2023 JSS PRELIM P2 MS

1184/2/GE/23 EX JURONG SECONDARY SCHOOL2023 GRADUATION EXAMINATIONSECONDARY 4 EXPRESS CANDIDATE NAMECLASSINDEX NUMBERENGLISH LANGUAGE 1184/02PAPER 2 COMPREHENSION 15 August 20231 hour 50 minutesCandidates answer on the Question Booklet.Additional materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRSTWrite your name, index number and class on all the work you hand in.Write in dark blue or black ballpoint pen.Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.Answer all questions.Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Booklet.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/ 50This document consists of 9 printed pages including this page.

2 1184/2/GE/23 [Turn overSection A [5 marks]Refer to the online advertisement (Text 1) and the social media post (Text 2) on page 2 of the Insert for Questions 1 – 4.1Look at Text 1. Tick (✔) the most effective title for the advertisement.The fight against poverty. Empowering girls for a better future.✔Girls have the power to change the world.[1]2Identify the phrase in Text 2 that highlights how the aim in Text 1 of making ‘a difference today’ can be done. ‘(start to) shift the system now.’……………………………………………………..……………………....………….……... [1]3Look at Text 2. Why would helping girls make a significant difference?Women form 50 percent of the world’s population [1]4Look at Texts 1 and 2 and statements (a) and (b) below.Decide whether the statements refer to Text 1, Text 2, both texts, or neither text.Circle the answer you have chosen for each statement.(a)The text is addressing volunteers.Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither (b)The tone suggests the writer and the reader are not of the same status. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither[2]

3 1184/2/GE/23 Section B [20 marks]Refer to Text 3 on page 3 – 4 of the Insert for Questions 5 – 12.5In Paragraph 1, (a) what did the writer find difficult about fulfilling the requirement of Scout Craft? (b) Identify a phrase from the paragraph to support your answer.(a)The writer would have to go on an overnight hike in the countryside.X he was afraid of hiking overnight(b)‘a thought I grappled with (for a long while)’[2]6In Paragraph 2, the writer describes the city that he lives in. Explain how the language used in this paragraph makes the city seem complex to him then. Support your answer with three details from Paragraph 2. MAIN PROBLEM: Students tend to describe the quote W/O explaining why it makes the situation or the city seem complex to the writer. QEL. While it is not compulsory to find synonyms for the word ‘complex’, failing to illustrate how the quote shows that the city is complex will not get you the needed marks. For example:“Discovering a new building or road was practically a daily affair” shows that the city always has new things