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Ç Å ©è - F6 Mock 2020 P1 QABook
Ç Å ©è - F6 Mock 2020 P1 QABook
(Secondary Section)
Form 6 Mock Examination February 2020
English Language
Paper 1 – Reading
3. Write your answers clearly and neatly in the spaces provided. Answers written in the
margins will not be marked.
4. For multiple-choice questions, mark only ONE answer to each question. Two or more
answers will score NO MARKS.
Part A / 41
(Questions 1-17)
Part B2 / 42
(Questions 44-64)
Total: / 83
Converted to 20%
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Part A
Read Text 1 and answer questions 1–16. (41 marks)
Text 1
1. The writer describes algorithms as a ‘black box’ (line 3) because most people …
5. Complete the following summary of paragraph 4 by writing a word or phrase taken from paragraph 4 in
each blank below. Your answers must be grammatically correct. (6 marks)
— Nowadays when people pick a book to read, a film to watch or even someone to
(i) _______________________, they are probably using an algorithm.
— Algorithms are becoming (v) _______________________ important and quietly changing the
way (vi) _______________________ works.
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6. Below is a summary of paragraph 5. In five of the lines, there is ONE mistake. If you find a mistake,
underline it and replace the word with one that expresses the correct idea. Write the word in the box on
the right. Both grammar and spelling must be correct. In one of the lines there is no mistake; put a tick
() in the box. The first has been done for you. (6 marks)
Summary Correction
e.g. The way that people relate to machines is simple. They can put too complicated
iv) lasts only until the first time they discover a change. After that,
7. According to paragraphs 5–6, what are TWO ways in which algorithms are ‘not perfect’ (line 27).
(2 marks)
i)
ii)
8. According to paragraph 7, what flaws do humans have? Tick () the statements that apply.
9. According to paragraphs 8–9, decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F) or
Not Given (NG). (6 marks)
Statements T F NG
i) Computer engineers do not care about the effects of their algorithms.
ii) Google used to be more careful about its creations than Facebook.
iii) Most tech companies had the same attitude as Facebook to their own creations.
iv) All social media platforms use algorithms.
v) People in developing countries are not affected by algorithm technology.
vi) Tech companies’ attitudes towards algorithms have changed over time.
Answers written in the margins will not be marked.
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10. How are ‘machine-learning algorithms’ (line 47) different from regular algorithms?
11. What does Hannah Fry compare ‘electricity’ (line 51) to?
12. Explain why Fry has never ‘come across an algorithm that was 100 percent bad or good’ (line 54).
13. Find a word in lines 50–61 which has a similar meaning to each word given below. (4 marks)
i) ‘endless’
ii) ‘reducing’
iii) ‘removed’
iv) ‘imperfect’
Fry hopes that (i) _______________________ and algorithm-based machines will be able to work
(ii) _______________________ in the future.
15. i) What is Fry referring to with the statement, ‘We can’t just move fast — and we can’t break
things.’ (lines 70–71)? (1 mark)
ii) Why does she end the interview with this statement? (1 mark)
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16. Two friends are discussing the extract from the interview with Hannah Fry (paragraphs 4–13). Use the
information from the text to match each statement in the speech bubbles with a paragraph that contains
similar ideas. Write the number of the paragraph next to the speech bubble. Each paragraph number can
be used once only. Some paragraph numbers are not used. The first two have been done for you as
examples. (5 marks)
Karen Tony
END OF PART A
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Part B2
Read Text 5 and answer questions 44–64. (42 marks)
i) Daa:
A. confused her
B. educated her
C. interested her A B C D
D. shocked her
46. According to paragraph 1, how did Daa make her stories easier for the writer and her siblings to
understand? (2 marks)
i)
ii)
47. What does ‘with varying degrees of success’ in line 13 suggest about the people who visited the
writer’s home?
48. Which of the following does the writer NOT imply in paragraph 2?
50. Why does the writer mention Idi Amin, Mobutu Sese Seko and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o in paragraph 3?
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51. According to paragraphs 3–5, decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F) or
Not Given (NG). (5 marks)
Statements T F NG
i) Some people mocked the writer’s parents without their knowledge.
ii) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s works were successful in Kenya and abroad.
iii) The writer is a fan of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s works.
iv) Singapore had one prime minister before Lee Kuan Yew.
v) Lee Kuan Yew believed that if everyone spoke English, society would be
more equal.
52. State TWO ways in which Singapore has benefited from using English according to paragraph 5. (2 marks)
i)
ii)
53. Explain why Singapore’s transformation under Lee is often considered ‘dramatic’ (line 39)?
54. What was the main reason for the writer’s parents wanting to speak English at home?
55. The writer says, ‘A perennial issue among the Igbo of south-eastern Nigeria is the battle between the
mind and the purse’ (line 45). Explain what the writer means by ‘mind’ and ‘purse’. (2 marks)
i) Mind:
ii) Purse:
57. Based on the information in paragraph 7, complete the summary by writing ONE word taken from
paragraph 7 in each blank below. Your answers must be grammatically correct. (6 marks)
In Nigeria, (i) ___________________ people can be divided into two groups in society. One group is
the well-educated who hold (ii) ___________________, often from overseas universities. The other
group consists of those who have become rich in the world of (iii) ___________________ without
having gone to (iv) ___________________. While the well-educated like to show off their excellent
(v) ___________________ speaking skills, members of the other group prefer to display their wealth
by hosting grand public events and buying lots of expensive (vi) ___________________.
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58. Describe the irony in paragraph 8.
59. What does the term ‘not child’s play’ (line 64) suggest about the university entrance Igbo exam?
60. Which of the following does the writer NOT imply in paragraph 9?
62. According to paragraph 10, in what situation does the writer NOT enjoy speaking Igbo and why?
(2 marks)
63. Below are summary headings for the paragraphs in Text 5. Match the most appropriate summary
heading with the paragraph(s) by writing the letters (A–G) in the table below. Two have been done for
you as examples. Each letter can be used ONCE only. (5 marks)
Summary Headings
4–5 D 10 F
6 (iii)
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64. Match the person on the left with the statement which best represents their thoughts listed on the right.
Write the letter (A–F) on the line next to the person’s name. TWO of the statements are not used. Each
letter can be used ONCE only. (4 marks)
END OF PART B2