FMSS 4NA 2024 EL Prelim Paper 2 AK

NAME: ____________________________ ( ) CLASS: _______ FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (SECONDARY) PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2024 SECONDARY 4 NORMAL (ACADEMIC) ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLLABUS A) 1190/02 Paper 2 Comprehension Date: 17 July 2024 Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes ________________________________________________________________________ ANSWER SCHEME Setter: Mr Joseph Guo This answer scheme consists of 8 printed pages including the cover page. [Turn over

NAME: ____________________________ ( ) CLASS: _______ 2 FMS(S) Secondary 4 Normal (Academic) Preliminary Examination 2024 English Language Paper 2 Answer Scheme Section A [5 marks] Refer to the newspaper advertisement (Text 1) and the extract from a blog ( Text 2) on page 2 of the Insert for Questions 1-4. 1 Look at Text 1. Which feature of the workshop is shown in the photograph? Participate in field trips to practise your skills in real-world settings. [1] 2 Look at Text 2. Tick ( ✓) the statement which best summarises the main purpose of Text 2. to encourage enrolment in the workshop to outline the components of the workshop ✓ to assess the effectiveness of the workshop to investigate the affordability of the photography workshop 3 Give one way in which the tone of Text 1 is different from the tone of Text 2. [1] The tone in Text 1 is enthusiastic/inviting/assertive while the tone in Text 2 is reflective. [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. (a) The text suggests the relevance of collaboration with photography experts. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither [1] (b) The text suggests the value of self-directed learning in photography. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither [1]

NAME: ____________________________ ( ) CLASS: _______ 3 FMS(S) Secondary 4 Normal (Academic) Preliminary Examination 2024 English Language Paper 2 Answer Scheme Section B [20 marks] Refer to Text 3 on page 3 of the Insert for Questions 5–14. 5 With reference to Paragraph 1, identify two pieces of evidence that tell us that ‘ The journey was supposed to be straightforward.’ (line 2). (i) The weather forecast predicted clear skies. (ii) The route was very familiar to the pilot, Hampton. [2] 6 7 Some readers might say that Brian felt very anxiou