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TEST CODE O2II401A

FORM TP 201s161 MAY/JUNE 2015
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
CARJBREAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION@
' CdunaUNIcATIoNs STUDIES

UNITl-Paper01

t hour 30 minutes
06 MAY 2015 (a.m.)

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1. 'fhis test consists of 45 items dividbd into two sections. A and B.

2. Section A, based oll a cofiununication extract, consists of 7 questions. The extract, which
is NOT incltrded in the question booklet, will be read to you twice but you will be allowed
two minutes to look at the questions bef<rre the extract is read to you.

3. Section B consists of 38 questions. Answer each question based on the information given.

4. In addition to the test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.

5. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (c), (D). Read each item
you are about to answer and decide which choice is best.

6. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space
having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

Which of the following is an advantage of the

questionnaire as a data-collection method? SampleAnswer

(A) of administration
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(D) Opportunity for clarification
The best answer to this item is "Ease of administration", so (A) has been shacled.

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SECTION A
Items 1-7

Instructions: you will hear an extract. It will be read twice. Listen carefully before answering
the questions based on the extract.

1. The MAIN idea of the extract is that during 5. The expression "the guardian immortelles
petit-car6me in Kumaca were in sporadic blootn" suggests that

(A) (A) some of the trees were in bloom

the village was beautiful
(B) agriculturalactivitiesflourished
(B) the trees bloomed all year round

the villagers sPoke of current

(C) the trees had never bloomed before
(C) (D) some trees bloomed onlY at this
affairs
time of the Year
(D) nature came alive with colour and
sound
6. The phrase "parrots squawking like
matriarchal fishwives" is an example of
2. Which of the following details does NOT which pair of literary devices?
support the main idea of the passage?
(A) Paradox and metaPhor
(A) "picking the little h'arvest of cocoa" (B) Simile and onomatoPoeia
(B) "somersaulting monkeys howled (C) Simile and Personificatiotr
in dark voices" (D) Personificationandonomatopoeia
(C) "pouis spotting the hillsides with
fistfuls of gold"
(D) "the forest bees came quick in blue 7 . Which of the following is the MOST
sunshine to new blossoms" appropriate comtnent on the effectiveness
of the phrase "pouis spotting the hillside
with fistfuls of gold"?
3. According to the extract, "petit-car6me"
refers to the (A) The phrase reflects the extent to
which the flowers were covering
(A) time of harvest the hillsides during petit-carOrne'
(B) time that flowers bloom
(B)'T"o,l'"?:':["#"111'l?;,iH:;
(C) dry spell during the rainy season
(D) time when the animals are most and tightly bunched together
vocal during petit-car6me'

(C) The Phrase helPs the reader to

4. The phrase "fresh-feathered birds flitted appreciate that the flowers were
with song" is an examPle of rich and easY to get hold of
during petit-car6me.
(A) simile
(D) The writer allows the reader to
(B) alliteration
visualize how the bunched, rich,
(C) onomatoPoeia
bright Yellow flowers covered the
(D) personification
landscaPe during Petit-car€me as
comPared to other times'

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 SECTION B

Items 8-11

Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items g-ll.
The media is filled with reports of teenagers being distracted by digital technology
and neglecting
their school work as a result. Haldane, a sociology student, decidesio investigateliris phenomenon
at his school which is located in the countryside. He intends to use interviews to collect data.

8. Which of the following activities would 10. Haldane found an article entitled "Modern
Haldane need to undertake as part of his Technology Causing Canadian Students
research? to Fail". This article could be useful to his
research as it
I. Talking to parents and teachers
II. F'inding out how many students (A) is reliable and accurate
own digital devices (B) cah yield sufficient dara
ilI. Choosing a sample that is (C) provides secondary data
representative of his school's (D) can provide prirnary data
population

(A) I and II only ll. Why would it be UNACCEPTABLE

(B) I arrd III only for Haldane to apply the findings of his
(c) II and III only research to all teenagers?
(D) I, II and III
(A) The school is in a rural area.
(B) He plans to use only interviews.
9. Which of the fcrllowing would be an (C) The respondents might not tell the
advantage if Haldane conducted interviews? truth.
(D) He plans to use only students from
(A) Costliness of the procedure his school.
(B) Wide geographic coverage of
informants
(c) Considerable depth of the
information to be collected
(D) lligh reliability of the information
to be collected

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l!989 12-1s
Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer lterns 12-15.

At a recent meeting with the principal of Mansfield High School, the Ministry of Education revealed
that a check of the most recent census documents shows that some senior students of the school have
been irregularly attending classes. The ministry decided to hire a research company to investigate
the likely reasolls for the students' irregular attendance.

12. The MOST suitable type of studywhichthe 14. Which of the following must the research
company could use to conduct this research company consider when selecting a
is sample?

(A) survey (A) How aware the respondents are

(B) interviews (B) Accuracy of the census documents
(c) experiment (c) The average number ofrespondents
(D) observation (D) How well it represents the
population

13. Which of the following fypes of sampling

methods would BEST suit the ministry's 1s. Which of the fbllowing would be the
purpose? MOST reliable source of secondary data
for this study?
(A) Random
(B) Discrete (A) The principal's log book
(C) Purposive (B) Student report card/book
(D) Convenience (C) Student attendance registers
(D) Letters of excuse from Parents

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 Items 16-20

Instructionl: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 16-20.

The boy come back home for a few days holiday, see some crabs Closby have in a barrel. This
is the son: "l)ad, what are those thangs there?" Talking like Englishman. Crosby ain't tell him
nothing. When he poke his finger in the barrel and the crab catch hold of him, he bawl: "pa! The
crab! The crab!" A well-educated boy, yes. Lawyer, economist or something.

Lovelace E., The Wine o-f Astonishment (Caribbean Writers Series)

Heinetnann 1986. p.14.

'16. Which of the following expressions 19. What does the extract suggest about the
contains syntactical features common to relationship between the boy's education
Caribbean English Creoles? and his use oflanguage?

(A) "A well-educated boy" (A) His education allows him to speak
(B) "What are those thangs?" properly.
(C) "Pa! The crab! The crab!" (B) His education has influenced his
(D) "Talking like Englishman." language.
(C) As an economist, he speaks
Standard English.
17. What feature of Caribbean English Creole (D) He speaks English Creole because
grammar is used in the expression "Crosby he is an educated lawver.
ain't tell him nothing"?

