c Ke, 2 | Test cope 02114010 i MAY/JUNE 2016, CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION® COMMUNICATIONS STUDIES Paper 01 T hour 30 minutes 04 MAY 2016 (a.m,) READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. This test consists of 45 items divided into two sections, A and B. ji consists of 7 questions. The poem, which is NOT included in Sette enti, nile read to you twice but you will be allowed two minutes to look at the questions before the poem is read to you. 3. Section B consists of 38 questions. Answer each question based on the information given. 4, In addition to the test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. 5. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are about to answer and decide which choice is best. 6. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as thie answer you have chosen, Look at the sample item below. ‘Sample jtem Which of the following is an advantage of the Questionnaire as a data-collection method? Sample Answer (A) Ease of administration ; (B) _ Immediacy of feedback 8800 : () Openness of discussion (D) Opportunity for clarification The best answer to this item is “Ease of administration”, so (A) has been shaded. If; You want to change your answer, erase it Completely and fill in your new choice. When you are told to begin, tu You cannot answer an item,2+: SECTION A oe beread twice. Listen carefully before answering Instructions: You will hearan extract. Itwill be . the questions based on the extract. cee a ee tom ic] Whats the sting in the frst tanze? ‘ the poem does NOT refer to the,central (A) A funeral theme of the poem? ; “ joodbye” ala ey oe ee Annee — re «These moments devastate ; (D) “blowing his nose to clear / the Which of the following BEST expresses the sadness of departure meaning of the phrase “blowing his nose to clear the sadn leparture ; ee A 6. The main idea of the poem is that (A) The young man is crying. (B) The young man is devastated by the departure. (©) Theyoung man copes with his grief by weeping. (@) The impending departure has made the young man ill. _ Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of stanza two? (A) To show that everyone has to die (B) To include all young people in the grief of partings (C) _ Toencourage people to empathize with one another (@D) To show that the speaker is not alone in the departure lounge. The tone of the poem can be described as (A) sober (B) caustic (C) nostalgic () regretful (A) __ the author learns to accept partings @ people find it painful to deal with partings (C) __ people eventually learn to deal with partings (D) __ two young people are parting company on different flights Which of the following literary devices are NOT used in the poem? L Pun Il. Metaphor Ill. Oxymoron (A) Tand Il only (@) _—_Jand III only (C) Mand III only @) = 1,Mand Ill. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE EXAMINER TO TELL YOU TO GO TO THE NEXT PAGE. 0211 4010/CAPE 2016 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE \10. -3- . SECTION B Items 8-10 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then ariswer Items 8-10. Aresearcher was gathering information on the impact of streaming within a particular high school. He held a discussion with five sets of students from remedial classes in different forms or grades on how they are being affected by their placement. What method of data collection did the researcher use? (A) Interview (B) Focus group (C) Questionnaire (D) Participant observation Apart from the students, which of the following persons would be the BEST source of primary data for this research? (A) Parents @) Teachers (C) — Education Officers (D) _ Deans of Discipline Which of the following is ah advantage of using a questionnaire for this particular study? (A) Results can be easily quantified. (B) It has a low rate of response. (C) The researcher is able to ask follow-up questions. (@) _ Respondents don’t have to think carefully before formulating a response.12. a4- Items 11-15. Instructions: Read the followin At a recent meeting with the principal of revealed that a check of the most rec school have been attending classes irregularly. investigate the likely reasons for Which of the following would be the 13. MOST appropriate population for this study? (A) All students of Argyle Secondary that have been attending classes irregularly (@) All senior students of Argyle Secondary that have