‘CANDIDATE PLEASE NOTE PRINT 64s netic bean arn ‘hs vet wih ur ayeahee Eales osha. aula rest cope 01218010 MAY/TUNE 2015 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION 4 ENGLISH A Paper 01 — General Proficiency I hour 30 minutes 19 MAY 2015 } READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY, L This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer them, a Jn addition to this test ‘booklet, you should have an answer sheet. : a Each item id this test has four Suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are abot to answer and decide which is best. 4 gw oh Your answer sheet, find the number which cctresponds #9 your item and shade the space > having tame letier as the answer you have chosen, Lode cp the sample item below. ‘Sample Item’ Choose the word that BEST completes each sentence. Someone who is suffering ftom influenza needs to be isolated as the disease is aioli acsaibiealinigit Sample. (A) lasting ©® eo ee (@) serious | ©) contagious @) destructive ‘ ‘The best answer to this item is “contagious”, so (C) has been shaded 5. Ifyou want to change ‘Your answer, be sure to erase it completely before you fill in yournew choice, 6. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and a5 carefully as you can. yon canot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may totum tae item later, i DO NOT. TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU AR TOLD TO DO SO. THEN AOUAULItems 1-5 Instrmetions: Bach sentenee in this section has ONE underlined word or phrase, Choose from the four suggested answers the word whieh is closest to OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word. 1. Shepaid meticulous attention toher workas 4. The headgear wort Dy the factory worker is she attached the beads to the costume. made from artificial material. (A)__seant__ (A) - natural (B) careful (B) synthetic: (C) detailed (©) man-made (D) cautious (D) prefabricated 2, Wefound her appreciative of the help that we “had given to her on this matter. 5, She seems to be sensitive to the feelings of others. : (A) intolerant of \ (B) displeased at (A) unaware of (©) ngrateful for (B) unsure about {D)__ unhappy about (C) unaffected by () appreciative of ‘As a result of the teed for trained staff, the » firm had to dismisé severel workers. (A) Heport 3° (B) Femploy © © promote * (D) transport GO ON TO THR NEXT PAGEItems 6-10 Instructions: Each sentence has either one or two words missing. Choose from the four options the word or pair of words which BEST completes the meaning of the sentenee. Be * 6. Despite his being somewhat short- 9. While thé committee members .... tempered, his willingness to give of his insults across the floor, the chairman tried wealth to help others to succeed led people in vain to ...... order, 0 call BIR nee 3 (A) hurled. aa (A). _ hasty. i @®)......spoke .. Mae (B) foolish © (C) benevolent ©) (D) old fashioned 10. Are you trying to .. thet all along he knew of the plot to oust the committee? 7. When parents display a.. the others are likely to fecl (A) clarify (A) concer ... unsympathetic ®B) accuse 4 vee B) — distike .. indifferent © persist an (©) fondness ... lonety ©) insinuate ,* y ie ad (D) preference ... jealous + ‘ 5 & arte x 7 ‘ ee ‘ : 8. An attack on someone when that person is most vulnerable may be but is t always : : A) inappropztate thoughtfal { (B) rewarding... i ae © destructive .. \ ©) effective. i GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01218010 2015 nTtems 11-15 Instructions: Each sentence in this section is followed by four sentences A, B, C and D. Choose th one NEAREST IN MEANING to the original sentence. 11. Mary still wanted to marry John even 13, though he had lost all his money. (A) Mary agreed tomamy Johnalthough ~~" Fig had lost all his money. (B) . - ie‘loss of all John’s money did not affect Mary’s wish to marry him, (©) John’s money did not matter to Mary who still wanted to marry him! ' (D) Mary intended to marry John even, \ if e were to lose all his money. 12. — No right-thinking person who hes lived + in the country will fail to understand my disgust at noise. 