2008 HCI H1 GP Prelims P2 Answer Booklet

HCI PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION GENERAL PAPER 26 AUGUST 2008 1 Candidate's Name CT Group GP Tutor HWA CHONG INSTITUTION JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2008 GENERAL PAPER 8806/02 PAPER 2 Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes ANSWER BOOKLET Date: 26 August 2008 Time: 1015 - 1145 hrs READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, civics group and the name of your GP tutor in the spaces provided at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the Question Paper. Do not use paper clips, highlighters, correction fluid or tape. Answer ALL questions. You may attach additional pieces of writing paper if necessary. Staple the passages to the back of this answer booklet at the end of the examination. There are 11 questions in this paper. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question. (Note that 15 marks out of 50 will be awarded for your use of language.) For Examiner's Use Content /35 Language /15 TOTAL /50 This answer booklet consists of 7 printed pages.

HCI PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION GENERAL PAPER 26 AUGUST 2008 2 For Examiner's Use Read the passages and then answer all the questions which follow below. Note that up to fifteen marks will be given for the quality and accuracy of your use of English throughout this paper. NOTE: When a question asks for an answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE and you select the appropriate material from the passages for your answer, you must still use your own words to express it. Little credit can be given to answers which only copy words or phrases from the passages. From paragraph 2 1 Explain what Cornelius Tacitus meant when he said that ‘the desire for fame is the last affliction cast off even by the wise’ (line 6). Use your own words as far as possible. ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [1] From paragraph 3 2 Why does the writer describe Zeus, Ra and Odin as ‘heavyweights’ in comparison to the ‘puny idols’ many worship today? ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [2] From paragraph 4 3 4 Describe four different ways in which severe CWS can adversely affect a person’s personality. Use your own words as far as possible. ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [2] Why does the writer put the word ‘their’ in inverted commas in line 29? ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [1]

HCI PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION GENERAL PAPER 26 AUGUST 2008 3 For Examiner's Use From paragraph 5 5 ‘celebrity worship is the new designer drug’ (line 35). Give two ways in which the writer extends the above comparison in the rest of this paragraph and explain the relationship in each case. Use your own words as far as possible. ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [2] From paragraph 6 6 What objections does the writer have to reality television programmes? Use your own words as far as possible. ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [2] From paragraph 7 7 ‘we live in a world where style triumphs over substance’ (lines 51 – 52). a) What does the writer mean by this? Use your own words as far as possible. ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................... [1] b) Explain how any one of the next two sentences serves to illustrate this general point. Use your own words as far as possible. ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................... [1]

HCI PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION GENERAL PAPER 26 AUGUST 2008 4 For Examiner's Use From paragraph 9 8 9 ‘(how could we ever solve the problem of world poverty without Bono and the obligatory rock concert, or free Tibet without Richard Gere?)’ (lines 77 – 79). What is the tone of the writer here