TEST CODE 0333017

FORM TP 20171234 April 2017

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION ®

COMMUNICATION STUDIES

PAPER 1

1 hour 30 minutes

Wolmer’s Boys’ School

Practice Examination

April 2017

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This paper consists of 45 questions.

2. Answer ALL questions.

3. You are advised to take some time to read through each item

carefully before selecting your answers.

4. The first section is a listening comprehension comprising of seven

items. Once you’ve completed that section, feel free to move on to

the rest of the paper.

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

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 SECTION A

Items 1-7 Listen to the following extract and answer questions 1-7.

1. What is the main idea of the poem?

a) Poverty is always personified c) Poverty is a symbolic representation of life
b) Poverty is a struggle for some individuals d) Poverty is a never ending cycle for the nation

2. Which of the following statements suggests the poet’s purpose?

a) To highlight the nature of poverty in the region c) To raise awareness to the struggles of the poor
b) To critique the government’s lack of insight d) To encourage the importance of warfare

3. The dominant literary device used in the line "elated by the souls in distress" is:
a) Alliteration b) Paradox c) Simile d) Hyperbole

4. The dominant Imagery in the phrase “weep at being overly exposed” is:
a) Gustatory b) Olfactory c) Auditory d) Tactile

5. In the context of the poem; the phrase “A decoration of ribs on a taut skin” suggests the idea of:
a) Hunger b)Beauty c) Race d) Betrayal

6. The title ‘Poverty's Portrait’ is an example of which device?

a) Irony b) Personification c) Alliteration d) Anthromophormism

7. What is the significance/effectiveness of the metaphoric phrase “a battle fought but never won”?
a) To emphasize to the reader the persistent c) To compare the social status of poverty to a
nature of poverty. war that has never been won.
b) To portray an image in the reader’s mind of the d) To convey several images and metaphors to
devastating effects of poverty. enhance her purpose.

SECTION B
Items 8-11 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 8-11.

Roy is fifty years old. He witnesses a motor vehicle accident and gave this report to the police.

“I was on my way to church when I saw the car speeding at about 80 miles per hour. The driver lost control
of the car and slammed into the Honda car which was heading in the opposite direction. Myself and two
other passers-by assisted the driver, his wife and his two children from the car. We rushed them to the
University Hospital.”

8. The investigation officer needs more information about the accident. What would be the most
appropriate questions to ask Roy? i. At approximately what time did the accident occur? ii. How many
passengers were in the Honda car? iii. Were there any other witnesses to this accident?

a) i and ii only b) i and iii only c) ii and iii only d) i, ii and iii

9. Give one reason why Roy would be a good source of information for the investigation officer?

a) He will provide the officer with second hand data b) He can accurately account for the incident

c) He has statistics to validate his claims d ) He may have training in journalism.

10. Which three other sources could the police obtain information from about the accident?

i. Drivers of each motor vehicle ii. Passengers of the motor vehicle iii. Other witnesses iv. Other police
officers

a) i, ii and iii b) ii, iii and iv c) i, ii and iv d) none of the above

11. Which statement below, (based on the above report), would be most useful for the police to add to
their database?

a) When individuals lose control of their car they c) Driving beyond 70 miles per hours is likely to
usually slam into those going in the opposite cause an accident.
direction.
d) The weight of a car is sometimes proportional to
b) Road accidents normally require immediate the degree of damages after the accident.
medical assistance.
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Items 12-15 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 12-15.

In his private practice, Dr. Harris realizes that recently, many of his teenage patients are in need of
treatment for diarrhoea. He would like to research the causes of these problems.

12. Which of the following pairs of methods would be MOST suitable for gathering primary data for this
research?

a) Questionnaire and interview c) Questionnaire and content analysis

b) Observation and focus groups d) Document analysis and focus group

13. Which of the following is an advantage that the questionnaire, as a data collection method, would offer
Dr. Harris?

a) Opportunity for clarification b) Ease of administration c) Immediacy of feedback d) Openness of

discussion

14. Which of the following data sources would be suitable for the research?

I. The teenage patients II. Parents of his patients III. Classmates of his patients

a)II and III only b) I and III only c) I and II only d) I, II and III

15. Which of the following should Dr Harris do in order to generalize the findings of his research?

a) Use a small sample size b) Use only secondary sources of data

b) Limit the demographic scope d) Use a representative sample

Items 16–18 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 16-18

A prominent High School in rural Jamaica has reported a drastic increase in CAPE Communication Studies
(final/external exam) grades. Marsha, a sixth form student, decides to investigate the spike in grades, by
using interviews to collect data.

16. Which of the following activities would Marsha need to undertake as part of her research?

i. Talking to students and teachers iii. Choosing a sample that is representative of her
school’s population?
ii. Finding out how many students own a
Communication Studies text book

a) i and ii only b) i and iii only c) ii and iii only d) i, ii and iii

17. Which of the following would be a disadvantage if Marsha conducted interviews?

a) Costliness of the procedure c) Considerable depth of information to be

collected
b) Geographic coverage of information
d) High reliability of the information to be collected
18. Marsha found an article entitled “LOWER SIXTH FORM STUDENTS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN DISCOVER
THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN CAPE SUBJECTS”. This article could be useful to her research as it:

a) Is reliable and accurate c) Provides secondary data

b) Can yield sufficient data d) Can provide primary data

19. Why would it be UNACCEPTABLE for Marsha to apply the findings of her research to all teenagers?

a)The school is in a rural area b) She plans to use only interview

c) The respondents might not tell the truth d) She plans to use only students from her school.

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Items 20–24 Instructions: Select the most appropriate answer for items 20-24

20. Which of the following is not connected to an element of language?

a) chronemics b) frozen register c)acrolect d)semantic noise

21. In which of the following expressions is the process of reduplication evident?

a) waa gwaan b) fenke fenke c) neck back d) step-madda
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22. Mickail has just learnt Dutch in college and is considering the best Caribbean island to visit for vacation,
in order to practice. Which country would you recommend?

a) Bonaire b) Monsterrat c) Anguilla d)St. Croix

23. An English creole may be defined as a language:

a) only understood by English Speakers b)of sophistication used by Africans to communicate with English
supervisors c)used by young people while texting d) developed from contact between European and
African languages.
24. Haitian born R & B singer Wycliff Jean will soon release a single done primarily in his country's unofficial
language. Which countries would have no difficulty understanding the artiste?
a) Bahamas and Cayman b) St. Lucia and Dominica c) Saba and Curacao d) St. Croix and France
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Items 25-–28 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 25-28.
Paul: "So gentlemen, remember, don’t mek nobody tell you that you cyaan mek it in life."
Ron: Seriously my yout? Stop a minute, ...no tek dat out, you cyaan put that in a Valedictory Speech? You
crazy?
Paul: Wha mek?
Ron: It's a Valedictory Service boss. Too much patois, Paul!

25. In advising against using 'too much Patios' in the valedictory address, what point is Ron making about
language and setting .

a) Paul must learn to speak properly c) There is a code reserved only for graduations

b) Context is critical to the choice of code d) Valedictorians should speak differently from
other students.
26. What two features of creole are evident in the dialogue.

a) hypercorrection and mesolect c) double negatives and consonant clusters

b) intensifiers and zero copular d)subject verb agreement and lexicon

27. What systematic characteristics of the Caribbean English Creole language is featured in the expression
“do'nt mek nobody tell you that you cyaan mek it in life”? (i)syntax (ii) lexicon (iii) phonology
(iv) morphology (v) semantics

a) i, iii, and iv b) i and v only c) iii only d) iv and v

28. Which technological devices, would be most appropriate for Paul to use, to enhance his presentation?

i. Microphone ii. Tape Recorder iii. Laptop iv. Projector

a) i, iii and iv. b)i and ii only c)i only d)iii and iv only

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Items 29-–33 Instructions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 29-33.
"Sonny's Lettah"
Dear Mama It was de miggle a di rush hour
Good day When all of a sudden a police van pull up
I hope that when these few lines reach you Out jump tree policemen
They may find you in the best of health De whole a dem carryin' baton
I doan know how to tell ya dis Dem walk straight up to me and Jim
For I did mek a solemn promise So mi jook one in him eye and him started fi cry
To tek care a lickle Jim Me thump him pon him mout and him started fi shout
An try mi bes fi look out fi him Me kick him pon him shin so him started fi spin
Me hit him pon him chin an him drop pon a bin
Mama, I really did try mi bes An crash, an dead
But none a di less
Sorry fi tell ya seh, poor lickle Jim get arres
Mama, doan fret I remain
Doan get depress an downhearted Your son ,
Be of good courage till I hear from you Sonny
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29. What is the speaker's purpose for writing this letter?
a) To protest against brutality and injustice c) To inform his mother of his current address and
b) To apologize for being locked up along with Jim console her
d) To tell his mother that he and Jim are in jail and
to explain why.
30. The register of the poem may be described as?
a. formal b. frozen c. intimate d. consultative

31. Which of the following is not a purpose for which the writer uses Caribbean English Creole in the poem?
a) To provide aesthetic pleasure to the reader
b) To serve as a vehicle of easy communication between inmates
c) To show that it is more suited than Standard English to discuss issues of racism and social injustice
d) To persuade the reader that the issues of racism and social injustice need attention.

32. Based on the tone of the letter, the relationship between the mother and the son can be described as:
a) bitter b) tense c) cordial d) affectionate

33. In which of the following countries is Sonny most likely incarcerated?

a) England b) Haiti c)Jamaica d) Barbados
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Items 34-–35 Instructions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 34-35.

The following sentences are five versions of the same message.

i. Participants should remain standing until the official party has left.
ii. Those taking part should remain standing while the officials leave
iii. Kindly remain standing until the officials have left.
iv. Remain standing until the officials have left.
v. Hold on 'til the officials leave.

34. What reason would you give for the different versions of the instruction?
a) The relationship between the person speaking or writing and the reader or listener.
b) Words are interpreted differently across the Caribbean region.
c) The Caribbean English language has a phenomenon called 'the contiuum'
d) Social and geographic factors cause dialectal variations in language.

35. The first instruction (i) would be an example of:

a) phatic language b) frozen register c) erudite language d) formal register.
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Items 36-–37 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 36-37.

Your class has decided to hold a concert to raise funds to purchase new computer software. You have been
asked to prepare an advertisement to encourage schoolmates to attend the concert.

36. Which aspects of the communication process would you have to do/consider?
i.decoding ii. feedback iii. encoding iv. interpretation v. conceptualization vi. selection of channel
vii. selection of medium
a) v only b) iii, v, vi and vii c) vi and vii only d) iii, iv, v, and i only

37. What would be the responsibility of the target audience?

a) i, ii and iv only b) ii only c) i and ii only d) vi only '
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Item 38 - Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Item 38

As a member of the local Health and Environment Club, Marlon was asked to educate some pre-schoolers on
the importance of keeping the environment clean. He chose to use a video of a cartoon which showed how a
dirty environment made the characters ill. The following week, Shirley a member of the same club was invited
to educate the same group of children on the importance of eating the right foods. She gave them a lecture.

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38) Which of the two individuals mentioned above selected the more appropriate method of getting
information across?

a) Marlon b) Shirley

Item 39 -40 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Item 39-40.
You have asked your younger brother to send a message to your friends Jason in Grade 7, Marva in Grade 10
and Calvin in Grade 8, asking them to attend a meeting at your home. Your brother puts a notice, in French, on
the bulletin board outside Grade 8. Only Jason turns up for the meeting.

39. The others did not turn up because:

a) There was a language barrier
b) The notice was not at an appropriate location
c) The method of notification was ineffective
d) all of the above

40. Your brother should have:

a) Targeted more mature students
b) Selected another language variety
c) Spoken to your friends directly
d) None of the above
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Item 41 -43 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Item 41-43.
An election campaign is taking place for a vacant parliamentary seat. The candidates are willing to use every
means at their disposal to win the support of the voting public.

41. Which of the following features of non-verbal communication, would candidates be least likely to use
when giving speeches?
a) Waving their hands in the air
b) Turning their backs to the audience
c) Smiling at the women in the audience
d) Embracing a spouse or close family member

42. Which of the following verbal strategies would NOT help candidates to effectively get their message
across?
a) Sarcasm b) Statistics c) Party Slogans d) Public service announcements

43. Social media pages, established for the purpose of wooing voters, would most likely include:
i. video clips of the candidates' activities
ii. a link to a page where donations can be made
iii. a voting option
a) i only b) ii only c) i and ii only d) i and iii only

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Item 44 -45 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Item 44-45.
A student submitted the following draft conclusion for her expository essay on "Types of Luxury Cars".
If you are going to buy a luxury car, you must carefully consider what you want. There are various brands of
luxury cars on the market. Cadillac, Infiniti, Volvo, Land Rover, Lamborghini, Porche, Mercedes Benz, Lexus,
BMW, Audi. Some luxury cars can damage the environment and then our children would suffer the
consequences.

44. The purpose of the second sentence is to:

a) show off the student's knowledge of luxury cars
b) list the cars from most to least luxurious
c) present a list of cars for the reader to choose from
d) Have the reader carefully consider various brands of luxury cars

45. What is the writer's aim in the last sentence?

a) To express the main idea of the paragraph
b) To convey the concluding idea of the paragraph
c) To focus the paragraph on environmental conservation
d) To provide details to help the reader choose a luxury brand.
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