Professional Documents
Culture Documents
2019
ENGLISH
DETAILED SOLUTION
Write an expository essay of 240 to 260 words on any one of the following topics. (13 marks)
Write a plan. (2 marks)
Better Sleep. Fast Company suggests that exercise and sport triggers chemicals in
the brainthat can make you feel happier and relaxed. ...
A Strong Heart. ...
New Connections. ...
Improved Lung Function. ...
Increased Confidence. ...
Reduces Stress. ...
Improve Mental Health. ...
Sport Builds Leaders.
Pros
Genetic modification can make crops more resistant to diseases as they grow.
Manufacturers use genetic modification to give foods desirable traits. For example, they have
designed two new varieties of apple that turn less brown when cut or bruised.
The reasoning usually involves making crops more resistant to diseases as they grow.
Manufacturers also engineer produce to be more nutritious or tolerant of herbicides.
Crop protection is the main rationale behind this type of genetic modification. Plants that are
more resistant to diseases spread by insects or viruses result in higher yields for farmers and a
more attractive product.
Genetically modification can also increase nutritional value or enhance flavor.
All of these factors contribute to lower costs for the consumer. They can also ensure that more
people have access to quality food.
Cons
Pros
Television can be used as an effective way to build the minds of children by teaching
them a lot of languages like English, French, Arabic ... etc.
Tv has a lot of programs which teach them science, art, geography and history.
From the religion programs they can get a lot of values such as respecting the older help
poor people, and to get good behaviors like honesty and to tell the truth. carton programs
teach them how to think quickly and expect events before it happen and that can develop
the intelligence in their minds.
Tv can develop their talents also in how to draw, dance, sing ...etc.
Tv has a big role in moulding them like work in groups and to be Collaborators because
it teaches them to sit with their families or friends to watch it. So a lot of researches
Cons
Unsuitable content on crime and others are frequently depicted on television and may have
negative effects on impressionable children (and adults!). Kids who see violent acts are more
likely to display aggressive or violent behavior and also to believe that the world is a scary place
and that something bad is going happen to them. Ongoing studies have shown a lasting
correlation between watching violence on television and aggression that begins in childhood and
continues into adulthood. Viewers sometimes imitate violent, criminal, or other risky behavior
they see on television... and end up in trouble, in jail, or in a hospital as a result.
Watching too much television is not good for your health. Studies have shown that there is a
correlation between watching television and obesity. Excessive TV watching (more than 3 hours
a day) can also contribute to sleep difficulties, behavior problems, lower grades, and other health
issues.
Television makes us antisocial, taking the place of family and friends.
It's a waste of time. Watching television fills the time a person might have spent doing important,
enriching things like interacting socially with other human beings, being physically active,
discovering the outdoors, reading, using one's own imagination, or accomplishing other things
like working or doing homework or chores, or spending time with enriching hobbies like art,
music, etc.
There's nothing good on, anyway. With hundreds of channels available, viewers can spend hours
just flipping channels trying to find something worthwhile.
Some people take television too seriously. One study published in the Journal of Social and
Personal Relationships showed that viewers experienced the same negative reactions to the loss
of an imaginary friendship with a character on television as they did when their real social
relationships ended. So while television might make you feel like you have a friend, it comes with
its own emotional risk and negative emotional baggage.
Television often uses stereotypes that can warp the watcher's perception of the world.
Characters often participate in risky, violent, or unwise behaviors and also reinforce rigid gender
roles and racial stereotypes. It can also portray idealized lives and body types that negatively
impact viewers' self esteem.
Television's hidden agenda is consumerism: Advertisers often target kids and on average,
children (those who are less capable of discerning a hidden agenda) see about 40,000 ads per year
on television alone, including ads for unhealthy snack foods and alcohol. Television's ulterior
motive is to get us to buy, buy, buy, at any cost, even though in 2014, at least 35% of Americans
reported being in debt to a collection agency.
It's shallow, and it will make you shallow, too. Most news programs only skim the surface of
issues, and often offer a skewed or biased view of events. Programs are usually too short and too
often interrupted by advertisements to delve very deeply into a topic. Instead of rich dialogues we
get empty soundbites, slogans, and one-liners. Most reality shows depict deplorable characters
doing silly, useless things.
