2023 NYJC EOY P2 Answer Booklet

NANYANG JUNIOR COLLEGE JC1 END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2023 Candidate Name: ___________________ Class: ______ GP Tutor: _________ 8881/02 Friday 22 September 2023 GENERAL PAPER Paper 2: 1 hour 30 minutes ANSWER BOOKLET INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Name, class and GP tutor’s name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. The Insert contains the passage for the comprehension. Note that 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 SAQs /15 Summary /8 AQ /12 Language /15 TOTAL /50 This answer booklet consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page

2 PAPER 2 (50 Marks) Answer all questions. 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 What are the purposes of the author’s opening statement? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………..………. [2] For Examiner’s use 2 Why did Simone Biles’ decision at the 2021 Olympic Games (lines 10-11) result in the changing of the conversation on prioritising our mental health? ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………….. [2] 3 In paragraph 3, what three differences does the author point out between what we are often told and what we should be told? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………….………………..… [3]

3 4 5 6 7 What does the author’s use of the word ‘incredibly’ in line 26 suggest about employers’ view on workplace well-being and productivity during the Industrial Revolution? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………..……. [1] What does the word 'ultimately' (line 30) imply about the attempts to enhance worker well-being? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………... [1] Why has the author written ‘just workers’ in inverted commas (line 30)? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………... [1] In paragraph 6, what similarity does the author see between trees and Olympic athletes? …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………... [1] For Examiner’s Use

4 8 From Passage 2 Summarise how we may manage stress, and the benefits of doing so. Write your summary in no more than 120 words. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………….…… …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..... …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [8] For Examiner’s use

5 9 10 From all the passages Passage 1 states that ‘The pressures that people feel to excel and perform are eroding their ability to actually do so’ (lines 40-41). Identify one specific idea from Passage 3 which can be used to undermine this statement. Justify your answer. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………... [2] Passage 2 states that ‘A life with zero stress is not a life worth living’ (lines 24-25). Identify one specific idea from Passage 3 which can be used to support this statement. Justify your answer. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….……. [2] For Examiner’s use

6 11 The reading passages cover a range of views about the merits and drawbacks of being under pressure. How far do you agree that pressure provides more benefits than harm? Support your answer with reference to: • the arguments expressed in the reading passages • examples drawn from your own experience and that of your society. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. For Examiner’s use

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