2023 ANDSS PRELIM SEC 4E EL Paper 2 Question Paper

This document consists of 9 printed pages and 1 insert. Setter: Ms Trixie Ong and Mr Kelvin Lim [Turn over O ANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL Preliminary Examination 2023 Secondary Four Express CANDIDATE NAME: CLASS: / INDEX NUMBER: ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 2 Comprehension Candidates answer in the Question Paper. 1184/02 21 August 2023 1 hour 50 minutes 0800 – 0950h Additional Materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index number on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue, correction fluid/tape or highlighters. Answer all the questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Paper. The insert contains the texts for all the sections. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. For Examiner’s Use Section A /5 Section B /20 Section C /25 Total /50

Preliminary Examination 4E EL P2 2023 (1184/02) 2 Section A [5 marks] Refer to the online campaign (Text 1) and the social media post (Text 2) on page 2 of the Insert for Questions 1 – 4.✓ 1 Look at Text 1. Tick (✓) the most effective title for this campaign. Trash Weird fruits and vegetables Taste, don’t waste [1] 2 Refer to Text 2. What does ‘reverse the fate of ugly food’ urge readers to do? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………... [1] 3 Identify the phrase in Text 1 which reflects the aim in Text 2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………... [1] 4 Look at Texts 1 and 2 and statements (a) and (b) below. Decide whether the statements refer to Text 1, Text 2, both texts, or neither text. Circle the answer you have chosen for each statement. (a) Readers are asked to join the writer in taking action. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither (b) The tone suggests the readers believe in combating food waste. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither [2]

Preliminary Examination 4E EL P2 2023 (1184/02) [Turn Over 3 Section B [20 marks] Refer to Text 3 on pages 3 - 4 of the Insert for Questions 5 - 14. 5 In Paragraph 1, why do you think Shackleton was alternating between looking at the approaching ice and the men he left behind? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………... …………………………………………………………………………………………………….… [1] 6 In Paragraph 2, Elephant Island was described as ‘forbidding -looking’ (line 6), and ‘a precarious, storm-washed spit of beach’ (line 7). What do these descriptions suggest about the men’s living conditions? …………………………………………………………………………………………………….… [1] 7 ‘Their plight was only known to the six men…’ (lines 8 – 9). From Paragraph 2, give one other example to show that the men were cut off f