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2018 RI Y5 CT1 Term 3 P2 Answer Booklet

The passage discusses the history and value of communal bathing. It notes that historically, bathing was often a collective act done in public bathhouses for health and social reasons. However, urbanization led to more private bathing as people's living situations changed. Still, the author argues that bathhouses could again provide benefits like combating loneliness and promoting social interaction. Bathhouses may vary in their design but could take inspiration from traditions like Turkish baths. The author suggests political leaders could support improving public bathing facilities to address various social issues.

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2018 RI Y5 CT1 Term 3 P2 Answer Booklet

The passage discusses the history and value of communal bathing. It notes that historically, bathing was often a collective act done in public bathhouses for health and social reasons. However, urbanization led to more private bathing as people's living situations changed. Still, the author argues that bathhouses could again provide benefits like combating loneliness and promoting social interaction. Bathhouses may vary in their design but could take inspiration from traditions like Turkish baths. The author suggests political leaders could support improving public bathing facilities to address various social issues.

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Raffles Institution

2018 Year 5 Term 3 Common Test


General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
Higher 1

Candidate’s Name CT Group GP Tutor

GENERAL PAPER 8807/02


Paper 2 23 May 2018
Candidates answer on the Question Paper. 1 hour 10 minutes

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, CT group and GP tutor’s name in the spaces at the top of this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid/tape.

Answer all questions.


The Insert contains the passage for comprehension.
Note that up to 15 marks out of 40 will be awarded for your use of language.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

For Examiner’s Use

Content /25

Language /15

TOTAL /40

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This document consists of 6 printed pages, 1 blank page and 1 Insert.
Read the passage in the Insert and then answer all the questions. 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 and
phrases from the passage.
Nothing to be
written in this
margin

1. In the first paragraph, how does the author justify his point that ‘bathing has been a
collective act’ (lines 1-2)? Use your own words as far as possible.

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2. What does the word ‘believed’ in line 2 suggest about the medical benefits of bathing?

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3. What is the author’s purpose in using the word ‘eclipse’ (line 14) when describing the
changing global phenomenon of communal bathing?

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4. According to the author, what does ‘Urban alienation’ (line 20) refer to? Use your own written in this
words as far as possible. margin

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5. According to the author, identify the areas in which bathhouses ‘vary greatly’ (line 23). Use
your own words as far as possible.

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6. Using material from paragraphs 5-9 only (lines 32-66), summarise what the author has to written in this
say about the value of bathhouses. margin

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.

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No of words: ___________

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7. In paragraph 7, what is the author’s purpose in describing the commuters on trains and written in this
buses as ‘ghostly figures’? margin

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8. What is the author implying by writing ‘normal body’ in inverted commas in line 66? Use
your own words as far as possible.

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9. What is the author suggesting about the bathhouses of the future when he makes
reference to the ‘Moroccan hammam’ in line 71? Use your own words as far as
possible.

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10. In paragraph 11, what is the political reason for bringing back bathhouses? Use your own
words as far as possible.

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11. Suggest one reason why people might be unwilling to give up ‘private washing’ (line 78)?

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12. What does the author want to convey through the use of the phrase ‘to be sure’ in line 84? written in this
margin
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