2023 AHS PRELIM P2 QP

Name ___________________________________ ( ) Class 4 _______ _____________________________________________________________________ ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1184/02 Paper 2 Comprehension Monday 21 August 2023 1 hour 50 minutes Candidates answer in the Question Paper. Additional Materials: Insert _____________________________________________________________________ READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index number in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Paper. The Insert contains the texts for all the sections. At the end of the examination, hand in the Insert, Question Paper and Summary Section separately. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the head of each section. The total of the marks for this paper is 50. ____________________________________________________________________ For Examiner’s Use Sections Marks Assessment noted by: A Question Nos. 1 – 4 5 B Question Nos. 5 – 14 20 Name of Parent/Guardian C Question Nos. 15 – 21 10 Signature of Parent/Guardian C Question No. 22 Summary 15 Total 50 Date __________________________________________________________________________ This Question Paper consists of 11 printed pages and 1 blank page. S4 ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2023 SECONDARY FOUR

2 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. United we stand against dengue How we can keep dengue at bay / Steps to take for a dengue-free zone / Actions to take to keep dengue away Dengue hurts the ones we love [1] 2 Describe the image in Text 1. What impression of dengue do you think the image aims to present? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………[1] 3 Identify a sentence in Text 2 which conveys the same meaning as ‘do not let your guard down’ in Text 1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………[1] 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. (a) The tone suggests that writer and the reader are of the same status. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither (b) The text gives readers information on how to stop dengue transmission. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither

3 Anglican High School/Preliminary Examination/2023/Sec4/EL/Paper 2 Section B [20 marks] 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. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….[1] 6 Referring to Paragraph 1, explain in your own words what the writer and Dominique hope to do in Nepal. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..[2] 7 In Paragraph 2, the writer and Dominique were ‘Ready to renounce pavement and fibre optics . . .’ (line 6). What do the words in italics suggest about the world that they came from? (i) ‘pavement’ suggests that …………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..[1] (ii) ‘fibre optics’ suggests that …………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..[1] 8 Identify one word in Paragraph 2 that carries a similar meaning to ‘dreamland’ in Paragraph 1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..[1] 9 The writer claimed that ‘the Nepalese are extremely religious people’ (line 16). Explain how this claim is supported with reference to three pieces of evidence from Paragraph 3.

4 Anglican High School/Preliminary Examination/2023/Sec4/EL/Paper 2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..[3] 10 ‘The city’s voltage exhausted us.’ (line 17) What is effective about describing the city using the word in italics? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..[1] 11 Give two pieces of evidence from Paragraph 4 which suggest that the people in the city tried very hard to do business. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..[2] 12 Why do you think the writer and his companion felt uneasy when they moved away from the shoeshine waif? 13 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………[1] In Paragraph 5, the writer and Dominique were concerned with the rubbish. Explain how the language used in this paragraph shows that religion is very much integrated into the everyday life of the Nepalese. Support your answer with three details from Paragraph 5. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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6 Anglican High School/Preliminary Examination/2023/Sec4/EL/Paper 2 14 The structure of the text reflects the writer’s and his companion’s experiences at different stages upon arriving in Nepal. Complete the flow chart by choosing one phrase from the box to summarise their experience at each stage in Nepal. There are some extra phrases in the box you do not need to use. The writer’s and his companion’s experiences Feeling a sense of uneasiness Observing religious ceremonies Anticipating a better life Observing sights and people Facing challenging physical conditions Looking forward to what Nepal has to offer Dealing with an opposing view about the place Paragraphs 1-2 : (i) ………………………………………………………………………… Paragraph 3 : (ii) ………………………………………………………………………… Paragraphs 4 : Getting away from desperate vendors Paragraph 5 : (iii) ………………………………………………………………………. Paragraph 6 : (iv) ……………………………………………………………………... [4]

7 Anglican High School/Preliminary Examination/2023/Sec4/EL/Paper 2 Section C [25 marks] Refer to Text 4 on pages 6 and 7 of the Insert for Questions 15 – 22. 15 According to Paragraph 1, explain fully how going green benefits businesses. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………[2] 16 With reference to Paragraph 1, explain why greenwashing is ‘a form of lying’ (line 6). ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………....[1] 17 ‘Greenwashing can be as explicit as an outright falsehood or as murky as a stretched truth.’ (line 8). With reference to the sentence above, identify two separate words which have contr