PRIMARY TEACHERS’ HUB Ea https: //www.facebook.com/TeachersHubb Scunthy aisgnsees oar rams comer mae 03204676329 Paper 1 Answer both Part One and Part Two. Part One Write a composition on one of the following topics. You are advised to spend about 60 minutes on this part of the paper and to write between 350 and 600 words. Total marks for this part: 40. 1 The uses and abuses of advertising. 2. Write a story based on one of the following: Either (a) The container had been wrongly labelled. Or (b) “They can’t kill us all!”” 3 Consider the threat of technology to man and his environment. 4 Describe an incident in which you felt that you had been treated unfairly. 5S What are some of the challenges and difficulties you face when choosing a career? Part Two Begin your answer on a fresh page. You are advised to spend about 30 minutes on this part of the paper, using 200 — 300 words. Total marks for this part: 20. You were in a shop when you witnessed a shoplifting incident. Write an eye-witness report for the police. You should cover all the points below in detail. * where you were and what you were doing © when you noticed the incident * describe the thief © what articles were takenPRIMARY TEACHERS’ HUB https: //www.facebook.com/TeachersHubb Quality Education # Regular Testing QO 3 POAGTGS2ZOD Paper 2 Read the following passage carefully before you attempt any questions. Answer all the ques- tions. You are recommended to answer them in the order set. Mistakes in punctuation, spelling and grammar may be penalised in any part of the paper. 1 “Last time we'll have to walk anywhere,” said Lisa to her friend Joanne as they hurried towards the shopping mall. The mall was a few yards away from an inter- section and the two girls approached it and peered carefully into the darkness. Despite the traffic light that stood in a corner, the intersection was a difficult one to cross and the friends waited until there were no cars before darting across the 5 road. Suddenly, the brilliant glare of headlights appeared out of nowhere and Joanne bolted to the other side. Lisa, too, tried to run but the wooden clogs that she was wearing slowed her down. As Joanne screamed for her to hurry, the car skid- ded and in the next instant, Lisa lay crushed on the road. 2 Finishing up the last of her dinner, Jo Leslie, acting director of the Greater 10 Baltimore Organ Procurement and Perfusion Center, looked forward to a quiet night at home after a grueling week. She cleared the dishes and relaxed in her living room only to be disturbed a few minutes later by the sound of her pager. “I think you'd better come over, Jo,” said the familiar voice of a nurse. “There’s a young girl with a head injury.’ 3. In less than ten minutes, Jo was at the University of Maryland Hospital. She was part of a team that helped to determine whether a critically injured person would be a suitable organ donor. Her job was a difficult and sensitive one that often resulted in failure. At the Shock Trauma admitting area, Jo checked on seventeen- year-old Lisa Kelly’s X-ray. The image showed that the bone of the skull was not 20 smooth and unbroken but had dark lines running through it. Jo realised that Lisa's skull was badly fractured and the rescue effort going on in the emergency room was not going very well either. Despite the countless attempts to revive her, Lisa’s brain had continued to swell and threatened to crush the center that controlled her heartbeat, breathing and blood pressure. A neurosurgeon confirmed that there was 25 no hope for Lisa and Jo waited for the Kellys to arrive, musing on the meeting that she was going to have. Most of her encounters were unpredictable and even volatile. She remembered the time when a brother of a gunshot victim tried to assault her when she broached the subject of organ donation. 4 The Kellys soon arrived, a large close-knit family which was devastated by the 30 news of the tragic accident. Their shock at the accident was obvious and Lisa’s mother, Louise, kept repeating that she had thought that her worries would only begin when Lisa bought her car the following week. When told that their daughter was brain dead and could only breathe with the help of a machine, the Kellys grieved with quiet dignity. And when Jo suggested organ donation, Lisa’s father, 35 Eugene, did not even hesitate. “Yes, I think that would be right. Lisa loved peo- ple. She always wanted to give to them and this would be the ultimate gift.” The wheels were set in motion and the necessary papers were signed while Jo and thePRIMARY TEACHERS’ HUB https: //www.facebook.com/TeachersHubb Quality Edueation & Regular Testing QO 3 POAGTGS2ZOD hospital staff checked for tissue match. Lisa’s kidneys and comeas were removed and within the next twenty-four hours, the recipients of Lisa’s organs were identi- 40 fied. One of her kidneys was to go to Matthew Landis. 5 Matthew Landis was a three-year-old boy who had been born with a defective kid- ney. His urethra was twice the normal length and was looped and knotted so that the child’s urine backed up into the kidney. Matthew had gone through several operations to help correct the abnormality but to no avail. He was being kept alive 45 by the remaining minimal function that his own kidneys were still capable of but needed a transplant desperately since he was too young to go for dialysis. Lisa’s death had provided hope for Matthew’s life. 6 Over the next few days, Matthew made repeated visits to the Children’s Hospital at Cincinnati, Blood was drawn from his body to make sure that there was across- 50 match. The match was almost perfect and Lisa’s kidney also arrived in excellent condition, signs that provided the Landises with a glimmer of hope. Matthew was then admitted into the hospital and Dr. John Noseworthy was enlisted to carry out the surgery. Because Matthew's own kidney was badly infected, Dr. Noseworthy suggested removing it so that there would be no risk of infection after the trans- 55 plant. The Landises agreed. 7 The operation was a resounding success and the only thing left to do was to wait and see if there were any signs of rejection or infection. If there was no evidence of such signs in the following year, it was highly likely that the kidney would adapt and become part of Matthew's body. To prevent any possibility of infection, 60 Matthew was put on a potent immune suppressant and placed in isolation at the intensive care unit. In the next few months, there were two threats of infection but these soon passed. 8 Matthew's recovery was smooth and rapid and he was soon able to resume the life of a normal child, Throughout the years, the Landises never forgot their anony- 65 mous donor who had helped to give Matthew an opportunity to live. Although it was not common practice for donor families and the recipients to meet, the Landises and the Kellys did meet when Matthew was seven years old. The encounter was a heartwarming one for both families and at the end of it, Louise, Lisa’s mother, told Mrs. Landis, “‘For the first time since Lisa’s death, I'm finally 70 at peace.” From paragraph 1: 1 Why did Lisa say that it would be the last time they had to walk back? ui) From paragraph 2: 2 Why was Jo asked to come back to the hospital? (2)PRIMARY TEACHERS’ HUB https: //www.facebook.com/TeachersHubb Quality Education & Regular Testing QO 3 POAGTGS2ZOD From paragraph 3: 3. Why was her job a sensitive one? Explain your answer clearly. 2] 4 How do we know that her job is also dangerous and unpredictable? 0) From paragraph 4: 5 Why was Louise in shock? (2) 6 (a) Why is Lisa’s organ donation considered the ‘ultimate gift’ (line 37)? 2] (b) What is meant by the term ‘the wheels were set in motion’ (line 38)? (2) From paragraph 5: 7 Why did Matthew need a transplant? ty From paragraph 6: 8 What gave the Landises hope for their son? (2) From paragraph 7: 9. Why was Matthew placed in isolation? ri]PRIMARY TEACHERS’ HUB https: //www.facebook.com/TeachersHubb Ea Quality ESueation & Resuisr Testing QO 3 POAGTGSZ2ZO From paragraph 8: 10 (a) Give two reasons to explain why donor families usually remain anonymous. [2] (b) Why do you think that Mrs Landis felt ‘at peace’ at that moment? 2 From the whole passage: 11 Choose five of the following words. For each of these, give one word or short phrase (of not more than seven words) which has the same meaning as the word has in the passage. 65] 1. grueling (line 12) . musing (line 26) . volatile (line 28) |. broached (line 29) . hesitate (line 36) . glimmer (line 52) rapid (line 64) . resume (line 64) ed Ana WN 12 Write a summary on the events leading to Matthew's new lease of life. USE THE MATERIAL FROM PARAGRAPH 1 TO PARAGRAPH 8. Your summary which should be in continuous writing (not note form), must not be longer than 160 words. [25]