2023 RI H1 GP Prelim P2 Answer Scheme

2023 RI Y6 General Paper Preliminary Examinations Paper 2 Answer Scheme For Internal Circulation Only 1 1. Why does the author associate cultural change with a ‘tsunami’ (line 1)? Use your own words as far as possible. [2] From the passage/lift Suggested Answers Mark Culture change is upon us, many fear, like a tsunami advancing rapidly to the shore (line 1) A The author views cultural change as taking place (very) quickly 1 to engulf whole populations erasing them and all memory of what they once held dear. (line 2) B obliterating/remove entire (idea of widespread/total destruction) cultures and their traditions/way of life. 1 2. In paragraph 1, how does the author suggest we preserve culture? Use your own words as far as possible. [2] From the passage/lift Suggested Answers Mark keeping a close lookout for whatever might imperil the culture (lines 3-4) A Being very alert (vigilant) to what might endanger the culture any 2pts for 2m eradicating anything that threatens to suffocate those cultural forms we know as customs (lines 4-5) B Eliminating (remove completely) anything that threatens to stifle / bury those cultural forms employing the same measures we have learned to take to preserve our wildlife. (line 5) C Adopting the similar methods/best practices/what works used to preserve wildlife

2023 RI Y6 General Paper Preliminary Examinations Paper 2 Answer Scheme For Internal Circulation Only 2 3. In paragraph 2, how does the author use language to show she disagrees with the “widely shared fear” (line 10) of globalisation? [2] From the passage/lift Suggested Answers Mark ludicrous notion . . . often mongered (line 9) A He uses (method) emotive language such as ‘ludicrous’ (context) to convey extent of cynicism Any 2pts for 2m uninformed experts (line 11) B The use of the (method) oxymoron ‘uninformed experts’ (context) to dramatically highlight to how such opinions are not trustworthy, well supported …groundless (line 12) C The use of an absolute (context) to dismiss the validity of the opinion 4. According to the author, in lines 22-24, what goes into the “making of a culture” (lines 21-22)? Use your own words as far as possible. [2] From the passage/lift Suggested Answers Mark An indefinable (line 22) A Vague / inexpressible / abstract / nebulous and Do not accept “intangible” 1-2pts = 1m 3pts = 2m intrinsic qualities (line 22) B inherent / innate characteristics that are passed down from one generation to the next–not through the DNA, but through the social environment with its hundreds of personal interactions. (lines 22-24) C that are inherited / conveyed / transmitted / transferred through social exchanges

2023 RI Y6 General Paper Preliminary Examinations Paper 2 Answer Scheme For Internal Cir