2023 AHS PRELIM P2 MS

Anglican High School/Preliminary Examination/2023/Sec4/EL/Paper 2 Prelim 2023 Answer Scheme Qn no. Marks HA MA LA 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 4 2 1 1 5 1 1 6 2 1 1 7i 1 1 7ii 1 1 8 1 1 9 3 2 1 10 1 1 11 2 2 12 1 1 13 3 3 0 14 4 1 2 1 15 1 1 16 1 1 17 1 1 18a 2 2 18b 1 1 19 1 1 20a 1 1 20b 1 1 21 1 1 22 15 3 6 6 Total 50 16 18 16 100% 32% 36% 32%

Anglican High School/Preliminary Examination/2023/Sec4/EL/Paper 2 Section A [5 marks] Refer to the online advertisement (Text 1) and the social media post (Text 2) on pages 2 and 3 of the Insert for Questions 1 – 4. 1 Look at Text 1. Tick () the most effective title for this advertisement. [1] (MA) United we stand against dengue / How we can keep dengue at bay Dengue hurts the ones we love 2 Describe the main image in Text 1. What impression of dengue do you think the image aims to present? [1] (HA) The image shows people in a fighting stance / in martial arts/ self-defence poses. This conveys the impression that dengue is dangerous / a threat / dengue is something/ an enemy people need to fight / they need to defend themselves against dengue. X: The image shows a group of people standing together. This suggests that dengue is something people need to resolve, together as a community / group. X: The image presents dengue as something that can be battled/ is easy to fight against (meaning changed)/ dengue is tough to overcome (too vague)/ life-threatening (excess). 3 Identify a sentence in Text 2 which conveys the same meaning as ‘do not let your guard down’ in Text 1. [1] (LA) ‘Let's remember to stay alert!’ X: ‘stay alert’ Students must include the exclamation mark at the end of the sentence. Quotation marks should be included, though this was not penalised. 4 Look 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. (MA/LA) [2] (a) The tone suggests that writer and the reader are of the same status. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither Use of imperatives convey a more formal / authoritative tone (b) The text gives readers information on how to stop dengue transmission. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither Both texts specified action steps that can be taken (Text 1 – Spray, Apply, Wear and BLOCK. Text 2 – check all corners at home regularly)

Anglican High School/Preliminary Examination/2023/Sec4/EL/Paper 2 Section B [20 marks] ANSWER SCHEME Refer to Text 3 on pages 4 and 5 of the Insert for Questions 5 –14. 5 In Paragraph 1, how do you know Nepal is a popular destination? Give one detail from the paragraph to support your answer. Literal LA [1] People from all points on the globe visit it. [1] (Allow lifting of first sentence.) Marker’s comments: most able to identify global community (though not all specify action to ‘vis