BBS PIKS AY 2223 M/J 2020 P1.V1 WE

Read Text C, The penguin lessons, in the insert and then answer Questions 2(a)–(d) on this question paper.

(a) Identify a word or phrase from the text which suggests the same idea as the words underlined:

(i) Boats used for recreational purposes were moored in the harbour as well as the boats used by local fishermen. (1M)

Read Text C, The penguin lessons, in the insert and then answer Questions 2(a)–(d) on this question paper.

(a) Identify a word or phrase from the text which suggests the same idea as the words underlined:

(ii) The colours of the boats and houses by the harbour were bright and cheerful. (1m)

Read Text C, The penguin lessons, in the insert and then answer Questions 2(a)–(d) on this question paper.

(a) Identify a word or phrase from the text which suggests the same idea as the words underlined:

(iii)At the time of the incident, rules about where oil tankers could wash out their tanks were not as strict as they are now. (1M)

Read Text C, The penguin lessons, in the insert and then answer Questions 2(a)–(d) on this question paper.

(a) Identify a word or phrase from the text which suggests the same idea as the words underlined:

(iv) Oil tanks washing out their tanks left huge patches of sea covered with a film of poisonous oil. (1M)

Read Text C, The penguin lessons, in the insert and then answer Questions 2(a)–(d) on this question paper.

b) Using your own words, explain what the writer means by each of the words underlined:

I turned and walked round the promontory to the eastern side. I had only been strolling along the seashore for minutes, when I caught sight of the first of them: black, unmoving shapes.

(i) strolling ................................................................................................................. [1]

(ii) caught sight .......................................................................................................... [1]

(iii) unmoving ............................................................................................................. [1]

Read Text C, The penguin lessons, in the insert and then answer Questions 2(a)–(d) on this question paper.

(c) Use one example from the text below to explain how the writer suggests his feelings about what he saw on the beach. Use your own words in your explanation.

Initially, I was aware of only a few but, as I walked on, they grew in number, until the whole beach appeared to be covered with black lumps in a black carpet. Hundreds of penguins lay dead in the sand, covered in thick, cloying oil and tar. Each wave that broke piled another grim batch of carcasses on top of those already there. The sight was dreadful, sickening and depressing.

Read Text C, The penguin lessons, in the insert and then answer Questions 2(a)–(d) on this question paper.

(d) Re-read paragraphs 2 and 9.

• Paragraph 2 begins ‘Swimming in unison ...’ and is about the wildlife in the harbour.

• Paragraph 9 begins ‘Amid all the ...’ and is about approaching and capturing the bird.

Explain how the writer uses language to convey meaning and to create effect in these paragraphs. Choose three examples of words or phrases from each paragraph to support your answer. Your choices should include the use of imagery.

Write about 200 to 300 words. Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer.