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FORM TP 2014007
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-CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE®
EXAMINATION
ENGLISH
A
Paper 01 -General Proficiency 1 hour 30 minutes
( 02 JANUARY 2014
(p.m.D
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer them. 2. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.
3. Do not be concerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more answers than there are items in this test.
4. Each item in this test has four suggested answers, lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are about to answer and decide which choice is best.
5. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.
Sample Item
Choose the word or set of words that BEST completes each sentence.
Someone who is suffering from chicken pox needs to be isolated as the disease is _ _ _ _ _ _
(A) . (B) (C) (D) lasting serious contagious destructive Sample Answer
The best answer to this item is "contagious", so answer space (C) has been shaded. 6. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice.
7.
When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. Ifyou cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may returq to this item later. Your score will be the total number of correct answers.
DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright© 2012 Caribbean Examinations Council
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-Items 1-5
Instructions: Choose the word which is almost OPPOSITE in meani~g to the underlined word in each sentence.
1.
2.
The manager decided to inform the staff about all complaints received from customers. (A) (B) (C) (D) requests demands suggestions compliments
There was a decline in airplane travel after 11 September 2001. (A) (B) (C) (D) rise drop decrease fluctuation
3. They lived in a large, sprawling, dilapidated house. (A) remote (B) historic (C) inferior (D) well-kept 01218010/JANUARY/F2014 4. 5.
In these difficult economic times, many organizations retrench workers only when absolutely necessary. (A) (B) (C) (D) dismiss promote employ demote
Constructive criticism is appreciated and encouraged by some of our peers.
(A) (B) (C) (D) Sound Negative Valuable Unsatisfactory
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-Items 6-10
Instructions: Each sentence in this section has either one word or two 'rords missing. Choose from the four options, the word or pair of words which BEST completes the meaning of the sentence.
6.
7.
After two years of probation he was ... in the job because his employer found him to be an ... worker. (A) (B) (C) (D) resigned ... efficient retrenched ... adept confirmed ... industrious employed ... unskilled
In an attempt to ... violence in the school, the principal introduced a number of ... rules (A) (B) (C) (D) encourage ... harsh curb ... humane eliminate ... tough discourage ... lenient
8. The new owners will be asked to carry
out the plan as far as possible, and will be expected to ... the policy of cost
reduction. (A) state (B) adapt (C) develop (D) implement 9. 10.
The youth was not originally a delinquent; he was at first a ... person longing for ... . (A) (B) (C) (D) quiet ... affection wic!<ed ... mischief particular ... perfection remarkable ... sustenance
Dismayed by his discourtesy to the playground attendant, Jack's mother
... him. (A) (B) (C) (D) berated rewarded applauded contradicted
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- 4-Items 11-15
Instructions: Each sentence is followed by four options. Choose the option NEAREST IN MEANING to the original sentence. Be sure to read all four options before you choose your answer .
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11. The bright colour of the bird distinguished 13. Recent floods have made the roads it from the others flying across the pale sky. impassable.
(A) The bright colours of the bird (A) People are unable to travel because contrasted with the pale sky while of the floods.
it was flying. (B) Because of heavy showers,
(B) The pale sky made the birds commuters were forced to detour. noticeable while flying as they
(C)
The roads cannot be used as a resulthad bright colours. of the floods.
(C)
The pale sky made the birds (D) Travelling has been brought to a distinguished, particularly the one standstill because of the floods. with the bright colours.(D) The bright colour against the pale
sky made the bird stand out 14. So engrossed was he in his task that he did among those flying by. not hear his sister enter the room.
(A) His task was so difficult that he did 12. Boys were expected to opt only for not observe his sister's entry.
Technical Drawing and Agriculture, but a (B) He did not hear his sister enter the few chose Home Economics, although their room because of the job he was
parents discouraged them. doing.
(C) His sister's entry did not attract his (A) Only boys were expected to attention because he was enjoying
choose Technical Drawing and what he was doing.
Agriculture, but a few opted for (D) He was so preoccupied with what Home Economics against the he was doing that he was unaware wishes of their parents. of his sister's entry.
(B) Parents discouraged their boys
from choosing Home Economics 15. Water poiiution is a common problem and expected them to opt only because people thoughtlessly dump their for Technical Drawing and garbage in water courses.
