Section A [5 marks]

Refer to the poster (Text 1) on page 2 of the Insert for Questions 1 – 4.

1 Who is the target audience of this poster?

The general public.
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2 What is the main purpose of the poster?

To inform people about the steps on how to prevent mosquito
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3 Give two symptoms of people infected with the Zika virus?

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4 Which sentence in the poster supports a similar idea to ‘All of us need to play our part’?

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 Section B [25 marks]

Refer to Text 2 on pages 3 – 4 of the Insert for Questions 5 – 17.

5 Using information in the text, deduce the meaning of the following words and write your
answers in the spaces provided.

Word Meaning
(a) blanketed
(line 3)

(b) arduous
(line 5)

(c) commenced
(line 8)

(d) trudged
(line 27)

(e) treacherous
(line 46)

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6 Why do you think Mount Agung is a significant place in Bali?

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7 ‘I had climbed a few mountains previously in Colorado and Montana in the United States,
so what’s another mountain, right?’ (lines 6 - 7)

(a) What does this suggest about the writer’s initial opinion of climbing Mount Agung?
The writer thought that climbing Mount Agung was going to be easy
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(b) State a reason for the writer’s initial view in (a).

The writer said that he had climbed a few mountains before and he thought it was going to be easy to climb mount Agung
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8 From Paragraph 3, identify two pieces of evidence to show that the author was looking
forward to the hike.
the writer was filled with anticipation
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The writer walked into the darkness of the night without any hesitation.
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9 Identify a two-word phrase from Paragraph 4 which tells you that the climb was extremely
steep.
Almost vertical
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10 In Paragraph 4, what did the writer have to do to prevent herself from sliding back down
the mountain?

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She used ropes to help hoist herself to the next level.

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11 Why did the writer say that the ‘firm grip’ (line 25) on her hiking boots saved her life?
It prevented her from sliding on the rocks
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12 ‘As I inched towards my goal, the sky had lightened and I could see everything…’ (lines
31 - 32)

What does the word ‘goal’ refer to at that point of time?

To reach the peak of mount agung ]
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13 Quote a phrase from Paragraph 6 which means a short distance.

Only a stone’s throw away.
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14 Why did the writer start crying when she witnessed the view from the mountain?

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She realised how amazing the earth was and was humbled by it.

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15 ‘We greeted each other with satisfied and understanding smiles, knowing that we had
experienced the same struggle to get to where we were, and appreciated the moment for
what it truly was. We were not at the top of the world, but it certainly felt like it.’
(lines 38 – 41)
If you were the writer, how would you have felt at this time? Explain in your own words,
using no more than 40 words.
I would have felt very happy that other could appreciate the process to get on top of the mountain
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as the journey was not easy but very worth it because you get to see a amazing view.
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16 Give two reasons from Paragraph 8 that explain why descending the mountain was
‘more challenging than the way up’ (line 42).
Descending was hard on the writer knees because of the impact they had to take and
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because of how steep and slippery the volcano was.
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17 ‘I remember sleeping for fourteen hours when I finally returned to my room, passed out
and dead to the world.’ (line 48)
What does this sentence suggest about how the writer felt after climbing Mount Agung?
The writer felt extremely tired
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