CCHY 2023 Prelims

Name: Class: Register Number: PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2023 SECONDARY 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1184/02 Paper 2 Comprehension Friday 25 August 2023 INSERT 1 hour 50 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST This Insert contains Text 1, Text 2, Text 3 and Text 4. This document consists of 6 printed pages. [Turn over

2 2023 Preliminary Examination/CCHMS/Secondary 4/English Language/1184/02 Section A Study the online poster (Text 1) and the social media post (Text 2) and answer Questions 1–4 in the Question Paper. Text 1 is taken from an online campaign poster on animal abuse. Text 2 is taken from a social media post on animal abuse. We've been sharing this planet with animals for centuries, but animal cruelty is still a brutal reality . It absolutely shatters my heart to witness the alarming rise in animal cruelty incidents. Our beloved pets, our furry companions, depend on us completely. They trust us with their lives, and it's devastating to admit that sometimes our carelessness leads to acts of cruelty. Whether we unintentionally delay their meals or ignore their cries of pain, it's unacceptable! Animals are being beaten and starved every day and die each year because of heartless owners. They are at the mercy of humans.

3 2023 Preliminary Examination/CCHMS/Secondary 4/English Language/1184/02 [Turn over Section B Text 3 The text below describes the writer and his party of companions, which includes Ollendorff and Ballou, on their horses, as they struggle to reach Carson City in the snow. Read the text carefully and answer Questions 5–16 in the Question Paper. 1 The next morning it was still snowing furiously. The wind howled like a pack of wolves, whipping the snow into a frenzy. We mounted the horses and started. The snow lay so deep on the ground that there was no sign of a road perceptible, and the snowfall was so thick that we could not see more than a hundred metres ahead, else we could have charted our course by the mountain ranges. The trail looked dubious, but Ollendorff said his instinct was as sensitive as any compass, and that he could “strike a beeline” for Carson City* and never diverge from it . He asserted that if he were to deviate even slightly from the correct path , his instinct would assail him like a relentless storm, sweeping away all doubts and hesitation. Consequently, we followed him, feeling happy and content. For half an hour, we plodded along before we found somebody’s tracks that we thought would lead the way for us without any trouble. “Let’s hurry up and join company with the party.” I exclaimed. 5 10 2 3 4 Before long, it was evident that we were gaining on our predecessors, for the tracks grew more distinct. We hurried along, and at the end of an hour the tracks still looked new and fresh — but what surpri