Agriculture.
(A) People throw their garbage in water
(C)
Although they were expected to courses making this an unusualchoose Technical Drawing and problem.
Agriculture, a few boys went (B) If people did not dump their against their parents' wishes and garbage in water, we would not
chose Home Economics. have a pollution problem.
(C)
Water pollution takes place because (D) Discouraged by their parents, a few people recklessly dump theirboys chose Technical Drawing garbage in water courses. and Agriculture rather than Home (D) Even though water pollution is a
Economics. problem, people still dump their
garbage in water courses.
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5 -Items 16-20
Instructions: Choose the option, A, B, C or D, that BEST describes EACH of the sentences. (A) The sentence is acceptable as it stands.
(B) The sentence contains a cliche or misused metaphor.
(C) The sentence is incorrect grammatically or faulty in diction.
(D) The sentence is too wordy, that is, repetitive or contains redundancies.
16. Ifl were the captain of the West Indian cricket team, I will attack the batsmen with my fast bowlers immediately after the luncheon interval.
17. He was very old and feeble and eventually kicked the bucket at age eighty.
18. She was a nimble-footed dancer; her graceful body executed delicate movements with incredible po1se.
19. They very seldom visit their grandparents in the country, going only once in a while.
20. The politician hammered the nail of his argument into the leafy minds of his audience who had come to hear him speak on the difficult subject of monetary policy.
- 6-Items 21-30
Instructions: Read the following poem carefully and then answer items 21-30 on the basis of what is stated or implied.
21.
The Children One swings
up-wards toup-wards the sky, ascending cool stairs of rope which end, like magic, 5 in clouds,
Another does
cartwheels, hurdling grass into grace.
A third peels cane with the teeth.
10 The rest, imagination programmed by T.V. play cowboy.
Tonight, circled by snow in a foreign country, I praise one of the children 15 who stood alone,
hearing old drums
under the bam bam bangarang; who passed into
man-hood through the eye of the sun, 20 and smelted
lonely calypspes and "soul"
against the long morning of English rule. Source Unknown
Stanza 1 (lines 1-5) conveys the idea that the child
22. A shift in emphasis in the poem is signalled by
(A) (B) (C) (D)
found climbing easy
enjoyed games involving magic was training for the trapeze event was entertained by the different
patterns in the clouds
(A) (B) (C) (D)
"Another" (line 6) "The rest" (line I 0) "Tonight" (line 12) "I praise" (line 14)
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24.
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-What does the expression, "The rest, imagination programmed by T.V.", (line 1 0) mean?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
The T.V. stimulated their creativity and reactions.
The T.V. programmes influenced their imagination.
The poet admired their games more than the other children's.
The children were more active because they watched T.V.
The expression "circled by snow" (line 12) is used to
(A) (B)
(C)
(D)
suggest that the narrator is isolated and lonely in a strange land contrast the games that children
play in tropical and cold countries indicate that in the cold, foreign country one child will no longer be able to play out doors
reveal that the narrator is living in a cold country, but remembers what life is like in the tropics
25. Which of the following can be said of the child "who stood alone" (line 15)?
(A) He was not idle like the other
(B)
(C)
(D)
children.
He is able to endure the cold snow in a foreign country.
His tropical spirit survives English cultural influences.
After attaining manhood, he did not lose his appreciation for music.
26. The poet's attitude to the child described in lines 15-22 can BEST be described as one of (A) pity (B) envy (C) derision (D) admiration 27. 28. 29.
The poet describes the drums as being "old" (line 16) MAINLY to suggest that
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
they·belong to the child's inherited past
time has passed so they are now outdated
different drums are now used in his people's rituals
they have survived in spite of calypsoes and 'soul'
The expression "barn barn bangarang" (line 17) is an example of
(A) simile (B) metaphor
(C) onomatopoeia
(D) personification
The word that BEST conveys the poet's tone in lines 18-22 is
(A) regret
(B) nostalgia
(C) excitement
(D) disappointment
30. The MAIN message of the poem is that
(A)
(B) (C) (D)
it is best to assert one's cultural identity
there is need to liberate ourselves from the past
we should expect contrast in the attitudes of youth
a happy childhood world is lost through immigration
- 8-Items 31-35
Instructions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer items 31-35 on the basis ofwhat
is stated or implied.
