TJC 2024 Prelim GP P2 QP

2 For Examiner’s Use 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 in your answer, you must still use your own words to express it. • written in continuous prose. From Passage 1 1 Explain the use of the phrase ‘extolled as a virtue’ in line 1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………….………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] 2 How do the examples in lines 5–8 convey the author’s view that independence is not always positive? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………….………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] 3 From paragraph 2, what are three consequences the author sees arising from the ingrained cultural belief that ‘we must do without support’ (line 9)? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [3] TJC

3 For Examiner’s Use 4 What does the word ‘pathologise s’ (line 24) suggest about society’s perception of being dependent? …………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1] 5 What does the phrase ‘expose the lie of being self -made’ (line 35) suggest about the wealthiest people? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………….………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] 6 Identify one way in which the final sentence provides an effective conclusion to the passage. …………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1] [Turn over

4 For Examiner’s Use From Passage 2 7 Summarise what the author has to say about the benefits of being independent. Write your summary in no more than 120 words. ..……………………………………………………………………………….……………………….. .…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ..……………………………………………………………………………….……………………….. .…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ..……………………………………………………………………………….……………………….. .…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ..…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [8]

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