y2 ACSI 2022 EL paper 1

INDEX NUMBER: Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) FINAL EXAMINATION 2022 YEAR 2 (EXPRESS) ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Writing Tuesday 4 October 2022 1 hour 50 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your index number in the spaces provided on this Cover Page, the Insert on P age 2, and Answer Papers. Answer Section A, Section B and one question from Section C. For Section A, write your answers in the spaces provided. For Section B and Section C, begin your answers on a fresh sheet of paper. Answer Papers are provided. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the head of each section. At the end of the examination, fasten all your Answer Papers securely behind this document. You are to hand in Section A, B and C in one bundle. This document consists of 5 printed pages, including this cover page. [Turn Over For Examiners’ Use Section A / 10 Section B / 30 Section C / 30 Total / 70

2 Index Number: ______ /10 Section A [10 marks] Carefully read the text below, consisting of 12 lines, about the significance and benefits of social touch. 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 to my destination at 2 pm. at_____ My mother always wears sensible clothes. √______ Humans are believed to have used tactile communication before we began figuring out speech. Touch was now understood to be the first sensation an 1 ___________ infant perceives. In birth and during the initial months of life, it is an infant’s 2 ___________ most critical, fully development sense. It is how babies start exploring, 3 ___________ developing confidence, and learn where their bodies end and everything 4 ___________ else begin. Touch is a fundamental aspect of social interaction, which is a 5 ___________ fundamental human need. Social touch calmed the recipient during stressful 6 ___________ experiences but can influence the stress pathway in the nervous system, 7 ___________ reduce stress hormones. Touch has also been found to stimulate 8 ___________ the release of oxytocin, which is associated with increased trust, 9 ___________ cooperative behaviour, sharing with strangers, and the more effective 10 ___________ reading of others’ emotions.

3 Section B [30 marks] You are advised to write between 250 and 350 words for this section. You should look at the poster on page 4, study the information carefully and plan your answer before writing. As the