St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Pickering
English
Spelling Test
2003

1.	Stunt Doubles
	Characters in action films often have to .................................................................
	dangerous stunts, like being ........................................................................... in a
	car chase, or falling from a high .......................................................................... .
	Actors are not usually ......................................................................... to carry out
	these stunts themselves. Highly skilled stuntmen and women,
	who are .............................................................................. to look like the actors,
	face the dangers instead.
	To ................................................. everything goes
	........................................................................., a stunt coordinator designs every
	move .................................................................... . If a stunt is not
	................................................................................carefully, lives could be at risk.
	It is ............................................................................. that stunt coordinators have
	a good ................................................................................... of electronics and
	engineering, so that their stunts will be safe and
	............................................................................. .

	Stunt doubles must be fully trained before they can
	...............................................................................in any films. In the early stages
	of training they learn to ............................................................................ and dive.
	Later, they move on to more ...................................................................................
	activities, like .............................................................................. from fires. During
	these fire scenes, stunt doubles wear .....................................................................
	non-flammable clothing to keep them safe.

	Stunt doubles can make their work look
	............................................................................ . This is because all these stunts
	are put ............................................................................. and
	...................................................................................a long time before the filming
	starts.
7 marks

2.	The spelling test
	The words omitted from the children’s spelling test booklet are those printed in bold in the version below.
Stunt Doubles
Characters in action films often have to perform
dangerous stunts, like being involved in a
car chase, or falling from a high building.
Actors are not usually qualified to carry out
these stunts themselves. Highly skilled stuntmen and women,
who are disguised  to look like the actors,
face the dangers instead.
To ensure everything goes
smoothly, a stunt coordinator designs every
move thoroughly. If a stunt is not
planned carefully, lives could be at risk.
It is important that stunt coordinators have
a good knowledge of electronics and
engineering, so that their stunts will be safe and
realistic.

Stunt doubles must be fully trained before they can 
participate in any films. In the early stages
of training they learn to tumble and dive.
Later, they move on to more challenging
activities, like escaping from fires. During
these fire scenes, stunt doubles wear special
non-flammable clothing to keep them safe.
Stunt doubles can make their work look
effortless. This is because all these stunts
are put together and
rehearsed a long time before the filming
starts.

	Quick reference mark scheme for the spelling test
1.	perform	11.	knowledge
2.	involved	12.	realistic
3.	building	13.	participate
4.	qualified	14.	tumble
5.	disguised	15.	challenging
6.	ensure	16.	escaping
7.	smoothly	17.	special
8.	thoroughly	18.	effortless
9.	planned	19.	together
10.	important	20.	rehearsed
	Scoring spelling
Number of correct words	Spelling test mark	
0 	0	
1 – 3 	1	
4 – 6 	2	
7 – 9 	3	
10 – 12 	4	
13 – 15 	5	
16 – 18 	6	
19 – 20 	7