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ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOLPRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2022SECONDARY FOUR SUGGESTED ANSWERS Qns No. Question Type HA MA LASection A1 Quotation 12 Inferential 13 Literal 24 Quotation 1Section B5 Lang use for impact 1 1 16 Vocabulary 17 Lang use for impact 1 18 Lang use for impact 29 Vocabulary 110 Inferential 211 Literal 212 Inferential / Own words 1 113 Lang use for impact 114 Evaluative 1 2 1Section C15 Vocabulary 116a Literal 116b Literal 117 Own words 218 Lang use for impact 119a Literal / Inferential 219b Literal 120 Lang use for impact 111/35 marks31.5% 14/3540% 10/3528.5%

2 Section A [5 marks] Refer to Text 1 on page 2 of the Insert for Questions 1 – 4. 1Quotation Lookat theheadingandsub-headingat thetopof thewebpage. Whichtwowordsorphrases support the claim that this diploma course is muchsought afterby applicants? [LA] (i) ‘hot’ (ii) ‘most popular’ both answers must be correctto get [1] NOT Accepted : New and hot (Excess denied)popular 2Inferential Lookat thephotographat thetopof thewebpage. WithreferencetothesectionInANutshell,what qualityof applicants does the photographconvey? [MA] The photograph depicts peoplegoing on a trip in abig group / with many people. Thisshows that applicants areoutgoing.orgroup of studentswith smiling faces enjoying theoutdoors/overseas learning journey shows they areoutgoingORThe photograph depicts peoplemaking new friends. It shows that the applicants aresociable. [1] or largegroup of peopletogether withsmiling facesshows they aresociable.NOT ACCEPTED: organised and clear-headed (not evident in the picture)large group of people smiling shows that they are outgoingIf students mention more than ONE qualitygroup of students standing together shows they are sociable / outgoinggroup of students standing together in Switzerland shows they are outgoing 3Literal From the sectionCourse Curriculum, statetwoskillsthat the Diploma in Hotel andLeisure Facilities Management offer its applicants. Give an example for each from thissection. [MA] [MA] Skill Example of the skillSoft skills Workingwith people [1]Technical skills Developingorganisational skills [1] 4Quotation Quotea sentencethat gives the main message of thewebpage. [LA] ‘Discover a whole new world of opportunities!’ [1] NOT ACCEPTED: Without correct punctuation ! / Any part of the quote not liftedaccurately / Starts with small letter d in Discover Anglican High School/Preliminary Examination/2022/Sec4/EL/Paper2

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4 Section B [20 marks] Refer to Text 2 on page 3 of the Insert for Questions 5 – 14. 5Lang usefor impact At thebeginningof thetext, thewriter went out for aswim. Explainhowthelanguageused in Paragraph 1 indicates the challenging ocean conditions on that morning. Support your ideas withthreedetails from Paragraph1. [HA] [LA] [MA] ‘and sea wereinky black, so black Icould not seemy hands pulling water in front of myface’suggests that the water wasextremely darkthat therewasno visibilityat all. [1]● must explain inky black and the lack of visibility X: no lightX: low/poor/limited visibility, cannot see anything (from the text), she wasblinded by the darkX: restricting / obstructing his vision, she lost her visionVISION- the ability to see / eyesight - there isnothing wrong with her eyesight! ‘the water was chilly and as frigid as ice’suggests that the ocean wasfreezing cold / extremelycold. [1] ‘vast and silent forces swirling’suggests that there was apowerful / unpredictablecurrentin the water.OR‘these currents were wrapping around me like long braids of soft black liquorice’suggests that there werepowerful / strong currentsin the water.OR‘pulling arduously with my arms, trying to slice through them’suggests it requireda lot of effort/energyto swimthrough thepowerful current. [1] X: a lot of resistance, trapping / enveloping, a force, aggressive/violent 6Quotation /Vocabulary QuotetwophrasesinParagraph2whichsuggestthatthewriterwasquiteaccustomedto swimming in the ocean. [MA] (i) ‘typical rhythm (of my hands)’(ii) ‘(slid into) myusual pace’ Both phrases mustbe correct to get [1] 7Lang usefor impact In Paragraph 3, the writer says ‘In my mind, I silently screamed a list of the oceansounds I knew and compared them with what I was hearing.’ What is unusual and effective about the phrase ‘silently screamed’? [MA] [HA] It is unusual because a scream isnormallyto cry/saysomething loudlyandusuallyon a high noteBUTit was donewithout any sound /quietly / it was inaudible. [1]X: softlyIt is effective tohighlight the fear/terrorthatthe writer could not express at that momentOR to emphasise how fearful/terrified the writer was. [1] X: panic, frantic, anxious (any others which are not FEAR) Anglican High School/Preliminary Examination/2022/Sec4/EL/Paper2

