NYJC 2023 H1 General Paper 8807 P2 Ans Booklet

H1 General Paper 8807 / Paper 2 1 NANYANG JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2023 Candidate Name: ___________________ Class: ______ GP Tutor: _________ GENERAL PAPER 8807/2 PAPER 2: Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional materials are required. Monday 28 August 2023 1 hour 30 minutes ANSWER BOOKLET INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Name, class and GP tutor’s name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. The Insert contains the passage for the comprehension. Note that 15 marks out of 50 will be awarded for your use of language. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. For Examiner’s Use SAQs /17 Summary /8 AQ /10 Language /15 TOTAL /50 This answer booklet consists of 6 printed pages including this page

H1 General Paper 8807 / Paper 2 2 PAPER 2 (50 Marks) Read the passage in the Insert and then answer all the questions. Note that up to fifteen marks will be given for the quality and accuracy of your use of English throughout this Paper. NOTE: When a question asks for an answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS AS FAR A S POSSIBLE and you select the appropriate material from the passage for your answer, you mus t still use your own words to express it. Little credit can be given to answers which only copy words or phr ases from the passage. From Passage 1 1. How does the example of Gavyn Emery in Paragraph 1 illustrate the idea of kindness? Use your own words as far as possible. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1] For Examiner’s use 2. Using material from paragraphs 2-3 only (lines 7- 27), summarise what the author has to say about the perception of kindness and how it is beneficial today. Write your summary in no more than 120 words, not counting the opening words which are printed below. Use your own words as far as possible. Kindness has been viewed as………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….[8]

H1 General Paper 8807 / Paper 2 3 3. In lines 28-29, what similarity does the author see between the move towards kindness and the rise of happiness pursuits? Use your own words as far as possible. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..[1] For Examiner’s use 4. 5. In paragraph 4, what are the two developments that illustrate ‘the rise of happiness pursuits’ (line 28)? Use your own words as far as possible. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2] What is ironic about the phrase ‘batter the children with kindness’ (line 36)? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2] 6. How does the author support her assertion that ‘kindness is difficult to quantify ’ (lines 36-37)? Use your own words as far as possible. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………...….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………...….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..[3] For

H1 General Paper 8807 / Paper 2 4 From Passage 2 Examiner’s use 7. By including the information in brackets (line 4), what is the author implying about TikTok? Use your own words as far as possible. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… [2] 8. Explain the elderly woman’s use of the words “patronising” and “dehumanising” (line 14) to describe her experience of being a victim of a kindness prank. ………………………………………………………….……………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………..…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………[2] 9 In paragraph 6, how does the example of ‘couch guy’ illustrate how ‘kindness’ videos may have ‘unintended consequences’ (line 34)? Use your own words as far as possible. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………..…….……… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………..…….……… ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………[3] 10. What does the word ‘shame’ (line 49) suggest about the author’s attitude towards wholesomeness becoming ‘little more than a performance too’? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………[1] 11. Eva Wiseman argues that kindness has considerable value while Roisin Lanigan For Examiner’s

H1 General Paper 8807 / Paper 2 5 questions this. How far do you agree or disagree with the opinions expressed by t he two authors? In your answer, develop some of the points made by the authors and support you r arguments with examples drawn from your own experience and that of your society. use …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. For Examiner’s

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