(A) Absence of a copula 20. What is suggested in the narrator's

(B) Use of two negatives final statement, "Lawyer, economist or
(C) Reduction of a syllable, something"?
(D) Repetition of the same word
(A) He was unable to recall the correct
',i infonnation.
18. What attitude towards the boy is suggested (B) He is not in awe of the young man's
by the narrator's statement "Talking educational achievements.
like Englishman. Crosby ain't tell him (C) He does not think that the young
nothing"? man's profession is important.
(D) He does not care that the young
(A) Jealousy man has become a professional.
(B) Frustration
(C) Disapproval
(D) Amusement

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Ltpqs.2-1--?5

Instructions: Read the following extract from the poem carefully and then answer ltems?l-Z5.

"Sonnyts Lettahtt

From Prison, Jebb Avenue

S.W 2Inglan

Dear Mama

Good day
I hope that when these few lines
Reach you they may
Find you in the best of health
I don't know how to tell yu dis
For I did mek a solemn pramise
To tek care a lickle Jim
, An try mi bes fi look out fi im.

Mama,I really did try mi bes

But none di less
Sony fi tell yu dat poor lickle Jim get arres
It was de miggle a di rush hour

When all of a sudden a police van pull up

Out jump tree policeman
De whole a dem carryin baton
f)em walk straight up to mi and Jim
One a dem hold on to Jim
Seh dem tekin im in
Jim tell im fi leggo a im
For im nuh do nuttn
And im nuh tief, not even a button
Mama, I jus couldn stan up deh an nuh do nuttn

So mi jook one in im eye and im started fi cry

Mi hit im pon im mout and im started fi shout
Mi kick im pon im shin so im started fi spin
Mi hit im pon im chin an im drop pon a bin
An crash
An dead

Mama, don't fret

Don't get depress an downhearted
Be of good courage
Till I hear from yu.

Adaptedfrom Linton Kwesi Johnson, "Sonny's Lettah".

In The Spoken Word Revolution: Redux edited by Mark Eleveld,
Sourcebook Media Fusion, 2007.

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21. What is the speaker's purpose for writing
this letter?
24. Based on the tonb of the letter, the
relationship between mother and son can
be described as
(A) 'fo protest against police brutality
and injustice (A) bitter
(B) To apologize for being locked up (B) tense
along with Jim (c) cordial
(c) To inform his mother ofhis current (D) affectionate
address and console her
(D) To tell his mother that he and Jim
are in jail and to explain why 25. ln which of the following countries is
Sonny MOST likely incarcerated?

22. The register of the poem may be described, (A) England

AS (B) .Iamaica
(c) America
(A) formal (D) Barbados
(B) frozen
(c) intimate
consultatlve
fol

23. Which of the fbllowing is NOT a purpose

for which the writer uses Caribbean Rnglish
Creole in the poem?

(A) To provide aestheticpleasure to the

reader
(B) To serve as a vehicle of easy
commtrnication between inmates
(c) To show that it is more suited than
standard English to discuss
the issues of racism and social
injustice
(D) To persuade the reader that the
issues of racism and social
injustice deserve discussion

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Items 26-28

Instlfuctions: The following conversation about a funeral service took place between these
two persons in a shoe store in Jamaica. Rearl it carefully then answer ltems 26-28.

Percy: I can't believe that Mavis gone, bttt I'm really glad she had a great funeral.

Mildred: The kids and grandkids came from foreign for the funeral?

Percy: Yes, Ma'am. One of them talk so nice, like the people in the television shows.
But the other one?! Poor Mavis must be spinning in her grave.

Mildred: What you mean?

Percy: Well, I couldn't understand a thing he was saying dwing the eulogy he was giving.
All I could hear was "I and I this" and "I and I that". He should know that people
don't talk so in church.

26. From Pergy's statements, what are the two varieties of language MOST likely spoken by Mavis'
grandchildren?

(A) Jamaican English and English Creole

(B) Rastafarian English and English Creole
(C) Standard English and Television English
(D) Standard English and Rastafarian English

27. What does Percy's statement "He should know that people don't talk so in church" suggests?

(A) Percy does not like Mavis' grandson.

(B) Context is critical to the choice of code.
(C) There is a code reserved only for church'
(D) Christians speak differently from others.

Which of the following technologies would NOT help to enhance the delivery of the eulogy?

(A) Fax machine

(B) Microphone
(C) Musical accomPaniment
(D) A projected slide presentation '

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 Items 29-3I

Instructions: select the most appropriate answer for Items zg-31.

29. An English Creole may be defined as a language

(A) with limited linguistic functions

(B) used by the poorest people in the society
(C) only rmderstood by some persons in the society
(D) developed from contact between European languages andAfrican languages

30. In which of the following expressions is the process of reduplication evident?

(A) Step-sister
(B) Eye-water
(C) A waa gwaan
(D) Chaka-chaka house

31. Which of the following is NOT an element of the process of communication?

(A) Noise
(B) Sender
(C) Medium
(D) Message ,

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Items 32-36

Instructions: Read the following conversation carefully then answer ltems 31-35.

You don't belleve ln

those tblngr, do you?

Auspac Media. The Feature People.

Retrieved 19 November 2013 from
www. a us o ac m e dia co nu a u

32. the man's body language in Box 1 indicates 35. What kind of communication context is
that he is depicted in the conversation?

(A) thrilled (A) Small group

(B) irritated (B) Intbrcultural
(C) supportive (C) Intrapersonal
(D) indifferent (D) Interpersonal

33. The stimulus that leads to the

conceptualization of the message in Box 36' Which of the following words describes
I is the the man's tone in Box 4?

(A) well (A) Anger

(B) coin (B) Disdain
(C) purse (c) Dismay
(D) shrub (D) Consolation

34. A communicative artefact in the

conversation is the

(A) sky
(ts) bas
(C) coin
shru!
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 Items 37-39

Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 37-Ag.

An election campaign is taking place for a vacant parliamentary seat. The candidates are willing
to use every means at their disposal to win the support of the voting public.

37. Which of the following features of non-verbal communication would candiclates be LEAST likelv
to use when giving speeches?

(A) Waving their hands in the air

(B) Turning their backs to the audience
(C) Smiling at the women in the audience
(D) Embracing a spouse or other close family member

il

3b' Which of the following verbal strategies would NOT help candidates to effectively get their
message across?

(A) Sarcasm
(B) Statistics
(C) Party slogans
(D) Public seruice announcements

39. Websites established for the putpose of wooing voters would MOST likely include

I. video clips of the candidates'activities

il. a link to a webpage where donations may be made
m. a link to a social rnedia website

(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and II,I only
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trtbms 40-43

Instruction$: The following scene shows the effects of inappropriate losfings on social metlia
by tbree persons. Read lt carefully and then answer Items 4043.

