“2+ SECTION A Items 1-7 You will hear an extract. It will be read twice. Listen carefully before answering Instructions: the questions based on the extract. ‘The MAIN idea of the extract is thatduring 5. petit-caréme in Kumaca (A) the village was beautiful B) agricultural activities flourished (© _ the villagers spoke of current affairs (D) nature came alive with colour and sound 6. ‘Which of the following details does NOT ‘support the main idea of the passage? (A) “picking the little harvest of cocoa” (B) “somersaulting monkeys howled in dark voices” (©) “pouis spotting the hillsides with fistfuls of gold” (D) “the forest bees came quickin blue 7, sunshine to new blossoms” ‘According to the extract, “‘petit-caréme” refers to the (A) time of harvest (B) time that flowers bloom (©) dry spell during the rainy season. - ©) time when the animals are most vocal The phrase “fresh-feathered birds flitted with song” is an example of (A) simile @B) alliteration (©) onomatopoeia @) personification ‘The expression “the guardian immortelles were in sporadic bloom” suggests that (A) some of the trees were in bloom (B) the trees bloomed all year round (©) __ thetrees had never bloomed before {D) some trees bloomed only at this time of the year The phrase “parrots squawking like matriarchal fishwives” is an example of which pair of literary devices? (A) Paradox and metaphor (B) __Simile and onomatopoeia (©) _Simile and personification (D) __Personification and onomatopoeia Which of the following is the MOST appropriate comment on the effectiveness of the phrase “pouis spotting the hillside with fistfuls of gold”? (A) The phrase reflects the extent to which the flowers were covering the hillsides during petit-caréme. ‘The phrase shows that the flowers ‘onthe hillside were bright yellow and tightly bunched together @) * (© The phrase helps the reader to appreciate that the flowers were rich and easy to'get hold of during petit-caréme. The writer allows the reader to visualize how the bunched, rich, ‘bright yellow flowers covered the landscape during petit-caréme as compared to other times. ” DO NOT WAIT FOR THE EXAMINER TO TELL YOU TO GO TO THE NEXT PAGE. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGESECTION B Items 8-11 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 8-11. ‘The media is filled with reports of teenagers being distracted by digital technology and neglecting their school work as a result. Haldane, a sociology student, decides to investigate this phenomenon at his school which is located in the countryside. He intends to use interviews to collect data. Which of the following activities would Haldane need to undertake as part of his research? 1. Talking to parents and teachers I. Finding out how many students ‘own digital devices I. Choosing a sample that is representative of his school's population (A) Tand 1 only (B) Land Uf only (©) Mand Mi only ©) Wanda Which of the following would be an advantage if Haldane conducted interviews? (A) Costliness of the procedure @®) Wide geographic coverage of informants (©) Considerable depth of the information to be collected ©) High reliability of the information + tobe collected 02114010/CAPE 2015 10. un. ‘Haldane found an article entitled “Modern Technology Causing Canadian Students to Fail”. This article could be useful to his research as it (A) _ isreliable and accurate (B) can yield sufficient data (©) __ provides secondary data ©) can provide primary data ‘Why would it be UNACCEPTABLE for Haldane to apply the findings of his research to all teenagers? (A) The school is in a rural area. (B) He plans to use only interviews. (©) Therespondents might not tell the ‘truth, @) He plans touse only students from his school. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE12. “43. Items 12-15 Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 12-15. “Ata recent meeting with the principal of Mansfield High School, the Ministry of Education revealed Pare reccof the most recent census documents shows that some senior students of the school bave been irregularly attending classes. The ministry decided to hire a research company to investigate the likely reasons for the students’ irregular attendance. ‘The MOST suitable type ofstudy which the 14. Which of the following must the research company could use to conduct this research company consider when selecting @ is sample? (A) survey (A) How aware the respondents are (B) interviews (B) Accuracy of the census documents (©) experiment (© ~ Theaverage number of respondents (D) _ observation (D) How well it represents the population Which of the following types of sampling methods would BEST suit the ministry's 15. Which of the following would be the purpose? MOST reliable source of secondary data for this study? Dacre iscrete (A) _ The principal’s log book (© Purposive (B) _ Student report card/book (D) = Convenience © Student attendance registers (D) Letters of excuse from parents GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE