CONFIDENTIAL mememas PUAUG 2018/ELCO80 /Q\ tniversen Ge egos: Maga ‘SCORE: Test COURSE _| ENGLISH FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES 1 _| CODE LCOS LECTURER/ TUTOR DURATION | 4.5 HOURS NAME STUDENT D croup | "TRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question peper consists of TWO parts: PART A(® Questons) PART B (1 Question) 2. Answer ALL questions. PART A: READING COMPREHENSION (10 MARKS) Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. College Roommate Matchmaking | tis getting to be that time of year when students across the nation head off to college. Incoming new students are eager to meet their new roommates. Will they be best friends or make each other miserable? Each year, common situations of misunderstanding or failure In creating mutual understanding between roommates often lead to problems that require the authority's interference. A much common question asked for example, “Even though my roommate doesn't smoke in our dorm, everything reeks of cigarette smoke.” “Can | demand that the school give me @ new roommate"? Does it make any difference if someone has @ medical condition, such as allergies or asthma? It is undeniable that it is not easy to build a good rapport with someone you just met or someone with the opposite traits, but itis possible to do so. Il Online social networks, like Facebook, are changing the way roommates get to know one another, Facebook is a free website that allows its members to post photos, videos and other information on their own web page. Weeks before heading off to campus, students can get to know @ new roommate by looking up their Facebook profile and communicating online. Chatting with each other oniing helps new students feel more comfortable about leaving home for dorm life. They can find out who lives near them, who Is taking the same classes, and who Knows their way around campus. Current students can give new students the Information on the best classes to take and the professors to avoid. In addition, roommates may even coordinate bedspread colours and decide who 10 15 20CONFIDENTIAL, 2 PUAUG 2018/ELC080 ut is bringing the mini-ridge, rice cooker and electric kettle. Thus, getting to know new roommates via social media could provide benefits to new students. However, getting to know too much detail about the roommate beforehand may also be alarming to most parents. Parents’ concems like, “My son found out on Facebook that his new college roommate is homosexual. Can he get 2 new roommate before they move in together"? Sometimes though, meeting a roommate on Facebook is not very reassuring, Parents especially get concemed when they see photos posted of the roommate drinking and partying. Colleges have reported that even before students meet in person, many parents request @ roommate change because they do not like the roommate's Facebook profile. Some even request 2 change because they are uncomfortable with the roommate's race, religion or sexual orientation, Nevertheless, the college always celebrates diversity, thus encouraging the students to experience different culture and lifestyle. This can be achieved by getting the students to mingle despite their races, cultures, lifestyles and backgrounds. College administrators say thet getting to know new people from different backgrounds, lifestyles or parts of the world is an important and exciting part of the whole college experience. Sharing a 10-by-15 metre living space with someone new for nine months teaches students how to resolve conflicts and improve communication skills. But refusing to switch roommates on the basis of race or ethnic background is not just good educational policy, it js the law. In addition, there is also the issue of discrimination in roommate assignment. These anti-discrimination laws cover all aspects of a school or college, including employment, academics, extracurricular activities, athletics and housing. They also apply when it comes to assigning roommates and asking for changes in roommates. One case to describe this further involved @ 35- year-old student at the State University of New York at Albany, who moved from a first-floor room to a second-floor room because a student affair officer thought it was inappropriate for the 35+ old. The US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights investigated and found that the college improperly switched roommates based on age in old to share a room with a 19-year violation of the law. 30 40 45 50CONFIDENTIAL 3 PVAUG 2018/ELC080 VI Colleges and universities want students to be happy with their housing 55 situation. Schools generally provide a process for students to switch rooms or roommates, so long as it is not based on prohibited discrimination. Cannot stand your roommate's taste in music or does his partying keep you up all night? Talk to your residential assistant or hostel administrator about resolving your differences or seeking new living arrangements. 60 Retrieved and adapted from http://education-lew.lawyers.com/schooHaw/college-roommate- ‘matchmaking. html QUESTION 4 ‘What do the following words in the passage refer to? a) their (ine 14) : ») They (line 47) (1 mark) QUESTION 2 Give the meaning of the words as they are used in the passage. a) mutual (line 4) b) reassuring (line 28) (1 mark) QUESTION 3 State two (2) of the advantages of online social networks as a wey to get to know roommates, as mentioned in the passage. (2 marks) QUESTION 4 The word However" in line 24 introduces a contradiction of two ideas. What are these ideas? a). 1} (2 marks)CONFIDENTIAL, 4 PUAUG 2018/ELCO80 QUESTION 5 Why do parents request for a roommate change? (4 mark) ‘QUESTION 6 State the topic sentence of paragraph lV. (1 mark) QUESTION 7 What are the aspects covered in the anti-discrimination laws? (1 mark) QUESTION 8 Identify which of the following statements are TRUE? Circle your answers. 2) Existing students are able to provide input on the best classes to take and the professors to avoid b) The university authority has the right to switch roommates based on the age of the students. ©) Sometimes, too much information provided via social media makes parents worry about their children’s new roommates. ¢) Students may meet their respective residential assistant or hostel administrator if they have any problem regarding their roommates’ race or ethnic background. (1 mark)CONFIDENTIAL, 5 PYVAUG 2018/ELC080 PART B: WRITING (10 MARKS) ‘You are advised to spend 40 minutes on this task. Study the charts below and write about the choice of car models among male and female car owners. In your analysis, you are to link car owners’ choice of car models with characteristics of these models. You should write between 160 and 200 words, Figure 1: Car Owners’ Choice of Car Models 00 so 4 80 gi 8 6 2 male = 50 & Female gaol S 8 = x9 Ss | 20 wt j——J o LI — = Pesonar Inspire Pemada Suria Edora Car Model Table 4: Characteristics of Car Models among Female Owners Characteristics i Safety& | Design& | Space & Car Models | Security Style contort Price | Performance | Pesonar 1 [eau Z ti yee inspire | t 1 i Pernada f fete i ‘Suria ied Edora 7 ol i 7CONFIDENTIAL 6 PUAUG 2018/ELC080 END OF QUESTION PAPER