2024 ANDSS PRELIM SEC 4E5N EL Paper 2 (Ans scheme)

This document consists of 11 printed pages.Setter: Ms Petrina Wong and Ms Yeow Swee Li [Turn over OANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOLPreliminary Examination 2024Secondary Four Express & Five Normal CANDIDATE NAME:ANSWER SCHEMECLASS:/ INDEX NUMBER:ENGLISH LANGUAGEPaper 2 Comprehension Candidates answer in the Question Paper.1184/0221 August 2024 1 hour 50 minutes1100 – 1250hAdditional Materials: InsertREAD THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRSTWrite your name, class and index number on all the work you hand in.Write in dark blue or black pen.Do not use staples, paper clips, glue, correction fluid/tape or highlighters.Answer all the questions.Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Paper.The insert contains the texts for all the sections.The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.For Examiner’s UseSection A/5Section B/20Section C/25Total/50

2 Preliminary Examination 4E5N EL P2 2024 (1184/02) Section A [5 marks]Refer to the poster (Text 1) and the excerpt from a blog post (Text 2) on page 2 of the Insert for Questions 1 – 4.1Look at Text 1. Tick () the most effective title for the image in this poster.Learning shapes our worldKnowledge is wealthA world of books [1]2Identify the expression from Text 2 which conveys the goal of creating ‘consciousness’ in Text 1.‘(to foster in our students) an empathy for the green economy’X Do not accept if students include ‘employ the same innovative thinking’ as this refers to the method, not the outcome[1]3In Text 2, why does the writer share about his personal experience as a 12-year-old?The writer is using an analogy / drawing comparisons to emphasise the importance of educational experiences/methods/approaches in tackling climate issues.Clue: ‘In a similar vein’Answers should mention the technique used (accept answers that convey the idea of establishing links / relatability) and explain its effect in relation to the aim of Text 2.[1]4Look at Texts 1 and 2 and statements (a) and (b) below.Tick (√) the correct answer for each statement.(a) The writer appeals to the reader’s desire to reap the rewards of their efforts in …Text 1Text 2√both textsneither text

3 Preliminary Examination 4E5N EL P2 2024 (1184/02) (b) The tone for both texts can be described as …optimisticpassionate√motivating[2] Section B [20 marks]

4 Preliminary Examination 4E5N EL P2 2024 (1184/02) Refer to Text 3 on pages 3 and 4 of the Insert for Questions 5 – 15.5In Paragraph 1, how did the installation of the television lead to the writer’s need to wear an eyepatch? Answer in your own words.From the text: ‘Whether it was the cause of the problem, or an innocent diagnostic tool’ (line 2)IYOW:The writer had EITHER developed a squint after / due to / as a result of watching television [1]OR the squint became apparent / was observed in the process of / while watching television. [1] [2]6Identify one word in Paragraph 1 which suggests that the writer did not realise she had an issue with her eyesight.The word is ‘untroubled’. [1][1]7 In Paragraph 1, why do you think the writer was worried about wearing an eyepatch?She was worried about standing out / looking different from the other students in her new school. [1] [1]8In Paragraph 2, the writer talks about the difficulties she faces in her academics. Explain how the language used in the paragraph emphasises her academic struggles. Support your answer with three details from Paragraph 2.‘caused a hot metal bolt of incomprehension to tighten up behind my eyes’ emphasises how her inability to understand / process / figure out what was being taught restricted / prevented / denied her from learning [1]Award mark if student gives a suitable explanation to represent the idea of a bolt and links it to incomprehension.‘teemed like shoals of slippery fish’ suggests that even though her mind was filled with answers, she was unable to grasp them / convey them clearly. [1]Award mark if student explains both teemed and slippery in the answer.‘my thoughts frequently taking off down byways of their own’ implies that her thoughts often drifted from the task. [1]Award mark if student gives a suitable paraphrase.[3]9With reference to the comments made about the writer in Paragraph 2, how did her

5 Preliminary Examination 4E5N EL P2 2024 (1184/02) dad’s perspective differ from that of her mum’s and the school’s?Her dad focused on the positive instead of the negative / Her dad saw her potential/strengths instead of her weaknesses. [1]ORHer dad was less critical of her as compared to her mum and the school. [1]Answer must indicate comparison between the two perspectives.[1]10After losing her television rights (line 22), what did the writer do initially?She was annoying her father. [1]Clues: insufferable, Dad had had enoughAccept any similar paraphrases.[1]11‘Some of the paints were fossilised beyond redemption, but we managed to squeeze out a few threads of chrome yellow, white and ochre, and I produced what I considered a passable still life, entitled Milk Jug, Egg and Banana.’ (lines 24 – 26)(a) With reference to the underlined words, what do the following details suggest about the oil paints?Detail from the passageWhat it suggests about the oil paints‘fossilised beyond redemption’The oil paints had hardened / dried up. [1]X lost its colour (cross refer to the second part of the sentence where they contrast this to the small amount they ‘managed to squeeze out’)‘a few threads of chrome yellow, white and ochre’There was only a small amount of paint. [1]X insufficient, not enough (not directly implied)(b) How did the writer feel about her art work?She was satisfied but not particularly impressed. [1]Answer should convey the idea that the art work was acceptable but not excellent. [2][1]1In Paragraph 4, the writer had an unproductive sketching session. Explain why she

6 Preliminary Examination 4E5N EL P2 2024 (1184/02) 2felt this way with reference to two pieces of evidence from the paragraph.EvidenceExplanation‘I was unprepared for the annoying reluctance of Life to keep still while I was drawing it’ (lines 40 – 41)She had not anticipated the difficulty to draw subjects that were constantly moving, and thus she was unable to make sketches of her subjects.Accept any answer that conveys how she was not able to manage the movement of her subjects.‘several of my sketches had to be abandoned incomplete as the subjects wandered off to catch a train’ (41 – 42)Many of her sketches were disrupted once people left the train station and she was unable to continue to work on it. Accept any answer that conveys how she did not manage to finish her sketches.Award one mark for the correct piece of evidence matched with a suitable explanation.Explanation must link back to the idea of being unproductive i.e. not being able to complete what she set out to do[2]13In Paragraph 6, the writer describes how surrounding objects ‘sprang to attention like the pages of a pop-up book’ (lines 47 – 48) after she removed her eyepatch. What does this suggest about the change in the appearance of the objects?The objects had greater depth to them after she removed her eyepatch. ORThe two-dimensional objects became three-dimensional.The use of the simile can be easily explained if students refer to Paragraph 4 when the writer talked about how the eyepatch caused objects to look ‘flat’. X they became sharper / looked more solid (not relevant to the characteristic of a pop-up book)[1]14‘It’s the artist’s gift to make the familiar strange and the strange familiar.’ (lines 49 – 50)Why was this remark effective in describing the writer’s sketch of her shoe?It emphasises how impressed Mr Hatch was with the writer’s ability to portray an object (her shoe) as a living thing (‘like something organic’).ORIt highlights the writer’s talent to be able to portray an ordinary object as something foreign. [1]

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