Council: Educaiion
Council: Educaiion
Council: Educaiion
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TEST CODE 01218010
F'OEM TP
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
SECO\IDARY EDUCAIION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
. ENGLTSEA
Paper 01 - General profciency
90 minutes
;22 r 2_
R-EAD IE FOLLOII:ING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL}T
I This test corsists of60 iteros- You will have 90 minutes to answer tlem-
2. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an a-nswer sheeL
3. Each item il this te# has four suggested answers, Iettered (A), (B), (C), @). Read each item
you are about to alswer arrd decide which alswer is best
4 Ou your answer shee! f-nd the number which corresponds to your- item and. shade the space
Ihwingtie saoe .letter as the answer you have chosea- Look at ttre sanple item belolv.
Sample Itern
Choose the word or set ofrvords that best completes each seDtetrce-
Sample Answer
. (A) iasting
(B) .serious
(c) ' contagious @ @
(D) destructive
The best a:::;wer to this item is "contagious',, so arswer space (C) has been shr.ted-
J If )'ou want to chaage yo,r ans'we4 be sxre to erase it completely before you fiIl in your new
choice.
6 When you are told to begin, hrn the page a.nd work as quickly and as carefully as you can,
If you calrrot aaswer au iteD, go on to the next one. you may retur! to ttrat item later- your
score will be t-he total number of correct aDswers-
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Items 1-5
Instructioirs: Each seutetce rl this seciion has eitter one or hrc vords missiag. Cboose from the
four opdons the word or pair of words which BEST completes the meaning of the seD.teEce.
@ eloquence..........effect
@ deprived of affed
thwart
relieved of
barred from eDcourage
hindered from
@
,BY
discipline ........ timid
Eaia ............. intelligible
rev 'ilampgr ..-......- acceptable
Ir.rn s 6-10
6 The headgear u'oT tI the factory worker 9. Ilaviug rhought about iq I tnd rhe idea guite
is made from artificial material. repuoanl
His Character wa such that he was always iC. The candidate was obfivious ofour plans
daunted by a chailenge.
(A) aware of
(A) relieved (B) opposed to
(B) satisfied (c) auused by
(c) surprised (D) offended by
(D) encouraged
(A) 'colclse
(B) pleasing
(c) colourful
(D) accurate
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ltems 11-15
it stands, choose D.
so
L2 Peter now have fufluenza and
A
is unable to pu=ticDate in the Inter
School 15. The biased reporter is concemed
BC
Games. No enor- not so trluch with the tuth of whathe
A B
D
writes, as with its credibiliry. No error
CD
mood to
13 The rest of tbeteamwas not in no
B
No enor
D
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heln! 1 6-20
ruLd.q.!l: Each sentence i.-'t this settion is followed bv four alternative sentences. Choosetheone
r,< i
to the original seltepce-
n--_faf..Esf L\ ivfE-A-NiNG
i6. Wben lr4r. Peets was transferred on 18. The budget speech was undoubtedly one
promotion from South Point to Maraval, of the briefest in years.
Itrfrs. Adams succeeded hiro
(A) The budget speech was r*,ithout
(A) Mrs. Adams rvorked at Maraval doubt a very brief one.
after Mr. Peets left on promotior- (B) This budget speech wd auong the
(B) Mr. Peets was succeeded by trrfrs. briefest we have hird for a long
Adams when he was pronooted to +;'--
a post at Mar3val. (c) For a long time thebudget speeches
(c) Bottr Mr. Peets and Mrs. Adams have beeE too loag.
were bansfened on promotion: '(D) This year the budget speech was
Mr- Peets to Maraval aod lvfrs, better ttran all otlers.
Adams to South Poinr
(D) In order to getpromotioq lvk Peets
had to be tansferred to Maraval 19. It took the coostuction firm nearly tbree
to allow lvt15. fidams to work at years to complete the new highwgy
South Point because of the uneven terrail and in-
clement weather.
1p1ns 2118
and then answer itenls 21-13 on the basis o ilf ilat
follot'ing poem carefrllly
I]1sjl]q!ti ms: Read the
is stated or inPlie d'
23. The poet implies that we need leisr:re in 78 In which of the foilowing liaes does the
oul life for it to be poet answer the question asked in lines
I ar,d 2?
