ble Responses Mark 1 Effe ct The poster begins with the tagline Everyone loves quitters. What effect is this intended to have on the reader? The reader will feel that quitters of smoking are widely accepted/ popular/likable.
The term quitters is associated with losers who are generally disliked, but in this poster, non-smokers are preferred/widely accepted.
Encourage the reader to stop/quit smoking
Quitters of smoking are loved 1 2 IQ Look at the picture with all the people raising two fingers.
What message does the gesture present to the audience? It represents I, the smoker himself/
It means the smokers are no longer smoking (not holding cigarette)/
It means to take a pledge/vow/make a promise/to be involved in the campaign/ not to smoke 1 3 LQ The poster says smokers felt marginalised How did the solution offered by the campaign treat smokers differently? Any 1 of the following:
Every quitter was turned into a celebrity became champions of the movement on TV, outdoor, print and social media given the limelight/centre stage on different forms of media.
1 4 LQ Using the information in the poster, give 2 pieces of evidence that illustrate the success of the campaign. Any 2 of the following: The no of calls to quit helpline increased by 313% since the launch
The campaign achieved three times the average international quitting success rate
I Quit campaign was showcased at the World Conference on Tobacco Control 2012 as a case study for other nations
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No Question Answer Unacceptabl e Responses Mark 5(i)
VQ + QQ
In paragraph 1, It was early and still dark when we reached the harbour and the soothingly rhythmic rocking of the boat stopped (lines 1 2).
Identify two words in the given sentence which suggest repetitive movement The phrase is rhythmic rocking. 1 5 (ii)
VQ + QQ I was awakened by the rattling anchor going over the side (line 2).
Identify the word or phrase in the given sentence which suggests a very sharp sound. The word is rattling. awakened 1 6
IQ In paragraph 2, the writer only knew enough words to ask for a glass of water (line 11). What does this suggest about his understanding of the Spanish language? The writer had a very weak command of the Spanish language/
He barely understood Spanish. 1 7
Eva l Paragraph 3 begins with Faced with its alien magnificence
What is effective about the phrase alien magnificence? It is effective because it shows that the place is unfamiliar/foreign/ strange for the writer [1]
But yet at the same time, it shows how the writer is in awe/amazed/surprised/astounded by it. [1]
X different/ new (usu. refers to something that is unused) 2 8
IQ Why did the writer feel a twinge of excitement while looking out at the country from the tower? He did not know what to expect from the place that he had just arrived at. /
He was looking forward to a brand new beginning in the new land. /
He was looking forward to the new adventure that the country could offer him.
Clue: much of the country still to come 1 9
LAI In paragraph 4, the writer describes the changes to the landscape as night falls. Explain how the language used in paragraph 4 makes the place appear unwelcoming to the writer.
Support your ideas with three details from paragraph 4. The valleys filled with heavy shadows which took on strange and eerie shapes suggests that the place was getting scarier/spookier as night fell.
The jagged coastline was like fragments of broken glass suggests that the coastline was sharp/menacing/dangerous/threat ening
Vigo became cold and dim suggests that the environment was turning chilly/frigid/darker/less inhabitable
3 10
IQ With reference to paragraph 4, explain why the writer found it difficult to sleep. A bed of stones was extremely hard/uncomfortable to lie on. 1 11
QQ In paragraph 5, the writer wakes up to a new day. Give three phrases that suggest that the place appeared inviting to the writer.
Phrase
Shows that the place was inviting. (Think: Evidence. Must be able to See or Feel) 1
the pleasant smell of drying bushes and wild herbs/inhaling the pleasant smell of drying bushes and wild herbs 2
the warm earth/I felt the warm earth 3 rising sun/lay in the rising sun
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IQ In paragraph 6, why did the writer feel lonely when he saw occasional signs of life (line 32)? In paragraph 6, why did the writer feel lonely when he saw occasional signs of life (line 32)?
He felt lonely as he saw that others had people/animals for company/
He was without any companion. X He felt lonely/alone (use of words in question) 1 13
LAI The writer uses similes like a sparkling necklace (6 - 7) and like a leathery arm of wrinkled mud (line 44). What does the writer mean with each Similes The writer means that like a sparkling necklace (lines 6 7) The new city was very beautiful/grand/attractive to him/It was as if the new city was beckoning out to him.
like a leathery arm of The river was almost dried up/appeared brownish/ 2 of these expressions?
wrinkled mud (line 44) murky
14 Respond to Whole Text
Para 1-3: enthusiasm
Para 5: hope
Para 6: anxiety
Para 7-8: relief
4 15 (i)
QQ In paragraph 1, the writer states that each new computer boasts of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.
