2021 prelim paper 2 Text 3 (with ans)

1 ZHONGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021 SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS / SECONDARY 4 NORMAL ACADEMIC (SBB) / SECONDARY 5 NORMAL ACADEMIC Candidate’s Name Class Register Number ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1128/02 Paper 2 Booklet 2 (Expository Comprehension) 26 August 2021 1 hour 50 minutes Additional Materials: Foolscap paper (1 sheet - optional) READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, index number and class 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 all the questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the Question Booklet. This Booklet contains the texts and questions for expository comprehension. Errors in grammar and spelling may be penalised in any part of the answer. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 50. Booklet 1 – Visual & Narrative (25 marks) Booklet 2 – Expository (25 marks) For examiner’s use Expository Comprehensio n /25 Setter: Ms Nadia Zhong Vetter: Mrs Ng Kiat Bee This question paper consists of 6 printed pages.

2 Text 3 The article below is about the history of gladiators in Ancient Rome. Read it carefully and answer Questions 14- 20. 1 Once a thriving city, Pompeii was buried suddenly by a volcanic eruption in A.D. 79. Walking the city’s eerily well-preserved streets today, visitors see reminders of gladiator games everywhere – from the 22,000-seat amphitheater on the east side of town to the faded advertisements in the city center which plugged the upcoming fights. Mosaics and frescoes captured the highlights of past matches. 2 Inscriptions found at Pompeii suggest gladiator troupes travelled from town to town as part of a sword- wielding road show. One advertisement discovered just outside the city walls encouraged locals to head to Nola, which was 20 miles due north, to catch 20 pairs of gladiators facing off over the course of three days. 5 3 During a major restoration effort in 2000, Heinz Beste, who spent four years documenting the stonework under the arena of the Colosseum, revealed traces of an ingenious system of platforms, elevators, winches, and ramps, manned by hundreds of stage technic ians and animal handlers. Through dozens of trapdoors in the arena floor, handlers could release animals directly into the ring for staged hunts called venationes, that typically served as the appetizer for gladiator fights. 10 4 Elaborate, painted sets would lift straight out of the arena floor, and elevators might have popped gladiators directly into the ring. “Spectators didn’t know what would open when, or where,” Beste says. From animal hunts