MAYIUNE 2019 Paper 01 — General Proficiency TL hour 30 minutes 14 MAY 2019 (p. READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY, Each item in this test has four suggested answers ae about o answer and decide witch chen eet) B,D). Read ethic you Choose the word or set of words that BEST connpletes cach sentence, Someone who is suffering from influenza needs tobe isolated as the disease i (A) lasting ‘Sample Answer (8) serious (C) contagious 5 « (D) destructive ©®©60 The best answer to this item is “contagious”, so (C) has been shaded, Ifyou want to change your answer, erase it completely before you All in your new choice, When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as youcan, Ifyou cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may retum to that item later, DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO so. Copyright © 2018 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved.3) Toms 1-8 underlined word or phrase. 1. We found her appreciative of the help that we had given her on this matter. (A) unhappy about (B) displeased at (©) ungrateful for ©) intolerant of Their actions showed that they were firm in their rejection of the new law. (A) ignorance (B) application («) acceptance () understanding Constructive criticism is neither appreciated nor encouraged by some of our peers. (A) Sound () Negative (C) Valuable (D) Unsatisfactory Instructions: Each sentence In this section has ONE underlined word or phrase, aeartetuggested answers, the word or phrase which is closest to OPPOSITE, 4 Choose 0 meaning at They always displayed a Jag approach to their studies so no use surprised at the results, aS (A) keen (B) calm (C) casual @) careless As a result of the available evidence, ¢, accused was apprehended and no fini action was taken. “= (A) evicted (B) released (C) cautioned @) summonedtems 6-10 tions: Each sentence h; yur the re as either one or pair of words Which BEST completes te maligne, aa aa am e sentence. 6. Afler two years of probatic ae ion he w. in the job because his employer et - 9. The journalists were impressed by the to be an .......... worker, ja cn . of the statesman whose speeches had a profound ........ on all who heard them. A @) (A)__ presence result © ets (B) eloquence effect . industrious . (©) emotion......... sensation reaction unskilled ) appearance .. 7, When parents display. the others are likely to fee foronechild, 10. Are you trying to ......... that all along he ad knew of the plot to oust the committee? (A) concern one (A) clarify @) dislike .. B se (c) fondness .. © identity (D) preference .. (D) insinuate 8, snus people are Likely to be afraid to take risks in life. (A) Selfish 8) Wealthy (C) Cautious (D) KnowledgeableTtems U=15 + Each sentence in this section is followed by four sentences, A, B, C and D. Choose the Read all four sentonces before you choose sentence NEAREST in meaning to the original sentence. your answer. 11. 12, 13. 14. 15. Much is being done to develop tourism in our country by providing good hotel accommodation and facilities. (A) Its important to provide good hotel accommodation and facilities for tourists. (B) Good hotel accommodation and facilities are crucial if we want to develop tourism. (C) Weare doing a great deal to boost tourism by providing good hotel accommodation ang facilities. (D) _ If we do not provide good hotel accommodation and facilities, tourists will not come to ‘our country. So engrossed was he in his task that he did not hear his sister enter the room. (A) Hlis task was 60 difficult that he did not observe his sister's entry. () He did not hear his sister enter the room because of the job be was doing. (C) His Sister’s entry did not attract his attention because he was enjoying what he wes doing He was so preoccupied with what he was doing that he was unaware of bis sister’s entry, ©) John told his parents in no uncertein terms that he was going to university as soon as he left school. (A) John boasted to his parents that he was going to university as soon as he left school. (B) John told his parents that they should permit him to go to university after he left school (©) John made it quite clear to bis parents that when he left school ke would go to university @) immediately. John’s parents were told that it was obviously his desire to attend university immediately after leaving school The bright colours ofthe bird distinguished it from the others flying across the pale sky. (A) The bright colours of the bird contrasted with the pale sky while it was fyi e bird col flying. () The pale sky made the birds noticeable while flying as they had ‘right colours (©) The pale sky made the birds distinguished, particularly the one with the bright colours (©) The bright cofours against the pale sky made the bird stand out among those ying by. Icannot understand why you have done this since you tell me that Mark means a lot to you. (A) Since Mark means a lot to you, the reason for i i , your action is puzzling t (B) Since you tell me thet Mark m oeeat ores a leans a lotto you, he cannot understand why you have done (© Youtell me that although Mark means a | lot to you, you did this, (©) Mark cannot mean a lot to you or else I know you would not have done thistenis 16-20 Instructions: Some of the foto H win jgiom or vocabulary. Some sone sentences are fr enten unacceptable because of inappropriate grammar, ne inappropriate clement. 