Which word suggests that the computer is a person?
The word is boasts 1 15 (ii)
Eval Why does the writer describe the computer in this way? The writer does so to emphasise the wonders/benefits of computers/to show that computers are proud of what they can do.
1 16
IQ In paragraph 1, the writer talks about pocket computers and mobile phones. Why does the writer use the phrase even from some mountain top to describe communication with others?
He means that even in remote/inaccessible places [1] such as mountain tops, technology allows people to keep in contact with others/connect with society [1] 2 17
IQ In paragraph 2, the writer states All this saves time, but at a price. (line 9)
What does price here refer to? Price here refers to the real cost to humans for using technology.
While technology brings benefits, it has also brought about negative effects to humans. 1 18
OW The writer describes the effects of mobile phone as a consequence we do not like to contemplate (lines 14 15).
Explain the meaning Step 1: Identify key words - consequence - contemplate
Step 2: Rephrase key words consequence: effect/result/ implication
contemplate: dwell
think is 2 of this underlined expression in your own words.
upon/ponder/consider
Step 3: Put the words together This means that using mobile phone causes effects/results/implications/ repercussions [1] that humans are not keen to dwell upon/ponder/consider [1]
unacceptable 19 (i)
LQ How would Ann explain her position with reference to paragraph 1?
The use of modern technology helps Man handle tasks faster. Any 1 of the following:
Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour.
Aircraft cross the world inside a day.
Motor-cars that are produced go even faster.
Each new computer boasts of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.
Pocket computers and mobile phones enable us to access information or communicate faster. 1 19 (ii)
LQ Identify an example from paragraph 2 that Ben can use to support his view.
Modern technology has affected people adversely.
Any 1 of the following:
People suffer from jet-lag when speeding across the world
People's bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone when travelling across the world.
Spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers.
Too much use of mobile phones may transmit harmful radiation into brains. 1 20 In paragraph 8, the writer uses the phrase shaving minutes off journeys by road.
What does this The time saved is not significant / insignificant/ minute 1 suggest about the time saved by a motor-car?
21 Summary (3I7 Note: Take note of HOW I PARAPHRASED, but still kept to the original meaning/ idea.)
Using your own words as far as possible, summarise the ways in which technology has brought disadvantages and advantages to peoples lives. Use only information from paragraphs 5 to 7.
No Line Relevant Point Point in Own Words
1 L31 What do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly, not relax
We do not rest/sit back/enjoy [1]
when we have saved some time. [1] 2 L32 We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing.
We find it challenging/hard to stop because [1]
we are so used to continuous work/ activities [1] 3 L33 Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world. The days of imagination/ contemplating/reflecting have since disappeared/vanished. [1]
4 L38 their lives proceeded at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern
People in the past led a routine life that is slower. [1] 5 L39 We must think of the hard tasks our ancestors face
The work was difficult/ laborious/ challenging back then. [1] 6 L40 they farmed with bare hands People had to farm without the convenience of machines. [1]
7 L40 Often lived close to hunger Machines have reduced problems of hunger/famine. [1]
8 L41 had to fashion tools from wood and stone.
The tools that were used were primitive / basic. [1] 9 L41 Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.
Machines have released people from the basic/fundamental way of life. [1]
10 L43- 44 Technology has also made work in factories far less tedious, with machines performing the dull, repetitive tasks previously carried out by human. Without machines, most work was tiring/weary AND uninteresting /mundane/ boring [1]
11 L45 The computer, too, has brought major advantages in printing processes.
Computerization has brought benefits /improved printing processes. [1] 12 L46 Such is the speed of a computer printer that an author can put the finishing touches to a book and see it printed on the same day.
A computer printer has sped up the printing/publication process. [1] 13 L49
The motor-car has been blamed for its polluting effects and its demand for more and more roads,
Though the motor-car pollutes, [1] 14 L49
but it has banished the time- consuming and uncomfortable journeys endured in horse-drawn vehicles.
it is more comfortable/faster compared to earlier forms of transport. [1]
Modern technology has affected our lives so much that we (1) do not sit back to enjoy even (1) when we have saved some time. Also, (2) we find it hard to stop (2) because we are so used to working. (3) The days of reflecting have since disappeared. (4) People in the past led a slower life. (9) Machines have released people from a fundamental way of life. (10) Without machines, most work was tiring and mundane. (11) A computer printer has brought benefits to printing processes (12) and can speed them up.