneed: hit someone with your knee
 b    vain: too interested in your own 
appearance or achievements; vane: flat, 
narrow part of a fan, propeller, etc. that 
turns because of the pressure of air or 
liquid against it; vein: tube that carries 
blood to the heart from the other parts of 
the body.
2 Learners’ own answers. 
3 a adjective; antonym: heavy; own example. 
 b noun; antonym: none; own example. 
 c  adjective; antonym: burdened, heavy, 
down, heavy-hearted; own example. 
 d   adjective; antonym: awkward, clumsy;  
own example. 
 e   adjective; antonym: dark, intense; own 
example.
  f  noun; antonym: dark, darkness; example 
given.
 g   noun; antonym: none; own example.
 h    verb; antonym: snuff out, put out, 
smother; own example.
4 Learners’ own answers.
1.6  Short and long sentences
1 a  White bears have an excellent sense of 
smell. 
 b  I interviewed anyone who had ever seen a 
white bear to find out more.
 c  The Saami believe you should know 
everything about the white bear before 
hunting one.
2 b and c.
3–4 Learners’ own answers.
5 Learners’ own answers.
1.7  Review word classes
1 a the b a c no article d a e the
2  b verbs c pronouns d prepositions e nouns  
f adjectives g adverbs h interjections
3 Learners’ own answers.
4  between; in front of; through; across; beside; 
under; over; below; next to; above; outside; 
beyond. 
1.8  Review dialogue
1 a  ‘Don’t forget to bring your soccer ball 
tomorrow,’ [own word, e.g. reminded] 
Javier.
 b  Ava [own word e.g. begged], ‘Please may I 
go to the party? Everyone will be there.’
 c  ‘What on earth have you got there?’ [own 
word, e.g. laughed, enquired ] Sebastian.
 d  ‘Give me that!’ [own word, e.g. demanded] 
Nesmah. ‘It’s mine.’ (or mine! optional 
exclamation mark at the end)
2 Learners’ own answers.
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1 Cambridge Primary English 6 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
1  Different voices – different times
1.1 What is a prologue?
1 a 3 b 2 c 3 d 4 e 1
2 Learners’ own answers.
3 a antibody b Antarctic c antisocial
 d anti-climax e antibiotic f antifreeze 
 g antithesis h antiseptic i antidote
 j anticlockwise
4 Possible answers:
  a  o v er cast – on top of/covering
 b infrastructure – below
 c perimeter – round, about
 d postpone – after in time
 e octagon – eight
 f hyperactive – beyond, more than normal
 g prepare – before in time
 h exclude – out
 i submerge – under
 j synchronise – in union, together
1.2 Delve into detail
1  a An irrational or extreme fear of something.  
b noun c c.1786 d Came into English possibly 
by the French word phobie, but originally from 
the ancient Greek suffix phobia from phobos 
meaning fear, panic or terror.e Learners’  
own answers.
C L A U S T R O P H O B I A U
Z E K I T G F E G J B V J I X
K M R A B D H H R A G S T B C
T Y I B I O J M A X M J H O A
M U D U M B H M P O L F Q H R
I B I B L I O P H O B I A P N
A B L U T O P H O B I A U O O
K K X G O U R Q P M O F A B P
L T D F V D V Z H O H G S R H
O A I B O H P O O Z R T T E O
F R I G O P H O B I A E I V B
A P I O P H O B I A K H D R I
F X W K N J S N A J K W L I A
A I B O H P O T C O O U W F S
Q C V S X F Z E B F U O R L B
2  gr aphophobia – fear of writing; verbophobia 
– fear of words; bibliophobia – fear of books; 
apiophobia – fear of bees; zoophobia – fear of 
animals; octophobia – fear of the number 8; 
siderophobia – fear of stars; claustrophobia – 
fear of small or enclosed spaces; frigophobia 
– fear of the cold; arithmophobia – fear 
of numbers; carnophobia – fear of meat; 
ablutophobia – fear of washing.
3 a–c Learners’ own answers.
