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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE@
EXAMINATION

ENGLISH A

Paper 02 - General Proficiency

2 hours 40 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1 This paper consists of FOUR sections: A, B, C and D.

2 Section A consists of ONE question. You MUST answer this question.

J Section B consists of TWO questions. You MUST answer both questions from this
section.

4. Section C consists of THREE questions. You MUST answer ONE question from this
section.

5. Section D consists of TWO questions. You MUST answer ONE question from this
section.

6. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.

7. Do NOT write in the margins.

8. You are advised to take some time to read through the paper and plan your answers.

9. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the
original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this booklet.
Remember to draw a line through your original answer.

10. If you use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in the
box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the
question part beside the answer.

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

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Answer Question 1.

Write your answer on the RULED PAGE provided. There is a space for any notes you may want
to make. THIS WILL NOT BE MARI(ED.

I Read the following magazine article carefully and then write a summary of it in NOT MORE
THAN 120 words. If this limit is exceeded, only the first 120 words of your answer will
be read and assessed. As far as possible, use your own words. Your summary must be in
continuous prose.

In your answer you will be assessed on how well you

(a) were able to identify the main ideas and opinions in the extract
(b) organized and expressed the main ideas and opinions in the extract
(c) used appropriate grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation.

Empowering Youth

It should be understood that the future development of any nation depends on harnessing
the creative and productive potential of its youth. This can only happen if we empower young
people. Any society with a high percentage of disillusioned youth is steering towards serious
long-term social problems. It is therefore imperative that those who have the primary task of
managing and governing our societies should not wait for a catastrophic collapse before embarking
on any programme of policies that can impact young people positively. It is no longer front-page
news that young people from so-called socially and economically challenged backgrounds are
involved in criminal activities.

The evidence is clear: the impact of crime on the development of Caribbean economies
is significant. According to the Caribbean Human Development Report 2012, crime has become
one ofthe main challenges that threaten the economies and the quality of life in Caribbean countries.
The Report, however, suggests that with appropriate social and economic programmes that target
young people, high levels of violence can be stemmed. What must happen is that, our homes,
schools, and communities should provide young people with alternatives to crime and violence.
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and drug use, made worse by inequality, racial discrimination, and poverty. To these must be
added very high rates of deadly lifestyle diseases, as compared to their fellows in the Caribbean.

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youths turn to crime. Many see the rewards of engaging in constructive activities as ways to
becoming empowered and to avoiding being attracted to destructive behaviours. Many at-risk
youths have turned out well in spite of the multitude of challenges within our communities. They
have not fallen victim to the stereotypes that portray them as being without hope. The success stories
include and go beyond music, entertainment, and sports. Young entrepreneurs are emerging and
are becoming strong role models for other young people, creating employment for themselves and
others. They are not waiting on others to empower them. They are not giving in to the negative
image others focus on. They are taking charge by thinking big and working smart.

Adapted from " E mpowering Yout h ", Nex Generation,

Empowering the Caribbean Family and Community,
Issue No. 14, Fall-Winter 2015, p. 63.

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(Suggested time: 40 minutes)

Answer Questions 2 and3.

2 Read the poem below carefully and then answer all the questions that follow. Write your
answer on the ruled lines provided after each question.

The Castaways

The vivid grass with visible delight

Springing triumphant from the pregnant earth,
The butterflies and flowers in brief flight
Dancing and chirping for the season's birth,
5 The dandelions and rare daffodils
That touch the deep-stirred heart with hands of gold,
The thrushes sending forth their joyous thrills,-
Not these, not these did I at flrst behold!
But seated on the benches daubed with green,
10 The castaways of life, a few asleep,
Some withered women desolate and mean
And over all, life's shadows dark and deep.
Moaning turned away, for misery
I have the strength to bear but not to see.

Adapted from Claude McKay,

"The Castqwqys", Selected Poems o.f Claude McKay.
Harcourt Porace Jovanovich, 1953.

(a) What is the reason for the activities described in lines 1 to 4 of the poem?

(2 marks)

(b) Quote TWO examples from lines 4 to 7 where the poet appeals to the sense of hearing.

