2025 NJC SH2 GP Prelims 8881 P2 Ans Booklet

Name GP Class Reg No. NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE Senior High 2 Preliminary Examination Higher 1 General Paper 8881/02 Paper 2 28 August 2025 Candidates answer on the Question Paper. 1 hour 30 minutes Additional Materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your registration number, GP class and 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, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. The Insert contains the passage for comprehension. Note that up to 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. _____________________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page. For Examiner’s Use Question No. Marks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Content / 35 Language / 15 Total / 50

2 © NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE 8881/02/NJC/2 5 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. For Examiner’s Use From Passage 1 1 According to paragraph 1, why do human beings collect things? ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………….……………………………………………….… [2] 2 In paragraph 2, why does the author state that ‘it is no surprise…that collectors often repeat the process…to re-experience that moment of discovery’ (lines 11-12)? ……………………………………………….……………………………………………………… ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………….……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………….………………………………………………… [2] 3 What does the author mean by saying that the collector is ‘not merely an accumulator but also a curator of knowledge’ (lines 18-19)? ……………………………………………….……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………….………………………………………………… [1] For Examiner’s

3 © NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE 8881/02/NJC/2 5 Use 4 In paragraph 4, give three similarities the author makes between humans’ and animals’ reasons for collecting. ……………………………………………….……………………………………………………… ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………….………………………………………………… [3] 5 Explain the author's use of the em -dash in ‘but they speak to broader human desires —for status, for identity, and for permanence’ (lines 37-38). ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………….………………………………………………… [2]

4 © NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE 8881/02/NJC/2 5 From Passage 2 For Examiner’s Use 6 Summarise the negative effects of hoarding on individuals. Write your summary in no more than 120 words. ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………………….………………………… [8]

5 © NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE 8881/02/NJC/2 5 From all the passages For Examiner’s Use 7 Passage 1 states that ‘the art of collecting offers insight into what we value, how we think, and who we are’ (lines 42-43). Identify one specific idea from Passage 3 which can be used to undermine this statement. Justify your answer. ………………………………………………….…………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….…………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….…………………………………………………… ………………………………………………...…………………….…………….………….… [2] 8 Passage 2 argues that ‘psychologically, hoarding is often linked to depression, anxiety, and chronic distress’ (line 15). Identify two specific ideas from Passage 3 which can be used to support this statement. Justify your answer. ………………………………………………….…………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….…………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….…………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….…………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….…………………………………………………… ………………………………………………...…………………….…………….…………… [3]

6 © NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE 8881/02/NJC/2 5 9 The reading passages cover a range of views about collecting as a hobby. How far do you agree that collecting as a hobby offers more advantages than disadvantages? Support your answer with reference to: ● the ideas and opinions from at least one of the reading passages ● examples drawn from your own experience and that of your society. ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… For Examiner’s Use

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