Television can ruin your relationships. If you are watching television instead of communicating
with your loved one, this is a problem. If you're so wrapped up in your program that you start
ignoring or spending less time with the ones you love, then television is a problem.
Television might be addictive. For those who watch a lot, it's very hard to quit, so it is similar to
a dependency like alcoholism or any another addiction. Recent studies have found that up to 12%
percent of TV-watchers feel unhappy about the amount of TV they watch, consider themselves
Access to the Internet is fundamental to achieving this vision for the future. It can improve the
quality of education in many ways. It
Also :
Teachers use online materials to prepare lessons, and students to extend their range of learning.
Interactive teaching methods, supported by the Internet, enable teachers to give more attention to
individual students’ needs and support shared learning.
This can help to rectify inequalities in education experienced by girls and women.
Access to the Internet helps educational administrators to reduce the costs and improve the
quality of schools and colleges.
Educationalists are enthusiastically exploring opportunities and discovering new ways in which they can
use the Internet to improve education outcomes.
The Internet is not always the answer to every challenge posed by education. National policies that draw
together experience in both education and technology, within different countries’ national contexts, are
essential if the Internet’s contribution to education is to be maximised.
The success of Internet in education will be measured by educational outcomes: improvements in
students’ attainments, job opportunities and contribution to national development.
Experience shows that the best results are likely to be achieved through cooperation between
stakeholders, including government, Internet business and technical experts, and sector specialists
such as teachers and educational administrators.
Adapted from: https://www.internetsociety.org
For information sake, to use all benefits of the Internet, visit these websites:
Messengers
If you think that ordinary social media and mobile calls are boring and you want to change something in
your communication with other people, you should use messengers. Fortunately, the assortment of these
services is really huge. For example, you can use Viber, Messenger, What’s App, Telegram and so on.
Just pick the best for you in place of the usual communications via Facebook.
Google Earth
This is an incredible product, which was created by Google. You can visit any place on our planet.
Choose the appropriate place or city and enjoy.
N . B:
.* Ensure that students are exposed to all different forms of writing as per the Year
13 Syllabus document.
*As from 2020,use the marking criteria for this question specified in Circular 2 of
2020.
Please note that if there are many errors of the same type throughout the essay, deduct ½ for
each TYPE of error (e.g. 2 or more spelling mistakes -½, 2 or more agreement errors -½). Do
not deduct for each error (i.e. do not deduct ½ for each spelling error found – e.g. 3 spelling
errors -1½).
Please note that deductions for the above will be made on the first instance of the error. Do not
count two errors of the same type then start deducting. As soon as one is spotted, the deduction
will be done.
For style of writing, DO NOT give zero unless the wrong style of writing has been used e.g.
using personal style for an expository essay and vice versa. Some marks must be given for using
correct registers, tone, etc.
(a) Write a Curriculum Vitae (CV) for a Scholarship that you intend to apply for
this year.
As a guide: start your CV with:
N .B: Referees are usually listed so that the contact process is expedited
In marking, award :
Dear Sir
Yours faithfully
Signature
Full name-title (If applicable)
(c) Write a narrative essay that includes the given sentence in any part of your
writing:
Sometimes, the best we can do is to start all over again and do whatever it takes.
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Content: Tell your readers what happened, how it happened, and why it happened. This
section of your writing needs to be as creative as you can possibly think, without straying
Conclusion: a continuation of the facts that were outlined earlier, in the introduction and
content of your essay. Creatively wrapped up your writing to keep people interested in
your work long after they are done reading the text.
(d)Write a letter of invitation to the Chief Executive Officer, Vision Group Limited,
Laucala Beach, Suva, inviting him to be the Chief Guest for your school’s awards
function this year. In your letter, include the programme for the day and the number of
awards that will be presented. Also request for assistance in kind and any other
information necessary to the invitation. Use a fictitious name and address.
Your address
Date
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The Chief Executive Officer
Vision Group Limited
Laucala Beach
Suva
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Dear Sir
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Re: Invitation as Chief Guest
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Para 1; Cordial invitation for function with date.
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Para 2: Details of the program with awards to present
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Para 3: Other request/assistance needed
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Para 4: Thanks and future sponsorship.