Unemployable due
Forrn=
it was an
to stupid personal
Me too! "T9.rrassing
Yqr
stuff I put on mv Thbe
facebook page. video.

Adaptedfrom Signs of the Social Neworking Times.

Retrieved 19 November 2013 from
htfit ://www. geekculture, co nuf olt oftechi o! archives/ I 0 4 L html)

40. Which of the following is a result of 42. What general message do the non-verbal
INAPPROPRIATE use of social media? artefacts convey?

(A) LoSs of family time

(A) The characters have different
(B) Rejection by employers treasured items.
(C) Damage to the characters' (B) The character with the least needs
reputation is a woman.
(D) Access by future employers to the
(C) The characters are unemployed and
Internet in need of money.
(D) Members of the public are giving
the characters donations.
41. The scene suggests that INAPPROPRIATE
postings can be made by 43. Which of the following could be considered
the artistJs purpose for depicting the scene?
(A) young people only
(B) persons ofdifferent ages only (A) To sho* that social media are
(c) the three characters in the cartoon dangerous
(D) persons of different ages and (B) To warn against indiscriminate use
genders of social media
(C) To ridicule persons addicted to
using social media
(D) To show that social media are a sign
of the end times

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Items 44-45

Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 44-45,

A student submitted the following draft conclusion for her expository essay on "Types of Luxury
Cars".

If you are going to buy a luxury car, you must carefully consider what you want. There are various
brands of luxury cars on the market - Cadillac, Infiniti, Volvo, Land Rover, Lamborghini, Porsche,
Mercedes Benz, Lexus, BMW, Audi. Some luxury cars can damage the environment and then our
children would suffer the consequences.

44. The purpose of the second sentence is to 45. What is the writer's airn in the last sentence?

(A) show off the student's knowledge (A) To express the main idea of the
of luxury cars paragraph
(B) list the cars from most to least (B) To convey the concluding idea of
luxurious the paragraph
(c) present a list ofcars for the reader (c) To focus the paragraph on
to choose from environmental conservation
(D) have the reader carefully consider (D) To provide a detail to help the
various brands ofluxury cars reader choose a luxurv brand

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 TEST CODE 02114010-ES
FORM TP 2016-ES MAY/JUNE 2016

CA R I B B EA N E XA M I N AT I O N S COU N CIL

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION®

COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Paper 01

30 minutes

EXAMINER'S SCRIPT

ITEMS 1-7

Copyright © 2014 Caribbean Examinations Council

All rights reserved.

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1. Say to the candidates:

Items 1-7 constitute Section A of this paper. They are based on a poem, which I will read
to you. You will be given two minutes to look at the items before you listen to the poem.
Then I will read the poem to you twice.

You are required to listen carefully to the poem before answering the items. You may make
notes while you listen to the reading. You must NOT begin to answer the items until you are
told to do so.

You are required to respond to the items on your answer sheet by selecting the correct
option from the four options lettered A-D.

2. Say to the candidates:

Look at the items now for two minutes.

3. Two minutes later, say to candidates

Now listen carefully while I read this poem twice. Remember, you may make notes
as I read.

4. Read the following poem twice at normal reading pace. (DO NOT dictate the poem for candidates
to write.)

Departure Lounge

The young man,

when the flight is called
is blowing his nose to clear
the sadness of departure.
The girl who's leaving looks
composed. They're travelling
on different planes
to different destinations.

Each time
we die a little.
When we are young
These moments devastate.

But partings down the years

have helped to make me
ready to say goodbye

Mervyn Morris

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5. After you have read the poem the first time, pause for a few seconds and then say to the candidates:

I shall now read the poem a second time.

6. After you have read the poem a second time, pause for a few seconds and then say to the candidates:

You have 90 minutes to answer all the items on Paper 01. When you are finished answering those
items which are based on this poem, go straight to Section B and answer Items 8-45. Do not wait
for any further instructions. The invigilator will tell you when the last 15 minutes are left.

7. Quietly invite the invigilator to take over the examination process.

Instructions to the Invigilator

8. Seventy-five minutes later, tell candidates that they have 15 minutes left.

9. Fifteen minutes later, at the end of the allotted 90 minutes, collect all papers and dismiss the
candidates.

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TEST CODE 02114010

MAY/JUNE 2016
CAR IB B EAN E XAM IN ATI ON S C O U N C I L
CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
UNIT 1 – Paper 01
1 hour 30 minutes

04 MAY 2016 (a.m.)

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 45 items divided into two sections, A and B.

2. Section A, based on a communication extract, consists of 7 questions. The extract, which is
NOT included in the question booklet, will be read to you twice but you will be allowed two
minutes to look at the questions before the extract is read to you.
3. Section B consists of 38 questions. Answer each question based on the information given.
4. In addition to the test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.
5. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item
you are about to answer and decide which choice is best. ·
6. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space
having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item
Which of the following is an advantage of the
questionnaire as a data-collection method? Sample Answer

(A) Ease of administration Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ

(B) Immediacy of feedback
(C) Openness of discussion
(D) Opportunity for clarification
The best answer to this item is "Ease of administration", so (A) has been shaded.

7. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely and fill in your new choice.
8. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can.
If you cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may return to that item later.

_ _DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO __

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SECTION A

Items 1 – 7

Instructions: You will hear an extract. It will be read twice. Listen carefully before answering the
questions based on the extract.

1. What is the setting in the first stanza? 5. Which of the following expressions from
the poem does NOT refer to the central
(A) A funeral theme of the poem?
(B) An airport
(C) A train station (A) “ready to say goodbye”
(D) An underground station (B) “Each time we die a little”
(C) “These moments devastate”
(D) “blowing his nose to clear the sadness
2. Which of the following BEST expresses the
meaning of the phrase “blowing his nose to of departure”
clear the sadness of departure”?
6. The main idea of the poem is that
(A) The young man is crying.
(B) The young man is devastated by the (A) the author learns to accept paintings
departure. (B) people find it painful to deal with
(C) The young man copes with his grief partings
by weeping. (C) people eventually learn to deal with
(D) The impending departure has made partings
the young man ill. (D) two young people are parting
company on different flights
3. Which of the following BEST explains the
purpose of stanza two? 7. Which of the following literary devices are
NOT used in the poem?
(A) To show that everyone has to die
(B) To include all young people in the I. Pun
grief of partings II. Metaphor
(C) To encourage people to empathize III. Oxymoron
with one another
(D) To show that the speaker is not alone (A) I and II only
in the departure lounge. (B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III
4. The tone of the poem can be described as
(A) sober
(B) caustic
(C) nostalgic
(D) regretful

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SECTION B

Items 8 – 10

Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 8 – 10.

