2023 SASS EL Prelims P2 Ans

1 2023 EL 4EX 1184 P2 ANSWER KEY Section A [5 marks] 1 Look at Text 1. Tick ( ) the most effective title for this poster. Bin the right trash! Recycling is everyone’s business! Let’s build a sustainable Singapore. 2 The poster states ‘40% of the items in recycling bins still can’t be recycled due to contamination’. What does the word ‘still’ suggest? It highlights the urgency/importance of recycling the right trash./ It emphasises that many Singaporeans are not recycling the right trash . (context is important) [1] 3 What is the purpose of the speech in text 2? The MP wanted to highlight the challenges of recycling with the purpose to convince the government the need to improve infrastructure to encourage more Singaporeans to recyle. (Intended outcome) …………………………………………………………………………………...... [1] 4 Look at Texts 1 and 2 and statements (a) and (b) below. Decide whether the statements refer to Tex1, Text 2, both texts, or neither text. Circle the answer you have chosen for each statement. (i) Readers are asked to join the writer in taking action. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither [1] (ii) The tone suggests the writer and the reader are of the same status. Text 1 / Text 2 / Both / Neither [1] √

2 SECTION B ANSWERS (20M) 5 Referring to Paragraph 1, what do these words ‘awoke and decided to go’ (line 2) suggest about the couple’s decision to head to the island for breakfast? ANS It was impromptu / unplanned / done on impulse (spur of the moment) /quick - can accept anything similar [1] 6 (a) Identify one word in Paragraph 2 which suggests that the writer was puzzled by what he was seeing. ANS ‘confounded’ (line 6) [1] (b) The writer ‘saw rental powerboats and Long Tails (Thai Canoes) racing towards us’ (lines 10-11). What were the people trying to do? ANS They were trying to reach the shore as quickly as possible / escape from the waves - Inferential question requiring readers to understand people were trying to escape from an imminent danger. Weaker boys may just think they were racing for fun. [1] 7 (a) Why does the writer describe the wave as ‘a small foam line on the horizon’ (line 12)? ANS To suggest it was far away. [1] (b) In Paragraph 3, what were the two things that made the writer ‘realised it was useless to run’ (line 16)? i He saw that the wave was gaining distance at an unbelievable rate ii The wave hit the power boat and broke it apart - No need to paraphrase but better answers would be those that edit to exclude the unnecessary details [2]

3 8 Give one piece of evidence each from Paragraph 3 about what the writer did or said which suggests that he was (i) a loving husband and (ii) a responsible man. Each answer must not exceed seven words. (i) Loving husband ‘I bear-hugged her’ (lines 16-17) (ii) Responsible man ‘I can’t release her no matter what’ (line 17) - Not interchangeable [1] 9 In Paragraph 4, the writer de