BEDOK VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2020

CANDIDATE
NAME

REGISTER
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1128/01

Secondary Four Express and Five Normal Academic 24 August 2020
Paper 1 Writing
1 hour 50 minutes
Additional Material: Insert

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, class and index number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer Section A, Section B and one question from Section C.

The Insert contains the text for Section B

Write your answers in the spaces provided on the Question Booklet.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the head of each section.

For Examiner’s Use

Section A / 10
Section B / 30
Section C / 30
Total / 70
% / Grade /

Setter: Miss Nurulasyikin M Y Parent’s / Guardian’s Signature: ………………….…………...

This document consists of 12 printed pages.

Do not turn over the page until you are told to do so.
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Section A [10 marks]

Question 1

Carefully read the text below, consisting of 12 lines, about the social inequality in
Singapore. The first and last lines are correct. For eight of the lines, there is one
grammatical error in each line. There are two more lines with no errors.

Circle the incorrect word and write the correct word in the space provided.
The correct word you provide must not change the original meaning of the sentence.
Examples:
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I arrived to my destination at 2 pm. ..............................
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My mother always wears sensible clothes. ..............................

If left unchecked, widening inequality can have serious

consequence for our society. Second Minister for Education and 1 ..........................

Finance, Ms Indranee Rajah, said the social inequality is worse by 2 ..........................

technological advancements, but has caused larger income gaps. 3 ..........................

She said that Singapore need to build an enabling meritocracy 4 ..........................

that uplifts those at the bottom without limiting a growth of those 5 ..........................

at the top. While the country has work very hard to provide equal 6 ..........................

opportunities, those from the lower income and disadvantaged 7 ..........................

backgrounds might find it harder at access these opportunities. 8 ..........................

There is a need to improve access to this opportunities among the 9 ..........................

less advantaged to narrow the gaps so that all can rise together. 10 ..........................

Only then will social inequality be reduced.

Adapted from https://dotlah.com/2019/07/22/singapores-approach-to-tackling-inequality-is-to-build-enabling-meritocracy/

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Section B [30 marks]

You are advised to write between 250 and 350 words for this section.

Question 2

You should look at the flyer in the Insert, study the information carefully and plan your
answer before beginning to write.

You had applied for a position in the Internship Programme organised by The Lighthouse
during your school holidays last year and found the experience beneficial. You were asked
to write about your experience for the school newsletter to encourage the upper secondary
students to take up opportunities that would broaden their horizons.

In your article, you will include information about:

 which position you applied for and why you had chosen it
 what you did during your internship
 what you have learnt from the experience
 why others should consider applying for this Internship Programme.

Write your article in the space provided in clear, accurate English and in a formal and
persuasive tone.

You should use your own words as much as possible.

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Section C [30 marks]

Begin your answer on a fresh page.

You are advised to write between 350 and 500 words on one of the following topics.

At the head of the composition, write the number of the topic you have chosen.

3 Going on Overseas Learning Journeys is the only way to teach students about global
issues. Do you agree?

4 Education is a great leveller for social inequality. What are your views?

5 Describe your daily commute. What do you think about Singapore’s public transport
system?

6 “No one has ever become poor by giving.” Write about an act of kindness that you did
or had witnessed. What have you learnt from that experience?

Please write your chosen question number (3, 4, 5 or 6) here: ……..

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