2022 EL TKGS Prelims

[Turn over TANJONG KATONG GIRLS' SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2022 SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS CANDIDATE NAME CLASS INDEX NUMBER __________________________________________________________________________________ ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1128/01 Paper 1 Writing Monday 22 August 2022 1 hour 50 minutes Candidates answer in Question Booklet A. Additional Materials: Insert __________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ink on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer Section A and Section B. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Booklet. The Insert contains the text for Section B. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the head of the section. The total marks for this paper is 70. Setters: Ms Dianah Song and Ms Chee Bee Phaik Markers: Ms Dianah Song, Mdm Amizah and Ms Chee Bee Phaik __________________________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 6 pages and 1 Insert.

[Turn over TANJONG KATONG GIRLS' SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2022 SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS CANDIDATE NAME CLASS INDEX NUMBER __________________________________________________________________________________ ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1128/01 Paper 1 Writing Monday 22 August 2022 1 hour 50 minutes Candidates answer in Question Booklet A. Additional Materials: Insert __________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ink on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer Section A and Section B. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Booklet. The Insert contains the text for Section B. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the head of the section. The total marks for this paper is 70. Setters: Ms Dianah Song and Ms Chee Bee Phaik Markers: Ms Dianah Song, Mdm Amizah and Ms Chee Bee Phaik __________________________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 6 pages and 1 Insert.

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[Turn over Section A [10 marks] Question 1 Carefully read the text below, consisting of 12 lines, about why some people like wearing masks. 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 2pm ………… My mother always wears sensible clothes. .………… Wearing a mask is, for most of us, an annoying but worthwhile sacrifice we make daily. It is one of the most effective ways to slow the spread of Covid -19 Unless most 1 ………… of us look forward to the days when we can bare our faces in public again. Face 2 ………… coverings fog our glasses and clog our pores; they make them harder to smile at 3 ………… strangers and recognise friends. Yet some secretly welcomed the way face 4 ………… coverings reduce or change interactions that might otherwise spark social anxiety. 5 ………… We might then ask if this is the helpful coping mechanism - and what happens 6 ………… when the pandemic comes to an end? Even so, masks can provide a respite for 7 ………… those things that can occupy our minds when we are out in public. We have more 8 ………… freedom to be meditating or thinking about whenever we want. Public outings 9 ………… with masks induce lesser anxiety because one's identity can be concealed, facial 10 ……… expressions cannot be easily analysed and the pressure to make small talk is removed. Adapted from Why Some People Like Wearing Masks by A. Robb

[Turn over Section B [30 marks] You are advised to write between 250 and 350 words. Question 2 You should look at the printout of a webpage in the Insert. Study the information carefully and plan your answer before beginning to write. Your aunt and uncle who live abroad will be visiting Singapore during the December Holidays. As they have not returned to Singapore for the past three years, they have asked you for your recommendation on an interesting activity which they can enjoy together with you and your sister, as a surprise for her upcoming birthday. You recently saw a webpage online about various activities in Singapore and believe these activities would be suitable for all of you. Write an email to your aunt and uncle to recommend an activity for your group. In it you should:  suggest an activity you and your younger sister would be interested in and why  explain why your selected activity would make your sister's birthday surprise a meaningful one  say why the activity would make your aunt and uncle's visit to Singapore a memorable one You may add any other details you think will be helpful. Write your email in clear, accurate English. Your tone should be warm and enthusiastic to make your aunt and uncle look forward to their visit and convince them of your choice. You should use your own words as much as possible. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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