RVHS H1 General Paper P2 QP

RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Higher 1 JC2 Preliminary Examination Candidate name Centre number S Index number GENERAL PAPER Paper 2 Candidates answer on the Question Paper. 8807/02 30 August 2023 1 hour 30 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. The Insert contains the passage for comprehension. Note that up to 15 marks out of 50 will be awarded for your use of language. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page. For Examiner’s Use Content /35 Language /15 Total /50

RVHS 2023 8807/02/JC2Prelims 2 Read the passages in the insert and then answer all the questions which follow below. Note that up to fifteen marks will be given for the quality and accuracy o f your use of English throughout this Paper. NOTE: When a question asks for an answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE and you select the appropriate material from the passage for your answer, you must still use your own words to express it. Little credit can be given to answers which only cop y words or phrases from the passage. 1. How is the opening sentence an effective introduction to the author ’s argument? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………..………………...…………..[1] 2. How does the author support her assertion that ‘many people find the benefits of higher education underwhelming’ (line 8-9)? Use your own words as far as possible. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………..………………...…………..[3] 3. What contrasts does the author draw between university graduates ’ experience in college and their experience of entering the labour market in paragraph 2? Use your own words as far as possible. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………..………………...…………..[2] For Examiner's Use For

RVHS 2023 8807/02/JC2Prelims 3 4. Using material from paragraphs 3-4 only (lines 18-45), summarise what the author has to say about what students expect from a university degree and why it sometimes falls short. 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. Students’ expectations from a university degree are……...……...………………….………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………[8] Examiner's Use For Examiner's

RVHS 2023 8807/02/JC2Prelims 4 5. What reasons does the author give in paragraph 5 for the forecasted plateauing o f student enrolment in universities (lines 54-56)? Use your own words as far as possible. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………..………………...…………..[3] 6. Why does the author describe college admissions scandals as ‘ironic’ (line 65). Use your own words as far as possible. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………..………………...…………..[2] 7. Suggest a reason why the author uses the phrase ‘for the rest of us’ (lines 72-73). …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………..………………...…………..[1] 8. Explain the author ’s use of the phrase ‘even when’ twice in lines 78 and 80. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………..………………...…………..[1] 9. Suggest how ‘differences in possessions and experiences’ (line 82) worsen culture shock for low-income students. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………..………………...…………..[2] Use For Examiner's

RVHS 2023 8807/02/JC2Prelims 5 10. According to the author in paragraph 8, how do universities fail to help low-income students that they admit? Use your own words as far as possible. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………..………………...…………..[2] 11. Becky Frankiewicz makes significant criticisms of a university education today. How far Use For Examiner's

RVHS 2023 8807/02/JC2Prelims 6 do you agree or disagree with the author’s observations? Illustrate your examples drawn from your own experiences and that of your society. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Use For Examiner's

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