HIHS 4E5N EL P1 Prelim 2021 - Question Booklet V3

1 HOLY INNOCENTS’ HIGH SCHOOL Candidate Name Class Index Number PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021 SECONDARY 4/5 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1128/01 PAPER 1 WRITING Date: 20 Aug 2021 Duration: 1h 50m Candidates answer in the Question Booklet. Additional Materials: INSERT READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index 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 paper clips, glue or correction tape/fluid. Answer Section A, Section B and one question from Section C. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Booklet. The Insert contains the text for Section B. Set by: Ms Siti Aisyah Vetted by: Mr Daniel Tan This document consists of 10 printed pages (including cover page) and 1 Insert. O N A 70

2 Section A [10 marks] Question 1 Carefully read the text below, consisting of 12 lines, about online gaming addiction. 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. If 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 pm. ……………… My mother always wears sensible clothes. .……………… What most people typically understand of addiction is that it constitutes compulsive behaviour, a reliance on the substance or 1 ……………………… activity despite adverse consequences. Of this respect, 2 ……………………… there were obvious forms of addiction such as drug addiction 3 ……………………… and gambling addiction that has consequences that are far worse 4 ……………………… than online gaming addiction. Still, in recent years, with the 5 ……………………… proliferation on massive role-playing online games, the number 6 ……………………… of people game excessively has increased, leading to 7 ……………………… serious repercussion in some cases. Studies have shown that 8 ……………………… there are those who play up to 90 hours at a stretch, to the 9 ……………………… detrimental of their physical and emotional well-being. It is disturbing 10 …………………….. to see how easily people can be addicted to online games. Adapted from ‘Drugged… by Online Games’ by Evelyn See at

3 Section B [30 marks] You are advised to write between 250 and 350 words for this section. Question 2 You should look at the poster in the Insert. Study the information carefully and plan your answer before beginning to write. During the June school holidays, you were able to carve out some time from your busy schedule to explore hidden gems located all around Singapore with your family. As you travelled t