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Yours faithfully
Signature
Full name-(title)
(e)Write about the picture given in any style (except expository)
Please note that if there are many errors of the same type throughout the essay then deduct
½ for each TYPE of error (e.g. 2 or more spelling mistakes -½, 2 or more agreement
errors -½). Do not deduct for each error (i.e. do not deduct ½ for each spelling error
found – e.g. 3 spelling errors -1½).
Please note that deductions for the above will be made on the first instance of the
error. Do not count two errors of the same type then start deducting. As soon as one
is spotted the deduction will be done.
For style of writing DO NOT give zero unless the wrong style of writing has been
used e.g. using personal style for an expository essay and vice versa. Some marks
must be given for using correct register, tone etc.
(a) Describe the known and the unknown about the largest ocean in Sentence 1.
While there are some unknown things like mysteries about the Pacific Ocean, ( 1 mark)
that which is known is climate change/ plastic pollution/ and overfishing. (1 mark)
It is bigger (1/2)
than putting all the land masses together (1/2).
* Line 6
(c)Explain the reason for the use of the word despite in Paragraph 3.
* Lines 7 - 9
(d)Explain the link between the ring of fire and deep trenches
The “Ring of Fire” has (tectonic) plates sliding beneath another one ( 1 mark)
(e) Describe the scenario regarding the future implication of the blob according to scientists.
Scientific guesses are that the Pacific blob was a sign of what life (1 mark)
may be like in a warming world. (1mark)
*Lines 30-31
(f) Identify two constituents of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. (2 marks)
ANY TWO from:
(g) Explain the stance recent international discussions intend to take on fishing in high seas.
The stance that whether nations should unite to limit/ even prohibit
fishing on the high seas, ( 1mark)
QUESTION 4
P – points = 4 marks ( The 4 main points are from the 4 paragraphs )
If only the plan is written and there is no summary: award only for points for the
plan out of the maximum of 4 marks. For instance, 2 out of the 4 points may be correct
thus a total of 2/ 4 for the Summary mark. No mark is awarded for cohesion and
language as a paragraph is not presented for the summary.
For direct (word for word) lifting, mark for Points only. No mark is awarded for cohesion
and language.
explained fully.
4 main points of Gross National Happiness Summary
1. What constitutes GNH
While part of the main point may have been written, award ½ mark but encourage
students in class to select the entire main point as that alone is a skill to develop a
paragraph; one main point becomes a topic sentence culminating into a paragraph.
- ½ m each for:
No title Two or more paragraphs ( only one paragraph allowed)
Too long ≥ 115 No word count
*Ensure that the word limit is counted word by word before awarding or deducting marks.
QUESTION 5
(b) Agreement (The verb answer must denote the number to agree with the subject)
(2 marks)
(i) Fifteen dollars ____is______ what I have to pay.
Answer must be a singular verb that also makes sense in the sentence!
(d) Rewriting or Idiom (If both answered, mark both and consider the higher score)
(2 marks)
EITHER
i) Explain the idiom: Rome was not built in a day
OR
ii) Explain the difference between the two sentences below:
(1) I drink only juice: The person drinks nothing (1/2 mark )
except juice (1/2 mark)
SECTION D (continued)
PART II REGISTER STUDY (12 marks)
For 6 - 9, deduct 1/2mark from the total if 2 or more answers are NOT written in complete
Questions
sentences.
Answers should NOT be repeated - if they are then do not allocate any mark for an answer that is
used for the second time.
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YEAR 13 ENGLISH 2019 DETAILED SOLUTION- COPYRIGHT: MEHA, FIJI, 2019.
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Useful notes from the Year 13 English Communications:
Examples Purpose
1. Use of literary Narrative, prose, fiction etc. Helps identify the register.
Jargons
To make the tone formal and
impressive
2. Use of quotations- To support arguments/point
Words of writers raised
and literary scholars
are often quoted.
Compound- Shakespeare’s
father was a glove maker and he Add extra information.
received no more than a
grammar school education.
5. Use of personal I, we, us, our, we, you Evaluating/ giving opinion.
pronouns
Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio (Goodreads Author) (Author/Narrator), Jeremy Bobb
In Principles, Dalio shares what he’s learned over the course of his remarkable career. He argues that
life, management, economics, and investing can all be systemized into rules and understood like
machines. The book’s hundreds of practical lessons, which are built around his cornerstones of ―radical
truth‖ and ―radical transparency,‖ include Dalio laying out the most effective ways for individuals and
organizations to make decisions, approach challenges, and build strong teams.
