Section A

Carefully read the text below, consisting of 12 lines, about Prakash's trip to Europe. The first
and last lines are correct. For eight of the lines, there is� grammatical error in each line.
There are two more lines with no errors.

If there is NO error in a line, put a tick(✓) in the space provided.

If the line is incorrect, circle the incorrect word and write the correct word in the space
provided.
The correct word you provide must not change the original meaning of the sentence.

Examples:

eelicious meats can be made quickly. ............... I.ti.�?.� .....___ ...

Europe is a popular travel destination. ··-·········· ✓ ·········-··-·····

Prakash had gone away to a foreign country, crossing the ocean.

Unlike his brothers, who had only travelled at the border to 1. _______
India, Prakash had gone to Europe. He had been choose by the 2. _______

government to be one of the Nepalis to go and study at Lausanne's · 3. _______

Hotel Management School in Switzerland. It is a big honour. 4. _______

The country had recently opened their boundaries to the outside 5. _______

world, Jetting in, for the first time, a small stream of foreigner. 6. _______
In exchange, other countries had gracious offered their support, 7. _______

including Switzerland, which had offered to showed Nepalis the 8. _______

rules of commercial hospitality. It was a time of encounters: a 9. _______

small stream of people poured in from either direction, bring 10. ______

stories of other worlds, other horizons and other ways of being.

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 1 Day Art

October 7 2023

BASIC STORYTELLING &

CARTOON COLOURING ILLUSTRATION, INKING
WITH CRAYONS, BASIC CARTOON MAKING AND LINING
COLOUR PENCILS OR WITH THE VARIOUS PRESENTATION
WATER COLOURS SUPERHERO CHARACTERS

COURSE FEE:- Both Groups@ $138 per pax for 1 day lesson.
Additional $20 admin fee for art materials and catered lunch.

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 Section B

You are advised to write between 300 and 350 words for this section.

You should look at the poster on page 2, study the information carefully and plan
your answer before beginning to write.

You were selected to be a student reporter at a Superhero Art Camp that was
held during the recent school holidays. You have been tasked to write a
newspaper report about your experience at the Art Camp. In your report, you
need to include information on the following:

• Details about the Art Camp

• The cost of signing up
• Workshop activities for Group A and Group B
• The participants' views about their experience
• A quote about what was learned, by one participant from each group

You must write your newspaper report in clear, accurate English and in an
enthusiastic tone.

You must use your own words as far as possible.

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 Secti on C

Begin your answer on a fresh page.

You are advised to write between 350 and 400 words on Q!!_g of the following topics.

1. Describe the most memorable place that you have ever visited.

2. Write about an occasion when you had to make a difficult decision.

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having an overseas education?

4. What does commitment mean to you? Talk about two instances in your life when
being committed paid off.

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Section A

Text 1

Study the webpage below and answer Questions 1 - 4.

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Section A

Text 1

Refer to the webpage (Text 1) for Questions 1 -4.

1 Refer to the heading Hi! I am Elena! WATCH ME GROW! What effect is this
intended to have on the reader?

...................................................................................................... [1]

2 Which sentence gives the main purpose of the poster?

······••···········································•············· ·····················•················ [1]

3 Who is this poster targeted at?

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4 How are the graphics and photo related to the heading I am Elena! WATCH
ME GROW?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
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Secllon B

Text 2

The text be low is an excerpt about a young girl, Summer, whose dream was to become a
ballerina. Read it carefully and answer Questions 5 - 16.

1 Have you ever wanted something so badly that it hurts? I guess we all have, but I
am not lusting after a new dress or a kitten or a baby-pink laptop - I wish. No, my
dream is bigger than that, and tantalizingly out of reach.

2 It's not an unusual dream - loads of little girls probably share the same one.
Anybody who ever went to dance class or dressed up in fairy wings and skipped 5
about the living room probably hopes that one day they'll be up on stag e with the
audience throwing red roses at their feet. For me, the dream struck; it hadn't been
replaced by a passion for ponies, for pop stars, for boys. Even though I had a
boyfriend these days, my passion hasn't wavered one bit.

3 I wanted to be a dancer, a ballerina, to dance the part of Giselle, Coppelia, or-Juliet, 10

to dress up as the swan princess in a white tutu made of feathers, . to make the
audience gasp and cheer. I want to dance, and you know what? It didn't seem like
such a crazy idea, back when I was nine or ten.

4 I was good. I had distinctions in every exam I took, danced centre stage ·at every
dance school show, got used to Miss Elsie telling the class, "No, No, girls pay 15
attention - look at Summer. Why can't you all d ance like that?"

5 My younger sister, Skye, used to roll her eyes and stick her tongue out at me. And
the minute Miss Elsie's back turned around, the whole class would be giggling .
.
6 Don't get me wrong, though: Dance was one thing I always took seriously, even .
though. Skye didn't, I ·loved it I .signed. up for every cl.ass. the d_ance -s·ctiool_ o�ered: : 20
tap, modern, jazz, street..-., .. :.but ballet was my first _16v�. as always. t always
•devoured ballet books who overcam� the odds to make their.dreams come true,. My
·poster girl was Angelina, and I watched my. favourite DVD of Elliot- so mariy times .1.
wore it out. When I wasn't reading about dance or watching DVDs or dreaming .
about it, I was practising even then I knew being good was not enough; I had to be 25.
the be.st.

