Holy Innocents High Prelim 2023

HOLYINNOCENTS’HIGHSCHOOL CandidateName Class IndexNumber PRELIMINARYEXAMINATION2023 SECONDARY4EXPRESS ENGLISHLANGUAGE PAPER2COMPREHENSION–INSERT 1184/02 Date: 7Aug2023 Duration:1h50min Additional Materials: QuestionPaper READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFIRST ThisInsertcontainsText1,Text2,Text3andText4. Set by:MsSitiAisyah Vettedby:MsHazelLee Thisdocument consistsof 6printedpages(includingcover page). 1

SectionA Studytheadvertisement(Text 1)andasocialmediapost(Text 2)andanswerQuestions1-4inthe QuestionPaper. Text 1istakenfromanadvertisementfoundinNationalGeographicmagazine. We must shift towardscleanmobilitynowmorethanever. Sinceitsworldpremiere,HyundaiIONIQ5carhasproventomanythatit’snotjustanotherfacein the crowd. Named the‘2022WorldCar of theYear’ andmoreonthelist of distinguished accolades,IONIQ5hastakenmeaningfulstepsintowelcomingacleanmobilityera. Text 2istakenfromasocialmediapostabouttheHyundaiIONIQ5car. Ifyou’veonlyseentheHyundaiIONIQ5inphotographs,youmightassumeit’sjustanordinary familycar,butthat’swherelookscanbedeceiving–it’sactuallyareallybigelectriccar!Indeed,at 4.6metrestall,theIONIQ5isalmostasbigasalimousinecar.Infact,thethree-metredistance betweenthefrontandrearofthecarprovidesaremarkableamountofspace.It’sabouttimewe hoponthetrendofdrivingeco-friendlycarswithoutsacrificingspace,comfortanddesign.Definitely oneofthemoreaffordableelectriccaroptionsoutthere. SectionB Text 3 Thetextbelowisaboutthewriterandherfamily’sholidaytotheCanadianArctic. 2

ReadthetextcarefullyandanswerQuestions5–14intheQuestionPaper. 1 Oursmallshipshudderedandslicedthroughaniceberg,causingourassembledgroup toloseourbalanceduringourfirstdailybriefingfromAdam,aveterantourguide.Ithit homethatthiswastobeanexpedition,notarelaxingholiday.OnlyAdamandhisyoung Inuittraineeguide,Williewhoisanative,lookedunconcernedasweploughedthrough theicefloesofeasternCanada’sLowerArctic. 5 2 OurInuit-runcompanywasnotanexoticcruiseline,andourdecrepitRussianshipwas notgoingtowinanybeautypageants.Heartybutpungentmoosestewsreplacedfine dining.Theadventuredidnottakelongtogetstarted.Wereceivedourfirstglimpseofa polar bear inUngavaBay, whenaneerieghost shipof anicebergappeared. Asit loomedcloser,thehulkingyellowy-whitebearcameintoview,lumberingheavilyacross theblindingice.Itwasagrislyyetcompellingintroductiontothisremoteregion. 10 3 TheicebergslowlytwistedandturneduntilAkpatokIslandwasrevealed,homeofthe thick-billedmurres–birdsfamousfortheirspectaculardivingskillsastheyhuntforfish amidtheicywater.Theboatstookusthroughominousblackcloudsofthemasthey soughttoavoidtheglaucousgullsthateyedthemwithcold-eyeddisdainfromtherocks. 15 4 Wedidmostofoursailingatnight.Someofushadhopedfordaytimeexcursionson sledspulledbyhuskies,butsoon,itbecameclearthatourlandexpeditionswereagood opportunitytostretchourlegs.Adam,riflestrappedtohisback,wasourintrepidpolar bearmonitor.Wefollowedwithsomeapprehensionashepainstakinglypickedoutour route,hisheadmovingfromlefttorightasregularlyasapendulum.Sometimesahand flickedbehindhimwouldcommandoursilenceandimmediatecessationofmovement. Then, hewouldcuphis ear andleaninthedirectionwherewepresumedsucha creaturelurked,hisexpressionatoncealertandapprehensive.Atothertimes,hewould returnbacktoourgroup,wherehewouldstealthilypadarounduslikeamotherlion. Onlyonce, toourperturbation,didwecatchhimissuingabroadwinkatWillie,who quicklyturnedawaytosuppressapparentlyuncontrollablegiggles. 20 25 5 At DianaIsland, Adamledustoalocalman,perchedonhiscanoeonthegravelly shoreline. Thelocal wascarefullyshuckingmusselswithahuntingknife.Heoffered themto us as ameal withseal entrails andalargebrownseaweedcalledkelp. Alarmed,westartedtopolitelydeclineuntilthelocal,grinningbroadly,pulledasmall portablestoveandcookingutensils out of hislargerucksack. Williegiggledagain. Adam,withasharplookatWillie,distractedusfromhistrainee’smerriment. 30 6 Polarbearsremainedhighoneveryone’swishlist,sothelasttwodaysofthevoyage werededicatedtofindingmoreofthemesmerisingyetmenacingcreatures.Wewere thrilledwhenalargemalejoinedusforthelastlegofourjourney,paddlingfuriously betweenicefloesaswecruisedpast Frobisher Bay’sdarkmountains,wedgedwith glaciersandicemiragesthatstoodlikeskyscrapersonthehorizon. 35 7 BackatthelittleairportonourfinaldayatIqaluit,Nanavut’scapital,wewaitedforour flightbackhomewithAdamandWillieengagedintheirownanimatedconversation.I 3

