Language Section III – SEA 2017

Questions

SECTION III – COMPREHENSION

A. Read the passage below carefully, then answer Questions 36-40 which are based on it. Use complete sentences correct grammar and spelling.

36. (a) What is the meaning of the word “essential in line 1? (1 mark)

(b) Which phrase in paragraph 1 best shows that water is found in many places? (2 marks)

37. (a) Name two ways in which water is used in the community. (2 marks)

(b) How is the supply of water in Dominica different from the supply in Barbados? (2 marks)

38. (a) What must be done to sea water to make it drinkable? (2 marks)

(b) State two reasons for a shortage of water in the Caribbean. (2 marks)

39. Give two reasons for the high cost of providing water to communities. (2 marks)

40. Suggest a suitable title for the passage.

B. Read the poem below carefully, then answer Questions 41-45 which are based on it. Use complete sentences, correct grammar and spelling.

41. (a) How old was the donkey at the beginning of the poem? (1 mark)

(b) Write a line from the poem that shows tha the donkey could not walk welll. (1 mark)

42. (a) Based on lines 9-12, what was the donkey is trying to find his way around? (2 marks)

(b) What is  another word for “coat” in line 13? (1 mark)

43. (a) What two lines in the poem show that the donkey is trying to find  his way around? (2 marks)

(b) Why does the donkey lie flat on the ground? (2 marks)

44. (a) Which sense does the poet mainly appeal to in the poem? (1 mark)

45. (a) Give two words that describe the appearance of the donkey. (2 marks)

(b) Which lines suggest that the poet cared about the donkey? (1 mark)

C. Study the flyer below carefully, then answer Questions 46-50 which are based on it. Use complete sentences, correct grammar and spelling.

46. (a) What is the purpose of the flyer? (2 marks)

(b) Why are some words printed in bold on the flyer? (1 mark)

47. What does the term “Autographed Copy” mean? (1 mark)

48. How would someone who finds the book be able to tell it apart from other copies?

49. What words suggest that the book means a lot to the owner? (2 marks)

50. (a) What information on the flyer would encourage someone to help look for the book? (2 marks)

(b) If someone finds the book, what are two ways the owner can be contacted? (2 marks)

Answers

36. a. The word “Essential” means that it is important and necessary for life to occur.
    b. The phrase “most abundant and widely distributed” shows that water is found in many places on earth.
37.    a. Water is used in agriculture and in manufacturing.
    b. Dominica gets its water from surface water such as lakes. Barbados gets its water from underground.
38.  a.To make sea water drinkable the salt must be removed from it.  This is done using desalination plants.
    b. Two things can cause a water shortage, low rainfall and poor water distribution.
39. Two reasons for the high cost of water are the number of employees needed to maintain and distribute the water supply as well as the distance to supply water to different parts of the community.
40. An appropriate title is “Caribbean Drinking Water”.
41.  a. The donkey was one day old.
    b. Line 5 indicated that the donkey could not walk well. “His legs were shaky”.
42.  a. He was trying to find his way around his stable.
    b. Another word for “coat” is fur.
43.    a. The two lines showing moving around are 21 and 22. “So he blundered round In a venturous quest”
    b. He lay flat on the ground to rest because he was tired.
44. The poet mainly appeals to sight.
45.   a. Two words to describe the appearance of the donkey are “weak and slim”
    b. Two lines which say the poet cared about the donkey are lines 27 and 28. “I prayed the world Might be good to him”.
46.   a. The purpose of the book flyer is to find a lost book.
    b. They are printed in bold because they are important.
47. Autographed Copy means that the author signed the book.
48. The autograph inside the book would differentiate it from other books.
49. The words “of great sentimental value” signifies that it means a lot to the owner.
50.   a.  The words “Sizable reward offered” would encourage someone to look for the book.
    b.  The owner can be contacted via telephone 555-3734 or via email samir@grovevillageschool.com.

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