He also describes the innovative tools the firm uses to bring an idea meritocracy to life, such as creating
While the book brims with novel ideas for organizations and institutions, Principles also offers a clear,
straightforward approach to decision-making that Dalio believes anyone can apply, no matter what
they’re seeking to achieve.
If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women’s
rights and women’s rights are human rights once and for all. Let us not forget that among those rights are
the right to speak freely -- and the right to be heard.
As long as discrimination and inequities remain so commonplace everywhere in the world, as long as
girls and women are valued less, fed less, fed last, overworked, underpaid, not schooled, subjected to
violence in and outside their homes -- the potential of the human family to create a peaceful, prosperous
world will not be realized.
Let -- Let this conference be our -- and the world’s -- call to action. Let us heed that call so we can create
a world in which every woman is treated with respect and dignity, every boy and girl is loved and cared
for equally, and every family has the hope of a strong and stable future. That is the work before you. That
is the work before all of us who have a vision of the world we want to see -- for our children and our
grandchildren.
The time is now. We must move beyond rhetoric. We must move beyond recognition of problems to
working together, to have the comment efforts to build that common ground we hope to see.
God's blessing on you, your work, and all who will benefit from it. Godspeed and thank you very much.
(ii) Quote evidence from the sample to support your answer in b (i). (1 mark)
(c) Comment on the sentence structure used in: ―The time is now”. (2 marks)
It is a simple sentence. (1 mark)
For effect/ express a single idea (1mark)
AN ACT
1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Companies (Amendment) Act 2019.
(2) This Act comes into force on a date appointed by the Minister by notice in the
Gazette.
Section 713A inserted
2. The Companies Act 2015 is amended after section 713 by inserting the following
new section—
“Power to amend Schedules
713A. The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, amend Schedules 1 to 4.‖
Passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji this 12th day of February 2019.
Source: http://www.parliament.gov.fj
Questions http://www.education.gov.fj
(a) Explain how the tone of the sample is achieved. (2 marks)
(c) Explain the use of a non- linguistic feature used in the above sample. (2 marks)
LANGUAGE OF RELIGION
This variety can be both formal and informal, depending on the context in which it is used. For
example, in church, it is formal, while in small group discussions, it may be informal.
Study the sample given below and answer the questions that follow.
Text A Text B
Dearly beloved brothers and sisters, the
28 Do you not know? Scriptures move us, in sundry places, to
Have you not heart? The Lord is the acknowledge and confess our manifold sins
everlasting God, the Creator of the and weaknesses; and that we should not
ends of the earth. He will not grow dissemble nor cloak them before the face
tired or weary, and his understanding of Almighty God our heavenly Father; but
no one can fathom. 29He gives strength confess them with an humble, lowly,
to the weary and increases the power penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that
of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by
and weary, and young men stumble his infinite goodness and mercy. And
and fall; 31 but those who hope in the although we ought, at all times, humbly to
Lord will renew their strength. They acknowledge our sins before God; yet
will soar on wings like eagles; they ought we chiefly so do we assemble
will run and not grow weary to do when we assemble and meet together
to render thanks for the great benefits.
(a) Explain the difference in type between Text A and Text B. (2 marks)
(c) Comment on the use of a typical non-linguistic feature that is used in Text A.
b. Short stories:
Theme 1: Choices - The Knife by Judah Waten
The Choice is Yours by Jan Mark
Theme 2: Love - Harry by Rosemary Timperley
The Girl Who Had Everything by Ellen Conford
c. Poetry:
d. Drama: Hamlet/
Hamlet,Prince of Denmark/
The Tragedy of Prince Hamlet by William Shakespeare
ELLEN CONFORD is the correct spelling ( not ELLEN CORNFORD) of the short story
writer as on page 76 of the text, A Slender Thread
There are three Parts to this section. Answer any two questions from two different Parts.
Each question is worth 15 marks. You are reminded that a good answer makes relevant
close reference to the work(s) studied. Write the title and the author of the text you use
in the space provided in the Answer Booklet.
Write an essay of about 200 words on any one of the following questions.
