CW 2019 Prelim Paper 2 with Anskey

Commonwealth Sec 4E Prelim 2019 Section B Text 2 The text below describes a gold miner who discovered a beautiful landscape with a bit of gold. Read it carefully and answer Questions 4 – 14 in the Question Booklet. 1 It was the green heart of the canyon, where the walls swerved back and formed a little sheltered nook and filled it to the brim with the sweetness and lushness of nature. Here all things rested. Even the narrow stream ceased its turbulent down-rush long enough to form a quiet pool. Knee -deep in the water, with drooping head and half -shut eyes, drowsed a red -coated, many-antlered buck*. And from all around rose the mountai n bees that jostled one another good-naturedly, making a sweet cacophony. 5 2 Suddenly, the buck's ears lifted and tensed with cautious eagerness for sound. His sensitive, quivering nostrils scented the air and to his ears came the voice of a man. At the sound he snorted with a sudden start that jerked him through the air from water to meadow, and his feet sank into the soft grass , while he pricked his ears and again scented the air. Then he stole across th e tiny meadow, pausing again to listen , and faded away without a sound. 10 3 The green screen was burst apart, and a man peered out at the surrounding. He was a deliberate sort of man. He took in the scene with one embracing glance, then ran his eyes over the details to verify the general impression. Then, and not until then, did he open his mouth in vivid and solemn approval. He pushed the screen of vines apart and flung his shovel and gold-pan ahead of him. Then, he crawled himself out in the open. He stood erect, seeing wide -eyed the secrecy of the scene and inhaling the warm, sweet breath of the canyon . His eyes narrowed to laughing slits of blue, his face wreathed itself in joy, and his mouth curled in a smile. 15 20 4 Feverish with desire, with aching back and stiffening muscles, with pick and shovel gouging and mauling the soft brown earth, the man toiled up the hill. Before him was the smooth slope, spangled with flowers and made sweet with their breath. Behind him was devastation. It looked like some terrible eruption breaking out on the smooth skin of the hill. His progress was like that of a slug, tarnishing the beauty with his monstrous tools. 25 5 Squatting on his heels, he began to examine the fragments he unearthed and tossing them into the pan. Suddenly there came to him a premonition of danger. He did not spring up nor look around. He did not move. He was considering the nature and the source of the forewarning he had received. 30 6 He remained squatted on his heels, in his hands a chunk of gold . He did not dare to move, but he knew by now that there was something behind hi m and above him. He pretended to be interested in the gold in his hand. He examined it critically, turned it

Commonwealth Sec 4E Prelim 2019 over and over, and rubbed the dirt from it. And all the time he knew that something behind him was looking at the gold over his shoulder. 35 7 Still feigning interest in the chunk of gold in his hand, he listened intently and he heard the breathing of the thing behind him. His eyes searched the ground in front of him for a weapon, but they saw only the uprooted gold, worth less to him now in his danger . There was his pick, a handy weapon on occasion; but this was not such an occasion. The man realised his predicament. He was in a narrow hole that was seven feet deep. His head did not come to the surface of the ground. He was in a trap. 40 * A buck is a male deer.

Commonwealth Sec 4E Prelim 2019 Section C Text 3 The text below is about fast-fashion companies and their relationship with the environment. Read the text carefully and answer Questions 15 – 21 in the Question Booklet. 1 Recently Zara introduced a sustainability pledge. But how can Zara ever be sustainable? As the largest fast-fashion* retailer in the world, they produce around 450 million garments a year and release 500 new designs a week, about 20,000 a year. Zara’s fast-fashion model has been so successful it has inspired an entire industry to shift — churning out an unprecedented number of fashion garments year -round. We live in an era of hyper-consumption in the middle of a climate crisis. 5 2 Fast fashion is a “grow or die” business. It requires continuous consumption and sees sales figures as an indicator of success — concepts at odds with sustainability. Clothing production doubled from 2000 to 2014. The average consumer bought 60 per cent more clothing in 2014 than in 2000, but kept each garment half as long. Apparel consumption is projected to rise by 63 per cent in the next 10 years. And less than one per cent of all clothing produced globally is recycled. With production numbers like these, can any fast-fashion retailer claim sustainability? 10 3 Some ideas that have been presented by fast -fashion companies include recycling. But the capabilities to recycle clothing at the scale needed for current production rates do not exist. It’s a lso typically more energy -intensive to recycle than to produce new products. Another concept is to use only sustainable fabrics. However, there is no such thing as a 100 per cent sustainable fabric. Fabrics require a tremendous amount of energy and natural resources to produce. Sustainable fabrics are just less harmful by reducing their environmental impact. If a garment is made to withstand only a couple months of wear — it is a massive waste of resources to produce that garment. 15 20 4 Small brands, on the other hand, focus on creating a culture of sustainability by producing less from the start. They use strategies like producing made -to-order, so they are not making more than what is sold. They do this because waste is one of their biggest concerns. They also design clothing to be of the highest quality, ensuring durability and longevity, so clothes last a long time in your wardrobe. They will also repair your clothing so that you may keep it longer. They also choose to adopt the “anti- fashion calendar.” They do not to follow the intense seasonal calendar that fashion functions under. Instead, they produce as needed. This is the opposite of how large fast fashion companies function. 25 30 5 Fast fashion doesn’t nudge consumers towards more responsible consumption behaviours because that would ultimately hurt their bottom line. I would have more faith in the sustainability initiatives by large fashion companies if they started to introduce alternative sustainable busine ss model practices. One small step could be to offer

Commonwealth Sec 4E Prelim 2019 repair or tailoring services. Tailoring creates clothes that fit impeccably, subsequently increasing their emotional value. I believe that when garments fit well and are flattering to our body, we love them, and we keep them longer. 35 6 For the benefit of the earth and humanity, large brands need to look at how to move away from their continuous offerings of weekly new products. If these kind of changes were to occur, I would start to believe Zara and other fashion brands had good intentions to curb climate change. 40 * Fast fashion refers to inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends.

Commonwealth Sec 4E Prelim 2019 Section B [20 marks] Text 2 Refer to Text 2 in the Insert for Questions 4 – 14. 4. At the beginning of the text, there is a description of a beautiful landscape. Explain how the language used in Paragraph 1 makes the place seem tranquil. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..[3]