BMSS_Prelim_2021_4E5N_P2_QP-Print

Class Index Number Name BUKIT MERAH SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021 SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS / 5 NORMAL (ACADEMIC) ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1128/02 Paper 2 Comprehension 26 August 2021 1 hour 50 minutes Candidates answer in the Question Booklet. Additional Materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index number in the spaces provided on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue, correction fluid or correction tape. Answer all questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Booklet. 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 /5 Section B /20 Section C /10 Summary /15 Total /50

2 BMSS/2021/4E5N/PRELIM/1128/P2 This document consists of 9 printed pages and 1 Insert. Setter: Ms Chong Oi Lin [Turn over Section A [5 marks] Text 1 Refer to the webpage (Text 1) on page 2 of the Insert for Questions 1-4. 1 Refer to the section Our Location. Identify one feature of the location that will appeal to potential participants in the art courses or workshops and explain why. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………..……… [1] 2 Look at the four photographs below the section ART COURSES. What do they tell us about the art courses that are available at the Visual Arts Centre? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………..……… [1] 3 (a) Refer to the section ART WORKSHOPS. What does the word ‘signature’ tell us about the art workshops offered at the Visual Arts Centre? …………………………………………………………………………………..……… [1] (b) Pick out two words in this section that tells us that workshops can be specially designed for participants at their request. …………………………………………………………………………………..……… [1] 4 Besides attending art courses and workshops, give one other reason why people might also want to visit the Visual Arts Centre? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………..……… [1]

3 BMSS/2021/4E5N/PRELIM/1128/P2 Section B [20 marks] Text 2 Refer to Text 2 on pages 3-4 of the Insert for Questions 5-13. 5 At the beginning of the text, the writer lands in Bombay amidst poor weather. Explain how the language used in Paragraph 1 emphasises the wet weather conditions. Support your ideas with three details from