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Co-Requisite Exam Literacy Prep

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Co-Requisite Exam Literacy Prep

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📚 Part 1: Reading Comprehension

Read the text, then answer Questions 1–5.

When the old railway land in Kōwhai Street became available, many residents suggested building more car parks. However, a group of students proposed creating a community garden instead. They argued that the garden would provide fresh vegetables, attract native birds and give people a place to meet.

At first, some residents were doubtful. They worried that the garden would be difficult to maintain and might become untidy. The students responded by creating a roster for watering, weeding and rubbish collection. They also worked with the local council to install a water tank.

Six months later, the garden was producing vegetables for the nearby food bank. Residents who had once disagreed with the plan began volunteering. The project showed that a shared space can benefit a community when people are prepared to take responsibility for it.

1. What was the students’ main proposal?

To build more car parks

To create a community garden

To replace the railway land with shops

To build a new food bank

2. Why were some residents doubtful at first?

They did not like vegetables.

They thought the garden might be hard to maintain.

They wanted the students to leave the area.

They believed the council would remove the land.

3. In this text, what does roster most nearly mean?

A list showing who completes each task

A tool used for gardening

A place where vegetables are sold

A set of rules from the council

4. Which detail best shows that the project was successful?

The land was beside an old railway.

Some residents were doubtful.

The garden produced vegetables for the food bank.

The students suggested the idea.

5. What is the main message of the text?

Community projects are always easy.

Students should make all local decisions.

Shared spaces can help communities when people contribute.

Car parks are more useful than gardens.

✏️ Part 2: Exam Literacy Skills

6. State one reason the students gave for creating the garden. Use a complete sentence.
7. Use evidence from the text to explain how the students answered the residents’ concerns.
8. Combine these sentences using because:
The residents supported the garden. The project helped the food bank.
9. Rewrite this sentence with correct capitalisation and punctuation:
the students organised a roster and they installed a water tank
10. Write a short paragraph explaining whether you think the railway land was used well. Give one reason and one piece of evidence from the text.

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