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2019 DSE Eng Paper 1 B2 Questions

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Answers written in the margins will not be marked, 43 44, 45. Tobe... ‘A. clever in an annoying way B. a person with many friends C. slow at learning new things A Bo Cc D D. someone who acts older than they are oO ©: 0 ‘What does ‘the treatment’ (line 8) refer to? ‘According to paragraph 1, did Mr Slavin like Clive? Give a reason for your answer from the text. Find a word in lines 1-5 which can be replaced by ‘unfortunately’ According to paragraph 1, decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG). (5 marks) ‘Statements T Fr NG (i) Mr Slavin’s attention was often drawn towards Thommo. g Oo Oo Gi) Mr Slavin enjoyed punishing Thommo. 000 (iii) Thommo’s classmates were forced to watch when the Deputy Head caned Oo Oo © him. (iv) Thommo would only escape from the Deputy Head after six strokes of the GQ © O cane. (v) Thommo was a thief. Oo Oo Oo ‘Answers written in the margins will not be marked. Ge NEES | Please stick the barcode label here. HKDSE 2019 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 PART B2 QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK DeeCuCr econ Write your Candidate Number and stick a barcode label in the space provided on this page. Read Text 5 and answer questions 42-66. (42 marks) Text 5 42, What does it mean to be a ‘smart-alec’ (line 1)? Answers written in the margins will not be marked. Answers written in the margins will not be marked. 49. 52. 33 55. 47. 48. si. ‘The writer talks about joking his way ‘out of trouble and into favour’ (lines 14-15); but out of trouble and into favour with whom? ‘According to paragraph 2, why was sitting at the back of the classroom a challenge for the writer? ‘Why did the writer consider it undesirable to shout out ‘Sir! Sir! Sir!" (lines 20-21) and provide the correct answer? What did ‘fragments of pencil, pen holders or bits of chalk’ imagination? 23) represent in the writer's ‘State TWO ways in which the writer has played with fire according to paragraph 3. (2 marks) @ Gi) _ ‘Whose eyes are referred to in line 27 when the writer mentions that ‘Eyes tured towards me"? ‘The writer says ‘The pain was considerable, but the glory was greater’ (line 29). What ‘pain’ and what ‘glory’ is the writer referring to? (2 marks) (@ Pain: (ii) Glory: Which of the following is NOT a reason for the writer picking on ‘boys younger and smaller’ (line 33)? A. He enjoyed bullying them. B. He had been bullied himself, C. He thought they were easy targets. A Bc D 1D, He was encouraged by his early success at rebellion. oO Oo © ‘Which word in paragraph 5 means ‘emotional comfort’? ‘Answers written in the margins will not be marked. 2019-DSE-ENG LANG 1-B2-2 2 Answers written in the margins will not be marked. Answers written in the margins will not be marked. 56. 97. 58. 59. 61. Based on the information in paragraph 5, complete the summary by writing ONE word taken from paragraph S in each blank below. Your answers must be grammatically correct. (4 marks) Clive recognises that there are many (i) in his own character. However, he does not feel comfortable hurting those around him. For example, he believes that he would have (ii) from his attempts at torture if he had only received some feedback from the ( He sees clear (i to how ‘much we can improve ourselves by our own effort. Was the writer’s second attempt at running away from home a success or a failure? Give a reason for your answer based on paragraph 6. Which of the following does the writer NOT imply in paragraph 6? ‘A. He instinctively obeyed rules. B. His mother understood the situation. C. His mother wanted him to run away. Ae SG D. Running away from home was not easy. © 0 0 @O ‘Who or what is ‘both’ (line 56) referring to? According to paragraph 7, when Clive’s mother was talking about her son, Nola Huthnance was... A. equal to Clive’s mother. B. unable to match Clive’s mother. C. excited listening to Clive’s mother. LA B c D D. able to talk for longer than Clive's mother. ©: O''O © Explain the conflict the writer experienced regarding ‘such talk’ (line 61) from his mother. Answers written in the margins will not be marked. 2019-DSE-ENG LANG 1-B2-3 3 Goontothenedpage > Answers writen in the margins will not be marked. Answers written in the margins will not be marked. 62. Inthe context of paragraph 7, find TWO phrases which mean ‘boasting’, (2 marks) @ di) 63. According to the text, which one of the following statements about Clive is NOT true? He... ‘A. caused pain unintentionally. B. was forced into causing pain. C. took pleasure from causing pain A BC D D. intentionally caused pain himself. oO: © ©: 64. Below are summary headings for each paragraph of Text 5. Match the most appropriate summary heading with each paragraph by writing the letters (A-G) in the table below. Two have been done for you as examples, Each letter can be used ONCE only. (S marks) Summary Headings ‘A. Parental Pride E. Caught in a Dilemma ing-wi ti F. Putting Know-how to Good Use B._Living swith Contradictions C. Token Gestures GA Slippery Slope D._ Extreme Opposites Paragraph | Summary Heading Paragraph | Summary Heading 1 @ 3 B 2 i) 6 jw) 3 Git) 7 o) 4 6 65. Match the person on the left with the statement which best represents their thoughts listed on the right. ‘Write the letter (A-F) on the line next to the person's name. TWO of the statements are not used. Each letter can be used ONCE only. (4 marks) Persons Answers Statements (Clive James ‘A.‘Clive clearly enjoys his learning.” B'Idon’t like any of my classmates.’ i) Clive's mother © ‘Clive works too hard.” , D/Troutinely suffered at the hands of the staft.” Gi) Thommo E ‘Clive can do no wrong.” (iv) Mr Slavin F “Initially { was distrusted by my peers.” 66. What does the last sentence in this text (lines 60-62) suggest the next paragraph would be about? ‘Answers written in the margins will not be marked END OF PART B2 2019-DSE-ENG LANG 1-B2-4 4 Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

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