2023 RVS EL Prelims P2 Insert

Riverside Secondary School 2023/PRELIM/EL/1184/02(Insert)/4E [Turn over RIVERSIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL SUBJECT : ENGLISH LANGUAGE CODE/PAPER NO. : 1184 / 02 COMPREHENSION (INSERT) LEVEL/STREAM : SEC 4 EXPRESS DURATION : 1 HOUR 50 MINUTES READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST This Insert contains Text 1, Text 2, Text 3 and Text 4. This document consists of 6 printed pages. NAME: NO: CLASS: PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2023

2 Riverside Secondary School 2023/Prelim/EL/1184/02(Insert)/4E Section A Study the online advertisement (Text 1) and the online blog post (Text 2) and answer Questions 1–4 in the Question Booklet. Text 1 is taken from an online advertisement by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Text 2 is taken from an online blog written by an animal activist. Adapted from: https://www.behance.net/gallery/6755091/SPCA-Animal-Abandonment-Ad (Text 1) https://dharamsalaanimalrescue.org/animal-abandonment-its-just-not-okay/ (Text 2) 531606 531606 As an animal lover and activist, I am appalled by the rate at which pets are abandoned , thanks to their irresponsible owners. Every day, animal shelters are struggling with the increasing rate of abandonment, and the sad part is, most of these animals are left to die a slow, lonely painful death unless they are lucky enough to be rescued. Tying an animal to a bench and leaving it for dead is murder! Why should pets pay for their owners’ ignorance? This atrocity needs to be stopped. In 2010, 7597 abandoned animals were taken in by the SPCA. That means 20 animals a day and an average of 1 per hour. Because we are the only animal welfare organisation taking in unlimited numbers of animals in Singapore, our shelter has limited vacancies for abandoned animals and most of these animals will have to be put to sleep, ending their physical and emotional suffering. Don’t let your pet suffer a tragic fate.

3 Riverside Secondary School 2023/Prelim/EL/1184/02(Insert)/4E [Turn over Section B Text 3 The text below is about a man’s perilous journey in a desert. Read it carefully and answer Questions 5–14 in the Question Booklet. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Arizona desert had always been a place I yearned to explore long before my fiancée, Angel, entered my life. For years, I had toiled away in a soul -sucking job, my dreams of exploring the desert acting as a beacon of hope amidst the monotony. Now, as I stood alone in the midst of the desert, I felt a sense of disillusionment. Each step I took seemed to lead me further into the abyss of uncertainty. Lost in the vast expanse of the Arizona desert, my dream holiday vanished into thin air the moment I was cast adrift in the barren wilderness of Arizona. I had lost my bearing two hours after Angel dropped me off at th