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BASICENGLISHLANGUAGE GENERALENGLISHDuration: 1hour 55minutesAdditional Materials: WritingPapers__________________________________________________________________ READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFIRSTWriteyour class, indexnumber andnameonall theworkyouhandin.Writeindarkblueor blackpen.Donot usestaples, paper clips, glueor correctionfluid.Youareadvisedtoanswer all partsof thequestiontoobtaingivenmarks.Answer all questionsinproper andaccurateEnglish SectionAEDITING: ANSWERONEQUESTION(Dependent onyour current Generallevel. G1andG2studentstoanswer question1. G3studentstoanswer question2.) SectionBSITUATIONALWRITING: ANSWERALLQUESTIONS SectionCFREEWRITING: ANSWERONEOFTHE6TOPICS At theendof theexamination, fastenyour workfor SectionsA, BandCseparately. Submit all sectionstogether.Writeclearlyyour General level onALLanswer sheets, failuretodosowill resultinyour workbeingmarkedinGeneral ThreeRubrics.Thenumber of marksisgiveninbrackets[ ] at theheadof eachsection. Thetotal markfor thispaper is70_________________________________________________________________ Thisdocument consistsof 6pagesincludingthispage [TurnOver]

SECTIONA[10marks]GENERALONEANDGENERALTWOENGLISHLANGUAGE. Question1 Youarerequiredtowritethetext below, consistingof 12lines, about onlinescams.Thefirst andlast linearecorrect. For theremainingtenlines, thereisonegrammatical error ineachline.Identifythecorrect wordandwritethecorrect wordinthespace(s) provided.Thecorrect wordyouprovidemust not changethemeaningof thesentence.Examples:I arrivedtomydestinationat 2p.m. ……at…… First: The police issued an advisory on Friday (Oct 27) warning people about anewphishing scams that uses fake WhatsApp Web websites. These websites trickusers intoauthorisingaccessingtotheir WhatsAppaccountsfor scammers. Victimswho wish to use their WhatsApp account on their desktops search for the officialwebsite use online search engines. "Thereafter victims wouldclickonthefirst fewsearch results generate by online search engines without verifying the URLaddresses due to convenient," said the police. But these are phishing websitesembedded with a genuinity QR code taken from the official website, the policeadded. When victims scan the QR codes, the websites become unresponded andthey were not taken to the official WhatsApp Web page. Scammers who hadembedded the QR codes in the phishing websites would then be able to gainedLast: remoteaccesstothevictims' WhatsAppaccounts. BASICENGLISHLANGUAGEPAPER1PRACTICE1 1

SECTIONA[10marks]GENERALTHREEENGLISHLANGUAGE. Question2 Youarerequiredtowritethetext below, consistingof 12lines, about thebanofJapanesefoodinChinaThefirst andlast linearecorrect. For theremainingtenlines, therearetwocorrectlinesandeight grammatical errorsIdentifythecorrect wordandwritethecorrect wordinthespace(s) provided.Thecorrect wordyouprovidemust not changethemeaningof thesentence.Examples:I arrivedtomydestinationat 2p.m. ……at……Mymother isverybeautiful ……√…… The Group of Seven (G7) industrial powers called on Sunday for the "immediaterepeal" of import curbs on Japanese food products, a refer to China's restrictionsafter Japan began releasing wastewater fromthe Fukushima nuclears power plant.The G7tradeministers, inastatement after theweekendmeetingonOsaka, didnotmention China but they also denounced what they consider its rising economiccoerce through trade. "We deplore actions to weaponize economic dependenciesand commitment to build on free, fair, and mutuallybeneficial economicandtraderelationships," said the 10-page statement. China slapped a blanket suspending ofJapanese fish imports two months ago when Japan started the releasing of treatedradioactive water fromthe wrecked Fukushima plantation into the Pacific. WhileJapan and the U.S. have called the curbs unfair, Russia announced a similarrestrictionearlier thismonth. BASICENGLISHLANGUAGEPAPER1PRACTICE1 2