A researcher was gathering information on the impact of streaming within a particular high school. He
held a discussion with five sets of students from remedial classes in different forms or grades on how
they are being affected by their placement.

8. What method of data collection did the researcher use?

(A) Interview
(B) Focus group
(C) Questionnaire
(D) Participant observation

9. Apart from the students, which of the following persons may be the BEST source of primary data for
this research?

(A) Parents
(B) Teachers
(C) Education Officers
(D) Deans of Discipline

10. Which of the following is an advantage of using a questionnaire for this particular study?

(A) Results can be easily quantified.

(B) It has a low rate of response
(C) The researcher is able to ask follow-up questions.
(D) Respondents don’t have to think carefully before formulating a response.

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Items 11 – 15

Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 11 – 15.

At a recent meeting with the principal of Argyle Secondary School, the Ministry of Education revealed
that a check of the most recent census documents shows that some senior students of the school have
been attending classes irregularly. The Ministry decided to hire a research company to investigate the
likely reasons for the students’ irregular attendance.

11. Which of the following would be the MOST 13. If the research company only collected data
appropriate population for this study? in the morning, which of the following
would affect the data?
(A) All students of A rgyle Secondary
that have been attending classes I. Validity
irr egu larly II. Time spent in the field
III. Access to information
(B) All senior students of Argyle
Secondary that have been attending
(A) I only
classes irregularly
(B) II only
(C) All students of secondary students in (C) I and III only
the country that have been attending (D) I, II and III
classes irregularly
14. If the research company was observing the
(D) All senior students of secondary
patterns of absenteeism among senior
students in the country that have been
students, which of the following would be
attending classes irregularly
an advantage?

12. Relevant demographic data about the (A) Directly experiencing the behaviour
student that the researcher might seek to of participants
obtain would include (B) Allowing its biases to affect what is
observed
I. Age (C) Spending a long enough period of
II. Address time collecting data
III. Number of days absent (D) Participants changing their behaviour
while being observed
(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only 15. Which of the following URLs is NOT likely
(C) II and III only to provide trustworthy information on
(D) I, II and III student attendance.

(A) www.argylesecondary.edu
(B) www.ttministryofeducation.gov
(C) www.parentsargylesecondary.org
(D) www.argyleabsentstudents.com

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Items 16 – 20

Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 16 – 20.

The boy come back home for a few days holiday, see some crabs Crosby have in a barrel. This is the
son: “Dad, what are those thangs there?” Talking like Englishman. Crosby ain’t tell him nothing. When
he poke his finger in the barrel and the crab catch hold of him, he bawl: “Pa! The crab! The crab!” A
well-educated boy, yes. Lawyer, economist or something.
Lovelace E., 1982, The Wine of Astonishment, p. 14.

16. Which of the following expressions 19. What does the extract suggest about the
contains syntactical features common to relationship between the boy’s education
Caribbean English Creoles? and his use of language?

(A) “A well-educated boy” (A) His education makes him speak

(B) “what are those thangs?” properly.
(C) “Pa! The crab! The crab!” (B) His education has influenced his
(D) “Talking like Englishman.” language.
(C) As an economist, he speaks Standard
English.
17. What features of Caribbean English Creole (D) He speaks English Creole because he
grammar is used in the expression “Crosby is an educated lawyer.
ain’t tell him nothing”?

(A) Reduplication 20. What is suggested in the narrator’s final

(B) Double negative statement, “Lawyer, economist or
(C) Syllable reduction something”?
(D) Zero copula structure
(A) He was unable to recall the correct
information.
18. What attitude does the text ‘Talking like (B) He is not in awe of the young man’s
Englishman. Crosby ain’t tell him nothing.’ educational achievements.
suggest that the narrator has towards the (C) He does not think that the young
boy? man’s profession is important.
(D) He does not care that the young man
(A) Jealousy has become a professional.
(B) Frustration
(C) Amusement
(D) Disapproval

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Items 21 – 25

Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 21 – 25.

Miss Clemmie keep on looking at Ascot as if he is stranger and Dagoman sit on the bench outside as
if he too fraid to come near the lady. The children start play round the car and make as if to open the
door and Ascot snap at them so bad that my mother had to say, “Hi Ascot, is your own little brothers
yu treating so?”

“Half brother,” Ascot say.

From then on things just get from bad to worse. Ascot look like he real vex with Miss Clemmie, and the
wife and stepfather look like they real vex with Ascot. So finally Ascot say, “Come let me take you all
home for I have to get back to Kingston tonight.” But by this time Dagoman face set and he say he
prefer to walk and Miss Clemmie and the children get into the car alone, and even though Miss
Clemmie look like she going to cry, you can still see she feeling proud to have her son driving her in
car. But as they drive off, all we can hear is Ascot shouting at the children to take their dirty feet off
the car seat.
Adapted from “Ascot” Summer Lightning and other stories
By Olive Senior, Longman Caribbean Writers, 1986.

21. Which of the following does NOT 24. The writer’s use of English Creole throughout
contribute to the tension among the the extract suggests all of the following
characters? EXCEPT that she
(A) Ascot snapping at the children (A) accepts that English Creole is a
(B) Miss Clemmie looking at Ascot as if broken language
he is a stranger
(B) thinks that English Creole is an
(C) Dagoman silently angry with Ascot for
snapping at the children authentic language
(D) Miss Clemmie feeling proud to have (C) thinks that English Creole can be
Ascot drive her in his car used for literary purposes
(D) accepts that English Creole is a
22. When Ascot says “Come let me take you means of communication by people
all home ...”, he aims to
25. Which of the following grammatical
(A) make Dagoman angry features is NOT present in the first sentence
(B) get back to Kingston that night of the extract?
(C) ease the tension among the family
(D) take his mother and her other children (A) Reduplication
for a drive (B) Subject-adjective structure
(C) Unmarked noun with singular
23. Which of the following does NOT convey
meaning
a communicative behaviour?
(D) Unmarked verb with past-time
(A) ‘Ascot snap at them’. reference
(B) ‘Dagoman sit on the bench outside’.
(C) ‘The children start play round the car’.
(D) ‘The wife and stepfather look like
they real vex with Ascot’.
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Items 26 – 28
Instructions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 26 – 28.
“Eh-eh! Don’t shout at me,” was all he got for his pains. “Don’t you deafen me. What’s that the young
varmint says, Maud?”
Mrs. Dovecot came over and got him to understand after two or three attempts.
“Three pence, Maudie,” he cackled. “Three pence! Did yo’ hear thet, Maud? Did yo’ ever hear the
like? I’ll bet you ain’t never did. Three pence! The lad’ll have money what I’s got to sweat blood for,
just to gi thet Megahey what’s got his bread so well-buttered off ‘pon both sides, not to mention the
middle. Three pence! Ha ha! … oh Maudie … .” And he broke down once in helpless laughter. Clement
went out and sat under the breadfruit tree that grew before the door, resting his back against the trunk.