(13 marks)
Write a plan. (2 marks)
Either
QUESTION 10 What matters most in literary works, is always the ideas.
With reference to the novel or two short stories that you have studied this year:
(i) discuss two ideas from the novel or one idea each from two short
stories , and
(ii) discuss with two reasons for the novel or one reason each for each of the short stories to what
extent do you agree with this view?
GENRE Discuss ideas in literary work (6mark) Reason(s) for the opinions (4mark)
NOVEL Idea I (3marks) Reason 1 : (2marks)
Idea II (3marks) Reason 2: (2marks)
SHORT SS1 Idea I, (3marks) Reason 1 SS1: (2marks)
STORY SS2 Idea I (3marks) Reason 2 SS2: (2marks)
Or
QUESTION 11
With reference to the novel or two short stories on the same theme
that you have done this year:
(i) identify two incidents in a novel or an incident each in the short stories where a decision is made,
and
(ii) discuss the effect of these incidents in either the novel or the short stories on one other character.
Or
QUESTION 12
Novels show us that there is something to be gained from standing up for what we believe, no
matter what it costs.
With reference to a novel you have studied, justify the statement above.
Or
QUESTION 13
With reference to two short stories on the same theme that you have studied this year:
(i) explain one quality of a character from each of the short stories, and
(ii) discuss how each character is true to life or like the people you know.
GENRE One character quality (6 marks) How true to life /like people you know
(4 marks)
SHORT SS1 Character 1 quality I, (3marks) Explanation for Character 1 SS1 QI (2 marks)
STORY SS2 Character 2 quality I (3marks) Explanation for Character 2 SS2 QI ( 2 marks)
Write an essay of about 200 words on any one of the following questions.
(13 marks)
Write a plan. (2 marks)
Either
QUESTION 14
Shakespeare’s plays have successfully survived into the twenty first century because of his deep
understanding/ relevance of human nature which he portrayed with a great deal of insight and
dramatic skill.
With reference to Hamlet, discuss two aspects of human nature which Shakespeare portrays and show
how he does it via characters or setting or style or incidents.
OR
QUESTION 15
Confrontation in drama can lead to a realisation or change in awareness on the protagonist's part,
either about herself/himself or about the world she/he inhabits.
OR
QUESTION 16
(i) describe the scene where the above remarks are uttered, and
Or
QUESTION 17
With reference to Hamlet, describe a key moment you come across as reader and then go on to discuss
two important lessons that you will share with other readers.
GENRE Key moment for you ( 4marks) 2 important lessons to share (6marks)
Drama Name the key moment : ( 1mark) Share Lesson 1 with readers (3marks)
Why is it a key moment : (1mark) Share Lesson 2 with readers (3marks)
Describe key moment/scene: (2 marks)
Either
QUESTION 18
Peoples’ beliefs and values can ensure that women live a fulfilling life.
With reference to two poems on the theme Gender, discuss the extent to which the
above statement holds true.
Beliefs and Values (4 marks) How they ensure women have fulfilling lives
(6 marks)
POEM 1 2 marks Name and explain the way: 3 marks
POEM 2 2 marks Name and explain the way: 3 marks
Or
QUESTION 19
With reference to two poems on the theme Globalisation, discuss the importance of keeping one’s
culture intact today.
Examples of what the poem reveals in Cultural Intact importance today or from
content on the theme (4 marks) these examples (6 marks)
POEM 1 Example 1 : 2 marks Name and explain intact importance:
3 marks
POEM 2 Example 2 : 2 marks Name and explain intact importance:
3 marks
Or
QUESTION 20
With reference to any two poems on the same theme studied this year,
Same theme poems’ style feature(4 Message intended from style( 6 marks)
marks)
POEM 1 Style I : 2 marks Message I Poem 1: 3 marks
POEM 2 Style II: 2 marks Message II Poem 2: 3 marks
QUESTION 21
With reference to any two poems on the same theme studied this year, for each:
Strong emotion identified ( 4 marks) How it has helped reader to view life
differently ( 6 marks)
POEM 1 Strong emotion I: 2 marks Assisted in the first way: 3 marks
POEM 2 Strong emotion II: 2 marks Assisted in the second way: 3 marks
Author/Poet/
Title Playwright Plan Intro. Content Conclusion
½ ½ 2 1 10 1 15