[1184/02] AHS 2026 4E5N Prelims ANS

Anglican High School/Prelim/2026/Sec4/EL/Paper 2 Section A [5 marks] Refer to the poster (Text 1) and the online testimonial (Text 2) of pages 2 and 3 of the Insert and answer Questions 1- 4. Text 1 is taken from a poster about Skills Future Look at the poster (Text 1). Tick (√) the correct answer for the statement. 1 The main aim of the advertisement is to encourage people to improve their job prospects through skill upgrading. [1] LA (Clue: ‘main aim’ – Candidates should be aware of the main purpose of the advertisement) 2 Look at the image in the poster (Text 1). How does the image support the message of the advertisement? The image shows Lynette being guided by another colleague in hands-on training in a healthcare setting suggesting that she is actively learning new skills to become a nurse. This reinforces the advertisement's message about the need to reskill for career development. X Reskilling/upgrading/improving her skill (as it is part of description and this is not the image) X Stay employable/better at their job (not the message) (Candidates must describe the image and link to the message. Underlined phrase must be mentioned to earn the full mark.) [1] HA 3 Identify the sentence in Text 2 which best supports the message in Text 1 that SkillsFuture can ‘expand your career options’. ‘Today, I can say with confidence that SkillsFuture showed me that I could succeed in roles beyond the industry I had always known.’ [1] MA 4 Look at Texts 1 and 2 and statements (a) and (b) below. Tick (✓) the correct answer for each statement. (a) Text 1 and Text 2 suggest that SkillsFuture programmes help potential participants keep their skills relevant √ [1] LA (b) The tone of Text 2 is appreciative √ [1] MA ( ‘optimistic’ is not specific to the tone of the writer in the text. It is quite evident that the writer appreciates the fact that SkillsFuture programmes have truly benefitted him. ) Section B [20 marks]

2 Anglican High School/Prelim/2026/Sec4/EL/Paper 2 Refer to Text 3 on pages 4 and 5 of the Insert for Questions 5 – 15. 5 In Paragraph 1, what two factors would affect the situation in flooded caves? LA (i) weather [1] (ii) precipitation/ rain(fall) X Weather / precipitation is misspelt [1] 6 What does ‘escapable’ (line 3) tell you about the writer’s state of mind? MA He was optimistic/ hopeful X positive (too general) X confident / assured (too strong) [1] 7 ‘the cave’s mood had darkened considerably’ (lines 3 - 4) a) What is the writer comparing the cave to? b) Explain what the writer means by this expression. LA MA a) A person / an angry person / human being X mood / emotions / feelings / a person who has emotions (suggests there are those who do not have emotions) a person who is able to experience emotions / an upset / grumpy person (too weak) b) The situation had become more threatening / hostile / dangerous (appropriate adjectives to reflect ‘darkened’) X worse (too generic) X more challenging [1] [1] 8 Paragraph 1 describes the dangers of moving through the flooded caves. Explain how the language used in this paragraph emphasises the different dangers. Support your answer with two details from Paragraph 1. For credit, students must 1) identify and present 2 distinct dangers (e.g. a/b/c + d) 2) comment on the effects of specific key word / words, reflecting the intensity 3) link explanation to quote X if quote includes details that aren’t unpacked / explained X if explanation uses the same key words in the quote / is too general or vague HA a) ‘the water inside them whirlpooled / frothed like the rapids of some ferocious river’ suggests that that one could be overcome by the great volume/force and speed of the waters OR

3 Anglican High School/Prelim/2026/Sec4/EL/Paper 2 b) ‘sucked underneath (and drowned)’ shows that the undercurrents might pull one forcefully into the water, causing suffocation / death OR ‘the entrance floor and some of the chambers beyond were now submerged to a considerable depth’ shows that the caves were flooded to the point that one could drown / had difficulty breathing c) ‘Anybody wading through the churn was at risk of being swept away’ suggests that one would not be able to withstand the force of the waters X if explanation merely represents the speed / volume / force e.g. the waters moved quickly MA d) ‘smashed against the rocks’ shows that one might be battered / hit violently against the rocks. *(need to show intensity) [2] 9 Explain in your own words why the writer felt ‘Psychologically it was tough going’ (line 8). HA MA There was a sense of foreboding / imminent danger / feeling that something bad is going to happen [1] X unsettling / uneasy / bad / eerie / evil / despair and he had to be vigilant /on the lookout / hyperaware [1] X careful / cautious / wary / aware / attentive / focused (nothing to do with concentration) From passage, an ominous feel to our situation and my senses were on high alert [2] 10 In Paragraph 2, the writer describes himself to be in a ‘playground’ (line 12). Why is this description unusual? MA HA A playground is normally associated with fun and enjoyment [1] X play / safety / lighthearted but the writer had to brave and overcome (dangerous) obstacles / on an important rescue mission. (need to specify the danger / severity) X it was a serious / dangerous situation [2] 11 In Paragraph 2, the writer found it challenging to move through the cave. Give three pieces of evidence from lines 13 - 16 and explain how they show the writer’s opinion.

4 Anglican High School/Prelim/2026/Sec4/EL/Paper 2 ‘scrambled over jagged rock’ shows he had to climb over sharp edges of rock that might hurt him. ‘along perilous, muddy banks so slippery’ / ‘it would have been quite easy to skid, lose footing and fall’ suggests that he had to tread carefully along the slippery banks to avoid tripping. ‘saddled with lead weights in my belt, air cylinders attached to my waist and a helmet and a hood’ shows his movement was impeded by the heavy equipment he carried. (full quote needed) X ‘I kept my mask on’ - does not address the question X if students merely repeated the key words from quote in explanation or included aspects in quote that aren’t addressed in explanation MA MA HA [3] 12 What did the writer mean by ‘I imagined the impossible was happening’ (line 19)? MA He thought he had found (some of) the boys / Wild Boars. [1] X ED if students go on to include that the Wild Boars were alive 13 What is effective about comparing the rescue of the workers to ‘an underwater wrestling match’ (lines 30-31)? HA It highlights how both the rescuers and workers had to jostle each other / how the rescuers had to overcome the physical opposition of the workers to get them to move. Idea of fighting an opponent / opponent’s resistance needs to be clear in answers X: physically demanding / a lot of effort put in to … / it was difficult to bring the workers out (need to show the idea of ‘wrestling with an opponent’) X: difficulty of dragging thrashing workers to the surface (copying ‘thrashing’ from the RP without addressing the idea of ‘fighting a