(A) vitzl
(BJ reiaxing (ftj Lire 3
lte.,j:ls 79-46
Instructions: Read following passage carefir-lly and then answer iter-ns 79-36 os tbe basis of
Lhe
what is stated or impUed
t e Sisters
Over ttre years, Ma-ta trad sent many warm and frieadly messages to Elan4 iuf iting her to visit Ilora
and assuiLog her that she'd a-lways be welcome. But her prodigal sister ne'v'er replied- From time to time,
horyever, traders brought news tlat Elana's marriage to lyako had been blessed wlttr two sets of twins,
ttrat lyako had succeeded his father as ruJer of the Kingdom of Horses, ald that
their marriage was a
5 stormy one For a long time there u?s no fi:rther news uatil one ilay, a trai'dier told Q'ren 14311" 1rr1
Iyako LaiI bear thrown b,v a wild horse and had broken his bad<, that Elara had lost both. her beauty ar:d
hermind and, after shouting night ald day thai the Ki-ngdom of Wild Horses was an accursed onq she
;Thiy sear.hed high and low for her, but she had vanished without a uaci
ira .rop.a ao. keq,ers.
the traveller said, shaking his head sadly'
-Go to the en& of ttre earth if 1ou have to, but bring my sister ba& to Ilora. whoever filds her wiII be
whom le-ha had recruited-
amply rewardedl Queen Marta said to the tm&ers, Eadels and interpreters
and reported that they had
fof #., y.*s of frttile searching, the searcb parties returned one by one
15 found no Eace ofElarla-
earth'" L&a said "I hear youi Queen Marta said
"it'sas if lour sister has va-nished from ttre face of the
"a-ud yet I feel ir my boaes that sbet stili alive-"
Lehahadledoleofthesearchparties,aadvrheashereturne.lherhairwasstreakeilwitlgreyarrdage
had mapped her rough-hewn face with lines as delicate as qrider webs'
20 de fust time tL,t Leha stepped intoAudieoce Room to report about her travet to distalt Places in
ile
aged- Wben their eyes
search ofElal4 she was boE surprised and pleased to se-e how Queen Marta had
made four, ttre "-il.;,.,g Leha saidio herself, TCs as if her face had beaten ver-f geudy ao-ahst tLe yearsi
foi she could sec quiticlearlyhow time had &anged what was oncc al ugly coultena-nct into a beautif:I
on.. When a sh# of su.nlight touched the doud of white hair on the Queent hea4 irbes.ore luminous,
25 a_ud,4.welcomiag smile lighting up her dark face lifted fuha's spirits and made her heart
sing. And some-
U*, .l ,L prflips shJhad endr:red travelling acoss par&ed savanals, through delsely wooded
valleys, bver mountains and down turbuJent rivers, were forgotteo'
fan Carew, The Sister and Manco\ Stoies, Macmillan,2003' pp- 4647.
The sfyle of writing in this exkact catr 30. "Their nurriage was a stomy one" (lines
BEST be described as 4-5) implies that
ilstuction
"Go to the ends ofthe earth" 34 ]trtich of the followirg
l1 The is an example of
flpe 12) implis
that rhey should search contast?
(A) the Kragdomof WikiHorses (A) She'had lost both her beaury and
@) every accessible lald her niad" (lines G-7).
(C) over momtains ald dom rivers (B) "she had vauished wiihout a tace,'
p) throu$ densely wooded valleys (tine 8).
(C) 'her hair was sh-eaked with grey',
(Lne t8).
3?.. the literary device used in the pkase "u (D) "lighting up her dark face,' ([ine
delicate as spider vebs" (line 19) is a 25).
(A) putr
(B) metaphor 35. "The cloud ofwhite haii,
1[neiz+; is aa
(c) simile exa-ple of
(D) hyperbole
(A) litotes
(B) metaphor
33. Ttre uniter implies thatlcha was (c) 0xytr0r0n
(D) personification
(A) a traveller
@) Marta's sister
(c) a household seryant 36. The concluding sentence ofthe extract
(D) the leader of the queen's ar4y
(A) suggests they had forgotten all
about Elana
(B) indicates that they had given up the
. search
(C) coaveys the idea that the problems
thatlehahad encputered in the
search were forgotten
(D) means that lrha would be willhg
to continue the search
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Items -17-{4
instudgus: Read the foiiorvin g ertract calefully and then amurer items 37-44 on the basis of lvltat
is stated or implied.
fttren ttre rad:tional faroily unit is discusseC. it is usually in terms of the erterna] social
changes that ue threatenhg i''s existence as al insritution. Little thou$t is given to the intennal
problems of nornal homes. The cental problem for most famiiy members is, of course, hol to
get aiong with each ottrer. This intemal uatter is not *'iilout its external implications: for oniy
J rvhere ttrere ue orderly and peaceful families can there be al orderly and peacef:l societv.