7 Dad called me his little ballerina:·and· 1. loyed .'that. Whe·n you·have.·1ots·of sisters, - ·
clever, talented· sisters - you .have to. try a littr� harder· to be noticed. I guess I am a .
little bit of a •perfectionist. ·

8 Miss Elsie told mum that she thought I was good enough to audition for the Royal 30
Ballet School and she would set up the auditions for me when I was eleven. I was
so excited I thought I might explode. I could see a whole future stretching before
me, a future of pointe shoes and leotards and aching muscles, a future that could
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see me in feathered tutus on the stage at the Royal Opera House.

9 It was so close I could almost reach out and touch it. Then everything fell apart. Dad 35
left us and moved up to London and it was as if our whole house had crumbled. For
months, Mum looked hopeless· and crushed, and there were rows about visits with
dad, rows about maintenance payments and rows about everything. My big sister
raged and blamed Mum for what had happened.

10 "I bet Dad thinks she doesn't love him anymore," Honey told us. UThey have been 40
arguing loads. Dad can't help it if he has to be away a lot. he is a businessman.
n
Mum nags too. She has driven him awayi

11 I wasn't sure about that though. It seemed to me that Dad had been spending less
time with us and more time in London for a while now. Mum didn't so much nag as
mention quietly that it would be great if he could be around for CoCo's birthday or
Easter Day or even Father's day, and that would trigger a big scrap, with Dad 45
shouting and slamming the door and Mum in tears.
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Section B

5 'Have you wanted something so badly that it hurts?' (line 1) Which word in
the same paragraph has the same meaning as 'wanting something so
badly'?

. ....... . .... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . ... (1]

6 What does the phrase 'out of reach' (line 3) mean?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... (1]

7 In paragraph 2, the writer used the phrase 'throwing red roses at their feet'.
What does this phrase suggest about the audience?

[1]

8 'It didn't seem like such a crazy idea, back when I was nine or ten' (lines
12-13).What does 'it' refer to? What does the above sentence suggest
about Summer's attitude towards 'it' now?

. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. [2]

9 'Why can't you all dance like that?' (line 16) What does the sentence tell us
abou! Miss Elsie's feelings towards the girls?

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. . .
; � ..... !"'... . . [ 1]

10 State two things Skye does· that show her dislike for Summed

.. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .... .. .. .. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . .... �- . ..... .. .. . . ·-• . ..

• •·•

. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . � ... . . . . . .... .. . ... . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. ...... . . ....... . . ..... ....... . ...... . .

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16 We are let iota Summer's feelings or mental state in the first three
paragraphs. Complete the flow chart by choosing one word from the box
that describes Summer's feelings or mental state.

Summer's feelings or state of mind

I grateful happy ambitious determined hopeful

Flow chart
Paragraph 1 (i) • e •I• I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 111

l
Pa·ragraph 2 (ii) .......................

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Paragraph 3 (Ill) ................... ....
[3]
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Section C

Text 3
The text below is a newspaper report on child Jabour. Read it carefully and answer Questions
17 - 37.

1 Farm workers toil lon g hours in the fields in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu for little
reward in the intense heat. Unfortunately, it is often their only means of survival. Cheap
labour is one commodity India has in abundance.

2 In an isolated spot, miles from the nearest town, is a thriving matchstick industry. Here
inside straw huts - and in the small dwellings that neighbour them - we found some of 5
India's youngest workers. Rows of exhausted young girls - up to 20 and as young as five
are working alongside their mothers. For 16 hours a day their tiny blistered fingers
skilfully tum out matches for export.

3 The toxic smell of sulphur is overwhelming in the windowless room. Twelve-year-old

Sindhu dips the tips of the sticks into hot sulphur. "I start work early but don't finish until 10
late into the night. I get paid less than two dollars a week.. "

4 Our presence was clearly not welcome. As we were speaking to the girls the owner•
came in and ordered us to leave. Within walking distance are other factories. But again,
when we arrived, the youngest wo�kers were quickly le.d away.

5 While the factory owner denied he was employing underage workers, almost every 15
single household in this part of Tamil Nadu has one or more children working long hours
in appalling conditions. Campaigners say over 11 million children are forced to work in
India.

6 Lighting .a fire for a rare family meal, Sarojama gathers her five grandchildren around
her. She has barely been af>le to feed them, so she was forced· to b0rrow.�oney from a 20
focal factory owner.-l)nable· to pay· back -the 1oari· she sent liet:young grand-daughter lo·
wor:k. Parimeefa .was tak�n. 01:-1t ·of .s.chopl · and ·has been working 12 hour_ d_ays for two
years. The debt
.. .
is less thari $20.·. · · · ·

7 Campaigners fear that as India'� economy continues to boom,.children are increasingly

being exploited to me�t the qountry's. hunger for global success. In a recent raid in the 25
capital Delhi, PC?licer¢scued a large-number of boys from local sweatshops.