1 (A) * Bverywight-thinking person will understand my disgust at noise {inthe country. ®. _ Noi&inthe country isas disgustiig : + © tombas itis toll right-thinking a peoie. (CQ) My disgust at noise will be 14. understood by any right-thinking person who has lived in the country. (@) It is inconceivable that a right- thinking person in the country could fail to understend my disgust at noise. ‘The youth of the country need to organiz themselves into co-operatives in order t support the prime minister's drive for seli sufficiency. (A) Co-operatives are the only mean by which the prime minister’ plan for self-sufficiency cou be achieved by the youth, (B) “The prime minister advised th, youth to get into co-operetiv) ‘groups so that they could suppor his plan for self-sufficiency. (© The youth should show thet support for the prime minister plans for self-sufficiency by organizing themselves inte co-operatives (P) order to support the plan fo) self-sufficiency the youth nee to organize themselves ané ‘co-operate with the prim J minister. | Realizing thet her suitcase was left on th bus, the woman desperately tried to attra the conductor’s attention. (A) Whenthe despezite woman realize that she was leaving the bi without her suitcase, she tried attract the conductor’s attenti (B) The woman became aware the fact that she no longer her suitcase and did her best catch the attention of the b conductor. (C) The woman made all attempts attract the conductor’s attenti to the €itcase which she had I on the bus. (©) The conductor’s attention wé attracted by the women who desperation, had forgotten suitcase on the bus.15. ‘The Europeans who were not wéll off were those who came to the West Indics in search of wealth. @ ®) © ©) Buropestts settled in the West Indies because they were told that they would become richer. Unemployment et home caused Europeans to come to the West Indies to seck their fortune. Financial difficulties at home made Europeans who cami to the West Indios decide to settle there. Europeans who came to the West Indies to scek their fortunes were the ones who were not wealthy. é abIiems 16-20 Instructions: Some of the following sentences are unacceptable because of inappropriate grammar, idiom or vocabulary. Some sentences are acceptable as they stand, No sentence contains more than one inappropriate element. Select the ONE underlined part that you feel is inappropriate and choose the corresponding letter A,B, C. Ifthe sentence is acceptable as it stands, choose D. 16. We could reach the survivors neither by bost or by plane, and so we abandoned our search as TA B Cc til 17. formed the brilliant idea of climbing the fence and to hang from the top of the rail until the bull A B ie . wont away. No error D 8. She was not feeling well at the beginning of the journey, and gitting at the front of the car made A B her feel worse. No error. ci D 19, Thebetter ofthe two athletes claim never tghave used the dangerous drugs found in his possession, > Lf AW B ec Nosnor § a D 20. As the teacher Continued his lesson, John began to lose all interest, imagining himself Jaying on. : A Be iG: } his bed relaxing. No error. D GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE - ; 01218010/F 2015,ems 21-28 Instructions: Read the following poem carefully and then answer Items 21~28 on the basis of whatis stated or implied. ® - Flowers F } Thave never leamt the names of flowers From beginning, my world bas been # place Ofpotholed streets, where thick, sluggish gutters race Tnslow time, away from garbage heaps anid sewers '5_ Past balanced old houses around which cowers ‘Stagnant earth, There scarve green things grew to chase ‘The dull-grey squalor of sick dust; no trace : Of plant save few sparse weeds; just these, no flowers. = One day they cleared « space and made a park “10. There in the city’s slums; and suddenly 5 Came stark glory like lightning in the dark, y ‘While perftime and dark petals thundered slowly. ‘Tleamtno nares, but hue, shape and scent mark 2 My migd, even now, with symbols oly yy : pital Q Dennis Craig * i ete Rahs 21. The speaker in the poem is 24, The speaker’s attitide to the environment e in the FIRST stanza is one Of (A) achild playing (B) — anadult dreaming (A) misery (©) echild remembering ®) realism (@) — anadult remembering (C) resignation t (D) resentment ; hs 22, How does the speaker feel about flowers? i ? 