Adapted from Uriel Narinesingh,

Voyage … An Anthology of Short Stories and Poems, 2006, p.118.

26. Which of the following types of registers is used in the dialogue?

(A) Frozen
(B) Formal
(C) Intimate
(D) Consultative

27. How might the following expressions be BEST classified?

I ‘he cackled’
II ‘he broke down once in helpless laughter’
III ‘Clement went out and sat under the breadfruit tree’

(A) Proxemics
(B) Paralanguage
(C) Verbal communication
(C) Non-verbal communication

28. Which of the following are non-standard English texts?

I ‘what I’s got to sweat blood for’
II ‘Three pence!’
III ‘Did yo’ hear thet, Maud?’

(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(C) I, II and III

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Items 29 – 30
Instructions: Select the most appropriate answer for Items 29 – 30.

29. Which of the following BEST explains the meaning of the term ‘lingua franca’?
(A) A language which is derived from French and used by African slaves.
(B) Any language which is native to African peoples who have been transplanted.
(C) Any language which is foreign to a speaker who moves to a new speech community.
(D) A language used as a common means of communication by speakers whose native languages
are different.

30. Which of the following are examples of language performing a social function?
I Making a request
II Talking to oneself
III Audio conferencing

(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II, and III

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Items 31 – 33
Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 31 – 33.

A group of ten students from McIntosh High in Jamaica are visiting Cuba to improve their knowledge
of Spanish and Cuban culture. They are being hosted by students from José Martí High. When they
return to school, they will be required to write a report on their experience.

31. Which of the following contexts of communication BEST describes the interaction between the two
groups of students?
(A) Intercultural
(B) Small-group
(C) Interpersonal
(D) Organizational

32. In which of the following genres will the report MOST likely be written?
I Narrative
II Exposition
III Argument

(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III

33. While in Cuba, the students attended a seminar. The guest speaker noticed that many of the visitors
seemed restless during his presentation, even though he was speaking audibly. Which of the following
was NOT likely responsible for their restlessness?
(A) He was speaking too fast.
(B) He was speaking in a monotone.
(C) He was using many unfamiliar words.
(D) He complemented his speech with projected slides.

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Items 34 – 37
Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 34 – 37.

During assembly, Sally, a fifth form student, gives the following speech on the topic “Why I am proud
to be from the Caribbean.” While she is giving her presentation, some students keep covering their
mouths and snickering. However, Sally does not notice this because her eyes are glued to the paper
from which she is reading.

‘A pleasant good morning. How are you, friends and family? Let me see the hands of those who are
having a good time. Come on: let me see the hands of those who are having a good time. Wave your
hands and say, “Yeah, yeah!”

Okay. I am proud to be from the Caribbean because my parents are of African descent. The Caribbean
is mostly black country; therefore, most of the people are black. I am one of them. My father black,
my mother black and my brother black. We all black.’

34. Which of the following is the stage of the 36. Which of the following is NOT a message
communication process at which Sally that Sally’s lack of eye contact could be
generated ideas for her speech? sending?

(A) Decoding (A) She is nervous.

(B) Interpreting (B) She is well prepared.
(C) Conceptualizing (C) She is not articulate enough.
(D) Giving feedback (D) She did not do enough research.

35. Which of the following BEST explains why 37. Which of the following BEST describes the
some students covered their mouths and method of discourse in Sally’s speech?
glanced at one another?
(A) It is argumentative.
(A) They identified with Sally. (B) It is mainly expository.
(B) The presentation was too boring. (C) It is mainly conversational.
(C) They were angry at Sally’s choice of (D) It is a mixture of narrative and
words. argument.
(D) They were amused by Sally’s choice
of words.

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Items 38 – 42
Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 38 – 42.

38. Which of the following categories of non- 40. What barrier to the communication process
verbal communication are at work in the is the response of Barry’s father
scenario? highlighting in Frame 2?

I Paralanguage (A) The singer’s voice

II Vocalics (B) The beat of the song
III Chronemics (C) The lyrics of the song
(D) The loudness of the music
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only 41. If Barry had held up his hand and turned his
(D) I and III only palm towards his father when the latter
asked his question, what communication
function would he be engaging in?
39. Instead of the words used in Frame 2, what (A) Regulating
nonverbal behaviour could Barry’s father (B) Reinforcing
have used to convey the same message? (C) Accentuating
(A) Shake his head (D) Contradicting
(B) Turn off the radio
(C) Hum under his breath 42. Barry’s use of “cool” in Frame 5 is an
(D) Raise his brows quizzically example of

(A) slang
(B) jargon
(C) dialect
(D) profanity

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Items 43 – 45
Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 43 – 45.

A sixth-form class was practising to write expository essays. The students were exposed to the various
features of exposition and guidelines for producing this type of essay in an academic context.

43. A student’s expository essay should typically aim to

(A) recount experiences

(B) affect the emotions
(C) enlighten and instruct the reader
(D) present the writer’s personal viewpoint

44. Which of the following would be MAIN organizational strategy used in an expository essay on the
topic: “Types of luxury vehicles”?

(A) Description
(B) Classification
(C) Chronological order
(D) Comparison and contrast

45. Which of the following techniques is typically NOT used in exposition?

(A) Emotive language

(B) Facts and statistics
(C) Information from experts
(D) Details supporting main points

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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Unit 1 – Paper 01
1 hour 30 minutes

05 JUNE 2017 (a.m.)

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1. This test consists of 45 items divided into two sections, A and B.

2. Section A, based on a communication extract, consists of 7 questions. The extract, which is NOT
included in the question booklet, will be read to you twice but you will be allowed two minutes to
look at the questions before the extract is read to you.
3. Section B consists of 38 questions. Answer each question based on the information given.

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4. In addition to the test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.
5. Each item in this test has four suggested answers, lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are
about to answer, and decide which choice is best.
6. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having
the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item
Which of the following is an advantage of the Sample Answer
questionnaire as a data-collection method?

(A) Opportunity for clarification

(B) Immediacy of feedback
(C) Openness of discussion
(D) Ease of administration

The best answer to this item is “Ease of administration”, so (D) has been shaded.

7. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice.
8. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. If you cannot
answer an item, omit it and go on to the next one. You may return to that item later.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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EXTRACT FOR QUESTIONS 1 – 7

Spring weather came on rather suddenly, the unsealing of buds that had long been swollen accomplishing
itself in the space of one warm night. The rush of sap in the veins of the trees could almost be heard. The
flowers of late April took up a position unseen, and looked as if they had been blooming a long while,
though there had been no trace of them the day before yesterday; birds began not to mind getting wet.
In-door people said they had heard the nightingale, to which out-door people replied contemptuously that
they had heard him a fortnight before.

Thomas Hardy, The Woodlanders, Oxford University Press 2005

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SECTION A
Items 1 – 7

Instructions: You will hear an extract. It will be read twice. Listen carefully before answering the
questions based on the extract.

1. What is the main idea of the extract? 5. The word that BEST describes the mood of the
passage is
(A) Spring is a time of tremendous
beauty. (A) idyllic
(B) Birds are part of the beauty of (B) sombre
spring. (C) peaceful
(C) Spring seems to have appeared (D) exhilarating
overnight.
(D) The spring rains make everything
beautiful. 6. The word closest in meaning to “unsealing” as
used in the extract is
2. The writer’s main purpose is to
(A) gaping
(A) show that spring comes right after (B) opening
winter (C) exposing
(B) comment on what the birds do at (D) prospering
springtime
(C) convey the memorable impact of spring’s
arrival 7. Which of the following devices is reflected in the
final sentence?
(D) describe the beauty of the natural world
during springtime.
(A) Irony
(B) Contrast
3. The expression “The flowers of late April took (C) Oxymoron
up a position unseen” is an example of (D) Personification

(A) metaphor
(B) hyperbole
(C) alliteration
(D) personification

4. What is the dominant imagery used by the writer

in the extract?

(A) Aural
(B) Visual
(C) Tactile
(D) Olfactory

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SECTION B

Items 8 – 11

Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 8 - 11.

The media is filled with reports of teenagers being distracted by digital technology and that preoccupation is
affecting their school work. Haldane, a sociology student, decides to investigate this phenomenon at his school
which is located in the countryside. He intends to use interviews to collect data.

8. Which of the following activities would Haldane 10. Haldane found an article entitled “Modern
need to undertake as part of his research? Technology Causing Canadian Students to Fail”.
This article could be useful to his research as it
I. Talking to parents and teachers
II. Finding out how many students own digital
(A) is reliable and accurate
devices
(B) can yield sufficient data
III. Checking a sample that is representative of
(C) provides secondary data
his school’s population
(D) can provide primary data

(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
11. Why would it be UNACCEPTABLE for Haldane
(C) II and III only
to apply the findings of his research to all
(D) I, II and III
teenagers?

(A) He plans to use only interviews.

9. Which of the following would be an advantage if
(B) The school has more girls than
Haldane conducted interviews?
boys.
(C) The respondents might not tell the
(A) Costliness of the procedure
truth.
(B) Wide geographic coverage of
(D) The population is only students
informants
from his school.
(C) High reliability of the information to
be collected
(D) In-depth nature of the information to
be collected

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Items 12 – 15

Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 12 - 15.

Ms Trecia Davis is head of the English Department at Malcolm High School. She realizes that over a five year-
period, fewer students are choosing Literatures in English as an option in the sixth form. She would like to
research the reason for this to put in place a programme to reverse the situation.

12. Which of the following outcomes would NOT be 14. Which of the following MUST the researcher
achieved if Ms Davis uses school records for the consider when selecting a sample?
past ten years as a data source?
I. Composition of the school’s
(A) Validity population
(B) Accuracy II. Size of the school’s population
(C) Credibility III. Accuracy of the school’s data
(D) Subjectivity
(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only
13. Which of the following factors can invalidate the (C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III
generalization which the researcher makes from
the findings?
15. The mode of writing that Ms. Davis should
(A) The sample size is too large.
employ in her report is
(B) The sample is not representative of
the population.
(A) narration
(C) The research is carried out only in
(B) argument
Ms Davis’ school.
(C) exposition
(D) The research is conducted during
(D) description
end of year examination of year
examination.

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Items 16 – 19

Instructions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 16 - 19.

The boy came back home for a few days holiday, see some crabs Crosby have in a barrel. This is the son: “Dad,
what are those thangs there?” Talking like Englishman. Crosby ain’t tell him nothing. When he poke his finger
in the barrel and the crab catch hold of him, he bawl: “Pa! The crab! The crab!” A well-educated boy, yes.
Lawyer, economist or something.
Earl Lovelace E, The Wine of Astonishment.
Heinemann Publishers 1986, p. 14.

16. Which of the following expressions contains 18. What attitude towards the boy is suggested by the
syntactical features common to Caribbean narrator’s statement, “Talking like Englishman.
English Creoles? Crosby ain’t tell him nothing.”?

(A) “A well-educated boy” (A) Jealousy

(B) “What are those thangs?” (B) Frustration
(C) “Pa! The crab! The crab!” (C) Disapproval
(D) “Talking like Englishman.” (D) Amusement

17. What feature of Caribbean English Creole 19. What does the extract suggest about the
grammar is used in the expression “Crosby ain’t relationship between the boy’s education and his
tell him nothing”? use of language?

(A) Absence of a copula (A) His education has influenced his

(B) Reduction of a syllable language.
(C) Use of double negatives (B) His education hindered his use of
(D) Repetition of the same word Standard English.
(C) He speaks English Creole because
he is an educated lawyer.
(D) His education has nothing to do
with his use of Standard English.

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Items 20 – 22

Instructions: Read the following poem carefully and then answer Items 20 - 22.

‘Eh-eh! Don’t shout at me,’ was all he got for his pains. ‘Don’t you deafen me.
What’s that the young varmint says, Maud?’
Mrs Dovecot came over and got him to understand after two of three attempts.
“Three pence, Maudie,” he cackled. “Three pence! Did yo’ hear thet, Maud? Did yo’ ever hear the like? I’ll bet
you ain’t never did. Three pence! The lad’ll have money what I’s got to sweat blood for, just to gi thet Megahey
what’s got his bread so well-buttered off ‘pon both sides, not to mention the middle. Three pence! Ha ha! ...oh
Maudie…” And he broke down once in helpless laughter. Clement went out and sat under the breadfruit tree
that grew before the door, resting his back against the trunk.