The Coronation Carnival had waxed hectic and heated. When Lance-Corporal John had left the station early and walked out onto the main road he realized that the commotion he had been hearing was from a band coming along the Avocat Road towards the junction down the hill. In the first sunlight of morning he saw people jumping up and making merry, and he 5 saw people waving branches and green twigs and the men in front were beating spoon on bottle and there were some with lengths of bamboo keeping up a thick, steady rhythm. He noticed about six men in front banging on big oil drums and pitch-oil tins, and jumping high, dancing, and there were others thumping on even the buckets with which they went to the wells for water. For these revellers it seemed a truly glorious morning, and as he climbed
31.
10 the bank to watch them he heard the chorus of voices from behind blending with the drums.
For the first time since he joined the police force he looked at reckless, celebrating crowds without wanting to make an arrest.
He stood high up on a mound, above the drain, to allow the free flow of the band, and he strained a little to hear which patriotic song the band was singing. He was wondering if 15 it was 'Land of Hope and Glory', an anthem which usually brought tears to his eyes. The
sound of spoon on bottle, of bamboo on macadam* road and of the rattling of tin, blurred the voices a little, and he knew he had to wait until the front of the band got past him. He watched the women wearing housecoats and carrying banners - which he could not see clearly -and there came the powerful, stridentvoicesofagroup led by noneotherthan Swithin Paul. * macadam - tar/asphalt
Adapted from Michael Anthony, Butler. Till the Final Bell.
The activity described in the passage is 32.
(A) a party
(B) a street protest
(C) a village parade
(D) an unusual festival
Macmillan Caribbean, 2004, p.116.
The writer says "For these revellers it seemed a truly glorious morning" (line 9) to show
(A) that it was a bright and sunny day
(B) that the people were free to do as they pleased
(C) how much the revellers were
enjoying themselves
(D) that the people thought the occasion was worth celebrating
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-Lance-Corporal John on this occasion (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
had tears in his eyes
wanted to make an arrest wanted to join the revellers
was contented to allow the
celebrating crowd to go by
34. Lance Corporal John "stood high up on a mound" (line 13) because he
(A) did not want to become involved
in the parade
(B) wanted to get out of the way of the parade
(C) was too short to appreciate the parade from road level
(D) felt he would be seen in case anyone wanted to misbehave
35. The phrase "none other than Swithin Paul" (line 19) implies that Swithin Paul was a
(A) (B) (C) (D) politician band leader good singer well-known person
- 10 -Items 36-42
Instructions: Read the following passage carefully and then answer items 36-42 on the basis of what is stated or implied.
At one time, if you wanted a picture, you had to paint or draw it. Tourists took sketch pads, not cameras, on vacations. Cameras are a lot quicker and easier to use. Have you ever wondered how they came to be?
The first camera was used in the sixteenth century and was so large that the artist sat right inside 5 it. The huge 'camera obscura', as it was called, was a clumsy instrument. It worked on the same principles as our cameras today. A tiny hole in one wall admitted light. On the opposite wall, an image was projected upside down. The artist would sit inside the camera and trace the image until the picture was done. In the 1800s, a demand for quick and inexpensive portraits led to the improvement of this camera.
10 Many inventors contributed to the improvement of the image and the camera itself. In the 1700s, the German physicist Johann Schulze discovered that an image can be made by exposing silver salts to light. The problem was that the image did not last. The first permanent image was obtained by Joseph Nicephore Niepce, a French physicist. He exposed a metal plate to light, then engraved the image onto the plate. The earliest actual photograph still in existence was made in this way
15 in 1826. It is a view from Niepce's room, and it took eight hours to expose!
A partner of Niepce, Louis J. M. Daguerre, invented the first practical photographic process. Exposing a silver plate to light, he made an image that did not have to be engraved. Instead, he created the image by using chemicals. After his invention was announced in 1839, modern photography took off.
20 The camera has come a long way from its beginnings. It is now possible for anyone to use a camera and get good, clear photographs. The inventions that made this possible are the result of many different minds working on the problem: first to get the image, then to make the image permanent, and finally to make the process practical. Next time you see a snapshot, remember the achievement ofthose ea~ly artists and inventors.
