2023 Compassvale 4NA Prelim P2 QP vetted

康　柏　中　学COMPASSVALESECONDARYSCHOOL2023PRELIMINARYEXAMINATIONENGLISHLANGUAGEPAPER2[1190/02]SECONDARYFOURNORMAL(ACADEMIC) Name: _______________________ Duration: 1hour 50minutes IndexNo: ____________________ Date: 24July2023 Class: _______________________ Marks: ______/ 50 READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFIRST Writeyour name, indexnumber andclassonall theworkyouhandin.Writeindarkblueor blackpenonbothsidesof thepaper.Donot usestaples, paper clips, highlighters, andglueor correctionfluid. Answer all questions.Writeyour answersinthespacesprovidedonthequestionpaper.TheInsert containsthetextsfor all thesections. At theendof theexamination, handintheinsert separately.Thenumber of marksisgiveninbrackets[ ] at theendof eachquestionor part question. For examiners’ use MarksSectionA /5SectionB /20SectionCQuestions16–20 /10SectionCSummary /15Total /50 Thispaper consistsof 8printedpages. Setters: Mr TanHH&Mr RichmondWang 1

SectionA[5marks] Refer totheposter (Text 1) andtheextract fromablog(Text 2) onpage2of theInsert forQuestions1–4. 1 Look at the image and heading in Text 1. How does the image support theheading? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………..……………..[1] 2 Lookat Text 2. Tick(√) thestatement whichbest summarisesthemainideaof Text 2. Weneedtomodifyour eatinghabits. Eatingmeat isharmful toour health. Manypeoplehaveunhealthydiets. [1] 3 Text 1conveysasenseof urgencywiththephrase‘It beginsnow.’ IdentifyaphraseinText 2that conveysthesameidea. ……………………………………………………………………………………..……………..[1] 4 Lookat Texts1and2andthestatements(a) and(b) below. Decidewhether thestatementsrefer toText 1, Text 2, bothtexts, or neither text. Circletheanswer youhavechosenfor eachstatement. (a) Thetext encouragespeopletochangetheir eatinghabits. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither (b) Theintendedreader of thetext isafoodlover. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither [2] 2

SectionB[20marks] Refer toText 3onpages3–4of theInsert for Questions5–15. 5 WithreferencetoParagraph1, whywasthewriter’sfamilynot supportiveof hisloveforreading? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………..……………………………………………………………[1] 6 What doesthephrase‘surroundedandinundatedbytheVietnameselanguage’ (line8)tell usabout thelanguagethat thewriter wasexposedto? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………..……………………………………………………………[1] 7 Howwasenteringkindergartensimilar to‘immigratingall over again’ (line9) tothewriter? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………..……………………………………………………………[1] 8 Whywouldthewriter bespendinglanguageartsclass‘mindlesslycopyingout passagesfrombooks’ (line16)? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………..……………………………………………………………[1] 9 (i) What wasthe‘dangerouslyambitious’ decisionthewriter madeinline19? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………..……………………………………………………………[1] (ii) Inwhat waywasit dangerousfor thewriter? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………..……………………………………………………………[1] 3

10 Whichof thefollowingextractsfromParagraph4best support theideathat thewriterwasbeingaccusedof cheating?Ticktwoboxesonly. ‘…thewayonemight examinecounterfeit money.’ ‘…slowlybrighteningroom…’ ‘…pointedtomyworkdanglingfromhisfingers…’ ‘…hetippedmydesktowardme.’ ‘I stoodbeforetherubbleat myfeet.’ [2] 11 What dothefollowingwordsinitalicsfromParagraph4suggest about theattitudesofthewriter’sclassmatestowardsthesituation? Basedonthefollowingword/ phraseinitalics, thewriter’sclassmateswere… ‘…their blankfacesillustratedwithskepticism.’ (lines27–28) ‘…gleedancingintheir eyesinwait for thebrewingstorm.’(lines28–29) [2] 12 FromParagraph5, whydidthewriter frequent thelibraryduringrecess? (i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… (ii) ..………………………………..……………………………………………………………[2] 13 What istheeffect of thewriter’srepeateduseof ‘I pickedit because…’ (lines34–36)whenexplainingwhyhechosethecassettelabelled‘Great AmericanSpeeches’? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………..……………………………………………………………[1] 4

14 ‘Throughtheheadset, arobust malevoicesurgedforth, emptyingintomybody. Theman’schangesinpitch, toneandrhythmmademethinkof wavesonasea. Betweenhissentences, acrowd—I imaginedthousands—roaredandapplauded. I imaginedtheirheadsshiftinginanendlessflow. Hisvoicemust possessthepower of amoontuggingtheaudiencelikethetides, I thought.’ (lines37–41) Identifythewordsor phrasesfromtheextract givenabovethat correspondwiththewriter’sdescriptionof therecording. Thewriter’sdescriptionof therecording Matchingwordsor phrasesfromthegivenextract forceful voicedandgesturedinapproval ongoingmotion convincing [4] 15 Somereaderswouldagreethat thewriter put ingreat effort tolearnEnglish. WithreferencetoParagraphs6–8, findevidencethat supportsthisview. IdentifythreequotesfromParagraphs6–8, andexplainhoweachquoteprovidesevidencefor thisview. Quotes Howeachquotesupportstheviewthat thewriter put ingreat effort tolearnEnglish [3] 5

SectionC[25marks] Refer toText 4onpages5–6of theInsert for Questions16–21. 16 Readthetext andmatchtheparagraphswiththeappropriateheadings.Write the correct letter (A–F). The first one has been done for you. There is oneother letter youwill not needtouse. DONOTUSEANYLETTERMORETHANONCE. Paragraph1 A Paragraph2 Paragraph3 Paragraphs4–5 Paragraph6 A Earlyconditionsof thereef B Songco’sconvictiontoprotect thereef C Start of thedestructionof thereef D Obstaclesfacedinpreservingthereef E Songco’sknowledgeof thereef F Reasonswhythereef waspreserved [4] 17 AccordingtoParagraph1, whilecoralsworldwidewerebeingattacked, what happenedtoTubbatahaReef intheinitial andlater stages? initial: …………………………………………………………………………TubbatahaReef later: ………………………………………………………….………….….[2] 18 IdentifyawordfromParagraph2whichdescribestheeffect of fishingonTubbatahaReef. ………………………………………………………………………………………………........[1] 19 From Paragraph 5, what does the phrase ‘the lawon her side’ suggest about Songco’seffortsinprotectingthereef? 6

.……………………………………………………………………………………………………[1]20 “‘I have very few words for the kind of tremendous beauty that you see atTubbataha,’ says Fanny Douvere, the head of UNESCO’s World Heritage CentreMarineProgramme.” (lines41–42) What does Douvere mean when she says she has ‘fewwords’ for the beauty ofTubbataha? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..[2] 21 Using your own words as far as possible, summarise the reasons whyTubbatahaReef wassuccessfullypreserved, asoutlinedinthetext. UseonlyinformationfromParagraphs3to5of Text 4. Your summary must beincontinuouswriting(not noteform). It must not belongerthan80words(not includingthewordsgiventohelpyoubegin). SomereasonswhytheTubbatahaReef wassuccessfullypreservedinclude…….. 7

No. of words: [15] ENDOFPAPER 8