PHSS Prelim EL 4E5N P2 Qn 2021

NAME: ( ) FORM CLASS: TEACHING GROUP: MARKS: /50 PEI HWA SECONDARY SCHOOL Preliminary Examination 2021 Secondary Four Express / Five Normal Academic ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1128/02 Paper 2 Comprehension 24 August 2021 Additional Materials: Insert 1 hour 50 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, form class, teaching group and index number in the spaces provided. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Answers in pencil will not be marked. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Paper. 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 Section B Section C Total This question paper consists of 8 printed pages and 1 Insert.

2 Section A [5 marks] Text 1 Refer to the webpage (Text 1) on page 2 of the Insert for Questions 1 - 3. 1 Look at the heading Join Us and the paragraph below it. (i) Who is the target audience? ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ [1] (ii) What effect does this paragraph have on the intended target audience? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ [1] 2 Look at the photograph above Retail. How does it complement the given text below? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ [2] 3 Refer to the section headed Apply Now. Which sentence tells us that the applicant can be confident about being given opportunities for development? ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ [1]

3 Section B [20 marks] Refer to Text 2 on pages 3 and 4 of the Insert for Questions 4 - 11. 4 At the beginning of this text, the writer depicts her experience waking up in Florence as ‘pleasant’. Explain how the language used to describe how her reacti on in Paragraph 1 emphasises the way she felt about being in Florence. Support your ideas with three details from paragraph 1. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ [3] 5 Give one word in P aragraph 1 which indicates that the water was actively r unning through the river. __________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ [1 ] 6 Explain what the following phrases suggest about why the men and the boat were over at the river. (i) ‘at work with spades and sieves on the sandy foreshore’ (line 8) ___________________________________________________________ [1] (ii) ‘for some mysterious end’ (line 9) ___________________________________________________________ [1]

4 7 In Paragraph 2, the writer says ‘The tramcar became entangled in their ranks, and moved on painfully, like a caterpillar in a swarm of ants.’ (lines 17-18). Identify the word(s) or phrase in the given sentence which suggest (i) No way out ___________________________________________________________ [1] (ii) Moving in the midst of obstructions ___________________________________________________________ [1] 8 ‘Over such trivialities as these, many a valuable hour may slip away, and the traveller who has gone to Italy to study the tactile values of Giotto, or the corruption of the Papacy, may return remembering nothing but the blue sky and the men and women who live under it.’ (lines 22-25) (i) Explain, in your own words, why ‘many a valuable hour may slip away’. ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ [1] (i) Explain what this phrase suggests about the travellers’ attitude towards the nature and culture they witnessed in Italy. _________________________________________________________________ [1] 9 In Paragraph 3, Miss Bartlett was fussing over Lucy. What do these instances tell us about Miss Bartlett’s character? Instances Miss Bartlett’s character ‘commented on Lucy's leaving the door unlocked’ ‘commented on….. her leaning out of the window before she was fully dressed’ ‘urge her to hasten herself, or the best of the day would be gone’ [3]

5 10 (a) In Paragraph 6, why was Miss Bartlett ‘determined to take Lucy herself’? _________________________________________________________________ [1] (b) Explain why Miss Bartlett’s plan to take Lucy herself failed. ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ [2] 11 The text reflects Lucy’s feelings about the events surrounding her. Complete the flow chart by choosing one word from the box to summarise the main feelings described during each part of the text . There are some extra words in the box that you do not need to use. Lucy’s feelings encouraged stifled dazed bewildered annoyed mesmerised thrilled influenced Flow chart Paragraph 1 (i) ____________________________________________ Paragraph 3 (ii) ____________________________________________ Paragraph 4 (iii) ____________________________________________ Paragraph 7 (iv) ____________________________________________ [4]

6 Section C [25 marks] Refer to Text 3 on pages 5 and 6 of the Insert for Questions 12-17. 12 (a) With reference to Paragraph 1, how is TikTok different from Youtube and Instagram? ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ [1] (b) How is this advantageous? ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ [1] 13 From Paragraph 2, give two reasons in your own words to show why Alex Ojeda continues to make TikToks. (i) ______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [1] (ii) ______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [1] 14 Quote a word in Paragraph 2 which has the same meaning as the phrase ‘ bring him money’? _________________________________________________________________ [1]

7 15 Here is part of a conversation between two students Jenny and Joe, who have read this article. (a) With reference to Paragraph 3, how would Jenny explain her statement. ____________________