SECTIONB(30marks)ALLGENERALLEVELS Readtheprintout of aposter belowandusetheinformationtowritearesponsetothetaskasper requiredonPage4of theQuestionPaper. To 3 hote destination ou of Singapor :)Enjoyanyoccasionsasyouwishinthesethreeeye-catchingdestinations! Hawaii: HawaiianIslands Theislandof Hawaiʻi isalandof diversityandchoices, andthat includestheisland’saccommodations. There’sahome-away-from-homethat will satisfyeverytasteandpricerange,fromworld-classresortstocharminginnsandspaciousvacationrentals. InnaGrandBali Beach Hasawiderangeoffacilities, includingfourbeautiful beachsideswimmingpools, amodernSPA, Jacuzziandfitnesscentre,tenniscourt, a9-holegolf course, 5choiceofrestaurantswithvariousspecialties Therefreshingbarsisjoinedtoaninclusivemeeting&conferencefacilitieswhichcanaccommodate1000peopleforstandingreception. Korea, ParadiseCity HaslaunchedaHoneymoonFlightpackage, withtwooptions: EconomyChoiceandPrestigeChoice. Guestscanenjoyamenitieslikeclublounges, swimmingpools, saunasaswell asanin-roomprivatediningexperiencethatprioritisessafety. Travellerscanalsoenjoythevarietiesof Koreancuisine. BASICENGLISHLANGUAGEPAPER1PRACTICE1 3

SECTIONB(30marks)ALLGENERALLEVELSSTATEYOURGENERALLEVELCLEARLYONYOURANSWERSHEET Youareadvisedtowrite250to350wordsforthissection. Question3 Youarerequiredtolookat theposter onPage3beforewritingaresponsetothetask. Readtheinformationcarefullyandplanyour answer beforeyouwrite. Youmayaddanyandall necessarydetailsinyour answer. Your relatives; uncleandauntie, havebeenlookingfor anoverseasdestinationtocelebratetheir 10thweddinganniversary. Your mother hasgivenyouaposter toviewtheir topthreedestinations. Your relativeshaveaskedfor your opinionaboutwheretheyshouldgoontheir anniversaryholiday. Beforereplying, youareadvisedtolist downyour reasonsonwhyyouthinkthat your chosendestinationismost suitable. Writeanemail toyour relativesdetailingthefollowinginformation: ● Your heartfelt congratulationstoyour relatives● Your chosendestinationandwhyit appealstoyou● What canbedonebyyour relativesat your chosendestination● Whyyoufeel that your destinationwouldinterest your relatives Youmayaddanyother detailsshouldyouwishthat will provideanyclarityorhelp. Writeanemail inclear, accurateEnglish. Youareadvisedtowriteinanenthusiasticandpersuasivetonetoconvinceyour relatives. Youareadvisedtouseyourownwordsasmuchaspossible. BASICENGLISHLANGUAGEPAPER1PRACTICE1 4

SECTIONC(30marks)ALLGENERALLEVELSSTATEYOURGENERALLEVELCLEARLYONYOURANSWERSHEET Youareadvisedtowritebetween300and500wordsononeof thefollowingtopics. Questions4- 9 4. Writeabout atimewheresomeonemadeyoufeel jealous. Provideall necessarydetailsandfeelings. 5. Writeabout atimewhereyounoticedabout of hatredandhowyoufelt about it. 6. Describeyour ideal place. Givedetailsoneachpart that youwishfor. 7. Describethefeaturesof happinessyouwishtoseeandreceive. Givedetails. 8. “Studentsareveryfree.”What doyouthink? 9. Doyouthinkthat schoolsshouldarrangefor moreVIAactivities? ⦏ END ⦎__________________________________________________________________CopyrightAcknowledgements:1) https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/police-warning-fake-whatsapp-web-websites-scam-phishing-search-38773612) https://www.reuters.com/world/g7-calls-immediate-repeal-bans-japanese-food-pressing-china-2023-10-29/3) https://www.gohawaii.com/islands/hawaii-big-island/accommodations4) https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297700-d306836-Reviews-Grand_Inna_Bali_Beach-Sanur_Denpasar_Bali.html5) https://www.ttgasia.com/2020/06/30/south-korean-hotels-ramp-up-focus-on-domestic-honeymooners/(Notinanyparticularorder)(Therehavebeenattemptstolocateallnecessarycopyrights,intheeventthattheproducerhasmissedany. Onewouldimmediatelyaddoraskforpermissionasneeded) BASICENGLISHLANGUAGEPAPER1PRACTICE1 5