YTSS Sec 4E5NA EL P2 Prelim 2020 Question Paper

NAME: ( ) CLASS: YISHUN TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE (1128/02) SEC 4 EXPRESS / SEC 4 NORMAL ACADEMIC (EXPRESS) / SEC 5 NORMAL (ACADEMIC) PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2020 PAPER 2 COMPREHENSION DATE : 11 August 2020 DURATION : 1 hour 50 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Booklet. Additional Materials: I nsert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid /tape. Answer all questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Booklet. The Insert contains the texts for all the sections. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. For Examiner’s Use Section A Section B Section C Total This document consists of 8 printed pages and 1 Insert. [Turn over

2 Section A [5 marks] For Examiner’s Use Text 1 Refer to the advertisement (Text 1) on page 2 of the I nsert for Questions 1 –4. 1 Look at the picture at the top left corner of the webpage. With reference to the information under the subheading TIME’S UP was born when women said, ‘Enough is Enough.’, what idea is the picture trying to establish? …………………………………….……………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………….………………………………………………. ......……………………..……………………………………………………………………..…… .. [1] 2 Refer to the line It’s time to build our future . What effect is this intended to have on the reader? ………………………………………………………….………………………………………………. ......………………………………..…………………………………………………………..…….. [1] 3 From the information presented under the subheading We’re fighting for change in three key ways, give any two different problems which women face in the workplace. (i) ………….……………………………….…………………………………………….. ………… [1] (ii) ………….…………………………………………………………………………….. ………… [1] 4 Which sentence gives the overall purpose of the webpage? …………………………………………………………………………… ……….………………... ….. ………....……………………………………………………………………………………. ….….. [1]

3 Section B [20 marks] Refer to Text 2 on page s 3-4 of the Insert for Questions 5 –13. For Examiner’s Use 5 At the beginning of the text, the writer describes the woods along the road leading to Commonwealth. What two things does the word ‘loomed’ (line 3) suggest about the trees in the woods? (i) ………..…………………..………………………………………………..…………..………… [1] (ii) ……………..………………………………………… …..…………………… ..……………..... [1] 6 ‘Into it s thick bark a sign was nailed, which served as a warning to travel lers who did not exist, a silent cry into the woods.’ (lines 6-7) What is unusual and effective about the phrase ‘silent cry’? ………………………………………………………………………………….………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………