88 Are acceptable as they stand, No sentence contalns more than select the ONE underlined ‘A,B, C. If the sentence is Part that you feel isi Acceptable as it stan eer emriate and choose the corresponding letter, nds, choose D. 16. Wecould reach P . ‘the survivors neither by boat or by plane, and so we abandoned our search as ‘A) ®)* © ¢ futile. No error @) 17. I believe that if his attitude improves his general performance will also improve. No error A) ®) © ©) 18. She was not feeling well at the beginning of the journey, and sitting at the front of the car made “« 8) her feel worse. No emor © ©) overcome by fear, Iran_passed my home withoutreslizing thet [had done so. No-erior “A ®) © 19. D f the two athletes claim 20. Te ue of the a) o No error @) never to have used the dangerous drugs found in his possession. wwItems 21-25 Instructions: Each of the sentences in this section has one underlined word. Choose from the fo options the word which is NEAREST IN MEANING to the underlined word. 21. 22. It was impossible to rectify the error made by the computer since inaccurate information had been fed into it. (A) alter @) erase (©) correct (D) determine The bank teller indicated that our account was dormant. (A) inactive (B) inadequate (C) transferred ©) — overdrawn The news story revealed the squalor of the old prison cells. (A) security (B) — streagth (©) ambiance () filthiness 24, 25. A citizen is expected to show compl allegiance to his native land, (A) loyalty (B) respect (©) homage (D) obedience For the first time in a decade the compan disclosed a deficit in its account, (A) error @B) defect (©) __ balance ©) © shortfallInstructions: Read the follow stated or implied, 26. 77. 28. 10 1s 26-33 Taste of Endless Fruit 9. 2 ‘When a single kite is left in evening sky and I stand black against its saffron pulling in the night-covers with a single thread Lthink of you, When chickens search the warmth, ofa hen’s wings; ‘When bats break a calm lake like scissors on a warm fabric where a lone fisherman waits alone, on the hill, think of you. 30. Source unknown There is a “single kite” (line 1) left in the sky MOST likely because “A ®) © ©) 31. itis late the lone fisherman waits ight covers have descended the other kite flyers are asleep What aspect of the sky does the poet focus on? @) ®) © @) Size Shape Colour Distance Ofwhom is tbe poet MOST likely thinking in the poem? (A) @) ©) (0) ‘Anartist at work An enemy in biding lonely old man Someone he/she loves 32. 33. ‘ing © Poem carefully and then answer Items 26-33 on the basis of what is “when bats break e calm lake/like scissors on a warm fabric” (lines 10-11) is an example of (A) simile (B) _assonance (©) onomatopoeia (D) _ personification ‘The poet speaks of each of the following EXCEPT (A) asingle kite that is fying (B) alone fisherman waiting (©) _ bats breaking warm fabric (D) the hen’s wings that are warm Which of the following literary devices is used in line 47 (A) Contrast (B) Metaphor (C) Hyperbole (D) —_Assonence The poet's intention is to (A) describe nature (B) describe the sunset (©) __ tellus of the lone fisherman (D) _ tell someone he/she is missing himy her ‘Which word BEST describes the poet’s tone? (A) Biter (B) Serious (©) Regretful D) Nostalgic ais stated or implied. 34. She had always been a small woman ~ short, light-boned, delicately structured — but now, under the white hospital sheet, she was becoming tiny. I thought of a doll with buge, fierce eyes, There had always been a fierceness in her. It showed in thet angry, challenging thrust of the chin when she issued an opinion, and a great one she had always been forissuing 5 opinions. “Ltell people exactly what's on my mind,” she had been fond of boasting. “I tell them what I think, whether they like it or not.” Often they had not liked it. She could be sarcastic to people in whom she detected evidence of the ignoramus or the fool. “It’s not always a good policy to tell people exactly what’s on your mind,” I used to 10 caution her. “If they don’t like it, that's too bad,” wes her customary reply, “because that’s the way Tam.” And so she was. A formidable woman. Determined to speak her mind, determined to bend those who opposed her. In that time when I had known her best, my mother had 4S hurled herself at life with chin thrust forward, eyes blazing, and an energy that made her seem always on the run, She ran after squawking chickens, a knife in her hand, determined on the beheading that would put dinner in the pot. She ran when she made the beds, ran when she set the table, One Thanksgiving she burned herself badly when, running up from the cellar oven with the 20 ceremonial turkey, she tripped on the stairs and tumbled back down ending on the bottom in the debris of giblets, hot gravy, and battered turkey. Life was combat, and victory was not for the lazy, the timid, the slugabed, the drugstore cowboy, the mushmouth aftaid to tell people exactly what was on their mind whether people liked it or not, She ran, But now her running wa’ over. Adapted from Russell Baker, In My Day. Retrieved 23 February 2015 from hitp://WW. douban.com/note/l73685719. ‘ead the following extract carefully and then answer Items 34~41 on the basis of what ‘The mother’s “thrust of the chin” (line 4) 35. The son cautioned his mother about telling is done in people exactly what she thought because be (A) fear (A) was affronted by her arrogance @) hatred (B) thought others would be offended (©) defiance (C) found her behaviour aggressive ®) contemplation (D) was upset that she would not change36. 