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(d) What causes the feeling or emotion that is conveyed through the expression, "touch the
deep-stirred heart with hands of gold" (line 6)?

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(e) What word does the poet use to show the reader a contrast in those things that affected the
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(i) Describe the mood that the poet creates in the last two lines of the poem

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The Kashmir Bar

The two brothers who owned and operated the Kashmir Bar and Restaurant on Middle
Street could not have been more dissimilar. Ashoka, the elder, was a dreamy romantic: long-haired -..\
and bearded, he looked like a sage or holy man, his grey eyes frequently retracting to distant
landscapes that only he could see. Romesh, the younger brother, was clean-shaven and practical;
s his eyes were dark and unexpressive people said that he was the real businessman, the man of
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numbers, who did the accounts and kept the business running. He spent most of his time at his
desk in the office.

Ashoka was always at the bar, chatting with the customers; Romesh had few words for
anyone he did not consider rich or important. In his opinion, Ashoka moved far too slowly for the
10 world they lived in and wasted too much time being nice to people; there was no profit in being
nice and Romesh was always expressing impatience or disapproval of his brother's fanciful ideas
and lack ofbusiness sense.

In August 1988 the Kashmir Bar and Restaurant shrank to one small storeroom for three
weeks while the place was renovated and enlarged. Romesh considered this a testimony to the
15 success of the business due, he was certain, to his own acumen. Ashoka, on the other hand
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considered that their success and pleasant conversation which
attracted customers and for which he, Ashoka, was largely responsible.
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On the last Friday afternoon in August, while the workers were putting the finishing
touches to the new ddcor and varnishing the impressively large purpleheart counter of the bar,
20 Ashoka invited a dozen or so customers in the temporary room to have a preview of the new space.
Romesh, who had been supervising the last tasks of the workers, did not conceal his annoyance ,f-tr
when Ashoka marched in, followed by his customers. When eyes had adjusted to the reduced light
in the new room everyone looked around and took in the innovations, remarking in subdued
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Answer ONE question from this section.

Your answer in this section should be approximately 400 to 450 words in length.

You MUST write in Standard English. Ilowever, dialect may be used in conversation.

Write your answer on the RULED PAGES provided. You are expected to adhere to the word limit.
There is a blank page for any notes you may want to make. THIS WILL NOT BE MARI(ED.

In your answer you will be assessed on how well you

(a) used the stimulus provided

(b) developed and organized the content ofyour essay
(c) used language appropriate to your audience, purpose and content
(d) used appropriate grammar, sentence structure, paragraphs, vocabulary, spelling and
punctuation.
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SHORT STORY

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(Suggested time: 30 minutes)

Answer ONE question from this section.

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You MUST write in Standard English.

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There is a blank page for any notes you may want to make. THIS WILL NOT BE MARI(ED.

In your answer you will be assessed on

(a) clarity, organization and development of your argument

(b) correctness of grammar, sentences, paragraphs, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation.

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7 Too many accidents are caused by careless young drivers.

Write an essay giving your views on this statement. (35 marks)

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8. No primary school child should be given his/her personal computer. Give him/her educational
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EXAMINATION

ENGLISH A

Paper 02 - General Proficiency

2 hours 40 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CARE,FULLY.

1 This paper consists of FOUR sections:A, B, C and D.

2 Section A consists of oNE question. You MUST answer this question.

J Section B consists of TWO questions. You MUST answer both questions from this
section.

4. Section C consists of THREE questions. You MUST answer ONE question from this
section.

5 Section D consists of TWO questions. You MUST answer ONE question from this
section.

6. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.

7. Do NOT write in the margins

8. You are advised to take some time to read through the paper and plan your answers.

9. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the
original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this booklet.
Remember to draw a line through your original answer.

10 If you use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in the
box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the
question part beside the answer.

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

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(a) were able to identify the main ideas and opinions

(b) organized and expressed the main ideas and opinions
(c) used appropriate grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation.

Drug Testing

Most of us know that cancer, heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death
in the West. But many people would be surprised by the next biggest killer: the side effects of ,.t
ffi prescription medicines. Adverse drug reactions kill more than 110 000 people ayear in the United
Kingdom, and more than 100 000 in the United States ofAmerica.
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or killed patients in"clinical trials.

