SECTION A: COMPREHENSION
QUESTION 1: READING FOR MEANING AND UNDERSTANDING
Read TEXT A and TEXT B below and answer the questions set.
TEXT A
GLOSSARY:
1 rhetoric: language used to influence the reader or audience
2 cathartic: a psychological term used to refer to expressing one’s emotions to provide relief
AND
TEXT B
QUESTIONS: TEXT A
1.1 Refer to paragraph 1.
What do you understand by the concept, ‘cancel culture’? (2)
1.2 With reference to paragraph 2, explain the reason for the rise of
‘cancel culture’. (2)
1.3 Refer to paragraph 3.
Why is the outcome of ‘cancel culture’ paradoxical? (3)
1.4 Comment on the writer’s use of rhetorical questions in paragraph 4. (3)
1.5 Refer to paragraph 5.
Discuss how the writer defends the practice of ‘cancel culture’. (3)
1.6 Critically discuss the diction used in, ‘All of this … and move on’ (lines 51–55). (3)
1.7 Discuss the extent to which paragraphs 9 and 10 support the title of the
passage. (3)
QUESTIONS: TEXT B
1.8 Refer to FRAME 1 and FRAME 2.
Account for the reaction of the two smaller characters in FRAME 2. (2)
1.9 Compare the attitude of the ‘Offendedistas’ in FRAME 3 to their attitude in
FRAME 7. (2)
1.10 In your view, is FRAME 8 a suitable conclusion to the cartoon? Justify your
response. (3)
QUESTION: TEXTS A AND B
1.11 In your assessment, does TEXT B support Charity Hudley’s views?
Justify your response by making specific reference to TEXT B and
paragraphs 6 and 7. (4)
TOTAL SECTION A: 30