2023 RVS EL Prelims P2

Riverside Secondary School 2023/PRELIM/EL/1184/02/4E [Turn over RIVERSIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL SUBJECT : ENGLISH LANGUAGE CODE/PAPER NO. : 1184 / 02 COMPREHENSION (QUESTION BOOKLET) LEVEL/STREAM : SEC 4 EXPRESS DURATION : 1 HOUR 50 MINUTES READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, index number and class on the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black ink on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Booklet. The Insert contains the texts for all the sections. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 8 printed pages. NAME: NO: CLASS: PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2023

2 Riverside Secondary School 2023/PRELIM/EL/1184/02/4E Section A [5 marks] Refer to the online advertisement (Text 1) and the online blog post (Text 2) on page 2 of the Insert for Questions 1–4. 1 Look at the image and words in the advertisement. Tick (√) the statement that is most accurate in conveying the writer’s main message about pet abandonment. Many animals are abandoned every year. Many animals that are abandoned will die. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) can only take in a limited number of animals. [1] 2 Look at the heading EVERY 60 MINUTES, A PET IS ABANDONED. What is the intended effect of the heading on the reader? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………....[1] 3 Identify the phrase in Text 2 which illustrates the ‘tragic fate’ stated in Text 1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….………...[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) The target audience is pet owners. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither (b) The tone suggests the writer dislikes pet owners who abandoned their pets. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither [2]

3 Riverside Secondary School 2023/PRELIM/EL/1184/02/4E [Turn over Section B [20 marks] Refer to Text 3 on pages 3–4 of the Insert for Questions 5–14. 5 Explain what the following words in Paragraph 1 suggest about the writer’s views towards his job. (i) ‘toiled away’ (line 2) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………....[1] (ii) ‘monotony’ (line 3) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………....[1] 6 From Paragraph 2, give two details which show that the desert was filled with emptiness. (i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. (ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….[2] 7 The writer ‘swa