2021 Prelims 4E 5N P1 Insert and Answers

Name Class Index Number ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1128/01 Paper 1 Writing INSERT 27 August 2021 / Friday 1 hour 50 minutes Setter: Mrs Lee Hui Min READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST This Insert contains Section A. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Hand in Section A separately from other sections. This document consists of 2 printed pages, including the cover page. [Turn over] ANG MO KIO SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021 SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS / FIVE NORMAL (ACADEMIC) / FOUR NORMAL (ACADEMIC) OOS

Section A [10 marks] Carefully read the text below, consisting of 12 lines, about gender bias at work. The first and the last two 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. If the line is incorrect, ci rcle 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 pm. At The train stopped for a few minutes at a small village. √ Time and time again, we hear women bemoaning the fact that leadership positions in their companies tend to be filled by men and that women’s voice are not heard enough in policy -making. The Minister of Manpower, in their first nationwide study on the gender pay gap, reported that women earned 6% less compared to the male counterpart holding the same job in the same industry. Highlighting a woman’s caregiving responsibilities at home as a key contributing factor to the pay gap, President Halimah Yacob said at the open address of the Institute of Policy Studies Women’s Conference: “The need to take time from work lead to lag in work experience and career progression, and consequently earning. Companies should be more un derstanding and encouraging by giving them much support. Upskilling their employees and providing mentoring opportunities will help women in their career progression.” Adapted from: https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/women/women- workplace-singapore-gender-equality-equal-opportunities-15116328 1……………........ 2……………........ 3……………........ 4……………........ 5……………........ 6……………........ 7……………........ 8……………........ 9……………........ 10……………........

Answers Time and time again, we hear women bemoaning the fact that leadership positions in their companies tend to be filled by men and that women’s voice are not heard enough in policy -making. The Minister of Manpower, in their first nationwide study on the gender pay gap, reported that women earned 6% less compared to the male counterpart holding the same job in the same industry. Highlighting a woman’s caregiving responsibilities at home as a key contributing factor to the pay gap, President Halimah Yacob said at the open address of the Institute of Policy Studies Women’s Conference: “The need to take time from work lead to lag in work experience and career progression, and consequently earning. Companies should be more understanding and encouraging by giving them much support. Upskilling their employees and providing mentoring opportunities will help women in their career progression.” Adapted from: https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/women/women- workplace-singapore-gender-equality-equal-opportunities-15116328 1voices 2 its [VOID] 3 ✓ 4 a 5 ✓ 6 opening 7 off 8 leads 9 earnings 10 more