Nov 2004 Compre

Technology (Passage A)
Sports (Passage B)

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Passage A, Para 1

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1a. The author makes new computers seem proud of what

they can do. Write down 1 word in the para which makes
them seem proud. [1]

Vocab

The word is boasts.

Note:
quotation marks required.
Xboast
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1b. Technology enables us to log on to the news even from

some mountain top. What is the author emphasizing in the
quoted phrase? [1]

Vocab + explain

Reference to distance no matter

how far
Or isolation no matter how remote
X deserted
X log on wherever we are

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2. Explain in your won words what the author means when

he writes a consequence we do not like to contemplate.
[2]

Vocab
Cannot repeat consequence +
like contemplate

He means the effect/result (of the

danger posed by mobile phones) is
something we do not enjoy/ wish to
think deeply about/ mull
over/consider.
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3. The obsession with saving time appears to the author to

be self defeating for many people. Why is this? [1]

Explain
The obsession causes people to become
less efficient/ productive at what they do.
Unable to successfully handle several
tasks at a time
Efficiency of work suffers
Trying to do too much at once that they
get things wrong
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4. What criticism is the author making of students who

snap their fingers and glibly claim they know the answer?
[1]

Inferential
He mistrusts answers which are too quick
because they lack careful thought.
Thinks students who answer quickly are
liable to be wrong/are not necessarily
intelligent.

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5. Cultivating the land or tending crops might be considered

an attractive way of life. Explain fully in your own words
what the attraction could be. [2]

Vocab + explain
Do not bring in concept of stress
(vague and loaded term different
kinds of stress; relative concept)
CANNOT use words or word-forms in
the para e.g.: gentler pace, multitasking/ familiar pattern
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5. Cultivating the land or tending crops might be considered

an attractive way of life. Explain fully in your own words
what the attraction could be. [2]

It enables a lifestyle that is unhurried/

laidback/ leisurely. Second, it allows us to
concentrate on one task at a time. Or It
does not require us to do many things at
the same time.
It enables us to follow a similar routine
day after day. Or We do not need to
constantly adjust to changing routines.
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6. shaving minutes off journeys by road. What does this

suggest about the time saved by a motor-car? [1]

Inferential + reading context/reading between

the lines
It suggests that the motor-car does not help to
save much time/ has a minimal impact on the
amount of time saved.

Note:
Cannot take this phrase literally. Go to the
context in the para. Tone is rather sarcastic. Also,
para discusses how tech and speed is becoming
less attractive.
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Passage B, Para 1

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7. What at first made the athletics coach think Zang Shu

was a promising athlete? [1]

Reading for detail + listing

at first
He was powerfully built

Note:
The part about him being ruthless can be
left out as the coach does not approve of
him being ruthless.
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Para 2

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8. Explain briefly how the coach

taught Zang a lesson. [1]
Expl + summary skill
Not brief, no marks.

2 possible interpretation (2 morals)

2 main parts to each possible ans

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8. Explain briefly how the coach

taught Zang a lesson. [1]
Chris elbowed Zang in the stomach
for fouling him first.
Or retaliated to Zangs foul by
elbowing him in the stomach.

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9. Zang hung his head. Explain fully what you think made
him do this. [2]

Expl + inferential
Different answers from different
perspectives
Adjective (describe feeling when he
hung his head) + full explanation of
choice of adjective = 2m
No adjective but full explanation of
action = 1m
All others, 0m

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9. Zang hung his head. Explain fully what you

think made him do this. [2]

1- realised that he is wrong /

ashamed of his actions
1 describe what the actions are
He had tried to foul Chris first or he
had always been the one who
committed the fouls.

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10a. The coach was afraid that Zang was once again in the
grip of his destructive demon. Select 2 separate words
which create this picture of Zang as he started running. [2]

Vocab

They are frenzied

and fury.

Note:
Quotation marks required.
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10b. Why did Zangs speed seem particularly foolish in the

last stages of the race? [2]

Explain + inferential
Key word : Bend. If this missing,
zero mark.

1 too fast to take the bend safely

X too fast to take it safely
1 was outside of the track thus
speed is even more dangerous.

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11. Zangs head jerked back. What is suggested by this

description of his head movement? [1]

Vocab + inferential
Any of the following = 1m

Sudden/speed of Zangs reaction

X hit by a sudden idea

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12. Explain fully why Zangs victory over himself was

especially creditable. [2]

Explain + inferential
Any 1 = 1m, up to 2m

1 This is victory over self as he did not foul.

1- In doing so, he overcome his desire to win at
all costs / he could have lost the race.
X overcome demons what are these demons?
X cheating or foul play the answer should focus
on Zangs ruthlessness which will be more
accurate.

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Vocab

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From Passage A
1.

impact (line 14)

effect, consequence, result,
influence

primitive (line 37)

simple, basic
X Backwards, ancient, a time when
technology was not advanced
2.

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3. banished (line 44)

- eliminated, got rid of, put an end to,
had done away with, removed

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From Passage B
4. angle (line 5)
- Perspective, point of view
5. effectively (line 12)
In practice, virtually, to all intents or
purposes
xwithout a doubt, decisively OR
xinstantly, immediately
xIn effect
Xefficiently, well
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Summary
Using your own words as far as
possible
summarise the ways in which
technology has brought
disadvantages and
advantages
to peoples working lives
and behaviour.

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Use material in
Passage A
From lines 14 to 45.

Not longer than 150 words (not

counting the words given to help
you begin)
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Begin your summary as follows:

Modern technology has affected our
lives so much that we
Summary.doc

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