Revised Cambridge 2019 P2 Answer Booklet

Raffles Institution 2024 Year 6 Comprehension Practice REVISED 2019 Cambridge Paper General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Higher 1 Candidate’s Name CT Group GP Tutor’s Name GENERAL PAPER 8881/02 Paper 2 1 hour 30 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, CT group and GP tutor’s name in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use paper clips, glue, correction fluid or correction tape. Answer all questions. The Insert contains the passage for comprehension. Note that up to 15 marks out of 50 will be awarded for your use of language. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. For Examiner’s Use Content /35 Language /15 TOTAL /50 This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page

2 Your answers should be: • written in your own words as far as possible. Where you select the appropriate material from the passage for your answer, you must still use your own words to express it. • written in continuous prose. From passage 1 1 By including the information in brackets in lines 4-5, what is the author implying about Aristotle’s views regarding animals in lines 2-4? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. .……………………………………………………………..…………………………………... [1] For Examiner’s Use 2 In lines 10-15, how does the author support her claim that vain rulers used animals ‘to bolster their prestige and show their dominance’ (line 12)? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. .……………………………………………………………..…………………………………... [2] 3 According to the author, in which three ways is the effectiveness of the process whereby ‘zoos are accredited and subject to rigorous inspection’ (line 19-20) undermined in lines 20- 23? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. .……………………………………………………………..…………………………………... [3]

3 4 From lines 32-34, explain three ways in which the author uses language to criticise the zoos’ use of animals for ‘the amusement of our species’ (line 32). ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. .……………………………………………………………..…………………………………... [3] For Examiner’s Use 5 What does the author mean by calling the reintroduction of endangered species into the wild ‘much-vaunted and self-justificatory’ (lines 39-40)? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. .……………………………………………………………..…………………………………... [2]

4 From passage 2 6 Summarise what the author has to say about how zoos benefit both animals and humans in today’s world. Write your summary in no more than 120 words. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………[8] For Examiner’s Use Number of words: . .

5 From all the passages 7 Passage 1 states that animals in zoos, unlike their counterparts in the wild, ‘become depressed and stressed’ (line 30). Identify one specific idea from Passage 3 which can be used to undermine this statement. Justify your answer. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. .……………………………………………………………..…………………………………... [2] For Examiner’s Use 8 Passage 2 states that zoos are important as city-dwellers today are ‘far removed in time and space from the interaction with wild animals our ancestors would have known’ (lines 21-22). Identify one specific idea from Passage 3 which can be used to support this statement. Justify your answer. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. .……………………………………………………………..…………………………………... [2]

6 10 How far do you agree that the work that zoos do has never been more essential? Support your answer with reference to: • the ideas and opinions from at least one of the reading passages • examples drawn from your own experience and that of your society ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. For Examiner’s Use

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