NYGH-2017-S3-EOY-English-P2

1 Class Register Number Name 南洋女子中学校 NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL End-of-Year Examination 2017 Secondary Three Language Arts Paper 2 1 hour 45 mins 50 marks THURSDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2017 1145 to 1330 hrs READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST. Answer all questions. Leave a line between answers to different questions. Begin your summary answer on a fresh sheet of paper. At the end of the examination, submit your summary answer SEPARATELY. Write your name and register number on every sheet of paper used. Write in dark blue or black ink on both sides of the answer paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction tape/fluid. Setters: AN and SGK This document consists of 8 printed pages, including this cover page. [Turn over]

2 Read the following passage carefully before attempting any questions. Generations at Work 1 2 3 4 5 6 When you take members of different generations, blend them together, and ask them to work side by side, you have both an opportunity and a challenge: the opportunity to engage a mix of people who bring their unique experiences and skills to an organization and the challenge of dealing with the generational differences that distinguish them. The 21st century has ushered in a new, generation-bending era in the U.S. workplace. Fifty-five year old Baby Boomers are on project teams with 22-year-old Millennials and reporting to 45-year-old GenXers while Vets, though fewer in numbers, retain positions of power and influence. Within the context of this new generational reality, dynamic change—economic, social, political — is continuously affecting individuals, organizations, and workplaces. This merging of generations is happening amid an economic climate that has changed plans and altered expectations. “We see both individuals and organizations looking to survive and to prepare for what’s next, whatever that looks like,” says Ginny Baxter, Applied Knowledge Network Lead at Herman Miller. Baby Boomers Born between 1943 and 1961, and now between 49 and 67 years old, Baby Boomers got their name from the massive increase (“boom”) in births in the United States that followed the Great Depression and World War II and peaked in the late 1950s. They hit society with huge, game-changing numbers—72 million strong. Growing up during the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the fast-ascending women’s movement, Boomers witnessed radical change, social upheaval, and changing mores. “They emerged with strong beliefs in themselves and their ability to set and achieve goals,” says Patty Bergquist, Applied Knowledge Research Manager at Herman Miller. Technology has brought tremendous changes during their careers—to life in general and the workplace in particular. Two-thirds of Boomers, for example, say that laptop use during in-person meetings is distracting; less than half of Millennials agree. Having to ad