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CGSS S4 MYE P2 2022Page 1P2 answers CGSS SEC 4 EL MYE PAPER 2 Section A answers [5 marks] 1. In what way does the phrase Your Generosity influence the reader to donate? [1] LANGUAGE FOR IMPACT From text Answer Your Generosity ‘Your’ a ddresses the reader directly and appeals to their kindness/ empathy It makes the reader feel like he/she is a good/ kind / altruistic person, so they will donate/are convinced to donate Answer must contain: 1) appealing to a positive trait that the reader would want to identify with. OR 2) ‘Your’ makes the reader feel involved/ included don’t accept: [x] answers that make use of info beyond ‘Your Generosity’ [x] ‘you’ addresses the reader directly. (must follow up with explanation) 2. Refer to the section headed Our Achievements and look at the photographs below. Which two achievements do the photographs show? [1] INFERENCE Answer (i) organising workshops for children in our city (ii) victorious at the highest levels of international student science fairs Explanation: Photo 1 shows children tinkering and working on some items. Photo 2: The trophy indicates that the girls have won an award

CGSS S4 MYE P2 2022Page 2P2 answers 3. Suggest a reason why the website provided accompanying details for the donation amounts of $25, $50 and $180. [1] INFERENCE Answer To give the reader an idea of how much it would cost / the funding needed for the various requirements of the trip it tells the reader where exactly their money is going into 4. Look back at the whole webpage. Give two ways in which the organisation tries to increase the sense of urgency for donation. [2] INFERENCE Answer i) By pointing out an important opportunity that would not be possible without donations ii) By providing a progress counter to show viewers how much more money is needed [x] ‘Includes data on the people who have donated and the corresponding amount of money’ - Different motivation of providing competition. [x] Any answer that comments on the language

CGSS S4 MYE P2 2022Page 3P2 answers Section B answers [20 marks] 5. Suggest a reason why there is a need to carry a weapon ‘when alone in the jungle’ (lines 3-4). [1] INFERENCE From text Answer When alone in the jungle, one always carried a weapon. For protection against predators For protection oneself from dangerous animals Accept: ‘wild animals’ + explanation of the danger [x] the jungle was dangerous (why was it dangerous?) [x] wild animals [x] unforeseen dangers (exactly what kind of danger requires a weapon as protection?) 6. At the beginning of the text, Nathan observes the jungle he was in. Explain what the language tells the reader about the characteristics of the forest. Support your ideas with three details from Paragraph 1. [3] LANGUAGE FOR IMPACT From text Answer a boundless sea of green spread to the horizon in all directions OR It was as if the entire world were just forest OR endless Shows that the jungle is vast large huge enormous neverending Feature: size great monsters of the forest The forest is mature / old. OR Terrifying, intimidating (possible connotation of monster)

CGSS S4 MYE P2 2022Page 4P2 answers Feature: old / scary the featureless expanse of the continuous canopy [x] the only breaks in the featureless expanse of the continuous canopy The jungle is dense [x] “giant trees breaking the canopy” - the focus is no longer on the hyperbole phrase. Feature: density supreme [x] supreme, impenetrable, endless all three used is not accepted as an answer forest is grand / majestic / awe-inspiring Feature: grandness 7. In Paragraph 2, we are told Nathan was ‘biting his lip’ as he looked at the snake. (a) What does this behaviour tell us about how Nathan was feeling? [1] (b) Suggest a reason for him feeling this way. [1] INFERENCE From text Answer (a) He was feeling nervous / unsure / stressed [x] scared of the snake The child was in the snake’s grip, and if shot/ shot at, it could reflexively coil even more and crush the child. He did not know how to tackle / handle the snake / He knew it wasn’t going to be easy [x] he could not shoot the snake (why?) [x] he was afraid of the snake [x] cannot mention clean shot because at the point of biting his lip, he hasn’t concluded that yet 8. In Paragraph 3, the writer says, ‘Holding his breath, he searched through the muddy waters and spotted the surge of coils ahead. A pale limb waved’ (lines 16-17). What effect does the write create by using a longer sentence followed by a shorter one? [1] WRITER’S CRAFT

CGSS S4 MYE P2 2022Page 5P2 answers From text Answer Suspense / Heighten the tension makes the reader want to find out what happened next to create a feeling of hope [X] Ominous (it’s not a zombie limb ) [x] Relief (not yet at that stage) 9. Give two details from Paragraph 4 which show that the snake was much stronger than Nathan. Answer in your own words. [2] DIRECT From text Answer jaws snapped like a vice onto his arm The jaws of the snake are so strong they were like metal tools clamping on his arm. the pressure threatened to crush Nathan’s wrist The force of the bite was so strong that it might just break / fracture/ pulverise his wrist. Note: Jaws like a vice and pressure threatened to crush wrist can be seen as one detail and not two. Jaws or bite should be mentioned for point 1 and 2. felt the air squeezed from his lungs as four hundred pounds of scaled muscle trapped him throwing Nathan to the silty bottom and pinning him. When the snake coiled around him, he was unable to escape despite his effort the snake (was able to) toss him to the river bed held him there/ trapped him there [x] Direct paraphrase of what happened without evaluative words like “able to toss” 10. In Paragraph 4, Nathan was ‘Ignoring the pain and his own mounting panic’ (line 22). What does this tell you about Nathan’s character? [1] INFERENCE From text Answer

CGSS S4 MYE P2 2022Page 6P2 answers Though its bite was non -poisonous, the pressure threatened to crush Nathan’s wrist. Ignoring the pain and his own mounting panic, he brought his other arm around, aiming for the snake's eyes with his machete. He was brave/courageous / altruistic as he continued to try and save the girl despite the pain and his fear. [x] fixated (incorrect characteristic, wrong connotation) [x] focused (not characteristic here, it is his action at the moment) [x] conscientious 11. In Paragraph 5, the writer says, ‘For every coil he shoved aside, another would take its place’ (lines 29-30). Explain why this is effective in describing the snake’s action. [1] LANGUAGE: WRITER’S CRAFT From text Answer ‘For every coil he shoved aside, another would take its place’ It is effective in showing how relentless the snake is in continually keeping him in its grip. to show that the snake was persistent [x]to show the coils were continuously trying to coil itself around Nathan (This is a paraphrase. Just describing the action without explaining why effective.) [x] stubborn [x]efficient [x] quick / fast [x] how large the snake was. A paraphrase doesn't show effectiveness. There must be some inference. It's not a paraphrase question.

CGSS S4 MYE P2 2022Page 7P2 answers 12. In paragraph 6, Nathan continues to battle the snake. Which phrases from lines 36 – 40 describe Nathan’s actions? [3] Descriptions Phrases from the passage (i) gathering momentum INFERENCE He swung his feet under him He swung his feet under him, sinking into the mud up to his ankles [x] swung his feet (ii) a counter-intuitive move INFERENCE N