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    ‘CMRP Ses | esr cone 01218010 JANUARY 2023 FORM TP 2023007 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION ENGLISH A Paper 01 ~ General Proficiency 1 hour 30 minutes ‘ 26 JANUARY 2023 (am) READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1, Thistest consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer them, 2 Imaddition this test Booklet, you should have an answer sheet. 3, Esch ter in his test has four suggested answors lettered (A), (B), (C),(D). Read each item you ‘are about to answer and decide which choice i bes. 4 Onyour answer sheet, find the number which coresponds to your item and shade the space having ‘the same leter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below, Sample item (Choose the word or set of words that BEST completes esch sentence, Someone wha is sufering from influenza needs to 3 be sblated asthe disease is 02 s sine ®0@0 (©) contagious > ©) destructive ‘The best answer to this item is “contagious, so (C) has been shaded, 5. Ifyou want to change your answer, eras it completely before you fill n your new chofce © When you are told to begin, tur the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can, 'you ‘cannot answer an item, go on to the next ane. You may return fo tht item later, DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2021 Caribbean Examinations Council “All ight reserved, le Ls Instructions: Bach sentence has either one or two words missing. Choose from the four options ‘the word or pair of words which BEST completes the meaning of the sentence. Mark your choice ‘on the answer sheet, 1, Despite his short temper, his willingness to give of bjs wealth to help others to succeed om (D) old fashioned 2 ‘The journalists were impressed by the ofthe statesman whose speechg7/had a profound onalo heard him. TD! cloquence.....efeet (B) presence... result (©) emotion. Sensation () appearance. reaction 3. Are you trying to that all along he knew of the plot to out the poets lee & swe Qnty, 4 ‘After reviewing the medical ile and having many consultations with the patient, the surgeons decided on the best. fou surgery. (A) alteration procetre (C) opposition (©) petmission Most persons are usually those yho say one thing and practise nog Yh) samy for (B) strated to (©) mistaken about contemprous of GO ON TOTHE NEXT PACE tems 6-10 structions: Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning tothe wndertined word or words. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 6 Taplesspetersadtessiewilel 9. The pie af ns? aiton tutor % sin (B) indicative of (B) loyalty © Sreateaty tay (D) presented with D) dishonesty ‘Theiygtions showed that they were firm 10. It sygms improbable that the county will in mgftain the curfew for another week. (A) ignorance key 2 ) tangible acceptance (©) inovitable ©) understanding D) exasperating Q AG lea (©) displeased (©) unavailable Go ON To THE NEXT PAGE roms 1-15, Instructions: Revise each of the following sentences according to the directions that follow it, Do ‘not change the meaning ofthe original sentence. Look at the options, Ato D, for the word or phrase ‘that BEST suits the revised sentence and mark your choice on the answer sheet. ra 2. 18. People from crowded nations cannot get 14, ‘over the accessibility of Canada’s natural ‘environment, in all of its magnificence GB wobeover to getover (©) tohave got over ©) to geting over 15. The cricket match ended sbruptly when ‘many ofthe spectators stormed the fl Begin the sentence with formed Bbw (©) sexing ©) preventing ‘More is experienced in one day of the life ‘of @ learned man than an ignorant man experiences in is whole lifetime, 1). experionces more in one day (B) more experienced in one dey (©) experienced more in one day (D) has more experience in one day During my timea school, {was involved in extra-curricular activities, Begin the sentesce with ql OS onsaying while Tas (© formy say ©) when ying IFChari invites te, Iwill go tohis party. Begin the sentence with ¥ would go B) Twill have gone (©) Iwould have gone (D) Iwouldkave been G0 ONTO THBNEXT PAGE ems 16-20, Instructions: In the following sentences, one of the underlined words may be misspelt. Choose {from the three options, A,B, C, the word that is misspelt. Ino word is misspelt, choose Option D. 16. Can you assute me that the proposition wil be excepted by the committee? Noserar ) @) Qo © 17, Heplayed within the perimeter of the pickni gytand approached the fence cautiously, No-eror a oO 18, When the museum purebased his paintings, the patrons posted many complemenor” No ertor a ® oO 19, After embarrgasing his colleague, his consceince bothered him and he eventually apologized, ) ® oO Na. 20, Hethought it bgt to sacrifice the match and submitto the ridicule of the team forhis friend's sake, ke } @ © G0 ON TO THE NEXT PAGE one NEAREST 21. Soengrossed was he in his task that he did not hear his sister enter the roam, (A) Histask was. dificult thathe did not observe hie sister's ete. (B) He did nochear his sister enter the room because ofthe job he was doing (©) Ais sister's entry di not attract his attention because he was enjoying what he was doing. [D)_ He was so preoccupied with what he was doing that he was unaware of his sister's entry 22, cannot understand why you have done this since you tell me that Mark means alot 19 