2023 HIHS PRELIM P2 (ANS KEY)

1 HIHS 4E Prelim EL 1184/02 2023 Suggested Answers Section A [5 marks] Refer to the advertisement (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 based on the images in this advertisement. A sleek electric car An award-winning luxury car An eco-friendly car with quality features Inference [1] 2 The advertisement states that ‘We must shift towards clean mobility now more than ever’. What does the word ‘must’ suggest? The word ‘must’ suggests that it is important/necessary/essential/imperative/crucial/vital that we change our consumer habits and focus on environmentally-friendly vehicles. Accept: ● ‘there is a need to..’ (explanation must still be valid) ● suggests that people should … (explanation must still be valid) ● people should stop … (explanation must still be valid) ● an action that everyone is required to take ● … something that we definitely have to do Reject: ● immediate (suggests time but not the nature/attitude; suggests urgency but doesn’t not precisely suggest importance) ● right time to do it ● compulsory / mandatory (it suggests a rule or law but not appropriate in this context) ● forcefulness ● ‘do not have a choice’ (same idea as compulsory) ● ‘no other option’ (same as no choice) ● ‘sense of urgency’ / ‘urgent’ ● and if the student’s first adjective is wrong ● we have to (too vague) ● ‘have to start changing’ Lang. Use [1]

2 HIHS 4E Prelim EL 1184/02 2023 Suggested Answers 3 Identify the phrase in Text 2 which reflects the aim in Text 1 of shifting ‘towards clean mobility’? The phrase is ‘(hop on the trend of) driving eco-friendly cars’. Minor careless/transference errors accepted. Accept without quotation marks (but give feedback). Quote / Lang. Use [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. Inference / Lang. Use (a) Readers are encouraged to join the writer in taking action. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither [1] (b) The tone suggests the writer understands what the reader wants to know. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither [1] Section B [20 marks] Refer to Text 3 on pages 3 and 4 of the Insert for Questions 5–14. (a) With reference to Paragraph 1, identify one phrase that shows the writer’s realisation that she was embarking on an adventure. The phrase is ‘(It) hit home (that this was to be an expedition)’. Minor careless/transference errors accepted. Accept without quotation marks (but give feedback). Lang Use / Quote [1] 5 (b) The writer stated that her holiday was going to be an ‘expedition, not a relaxing holiday’ (line 3). Literal [1]

3 HIHS 4E Prelim EL 1184/02 2023 Suggested Answers From Paragraph 1, give two pieces of evidence that the ship she was on was on a difficult journey. The ship shuddered and sliced through an iceberg , and had to plough through ice floes. Both needed to score 1m. Direct quotation allowed. Students are reminded to be concise when picking out the evidence. 6 In Paragraph 1, why do you think the tour guides looked ‘unconcerned’ (line 4) when navigating through the ice floes? The writer’s main tour guide, Adam, is an experienced/skilled/expert [1] guide, while Willie was someone who had grown up/lived in an area [1] where there were icebergs and ice floes. 1m for explaining experience in navigating i.e. being a ‘veteran’ (accepted other paraphrased versions of this idea) ● skilled ● expert ● done it before / many times ● been through the same situation before ● knows how to navigate ● they are not new to navigating ● accustomed to the navigation 1m for familiarity with the area/knowing the area well i.e. being a ‘native’ (accept other paraphrased versions of this idea) ● used to the area ● live in the area Reject: ● ‘veteran’ / ‘native’ without explanation of what it means ● used to ‘it’ - not clear enough whether it is referring to the area Inferenc e [2]

4 HIHS 4E Prelim EL 1184/02 2023 Suggested Answers 7 In Paragraph 2, the writer said that their ‘decrepit Russian ship was not going to win any beauty pageants’ (lines 6–7). What does this description suggest about how the writer felt in this moment? The writer was not impressed/not excited/not enthusiastic/less confident by the ship they were on as it was old / did not look like it was in a good state/condition. Accept: ● let down ● disappointed ● disheartened ● unsatisfied ● unhappy/displeased Rejected: ● pessimistic ● embarrassed ● apprehensive ● worried ● doubtful ● unsure ● uncertain ● unease/uneasy/uncomfortable ● nervous ● hopeless ● critical/cynical ● annoyed ● moody ● scared/scary ● defeated ● disgusted ● solemn ● concerned ● irritated ● disdain ● terrified ● unhappy ● upset ● all other imprecise answers Inferenc e [1] 8 Referring to Paragraph 2, explain in your own words why the writer felt that her travel was ‘grisly yet compelling’ (line 11). Her travel was frightening/scary/disgusting/dangerous as there were icebergs that could have affected her ship’s navigation / as she had to consume pungent moose stews instead of fine dining (explaining disgusting) [1], but it was also exciting/fascinating/interesting as she was able to see animals such as polar bears amid the ice. [1] IYOW [2]

5 HIHS 4E Prelim EL 1184/02 2023 Suggested Answers 1m for recasting and explaining ‘grisly’, and 1m for recasting and explaining ‘compelling’. (a) Identify one phrase in Paragraph 3 which suggests that there was a large number of thick-billed murres. The phrase is, ● ‘ominous black clouds’ ● ‘black clouds’ ● ‘black clouds of them’ ● ‘clouds of them’ ● ‘ominous black clouds of them’ Do not penalise if missing quotation marks or for minor transference errors. Reject excess. Quote- / Lang. Use [1] 9 (b) Give two pieces of evidence from Paragraph 3 which suggests that the thick-billed murres felt intimidated by the other birds. (i) The thick-billed murres ‘sought to avoid’ the gulls. / They ‘sought to avoid the glaucous gulls.’ [1] They avoided the other birds. Accept: ‘sought to avoid’ (ii) The gulls eyed the thick-billed murres with ‘cold-eyed disdain’. / The gulls ‘eyed them with cold-eyed disdain (from the rocks).’ [1] Reject: ‘cold-eyed disdain’ without mentioning the specific birds or without mentioning the specific action of eyeing e.g. ‘The evidence is cold-eyed disdain.’ Excess denied. Literal / Quote / Lang. Use [2] 10 In Paragraph 4, the writer was taken on a potentially dangerous land expedition. Explain how the language used in this paragraph makes Adam, the tour guide, seem protective of his group. Support your answer with two details from Paragraph 4. ● The first detail, ‘rifle strapped to his back (was our intrepid bear monitor)’, suggests that Adam was ready to use a weapon/the gun to defend his group from any vicious attacks from polar bears. [1] reject: answers that repeated the word ‘rifle’ without further explanation Lang. Use [2]

6 HIHS 4E Prelim EL 1184/02 2023 Suggested Answers ● The second detail, ‘(he would return back to our group,) stealthily pad around us (like a mother lion)’, suggests that Adam would move quietly/carefully around the group so as not to attract polar bears while being ready/alert/quick to defend the group in the event of an attack. [1] Reject: answers that did not explain ‘stealthily’ clearly and sufficiently Most answers repeat the word “protective” which is the root word of the question. Marks not awarded for explanation with words repeated in quoted “detail” e.g. regularly ● The detail, ‘(we followed with some apprehension as he) painstakingly picked our route’, suggests that Adam took great care/effort in selecting