0f all ttre social chalges that have affe,;ted tle family ra recent yea$, by far rhe most
20 Anothei profound change in fanily rela[onships lies in the relatively high incidence of
divorce and nuital sepamtions in westem society. The fact that so many
couples fee I they must
go their separate ways iliustates just how dificult it is for people to lir-e togettrer satisfactorily
at the be$ of times.
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(A) *re high divorce rate in v/estern 42. The writer's main PurPose'is to
s ociety
(A) focus on the Problems exPerienced
(B) problens faEily members exPeri-
bv men
ence in getting aloug
CB) rev-eal tle problerns experienced by
(c) conflicts betweea eoPloYers and rnerL worneD and childfen
w'orking parents highlight some ofthe internal proL
(c)
(D) the increase in the number of lems tlratening the existence of
Eothers of school age children tbe familY
rx,orking outside of tbe home
(D) show that single income families
fi:.nction better thal two-iDcome
families
39- , The word that is closest in Eeening to
"imperatives" (line 9) is
43 The writer's mai" inteltiotr in lines 15-19
(A) concerls is to show that
(B) matteIs
(c) demaads (A) Ee! io two-inco;ae househoids
(D) guidelines never helP in the home
(B) two-income households alwaYs
experieoce shess
40. In peragraph two (liles 6-11) the writer (C) chiidren in two-income households
compares iacome in the I950s to incdme . are neglected
today to show tlat (D) sharing ofthe household workload
caLe helP a two-incorrie familY to
(A) a single iacome cann ot adequately run smootllY
support an average farailY
(B) people eamed more io the 1950s
thal todaY 44 The tone of the Passage maY be best
(c) people today do not v/od( as hard described as
as people in tjre 1950s
(D) people todaY work longer bours for
(A) mocking
tie same paY as in the 1950s
(B) indignant
(C) comPlai ng
(D) analltical
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Ite6 s 45-54
on the basis of what
Instructions: Read the following eatraci careiulll' and thea aoswer items 45-54
is stated or iraPlied.
' The Press must be, in any democratic society' a dedicated Opposition-
Aly Govemment - to a good Press - is a suspect i.nstrumeEl A-ny oPPosition. to a good Press,
is opposing inePtlY.
45. The function of ttre second and ttrird 46 Why does the writer repeat tbe Phrase
seEteDces (Iines 2J) il the exh-act is to "good Press" at ttre beginniug of para-
giaphs tbree, five and six (Iines 4, 15, I8)?
(A) give specifc exauPles of "a dedi-
cated Opposition-' flin" 1)
(A) To empfiasize the ideal character-
(B) explain tJre statement made in the istics of the "good Press"
fust senteDce (B) To indicate contemPt for the Press
(c) show that the Press is onIY good which is not an oPPosition
when it acts as a.n oPPosition (c) To stimulate greater i denti-fication
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According to the wriier, the IvIOST impor- 51. According to the wrirer, rhe good press
raot function of the good Press is to shouJd rega.d Government 11,i-,.h
hems 5HC
3. Usc rootiou selson for outdoor lights. 7. Use fluoresEent light inJrtad ofircrrdejceDt
Ttrey'rc a good security rocasurc ttat lights, CoEp2 ct IluoresclD t lig}15
us. uD to
doesr't waste .mrg),. 7570.l.ri c[.rgy tlar haudesrent lghis,
for tle sruc a.Erouot oflght aad last-uo
1. Us. lower wattage bulbs; your to
teu 5[e5 lotrg.r.
Iights rDiy bc bfighter ttran you nceil
55. The main purpose of this advertisement is 5g. The ad.vertisemetrt empbasizes tha motion
to sensors are impol.,ant because
(A) Thti same amount of light as other 60 The irforrnation in the advertisemerrt \vould
l; d},t"
be MOST usefirl to
(B) Fifty per cent o fwhat incaDdescent
lights use (A) eleckicians
(c) Seventy-five per cent more than (B) contacton
other )ights (C) housewives
(D) Seventl,-6yg per cent less ttran (D) the [ght conpany
incandescent Ights
END OF TEST