arved 1G)” Since Mare means a lotto you, the ‘reason for your actions puzaing tome ®) Since youtell me that Mack means ‘lotto you, he eannot understand ‘why you have dane this. (©) You tell me that although Mark means lotto you, you did this (©) Mariecannot mean lotto you or ‘ele I know you would not have done this. 23, Recent floods have ma: impassable, the roads (A) People abies vavelbecase ofthe ods 0 Jace at ony showers, Commits wer ceo dco (© Terouscamatbewed sare he Noo (D) Travelling has been brought to @ standstill bocause ofthe foods. tion is followed by four sentences, A,B, Cand D. Choose the meaning to the original sentence, 24, Realizing that her suitcase was lft on the ‘bus, the woman desperately tried to attract the conductor's atetion (A) Whenthe desperate woman noticed that she was leaving the bus without her suitcase, she tied to attractthe conductor'sattention, When the woman became aware that she had left her suitease, she tried her beso attract the tention ofthe bus conductor. (©The woman mede all sttempts to strat the conductor's attention tothe suitease which she had eft con the bus (D) The conductor's attention was tracted by the woman who, in especation, had forgotten her sitease on the bus, 25, Water pollution is a common problem because people thoughtlessly dump their garbage in water courses (A) People throw their garbagein water ‘ourses making this an unusual problem, (B) If people did not dump thei ‘aarbage in water courses, we would not have & pollution problem, \Waterpolution takes pace because people negligently dump their garbage in water courses, (©) Even though water pollution is @ ‘robiem, people stil dump their ‘gabage in water courses, GO ONTO THE NEXTPAGE, [NOTHING HAS BEEN OMITTED. GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE, toms 26-30 Instructions: Read the following poom carefully and then answer Items 26-30 on the basis of what Is stated or implied. Nature ‘We have neither Summer nor Winter ‘Neither Autumn nor Spring. ‘We have instead the days ‘When the gold sun shines on te lush green eanefelds — Magnificenty ‘The days when the rain beats like bullets onthe roofs ‘And there is no sound but the swish of water inthe gullies ‘And tees struggling in the high Caribbean winds. ‘Also there are the days winen the leaves fade from of guango tees ‘And the reaped canefilds lie bare and fellow inthe sun But best of ll there are the days when the mango and the logwood blossom. ‘When the bushes are fll ofthe sound of bees and the scent of honey, When the tll grass sways and shivers to the slightest breath ofa. ‘When the butercups have paved the earth with yellow stars [And hesnty comes sildenly andthe rains have gone HD. Carberry, “Nature”. In Tal ofthe Tamarind: An Anthology of Poetry or Secondar» Schools, edited by 4.N. Forde, Hodder Education, 1971, G0 ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 26, 2. 28, ‘What feeling does this poem evoke inthe 29, spe Deli :) Anxiety (©) Nostalgia (©) Annoyance ‘The poem appeals MOST to the sense of faste sight (C) smell 30. D) easing ‘The “we inthe poem (A) dislikes the four seasons (B) snow learning about this place has participated in the hervesting sees the mango season a the best Which of the following lines suggests & change of focus inthe poem’? (A) “We have neither Summer nor Winter" dine 1) (B) “When the gotd sun shines on the lush green canefields” (ine 4) (©) “But best of all there ae the days ‘when the mango ..” (ine 12) (©) “And beauty comes suddenly and ‘the rains have gone” (line 20) Lines 18-19, “ihe buttercups have paved the earth with yellow / stars”, are en (B) metaphor (©) alliteration (D) personification GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Moms 31-38 Instructions: Read the following passage carefully and then answer Items 31-38 on the basis of hat is stated oF implied 10 1s 20 6 3s Kino and Juana came tothe place whete the brush houses stopped and the ety of stone and plaster began, the city of harsh outer walls nd inner coo! gardens suhere lite water played and the bougainvillaea crusted the walls with purple and brick-red and white. They head from the secret gardens the singing of caged birds and heard the splash of cooling water on hot flagstone. ‘The procession crossed the blinding plaza and passed infront ofthe church. It had grown now, and inthe outskirts the hurrying neweomers wore being sofly informed how the baby had been ‘stung by a scorpion, how the father and mother were taking i to the doctor. ‘And the newcomers, particularly the beggars ftom the front ofthe church who were great ‘experts in financial analysis, looked quickly at Juana’s old blue ski, saw the tears in her shawl, appraised te green ribbon on her braids, rea the age of Kino’s blanket and the thousand wash ing: of his slothes, and sot them down as poverty people and went aldug tee lat Kind of rena ‘ight develop. The four beggars in font ofthe church knew everything in the town, ‘They were students ofthe expressions of young women as they went in o confession, and they saw thein a they came out and read the nature of the sin. ‘They knew every litle scandal and seme very big crimes. They slept at ther posts inthe shadow ofthe church so that no ane crept infor console tion without their knowledge, And they knew the doctor. They knew his ignorance, his cruelty, his avatice, his appetites, bis sins. They