Presbyterian High Paper 1 & 2 Prelim 2023

2 file ~dil y_.,,., !jlSIOfy l!_ool<tnarlcs Iool• !jelp 0 0 .(", 0 ~ (~)IL...l _www_.v_ol_un_tee_rp_ro_iec_t_.co_m ________ __.S.J=",_,► Shining our Light, Loving Our Neighbours Come, let's give back to our community! T Christmas Drive for Migrant Workers At ltsRainingRaincoats, residents from all walks of life can donate wrapped Christmas presents to migrant workers. Come together to: • buy, wrap and donate presents • help hand out the presents to the migrant workers in person • celebrate at the worksites or dormitories, where volunteers bring Christmas cheer right to the migrant brothers' doorstep. Living a Cruelty-Free Lifestyle Booth and Fundraising At ACRES, student volunteers can help to raise awareness on how one person can make animal-friendly choices in their _, everyday life. - Come together to: • design your own props and posters • set up a booth and speak to as many people as possible • do fundraising by selling merchandise which are animal-friendly and sustainable. Preparation and Packing of Lunch Boxes At Willing Hearts, the flurry of activities starts as soon as the doors to the kitchen are opened to cook for the needy. Come together to: • prepare ingredients by chopping vegetables and opening packets of seasoning and sauces • line lunch boxes and scoop a portion of rice along with the dishes for the day • clean and wash used trays, covers, baskets, cooking utensils, pots and pans. '-------------------iv • •

2 Section A [1 O marks] Question 1 Carefully read the text below, consisting of 12 lines, about pasta. The first and last lines are correct. For eight of the lines, there is one grammatical error in each line. There are two more lines with no errors. If there is no error in a line, put a tick ( ✓) in the space provided. If the line is incorrect, circle the incorrect word and write the correct word in the space provided. The correct word you provide must not change the original meaning of the sentence. Examples: I arrived@) my destination at midnight. My mother always wears sensible clothes. Pasta and noodles are culinary marvels that epitomise human inqenuity. The beauty of pasta is that even novice cook can transform the simplest of meals into a grand affair, when more experienced cooks conjure up deliqhtful new shapes and recipes to qive this centuries-old food a fresh appeal. Moreover, as a bonus, traditional drv pasta happens to be the only process food that can last forever without spoilinq. Pasta is simple and comfortinq - ample reasons why pasta was qlobally recognised as a culinary staple by disparate nation that share very little common ancestrv. Even as leqends, mvths or traditions surround this qastronomic deliqht, its simplicity hold broad modern appeal with potent implications for the future of human health and tradition. Pasta is so ubiquitous and popular that many nations around the world claim them as their own. at ✓ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Adapted from Kantha Shelke's Pasta and Noodles t)

• • 3 Section B [30 marks] You are advised to write between 250 and 350 words for this section. Question 2 You should look at the printout of a webpage in the Insert, study the information carefully and plan your answer before beginning to write. The Year Head has asked the graduating cohort for suggestions on participating in a cohort volunteer project after the national examinations which will benefit the community. As the Class Chairperson, you have seen a webpage about volunteer projects and discussed with your classmates the possibility of participating in one of the projects. The Year Head has asked you to give a speech to the graduating cohort about your recommended project. In your speech you should: • give a date and time for the volunteer project • share about a volunteer project your class would like to recommend • explain how this particular volunteer project would benefit the community • say why you think this volunteer experience would bring both learning and fulfilment to the graduating cohort. Write your speech in clear, accurate English and in a persuasive, enthusiastic tone to convince the graduating cohort of your classmates' choice. You may add any other details that might be helpful. You should use your own words as much as possible .

2 Section A Study the online advertisement (Text 1) and the interview post (Text 2) and answer Questions 1 - 4 in the Question Booklet. Text 1 is taken from an online advertisement for the Seniors Go Digital Programme • ' J -~ :7 I We're here with you! • , Seniors Go Digital is a specially designed programme where learners will be closely guided through 3 tiers of digital skills and empowered with digital literacy. (Image is extracted from the Singapore Kindness Movement website) Text 2 is taken from an interview post on Seniors Go Digital Programme. The Seniors Go Digital programme is a great initiative. The one-on-one coaching helps me learn things at my own pace. Initially I was reluctant to pick up e-payments after a bad experience. With live demonstrations from the one-on-one coaching, I was surprised to see how easy e-payments could be. I can't wait to impress my children with the new 'tricks' I learnt on my mobile phone and motivate my friends to come on board too! 0

Text3 3 Section B The text below is the account of the na"ator who recalled her mysterious neighbour, Boo Rad! ey, and how she, her brother, Jem, and their friend, Dill, wanted to make Boo come out of his house. Read the text carefully and answer Questions 5-14 in the Question Booklet. 1 Dill was a curiosity. He wore blue linen shorts that buttoned to his shirt, his hair was snow-white and stuck to his head like duck-fluff; he was a year~ senior but I towered over him. As he told us tales he had read, his blue eyes wculd lighten and darken and his laugh was sudden and happy. He was frOIII Meridian, Mississippi and had moved to Maycomb to live with his aunt. When he first came, 5 Jem didn't think much of him. 2 He had never mentioned his father, so one day I ventured to ask wh8'18 his father was. 'I haven't got one.' 'Is he dead?' 'No ... ' 'Then if he's not dead, you've got one, haven't you?' 10 3 Dill blushed and Jem told me to hush, a sure sign that Dill had beer.studied and found acceptable. Thereafter the summer passed in routine conteritment. We were busy improving our treehouse with much fuss and excitement:-VVe also ran 15 through our list of dramas, based on the works of Oliver Optic, Victor Appleton and Edgar Rice Burroughs. In this matter we were lucky to have Dill. He played the character parts formerly thrust upon me - the ape in Tarzan, Mslerabtree in the Rover Boys and Mr Damon in Tom Swift. 4 Dill was a chest of bizarre ideas which intrigued and impressed m011t the same 20 time. He was like a hat that teemed with eccentric plans, filling our treehouse with creative gizmos and strategies for fascinating adventures. He was lite a mythical figure from a tale which embodied strange longings and qU1111t fancies. Characters in our plays were made larger and more enthralling by hisimagination. 5 But by the end of August our collection of ideas had been exhaested by the countless performances we had staged, and it was then tha.:)ill, in his restlessness, gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out. 25 6 The Radley Place fascinated Dill. In spite of our warnings and explanations it drew him like a magnet, but drew him no nearer than the light-pole on the corner, 30 a safe distance from the Radley gate. There he would stand, his arm around the fat pole, staring and wondering. 7 The Radley Place jutted into a sharp curve beyond our house. Walking south, one faced its porch; the sidewalk turned and ran beside the lot. The house was low, was once white with a deep front porch and green shades, buUmd long ago 35 darkened to the colour of t