Dr Richard Klausner, former director of the US National Cancer Institute lamented that the
history of cancer research has been a history of curing cancer in the mouse. "We have cured mice
of cancer for decades , anditsimply did not work on humans." Cigarette smoke, asbestos, arsenic,
benzene,alcohol and glass flbres are all safe to ingest, according to animal studies. Penicillin, the
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on rabbits, and would have been shelved forever had it been tested on guinea pigs, which it kills.
Even the Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science admits that uncritical reliance on the results of
animal tests can be dangerously misleading and has cost the health and lives of tens of thousands
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pharmaceutical industry for decades that animal testing is scientiflcally unreliable, but in 1964
Dr J. Gallager, medical director of Lederle Laboratories, admitted that animal studies are done for
legal, and not scientific reasons. So, pharmaceutical companies conduct animal tests simply to
satis$z government regulations. Most importantly, animal data also provide liability protection when
drugs kill or injure people. The industry can point to rigorous animal tests they have performed,
and claim that they have done their best to ensure against tragedies occurring.

There is no getting away from the fact that people have to be the ultimate guinea pigs for
testing new treatments. Clearly, the health and safety of research volunteers and patients should
be paramount and the best safeguards should be in place to protect them.

Adaptedfrom Kathy Archbald, "Itb Time to kst the Tbsters"

In Caribbean English A. Hodder Education, 2008, pp. 58-59

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2. Read the poem below carefully and then answer all the questions that follow. Write your
answer on the ruled lines provided after each question.

Tales of the Islands

I watched the island narrowing, the fine

Writing of foam around the shore, then
The roads as small and casual as twine
Between the mountains; I looked until the plane
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The open channel, and the quiet sea between
The fisherman's islets, until all that I love
Was lost in cloud. I watched the shallow green
That marked the places where there must be reef,
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EXAMINATION

ENGLISH A

Paper 02 - General Proficiency

2 hours 40 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This paper consists of FOUR sections: A, B, C and D.

2. Section A consists of ONE question. You MUST answer this question.

3. Section B consists of ONE question. You MUST answer this question.

4. Section c, consists of TWO questions. You MUST answer ONE question from this
section. ·

5. Sectior1 D consists of ONE question. You MUST answer this question.

6. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.

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Remember to draw a line through your original answer.

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Aloe Vera: The Thorny Balm

Aloe vera is literally a pharmacy in a plant. Its gel contains seventy-five minerals an~ eig~1teen amino
acids and vitamins. For centuries it has been used medicinally, including as a mo1stunzer, to treat
bums and skin conditions, for hair loss, acne, and endless other purposes. The aloe vera plant can
be found in many backyards in the Caribbean. While you'll find the occasional person growing aloe
merely for decorative purposes, it's commonly used as a laxative, or to aid with digestion. 1n some of
the Caribbean islands like Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines, parents and grandparents rub
it on the hands of children to discourage them from sucking their fingers. There's even an old legend
about keeping it in the kitchen to guard against evil. Some people mix it with citrus or mango juice,
but that barely masks the cutting bitterness. Today, do-it-yourself enthusiasts are experimenting and
creating charming cosmetic inventions as well.

One plant with so many uses should make aloe a way of life - and, in Aruba, it already is. A
drive around the island reveals that Aruba is one of the driest places in the Caribbean. Cacti grow
haphazardly and at times form natural residential fences. Even the country's highest point, called the
Hay Stack, is covered in cacti and succulent plants. One of these species is a gem in plain sight-the
aloe vera plant.

The aloe industry in Aruba dates back to the eighteenth century, when Mon Plaisir and Socotoro
were the largest producers. In the 1920s, two thirds of the island were covered with "lily of the
desert" - an old name for the aloe - and to commemorate the plant as one of Aruba's first sources
of substantial income, aloe appears on the country's coat of arms. While other islands around the
Caribbean exported sugar, bananas, coffee, cocoa, citrus, nutmeg, and other crops, Aruba was steadily
cultivating aloe and successfully distributing aloe-based products around the globe - aptly earning
the name Island of Aloes.

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