25. What device is used in line 11 to describe (A) Awed + « : the park? B) Indifferent (©) Enamoured (A) Simile ©) ‘Appreciative (8): Metaphor =, i (©) Oxymoron (PD) Personification 23, The mdod of stanza I of the poem is (A) [bleak 26. The device used in line 12 compares the @) {lonely beauty of flowers to (C) jdlend ©) desolate (A) light (B) storms (©) lightning ®) thunder + GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01218010/F 2015“8. 27. Which of the following BEST describes 28. the theme of the poem? (A) Natureis a vital part of human life. (B) The impact of natures positive and deep. (©) Plants and flowers brighten the buman experience. (D) Nature, specifically parks, should be introduced in all shams. . ‘The use of “stark glory” (line 11) BES! suggests that the flowers L IL « @) ©) @) be stimulated the speaker with thei™ ‘beauty had a religious significance to thy speaker q amazed the speaker with the difference they made Tand Il only Tand III only Mand Ul only 1, Hand IInstructions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 29-39 on the basis of what is stated or implied. ‘There were three chimpanzees; I came toknow them well. They were young andnimble, yet with that over-anxionsy. ancient of days expression of their “kind; they would play for hours eround a split outside my door, climbing and falling ~nd wrestling with the exaggerated and over-emphatic tumbling of professional acrobats; it was impos- 5 sible to ‘believe in their naiveté, so obviously did they show off to any passer-by. ‘They developed for myself first a powerful curiosity, which caused them to peer forever through a window, wrapped around each other in intricate pattems, and then, I rather believe, @ ‘certain affection, or at least tolerance, at which stage they woiild knock on the door to be admitted. T came to feel very warmly about the apes; they would sit for hours on the fioor beside 40 my doorway, embracing each other, with their six dark somowful eyes fixed intently upon me. JF I tamed a page or crossed my legs they would stir quietly, nudging each other. To change my trousers int these circumstances became also an embarrassment, so intensely was the process observed. ~ z 2 ” There was one genuinely startling moment; I was working beside the window, grinding 15 out from the typewriter whatever contemporary nonsease was required (in fact a fragment of this book) when I glanced round and there were the chimpanzees in a row, by the doorway, beating out a ragged i’ s tattoo with their fingers on the floor; a very reasonable imitation, ty ‘The chimpanzees ‘showed interest in the mechanics of writing; more so in the process off drawing. One evening when I was sketching in the plantation, I felt those questing reflective eyes" € 20 on me again, and a group of leathery fingers reached out gently for the crayon. It ‘occured to me that whatever the chimpanzee did with it would scarcely be more futile than what was doing myself, and I surrendered it. The effect was gripping. To begin with, the chimpanzee darted and slashed at the paper jn.an uncontrolled way, tearing the sheet, sometimes missing it altogether; surprisingly soon a kind of intention came ov¢r him, and on the third or fourth fresh lead he began to draw. There is no other word 2g to describe what in fact the ape was doing. ( 4 29. When the writet says “it yas impossible 30. Which of the following phrases is used to to believe in their naiveté” (lines 4-5), he compare the chimpanzees with professional means that he found it hard to believe that acrobats? the chimpanzees (A) “Young and pinble” (line 1) (A) | delighted in showing off to any (B) “Over-anxious ... expression” ” passer-by (ine 2) (B) | performed in an exaggerated and (©) “Exaggerated and over-emphatic over-emphatic way tumbling” (lines 3-4) (©) unintentionally showed off their () “Wrapped... in intricate pattems” skills to any passer-by (line 7) (D) _, were as skilful at wrestling and ‘ tumbtingas professional acrobats GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01218010/F 2015* 31. 