been attending classes irregularly (C) All students of secondary schools in the country that have been attending classes irregularly All senior students of secondary @) been attending classes irregularly Relevant demographic data about the student that the researcher might seek to obtain would include L age I. address II. _ number of days absent (A) Land II only (B) Tand II only (C) Wand Ill only (D) |, Mand It 15, g scenario carefully and then 2! ‘Argyle Secon ent census documents s! The Ministry the students’ irregular schools in the country thathave 14. nswer Items 11-15. Ministry of Education senior students of the search company to dary School, the hows that some decided to hire a re c. only collected data research comy " ute belated following in the morning, which of the would affect the data? I. Validity Il. _ Time spent in the field Tl. Access to informants. (A) Tonly @) — Monly (C) Tand III only () 1, Mand Il If the research company was observing the patterns of absenteeism among senior students, which of the following would be an advantage? (A) _ Directly experiencing the behaviour of participants (B) Allowing its biases to affect what is observed © Spending a long enough period of time collecting data (D) Participants changing their behaviour while being observed Which of the following URLs is NOT likely to provide trustworthy information on student attendance? (A) wwwargylesecondary.edu (B) —_ wwwttministryofeducation.gov (C) www parentsargylesecondary.org (D) wwwargylesabsenttstudents.com16. 17, Items 16-20 ions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 16-20. Instructions: The boy come back hom is the son: “Dad, what are those thangs there?” i i 1. This days holiday, see some crabs Crosby have ina barre h Fists tis te "Talking like Englishman. Crosby ain’t tell him is ii \d the crab catch hold of him, he bawl: “Pa! The ing. he poke his finger in the barrel an : i Ser nieeasr A well-educated boy, yes. Lawyer, economist or something. Which of the following expressions contains syntactical features common to Caribbean English Creoles? (A) “A well-educated boy” (B) “what are those thangs?” (C) “Pa! The crab! The crab!” ©) “Talking like Eriglishman.” What feature of Caribbean English Creole grammar is used in the. expression “Crosby ain’t tell him nothing”? (A) Reduplication @) Double negative (©) - Syllable reduction ©) Zero copula structure What attitude does the text ‘Talking like Englishman. Crosby ain’t tell him nothing.’ suggest that the narrator has towards the boy? (A) Jealousy (B) Frustration (C) Amusement @) __Disapproval 19. 20. Lovelace E., 1982, The Wine of Astonishment, p.14. What does the extract suggest about the relationship between the boy’s education and his use of language? His education makes him speak (A) : rly. @) His education has influenced his language. (C) ‘As am economist, he speaks Standard English. (D) He speaks English Creole because he is an educated lawyer. What is suggested in the narrator’s final statement, “Lawyer, economist or something”? (A) He was unable to recall the correct information. (B) He isnotinawe of the young man’s educational achievements. (C) He does not think that the young man’s profession is important. (@)__. He does not care that the young man has become a professional.21. 22. -6- swer Items 21-25. ems 23-25. following act carefully and then a0! anton te baieh - Read the fol stranger and D880 Instructions he is nd the car k on ooking at ASN A The children Play rot say,“ Hi Ascot, is Miss Clemmie vl ito come 1 7 a tad that mother hi outside 2s ‘and Ascot snap if to open ‘ing 50% ae ‘own little brothers YU ‘treating * ith Miss Clemmie, pfalf brother,” Ascot SY- 7 real Vex with Miss i ‘from bad to worse. Ascot look ba ally “Ascot says “COME = " 8S But by this.time Dagome " + to the car-alone, From then on things Lhal ‘ook Tike they real vex and the wife and step! back to Kingston ton 7 t into t i hildren ge! for | have ood Miss Clemmie and the chi! 7 she feeling me take you all home fer to wal of face set and he say he prefer a ing to cry, You ‘ t shouting at and even though Miss Clemmie ool I reve off, all we can hear 16 i to have her son driving her in caf. But as i ‘Riven to take their dirty fet off the car S68 summer Lighting and ther tO: from “Ascot” P Writers, 1986. olive Senior, Longman Caribbean ish Creole 7 iter’s use of English Which of the following does Not 24. inne