ACSI 2025 Y6 Prelims SL Paper 1

Anglo - Chinese School (Independent) PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME YEAR 6 (IBDP II) ENGLISH A LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STANDARD LEVEL PAPER 1 Monday 15 September 2025 1 hour 15 mins INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES • Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. • Write a guided analysis of text 1 or text 2. • Use the guiding question or propose an alternative technical or formal aspect of the text to focus your analysis. • The maximum mark for this examination paper is [20 marks]. This question paper consists of 5 printed pages. [Turn over

2 Write a guided analysis of one of the following texts. 1. The following text is a post from the blog shop of Cambio & Co., a Filipino jewellery company based in Toronto and Manila, highlighting its vision and mission. Behind Cambio: A Look Into The Next 100 Years By Gelaine Santiago When it comes to making a choice at Patagonia (a company that inspires us), you can forget about fiscal reports and quarterly metrics. Instead, the question is a much simpler one: “How do we build for the next 100 years?” One of Patagonia's best known ads, telling people not to buy their new products. Instead, repair what they already own. 5 10 15 We asked ourselves that question, both as founders of a growing online business, and as global citizens. How do we survive and thrive and build something we’ll be proud of 100 years from now? Cambio Market had a successful year in 2017, but we don’t just want 2018 to count. We want it and the next 99 years to matter. So we created a vision that will last us a century. CAMBIO RULES TO LIVE BY FOR THE NEXT 100+ YEARS 1. Always Go Back To Why. When it comes to making any decision at Cambio Market, we want to be razor focused. Are we doing this because other brands are doing it? Because it’s expected of us? Because it will drive sales? If it is, then we shouldn’t do it.

3 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 But what if we’re doing it because it goes back to our mission to create an appreciation for Filipino craftsmanship? If it contributes to the creation of more and better employment for Filipinos? If it uplifts people who make and purchase our products? If it helps build a better future for everyone and everything in it? If it’s a yes, then let’s make it happen. 2. Work With Good People. There are a lot of talented people out there, but talent isn’t the same thing as passion. And we want to only work with people who share our values, our drive and our Why. We promise to work only with community partners who are uncompromising in their commitment to create fair, dignified, and meaningful employment for their workers. Our partners must be the best examples of what Filipino entrepreneurship is like. And the same must be said for anyone we partner with, especially as the Cambio team continues to grow. 3. Ask For Help And Give Help. We do better together. And we vow to be a business that gives generously, both with our money and our time, to create the most positive impact we can within our communities in the Philippines and abroad. But we also humbly accept that we can’t do it alone. When we need help, we must ask for it. And when we can help others, we must offer it. We believe in harnessing the talents and collective powers of our global community in a way that is always respectful, positive, and meaningful for the communities our work impacts most. 4. Think Long-Term. It’s easy to become misguided and misled, especially when you’re a business that needs to survive and thrive. But we promise to stay focused - to follow the Patagonia philosophy and to make decisions that will see us through to the next 100 years. Because if we can’t build something good that lasts, then we shouldn’t build it at all. Thank you for being part of our journey to build something great. We’re looking forward to making 2018 (and the next 99 years) count. Sincerely, Gelaine & Jérôme Cambio Market - How do authorial choices convey the company’s vision and mission?

4 2. The following text is an infographic from the Parent-Infant Foundation that features The First 1001 Days Movement, a group of organisations and professionals working together to raise awareness on the emotional wellbeing of babies. - How do visuals and language present key ideas to the reader?

5 Disclaimer: Texts used in IB language assessments are taken from authentic sources. The views expressed within them belong to their individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the IB. Text 1 Gelaine, S. (2018). Behind Cambio: A look into the next 100 years. Cambio & Co. Retrieved July 22, 2025, from https://www.shopcambio.co/blogs/news/behind-cambio-a- look-into-the-next-100-years Text 2 Parent-Infant Foundation. (2020). Infographics. Retrieved August 10, 2025, from https://parentinfantfoundation.org.uk/1001-days/resources/infographics/ END OF PAPER