34, -10- “When the writer says that he “came to feel very warmly about the apes” (line 9) he smeans that he (A) developed a genuine liking for the chimpanzees (B) became enthusiastic about the chimpanzees’ interest in writing (©) grew embarrassed by the chimpanzees” close observation of him (D) , Became unhappy because the chimpanzees constantly watched him with sorrowful eyes, ‘The “genuinely startling moment” referred to in (line 14) was caused by the (A) chimpanzees’ tuneful drumming on the floor B) imitation of the writer’s typing by the chimpanzees (©) _ interruption of the writer’s typing < by the chimpanzees () * writer’s discovery of the chimpanzees sitting in a row in { thedoorway ee 2 XM “A tagged tattoo” (lines 16-17) means the same 2s, (A) atunefel shythm (B) — anirritating noise (©) athythmical drumming (D) — anirregular tapping ‘When the writer says that “the chimpanzees |showed interest in the mechanics of priting” (line 18) ne means that they (A) looked at the way the typewriter worked {B) were curious bout how things are put on paper (© took away. his pens, pencils and crayons ©) examined the various parts of the typewriter 35. 36. 31. 38, 39. sawed in tne 19, "using" meas tl same as (A) clever i (B) . trustful ! (©) inquisitive (D) mischievous 1 ‘The writer surrendered the crayons to the chimpanzee because he 1 @) had completed his own drawing ®) I felt that the chimpanzee could do | no worse than himself I (C) » knew thet the effect would be. exciting sensed that the chimpanzee might be able to draw quite well I We can infer from “The effect was” gripping” (line 22) that the author was I i @) ‘amazed at the drawings created by » the chimpanzee B) interested in finding out what the | chimpanzee would donext (© Afraid that the chimpanzee might f decome engaged in a co | (D) impressed by the chimpanzee’s uncontrollable darting and | slashing at the paper ‘The passage can bést bé-described as I (A) narrative (B) scientific (© explanatory @) ‘The writer uses the words “would scarcely. be more futile than what I was doing|| myself” (line 21) to refer to (A) his use crayons (B) his failure at writing (@) the chimpanzee’s efforts (D) the way the chimpanzee moved 1 imaginative & cammammrsosce HlHems 40-48 Instructions: Read the following passage carefully. Select the correct option in EACH of Items 40-48 on the basis of what is stated or implied. ‘The depthsyof the ocean are as secret, unexplored, and challenging as the vast distances of outer space. The Burface of the moon is far better known than the fibor of the Atlantic. But here, again, man is catching up with his mysterious inheritance, The voyage of “Nautilus” in 1959 was, perhaps, only a first elementary voyage of discovery into the deep vasthess of the oceans of the world. 5 The science of oceanography already foresces the day when we may travel as easily below, as‘on the surface of the water; and it’ is not too fantastic to suppose that the aero- plane may. eventually be superseded by the submarine liner as the safest form of world travel. - tis fascinating to speculate upon the mass of material on the oceans’ fioors. In those deep, silent dungeons, what startling facts could be brought to light! What treasure for the historian and geologist! 10 Practical man, however, regards the océans as emple providers of food in a world of growing population, “Ihe sea is a colossal provider of food, particularly protein, so urgently needed by count- less thousands of undernourished people. Biologists believe that the exploration of the sea is stil at quite a primitive stage, The travelling fishing fleets are comparable to tribes of nomadic hunts- men, Killing food where they find it, with no thought of conserving supplies for future generation’ 15 Moder trawlers indiscriminately scoop up vast quantities of immature fish, and fhere isa danger of maiy + once abundant fishing groungS being turned into the marine equivalent of a ditt bowl. If the fishing industries of nations were betier controlled, the abundant supply of fish would be'ensured,y Scientists are oaly now beginning to realise the vast advantages of study and research. For exarhple, control of the star{’, {ish population, which consumes 98% of the protein under the sea, would lead tospectacular results ia the® 20 quality and quantity of the fish we need. . 