tere extract suggests all of the fe i yng the salon to the tension among following EXCEPT that she (A) Ascot snapping at the children (A) accepts that English Crole rt (B) Miss Clemmie looking at Ascot as broken language P if he is a stranger (@B) . thinks that English Creole is an (C) _ Dagomansilently angry with Ascot authentic language for snapping at the children (C) _ thinks that English Creole can be (@) Miss Clemmie feeling proud to used for literary purposes have Ascot drive her in his car (D) accepts that English Creole is means of communication by When Ascot says “Come let me take you people all home ...”, he aims to (A) _ make Dagoman angry 25. | Which of the following grammatical (B) _ get back to Kingston that night features is NOT present in the first sentence (C) _ ease the tension among the family of the extract? (D) _ take his mother and her other children for a drive (A) _ Reduplication @) _— Subject-adjective structure Which of the following does NOT convey (©) Unmarked noun with singular a. communicative behaviour? ©) meaning Unmarked verb with ti (A) ‘Ascot snap at them’. reference pesewme (B) — ‘Dagoman sit on the bench outside’. (C) ‘The children start play round the car’. (D) ‘The wife and stepfather look like 4 they real vex with Ascot’. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE A7TAAINICADR 01K26. 27. 28. -7- ems 26-28 ctions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 26-28, st shout at me,’ was all he got for his pains. ‘Don’t you deafen me. 9g varmint says, Maud?” ver and got him to understand after two or three attempts. * he cackled, “Three pence! Did yo” hear thet, Maud? Did yo’ ever hy "t never did. Three pence! The lad’ll have money what I’s got to is gahey what's got his bread so well-buttered off ‘pon both sides, not to pence! Ha hal...oh Maudie... .” And he broke down once in helpless. and sat under the breadfruit tree that grew before the door, resting «gh-eh! Don What's that the youn Mrs Dovecot came 0 “Three pence, Maudie, the like? I’ll bet you ain blood for, just to gi thet Me mention the middle. Three laughter. Clement went out his back against the trunk. Adapted from Uriel Narinesingh, Voyage — An Anthology of Short Stories and Poems, 2006, p.118, Which of the following types of registers is used in the dialogue? (A) Frozen (B) Formal (C) _ Intimate (D) Consultative How might the following expressions be BEST classified? ‘1 thecackled” Il. ‘he broke down once in helpless laughter’ Il. ‘Clement went out and sat under the breadfruit tree’ (A) _ Proxemics (B) Paralanguage (C) Verbal communication (D) Non-verbal communication Which of the following are non-standard English texts? I, ‘what I’s got to sweat blood for’ Il. ‘Three pence!” II “Did yo" hear thet, Maud?” (A) land II only (8B) Jand Ill only (C) Wand Il only @) 1,Mand Itt 02 M401 0/CAPE 2016 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE29. 30. Items 29-30 se Instructions: Select the most appropriate answer for Items 29-30. i 4i ca’? Which of the following BEST explains the meaning of the term lingua fran ; ich is deri d used by African slaves. (A) _ A language which is derived from French an lanted. Any | hich is native to African peoples who have been transp eat co) y language which i Ker who moves to anew speech community. © whose native (C) . Any language which is foreign to a spea es to A language used as a common means of communication by speakers () languages are different. Which of the following are examples of language performing a social function? I. Making a request II. _ Talking to oneself II Audio conferencing (A) Tand II only @) — Iand If only (C) Mand IT only (D) 1, Wand I31. 32. 33. Items 31-33 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 31-33, 1m Melntosh High in Jamaica are visiting Cuba to improve the; A group of ten students ban culture. They are beinghosted by students from José Marti High, Wee they obra 1 school, they will be required to write a report on their experience. Which of the following contexts of communication BEST describes the interaction between the two groups of students? (A) Intercultural () _— Small-group- (© _ Interpersonal () Organizational In which of the following genres will the report MOST likely be written? I Narrative IL Exposition I. Argument (A) — Iand II only (@) _Iand II only (C) Wand II only @) 1, Mand Ill While in Cuba the students attended a seminar. The guest speaker noticed that many of the visitors seemed restless during his presentation, even though he was speaking audibly. Which of the following was NOT likely responsible for their restlessness? (A) He was speaking too fast. (B) _ He was speaking in a monotone. (C) He was using many unfamiliar words. (D) He complemented his speech with projected slides.