2023 MGS EL Prelims P2 SectB Ans

2023 Prelim Paper 2 Section B Answers Qn no. Answer Marks Remarks 5a (a) bruisethe bruise 1 5b The land has become infertile / unproductive / sterile / It is not possible to produce any vegetation on the land. 1 OW – ‘barren’ (0) 6 ‘no shade to hide in; my walking became a plod’ – the absence of shade/shelter made walking heavy/difficult ‘merciless sun was hitting hard on my body’ – the intense heat was harsh / brutal / ruthless on his body ‘hot red dust grinding like pepper between my toes’ – the heat of the dust /sand was unpleasant/discomforting between his toes ‘parched lips and throat began to ache’ – his lips/throat were very dry due to the heat Any 2 – 2m For each mark, candidates must provide a quotation AND an explanation. 7a He was delusional / cannot think clearly / disoriented 1 Crazy/unstable/mentally ill = 0 7b He was feeling very / extremely thirsty 1 He was thirsty – lacking intensity to show his state of mind (0) 8a fantasises 1 8b Writer lists all the different fantasies of water he was experiencing. Use of ellipsis to show the list of fantasies goes on. Use of vivid verbs / descriptive words / imagery / sensory perception to illustrate his obsession (if candidates lists the descriptive words, accept it) Any 2 – 2m Writer’s style 9 Spire of a church Eucalyptus trees A roadside tavern A bar Any 2 – 1m

10 Woman: ‘threw up her hands’ Men: ‘shook their heads’ 1 ‘visible reactions’ ‘tutted loudly’ - ED ‘shouted’ – ED 11 The men were continuously asking him questions / The men were asking non-stop questions 1 OW: ‘bombarded me with incessant questions’ 12 ‘first mouthful…water felt like frosted stars’ – the water was very refreshing / cooling ‘given a huge plate of ham, cheese and bread’ – very generous helping of food / he was given a lot of food / he was given different types of food to eat ‘several glasses of sherry’ – he drank many glasses of sherry (that made him very relaxed) ‘a dreamy deep languor spread through my limbs’ / drowsy glories of drinking – consuming the sherry made him very sleepy and relaxed. Any 3 – 3m Accept all suitable paraphrases of these ideas. 13 It shows that he was not moving at all / very relaxed / drifting off and he did not move at all / very still 1 14 Flowchart Para 1: Oppressed and tortured Para 2: Desperate and delusional Paras 3 – 5: Reassured and transient joy Paras 6 – 7: Relieved and rejuvenated 4