Adapted from Uriel Narinesingh, Voyage: An Anthology of Short Stories and Poems.
Royards Publishing, 2006, p.118

20. Which of the following expressions contains features of non-standard English dialect?

I. “… you ain’t never did.”

II. “… what I’s got to sweat blood for …”
III. “… sat under the breadfruit tree …”

(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III

21. Which of the following communicative behaviours is NOT present in the extract?

(A) Vocalics
(B) Chronemics
(C) Proxemics
(D) Facial Expression

22. Which of the following registers is used in the dialogue?

(A) Casual
(B) Frozen
(C) Formal
(D) Consultative

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Items 23 – 28

Instructions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 23 - 28.

Rufus had in him a passion, a kinda vexation that when he stand up before a crowd he would get all tangle up
with his words and his feelings. But Rufus don’t have the education. They tell this story, how one night at a
meeting, Rufus was talking about the cost of living.

‘People can’t eat book in this country.’ Rufus say. ‘People can’t eat words. What the people need
is bread – BRED – bread.’

‘Rufus, you leave out the A.’ somebody from the crowd call out to him.
And Rufus correct himself, ‘B-R-E-D-A.’ They tell of another time … the reporter tell Rufus that Mr. Richardson
suggest that they should put more buoys out in the sea to mark the area.

‘Boys?’ Rufus say… Big, big men does drown out there in the sea and he want to put boys,’

No, we couldn’t vote for Rufus. ‘Who we want in the Council is a man that qualify…a man with education just
like the people in Britain’…Ivan could really talk. Rufus was all right. But after you listen to Ivan Morton, you
had to put Rufus aside.

Earl Lovelace, The Wine of Astonishment.

Heinemann Publishers, 1986, pp. 83-85.

23. What purpose is language serving when it is used 25. Which of the following sets of communicative
to judge one’s level of education as in the case behaviours is likely to be displayed by the people
with Rufus? as they listened to Rufus speak??

(A) Social (A) Lack of eye contact, loud cheers

(B) Ethical (B) Loud cheers, thunderous applause
(C) Political (C) Shaking heads, lack of eye contact
(D) Psychological (D) Thunderous applause, shaking
heads

24. Which of the following BEST shows why the 26. Which of the following attitudes may be inferred
narrator relates the stories about Rufus? about the narrator based on his account of Rufus’
behaviours?
(A) To provide some comic relief
(B) To show that Rufus is uneducated (A) He values education.
(C) To show some of the mistakes (B) He likes the British people.
Rufus makes (C) He does not like people with
(D) To validate the view that Rufus is passion.
competent (D) He is unsympathetic towards
Rufus.

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27. Which of the following Creole features is evident 28. Which of the following words appropriately
in the structure “tangle up with his words and his capture(s) the crowd’s attitude towards Rufus?
feelings”?

(A) Repetition I. Affection

(B) Reduplication II. Dissatisfaction
(C) Unmarked present tense III. Contempt
(D) Unmarked past participle
(A) II only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) I, II and III

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Items 29 – 30

Instructions: Select the most appropriate answer for Items 29 - 30.

29. An English Creole in the Caribbean may be defined as a language

(A) with limited linguistic functions

(B) used by the poorest people in society
(C) only understood by some persons in the society
(D) developed from contact between Europeans and Africans

30. In which of the following expressions is the process of reduplication evident?

(A) Eye-water
(B) Step-sister
(C) A waa gwaan
(D) Chaka-chaka house

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Items 31 – 33

Instructions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 31 - 33.

Mrs Smith asked her class to prepare short presentations on the topic “Why I favour Caribbean people more than
any other set of persons”. The students were to pretend that their audience comprised nationals of various
English-speaking countries. The following is an excerpt from one student’s speech.

“A pleasant good evening. How are you, friends and fambily? Let me see the hands of those who are having a
good time. Come on, let me see the hands of those who are having a good time. Wave your hands and say, ‘bling,
bling’.

Okay. Why I favour Caribbean persons is that my parents are of African descent. The Caribbean is mostly Black
Country; therefore, most of the people are black. I am one of them. My father black, my mother black and my
brother black. We all black. Some people say I look like my father others say my mother but I think that we all
look alike.”

All the students struggled to hide their amusement. They tried to cover their mouths with their hands to avoid
laughing out loud at her misunderstanding. Of course, the speaker did not see this as her eyes were glued to the
paper from which she was reading.

31. Which of the following BEST explains why the presenter’s introduction would NOT be considered effective?

(A) The audience was distracted.

(B) The focus was on entertainment.
(C) It was inappropriate for the context.
(D) It was delivered using the wrong register.

32. At which stage of the communication process did the students giggle?

(A) Feedback
(B) Encoding
(C) Decoding
(D) Conceptualization

33. Which of the following BEST explains why the student misunderstood the question?

(A) She did not do enough research.

(B) She is weak and did not ask questions.
(C) She is incapable of using Standard English.
(D) She misunderstood a key word in the topic.

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Items 34 – 38

Instructions: Read the following cartoon carefully and then answer Items 34 - 38.

Auspac Media. The Feature People.

Retrieved 19 November 2013 from
www.auspacmedia.com.au.

34. The man’s body language Box 1 indicates that he 37. A communicative artefact relevant to the
is conversation is the

(A) sky
(A) thrilled
(B) bag
(B) irritated
(C) coin
(C) indifferent
(D) shrub
(D) supportive

35. The stimulus that prompted the conversation in 38. What kind of communication context is depicted
Box 1 is the in the conversation?

(A) well (A) Small group

(B) coin (B) Intercultural
(C) purse (C) Intrapersonal
(D) shrub (D) Interpersonal

36. Which of the following words describes the man’s

tone in Box 4?

(A) Angry
(B) Disdainful
(C) Despairing
(D) Conciliatory
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Item 39

Instructions: The following scene shows the effects of inappropriate postings on social media
by three persons. Read it carefully and then answer Item 39.

Adapted from Signs of the Social Networking Times.

Retrieved 19 November 2013 from
http://www.geekculture.com/javaftech/javaarchives/1041.html.

39. Which of the following is the result of the inappropriate use of social media by the characters?

(A) Loss of family time

(B) Delayed response from employers
(C) Damage to the characters’ reputations
(D) Access by future employers to the Internet.

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Items 40 – 42

Instructions: Read the following advertisement carefully and then answer Items 40 - 42.

40. Which of the following language techniques is NOT used in the advertisement?

(A) Pun
(B) Sarcasm
(C) Repetition
(D) Rhetorical question

41. The MAIN function of the first line of the advertisement is to

(A) capture the reader’s attention

(B) introduce the advertisement
(C) help the reader to lose weight
(D) encourage the reader to respond

42. “Slims a day keeps the fat away” is an example of which of the following language techniques?

