English HL Paper 1 prelim 2012Memo FINAL.pdf - sacai

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QUESTIONS: TEXT E 6 3.4 If the words had been intended to be a caption, no punctuation would have been used. / However, it takes on the nature of both a request that is implied to be met and a command, therefore it is correct to use a full stop (period). / (2) 3.5 Normally sharks are portrayed as malicious and cruel, / but the shark in the poster is portrayed as being peaceful and gentle (it is even smiling, swimming together with other fish with gentle bubbles that suggests the serenity). / The facts expose the cruelty to sharks, / but the text is written in a gentle curve to suggest the tranquil movements of the waves and sea creatures./ (Any three.) (3) QUESTION 4: ANALYSING OTHER ASPECTS OF THE MEDIA TEXT F: COMIC STRIP 4.1 “Come to Papa.” or “Finally! I’ve been waiting hours for this.” (1) 4.2 D / The cartoon is based on statistics which show that humans have a better chance to be struck by lightning than to be eaten by a shark. / (2) 4.3 The two messages contradict each other: / the connotative meaning implies that the shark is out there, just waiting to eat a human being. / The denotative meaning points out how rare it is for humans to be eaten by sharks. / (3) TEXT G: CARTOON 4.4 4.4.1 cage diving 4.4.2 live bait (anything to lure the sharks with) 4.4.3 sharks (3) 4.5 He considers it to be foolish and dangerous. (1) QUESTION 5: USING LANGUAGE CORRECTLY 5.1 microphone (1) 5.2 The pronoun “who” should be used instead of “which” as it refers to a human being. (2) [10]
7 5.3 So√, S√ir√, what will it be√? (Award ½ a mark for each corrected mark.) (2) 5.4 The guy asks why they (½ mark) don’t start with the name of the guy that pushed (1 mark) him (½ mark) in. (2) 5.5 The writer has connected several short sentences by using the conjunction “and”. / This would normally not be correct, / but in this case he portrays the man’s desperate, non-stop attempt to swim to the other side of the pool. / (3) [10] TOTAL SECTION C: 30 GRAND TOTAL: 70
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