MGS prelim 2024 insert P2

Page 2 of 6 Methodist Girls’ School English Language Paper 2 Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2024 Section A Study the online advertisement ( Text 1 ) and the social media post ( Text 2 ) and answer Questions 1 – 4 in the Question Paper. Text 1 is taken from an online poster for the World Car-Free Day Campaign. Text 2 is taken from a blogpost on being car-free. I’ve not owned my own car for about 20 years . My car use has been principally for adulting – moving house, collecting furniture, and stretching the working day by travelling before the first train starts and after the last train has gone. Being car-free has restricted my choices but has brought its own freedoms. While I can’t drive to collect anyone from a late-night flight, I don’t have to parallel park ever again. More importantly, I don’t have to be forced into car ownership that I can’t afford! With the provision of sustainable transport infrastructure, cheap public transport is available, and I can travel to places easily. It’s World Car-Free Day! Let's make a conscious effort to be greener and give #WalkCycleRide a try today. With our growing transport network, it is now even more convenient to get to the places you love. For a fuss-free journey on public transport, remember to tap on your contactless bank card, mobile phone, smartwatch, or your account-based EZ-link card!

Page 3 of 6 Methodist Girls’ School English Language Paper 2 Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2024 SECTION B Text 3 The text below is about a boy who tries to pass through an underwater tunnel in a foreign country. Read it carefully and answer questions 5 – 14 in the Question Booklet. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 It seemed to him that a long time had passed, and he swam out to where he could see his mother. Yes, she was still there, a yellow spot under an orange umbrella. He swam back to the big rock, climbed up, and dived into the blue pool among the fanged and angry boulders. Down he went, until he touched the wall of rock again. But the salt burnt his eyes so fiercely that he could not see. He came to the surface, swam to shore, and went back to the villa to wait for his mother. Soon she walked slowly up the path, swinging her striped bag, the flushed, naked arm dangling beside her. “I want some swimming goggles,” he panted, defiant and beseeching. She gave him a patient, inquisitive look as she said casually, “Well, of course, darling.” But now, now, now! He must have them this minute, and no other time. He nagged and pestered until she went with him to a shop. As soon as she had bought the goggles, he grabbed them from her hand as if she were going to claim them for herself, and was off, running down the steep path to the bay. Jerry swam out to the big barrier rock, adjusted the goggles, and dived. The impact o