Tampines Junior College

2009 JC2 Preliminary Examination

GENERAL PAPER

8806/02
2nd September 2009
1hour 30 minutes

Paper 2
Additional Materials: Answer Booklet
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, Civics Group, GP group and GP tutors name in the spaces provided below.
Answer all questions.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question.
NAME: ___________________________________

CIVICS GROUP: _________

GP TUTORS NAME: ________________________

FOR EXAMINERS USE

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MARKER 1

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SUBTOTAL

AVE LANG
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TOTAL: ..................... /50

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[Turn over
Read the passage in the Insert and then answer all the questions which follow below. Note that
up to fifteen marks will be given for the quality and accuracy of your use of English throughout
this Paper.
Note: When a question asks for an answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE
and you select the appropriate material from the passage for your answer, you must still use
your own words to express it. Little credit can be given to answers which only copy words or
phrases from the passage.
From Passage 1
1. What does the opening sentence tell you about the lifestyle of the average Chinese and
Indian?
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2. State the authors intention in describing Japan as energy efficient and Sweden as
scrupulous (line 3).

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3. From paragraphs 3 and 4, state in your own words as far as possible the inherent
flaws of the Kyoto Protocol.
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4. What does the term spewing (line 24) imply?

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5. From paragraph 5, explain in your own words as far as possible the writers criticism
of Chinas motive in her support of the international climate change effort.

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From Passage 2

6. Identify any two words and/or phrases in paragraph 1 to show the authors disapproval
of the environmentalists concern over global warming. Explain how these words or
phrases show disapproval.

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7. Infer the authors intention from his exclamations, Its for Mother Earth! Its for the
children! Its for the whales! (lines 8 9)

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8. Suggest reasons why the bigger-ticket itemswerent ripe for revisiting. (line 12)

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9. Why is the word solutions (line 25) in inverted commas?

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10. Explain in your own words as far as possible the sentence They liken skeptics to
Holocaust deniers and demand Nuremberg-style trials of the disbelievers.

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11. Using material from paragraph 2 to 5, summarise Christopher Horners criticisms of the
environmentalists efforts to fight global warming. Write your summary in no more than
120 words, not counting the opening words which are printed below. Use your own
words as far as possible.

For a long time, environmentalism is merely .

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12. Give the meaning of the following words as they are used in the passages. Use one
word or a short phrase.
(a) scrupulous (line 3).
(b) advocates (line 22)..................
(c) stymied (line 29).......
(d) swamped (line 40) ....
(e) intimate (line 30) ...

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13. In Passage A, Walsh believes that economic expansion and development will have
potentially disastrous results for the worlds climate. On the other hand, Horner, in
Passage B, argues that the issue of global warming is exaggerated and a campaign to
control our behaviour.
In your opinion, which viewpoint is most reflective of the truth? What has your society
done to lessen the harm caused by man to the environment? Do you think it has been
effective?

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