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HKME 2021/22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PAPER 1 PART B2
QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK
B2
DIFFICULT SECTION

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Read Text 3 and answer questions 35-48. (37 marks)

Text 3

35. What do the phrases “a long week” (line 1) and “stepping up” (line 6) mean? (2 marks)
A tiring/ busy work cooking and cleaning in cramped
(i). a long week
household (of Hong Kong)
(ii). stepping up Being promoted/ moving to a higher level

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36. Find words in paragraphs 2 – 3 which could be replaced by the following: (3 marks)
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(i). insufficient Scant (adj)

(ii). astonishing Startling (adj - present participle)

(iii). influenced Inspired (adj - past participle)

37. What does “their” (line 9) refer to?

The new players’ -> their is a possessive adjective (plural nouns needed)

38. What is the Divas’ daily life completely different from?

The Diva works hard in their daily life doing household chores for their
boss; however, they can enjoy the scenic Po Leung Village Cricket Ground
while playing cricket on Sunday.
# You need to show ‘differences’ in your answers with the use of connectives like ‘however/ but/ yet’
39. What does “them” (line 13) refer to?

Domestic helpers

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 40. Name three job duties of the domestic helpers. (3 marks) Answers MUST Be in gerunds
Scrubbing
Shopping
Looking after kids Extended response in which “domestic helpers are tough” represented their
endurance in living a rather busy life. Common incorrect answers attempted
to copy something from the text , when the actual answers was not
mentioned explicitly.
41. According to paragraph 7, what does the comment “they’re tough” mean?

The domestic helpers can endure hardships / work hard without taking rest. /
The domestic helpers are physically strong to clean her host’s house without help.

42. How did the Divas spectator feel when she shared her experience of having no rest?
A. proud
B. daring A B C D
C. scared
D. weak    
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43. Rephrase paragraphs 9 -10 by filling in the blanks. Use only ONE word in each blank. The words may
or may not come from the original passage. Make sure your answers are grammatically correct.
(6 marks)
Hong Kong has more than 400,000 foreign domestic helpers, (i) Mostly from the Philippines

or Indonesia. There were (ii) Many cases of maltreatment and exploitation of them.

While watching the Divas’ game, one spectator (iii) Dared not disclose her identity. She
Boss/ employer/ host
shared that her (iv) only let her rest for six hours a month, without following the

government’s (v) Mandated standard. Instead of having her own room, she had to sleep in the
Warm reminder:
(vi) Living room as well. 1) misspelled words
2) pay attention to grammar and parts of speech

44. Based on paragraphs 11 – 14, work out the Pros and Cons chart below to explain why the domestic

helpers join or not join the cricket. Use ONE adjective from paragraphs 11 – 14 to fill in the blanks

below. (5 marks)

Pros + Cons -

Cricket players can escape the difficulties of Playing cricket is (ii) Energy-sapping .

(i) .

This sport can be very (iii) Relaxing . Training is (iv) Time-consuming .

Playing cricket makes my day (v) Worthwhile .

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 45. Hong Kong Cricket Club is described as
A. weak and unskillful
B. well-known and with good control of heels A B C D
C. respectable and rich
D. fragile and incompetent    

46. According to the match results, “by storm” in the article title “Cleaning up: Domestic workers take

Hong Kong cricket by storm” can be best replaced by…

A. hard
B. energetically A B C D
C. easily
D. successfully    

47. What does Cammie’s response “it’s all about luck” suggest?
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Some employers are kinder/ better than the others

48. Complete the following fact sheet about Arimas and Cammie. Use no more than 5 words or 1 number

in each gap (10 marks)

Josie Arimas Cammie Garcia

Age (i) 52 (ii) 59

Her role besides a Captain and founder

The (iii) ___________________ The

domestic helper of the Divas Leader

(iv) ___________________

of her church choir

Job duties as a Cooking and cleaning -

(v) ___________________ Carrying heavy shopping
(vi) ___________________
gerund (noun)
domestic helper Looking after three small kids
(vii) ___________________

Hobbies Go (out) to church

(viii) ___________________ Going picnic
(ix) ___________________
Dancing (with Arimas)
(x) ___________________

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 Read Text 4 and answer questions 49-61. (35 marks)

Text 4

49. According to paragraph 2, what is compared with working as a domestic helper in Hong Kong?
Serving a jail sentence

50. Find words in paragraphs 3 – 4 which could be replaced by the following: (3 marks)

(i). in danger
Vulnerable

(ii). prisoners

(iii). adjudication Verdict

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51. In paragraph 6, why did Estrada say that “it’s really harder than if you were in prison”? (2 marks)
Life as a domestic helper is even worse than a prisoner’s (1 mark - showing contrast )
Helpers working at home do not have enough time to rest, play and watch television whereas
prisoners are granted these rights. (1 mark for explanation)
Abstract concepts are always difficult to be identified!
You have to explain, better with concrete examples about the ‘hard life’ lead by domestic helpers. You should
also identify the ‘better quality of life’ lead by prisoners.
52. Complete the following about the timeline of the live-in requirement. Write ONE word taken from the

article in each gap below. (6 marks)

Introduced

Activists

Judicial

Option

Judgement

Against

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 53. Read the passage carefully and decide if the following statements about the domestic helpers are True (T),
False (F) or Not Given (NG). (5 marks)

Statements T F NG
(i) Both Liza Marcelino and Arsenia Actub were 52 years old and they had
to take care of babies.
  
(ii) Liza Marcelino was not given 24-hour rest weekly.   
(iii) Nick Sambalilo did go to see the doctor.   
(iv) Liza Marcelino had poor diets.   
(v) Grace Shiella A Estrada thought the live-in arrangement should be
completely banned.
  

54. Below is a diary written by a domestic helper, Daisy Marriano, on the day after her first month of
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service in Hong Kong. Use only ONE word in each blank. The words may or may not come from the
original passage. Make sure your answers are grammatically correct.
(4 marks)
I have had a very pleasant (i) Experience here for a month already. What my aunties told me

before have not happened on me yet. They said some bosses did not have any (ii) Obligation giving

us a rest day, but I do have one every week! Although I am asked to return home before 10 pm, I can

understand that because the street is already so quiet. Does it mean my ma’am is imposing a

(iii) Curfew ? I’m not sure.

As for my meals, I think I have too much food! I’ve been on diet, but my ma’am always makes many

dramatic (iv) Pleas over the dining table, ‘eat more or you don’t have enough energy!’

Am I very lucky?

55. What does ‘privilege’ (line 42) refer to?

given time to visit/ see a doctor

56. Do you think the government has done enough to protect the domestic helpers? Explain.

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 57. Referring to the paragraph 25, what are the grievances do you think Marcelino is referring to? Why
does she think Carrie Lam will understand all these grievances? (2 marks)
The grievances refer to ill-treatments, poor living conditions or rights abused faced by the
domestic helpers in Hong Kong. - 1 mark
Since Carrie Lam is also a woman, she has better understanding/ empathy towards women’s
plights/ sufferings. - 1 mark

58. A possible source of this article is…

A. a newspaper.
B. a textbook. A B C D
C. a legal reference book.
D. an advertisement.    

59. Below is a summary of Professor Ching’s study. Complete the following summary based on the

information from paragraphs 26 – 29 (7 marks)

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Explore (physical and verbal) abuse experience of foreign domestic helpers (in Hong Kong)

Examine the association between the their (abuse) experience

and depression level

The presence of (physical and verbal) abuse

Are correlated/ related to depression

(Comprehensive) abuse reporting mechanism

NGOs, police and work agencies

Abuse cases were underrepresented

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 60. The main purpose of paragraph 30 is to explain…
A. how future research should be conducted.
B. how future studies should help the domestic helpers. A B C D
C. how to avoid other factors in future studies.
D. how to avoid limitations faced by the domestic helpers.    

61. Why does Professor Ching say ‘those who were abused are underrepresented in our study’

(lines 68-69)?

It is because The abuse cases were not reported/ underreported (to any formal organisations)

END OF PART B2

Recommendations
1) avoid excess copying
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2) pay attention to the form and spelling of words for
gap-fill questions
3) references questions like “its” or “them” -> think about
whether a singular or plural noun should be used
4) check grammatical cues
5) a holistic understanding of the text is required
especially for Part B2

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