resrcopn O1218020 FORM TP 2011071 ° MAYHJUINE 2011 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL SuCONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE: EXAMINATION 24 hows iinsrorend) anaidates are allowed 10 minutes to read chroul he Paper Cant og to write. This 10-minute period isn aiton the 2 hours allowed forthe examination Candidates MAY write daring the time allowed for reading through the paper. 1. set Aconsnts of ONE. question. Candies MUST aor tis weston Section B consists of TWO questions. Cais MUST are ba questions from this section. 3, Section C consist of THRI from this section, questions Caldas MUST answer ONE eston “A Section D consist of FWO questions Caltrs MUST answer ONE question from this section, po NO! “URN THIS JOU) ARE-TOLD TO DO SO, Topyrignn © 2009 Caribe Hcitons Cae “Allrighiswescrvrano san SECTION A (Suggested time: 35 minutes) Answer Question 1, Read the following extract carefully and then write a summary of it in NOT MORE THAN 120 words and, ac tar ne possible in your OWN words. Your summary must be continuous prose and in parageaph form. I this Hit is exceeded only the first 120 words of your answer will be read and assessed. People generally take the brain and its functions for granted, especialy inthe first forty years of life. Even though the bran is considered to be one of the most important organs inthe hhuman body, wedon'tpay much attention to keeping it itand healthy. This isan understandable stuationsince life usualy forces ustobe active on many levelsin ous younger years, but weneed to pay more careful attention to brain health, especially in light ofthe demands of modern ie. Generally, when people think about staying fi, they only focus from the eck down. However, the health of your body should also include your bran. A healthy brain plays a crtical rle in almost everything you do: thinking, feelin, remembering, working, laying, and evening. Improving yur bri health can protect you from dementia, increase your memory and sharpest your concentration. “There is much that can be done 1 keep the brain healthy at any age. Lists widely ‘offered include simple, and even funny things, lke brushing your tes with the unfamiliar hhand, or showering in the dark, walking and gardening, all of which are low, or free of cost Recommended routines include physical activity, whieh inzeases he flow of blood tothe bein, ‘aintsining social contacts and having intelligent conversations; sleeping well. On the other Ian there i list of things 1 avoid. Examples fom tat is include that you should be areful not to drink 1 excess, you should nt ignore any changes in your physical or mental health, ry not to be isolated in your home, and certainly do not entertain the idea that you are too ald to take up something new. The most outstanding ofall the recommendations is physical activity Pysieal activity is one of the best ways to promote the grow of new bran eels and keop the bruin healthy. Exercise increases levels of brain chemicals that encourage the growth ‘of nerve cells and this explains to some extent why aerobic seivty enhances memory skills, and why mexlrately strenuous activity is strongly associated with successful bran aging, ‘Bo intorsaing form of physical activity is dance. Learning a denco can nourich bran ols, ‘which translates to cognitive skis in the eal world, and dancing requires wists and curs tt strengthen the brain comnections. “There is always the eaution attached, that you use common sense when increasing physieal activity. Extra care is necessary when you have not exercised fora Tong time, and it Is very important to consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before starting an exercise programme or increasing your activity ‘Keeping Your Brain Healy" The Barbados Advocate, ‘etober 4, 2009, p. 26. ‘Total 30 marks G0 ON TOTHE NEXT PAGE6 ee yee SECTION B (Suggested time: 40 minutes) Answer Questions 2 and 3. ‘Read the passage below carefully and then answer all the questions that follow. “My torn now" said Bobby, and the others ram to hide as he started to count. Calia was hhonting fora good hiding-place among the trees near to te Fence when she beard alow hiss. ‘She looked keenly, bu though her eyes were used tothe darkness she could see no one, The hiss came again — surely from very ear? Cie turned this way and that, trying to see with her whole body, to pierce the darkness _Asthe sound eame again, she rushed straight towards itand then gasped in suprise as she felt ‘osh against her face and outstretched hands “Then she realized what the seams hd boon doing, Dingo and Jiggs had taken off he shins. In the moonless dark ofthe night, their brown skins would make them invisible, Theit pants, being a dull Khaki, were quite safe fom detection. She wanted to laugh out but Bobby ‘would be sure to hear In fact he was already coming in their ditection. Celia was hastily pushed behind Jiggs and cautioned to stay absolutely sil, As Bobby approached, it gave her {strange feeling to know that he was looking straight at them and could not see them. She felt as though she really was invisible, as if she needed his seeing