GM 2022 EL P2 Anskey

“ ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 2 Comprehension 1128/02 4 Express 5 Normal (A) ANSWER KEY 1 hour 50 minutes Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) Preliminary Examination 2022

GMS(S) /4E5NA /EL /P2 ANSWERS/PRELIM 2022 2 Section A [5 marks] Text 1 Refer to the webpage (Text 1) on page 2 of the insert for Questions 1-4. 1. What is the effect of putting the awards and accolades at the top of the page? To entice visitors to the webpage to sign up for the special program. ✓ To inspire confidence that the programme on offer is of quality. ✓ (Note: “to show” is not an effect on the reader. Answers must explain what the readers would be doing. ) Not accepted: To attract visitors to the webpage  To show it is credible To show the programe is effective To grab attention [1] 2. What is the intended message of the photo on the right? It shows an adult looking over the shoulder of a student using the computer [1], which suggests that students will be closely guided by instructors. [1] (both parts must be present to award the mark) Note: Answers must present the idea that the instructors guide the students. Not just teach. [2] 3. In the section under “What You’ll Learn”, which phrase tells you that the programme is suitable for students who are concerned with security? The phrase is “how you can better protect your own digital information”. Note: A few students wrote the entire sentence. Some didn’t write ‘digital information’. [1] 4. The bottom of the page includes a photo of a student who has gone through the programme as well as a quote from her. Suggest a reason why these two elements were included. The photo proves that a real person benefited from the programme. [1] OR The testimony conveys that the program is inclusive and any one can try coding. (both ideas must be presented) [1] [1]

GMS(S) /4E5NA /EL /P2 ANSWERS/PRELIM 2022 3 Note: Students need to show understanding that a real person’s testimonial is important here. Section B [20 marks] Refer to Text 2 on Pages 3 and 4 of the Insert for Questions 5 to 16. 5 At the beginning of the text, the author describes the lack of space in the airplane. Explain how the language used in Paragraph 1 conveys the tight space. Support your ideas with three details from Paragraph 1. (ANY 3) “the narrow row of six canvas seats on the port side” suggests the row of seats were packed close to one another on one side suggesting a lack of space “was clambering over the seats in front of me” suggests they didn’t have enough space to move around comfortably. “positioned in the small space like hurdles in a tunnel”—suggests many seats crammed back to back in a confined space. “step awkwardly over each one until we found our spots.”— suggests the need to climb over one another as space is tight. [3] “his six-and-a-half-foot frame scrunched by the small fuselage and the wall of canoes”—suggests that he was limited by the space in the plane because of his size. Note: Many students couldn’t get the full score because the explanation was not precise/enough to show how the language use describe the idea of ‘tight space’. In addition, students have to identify the entire phrase/detail and should not randomly choose words.

GMS(S) /4E5NA /EL /P2 ANSWERS/PRELIM 2022 4 6 From Paragraph 1, what is the other name for the plane? A: the Twin Otter turboprop [1] 7 From Paragraph 1 and 2, why were Dan and the author “having trouble traversing the seats”? (line 13-14) A: They were both very tall and the space in the plane was too tight/plane was too cramp [1] (Note: both must be present to get the mark) 8. Quote a phrase from Paragraph 3 that conveys the same idea as ‘They, too, would land somewhere deep in the wilderness and paddle great rivers and lakes.’ (Line 25-26) A: making a counterpart trip to ours. [1] 9 What does the expression ‘we knew the words’(line 32) suggest about the boys’ experience as campers? A: seasoned campers OR they have many camping experiences (1) Accepted: Very experienced, lots of experience, Not accepted: wasn’t first time camping. (this doesn’t not describe the experience) 10 What does “their ungainly boat” (line 36) refer to? A: The plane the writer was on. (1) 11 From Paragraph 5 and 6, which two things did the pilots do which showed that they were skilful and friendly? i) dropped in for a smooth landing on the first lake of our trip (1) ii) helped us pull the enormous canoes out of the tiny plane, (1) 12 In Paragraph 6, we are told ‘Without them, we'd be in a mess: hikers with canoe gear’ i) What is the writer comparing the canoe gear with? A: lifelines (1) ii) Why is this comparison effective? A: lifeline is crucial and something that a person depends on. Similarly the boys solely depend on the canoes for their trip. (1) Note: Only a few students manage to do well for this question. Answers require to state the function of a lifeline and how that is compared to the canoes.

GMS(S) /4E5NA /EL /P2 ANSWERS/PRELIM 2022 5 13 From Paragraph 7, explain in your words how dangerous the blackflies are. A: (From Text) They came silently, tiny malicious dots that attacked exposed skin at the wrist, waist, and hairline, burrowing their heads and leaving hot welts and weeping trickles of blood on our skin. Own words: - The blackflies attack without anyone’s notice especially their hands and face. (1) - The outbreak is severe as blood oozes from the attacked body part. (1) 14 In Paragraph 7, the writer says ‘By the end of the day, they would probably be back at some camp, some town, maybe even in their own bed but we were in a strange, foreign place for another month and a half’ (lines 48-50) What does this suggest about the writer’s feeling? A: envious/isolated/resigned/jealous (1) OR He was rethinking whether he should have come on this canoeing expedition at all. 15 What is the writer’s intended effect in Paragraph 8? A: To make the reader feel shocked/surprised that the writer is so young to undertake such a dangerous/adventurous challenging activity. Not accepted: To show To emphasise 16 i) Challenges in navigating the limited area Para 2: Description of the struggles faced by the boys in the limited space. ii) Bidding Farewell Para 4: Out the porthole I watched as the smiling group lined up shoulder to shoulder to start the Camp Menogyn traditional line- dance send-off. (lines 29-31) iii) Unpacking equipment on the new island Para 6: It had felt odd to disassemble our canoes before the flight, so they would nest and all three would fit. Now the pilots helped us pull the enormous canoes out of the tiny plane (lines 39-41) iv) Awaiting an adventurous trip Para 7: This was the beginning of something life -changing for my fellow paddlers and me (line 50)

GMS(S) /4E5NA /EL /P2 ANSWERS/PRELIM 2022 6 Paper 2 Section C [25 marks] ANSWERS 17 With reference to Paragraph 2, explain in your own words what automaticity means. [2] From the passage: That is when you have perfected a task, granting you extra bandwidth to think about or do other things while you are doing the task. Automaticity is when one can complete a task accurately [1], providing additional capacity to consider or perform other things while doing the task [1]. Accepted: - Mastered a task - Used to doing something well without much effort (must hav