2023 MGS EL Prelims P2

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Page 2 of 11 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Methodist Girls’ School English Language Paper 2 Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2023 Name:_______________________________ ( ) Class: Sec 4___ SECTION A [5 marks] Refer to the online poster (Text 1) and the blog (Text 2) on page 2 of the Insert for Questions 1– 4. 1 Look at Text 1. Tick (✓) the phrase that best describes the purpose of the advertisement. To raise diners’ awareness of how dirty hawker centres are To educate diners on the need to clear their trays To encourage diners to do their part to keep hawker centres clean [1] For Examiner’s Use 2 How does the image in Text 1 support the statement ‘EVERY BIT ADDS UP’? …..………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………... [1] 3 Identify the phrase in Text 2 which reinforces the idea in Text 1 that clearing the tables has ‘a rippling effect’. …………………………………………………………………………………………… [1] 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) Readers are encouraged to take action. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither (b) Tone suggests that the reader and writer are of the same status. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither [2] 5

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Page 4 of 11 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Methodist Girls’ School English Language Paper 2 Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2023 Name: ______________________________ ( ) Class: Sec 4___ SECTION B [20 marks] Refer to Text 3 on pages 3 & 4 of the Insert for Questions 5–14. 5 In Paragraph 1 the writer gives the violent heat a human quality. (a) Identify the word that the writer uses when he personifies the violent heat. (b) Explain in your own words the impact this heat has on the earth. (a) ………………………………………………………………………………………… (b) …………………………………………………………………………………………[2] For Examiner’s Use 6 In Paragraph 1, the writer describes how the intense heat was intolerable. Explain how the language used in this paragraph shows that the intense heat was unbearable for the writer. Support your ideas with two details from lines 3 – 7. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….[2] 7 In Paragraph 2, we are told the writer was getting distressed and was ‘possessed by pounding delirium’ (lines 8 – 9). (a) What does the word ‘delirium’ tell you about his state of mind? …………………………………………………………………………………….........[1] (b) What was the cause of this delirium? ……………………………………………………………………………………....... [1] 20

Page 5 of 11 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Methodist Girls’ School English Language Paper 2 Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2023 8 In Paragraph 2, the writer was experiencing the ‘usual obsessions’ that a man in a desert suffers from. (a) Pick a word from Paragraph 2 that shows that the writer was having hallucinations. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1] (b) Give give two techniques the writer uses to emphasise the obsessions that he was experiencing. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….……[2] For Examiner’s Use 9 In Paragraph 3, t he writer finally spots civilisation and knows that his thirst will be quenched soon. Pick two pieces of evidence from lines 17 to 19 to show that his thirst will be quenched. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….……[1] 10 11 In Paragraph 3, the woman and men at the roadside tavern warned the writer against drinking water. Identify two visible reactions of the woman and the men that emphasise this disapproval. Woman: ……………………………………………………………...………………............. Men: ………………………………………………………………………………….............. [1] In Paragraph 4, explain in your own words how you can tell that the writer was overwhelmed by the men in the bar. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….……[1]

Page 6 of 11 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Methodist Girls’ School English Language Paper 2 Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2023 12 In Paragraph 7, the writer claimed that he was ‘in heaven’ (lines 41 – 42). Explain how this claim is supported with reference to three pieces of evidence from lines 39 to 43. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………...[3] For Examiner’s Use 13 The writer was ‘driven like a corpse’ (line 45) to his next destination. How is this simile effective? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………....... [1]

Page 7 of 11 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Methodist Girls’ School English Language Paper 2 Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2023 14 The structure of the text reflects the writer’s emotions at different stages during the journey. Complete the flowchart by choosing one phrase from the box to summarise his emotions at each stage during the journey. There are some extra phrases in the box you do not need to use. For Examiner’s Use The writer’s emotions Concerned and caring Relieved and rejuvenated Oppressed and tortured Reassured and transient joy Desperate and delusional Hopeful and overjoyed Shocked and in disbelief Flowchart Paragraph 1: (i) ……………………………......... Paragraph 2: (ii) ……………………………......... Paragraphs 3 – 5: (iii) ……………………………......... Paragraphs 6 – 7: (iv) ……………………………......... [4]

Page 8 of 11 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Methodist Girls’ School English Language Paper 2 Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2023 Name: ______________________________ ( ) Class: Sec 4___ SECTION C [25 marks] Refer to Text 4 on pages 4 and 5 of the Insert for Questions 15 – 20. 15 (a) With reference to Paragraph 1, what assumption does the writer try to correct? ……………………………………………………………………………………..…. ..…………………………………………………………………………………….[1] For Examiner’s Use (b) Pick out a five-word phrase from Paragraph 1 which suggests that thrift shopping has recently gained popularity. …..………………………………………………………………………………….[1] 16 The w