3h. 38. Why does the writer choose the ex, ressi fs i : ‘A formidable woman” (line 13)todeseribe the mother? vere (A) He is intimidated by her (B) Her words often provoked ange (©) The difference in style shows te constancy of her character ©) He emphasizes her strength which he finds admirable. What does “In that time when I had known her best” (line 14) say about the mother- son relationship? (A) They hed grown apart, (B) They admired each other. (©) They had always had a close relationship. (D) The son had forgotten things about his mother. What literary device is used in lines 14-15, “my mother had hurled herself at life”? (A) Irony (B) Imagery (C) Repetition — (D) Onomatopoeia -9- 39. 40. 41. The behaviours the mother finds contemptible include I. timidity I. laziness TI. cowardice (A) Tand I only (B) and Ill only (C) Mand Ml only @) 1 end The incident at Thanksgiving shows the mother’s own attitude to be one of (A) hastiness (B) aggression (©) impudence (D) determination The final sentence of the extract implies that the mother has (A) _ become lazy and sleepy (B) lost her physical strength (©) hurther leg in the hospital (D) died leaving the son to reminisce-10- Items 42-47 Instructions: Read the following passage carefully and then answer Items 42-47 on the basis of what is stated or implied. 42. 10 1s 20 At one time, if you wented a picture, you had to paint or draw it. Tourists took sketch pads, not cameras, on vacations. Cameras are a lot quicker and easier to use. Have you ever wondered how they came to be? The first camera was used in the sixteenth century and was so large that the artist sat right inside it, The huge ‘camera obscura’, as it was called, was a clumsy instrument. It worked on the same principles as our cameras today. A tiny hole in one wall admitted light. On the opposite wall, an image was projected upside down, The artist would sit inside the camera and trace the image until the picture was done. In the 1800s, a demand for quick and inexpensive portraits led to the improvement of this camera Many inventors contributed to the improvement of the image and the camera itself. In the 1700s, the German physicist Johann Schulze discovered that an image can be made by exposing silver salts to light. The problem wes that the image did not last, The first permanent image was obtained by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, a French physicist. He exposed a metal plate to light, then engraved the image onto the plate. The earliest actual photograph still in existence was made in this way in 1826. It is a view from Nigpce's room, and it took eight hours to expose! A partner of Niépce, Louis J. M. Daguerre, invented the first practical photographic process Exposing a silver plate to light, he made an image that did not have to be engraved. Instead, he created the image by using chemicals, After his invention was announced in 1839, modem photography took off. The camera has come a long way from its beginnings. It is now Possible for anyone to use a camera and get good, clear photographs. The inventions that made this possible are the result of many different minds working on the problem: first to get the image, then to make the image permanent, and finally to make the process practical. Next time you see a snapshot, remember the achievement of those early artists and inventors. ° Source unknown ‘This passage is primarily based on 43. The word “principles” (line 6) means the facts same as (B) opinions (A) leaders (C) statistics @) instruments () inferences (C) moral standards ©) _ laws or precepts44. 45. The writer uses an exclamati end of paragraph 3 (line 1 @ @) © @) elie 5) in order to scare the reader create an effect of shock command the reader’s attention dispel any doubt in the reader's mind The events of the passage are recorded in @ ®) © ©) a logical order 47. the future tense an illogical order the present tense ionmarkatthe 46. According to the writer, “modern photography took off” (Lines 18-19) when (A) Daguerre was introduced to Ni¢poe (B) _Nigpee’s photograph was made public (©) Daguerre made his discovery by ‘using chemicals (D) Schulze made his discovery by using silver salts Which of the following is the MOST suitable title for this passage? (A) Artists and Their Inventions (B) The Invention of The Camera (C)__ Tre Importance of Photographs (D) The Camera and Its Development-12- Items 48-55 Instructions: Read the following letter carefully and then answer is stated or implied. Ttems 48-85 on the basis of way i is the ‘brain’ behind traffic management in Pao, is to try to find who is the ‘brain’ behind a5 This is a open eee eve tied Traffic Branch, not them; Highways, not them; Planning f Lhave trie i Fi ; Does anybody know’ fact nobody wants to take responsibility for certain decisions andthe Development, not them; mess that results. 