2022 ANDSS PRELIM 4E5N Paper 2 (Ans Scheme)

This document consists of 10 printed pages and 1 insert. Setter: Miss Karen Kang [Turn over O ANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL Preliminary Examination 2022 Secondary Four Express & Five Normal CANDIDATE NAME: CLASS: / INDEX NUMBER: ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 2 Comprehension Candidates answer in the Question Booklet. 1128/02 19 August 2022 1 hour 50 minutes 0800 – 0950h Additional Materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index number on the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid/tape. Answer all the 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. For Examiner’s Use Section A /5 Section B /20 Section C Comprehension /10 Summary /15 Total /50 ANSWER KEY

Preliminary Examination 4E/5N EL P2 2022 (1128/02) 2 Section A [5 marks] Refer to the webpage (Text 1) on page 2 of the Insert for Questions 1 – 4. 1 Look at the paragraph with the main heading EQUALITY in the WORKPLACE. Which three words illustrate the meaning of ‘equality’? The words are ‘fair’, inclusive’ and ‘progressive’. [1] Award 0 for spelling error. 2 Which of the three sub-headings in the next section of the webpage conveys the idea of more women being encouraged to take up positions of authority? Facilitate greater women representation in leadership roles [1] Award 0 for spelling error. 3 Look at the information with the sub-heading Strengthen workplace fairness through new legislation. What are two ways in which the law would make women feel safer about raising complaints at the workplace? (i) Require employers to put in place grievance handling procedures [1] (ii) Protect confidentiality of identity of persons who come forward to report and prohibit retaliation against them [1] 4 Look at the image on the right of the webpage next to the sub -heading Enable more women to participate fully in the workplace. Which idea in this section does the image illustrate? Choose an expression of three words. The expression is ‘Flexible Work Arrangements’. [1] (Infer from image of woman with baby that she is working from home. It can also be seen that she is wearing bedroom slippers.) Award 0 for spelling error.

Preliminary Examination 4E/5N EL P2 2021 (1128/02) [Turn over 3 Section B [20 marks] Refer to Text 2 on pages 3-4 of the Insert for Questions 5 – 17. 5 At the beginning of the text, the narrator is observing the scene in the living room where guests have gathered for the baby shower. Explain how the language used in Paragraph 1 emphasises how noisy it was. Firstly, the word ‘gaggle’ compares the women to a flock of geese and suggests that they are speaking in discordant, high-pitched voices. [1] Secondly, ‘loud, animated voices, filled my parents’ small living room’ suggests that the room is reverberating with the sound of voices as there are many people packed into the small living room. [1] Thirdly, ‘pitch and decibel level determined the leader’ suggests that the women are trying to outdo one another to see who can speak the most loudly hence suggesting that it is extremely noisy. [1] All 3 explanations must be angled differently from one another and there should not be repetition of the same idea across explanations. 6 Which phrase in Paragraph 1 indicates that what the women wore contributed to the merry atmosphere? The phrase is ‘brightly coloured saris’. [1] Award 0 for spelling error. 7 In Paragraph 2, what does the expression ‘so I could fulfil my assigned duty’ (line 6) suggest about the narrator’s attitude towards greeting the guests? The narrator is unenthusiastic about/does not enjoy greeting the guests. [1] Accept any reasonable answer. 8 What is the tone of the guest’s comment in line 11? It is critical/mocking/sarcastic/derisory. [1] Answer must be expressed to answer ‘tone’. X The guest is mocking her. 9 Explain in your own words the two attributes Indian daughters are expected to have. They are expected to be gentle/soft-spoken [1] and compliant/ follow what they are told to do. [1] To rephrase ‘demure and obedient’ (line 15) Accept any reasonable rephrasing

Preliminary Examination 4E/5N EL P2 2022 (1128/02) 4 10 In Paragraph 3, give the one word which describes the narrator’s mother showering Dipti with much attention. The word is ‘fawning’. [1] Award 0 for spelling error. 11 The narrator describes her mother as ‘shooting [her] a look of disappointment’ (lines 19- 20). Suggest why her mother was disappointed with her. This is because the narrator was not a mother/was childless/did not have children. [1] 12 What does the narrator’s reaction to her mother calling Dipti ‘beta’ suggest about the relationship between the narrator and her mother? The relationship is strained. /There is tension in the relationship. [1] X They have a bad/negative/poor relationship. 13 In Paragraph 4, suggest why Monali Auntie was ‘scurrying’ (line 25) into the house. It was cold outside and she was hurrying into the house to keep warm/escape the cold. [1] Answer must have both parts: what the weather was like and the idea of taking refuge from the cold. 14 In Paragraph 5, what impression do you get of Monali Auntie from lines 34 to 39? She was vain / stylish / good-humoured. [1] • Vain/stylish: infer from ‘Do you know how much time I spent draping this sari around my body?’ She put a hand on her slender hip and posed for effect. ‘You think I’m going to get wrinkles on it after all that work?’ OR Infer from ‘because she did not have a daughter to pass her looks on to, she had a duty to maintain her style’. • Good-humoured: infer from ‘She put a hand on her slender hip and posed for effect.’ Accept any reasonable answer. 15 In Paragraph 4, what two things did the narrator do which show her close relationship with Monali Auntie? She laughed when Monalie Auntie joked [point 1] and she whispered a compliment to her [point 2].