LANGUAGE AND EDITING SKILLS
5.1 Read the following passage (TEXT F), which contains some deliberate errors,
and answer the set questions.
TEXT F
5.1.1 Correct the SINGLE error in each of the following sentences:
(a) A artist in the truest sense of the word, Faith 47, is able to jump
from medium to medium and express herself in many different
ways. (1)
(b) This approach has attract international recognition of her work and
led to her participation in numerous projects worldwide. (1)
(c) “I do not subscribe to the believe that you have to categorise
yourself.” (1)
(d) “Instead, I am interested in how all the different mediums I use,
which include video, printmaking, oil painting and collage help to
further my imagery as a hole.” (1)
5.1.2 Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech:
Faith said, “I allow my visual exploration to bleed into any medium.” (4)
5.1.3 Change the following sentence into a tag question:
Faith 47’s work is undeniably beautiful. (2)
5.1.4 Rewrite the following sentence in the negative form:
Faith’s latest work has the theme of immigration. (1)
5.1.5 Provide the abbreviation of ‘for example’. (1)
5.1.6 Write down the synonym for the underlined word in the following
sentence:
Faith participated in numerous projects worldwide. (1)
5.1.7 Rewrite the following sentence in the present continuous tense:
Faith painted her latest work on the side of a building. (1)
5.2 Study the following text (TEXT G), and answer the set questions.
TEXT G
5.2.1 Study the following sentence:
Whether it’s a word sprayed under a bridge or an image painted on a
building, street art has the ability to inspire and uplift.
Use a homophone for the word whether in a sentence of your own. (2)
5.2.2 Rewrite the following sentence in the plural form:
A person can be inspired by a word sprayed under a bridge. (3)
5.2.3 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write
down ONLY the question number (5.2.3) and the letter (A‒D) of the
correct answer.
Street art on a building can be uplifting.
The underlined word is an example of …
A a preposition.
B an adjective.
C a definite article.
D a noun. (1)
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TOTAL SECTION C: 40
GRAND TOTAL: 80