5 For example, Mission Road was made one-way, north to south. Great idea! Tt worked, no trafic jams. In fact, many people were charged for going the wrong way up @ one-way street, Then suddenly it’s back to two-way and traffic for so! Same is true of Stoke Street. Somebody changed the ‘Stop’ sign at the comer for a few weeks, then they changed it back; nobody knows why. But the best is Celestial Road in St John which is ‘Wrecker Heaven’. Somebody made this reed, 10 which, apart from Broadway, is the widest street in Paolo, a ‘no perking’ street, either side, any time, and the ‘Wrecker’ is profiting from this. There are four mejor office buildings on this road, all of which provide underground parking for staff, so some (usually the lower paid) have to park elsewhere and these are the persons whose cars the wrecker is taking away all day, everyday. Again the small man suffers! 18. Oh! there is an exception: if you have a Canadian High Commission sticker you can park and the wrecker will not touch your ‘Diplomatic’ car. Maybe we could all become Diplomats! ‘Then again, the two narrowest streets in Paolo allow parking; try Delino Street off Abby Lane, you can hardly pass! Who is the ‘brain’ behind this mess? It seems the more cars we i re Cars we put on the road, the less parking 20 somebody wants to allow. Who is this brain? No doubt a small man with a BIG, BIG ais has no name! . Source unknown 48. The writer’s use of the word “brain” 49, The eles aiese When the writer repeats “not them” in Paragraph 1, he implies that (A) _ make fun of the decisions heii complain ; au (A) et choosing someone to comple’ (C) create is no ont dl ) @ comparison of streets @) 10 one knows who is in charge of ©) compliment those responsibl sponsible the traffic management (C) noone wants to acceptresponsibility for the traffic situation ©) he is searching diligently for tbe person in charge of traffic50. 51. 52. 713. “Stoke Street” (line 7 s », “Celesti : ine 9) and “Delino Street" ine 1 BEST be considered as (A) assigned parking places for s ki es fi 3) examples to support the wri ® the writer's (©) prohibited streets for all drivers @) streets that attract a lot of attention The writer’s tone can be described as (A) puzzled @) resigned (©) sarcastic ©) complimentary ‘The last sentence of the letter is similar to paragraph 5 because both of them (A) _ mention cars (B) __ express disgust (©) ae complimentary (D) contain rhetorical questions 53. 54, 55, pes ‘The letter was MOST likely published ina (A) @) © @) newspaper press release tourist brochure school magazine ‘The author of this passage is MOST likely a “A ®) © ©) ao motorist pedestrian traffic warden government official “Again the small man suffers!” (line 14) implies that the small man is often A @) © @) ignored disadvantaged ‘the one who is wrong discriminated againstItems 56-60 Instructions: Read the following advertisement carefully and ther of what is stated or implied. -14- n answer Items 56-60 on the basis NATIONAL YOUTH SYMPOSIUM 2019 OBANA CONFERENCE CENTRE SUNDAY, 19 AUGUST 2019 TopIC: ADOLESCENT HEALTH - THE CHALLENGES Sponsors: * Ministry of Youth sMinisry of Edueation * National Council on Drug Abuse * Conference of Churches + Phe University Christian Council + The Muslim Youth ‘Association * Hindu Youth Council Who should attend: | Interested members of the public ‘Members of youth groups Health care professsionals Students ix medical | sciences Media personnel SESSIONS led by experts in their fields: Bukawela Tudor. ‘HIV/AIDS ‘Teen Pregnancy DrL.Bissanda | | Prof. Nancy Sewell | Testimonials Cia - Other Sexually Alcohol and Other Transmitted Legal Drugs = Young entrepreneur of the Diseases Major Leonard year Dr Browne i" = A recovering cocaine user Sith Browne Seams = Acontestant in the ‘Human Secuality Healthy Food ‘Miss World competition Rex, Sementhia Been | | Dr Prakash Ramdat Athletes and Performance-enhancing Drugs Faure saben Bragna Deetha “Most Conscious Youth Paneer of the Year Cantona Bennett ‘How to attend: Contact Wonne Dalton at the Ministry of Youth el: 111 2615 ‘for registration forms ‘and other information Complete the registration form and return itto the || ‘Ministry of Youth Entertainment by Festival's Young Band of the Year Kawala Deadline for submission of forms: 14 July 201956, 51. 58, -15- According to the information provided MAIN theme of the symposium ie rhe (A) youth (B) drugabuse (©) adolescent health (D) sexually transmitted diseases Which of the following groups is NOT a sponsor of the symposium? (A) Ministry of Youth (®) Ministry of Health 60. (C) Conference of Churches @) National Council on Drug Abuse ‘Which of the following words can BEST replace ‘symposium’ in the advertisement? (A) Exhibition (@®) Conference (©) __ Discussion @) — Conversation END OF TEST How can those who want to participate register for the event? (A) Call the Ministry of Youth and speak to Yvonne Dalton. (B) Contact Yvonne Dalton and call the ‘Ministry of Education. (©) Telephone the Ministry of Youth and the Ministry of Education. (D) Complete a registration form and return it to the Ministry of Health. ‘Allofthe following groups are specifically invited to attend EXCEPT (A) youth groups (B) members of the public (C) _perents of young people @) — doctors, nurses, and other health care workers IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST.