SEC Preventive Classes Secondary Education Certificate Examination Papers – 2017

English Language

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MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL

MAY 2017 SESSION

SUBJECT: English Language TOTAL PAPER NUMBER: I – Part 2 DATE: 20th May 2017 TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.

LANGUAGE USE

1. Underline the word that best fits the context. The first one has been done for you.

A new study reveals that children are (0) (spending, having, doing) too much time looking at a

screen. Digital media is indeed taking up an (a) (extensive, enormous, expansive) amount of children’s time, and this habit is extremely difficult to (b) (break, stop, prevent). Parents should

really (c) (keep, prevent, avoid) using screen time as the only method to soothe children, as they

might not develop the ability to (d) (regulate, grow, maintain) emotions on their own. The authors

found a relationship between digital media exposure and childhood development, including

(e) (ending, completing, making) tasks that are started, (f) (showing, having, being) interest in

learning new things and (g) (staying, feeling, holding) calm when faced with challenges. Negative

effects on children’s well-being also include (h) (fat, waist, weight) gain and the risk that children

will (i) (fall, stumble, happen) across content that is unsafe. Parents should consider these combined effects when (j) (exceeding, following, setting) limits on digital media devices.

(Total: 5 marks)

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2. Complete the following passage by forming ONE word from the one in brackets. The first one has been done for you. Remember to use capital letters where required.

When I show a picture on my mobile phone, I (0) really (real) mean for you to see only the

picture that I have (a)______(care) selected. This means that I am not giving you

(b)______(permit) to scroll left and right in search of other pictures. It isn’t that I

have (c)______(crime) evidence on my phone, but I don’t appreciate an

(d)______(invade) of my privacy. In the days of wallet photos, it was easy to take a picture out and hand it to friends for (e)______(admire) without running the risk that they would help themselves to your cash. (f)______(technology) advances make it easy for others to read your (g)______(correspond) and to check your schedule. Handing over a mobile phone should not be taken as an

(h)______(invite) to pry. Therefore, in order to avoid

(i)______(confuse), you should retain (j)______(possess) of

the device when you want to show something. (Total: 5 marks)

3. Fill in the blanks to complete the phrasal verbs. The first one has been done for you.

The Victorian Slum is a TV series in which a Victorian slum was set (0) up in London. The area

was fenced (a)______from the outside world and a group of 21st century people moved

(b)______. Their new home was an authentic Victorian building made (c)______

of sparse rooms. These “slum dwellers” embarked (d)______a three-week adventure to find

(e)______about the grim reality of living a life of poverty. They learned traditional trades such as tailoring and candle-making and even had to take (f)______the streets to sell their

products to modern Londoners to scrape (g)______the money for food and rent. They had

to do (h)______food if they did not have any money left (i)______after paying the rent. By the end of the series they were all looking forward (j)______going back to the

21st century! (Total: 5 marks)

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4. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. The first one has been done for you.

The bond (0) between humans and animals is amazing. In many households, pets are an

(a)______part of the family dynamic. Pet therapy, as it is widely

(b)______, has huge benefits. The mere sight of a cute puppy or fluffy kitten is

(c)______to lift anyone’s spirits. But whilst I would never advocate

(d)______a pet simply because you are ill, the proven (e)______benefits

of animals are vast. They (f)______stress, provide great company, and boost vitality. I

got my dog, Noodle, as a puppy when I was seriously ill, and she was my little companion

(g)______my treatment. The only time we were (h)______was when I

was in hospital. Having her made me exercise regularly, as I had to (i)______her every day even when feeling really dizzy, mainly because it was (j)______to say no to her

pleading eyes.

(Total: 5 marks)

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5. Fill in each blank with a suitable linking word. The first one has been done for you. Use each linking word ONLY ONCE. Remember to use capital letters where required.

(0) Although people think that multitasking is a positive thing, it is actually bad for your brain

(a)______it wrecks productivity, causing us to make mistakes. It might seem that

juggling lots of tasks will help you save time, (b)______one neuroscientist claims it

could have the opposite effect (c)______warns that dealing with too many tasks at once

can ruin productivity. (d)______claims that certain people are more capable, it appears

that being good at multitasking is an illusion (e)______the brain can only hold a limited amount of information at any one time. An everyday example would be taking a phone call in the

middle of a creative task, such as writing. (f)______the intrusion seems short, the

reality is that the creative process can be derailed (g)______the brain has to stop

focusing on writing, switch to listening, and then back to writing. In returning to the first task, the brain has to use more energy to focus, and this, (h)______, increases the chances of

making mistakes. Three steps can help to overcome this issue. Start by removing temptation,

(i)______take a short break and (j) ______move around.

(Total: 5 marks)

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6. Copy the following sentences inserting all the necessary punctuation.

(a) one of Londons favourite tourist attractions the Museum of London is home to thousands of human bones in its basement

(b) its probably the largest single collection of human remains anywhere in the world says the curator

(c) in fact human remains are unearthed each time a building a railway a tunnel a bridge or a road is constructed do we know if theyve found infant bones among the remains

(Total: 5 marks)

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7. Fill in the blanks in the following passage to complete the idiomatic expressions. The first one has been done for you.

Most children have a (0) whale of a time when they are colouring, painting, sticking and making

things. Pre-schoolers, in particular, are always in (a)______heaven when they are

getting into a mess. Parents often go out of their (b)______to encourage their children to do art and craft, even if it is difficult to hold their (c)______for long. But even when it doesn’t go quite (d)______to plan, children and their families can reap huge

(e)______from doing crafts together. Encouraging children to be creative and

imaginative can actually help them to think outside the (f)______when they’re faced with tough nuts to (g)______in adult life. Making things that they’ve dreamed up or

painting things that go beyond their (h)______imaginings helps children to find

different ways to approach problems. Making art is a safe way to discover that it’s okay to mess

(i)______up as this can later lead you to think on your (j)______.

(Total: 5 marks)

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8. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. The first one has been done for you.

The writer Parashar Kulkarni (0) has become (become) the first ever Indian author

(a)______(win) the Commonwealth Short Story Prize,

(b)______(beat) almost 4,000 short story entries which

(c)______(receive) from 47 different countries. It is the first short story he

(d)______(write), and (e)______(focus) on religion

and violence in colonial India. It is about four men who (f)______(look) for a

cow to feature in advertisements for chewing gum. He also said that he

(g)______(spend) six months researching the subject and

(h)______(not begin) to write the story until he was sure he had enough

material for a short story. Meanwhile, he (i)______(work) on a novella for a

whole year. He hopes that by this time next year it (j)______(publish).

(Total: 10 marks)

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9. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. The first one has been done for you.

(0) I am going to start exercising more regularly.

I have decided to start exercising more regularly .

(a) We all know about the benefits of regular exercise on our bodies.

The

(b) Exercising can be painful, but it has a huge impact on our mental well-being too.

Painful though

It is highly

(d) “You should exercise at least twice a week,” a researcher said.

A researcher recommended

(e) You should never push yourself beyond your limits.

On no

(Total: 5 marks)

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MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL

MAY 2017 SESSION

SUBJECT: English Language PAPER NUMBER: IIA – Question 1 DATE: 20th May 2017 TIME: 4:00 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.

WRITING TASK

Write between 320 and 350 words on ONE of the tasks below.

You are advised to:  pay attention to layout, paragraphing, vocabulary, grammar, spelling and punctuation;  keep your writing to the number of words indicated. You will be penalised if you write less than 320 or more than 350 words.

1. Write a short story called ‘The Buried Book’ to be published in the next issue of a local teenage magazine.

2. Write an email to the Editor of a newspaper in which you suggest ways in which young people can be more involved in the local community. You are Jamie Cassar ([email protected]) and the editor is Mr Zammit ([email protected]).

From: To: Subject:

3. Write an article for your school website entitled ‘A country’s participation in international competitions is a waste of money’.

(Total: 40 marks)

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MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL

MAY 2017 SESSION

SUBJECT: English Language TOTAL PAPER NUMBER: IIA – Question 2 DATE: 20th May 2017 TIME: 4:00 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.

READING COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY

Passage 1 Read the following passage carefully and answer ALL the questions that follow.

In my day, adverts painted on buildings used to be a common sight in France. But the art of sign- writing is now in decline, and the disappearance of these murals tells a story about a changing country. Anyone who, like me, has spent any time meandering through the quieter parts of France will 5 recognise those lovely fading mural advertisements that you can still see on the sides of houses or, indeed, on any old wall. You know the type of thing. In cobalt blue and sunflower yellow, but all the colours now attractively washed out – slogans for motor-oil, or chocolate, or once-popular types of alcohol like Suze and Dubonnet. 10 People go round collecting photos of these adverts and posting them online, and I don‟t blame them because they are at the same time things of beauty and symbols of a lost, more prosperous, simpler, time. Those ads were made to last. Just like the painted signs you can just about still make out above old bakeries, pharmacies and other shops in small-town France, perhaps with the name of the family who 15 founded them 100 years ago. Sign-writing used to be an important skill, and it must have cost a bit to hire an artisan to decorate the front of the establishment. But it must have seemed worth it too. A good sign, painted all neat and properly on a nice beam of wood over the door was a statement of confidence in the future. And, as we can see, it worked – many have indeed resisted the ravages of the years. 20 Contrast that with the sign-writing of today and despair. Today, if a budding shop or bar owner in small-town France wants to announce their presence, it‟ll be on a cheap strip of garishly coloured plastic inscribed and laminated at the local printers. Or just possibly on a strip of tin. Aesthetically about as sustaining as a glass of cola. And I‟ve seen worse. More than once I‟ve seen a recently opened shop, signalled only by a long 25 piece of blackout material above the door with the function scrawled on the cloth in white paint. There‟s no blame to be attached to any of this. It‟s merely economics playing itself out. The future of small French towns is grim and the chances of a shop lasting any reasonable length of time are poor. So what is the point of shelling out for fancy décor? Take a town I know well, Cosne-sur-Loire, a town in the unfashionable Nievre region, southeast of 30 Paris. About 20 years ago, a first layer of supermarkets, garages and do-it-yourself stores sprang up