(A) Simile
(B) Rhyme
(C) Repetition
(D) Personification

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Item 43 refers to the following scenario.

You are asked to speak to a group of twenty kindergarten children on the topic of environmental
cleanliness.

43. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate way to share the information with your
audience?

(A) Panel discussion

(B) Animation and speech
(C) A televised documentary
(D) A PowerPoint presentation

44. Which of the following is the correct sequence that a presenter should follow to successfully complete the
communication process?

(A) Encoding the message, selecting the channel, selecting audience, disseminating the message
(B) Encoding the message, transmitting the message, selecting channel, disseminating the
message
(C) Conceiving the message, encoding the message, selecting the channel, disseminating the
message
(D) Conceiving the message, interpreting the feedback, selecting audience, disseminating the
message

45. Which of the following is NOT a feature of exposition?

(A) Use of emotive language

(B) Use of supporting details
(C) Use of information from experts
(D) Use of facts and relevant statistics

END OF TEST

IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST.

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Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of
you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye
shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:38)

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

(Philippians 4:13)

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of

Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he
hath both the Father and the Son. (2 John 9)

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his

might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to
stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against
flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against
the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual
wickedness in high places. (Ephesians 6:10 - 12)

Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the
name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God
raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here
before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you
builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there
salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven
given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:10 - 12)

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a
name which is above every name:
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in
heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that
every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory
of God the Father. (Philippians 2:9 - 11)
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FORM TP 2017-ES MAY/JUNE 2019

CA R I B B EA N E XA M I N AT I O N S COU N CIL

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION®

COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Paper 01

30 minutes

EXAMINER'S SCRIPT

ITEMS 1- 7

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All rights reserved.

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1. Say to the candidates:

Items 1-7 constitute Section A of this paper. They are based on an extract, which I will read
to you. You will be given two minutes to look at the items before you listen to the poem.
Then I will read the extract to you twice.

You are required to listen carefully to the extract before answering the items. You may make
notes while you listen to the reading. You must NOT begin to answer the items until you are
told to do so.

You are required to respond to the items on your answer sheet by selecting the correct
option from the four options lettered A-D.

2. Say to the candidates:

Look at the items now for two minutes.

3. Two minutes later, say to candidates

Now listen carefully while I read this extract twice. Remember, you may make notes
as I read.

4. Read the following extract twice at normal reading pace. (DO NOT dictate the extract for candidates
to write.)

YESTERDAY afternoon set in misty and cold. I had half a mind to spend it by my study fire, instead
of wading through heath and mud to Wuthering Heights. On coming up from dinner, however,
(N.B. - I dine between twelve and one o'clock; the housekeeper, a matronly lady, taken as a fixture
along with the house, could not, or would not, comprehend my request that I might be served at five)
- on mounting the stairs with this lazy intention, and stepping into the room, I saw a servant-girl on
her knees surrounded by brushes and coal-scuttles, and raising an infernal dust as she extinguished
the flames with heaps of cinders. This spectacle drove me back immediately; I took my hat, and, after
a four-miles' walk, arrived at Heathcliff's garden-gate just in time to escape the first feathery flakes
of a snow-shower.

WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Bronté ... Chapter 2

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5. After you have read the extract the first time, pause for a few seconds and then say to the candidates:

I shall now read the extract a second time.

6. After you have read the extract a second time, pause for a few seconds and then say to the candidates:

You have 90 minutes to answer all the items on Paper 01. When you are finished answering those
items which are based on this extract, go straight to Section B and answer Items 8-45. Do not wait
for any further instructions. The invigilator will tell you when the last 15 minutes are left.

7. Quietly invite the invigilator to take over the examination process.

Instructions to the Invigilator

8. Seventy-five minutes later, tell candidates that they have 15 minutes left.

9. Fifteen minutes later, at the end of the allotted 90 minutes, collect all papers and dismiss the
candidates.

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FORM TP 2021199-ES MAY/JUNE 2021

CA R I B B EA N E XA M I N AT I O N S COU N CIL

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION®

COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Paper 01

28 JULY 2021 (a.m.)

EXAMINER'S SCRIPT

ITEMS 1- 7

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All rights reserved.

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1. Say to the candidates:

Items 1-7 constitute Section A of this paper. They are based on an extract, which I will read
to you. You will be given two minutes to look at the items before you listen to the poem.
Then I will read the extract to you twice.

You are required to listen carefully to the extract before answering the items. You may make
notes while you listen to the reading. You must NOT begin to answer the items until you are
told to do so.

You are required to respond to the items on your answer sheet by selecting the correct
option from the four options lettered A-D.

2. Say to the candidates:

Look at the items now for two minutes.

3. Two minutes later, say to candidates

Now listen carefully while I read this extract twice. Remember, you may make notes as I read.

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4. Read the following extract twice at normal reading pace. (DO NOT dictate the extract for candidates
to write.)

Well I never know I would make it back much less get in without Matron seeing me and cutting my
tail for being outside without permission. Bread and water for a week. Plus, if she ever find out
about the commotion I just cause! But I was lucky for as soon as I reach up to the house I could
tell from all the noise Matron wasn’t there, for the girls only carry on like that when she turn her
back and leave poor Aunt in charge. So I change into my house dress and get inside without a
soul see me. But my heart was still in my mouth from the running and the fright so that if anybody
did say one word to me that evening, I would just start and bawl. Then I would let my mouth run
away with me and tell them everything. Then dog would eat my supper for Matron bound to hear.

Adapted from Olive Senior, The Pain Tree: Stories by Olive Senior,
Cormorant Books, 2015, p. 25.

5. After you have read the extract the first time, pause for a few seconds and then say to the candidates:

I shall now read the extract a second time.

6. After you have read the extract a second time, pause for a few seconds and then say to the candidates:

You have 90 minutes to answer all the items on Paper 01. When you are finished answering those
items which are based on this extract, go straight to Section B and answer Items 8-45. Do not
wait for any further instructions. The invigilator will tell you when the last 15 minutes are left.

7. Quietly invite the invigilator to take over the examination process.

Instructions to the Invigilator

8. Seventy-five minutes later, tell candidates that they have 15 minutes left.

9. Fifteen minutes later, at the end of the allotted 90 minutes, collect all papers and dismiss candidates.

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Answers by:
Jodi Chase
Cameo-Lee Smith
(Young Genius Official)
Document compiled by:
Orlando Ramkissoon