CEDAR GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL

Preliminary Examination One 2015

Secondary Four
CANDIDATE
NAME
CLASS

INDEX
NUMBER

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Writing

1128/01
29 April 2015
1 hour 50 minutes

Additional Materials: Writing Paper (4 Sheets)

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, class and index number on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer both Section A, Section B and one question from Section C.
Section A is an Insert.
For Section A write your answers in the spaces provided on the Insert.
For Section B and Section C write your answers on the separate Answer Paper provided.
Write the section and question number before you begin.
At the end of the examination, hand in Section A, B and C separately.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the head of each section.

This document consists of 4 printed pages and 1 Insert.

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Section B [30 marks]

You are advised to write between 250-350 words for this section.
You should look at the printout comprising information from two separate websites on
page 3, study the information carefully and plan your answer before beginning to
write.
As the President of your schools Student Council, you have been tasked to
recommend a half-day excursion for a class of 25 Primary Four pupils from Japan
who will be here on a one-week exchange programme in Singapore for the first time
during the upcoming September Holidays. As part of Singapores efforts to maintain
our 49th year of bilateral relations with Japan, the school hopes to extend its
hospitality to leave a good impression for our visitors. The aims of this excursion are
to allow our visitors to experience Singapore and be enriched by learning something
new.
Write a report to the Principal to recommend one place of interest to visit.
Your report should include:

How your selected place of interest and the activities conducted there will meet
the aims of the excursion

Why your chosen place of interest and the activities conducted there are better

Suggestion of one follow-up activity (not reflected in the printout) for the visitors
that you think will meet the aims of the excursion

Write your report in clear, accurate English and in a persuasive tone to convince your
Principal to adopt your recommendation.
You should use your own words as much as possible.

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Tulipmania Floral Display at Gardens by the Bay

"Tulipmania" is the second of six chapters in Gardens by the Bay's storytelling journey in 2015.
This enchanting series of floral displays for the year will draw visitors into the magical world of
folklore, legends, fairy tales and nursery rhymes as told through the language of plants.
In this third edition, visitors can look forward to an even wider selection of tulips at Tulipmania over 40 varieties in a myriad of hues and forms!
Look out for captivating blooms like the scarlet "Red Riding Hood", the Purple Prince, and the
Orange Princess as they grace familiar fairy tale settings like Cinderellas carriage, Rapunzels
tower, and the ginger bread house of Hansel and Gretel. Theres even a tulip named
Singapore!

S.E.A. Aquarium in Sentosa

Go on a wondrous underwater journey in S.E.A. Aquarium, where more than 100,000 marine
animals of over 800 species are housed and fascinating magnified encounters with marine life
await.
Walk across a floor of glass and watch the predators and other ocean denizens swim right
beneath your feet! Further ahead, explore the waters of Singapore and seagrass habitats of
Malacca, home to lively leopard and blue flasher wrasses.
Treat your children and the child in you to an interactive learning experience as our Mariner
shares lessons about the knobbly sea star, pencil sea urchin, sea cucumber and more at our
Discovery Touch Pool. Read more about how the Strait of Malacca & Andaman Sea is
the perfect nurturing grounds for fishes before they venture out into the open ocean.

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Section C [30 marks]

Begin your answer on a fresh sheet of paper.
You are advised to write between 350-500 words on one of the following topics.

At the head of your composition, write the number of the topic you have chosen.
1. Describe your experiences at museums. How important are these places to a
citizen in a country?
2. Passion has no place in a fast-paced society. What are your views?
3. In your opinion, what would you consider as the greatest invention? Why does it
matter so much to you?
4. Creativity comes only with constraints. Write about some occasions when you
have found this to be true.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Acknowledgements:
http://www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/en/the-gardens/whats-on/calendar-ofevent/Tulipmania-2015-Details.html
http://www.rwsentosa.com/Homepage/Attractions/SEAAquarium

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