felteverydropofenergydrainedfrommybodyafterexperiencingafive-dayholidaythat feltliketorture.Iputmybodythroughtheunthinkable,almostexperiencedfrostbiteand evenencounteredprecarioussituationswithcreatureswearenotmeanttodisrespect withouruninvitedpresence.YetIfelt,dareIsayit,longingformore?Icouldnotbelieve I didit. Inmyreverie, I wassnappedbacktorealitybyWillie’sgentlenudging.He asked,‘Wouldyoudosomethinglikethisagain?’ ‘Onlyifyoutwocontinuetobemyguides,’Irespondedthoughtfully.‘Thiswasactuallya life-changingholiday.’ 40 45 Adaptedfromhttps://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/arctic-canada-inuit-adventure-cruise/ 4

SectionC Text 4 In the article below, experts explain the problems concerning ChatGPT, a powerful artificial intelligence(AI)chatbot. ReadthearticlecarefullyandanswerQuestions15–20intheQuestionPaper. 1 ChatGPTisapowerful artificial intelligence(AI) chatbot thatisquicktoimpress,yet plenty of people have pointedout that it has someserious pitfalls. Fromsecurity breachestoprivacyconcernstotheundiscloseddataitwastrainedon,thereareplenty of concerns about the AI-powered chatbot, yet the technology is already being incorporatedintoappsandusedbymillionsofusers. 5 2 Accordingtothecreators,ChatGPTisessentiallyalargelanguagemodeldesignedto producenaturalhumanlanguage.Muchlikehavingaconversationwithsomeone,you cantalktoChatGPTanditwillrememberthingsyouhavesaidinthepastwhilealso beingcapableofcorrectingitselfwhenchallenged.Itwastrainedonallsortsoftextfrom the internet. Think Wikipedia, blog posts, books and academic articles. Alongside respondingtoyouinahuman-likeway,itcanrecallinformationaboutourpresent-day worldpluspulluphistoricalinformationfromourpastwithinseconds.Learninghowto useChatGPTissimpleandit iseasytobefooledintothinkingthat theAI system performswithoutanytrouble.However,inthemonthsfollowingitsrelease,keyproblems emergedaroundprivacy,securityanditswiderimpactonpeople’slives,fromjobsto education. 10 15 3 InMarch2023,asecuritybreachmeantthatsomeusersonChatGPTsawconversation headingsinthesidebar that didnotbelongtothem.Accidentallysharingusers’chat historiesisaseriousconcernforanytechcompany,butitisabsolutelyunacceptable considering how many people use the popular chatbot. As reported by Reuters, ChatGPThad100millionmonthlyactiveusersinJanuary2023alone.Whilethebug thatcausedthebreachwasquicklypatched,theItaliandataregulatordemandedthat OpenAIstopalloperationsthatprocessedItalianusers’data.Thisisnottheonlyway that ChatGPTposesasecuritythreat either. It isjust aseasytoaccidentallyshare confidential informationas auser. OnegoodexampleishowSamsungemployees sharedcompanyinformationwithChatGPTseveraltimesastheyconfidedinChatGPT andsoughtadviceabouttheirworkproblems. 20 25 4 FollowingthemassivelypopularlaunchofChatGPT,manypeoplehavequestionedhow OpenAI traineditsmodel inthefirstplace.EvenwithimprovedchangestoOpenAI’s privacypoliciesfollowingtheincidentwithItalianregulators,itmaynotbeenoughto satisfythedataprotectionlawsthatcoverEurope.ItishighlylikelythatOpenAIscooped uppersonalinformationwhenittrainedChatGPT.WhilethelawsintheUnitedStates arelessdefinitive,Europeandatalawsstillprotectaperson’spersonaldata,whether theypostthatinformationpubliclyorprivately.Similarargumentsagainsttrainingdata arebeingwagedbyartistswhosaytheyneverconsentedfortheirworktotrainanAI model.Atthesametime,GettyImagessuedStabilityAIforusingcopyrightedimagesto 30 35 5

trainitsAImodels.UnlessOpenAIpublishesitstrainingdata,thelackoftransparency makesitdifficulttoknowwhetheritwasdonelawfully. 5 ThedustisyettosettleaftertherapiddevelopmentanddeploymentofChatGPTbut that hasnot stoppedtheunderlyingtechnologyfrombeingstitchedintoanum