4  a philosopher; b philately; c philanthropists; 
d bibliophiles; e philharmonic.
2 Cambridge Primary English 6 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
1.3  Focus on technique
1   a hyphen b hyphen c dash d hyphen e dash
2 Possible answers – accept sensible variations.
 a  The box was full of interesting things – 
things I had never seen before.
 b   My school – the one on the corner – is the 
largest in the area. 
 c   Gardening – my favourite hobby – is a 
relaxing weekend activity. 
 d  We managed to build the model aeroplane 
before everyone else – working together.
 e   I wish my friend – the one from Kuala 
Lumpur – would tell me some of the 
folktales from her region. 
3  a climax b additional information 
c aside or comment d climax  
e additional information
1.4  Write a short prologue
 Possible answers:
1  a present b It gives the sense of immediacy, as 
if the action is happening as the reader reads. 
c It is talking about something in the past.  
d The future tense is used in the last  
sentence – to foreshadow what is to come.
2  a First person b Use of the personal pronouns 
I and we c For emphasis – to make the reader 
realise there is something special about the 
old way d It makes them stand out and it 
emphasises that They, although not named, 
are somehow real and present. e It allows 
readers to fill in their own ideas about what 
will happen. f Learners’ own answers.
3 Learners’ own answers but certainly fiction. 
4 Learners’ own answers.
1.5  White bears
1  a    knead: press and shape the mixture firmly 
and repeatedly with your hands to make 
bread; need: something you must have or 
do; kneed: hit someone with your knee
 b    vain: too interested in your own 
appearance or achievements; vane: flat, 
narrow part of a fan, propeller, etc. that 
turns because of the pressure of air or 
liquid against it; vein: tube that carries 
blood to the heart from the other parts of 
the body.
2 Learners’ own answers. 
3 a adjective; antonym: heavy; own example. 
 b noun; antonym: none; own example. 
 c  adjective; antonym: burdened, heavy, 
down, heavy-hearted; own example. 
 d   adjective; antonym: awkward, clumsy;  
own example. 
 e   adjective; antonym: dark, intense; own 
example.
  f  noun; antonym: dark, darkness; example 
given.
 g   noun; antonym: none; own example.
 h    verb; antonym: snuff out, put out, 
smother; own example.
4 Learners’ own answers.
1.6  Short and long sentences
1 a  White bears have an excellent sense of 
smell. 
 b  I interviewed anyone who had ever seen a 
white bear to find out more.
 c  The Saami believe you should know 
everything about the white bear before 
hunting one.
2 b and c.
3–4 Learners’ own answers.
5 Learners’ own answers.
1.7  Review word classes
1 a the b a c no article d a e the
2  b verbs c pronouns d prepositions e nouns  
f adjectives g adverbs h interjections
3 Learners’ own answers.
4  between; in front of; through; across; beside; 
under; over; below; next to; above; outside; 
beyond. 
1.8  Review dialogue
1 a  ‘Don’t forget to bring your soccer ball 
tomorrow,’ [own word, e.g. reminded] 
Javier.
 b  Ava [own word e.g. begged], ‘Please may I 
go to the party? Everyone will be there.’
 c  ‘What on earth have you got there?’ [own 
word, e.g. laughed, enquired ] Sebastian.
 d  ‘Give me that!’ [own word, e.g. demanded] 
Nesmah. ‘It’s mine.’ (or mine! optional 
exclamation mark at the end)
2 Learners’ own answers.
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3  electrician, competition, mansion, invitation, 
session, musician, technician, discussion, 
expansion.
4 Learners’ own answers.
1.9 Voices
1  a true b true c false d true e false f false g true  
h false i true j true
2  a second sentence b first sentence c second 
sentence d second sentence e second sentence 
f second sentence.
3  a proverb b proverb c idiom d proverb  
e idiom f proverb g idiom
4 a–c Learners’ own answers.
1.10  Finding out about flashbacks
1–3  Learners’ own answers.
1.11 and 1.12 Create Voice 4  
at the museum
1–3  Learners’ own answers.