2023 TKSS PRELIM P2 INSERT

This document consists of 6 printed pages and 2 blank pages. [Turn over CANDIDATE NAME CLASS INDEX NUMBER ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1184/02 Paper 2 Comprehension 11 August 2023 INSERT 1 hour 50 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST This Insert contains Text 1, Text 2, Text 3 and Text 4. TANJONG KATONG SECONDARY SCHOOL Preliminary Examination 2023 Secondary 4

2 Section A Text 1 Study the online advertisement (Text 1) and the social media post (Text 2) and answer Questions 1 – 4 in the Question Paper. Text 1 is taken from an online advertisement for fair and progressive employment practices. This could happen to anyone. Assuming that one’s age will affect work performance and desire for career advancement is a bias that prevents people with the right skills and commitment from contributing at work. It's time we put a stop to workplace discrimination by knowing and acting on them fast. Together, let’s do our part to create a fair and inclusive workplace for all. Text 2 is taken from a social media post. Today, I become a victim of the greatest injustice in my life. After dedicating decades of my life to the company I loved, I find myself pushed aside like a discarded relic! Age should be celebrated, not used against us. This fight isn't just for myself; it's for all the elderly workers out there who face the same prejudice and indignities. We have a right to be respected, and to be valued. Such injustice could happen to anyone. Let’s not back down until change happens! To the company that let me go: you might think you've gotten rid of an ‘old’ problem, but you've ignited a fire within me and many others! #victim #stopworkplacediscrimination #oldbutstilluseful IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOUR PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS TOO.

3 Section B Text 3 The text below describes a visit by Stephen and his three-year-old daughter to the supermarket where she went missing. Read the text carefully and answer Questions 5 - 13 in the Question Booklet. 1 In the hall Kate came towards him, holding up the scuffed toy donkey. He bent to loop the red scarf twice around her neck before they stepped outdoors onto the street, as though into a storm. The main road was an arterial route south ; its traffic rushed with ferocity. It was a two -minute walk to the supermarket, over the four-lane road by a zebra crossing. They made their way across at last, in front of a pack of cars which snarled and roared forw