-10- Ktems 34-37 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 34-37. + a During assembly, Sally, a fifth-form student, gives the following speech on the topic ies I am proud to be from the Caribbean”, While she is giving her presentation, some students keep covering their mouths and snickering. However, Sally dogs not notice this because her eyes are glued to the paper from which she is reading. ‘A pleasant good morning. How are you, friends and family? Let me see the hands of those who are having a good time. Come on; let me see the hands of those who are having a good time. Wave your hands and say, “Yeah, yeah!”, Okay. I am proud to be from the Caribbean because my parents are of African descent. The Caribbean is mostly black country; therefore most of the People are black. I am one of them. My father black, my mother black and my brother black. We all black.” 34, Which of the following is the stage ofthe 36. Whichof the following is NOT a message 35. communication process at which Sally that Sally’s lack of eye contact could be generated ideas for her speech? sending? (A) Decoding (A) _ She is nervous. (B) Interpreting (B) She is well prepared. (C) — Conceptualizing (C) She is not articulate enough. @) — Giving feedback (D) She did not do enough research. Which of the following BEST explains 37. Which of the following BEST describes the why some students covered their mouths method of discourse in Sally’s speech? and glanced at one another? (A) It is argumentative. (A) __ They identified with Sally. (B) _ Itis mainly expository. (B) The presentation was too boring. (C) _ Itis mainly conversational. (C) They were angry at Sally’s choice (D) It is a mixture of narrative and of words. argument. (D) ‘They were amused by Sally’s 2 choice of words.38. 39, “ll Jtems 38-42 Instructions: Study the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 38-42. rofound! very pl It is saying that young men need to think for |themselves and not blindly follow the established opinions of others. Which of the following categories of non- 40. verbal communication are at work in the scenario? I. Paralanguage IL. Vocalics UL Chronemics (A) Tonly (B) Monly ‘41. (©) and I only () land Il only Instead of the words used in Frame 2, what nonverbal behaviour could Barry’s father have used to convey the same message? (A) — Shake his head (B) ‘Tum off the radio (C) Hum under his breath 42, (D) Raise his brows quizzically 02114010/CAPE 2016 What barrier to the communication process is the response of Barry’s father highlighting in Frame 2? (A) The singer’s voice (B)__ The beat of the song (C) __ The lyrics of the song (D) The loudness of the music If Barry had held up his hand and turned his palm towards his father when the latter asked his question, what communication function would he be engaging in? (A) Regulating ®) Reinforcing (C) . Accentuating (D) — Contradicting Barry’s use of “cool” in Frame 5 is an example of (A) © slang (B) jargon (C) — dialect @) profanity GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,44, 48. -12- 5. Items 43-45 and thea answer Items 43-4: rio carefully Instructions: Read the following scena! exposed to the wore text. e students vn academic co” : story essays) Th 7 A sixth-form class was practising to write expository fessay in ing this type © various features of exposition and guidelines for producing this type A student's expository essay should typically aim to (A) recount experiences (B) affect the emotions (C) enlighten and instruct the reader (D) _ present the writer’s personal viewpoint 7 itory essa: Which of the following would be the MAIN organizational strategy used in an expository y on the topic: “Types of luxury vehicles”? (A) Description (@B) Classification (C) Chronological order (@) — Comparison and contrast + Which of the following techniques is typically NOT used in exposition? (A) Emotive language (@) Facts and statistics (C) _ Information from experts (D) _ Details supporting main points END OF TEST IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR ‘WORK ON THIS TEST.