knew his elumy abortions andthe litle brown pennies he gave sparingly for ams ‘They had seen his corpses go into the church, And, since erly Mass was over ad business ‘was slo, they followed the procession, these endless searchers after perfect knowledge oftheir fellowmen, to see what the ft, azy doctor would do about an indigent baby with a scorpion bit. The scurrying procession came at last othe big gate in the wall ofthe doctor's house. ‘They could hes the splashing ofthe water and the singing of caged birds and the sweep of the long brooms on the fagstones. And they eould smell the frying of good bacon ftom the doctor's house Kino hesitated « moment. This doctor was not of his people. ‘This doctor was of «race hich for nearly four hundred yee had beaten and starved and robbed and despised Kino's race, and fightened it too, so that the indigent came humbly to the door. And as always when he came near to one ofthis race, Kino felt weak and afraid and angry atthe same time, Rage and teor went together. He could kil the doctor more easily than he could talk to him, for all ofthe doctor's race spoke fall of Kino's race as though they were simple animals. And as Kino raised his right hand tothe iron ring knocker in the gate, rage swelled in him, and the pounding musie ofthe enemy beatin is ears, and his lips dew tight against is teth but wit his left hand he reached to take off hist. The iron ring pounded against the gate. Kino took off his hat and stood waiting. Cayatita ‘moaned a litle in Juana arms, and she spoke sofly to him. The procession crowded close the Detter to See and hear. Jolm Steinbeck, The Pearl Penguin Books, 1973, pp. 9-16. GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE, 3. 32, Es “ue “The writer uss secret” (line 4) to describe the gardens because BD eyo iden fom vw (B) the ooeupants whispered there ‘many people didnot know of them (©) many treasures were concealed ‘here ‘The word “procession” (line 5) indicates that the crowed was (A), goingto efimerst ‘moving about aimlessly walking together like @ mob DY) moving in an orderly group ‘Which ofthe following statements is NOT ‘rue about the beggars? (8) ‘They knew about human nature, (B) / They were inquisitive about people (D) They new everything that went on around them, In the passage, the expression “great ‘experts in financial analysis” (lines 8-9) ‘means thet the beggars (A) were sbletoadd theiralms quickly (B) had many years of experience in begging (©) _souldanalyse the financial state of ‘the country could immediately determine the rich fom the poor 38. 36. 3. 38 “The description in paragraph 2 lines &-18) conveys to the reeder he impression of (A) Air and batted 8) Arrappiness and love harshness and poverty (D) comfort and prosperity ‘According tothe passage, “Kino hesitated ‘a moment” (line 26) because he had to calm his anger and hatred ‘was aftaid to approsch the doctor (C) wondered whether he had enough — (©) © wanted to kill he doctor with his bare hands In the passage, the sentence “This doctor was not of his people” (line 26) suggests thatthe doctor (A) did not respect Kino's people ) did not understand Kino’s people (©) was not born in the city as Kino BK cchetoma tckpoun ieee ‘rom Kino Which ofthe following is NOT illustrated ine gessage? Wm Kindness ofthe beggars B) The curiosity ofthe city people (©) The suffering of ana and Kino (D) The contrast berween the rch and ‘he poor -P- Reed the following passage carefully and then answer Items 39-46 on the basis of ‘what i stated or implied. Won the taitonel family unit is discussed, it is usually io terms af the external social changes that are threatening its existence as an instiuton, Lite thought is given to tie interaal problems of normal homes. The central problem for most family members i, of couse, how 10 {get along with each other. This intemal matter isnot without its external implication; for only ‘where there are orderly and peaceful families cen there be an orderly and peaceful society. Of all the social changes that have affected the family in recent yeats, by fee the most significant has been the inerease inthe umber of mothers of school-age children wo aavetalcen outside employment. In Canada, some 75 percent of women i this category now have fll-time or par-time jobs. For the most pat, economic imperatives have left women no choice but to ‘work ‘or money. An income sufficient to maintain tho lifestyle of an average family took one Canadian 48 hours a week to earn inthe 1950s. Ittakes two people 65 o 75 hours a week to earn that income today. ‘The conflicts between work and family life and searcity of time to devote to children have taken «personel tll on women inthe form of stress and depression. Obviously, indiviculs under stress are harder to deal with than those who are not, so the tensions of work are earied over Into tensions in mother-child relationships, Men, too, report feling ‘stressed out” and squeezed between work and family obligations. Males raised inthe tradition of mothers doing everything Inthe home are inclined to be lax in doing housework and awkweed inthe unaccustomed role of sctiveyy nuturing children. Butifa‘wo-income family ito run smoothly and fly, thehousehold ‘workload must be shared. Another profound change in family celtionships lies inthe relatively high imsidence of

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