2024 NYJC Prelim P2 Answer Booklet

NANYANG JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2024 Candidate Name: ___________________ Class: ______ GP Tutor: _________ 8881/02 Monday 26 August 2024 GENERAL PAPER Paper 2: 1 hour 30 minutes ANSWER BOOKLET INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Name, class and GP tutor’s name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. The Insert contains the passages for comprehension. Note that 15 marks out of 50 will be awarded for your use of language. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. For Examiner’s Use SAQs /15 Summary /8 AQ /12 Language /15 TOTAL /50 This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page.

2 PAPER 2 (50 Marks) Answer all questions. Your answers should be:  written in your own words as far as possible. Where you select the appropriate material from the passage for your answer, you must still use your own words to express it.  written in continuous prose. From Passage 1 1 Identify two ways in which the first paragraph is an effective introduction. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………..………. [2] For Examiner’s use 2 Why has the author placed brackets around the phrase in lines 9-10? ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………….…………….. [1] 3 Explain why the volunteers’ good intentions did not improve the lives of the locals (line 15). …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………….………………..… [2] 4 Using paragraph 4, explain three ways in which the author uses language to show how voluntourism can be harmful to the communities that it is meant to help. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………... [3]

3 5 6 In paragraph 5, how does the author support his claim that ‘voluntourism is incredibly inefficient in managing the expenses paid by participants’ (lines 29-30)? ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………….. [2] Why has the author written