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FORM TP23I.86 MAY/ruNE 2OO3

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

ADVANCBD PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
COMMIJMCATION STT.]DIES
PAPER 01
Ilhours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

l. Answer ALL questions.

2. Write your answer to each question in the sPace provided.

3. You should not bring notes or other textual materials into

the examination room for use during the sitting of this
paper.

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SECTION A

MODTJLE 1 - GATHERING AND PROCESSING INFORMATION

Questions |- 4

Read the report below and answer the questions that follow.

Roy is fifiy years old. He wifiiessed a tnotor vehicular accident a.nd. gave this report to the police.

"Iwasonmyway tochurchwhenlsawthecarspeeding atabout80milesperhour. Thedriverlostcontrol

of the car and slammed into the Honda car which was heading in the opposite direction. Myself and rwo
other passers-by assisted the driver, his wife and his two children from'the car. We rushed them to the
University Hospital."

1. As the investigating officer, you need more informatisn about the accident.

WhatTHREE other questions might you ask Roy?

(i)

(ii)

(ii)
[3 marks]

2. (a) Give ONE reason why Roy would be a good source of informalion.about the accident.

[l mark J

o) Suggest THREE other sources from whom the police could obtain information about the
accident.

(i)

(ii)
(iiD
[3 marks]

3. The police are collecting data on road accidents.

(a) Select THREE facts from the above report that the police could add to their data base.

(i)

(ii)
(iii)
[3 marksl

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(b) What TWO facts would the police NOT include in their data base?

(i)

(ii)
[2 marksJ

The police statistician is writing a report on road.accidents in that counEy.

(a) Why can she NOT use the data from the accident to draw general conclusions about
road accidents?

[l mark ]

(b) ListTWO types of additional information the statistician might need to make generalized
statements about accidents in that country.

[2 marks]

Total 15 marks

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SECTION B

MODULE 2 - LANGUAGE AND COMMI,'NITY

Questions 5 - 12

Read the scenario below and answer the questions that follow.

WellGeorge, you know So wuh yu frettin yuself for

what dem say. Dialect nuh? ls me yu talking to so
fuh we... talk yuh tralk !

And standard English for

the big-ups in societY. I
But Suzie, my
know thatVishnu. girlfriend, say'
we gots to speak
proper if we want
to get up there.
She say we eh
even speaking a
language man!

Identify TWO varying responses to'dialect expressed in the above scenario.

(i)

(ii)
[2 marks]

6. What relationship benveen social class and language is suggested ir the scenario?

[2 marksl

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7. Describe FOLJR characteristics of dialect which George and Vishnu could use to prove
to
Suzie that what they speak is in fact a language.

(ii) .

(iii)

(iv) .---r,!.

[4 marks]

E. Fill in the blanks in the following table.

Language Territory

(i)

(ii)
Papiamentu
I Martinique

(iii) English Creole

(iv) Cuba

[4 narks]

9. (a) lxplain the difference in the linguistic characteristics of Trinidad and Tobago and
Jamaica.

[2 marks]

(b) Give T\MO similarities in the linguistic characteristics of St Lucia and Dominica.

(i) ',

(ii)
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10. Recently, the keynote speaker at a Caribbean regional gathering opened his address with a
welcome in French Creole. Many felt this was inappropriate because some persons were unable
to understand his remarks.

(a) Identify THREE caribbean territories whose citizens would have no difficulty
understanding the speaker' s welcome.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)
[3 marksl

(b) Identify TWO Caribbean territories whose citizens would NOT understand the speaker's
welcome.

(i)

(iD
[2 marks]

11. Read the advertisement below and answer the question that follows.

fhlnHng oboul lhrowlng otf

lhose unwonledlnches?
Sloy in shope ct
JUNGLE GYM
ll'r lhe berll ll's lhe lolesll
Ask Sue or Tom or even Cllnl Dovls
You'll sweol lhe welghl od nlghl or
dq7 - lumplng, pumplng or blklng
ow€y
So.gel on fhe ph one ond make your
dole fo lose lhose pounds you'ye
begun lo hole

Coll234-5678
Thofs 234-5678

IdentiS TWO language strategies used in the advertisement above to attract the intended
audience and discuss the extent to whch you consider EACH strategy effective.

(D

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(ii)

[4 marks]

Read the scenario below and answer the questions that follow.

Wha's up Kelvln? You people will never leam to

speak Englishl

(a) Give TWO features of the vernacular used by Kevin and Chaka.

(i)

(iD
[2 marks]

O) WhatTHREEdifficultieswouldChakaandKevintendtoexperienceinlearningto"speak
English"?

(i)

(ii)

(iii)
[3 marks]

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SECTION C

MODULE 3 - SPEAKING AND WRITING

Questions 13 - 16

Read the scenario below and answer the question that

follows.
13.

Sorry son'
Tdre a trxl.
'tffll be in a mee0ng.
Mum.

Complete the following.

SENDER

MESSAGE

MEDII.'M

FEEDBACK
[4 marks]

you have been asked to make a presentation

You are studying at an overseas university and
entitled "My counEy".
you
(a) Name TWO types of non-verbal communication, other than body language' that
can use as Part ofyour presentation

(D

(ii)
[2 marks]

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14. (b) Give ONE neason why EACH type of non-verbal communication you named in 14 (a)
may enhance your presentation.

(i)

(iD

[2 marks]

15. You have been asked to undertake a research project in your country. The data have been
collected and it is time to write your report.

List FOLJR features of language organization necessary to create a good written report.
(D
(iD
(iiD

(iv)
[4 marks]

16. Interviews are being held for vacation attachments . Your best friend tells you that she did well
in the interview even though nothing to that effect was actually stated.

IVhat THREE non-verbal clues from the interview may have led to her assumption?

(iD

(iii)
[3 marla]

Total 15 marks

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