2022 EL Serangoon Gardens Prelims Digitised

SERANGOON GARDEN SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2022 CANDIDATE NAME CLASS INDEX NUMBER __________________________________________________________________________________ ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1128/01 Paper 1 Writing 18 August 2022 Secondary 4 Express/5 Normal (Academic) 1 hour 50 minutes 0820 - 1010 This paper contains Section A and B. __________________________________________________________________________________ READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index number in the spaces at the top of the page. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer Section A, Section B and one question from Section C. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Booklet. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the head of the section. __________________________________________________________________________________ This paper consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page. [Turn over For Examiner’s Use Section A /10 Section B /30 Total /40

Section A [10 marks] Question 1 Carefully read the text below, consisting of 12 lines, about the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The first and last lines are correct. For eight of the lines,there is one grammatical error in each line. There are two more lines with no errors. If there is no error in a line, put a tick (√ ) in the space provided. If the line is incorrect, circle the incorrect word and write the correct word in the space provided. The correct word you provide must not change the original meaning of the sentence. Examples: I arrived to my destination at 12pm ________ My mother always wears sensible clothes. ________ Chernobyl is a nuclear power plant in Ukraine that was the site of a disastrous nuclear accident on April 26, 1986. The routine test at the power plant went 1 ………… horribly wrong, and two massive explosions blown the 1,000-ton roof off one of 2 ………… the plant's reactors, releasing 400 times more radiation than the atomic bomb 3 ………… dropped on Hiroshima. The worse nuclear disaster in history killed two workers 4 ………… in the explosions and, within months, at least 28 more would be dead of acute 5 ………… radiation exposure. Eventually, thousands of people would show signs of health 6 ………… effect - including cancer- from the fallout. The Chernobyl disaster not only 7 ………… stokes fears over the dangers of nuclear power, it also exposed the Soviet 8 ………… government's lack of openness to the Soviet people but the international 9 ………… community.The meltdown and their aftermath drained the Soviet Union of billions 10 ……… in clean-up costs and dealt a serious blow to national pride. (Adapted from https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/chernobyl )

Section B [30 marks] You are advised to write between 250 and 350 words for this section. Question 2 You should look at the printout of a webpage on page 4. Study the information carefully and plan your answer before beginning to write. Your school is offering Secondary Three students an opportunity to sign up for the school's education and career fair, which involves participating in talks and hands-on activities across different disciplines and industries. This is part of the Education and Career Guidance (ECG) programme, which aims to get students involved in planning for their future carrers and education pathways. As you participateed on the fair last year, you have been invited by the ECG Head to give a talk about your experience and to encourage your juniors to sign up for the fair this year. In your speech, you should state clearly:  which of the three programmes you chose to attend  what you learnt from the programme  how you personally benefitted from the programme  why you think it is important for others who are like you to join the fair. Write your speech in clear, accurate English. Your tone should be persuasive and enthusiastic, so as to garner support for the education and career fair. You may add any other details that might be of interest. You should use your own words as much as possible. ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................

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