Montfort sec prelim 2024 P2 answers

SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS / 5 NORMAL (ACADEMIC) ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1184/02 1 hour 50 minutes Answer Key MONTFORT SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2024

2 SECTION A [5 MARKS] Refer to the poster (Text 1) and the social media post (Text 2) on page 2 of the Insert for Questions 1–4. 1 How does the visual in Text 1 support the overall message of the poster? It shows a figure of a heart formed over a cup of coffee, reinforcing the message that supporters can spread kindness/love/care/compassion / help by purchasing/ordering coffee at ComChest café. It shows a figure of a heart formed over a cup of coffee, suggesting that the more coffee is bought, the more kindness is spread. Note: Answers MUST describe the visual and then link the description to their explanation. Answers MUST establish the relationship between the action + heart and the values. [1] 2 Look at Text 2. Tick (✓) the statement which best summarises the main idea of Text 2. Unwavering support will pay off Uplifting others is difficult Underfunded programmes are bound to fail [1] 3 Identify the phrase in Text 2 which reflects the idea in Text 1 of collaborative assistance. The phrase is ‘(our community’s power) to rally around (for a great cause)’. DNA: ‘we can make a real change’ – That is a grammatically complete sentence [1]

3 4 Look at Texts 1 and 2 and statements (a) and (b) below. Decide whether the statements refer to Text 1, Text 2, both texts, or neither text. Circle the answer you have chosen for each statement. (a) The tone of the text is optimistic. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither Note: Text 1 has several possible tones based on the sentence ‘Let's come together to spread kindness and help those who need it.’ • Encouraging: Motivating people to take positive action. • Inspirational: Aiming to uplift and inspire others to contribute to a cause. • Collaborative: Emphasising teamwork and unity in efforts to help others. • Compassionate: Showing empathy and a desire to help those in need. But it does not have the undertone of ‘optimism’: hoping or believing that good things will happen in the future. (b) The text suggests that donations from the public are the best way to show support. Note: Text 2 focuses on financial support • ‘held back due to insufficient funds’ • ‘consider donating’ • ‘spreading the word about this vital initiative’ (so people will donate) The suggestion therefore, is that donations are what is required, ergo, the best way to show support. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither [2]

4 SECTION B [20 MARKS] Refer to Text 3 on pages 3 and 4 of the Insert for Questions 5─14. 5 At the start of the passage, the writer describes the sights and sounds of the city. Explain how the language used in this paragraph shows the sudden busyness of Paris in the morning. Support your answer with three details from the same paragraph. The writer uses visual and auditory imagery to bring the city to life. • ‘Cars and buses swishing past in sudden abundance’ suggests that the vehicles appeared out of nowhere in large numbers, moving very swiftly. • ‘People flying out of metro stations like flocks of startled birds’ suggests that people are moving so quickly in such large numbers that they appear to be rushing around in a panic. • ‘Movement everywhere, thousands and thousands of pairs of hurrying legs’ suggests that there is activity all over the place with a multitude of people moving with great urgency. Sudden = abrupt Busyness = movement – a lot of it too in terms of quantity [3] 6 In your own words, suggest one reason why the writer enjoys watching ‘cities wake up’ (line 2)? He enjoys seeing how quick and sudden the change is from calm to chaos in cities ‘Busy’ alone is insufficient. Note: The question needs the student to understand the context of ‘more abruptly, more startlingly than any place I know’ and how it is in the change from calm to chaos in cities that he takes pleasure in. [1] 7 Why does the writer put his comparison of Paris and London in parenthesis in Paragraph 1? The use of the parenthesis is to indicate to the reader he is detracting from the main point/ giving an aside. [1] And that he’s making fun of/ a jibe, a slight against London within the parenthesis. [1] Note: One mark given for the understanding of the typological use of parenthesis as a writing device used to create an aside to the writing. Second mark is showing an understanding of the content, of the intent to make fun of London’s dirty streets [2]

5 8 (i) What is the effect of the use of rhetorical questions in Paragraph 2? The rhetorical questions draw the reader into the writer’s point of view/ to subconsciously agree with the writer’s perspective DNA: engage the reader / attract the reader / capture their attention / provide additional information Note: Another question that tests the student’s understanding of language devices. (ii) Identify one other technique used in Paragraph 2 to achieve the same effect as in (i). The use of the second person pronoun ‘you’ throughout the paragraph where he addresses the reader. OR The use of the dashes to create an aside that addresses the reader directly with a humourous anecdote. Note: Students should be able to identify another device which connects with readers – these are baseline language techniques that have been taught in SW and CW [1] [1] 9 In Paragraph 3, the writer explores the stereotypes attached to various Europeans. What do the descriptions below tell of us these stereotypes? Phrases from the text The stereotype is Italians as voluble, unreliable and hopelessly corrupt (lines 21–22) Italians cannot be trusted Germans as gluttonous (line 22) Germans are greedy Swiss as irritatingly officious and tidy (lines 22–23) Swiss are annoyingly fastidious/ overbearing/ haughty (must have a negative connotation because of the word ‘irritatingly’) Accepted: too DNA: extremely [3]

6 10 (i) What does the phrase ‘without first leaving our names at the embassy’ suggest about the Place de la Concorde (line 26) That it is an extremely large place (so large that one needs to inform one’s embassy officials of the trip across the Place as one is at risk of going missing). That it is a dangerous place (as if they needed the embassy to be prepared to assist in the event of injury / death) Note: An inferential question. Students are expected to use the clues surrounding the context of this question to understand that the Place de la Concorde is a huge place. (ii) Identify another word from the same paragraph which gives the same suggestion in (i). The word is ‘monumental’. The word is ‘killer’ Note: A direct lift from the passage, which is contingent on understanding the context in (i) Part (i) and (ii) must match to get the answer. [1] [1] 11 Explain in your own words how the writer is feeling when he describes himself ‘waving weakly’ and ‘whimpering softly’ to his wife in Paragraph 4. He is feeling overwhelmed and at a loss. Helpless / timid / scared / afraid / frightened / nervous DNA: tired / exhausted / fatigued / vulnerable / pathetic / useless [1] 12 In Paragraph 6, what are the drivers of the cars at the traffic light being compared to? They are being compared to predators watching their prey. DNA - Killers / Hunters (Is it characteristic of killers and hunter to be ‘sitting with mois