36. This passage is primarily based on
(A) (B) (C) (D) facts opinions statistics inferences
37. This style of writing can be classified as (A) narrative
(B) reflective
(C) expository (D) argumentative
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38. In paragraph 2, the word "principles" (line 6) means MOST NEARLY the same as (A) (B) (C) (D) leaders instruments moral standards laws or precepts
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40.
11 -The writer uses an exclamation mark at the end of paragraph 3 (line 15) in order to (A)
.(B) (C)
(D)
scare the reader
create an effect of shock command the reader's attention dispel any doubt in the reader's
mind
The events of the passage have been recorded in (A) (B) (C) (D) a logical order the future tense an illogical order the present tense
41.
42.
Which of the following is the MOST suitable title for this passage?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
ArtiMs and Their Inventions The Camera and Its Development The Invention ofThe Camera The Importance of Photographs
"Modern photography" (I ines 18-19) took off when
(A)
(B) (C) (D)
Daguerre was introduced to Niepce Niepce's photograph was made
public
Schulze made his discovery by using silver salts
Daguerre made his discovery by using chemicals
12 -Items 43-52
Instructions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer items 43-52 on the basis of what is stated or implied.
43.
Celestial Island is not just for tourists; many from neighbouring islands find themselves hopping over to Celestial Island during a long weekend for a quick and enjoyable escape. That is because people know that this tiny isle has so much to see, so much to do and so much to offer.
All the leisure time you have during your stay can be spent so many different ways. Maybe you 5 would prefer to spend your holiday sleeping-in late into the afternoons, awaking to be served a scrumptious breakfast in bed, lounging around the pools or beaches, basking in the warm sun, souvenir shopping or mingling with the locals and acquainting yourself with a new and fascinating culture. With so many different things to do on the island, your choices are endless.
There are so many engaging ways to experience the pleasing sights, sounds and scenery of this 10 island paradise. Sightseeing, though, is by far one of the most fun and dynamic ways oflearning
about all that Celestial Island has to offer.
A nice alternative to the typical travel itinerary, with scheduled times for specific activities, is to do what comes .naturally here and take it slow, stop as you go, pull over at lookout points and rest-stops for an eat and a drink while chatting and admiring some extraordinary places of interest. 15 The most developed areas of Celestial Island are relatively modern; with numerous trendy hotels. A few resorts and scattered modest guest-houses can be found, in addition to the international airport.
Along the Caribbean coast there is a seemingly infinite stretch of white sandy beaches, which are a favourite with tourists. Bliss Town is the vibrant and scenic capital and port that is the hub 20 of all the island's activities.
What is the writer's MAIN purpose? (A)
(B) (C)
To inform readers about Celestial Island
To state the location of Celestial Island
To encourage tourists to visit Celestial Island
(D) To describe the important features of Celestial Island
44.
Adapted from "Top Tourists Towns", The Guardian, August 22, 2006, p. 61.
Which of the following does the writer use MOST in the extract?
(A) (B) (C) (D) Facts References Statistical data Emotive language
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-According to the extract, Celestial Island is located
(A) in the capital (B) in Bliss Town (C) in the Caribbean (D) near the coastline
The word "dynamic" as used in lin~
refers to (A) (B) (C) (D) sightseeing sunbathing souvenir shopping eating and drinking
47. The advertisement is intended for
48.
(A) businessmen (B) holidaymakers (C) cultural artistes (D) aspiring artists
The repetition of the words "so much" and "so many" serves to
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
summarize the list of activities for visitors
minimize the variety of attractions
on the island
highlight the writer's lack of words to describe the island
convey the writer's excitement about the variety of things to do
49.
50.
51.
52.
Which of the following phrases BEST suggests the variety of experience on Celestial Island as presented by the writer?
g--· (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
"your choices are endless" (line 1 0) , -"engaging ways" (line 11)
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"nice alternative" (line 14)t-2-"what comes naturally" (line 15)13
According to the passage, guests may stay at all of the following EXCEPT
(A) (B) (C) (D) hotels resorts rest stops guesthouses
Which of the following is the MOST suitable description of the island?
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)(A) "fascinating culture" (line 9)
::(B) "island paradise" (line 12)
(D) "infinite stretch of white sandy beaches" (line 21)
(C) "scenic capital" (line 22)
According to the writer, the atmosphere on Celestial Island is
(A) busy (B) quiet (C) noisy (D) relaxing
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