Q1. Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Refer
to the text to check your answers when appropriate. (Marks 5)

Some call it the "Hermit Kingdom." It is a place where the outside world has been walled off.
American pop music is illegal here and you can get executed for watching soap operas. This is
not a make-believe world in a science fiction novel. It's a 46,000 square mile nation hanging
off the east coast of China. It is one of the poorest nations in the world and it is armed with
nuclear weapons. It is North Korea.

Immediately to the south lies a nation with one of the world's richest economies. About one-
third of all phones and TVs are made here. The people of this nation are among the world's
most educated. Unemployment is low, job security is high, and workers in this nation enjoy
the highest salaries in Asia. It is South Korea. The people of this nation share origins with
their northern neighbor, but they have since grown far apart.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (known to Westerners as North Korea) was
founded in 1945 after World War II. Their neighbor at the end of the Korean Peninsula, South
Korea or the Republic of Korea, was established at the same time. These two nations have an
unusual history. For one thing, they have technically been at war since 1950.

Though they were born at the same time, these two countries had different parents. The United
States supported South Korea in its infancy. China and the Soviet Union supported North
Korea. The U.S. and the Soviet Union may have ended World War II as allies, but they had
different ways of organizing their societies.

The U.S. is a capitalist country. That means that some people are rich and some people are
poor. Resources are distributed unevenly. Business are owned by private entities. The Soviet
Union claimed to have a communist system. That means that everybody supposedly gets the
same. Resources are distributed more evenly. Business are owned in "common" by the
government. These two superpower nations raised North and South Korea in their own
images.

The two Koreas went to war in 1950. The North attacked and took over much of South Korea.
But the United States jumped in and pushed the North Koreans back to the Chinese border.
Then China got involved and pushed the Americans and South Koreans back. The nations
agreed to a ceasefire. Millions of people were dead and the living returned to their original
boundaries. The War never officially ended, though combat has ceased for the most part.

After the war, South Korea was one of the poorest nations in the world. In 1960 the average
citizen made $79 a year. The country did not have a lot of natural resources to sell, but they

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did have many hardworking people. During the 1960s, the country began manufacturing
labor-intensive products. Selling these products to people in other nations made South Korea
rich. They now have one of the largest and most thriving economies in the world. As of 2012,
the average South Korean citizen makes around $32,020 a year.

The economy of North Korea is dramatically different. Since it's birth in the 1940s, North
Korea has been one of the most secluded countries in the world. They promote an idea of self-
reliance that they call Juche. Under this idea, they do little to no trading with other nations. Up
until the 1980s, they received large cash infusions from China and the Soviet Union. But the
Soviet Union fell apart in the 80s and became separate capitalist countries, of which Russia is
largest. Without the Soviet contributions, North Korea entered a long period of famine that
lasted through the 90s. Food was hard to come by and some estimate that millions of people
starved to death. Still, the country persisted when much of the world thought that it would fall
apart. Not only did they survive, they managed to build a nuclear arsenal during this time.

North Korea and South Korea share a border. Since they are locked in state of perpetual war,
it's not a regular boarder with a simple checkpoint. The border they share is known as a
"demilitarized zone." A demilitarized zone is supposed to be free from military installations.
Yet, the Korean Demilitarized Zone is the most heavily militarized border in the world. Both
nations have their biggest guns lined-up on the divide and pointed at the other side. It is
literally the opposite of what the phrase "demilitarized zone" implies.

Someday, Korea may be unified again. It seems unlikely now, but stranger things have
happened. Yet, even if they did unify, how could these very different societies acclimate to
one another? They have grown in different directions. One country is among the wealthiest,
the other amongst the poorest. The average North Korean male is estimated to be five-inches
shorter than a South Korean (some suspect because of malnutrition). With such big
differences, will they ever be able to see eye to eye?

Short answers:

1. Which economic system best describes South Korea based on information from the text?

2 What is the organizational pattern of fifth paragraph? Support your answer from the text.

3.What made the Korean War particularly tragic? Support your argument with a quote from
the text. Explain what your quote shows and thoughtfully conclude your argument.

4.What is one thing that readers can learn from this text? Cite several pieces of text to support
your point. Be sure to explain what the text is showing.

5. In what ways have the two Koreas grown apart? Discuss two ways in which they have
grown apart and support each of your points with text. Be sure to explain your quotes.
Make your argument clear.
Ans1: Well, South Korea has a mixed economic system but according to the information
from the text, capitalism is the economic system that best describes South Korea because US
greatly assisted South Korea during war and uplifted it to its own image; we can identify this

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from the information mentioned in the text, “These two superpower nations raised North and
South Korea in their own images”.

Ans2: The organizational pattern of the fifth paragraph is constructed on, “compare and
contrast” method. As we can notice the that United States and Soviet Union is persistently
compared in fifth paragraph according to their individual and opposed economic systems they
follow.

Ans3: The war started when North Korea invaded the South and swiftly overran most of the
country, so in support of South Korea the United States got cracking right away and backed
off the North Koreans but then China got involved and pushed the South Koreans back with
diplomatic and tactical planning of Soviet Union. The Cold War didn’t stop and rages until
today but the nations decided to ceasefire. According to me the there are two tragic parts: first
is, “Millions of people were dead and the living returned to their original boundaries ”, this
statement shows that millions sacrificed their lives but still the war rages till today, that means
that all the sacrifices happened for nothing because there was no peace treaty ever signed, and
still millions lost their lives miserably, second thing: “North Korea has been one of the most
secluded countries in the world”, “North Korea entered a long period of famine that lasted
through the 90s”, these lines state that how tragically North Korea isolated itself from the rest
of the world, and people starved miserably to death because of scarcity and crisis of food,
people lost their lives in one way or the other but still no peace occurred.

Ans4: One thing a reader can learn from this paragraph is the spirit of not giving up,
although both the nations were at war and still are and both of them faced deadly destructions
but didn’t gave up. We can comprehend from this text which states, “Still, the country
persisted when much of the world thought that it would fall apart. Not only did they survive,
they managed to build a nuclear arsenal during this time.” This shows that although they
were in bad conditions and all the world thought they might would end up, they survived and
managed to build nuclear powers, although they still require to reconnect with the world for
betterment. One more statement I would like to share my opinion on is, “After the war, South
Korea was one of the poorest nations in the world. In 1960 the average citizen made $79 a
year. The country did not have a lot of natural resources to sell, but they did have many
hardworking people”. “They now have one of the largest and most thriving economies in
the world. As of 2012, the average South Korean citizen makes around $32,020 a year” .
This statement shows that no matter how devastated a nation is, if you own the spirit to work
hard and the ambition to never lose hope with untiring people, you can achieve anything you
want the way South Koreans did, with their determined efforts and hard work they now have
one of the booming and flourishing economies; enjoying the title of “ being among the
moneyed and richest countries”.

Ans5:Two ways that shows that the countries have grown apart is that,” One country is
among the wealthiest, the other amongst the poorest” this shows that North Korea still needs
to uplift itself to face South Korea because of the difference of economy and the second thing
is the difference of height because of insufficient diet. North Korea needs to find a solution for
this and should set up good relations with the rest of the world for betterment. South Koreans
have turned things around with continuous hard work, North Korea needs to boost itself up
too.

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Q2. Punctuate the letter correctly using different punctuation marks, particularly
capitalization, commas, colons, semi-colons and period where needed.

Dear Mr. Powell,

This letter is a formal complaint regarding service our company received from your
representatives at 1:30 P.M. on January 26, 1996. These are the procedures for which we
were billed: a complete scotomy, a procedure to rid the machinery of electrostatic material; a
comprehensive assessment, a procedure for checking all mechanical and electronic parts in
the machinery; and a thorough cleaning, a procedure necessary to keep the machine running
efficiently.

This may be what the representative reported to have done; however, only the first procedure
in the list was finished. Only one of the three items were completed, therefore, we should
refund the amount charged for the other two services.

We are filing this complaint in accordance with your technical manual McDounah New Age
Electronics: A complete manual. This information is found in Volume 2 page 27: “Customers
dissatisfied with our service for any reason have the right to file a full complaint within 10
(ten) days from the date of service. Such a complaint must be addressed in writing to Mr.
Douglas Powell, Service Manager; McDounah New Age Electronics; Demming, Delaware.
Mr. Powell will respond within two days to remedy the alleged problem or to refund the
amount in question.”

We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Q3. Write at least 10 sentences using all forms of future tense to express your plans and
prediction for the future ‘once this pandemic is over’. (Marks 5)

The Covid’19 pandemic is the biggest public health challenge the world is facing right now.
Well I think once this pandemic is over, the first thing I will do (simple future) is thank the
Lord Almighty for he delivered us and our loved ones from this severe situation and
showered His mercy upon us. I expect people will be breathing (future continuous) a sigh of
relief, since this whole grieving and saddening situation brought crisis in the whole world.
The doctors will have finally completed (future perfect) their difficult and exhausting shifts
and will be resting (future continuous) after such a tiring journey; most delighted thing that
will have been happening (future perfect continuous) at that time. All the channels will be
covering (future continuous) this news up for the last time. The people will be going (future
continuous) on outings again and I think they will have been waiting (future perfect
continuous) to enjoy their life’s again, desperately. The politicians will also be relieved
(future perfect) after every this. We will have finally completed (future perfect) our first
semester and will be preparing (future continuous) ourselves for the next one. Everything will
be happening (future continuous) right. All will be well (future simple) by the grace of God.
Life will go on same as before.

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