40. The vaiterreferstojheoccanas“mysterious” 41. __‘Tiie reference to the voyage of “Nautihis? (line 3) because + (ine 3) is meant to Lis (A) man does not know what secrets lie (A) describe an undersea voyage within it @) indicate how little exploration has (®) it contains many varied and taken place beautiful creatures c lead up to the problems ofundersea (C) man has been unwilling and afraid exploration to explore its secret depths (@) inform the readers that great ©) | modern scientists, historians and discoveriesihive Been made geologists are fascinated by it GO ON TO THE NEXT PAG! 01218010 2015 :43. -12- ‘The main intention of paragraph 1 ines 1-7) is to (A)__ give details about travel in the oceans (8) show how uninterested man is in the oceans (C)__ hint at the possibilities of ocean exploration indicate that man would be better off exploring the oceans rather #*than outer space ‘The comperison of the oceans” floor to “silent dungeons” (Lines 8-9) suggests that (A) the oceans’ floors are dark and conceal much (B) the oceans’ fioors are inaccessible and never changing (©) __ itisdifficultto penetrate the depths of the ocean without loss of life (D) _ itis unlikely that the vast depths of the oceans’ floor can be fully explored According tglthe extract, the first step to bbe fake in messing the potential of the ocean is to (A) wipe out the starfish population (B) _ ban fishing for a specified period (©) develop its protein and mineral resources (D) increase scientific exploration and research 45. 46. 41. 48. {| ‘The writer believes that the ocean should) ¢ of interest to mankind because it (AJ has dark and fathomless depths | (B) - ismore exciting than outer space (C) will become the fastest way to, travel (D)__hasgreatpotential for the provision of food Which of the following statements isNOT suggested by the writer? \ (A), The ocean is rich in protein. (B) _ Nomadic tribes exploit the ocean. | (C)__Thestarfich population must be cut! down, (P) Control of the world’s fishing is | necessary. | ‘The writer regards modern fishing trawler | techniques as (A) wasteful of fish (B) necessary evil (C)__ foo advanced in their operation (D) *too concerned with exploration ‘This passage deals MAINLY with (A) untapped resources of the ocean (B)___ the finding of new sources of food (C)__ future developrients in ocean travel (D) scientific research on the ocean floorTtems 49-55 Instructions: Read the following advertisement carefully and then answer Items 49-55 on the basis of what is stated or implied. 49. BERMUDA. Before you, blue water all the way to Morocco. Behind you, every care you ever had. 3 BERMUDA is the different island, i Itbasks here in mid-ocean, remote, apart, 5 Unlike any other place, ‘What little island do you know with dazzling white roofs to catch the rain, with pastel houses cut from coral rocks, set in tropical green’? : Only BERMUDA, : 10 What other island is ringed with such different beaches, some wide and smooth, others with tiny coves hidden in cliffs, waiting just for you? 2 What other island can you roam on foot, by fery, motorbike, : or carriage, stopping for e wayside pienie, or to explore a vast cavern 3 45 underground? Only BERMUDA. Only one island of 21 square miles has 21 golf courses. s\ Only ogé faraway island lets you skin dive in ancient Spadigh Shipwrecks or snorkel on a coral reef. acre Fish for Waboo, Allison tuna, or the wily Bonefish. Or dihe on Roskfish 20 Chowder and Syllabub, then dance the night away with te limbo, calypso, or whichever. ‘ ‘BERMUDA! Faraway. Long apo. Old World. And 90 jet minutes from New York. t " Children love BERMUDA and vice versa, Bring the family! 