8 Agents had: lured them Jrom lndi�'s poorest.regions,· promising the. children that tl,vy
would be taken- care of and paid- well. They were found hidden on the top floors .of
garment fa�tories �-held. captive in filthy cramped rooms under lock and key.

9 They painstakingly spent hours applying crystals to garments. Many of the clothes end 30
up being sold in shops in the UK. These are places the authorities say are difficult to
close down. Swami Agnivesh of the Bonded Liberation Front says that hundreds of
children are kept hidden from public view in the buildings of crammed alleyways.
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1 O "They are kept tn the most appalling conditioRs and not enough is being done to help
them," he said. India has laws in place to protect children and bans the use of young 35
work�rs, but they remain pretty ineffective.

11 The United Nations Children's' Fund says that the sheer volume of children engaged in
work is living proof of the world's failure to protect them. That is the reason why the
agency's work is focused on building a protective environment which safeguards children
from exploitation and abuse. 40

12 In Tamil Nadu local charities have helped pay off families' debts so that at least some
children can be released from the matchstick factories. Finally freed from the shackles of
work, they now have some hope of reliving their childhood. But it is often a dream that is
short-lived. Charity workers admit most of the children are likely to find themselves
forced back into a life of bondage. 45
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Section C

17 Which two phrases from paragraph one suggest tliat cheap labour is present?

........••.•.....•......................... "............ . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . • . . . . . . ... . . ... . . . . . . . . . [2]

18 What does the word 'abundance' (line 3) suggest about the quantity of child
labour?

. . . . . .. .. . . .••. . . .• . .. . . . .. • • .••. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ... .. . . ......... . . . . . .••• . .••. . . . .••. . . . . . . . . . ••. •• . . [1]
19 What do the following words in italics from Paragraph 2 suggest about the
.writer's feelings towards the young girls and children?

Based on the following word The writer feels

'Rows of exhausted young . . •. . . . .... . .. .. ... ... . .. ... .. ..... ... ... .. ....... .
girls...... their mothers' (lines 6-7)
............................................. ... •.•

•....tiny blistered fingers skillfully

tum out matches' (lines 7-8)

'...safeguards children from

exploitation.. .' (lines 38-40)

[3]

20 Why do you thiral< the matchstick-factory is located in a·r-l'isoiated.si:>ot'?.' .

. �................................................................ ,.................................. [1]

21 . 'The to�ic smeUof-sulphur is overwhelming in the·windowl�ss_ro�r:n.' (li.ne 9)
• What does the word - 'overwhelming' suggesf about the smell of sulphur?

..................... ; .............................. ................................................ ;.... [1]

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• 22 Why does the writer say 'our presence was not welcome' (line 12)?

(1 l
23 Why do you think 'our' presence is not welcomed by the factory owner?

(2]

24 Why do you think 'the youngest workers were quickly led away' (line 14 )?

(1 l

25 What does the phrase 'underage' (line 14) tell us about the workers?

(1]

26 ' ..... has one or more children working long hours in appalling conditions.'
(lines 16-17) What does the word 'appalling' suggest about the conditions in
the workplace?
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.: .......... � ..... ; ... ·. .·....... : ... ........................................ '. ....... :.. . . . .. . . . . ...... . . . [ 11 ... .

27 What did Sarojama do when she did not have enough money to feed her
grandchil.dren?

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28 Why was Parimeeta taken out of school?

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·.: .......... � ..... ; ... ·. .·....... : ... ........................................ '. ....... :.. . . . .. . . . . ...... . . . [ 11 ... .

29 • Why do yo_u think so many children in Tamil Nadu have.to go out to work? · ·

.
.: .......... � ..... ; ... ·. .·....... : ... ........................................ '. ....... :.. . . . .. . . . . ...... . . . [ 11 ... .
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30 What does the w.ord 'lured' (line 27) suggest about the way children were
brought to the factories to work?

[1]

31 How are the children lured into working?

[1]
32 They were found hidden on the top floors of garment factories, held captive in
filthy cramped rooms under lock and key. (line 28-29) Without using the
words in bold, explain the condition of the rooms in the garment factories.

[2]
33 ...............................but they remain pretty ineffective.' (line 36)

What does the word 'they' refer to?

[11
34 'Finally freed from the shackles of work, they now have some hope of reliving
their childhood.' (line 39-40) How are t_he children 'freed from the shackles of
work'?

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. ·................................................
·. . . . .
... ...... i1] .
35 Why does· the ·writer 1,·ay 'it is often a �ream that is Short-iive�· (line 40)

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•. • [1]
36 What does the phrase 'a dream that is ·sho·rt-lived (line 40)' suggest about the
future of the·ct,ildren? · .

[1]