S4 EL Prelim Paper_1_2021 Section A Editing

Name: Register Number: Class: PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021 SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1128/01 Paper 1 Writing Section A Candidates answer in the Question Booklets. 18 August 2021, Wednesday 1 hour 50 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and register number in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer Section A, Section B, and one question from Section C. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Booklets. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the head of each section. Setter: Ms Michelle Yeong This paper consists of 2 printed pages including the cover page. Parent’s Signature: For Marker’s Use Parent’s Signature: _______________

2 Section A [10 marks] Question 1 Carefully read the text below, consisting of 12 lines about the culture of the West African nation of Senegal. The first and last lines are correct. For eight of the lines, there is one grammatical error in each line. There are two more lines with no errors. If there is NO error in a line, put a tick (√) in the space provided. lf the line is incorrect, circle the incorrect word and write the correct word in the space provided. The correct word you provide must not change the original meaning of the sentence. Examples: I arrived to my destination at 2 p.m. at My mother always wears sensible clothes.  On my first day in Senegal, while I was waiting for a taxi, a woman draped in colourful fabric asked if she could use my phone. Hesitating with a perplexed 1 ….……….. smile, I wonder about the oddness of asking that of a stranger. While I 2 ….……….. wavered, a similar dressed person presented her phone to the woman 3 ….……….. without a second thought. Experiences like these continued throughout my 4 ….……….. travels in Senegal, and I quickly realised that they were no t bold request 5 ….……….. from strangers. They were my introduction of teraanga. Senegal is the “Land 6 ….……….. of Teraanga”. Travel guides written for the Western tourist often defines 7 ….……….. this wor d as meaning hospitality and for the Senegalese, this is a loose 8 ….……….. translate. For them, teraanga is a way of life. As a visitor, I quickly noticed 9 ….……….. that this value permeates many aspects of life in Senegal. Teraanga 10 ….……….. emphasises generosity and sharing in all encounters, even with strangers. Adapted from “Teraanga: The word that defines Senegal” by Colette Coleman