1 25 Ask your travel agent in the US or Canada. Or write BERMUDA, 610, Sth Avenue, New York 10020. No. 6 Michigan Avenue, Chicago.60602, ‘The expression “basks here inmid-ocean” 50, ‘The use of the phrases “BERMUDA! ine 4) implies that Faraway. Long ago, Old World.” (line 22) inthis advertisemeritettempts to create the (A)! in Bermuda the sun never sets impression that Bermuda (B) Bermudians live a life of luxurious ease (A) is somewhat backward in spite of (©) sun bathing is the chief activity of its beauty | tourists @®) has remained unchanged and (D)' Bermuda's position exposes it to unspoilt by technology the full rays of the sun (©) is difficult to get to because it lies way out in mid-ocean (D) _isavery distant place inhabited by people of an ancient civilization GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE o1218010/F/2015, {-14- ‘Which of the following statements is an opinion rather than a fact? (A) Bermuda boasts as meny golf courses as its area. (B) Bermuda is surrounded by different types of beaches. (©). There is a variety of means of transport offered on the island. (D)__.The.architectural_structure of Bermudian houses is attractive. From reading the advertisement, one can Graw ALL of the following conclusions about Bermda EXCEPT (A) Bermudians are engaged chiefly in fishing and golfing (B) Bermuda is an attractive little island nestling in mid-ocean (©) visitors to Bermuda have no difficulty getting around the island (D) ¢ tourists visiting Bermuda are offered a variety of interesting f_setvites a Which of the following techniques o persuasion does the writer use in thi extract? (A) ¢ Emphasis on Bermuda’s tropica climate (B) Appeal to the tourists’ desire fo. comfort (C) Specific examples of Bermuda’s attractiveness (©) Comparison with other places to highlight Bermuda’s attractiveness Which of the following aspects of Bermudi is emphasized? (A) Cleanliness (B) © Uniqueness (©) Remoteness @) — Spaciousness Which of the following devices is usec extensively in the passage? (A) Simile (B) *Metaphor (©) Repetition (D) _ Personificationtems 56-60 Instructions: Read the following advertisement carefully and then answer Items 56-60 on the basis of what is stated or implied. x NATIONAL YOUTH SYMPOSIUM 2015 TOPIC: ADOLESCENT HALT CHALLENGES OBANA CONFERENCE CENTRE * SUNDAY, & AUGUST 2015 ‘Sionevers Who shout attend: “How to attend: » Ministry of Youth Interested members of the — Contaet Yonne Dalton “Ministry of Education publi - a the Minisiry of touts | + National Council on Members ofyouth groups | | Tot: 111 2615 ‘Drug Abuse ~ Heaith care professsionats | | for registration forms * Conference of Churches = Students in medical ‘nd other information : © The University Christan Connell selences * The Muslin Youth — Media personnel = Complete the registration |] 2 Association form and return it to the . + mind Youth Connell ‘Mints of Youth” pee eee BSSIONS le by experts 7 \ in hae fll : 4 4 ; ¢ [trans Teen Pregnaney | SS a Dr. Bissanda Prof. Nancy Sewell | .* & ’ ie Festimontals a Sy) a Other Sexuatty | | Atcohot and Other | ,| Entertainment x Transmitted ‘Legal Drugs wy : = Young entrepreneur ofthe ieee agit | 5) wentvath arg — - Dr C. Smith-Browne Akansa Band of the Year — recovering cocaine user he = eomestantin Mts Wortd | [uma Sexvatiy | [~ Healthy Food competition 2 Rey, Sementhia Been| | Dr Prakash Ramdat 1 “Athletes and Performance-enhancing Drags J Feature Address by Bragna Dectha “Mtst Conscious Youth i Dena for Prostitution of the Year” | pas submission of forms: Bukewela Tudor iene ten 15 July 2015 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01218010/F 2015=16= “According to the information provided, the 59. How can those who want to participate MAIN theme of the symposium is register for the event? (A) Youth (A) Call the Ministry of Youth end | (B) Drug Abuse speak to Yvonne Dalton. (C) Adolescent Health (B) Contact Yvonne Dalton and eal! the (D) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Ministry of Education. (© Telephone the Ministry of Youth and the Ministry of Education, Which of the following-groups is NOT: a (PD) - Complete a registration form sponsor ofthe sympositumn? ‘and return it to the Ministry of a Health. (A) Ministry of Youth (B) Ministry of Health (©) Conference of Churches 60. Alloftie following groups are specifically (D) National Couneil on Drug Abuse invited to attend EXCEPT (A) youth groups Which of the following words can BEST (8) members of the public replace ‘symposium’ in the advertisement? (C) __ parents of young people (D) doctors, nurses, and other health (A) Exhibition care workers, B) Conference (©), Discussion ) £ Conversation END OF TEST . ee