Ramalan 1
Section D
32 Read the poem“Nature” and answer the questions that follow.
NATURE
We have neither Summer nor Winter
Neither Autumn nor Spring.
We have instead the days
When the gold sun shines on the lush green canefields –
Magnificiently.
The days when the rain beats like bullets on the roofs
And there is no sound but the swish of water in the gullies
And trees struggling in the high Jamaica winds.
Also there are the days when leaves fade from off guango trees
And the reaped canefields lie bare and fallow to the sun.
But best of all there are the days when the mango and the logwood
blossom
When the bushes are full of the sounds of bees and the scent of
honey
When the tall grass sways and shivers to the slightest breath of air,
When the buttercups have paved the earth with yellow stars
And beauty comes suddenly and the rains have gone.
~ H.D. Carberry
(a) What is the difference between the weather in the poet‟s country with other
countries?
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[ 1 mark]
(b) Name the main crop produced in the poet‟s country.
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[1mark]
(c) What does the line And there is no sound but the swish of water in the gullies
suggest?
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[1mark]
(d) In your opinion, what‟s the poet‟s feeling towards his country? Give a reason
to support your answer.
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[2marks]
33. The following are the novels studied in the literature component in English
Language.
Choose any one of the novels above and answer the questions below.
-Catch Us If You Can : Catherine McPhail
-The Curse : Lee Su Ann
-Step by Wicked Step : Anne Fine
Using details from the novel you have studied, name one significant event in the
story. Support your answer with close reference to the text.
Ramalan 2
Section D
[20 marks]
[Time suggested : 35 minutes]
32. Read the following stanzas of “Are You Still Playing Your Flute?” and answer
the questions that follow.
Are you still playing your flute?
In the village so quiet and deserted
Amidst the sick rice field
While here it has become a luxury
To spend time watching the rain
Gazing at the evening rays
Collecting dew drops
Or enjoying the fragrance of flowers
Are you still playing your flute?
The more it disturbs my conscience
To be thinking of you
In the hazard of you
My younger brothers unemployed and desperate
My people disunited by politics
My friend slaughtered mercilessly
This world is too old and bleeding
Zurinah Hassan
(a) Whom is the persona asking the question in line 1?
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(b) Why is the village so quiet and deserted?
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(c) From the last stanza, what does the word hazard symbolize?
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(d) If you were the persona, would you stay in the city or return to the village? Give a
reason for your answer.
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33. The following are the novels studied in the Literature Component in English
Language.
Catch Us If You Can - Catherine McPhail
Step by Wicked Step - Anne Fine
The Curse - Lee Su Ann
Choose any one of the novels above and answer the question below.
Based on a novel you have read, write about one significant character that inspires
you to be a better individual. Support your answer with evidence from the novel.
[15marks]
Answer
Ramalan 1
SECTION D
Question 32
a The poet’s country does not experience four seasons compared to other countries.
b Sugarcane
c It describes the sound of water in the gullies
d Yes/No. Accept any suitable justification.
Answer
Ramalan 2
SECTION D
Question 32
a Her village mate.
b Most of the villagers have migrated to the town.
c Idleness/negative trait of the village mate
d Yes/No. Accept any suitable justification.
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