5 8Lang usefor impact The writer describes the ocean as ‘buzzing like angry bumblebees’ (lines 26 – 27).What does this description suggest about the writer’s impression of the ocean? [HA] [HA] Description Writer’s impression buzzing She believed that the ocean was producingcontinuousnoise/ sound [1]Other acceptable answers:repetitive, incessant, constantX: constant energyX: consistent (behaving in asimilarway) / irritating/soundX: the ocean was vibrating / shakingangry bumblebees She felt that there might bedangerlurking in theocean.The ocean might be athreat/ threatening /intimidating/treacherous/ The ocean might want toharmher. [1] X: The ocean is scary. / The ocean wants to attack her. 9Vocabulary What does the word ‘rocketed’ (line 28) suggest about the movement of the tuna? [LA] Extremelyquick / rapid / swift [1] the answermust show intensityX: speed synonymswithoutintensity; catapulted (moreof force) 10Inferential Explainfullyinyour ownwordswhythewriter ‘decidedtomoveclosertoshore’ (line32). [MA][MA] The presence of tuna (i)might lure/drawsharks [1]and the writer wanted to get awayfrom them to (ii)avoid being a prey. [1] *FROM THE TEXT:It occurred to me that these tunawouldprobablyattractlarger fish and the only largerfish I could think of were sharks. Hence, I decided to move closer to shore, away fromthe feeding throngs. (lines 31 – 33) X (i):● alert(connotation of warning instead of attracting)● lead sharks to the writer(suggests deliberate action/ agency)● cause sharks to draw nearer(vague) X (ii):● to escape from the sharks(vague)● to avoid danger(vague) 11Literal FromParagraph4, whattwothingscausedthewritertobecomeawarethatsomethingwas swimming with her? [LA] [LA] (i) The ocean was charged with energy. [1] (ii) Thousands of baby anchovymovedasif tryingtoevadesomethinglarger.[1] Anglican High School/Preliminary Examination/2022/Sec4/EL/Paper2

6 12Own words InParagraph5, thewriterneededtofindthemotherwhale. Givetworeasonswhythiswas necessary. Answer in your own words. [HA] [MA] (i) The baby whale would have to be supported / transported by its motherthrough theextremely longtrek / distance / journey.[1] (ii) The baby whale had to rely onitsmother for milk/foodinorder tosurvive.[1] *FROM THE TEXT:It would have to be carried on its mother’s back for much of that distance (a13,000km-journey) (lines 42 – 43).ANDWasdependenton its mother’s milk for foodso asnot to starve to death(lines 43 – 44) X (i): unable to complete the journey without the mother (vague);repetition of13, 000 km or ‘carried’X (ii): repetition of ‘dependent’, ‘starve’ in different forms 13Lang usefor impact ‘Something so majestic and enormous – the mother whalewasfifteenmetreslong–suddenly seemed very small and insignificant in the vast PacificOcean. HowcouldIpossibly find her?’ (lines 45 – 47) What effect does the writer create by using a long sentence followed by a short one? [HA] To emphasise a sense of helplessness /trepidation / apprehension.ORTo highlight the magnitude of the task / how seemingly impossible the task wasORTo highlight the stark contrast that underscores the challenge in finding the motherwhale.