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on the periphery. The old-established shops of the town centre began to suffer. Now a second layer of even bigger stores has sprung up on the outer periphery – toyshops, clothes shops, sports shops in those huge rectangular structures like children‟s building blocks. Business is being sucked in from all around. No one can possibly compete, especially given the 35 extent of rural poverty here. So Cosne, like hundreds of other French towns with romantic names like Nevers and Montargis and Nemours, is emptying out. It‟s luckier than most because it still has a twice-weekly market. But more and more people are moving to newly built bungalows in the surrounding region. The housing stock in the old centre is getting run-down and too cheap to be worth renovating. The old hotel, which used to take in 40 motorists travelling south, is now shut. The eateries are cheap kebab and pizza places – not inviting bistros serving up classic French cuisine. This is happening all over France. We used to write nostalgically about the decline of the French village: the disappearance of the bar and the bakery from small rural communities. That‟s ancient history. Now it‟s the turn of these small and medium-sized towns to feel that their soul is being 45 ripped out of them. We tend to build in our heads an idealised version of small-town France. Don‟t worry – the French do too. It‟s a land of beautiful medieval architecture, of narrow streets with shops full of lovely local produce, happy farmers cycling to the market – and, yes, those old painted murals advertising Pernod and Noilly Prat. But they were the sign of those times. We have different ones now. Adapted from: www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37871550

Questions on passage 1

1. What indicates that the art of sign-writing is no longer popular? (1)

2. Between lines 4 and 9, find an adjective and a phrasal verb which mean that the adverts‟ colours have lost their brightness. (2)

a. b.

3. In your own words, explain why „People go round collecting photos of these adverts and posting them online‟ (line 10). (2)

4. What does the writer suggest when she says that „A good sign…was a statement of confidence in the future‟ (lines 17-18)? (2)

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5. What is implied if something is described as „Aesthetically about as sustaining as a glass of cola‟ (lines 22-23)? (2)

6. Between lines 4 and 23, find single words that match the following meanings as used in the passage: (2) a. wandering b. set up

c. damaging effects d. engraved

7. In a paragraph of not less than 60 and not more than 70 words, summarise the differences between the adverts of the past and those of the present. Use your own words. (8)

8. Why do shops in the town centre consider it pointless „shelling out for fancy décor‟ (line 28)? (1)

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9. Over the past 20 years, how has business for the old-established shops been „sucked in from all around‟ (line 34)? (2)

10. Find FOUR ways in which towns like Cosne are having „their soul…ripped out of them‟ (lines 44-45). (2)

11. What does the writer suggest when she says „they were the sign of those times. We have different ones now‟ (line 49)? (2)

(Total: 26 marks)

Passage 1

Passage 2 Read the following passage carefully and answer ALL the questions that follow.

For thousands of years, the Cantabrian Sea has periodically engulfed the massive rock formations on Cathedrals Beach in Galicia, northwestern Spain, chipping the softened rock into soaring arches and dark caves. But as well as sculpting this revered and popular landscape, the constant floods may have also washed away evidence of ancient hidden treasure. 5 After the Romans conquered Galicia about 2,000 years ago, joining the territory to the vast and powerful Roman Empire, they minted coins with gold mined in the area. The Galician government, which still oversees abundant reserves of the precious metal, has recognized several local gold mines discovered and exploited by the invaders, who may have also extended their hunt for gold to the wet and weathered caves of Cathedrals Beach. 10 “Galicia is an area very rich in gold, and Cathedrals Beach is surrounded by gold mines,” says Manuel Miranda, president of Mariña Patrimonio, a cultural preservation group pushing the Galician government to examine potential evidence of a Roman gold mine at the beach. “The Romans knew perfectly well the great abundance of gold there was in this area, which is why they conquered it. We‟re saying there is a possibility that there could also be a gold mine exploited by the Romans at 15 the beach.”

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The beach stretches along the coast of Lugo province in Galicia, a region best known for pilgrimages on foot to St James Cathedral in its capital, Santiago de Compostela, the reputed burial site of the saint. The pilgrims can continue to Cape Finisterre, a peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, which was considered the end of the world during the Roman era. A prehistoric circle of stones a mile from 20 Cathedrals Beach, its purpose unknown, has been likened to Stonehenge in England. Before those legends arose, about 350 million years ago, the ancient continents Laurussia and Gondwana collided, breaking apart a mountain range as tall as the Himalayas. It‟s believed the rocks on Cathedrals Beach came from those mountains. In the meantime, the beach continues to lose traces of its history. Miranda hopes to unravel the area‟s 25 latest mystery and find the last vestiges of the past before they are gone, swallowed by the sea. “There could have been signs of human intervention in a gold mine on the beach that have since been eroded by the wind and sea,” he says. “It‟s impossible to find that evidence because much of it has been destroyed. So, it‟s necessary to look for evidence around the beach, above sea level.” On a cliff overlooking Cathedrals Beach, geologists found an undated manmade canal carved in the 30 ground, which bears similarities to canals used by the Romans to excavate gold mines in the area. During their searches for gold, the Romans would light fires on the ground and douse the flames with water carried by the canals, a process that cracked the ground so they could dig with hand tools, Miranda explains. Another clue can be found inside the caves. “Considering that close to Cathedrals Beach there are 35 mines that contain quartz veins, and those quartz veins have gold, we could conclude that the quartz veins on the beach might also have gold,” Miranda says. Excavators near the beach have also found a Roman furnace used to make ceramics and fragments of dolium, earthenware containers used during Roman times to move and store goods, which could further link the invaders to the beach. 40 If the findings prove the Romans did search for gold on the beach, historians can begin to retrace their steps. Miranda pointed out that the Romans would have mined amid a sea level lower than the current sea level, which has been rising due to global warming. “The coastal strip would not have looked the same during the Roman era as we see it now,” he says. What exactly the Romans saw on Cathedrals Beach looks set to remain a mystery. “Maybe one day 45 an archaeologist will be interested in investigating Cathedrals Beach,” Miranda says hopefully, noting that the result could change history. Until then, the secrets of the past will remain under the rise and fall of crashing waves. Adapted from: www.bbc.com/travel/story/20161104

Questions on passage 2

1a. Where is this passage most likely taken from? Underline the most appropriate answer. (1)

(i) A historical novel (ii) A culture magazine (iii) An encyclopaedia

1b. Give a reason for your answer. (1)

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2. Between lines 1 and 4, find TWO verbs which suggest that the sea shaped Cathedrals Beach. (1)

a. b.

3. Between lines 1 and 9, find single words that are opposite in meaning to: (2)

a. despised b. restricted

4. Are the following sentences True or False? Circle the correct answer and give a reason for each of your answers. (4)

a. Galician gold was used by the Romans to produce their money.

(True/False) because b. The Romans exhausted the supply of gold found in Galicia.

(True/False) because

c. The Romans invaded Galicia because they were aware of its gold.

(True/False) because d. There is definite proof that in Roman times there was a gold mine at Cathedrals Beach.

(True/False) because

5. Which TWO „legends‟ (line 21) is the writer referring to? (2) a. b.

6. Between lines 21 and 28, find a part sentence of SEVEN words which means that Miranda aims to solve a puzzle concerning Cathedrals Beach. (1)

7. What TWO reasons make it difficult to „find the last vestiges of the past‟ (line 25)? (2) a. b.

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8. List FOUR stages that the Romans followed when looking for gold. (2) a. b. c. d.

9. What does the presence of quartz veins indicate about the mines on Cathedrals Beach? (1)

10. What evidence suggests that „the Romans did search for gold on the beach‟ (line 40)? (1)

11. Find a part sentence of SIX words which means it is improbable that the puzzle will be solved. (1)

12. Why does Miranda hope that „Maybe one day an archaeologist will be interested in investigating Cathedrals Beach‟ (lines 44-45)? (1)

13. What do the words below refer to in the passage? (4)

a. this (line 3) b. they (line 6)

c. it (line 13) d. which (line 18)

e. its (line 20) f. he (line 27)

g. their (line 31) h. we (line 35)

(Total: 24 marks)

Passage 2

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WRITING TASK

You are Alex and you are planning to visit a historical site next weekend. You phone your friend Jane inviting her to join you. Write the dialogue of BETWEEN 60 AND 80 WORDS that takes place over the telephone. YOU WILL BE PENALISED IF YOU WRITE LESS THAN 60 AND MORE THAN 80 WORDS.

(Total: 10 marks)

Writing

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MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL

MAY 2017 SESSION

SUBJECT: English Language PAPER NUMBER: IIB – Question 1 DATE: 20th May 2017 TIME: 4:00 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.

WRITING TASK

Write between 180 and 200 words on ONE of the tasks below.

1. Write a short story called ‘An Accident in the Kitchen’ for the teenagers’ annual writing competition.

2. Write an email to your cousin Helen ([email protected]) in which you tell her about a new neighbour who is very annoying. You are Kim Attard ([email protected]).

From: To: Subject:

3. Write an article for a teen magazine entitled ‘People who seek excitement and danger are foolish’.

(Total: 40 marks)

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MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL

MAY 2017 SESSION

SUBJECT: English Language PAPER NUMBER: IIB – Question 2 TOTAL DATE: 20th May 2017 TIME: 4:00 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.

READING COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY

Passage 1

Read the following passage carefully and answer ALL the questions that follow. Even as the sun sets over Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong‟s streets stay full. Well past midnight, visitors can find wooden junk boats sailing across the water, streets colourfully lit by intricate neon signs, crowded night markets selling everything from sneakers to bags full of goldfish – and, of course, the sounds of karaoke cutting through the fog-like humidity. But despite the seemingly limitless 5 preoccupations of high-density Hong Kong, it‟s the food that stands out as the true 24-hour cultural obsession.

In fact, Hong Kongers revere food so much that they have even created a little-known fourth meal – siu yeh (night-time snack) – that‟s consumed late at night, typically between 9pm and 6am but any time between dinner and bed. While few restaurants are actually open 24 hours in Hong Kong, many open 10 late – around 9pm – to do a siu yeh trade. Many restaurants, cafés and street stalls have special siu yeh menus, and even nightclubs can be known as much for their late-night munchies as for their DJs and glow-in-the-dark cocktails.

“Chinese people have a saying that you work and earn money for food,” says Silvana Leung of Hong Kong Foodie Tasting Tours. “It is a way to treat yourself.”

15 She explains that what sets Hong Kong‟s siu yeh apart from other late-night snack cultures is the quality and variety. “It‟s not just a sloppy kebab after a dizzying night of partying,” she says. “In Hong Kong, lots of the late night or all-night restaurants have full menus offering fresh seafood and intricately folded wontons.”

Most siu yeh options tend to be comfort-based, less fussy Cantonese classics. “All these foods are a part 20 of the daily eating habits of people so they tend to go for the foods that they grew up with,” Leung says. “It‟s a great way for loved ones to get together and share their day.”

Head to any street food stall late at night, and you‟ll find onion pancakes, fried oyster omelettes, dumplings, fishballs, mix-and-match noodles (with a variety of noodle types, sauces and toppings), and a number of items served on a stick.

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25 Janice Hayes, food writer and founder of Island East Markets, Hong Kong‟s largest farmers‟ market, pegs the origins of siu yeh in China‟s Guangdong Province.

“Some say that in southern China we have longer days, so we tend to be awake for longer and have more meals, while others say it came from a Guangdong culture of meeting for tea or wine after dinner,” she says. “Ancient Chinese texts from as far back as the Tang Dynasty mention the practice.”

30 But it‟s a number of contemporary contributing factors that have made this night-time snack an enduring cultural phenomenon. Hong Kong‟s tropical heat and humidity can dampen a daytime appetite, which means that locals are accustomed to eating well after the sun has gone down. Residents often stay up late, thanks to both long working hours and a frenetic social life that usually takes place in public instead of very cramped high-density apartments. Adapted from: www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160829

Questions on passage 1

1a. Where is this passage most likely taken from? Underline the correct answer. (1) (i) A traveller‟s diary (ii) A restaurant review (iii) A travel magazine (iv) A travel advertisement

1b. Give a reason for your answer. (1)

2. Write ONE word found between lines 1 and 12 of the passage that shows that the people of Hong Kong attach great importance to food. (1)

3. Between lines 1 and 18, find single words that match the following meanings as used in the passage. (3)

a. complex b. running shoes

c. concerns d. eaten

e. business f. messy

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c. d.

5. Are the following statements True or False? Circle the correct answer and give a reason for each of your answers. (3)

a. The streets of Hong Kong are very lively in the evenings. (True/False) because b. In Hong Kong, visibility is usually poor at night. (True/False) because

c. Hong Kongers have replaced dinner with „siu yeh‟. (True/False) because

6. What important role, mentioned between lines 15 and 21, does „siu yeh‟ have in the lives of the people of Hong Kong? Use your own words. (1)

7. Why is „siu yeh‟ believed to have originated in China‟s Guangdong Province? (1)

8. List FOUR factors that make life in Hong Kong difficult. (2)

a. b.

c. d.

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9. What do the words below refer to in the passage? (3)

a. they (line 7) b. they (line 20)

c. you (line 22) d. we (line 27)

e. she (line 29) f. that (line 30)

10. In a paragraph of not less than 30 words and not more than 40 words, describe the activities that visitors to Hong Kong may enjoy late at night. (8)

(Total: 26 marks)

Passage 1 Passage 2

Read the following passage carefully and answer ALL the questions that follow.

Sven wanted to go out on the ice. The black-haired boy was already climbing into his snowsuit, zipping up the front before yanking soft mittens over his hands. Ingrid, the camp supervisor from Denmark, helped him with his boots and then pulled a woollen cap over his head.

Sven beckoned me to follow him outside into the frosty blank whiteness. The snow had been falling 5 since the day before and now he was knee deep in the stuff, kicking at it with gusto before climbing onto his wooden sled.

He commanded me in Greenlandic. “He wants you to push him down the hill,” guessed Ingrid, who knew no more Greenlandic than I. I nudged Sven gently down the slope, away from the camp where he was staying. Winter had replaced the slanted streets with a path of solid ice, and the boy flew away 10 faster than I could waddle after him.

Once back at the camp, Sven shook off his winter wear and ran off to join some of the older children who were back from skiing.

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The Children‟s Winter Camp in Uummannaq is three times the size of a typical island camp, and the 40-odd children staying here, come from all over Greenland and have their own bedrooms filled with 15 their own toys and belongings.

When we entered, good cooking smells hit my nose. Dinner was roasted narwhal. The meat was heavy and dark. Nobody spoke – not the children, not the many helpers who manage the camp day and night, not the visiting camp leaders from Denmark and not me. Silence is the rule at the table, and so I chewed the whale blubber quietly, swallowing hard.

20 After I said goodnight to Sven and the others, I bundled up and trudged through the snow to my own room in a separate section of the camp. The air stung my lungs but I could almost have stayed there all night listening once more to the mournful lullaby of dogs near and far.

The next morning, Uummannaq had disappeared. When I looked out of the window, the island was gone. There was nothing but white, and on my way to the kitchen, I couldn‟t see my hand in front of 25 my face. This was snow and fog together, a frozen cloud pressing down on us at the top of the world.

The storm continued for two days. My helicopter out was cancelled, granting me an extra night at the camp, where I spent a few hours showing Sven how to take pictures with my camera.

The sky cleared by morning. Sven did not understand my English goodbye, but I shook his little hand and said qujanaq, (the only word I knew in his language meaning thank you), over and over again.

30 I do not expect Sven to remember me but he is on me like a tattoo now. Years from now I will guess his age, and wonder what he is up to. Adapted from: www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160721

Questions on passage 2

1a. Underline the most appropriate title for this passage: (1)

(i) Greenland in Winter (ii) A visit to a camp in Greenland (iii) Skiing in Greenland

1b. Give a reason for your answer. (1)

2. List FOUR items Sven wore to go out in the snow. (2)

a. b.

c. d.

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3. What does the writer mean by „frosty blank whiteness‟ (line 4)? (2)

4. How was Sven feeling whilst he was in the snow? (1)

5. Write TWO part-sentences of not more than FOUR words each and found between lines 7 and 25 which show that it was very cold outside. (1) a. b.

6. Mention SIX facts about the Children‟s Winter Camp in Uummannaq that we learn from the passage. (3)

a. b.

c. d. e. f.

7. Write TWO facts that show that the writer may not have liked what he ate for dinner. (2)

a. b.

8.WOW ritesepara T te verbs found between lines 7 and 22 that indicate that the writer found it difficult to walk in the snow. (1) a. b.

9. Where did the writer sleep during his visit to the Children‟s Winter Camp in Uummannaq? (1)

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10. Explain the meaning of „the mournful lullaby of dogs‟ (line 22). (2)

11. Why does the writer say „the island was gone‟ (lines 23-24)? (1)

12. In your own words, explain why the writer spent an extra night at the camp. (1)

13. In what TWO ways did the writer attempt to communicate with Sven at the end of his visit? (2) a. b.

14. What does the writer mean by „he is on me like a tattoo now‟ (line 30)? (2)

15. Write down TWO part-sentences of not more than SEVEN words each which show whether the writer spoke Greenlandic or not. (1) a. b.

(Total: 24 marks)

Passage 2

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WRITING TASK

You are Ben and you want to go on a holiday in the mountains this coming December. You phone your friend Jess to persuade her to join you. Write the dialogue of BETWEEN 50 AND 60 WORDS that takes place over the telephone. YOU WILL BE PENALISED IF YOU WRITE LESS THAN 50 OR MORE THAN 60 WORDS.

(Total: 10 marks)

Writing

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MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL

SEPTEMBER 2017 SESSION

SUBJECT: English Language TOTAL PAPER NUMBER: I – Part 2 DATE: 2nd September 2017 TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.

LANGUAGE USE

1. Fill in the blanks with the determiners below. Use each one ONLY ONCE. There are some extra ones. The first one has been done for you.

a each less much any every little the zero article few an none many

You’ll be pleased to hear that cakes, biscuits and desserts can be part of (0) a healthy and active

lifestyle. In fact, (a)______people do not know that if we usually eat nutritious meals, we

can allow ourselves (b)______occasional treat, as long as we do not consume too

(c)______sugar and salt. A balanced diet is one that includes (d)______foods which have (e)______colour of the rainbow. You should also ensure that

(f)______meal contains vegetables, carbohydrates and protein. Be careful not to consume calories with (g)______nutritional value. If you always keep

(h)______eye on your diet, then on special occasions you can have (i)______

treat you like. I have come across quite a (j)______nutritionists who agree with this.

(Total: 5 marks)

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2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words below. There are some which can be used more than once. The first one has been done for you.

lead take come pay have get do make keep

We should always (0) pay attention to what our bodies tell us. When we are stressed, we need to

(a)______in mind that we have the power to (b)______control of

our lives to change them for the better. A less hectic lifestyle will (c)______a huge

difference to our wellbeing. When we feel too stressed, we need to (d)______to a

decision to (e)______a good rest by (f)______a holiday or simply

(g)______away from the normal routine. If we do not do this, we will end up

(h)______the price later on. We need to (i)______ourselves a

favour and try to (j)______less stressful lives.

(Total: 5 marks)

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3. Copy the following sentences inserting all the necessary punctuation.

(a) childrens use of social media starts early so they all need to learn about the risks involved dont they

(b) this means teaching them about cyber crime including bullying and how their online activity can permanently harm their future prospects

(Total: 5 marks)

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4. Complete the following passage by forming ONE word from the one in brackets. The first one has been done for you.

(0) Strategically (strategy) situated on a cliff in Romania, Bran Castle, known as Dracula’s Castle,

draws nearly half a million visitors with a (a)______(curious) for vampire stories

every year. It was built in the 14th century as a (b)______(protect) against the

invading Turks, but its history includes being the (c)______(occasion) home of a

real-life prince with a liking for (d)______(horror) murders. People can now enjoy one very (e)______(terror) night in this interesting castle, if they write a

(f)______(create) story about what they would say to Count Dracula if they saw

him in his castle. The organizers promise a (g)______(converse) with Count

Dracula himself, played by the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker, who wrote the

(h)______(fame) Dracula novel. Following a hearty meal, guests will be left to

sleep in (i)______(luxury) velvet-trimmed coffins within the

(j)______(seclude) of the Count’s crypt.

(Total: 5 marks)

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5. Fill in the blanks with the adverb form of the words in brackets. The first one has been done for you.

In 1912 many people (0) sorrowfully (sorrow) lost their lives when the Titanic sank. Since then,

the story of the Titanic has (a)______(real) been popular. It has

(b)______(frequent) featured in films and documentaries. Now a company in

China has (c)______(enthusiastic) started construction of a life-size replica of the

Titanic. Visitors will (d)______(final) be provided with a simulation of the original

ship’s collision with an iceberg and subsequent sinking. The company behind it is sure that the

replica will be (e)______(full) operational by late next year, which is a

(f)______(reason) realistic timeframe. It added, (g)______(boast), that such a project had (h)______(rare) been undertaken before. Local people are

(i)______(heart) welcoming the project as they believe that it will

(j)______(definite) boost the tourist industry.

(Total: 5 marks)

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6. Fill in the blanks in the following passage to complete the idioms. The first one has been done for you.

Michael Stausholm started a business with a partner, who painted a rosy (0) picture of the future

of the business, and promised him that the plan would undoubtedly (a)______fruit. He had been feeling very (b)______in the dumps, but this (c)______his spirits

up, especially since his partner had a strong track (d)______. He decided to keep his

chin (e)______and take his friend’s advice on (f)______. But his partner

was too happy-go- (g)______and the business started off on the (h)______foot and soon fell (i)______. However, just when he thought he was running out of

(j)______, he started a very successful pencil business and now exports to 60 countries!

(Total: 5 marks)

7. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. The first one has been done for you.

Apps are all the (0) rage nowadays, and for good reason. They can (a)______you

out in just about every (b)______of your life, whether it’s (c)______fit and

healthy, organizing your schedule, (d)______with friends, or even learning a language.

Just like any tool though, you need to know how to use it (e)______to really benefit

from it. Educational apps are becoming increasingly (f)______as a supplement to traditional education. It is (g)______convenient to learn on a pocket-sized device that

you already (h)______around with you at all (i)______. The best apps

also manage to get you hooked on learning. The way you use these apps will (j)______

how successful you are.

(Total: 5 marks)

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8. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. The first one has been done for you.

With so many of us (0) living (live) in overpopulated, busy places, it can be hard

(a)______(imagine) that around the world today there are people inhabiting

corners of the planet that are still untouched. Photographs of indigenous cultures by Jimmy Nelson

(b)______(go) on display in London last September. Nelson

(c)______(capture) remote and unique cultures around the world since the late Eighties. Before that he (d)______(teach) photography at his studio for ten years. Throughout his career, he (e)______(catch) on camera snapshots which (f)______(enable) us to understand the cultures and traditions of

fragile communities. Nelson now (g)______(hope) that his photography

(h)______(help) protect these cultures and communities before the harmony between man and nature (i)______(disintegrate). He

(j)______(travel) and photographing part two of the exhibition even this present day.

(Total: 10 marks)

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9. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one as in the example.

(0) Recently, a gorilla protected a toddler when he fell into her enclosure.

Recently, a toddler was protected by a gorilla when he fell into her enclosure .

(a) The internet allows us to see many examples of animals demonstrating compassion.

Thanks

(b) Is there such a thing as animal feelings?

An expert

(d) Pet owners will not be surprised by this.

This

(e) If you want to experience how animals can have feelings, you need to get a pet.

You can’t

(Total: 5 marks)

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MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL

SEPTEMBER 2017 SESSION

SUBJECT: English Language PAPER NUMBER: IIB – Question 1 DATE: 2nd September 2017 TIME: 4:00 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.

WRITING TASK

Write between 180 and 200 words on ONE of the tasks below.

1. You are taking part in a competition for young writers. Write a story that includes the following words: airport a school girl an unattended bag panic

2. You are Kim Grech and you live at 8, Spring Street, Hamrun HMR01. Write a letter to your friend to tell her about a music festival that you attended recently.

3. Write an article with the title ‘TV screens should be banned from restaurants’ for the school website.

(Total: 40 marks)

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MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL

SEPTEMBER 2017 SESSION

SUBJECT: English Language TOTAL PAPER NUMBER: IIB – Question 2 DATE: 2nd September 2017 TIME: 4:00 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.

READING COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY

Passage 1 Read the following passage carefully and answer ALL the questions that follow. A white-haired beggar sits outside a hut in Odisha, India, a wide smile spread across his face. His hands, deformed by leprosy, cradle the first photo of himself he has ever seen.

Swapna, a young mother in Kolkata, lives in a grass hut without electricity or running water. She has no photos of her wedding, but thanks to Hollywood film editor Bipasha Shom, she owns a portrait of 5 herself and her five-month-old son.

These two are among hundreds of impoverished Indians that Shom has gifted with a photograph. “Many of these people are surviving on a dollar a day or less, and a photo is a luxury item,” she said. “They do not have the means to buy cameras, let alone afford to make prints.”

Born in Kolkata, but raised in America, Shom, 47, was in her teens when she first began giving away 10 photographs while visiting relatives in India. “While photos were not high on the list of priorities, I felt that it was important for people to have a record of their lives. Imagine not having any photos of your wedding, your children, your parents.”

Last December, Shom returned again to Kolkata, this time with her two children. They spent four weeks giving away hundreds of photos in Kolkata and the coastal town of Puri. Shom photographed 15 people of all ages, and also captured her subjects gazing in awe at their photos for the first time.

What made this trip unique was Shom‟s use of instant photography. “We could have gotten a wireless printer and done it that way, but there is a magical element to instant photography that I love. That moment when people see their image develop on a blank piece of film is priceless.”

“It was incredible to see people‟s reactions to the photos,” Shom said. “We‟d approach people who 20 looked pretty intimidating and then watch as their faces just melted into huge smiles as they watched the photos develop. Mothers would ask us to take group photos with their children. People would run into their homes and pull out their elderly grandparents so we could capture their only image.”

Shom particularly enjoyed photographing children with the help of her daughter and son. “It was really powerful for them,” she said. “We take so much for granted in America. We don‟t realise how much 25 we have and how luxurious our lives are.”

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To keep the project going, Shom has founded a non-profit organisation, GivePhotos, which is raising money to buy cameras and film to ship to photographers in India and other interested countries.

While she has found the project rewarding, Shom admits she sometimes questions the value of giving photos to those who have so little. “We realise that giving a photo is not like building a school or a 30 hospital or feeding the hungry, but I think a photo is something that feeds the soul,” she said. “It‟s hard to know how these images will impact people‟s lives but I think we‟ve brought some small amount of happiness.” Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160825

Questions on Passage 1

1. Underline the correct answer. The main purpose of the passage is to:

a. promote photography as a hobby b. describe everyday life in an Indian village c. encourage people to help the poor d. inform people about the project founded by Shom (1)

2. In your own words, explain the effect of leprosy on the old man‟s hands.

(1)

3. Between lines 1 and 5, find: a. TWO consecutive words and b. ONE single word which show the Indians‟ appreciation of the photo.

a. b. (2)

4. Between lines 1 and 12, find TWO part-sentences of FOUR words each, which show how the writer views a photo.

b. (2)

5. In your own words, explain what made Shom‟s use of instant photography „priceless‟ (line 18).

(2)

6. Between lines 6 and 22, find single words that match the following meanings as used in the passage. b. brought up a. money b. brought up

c. caught d. special

e. unbelievable f. frightening (3)

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7. Give ONE reason why Shom enjoyed taking photographs with the help of her son and daughter.

(1)

8. Are the following statements True or False? Circle the correct answer and give a reason for each of your answers. a. The Indians whom Shom photographed did not have a camera.

(True/False) because b. Shom has Indian roots.

(True/False) because c. In December Shom took photos of elderly people rather than of young ones.

(True/False) because d. Shom is not completely sure of the importance of the charity work she is doing.

(True/False) because (4) 9. What do the following words refer to in the passage? a. They (line 8) b. her (line 9)

c. They (line 13) d. their (line 15)

e. their (line 22) f. It (line 23) (3)

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10. In a paragraph of not less than 40 and not more than 50 words, show how Shom made the Indians happy.

(7) (Total: 26 marks)

Passage 1

Passage 2

Read the following passage carefully and answer ALL the questions that follow.

My heart was still racing half an hour after arriving. Visiting Sinforosa Sancho and Juan Colomer – the last inhabitants of La Estrella, an abandoned mountain village in the wilderness of Aragon, Spain – is not for the faint of heart.

My taxi driver Pedro assured me that he knew the way perfectly. I should have known better. By the 5 time we reached the village of Mosqueruela, some 15 kilometres from La Estrella, Pedro was lost and had to ask for directions.

The narrow dirt track got worse. There were steep drops right and left, rocks hit the bottom of the car and the GPS totally gave up. After a last steep drop on our right, I spotted a huddle of houses, some with their roofs caved in. A dome covered with bright ceramic tiles sparkled in the sun.

10 “La Estrella,” Pedro announced proudly, as if he had known all along. With a sigh of relief, I got out of the car in search of the solitary couple.

I spotted a wrinkled, beaming face peeping over a crumbling wall. “Hello Sinforosa. I hope it‟s not inconvenient and you can spare me a moment.”

Seconds later, her husband Juan appeared by her side. “Come on,” he said.

15 We made our way along the uneven path to benches in front of the only building in good repair. “This is where we live.” He brought out coffee, and immediately engaged in animated conversation with Pedro about agriculture, his grandparents‟ village and sheep, while I turned to Sinforosa to hear their story.

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“We were both born and raised in La Estrella,” she said. “At the time, this was a lively village: we had 20 a school, two taverns, shops, a teacher, a priest, everything. We met at a dance in the tavern and got married in the sanctuary. But then things deteriorated. Nobody could make a living from farming anymore; there were no jobs and people just left. It started in the 1950s, and by the „80s we were the only ones left.”

We went inside their house, where some of the rooms were furnished with simple iron beds and 25 mattresses. They have no TV, no telephone landline, no postman and, until very recently, no running water. Solar panels power their few lamps and a fridge. Laundry is still done the old fashioned way in a huge sink in the kitchen, and they cook in the fireplace. Entertainment is provided by a tiny transistor radio. They have just a single mobile phone – but there‟s no reception unless they climb halfway up one of the surrounding mountains.

30 “For the pilgrims who can‟t make it back the same day,” Juan grinned, making the international sign for drinking. He also proudly showed me two showers and toilets, a recent improvement that came with running water.

It was an uplifting experience to have met two content and fulfilled people who prefer their more than 30 years of near isolation without any luxuries to the trappings of modern life. Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160615

Questions on Passage 2

1a. Underline the most appropriate title for this passage: i. A drive through la Estrella ii. A couple in love iii. A life in near isolation (1)

b. Give a reason for your answer.

(1)

2a. From the passage, find TWO part-sentences, of not more than six words each, that show that the writer found travelling to La Estrella quite scary.

ii. (1)

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b. Between lines 4 and 9, find THREE reasons why the writer was scared whilst travelling to La Estrella.

ii.

iii. (3)

3. Why does the writer say „I should have known better‟ (line 4)?

(1)

4. Mention SIX facts about La Estrella that we learn from lines 1-9 of the passage.

a. b.

c. d.

f. (3)

5. What does the writer mean by „as if he had known all along‟ (line 10)?

(2)

6. Mention FOUR things that Juan did that show his hospitality.

a. b.

c. d. (2)

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7. Give ONE reason why La Estrella was abandoned by all the villagers.

(1)

8. List EIGHT things Sinforosa and Juan have at home. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. (4)

9. Why is Juan proud as he shows the writer the two showers and toilets?

(1)

10. What does the writer mean by „the trappings of modern life‟ (line 34)?

(2)

11a. Write down ONE word from the text that shows that the writer appreciated the visit to La Estrella.

(1) b. What quality in Sinforosa and Juan does the writer appreciate? Use your own words.

(1)

(Total: 24 marks)

Passage 2

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WRITING TASK

You are Ben. Jes, a friend of yours, is planning to spend a short holiday in a small village in the mountains and has asked you to join. Write an email of between 50 and 60 words to your friend Jes in which you turn down the invitation giving reasons for your answer.

You will be penalised if you write less than 50 or more than 60 words.

From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Trip

(Total: 10 marks)

Writing

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