QUESTION 5: LANGUAGE AND EDITING SKILLS 5.1 Read the passage (TEXT F) below, which has some deliberate errors, and answer the set questions. 5.1.1 Correct the SINGLE error in EACH of the following sentences. Write down ONLY the question numbers and the words you have corrected. (a) Welcome in our island. (1)(b) That is the … Read more
QUESTION 4: ANALYSING A CARTOON Read the cartoon (TEXT E) below and answer the set questions. NOTE: In this cartoon, the boy’s name is Calvin and the woman is his mother. 4.1 Refer to FRAME 1. 4.1.1 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence: In the context of this cartoon, the word ‘purse’ … Read more
SECTION C: LANGUAGE QUESTION 3: ANALYSING AN ADVERTISEMENT Study the advertisement (TEXT D) below and answer the set questions. 3.1 Who is the target audience in this advertisement? (1) 3.2 Why has the advertiser included four bottles of Plush Supreme Cream? (1) 3.3 How is the word, ‘Supreme’, intended to influence the reader? (1) 3.4 … Read more
SECTION B: SUMMARY QUESTION 2 Plastics invade every part of our world. Read TEXT C below and list SEVEN points on how to reduce plastic pollution. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Your summary must be written in point form.2. List your SEVEN points in full sentences, using no more than 70 words. 3. Number your sentences from 1 … Read more
Read BOTH TEXT A and TEXT B and answer the set questions. TEXT A Glossary: *Etiquette – politeness or good manners1.1 Refer to paragraph 1. Which ONE of the words below means the same as ‘customs’, as used in thiscontext? A Taxes B DutiesC HabitsD Levies (1) 1.2 Refer to paragraph 2. 1.2.1 What is … Read more
Choose ONE of the following topics and write a short transactional text. The body of your response should be between 80 and 100 words in length. Write down the NUMBER and the HEADING of the text you have chosen,e.g. 3.1 DIARY ENTRIES. Spend approximately 30 minutes on this section. 3.1 DIARY ENTRIES You have been … Read more
Respond to ONE of the following longer transactional writing texts. The body of your response should be between 120 and 150 words in length. Write down the NUMBER and the HEADING of the text you have chosen,e.g. 2.1 FRIENDLY LETTER. Pay particular attention to format, language and register. Spend approximately 40 minutes on this section. … Read more
Write an essay of between 250 and 300 words in length on ONE of the followingtopics. Write down the NUMBER and TITLE of the essay you have chosen correctly,e.g. 1.1 2019. Give your own title if your choice is QUESTION 1.7.1 OR 1.7.2. Spend approximately 80 minutes on this section. 1.1 2019 [50] 1.2 Finally, … Read more
In this section, questions are set on the following poems: ‘Everything has changed (except graves)’ by Mzi Mahola ‘To learn how to speak …’ by Jeremy Cronin NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH poems, i.e. QUESTION 6.1 ANDQUESTION 6.2. 6.1 Read the poem carefully and then answer the questions which follow. The number of … Read more
In this section, questions are set on the following short stories: ‘NEXT DOOR’ by Kurt Vonnegut ‘THE LAST BREATH’ by Sam Kahiga Read the extracts from the TWO short stories below and answer the questions set oneach. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to theexpected length of your answer … Read more