to make her really exist. ‘She felt light, insubstantial, a ghost. Bobby came to within afew feet of them, then wandered of, sil searching earnest. ‘And so time passed ~ days of schoolwork and afernoons of play, Mrs, Wilson had reat rouble trying t ga the children to settle down o serious homework during the evenings. Dingo and Jiggs hated any form of regimentation snd could not see why they should do more ‘work at home thas they di at school This of course made Celia reluctant to doer work ton. ‘One day matters came toa head. Adapted jrom Joy Moore, “The Cousins” Backfire; (@) What game were the children plays (©) Why did the boys remove thee shirts while playing? (C2marks) (©) What did the boys do (lines &- 16) to make Cola call thom “scamps"? (2 marks) (@) Identify TWO phrases, one in paragraph I and one in paragraph 3 which indicate that the children took the game seriously. (2marks) ©) Quote the evidence from paragraph 3 that suggests that Celia was uncomfortable with ot being sen, (2marks) (GO ONTO THE NEXTPAGEo rc) . o ‘Which phrase in paragraph 3 indicates that Celi felt relief? C2marks) [According to paragraph 4, wha isthe conflict between Mes, Wilson and the children? Chmark), ‘What metaphorical expression in paragraph 4 indicates th brought into the open? the conflict was eventually Chimark) ‘nr does the wrtter use the word “regimentaton” Hine 19) 0 suggest? ( 2mmarks) ‘Total 15 marks GOON TO THE NEXT PAGEro 15 Read the passage below carefully nd then answer al the questions that follow, Foot on the whole offers an incomparable sensory experience, But wih baked onsta-dosevt, pasts pies, cakes thisexperence i perfected. llth senses are dstighved, ‘Relic pleaure is somehow heightened by the small portions of these teats we Consume relative to other meal components rrsioratthey smeltikebeaven. Formany ofts long before weeven begins appreciate a other ne thing, power of baked goods hols sway, largely due tothe aroma tat Wats a ighbournood bakeries. Ils asinel rich wit promise, Witbaked goods you know sane ents that gorgeous seen suite Uke something edible, Good bread has «smell That ages you fel lke you have walked into a warm room of cold street. {ESRD aw afore mater entirely. With he exception of plain, wholesome sPone cakes neat ot comforting. the sent of some cakes cae dite maddening, Soaked in essence ‘fspices, the scent bursts from them as from ripe fits “Then theres sound, Ifyou are notin the habit of senting to your cakes as they emerss from the ran don't kaow that there is much point in trying to explain the language of ke ‘rani Something betncen size anda bubs, tsa deeply sastying sound a 1 20 roe eerready. Twill not disappoint” Bt better than the sounds of the finished prow 5 tre the petaration stage. Can Teall be te onky peso who test emulate in Bet 9) tress ths sounds made on coking shoves? Inthe staging of TV show, bates oud dicho "ice the wocaen spoon against te ceramic howl so song and convient; sugar a butter being creansed is an exquisite rortre ‘Adapted from “Not Bread Alone”, Caribbean Beat No. 67, May-June 2004, p63: (a) Acconding to the writer, what she fist ting people joy about Baked foeds” CLmark) {) What particular Kinds of baked food are deseribed inthe passage?’ ( 2 marks) (@ _Wenify te expression in paragraph whieh suggest os people camer ie smell of baked foots. (C2imarks) {& _Wentty TWO phases which suggest the pleasant fs fom hesmel of baked ois ‘(C2 marks) {o) _Towhat senses des the witer appeal in paragraphs 2 aml 4? (2rmarks) (Why doos the witer in the sound made by baked foo as its taken om hs 9 be sntistying? (C2inarks) Ge) Wha TWO sounds re compared inthe inal poragssph? 2 mars) 0) Why docs he writer oe “exquisite” Wo dssrte torre ine 2097 ( 2 mark) “Tota 15 marks G0 ON TOTHE NEXT PAGESECTION € (Suggested time: 45 minutes) “Answer ONE question inthis section. ‘Your answer in this scction should be approximately 400 fo 450 words in length, ‘You MUST write in Standard English. However, dialect may be used in conversation, [SHORT STORY (Questions 4 and 5) EITHER, 4. Write story based on the picture below. Source: Caribbean Beat, November - December 2006, 63. {35 marks) oR 5. A-cold hand grasped his wrist ashe slumped 0 his knees. ‘Waite a story which includes this sentence (9S marks) DESCRIPTION (Question 6) {6 "Thesis were filled with pedestrians in anticipation oftheir new feader. ‘Describe the mood ofthe pedestrians and the atmosphere in the strets 25 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,SECTIOND (Suggested time: 30 minutes) [Answer ONE question in ths sect ‘Your answer in this section should be approximately 250 to 300 words in length. ‘You MUST write in Standard Kings EITHER 7. ‘The government should han the importation of al fruits and vegetables in suppor of Focal production Write an esay giving your views, (35 marks) on 8, “Hungry studentscannot ear, Free unch shouldbe provided forallsecondary school students” ‘Writ an argument EITE IR supporting OR opposing this view. G5 marks) END OF TEST The Council has made every effort 10 trace copyright holders. 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