RI English Language EOY 2018

NAME: CLASS: NO: RAFFLES INSTITUTION 2018 END OF YEAR EXAMINATION Subject Level Date Time ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 YEAR 3 10 OCTOBER 2018 (Wednesday) 0800 - 0915 (1 h 15 min) Additional materials: Plain and ruled writing papers INSTRUCTIONS 1. Write your name, class, index number on the question paper, answer script and the plain paper. 2. You are to spend the fi rst 10 minutes planning your essay on the plain paper provided. 3. Write your question number clearly on your answer script. Write in dark blue or black ink Responses written in pencil will not be marked. 4. Submit your work in TWO lots: Question Paper Answer Script and plan. Tie your plan to the back of your answer script with the string provided before submitting. THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 1 PRINTED PAGE EXCLUDING THE COVER PAGE. 1

Argumentative Essay [30 marks] Write an essay on ONE of the following questions. You are recommended to write between 500 -800 words. 1. Do you agree that not enough is being done to help the disadvantaged in Singapore? 2. Young people in Singapore lack resilience. Do you agree with this statement? 3. People today are obsessed with being busy. To what extent do you agree that this is an accurate re fl ection of your society? 4. The school should be the place where a healthy lifestyle is promoted. Do you agree? 5. Should we be less competitive? 6. There is value in being quiet. Do you agree? END OF PAPER 1 3

NAME: CLASS: NO: RAFFLES INSTITUTION 2018 END OF YEAR EXAMINATION Subject Level Date Time ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2 YEAR 3 10 October 2018 (Wednesday) 1015 -1205 (1 h 50 min) : INSERT INSTRUCTIONS This Insert contains T ext A, T ext B and T ext C. THIS INSERT CONSISTS OF 5 PRINTED PAGES EXCLUDING THE COVER PAGE. 5

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SECTION B [20 marks] T ext B The text below describes the narator's experience as an immigrant. Read the text carefully and answer Questions 5 to 19 in the Answer Booklet. The of fi ce of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA) thrums with the muted hum of a hundred conversations. I sit stif fl y beside my new husband, wondering if he is upset. This is not the fi rst time he has had to take time off from work to attend to my visa paperwork. 1. 5 As a divorced mother with custody of a teenage daughter, I had thought long and hard about the implications of my decision to marry a widower with a little daughter. Over late night Skype calls, we decided that, by moving to Singapore where he worked, we could give our fl edgling family a clean slate to start afresh, away from the curious eyes of family members. 2. 10 3. The immigrant experience is always an adventure - ask anyone who has chosen to move to another country for any length of time. Travel has the capacity to rejuvenate our jaded senses by transporting us from a familiar place. Moving, on the other hand, is an opportunity to grow. The immersive experience in a different culture forces us to re-examine our behaviours and motives, questions our ingrained biases and,