TJC 2018 Prelims GP (P2 QP)

TEMASEK JUNIOR COLLEGE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2018 CANDIDATE’S NAME CLASS GP TUTOR’S NAME GENERAL PAPER 8807/02 Paper 2 23 August 2018 1 hour 30 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional Materials: 1 Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and GP tutor’s name on all the work that you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue, correction fluid or correction tape. Answer all questions. The Insert contains the passages for comprehension. Note that up to 15 marks out of 50 will be awarded for your use of language. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. For Examiner’s Use Content /35 Language /15 Total /50 This document consists of 6 printed pages. [Turn over

2 Read the passages in the insert and then answer all the questions. Note that up to fifteen marks will be given for the quality and accuracy of your use of English throughout this Paper. NOTE: When a question asks for an answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE and you select the appropriate material from the passage for your answer, you must still use your own words to express it. Little credit can be given to answers which only copy words or phrases from the passage. From Passage 1 1 Using your own words as far as possible, explain Dickens’s observation in lines 2–3. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… ………………………………………..... [2] 2 What does the phrase ‘falling over each other to proffer unedifying soundbites’ (lines 9–10) tell us about politicians? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2] 3 What reasons does the author give to support his description of immigrants as ‘vital engines of innovation and growth’ (lines 19–20)? Use your own words as far as possible. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2] For Examiner’s Use [Turn over

3 4 Explain the phrase ‘national suicide’ in line 25. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….………… ………………………………………………………………..…………………..………………… [2] 5 What is the writer implying when he asks ‘but has that ship not sailed?’ (lines 36–37)? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2] 6 What are the various impact of immigra