Zhonghua editing + SW Prelim 2023

Section A [10 marks] Carefully read the text below, consisting of 12 lines, about the impact ?f Al tools on th? corpora!e world. The first and last lines are correct. For eight of the lines, there Is one grammatical error m 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 . .:.:..:..;::-=-:..-=-:I The correct word you provide must not change the original meaning of the sentence. Examples: I arrived(§)my destination at 2 pm. My mother always wears sensible clothes. Generative Al tools such as OpenAl's ChatGPT have been herald as pivotal for the world of work, with the potential to 1 increase employees' productivity by automation tedious tasks 2 and sparking creative solutions to challenging problems. However, 3 as the technology is being integrated to human-resources 4 platforms and other workplace tools, it was creating a formidable 5 challenge of corporate America. Big companies such as Apple, 6 Spotify and Verizon has banned or restricted how employees can use generative Al tools on the job, citing concerns that a technology might put sensitive company and customer information in jeopardy. Several corporate leaders said they were banning ChatGPT to prevent a worst-case scenario. Adapted from: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07 /10/chatgpt-safe­ company-work-ban-lawyers-code/ 2 7 8 9 10 . ........ at ....... . ·········✓ ....... . - • •

• • Section B [30 marks] You are advised to write between 250 and 350 words for this section. You should look at the printout of a poster in the Insert, study the information carefully and plan your answer before beginning to write. You are a student writer contributing an article for your school magazine. For your latest assignment, you have been asked to report on exemplary Values in Action (VIA) projects presented by students from the classes who completed them at a recent school assembly. In your article, you should write about: • which project do you find most meaningful and why • what the students who carried out the projects learned from doing them • how the project impacted the community positively • a way for students from other classes to contribute to the chosen meaningful cause. Write your article in clear, accurate English and in a persuasive tone to encourage support for the causes of the VIA projects. You should use your own words as much as possible . ···················•••·•·•···•·•••·•·••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ·······················•···•••·••·······•··•····•·•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3

Sec 4 VIA Showcase 4E21s showcase... We are elad to have been able to give the elderly residents of Stars Home for The Elderly a day of fun and lauehter! Playine games, singing songs with them and teachine them simple IT lessons have certainly taught us about the challenees they face and how to be more understandine! Please volunteer your time if you cant They will definitely appreciate it! 4E7'••~ 4k's showcase." After leamine how lack of awareness among residents and preventive measures taken can cause a sharp rise in deneue cases, we thought ft would be a eood idea to go door-to-door and educate our neighbours on steps they can take to prevent mosquitoes from breeding In their homes. Dengue is a serious illness that can cause death. Stop the spread of deneue by following the mozzie wipe-out steps now! Finding out that we as humans are not doing enough for our environment and worse still, our schoolmates have been indiscriminately throwing away their rubbish was very scary! This was why we volunteered to sort out the recyclables for the school. Not only that, we even did research on simple ways students can reduce their waste and recycle. After finally presenting our findings at assembly, hopefully everyone will take environmental issues more seriously and do their part.