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TEST CODE
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MAY/JUNE 2016 CA R I B B EA N E XA MI NA T I O N S C O U N C I L CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS COMMUNICATION STUDIES
UNIT 1 – Paper Paper 01 1 hour 30 mi mi nutes nutes
04 MAY 2016 (a.m.) READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
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This test consists of 45 items divided into two sections, A and B.
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Section A, based on a communication extract, consists of 7 questions. The extract, which is NOT included in the question booklet, will be read to you twice but you will be allowed two minutes to look at the questions before the extract is read to you.
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Section B consists of 38 questions. Answer each question based on the information given.
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In addition to the test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.
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Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are about to answer and decide which choice is best. ·
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On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. Sample Item Which of the following is an advantage of the questionnaire as a data-collection method? (A) (B) (C) (D)
Ease of administration Immediacy of feedback Openness of discussion Opportunity for clarification
Sample Answer
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The best answer to this item is "Ease of administration", so (A) has been shaded. 7.
If you want to change your answer, erase it completely and fill in your new choice.
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When you you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you you can. If you cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may return to that item later.
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SECTION A Items 1 – 7 7 Instructions: You will hear an extract. It will be read twice. Listen carefully before answering the questions based on the extract.
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What is the setting in the first stanza? (A) (B) (C) (D)
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(C) (D)
(C) (D)
To show that everyone has to die To include all young people in the grief of partings To encourage people to empathize with one another To show that the speaker is not alone in the departure lounge.
The tone of the poem can be described as (A) (B) (C) (D)
Which of the following expressions from the poem does NOT refer to the central theme of the poem? (A) (B) (C) (D)
“ready to say goodbye” “Each time we die a little” “These moments devastate” “blowing his his nose to clear the sadness of departure”
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The main idea of the poem is that (A) the author learns to accept paintings (B) people find it painful to deal with partings (C) people eventually learn to deal with partings (D) two young people are parting company on different flights
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Which of the following literary devices are NOT used in the poem?
The young man is crying. The young man is devastated by the departure. The young man copes with his grief by weeping. The impending departure has made the young man ill.
Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of stanza two? (A) (B)
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A funeral An airport A train station An underground station
Which of the following BEST expresses the meaning of the phrase “blowing his nose to clear the sadness of departure”? (A) (B)
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I. II. III.
Pun Metaphor Oxymoron
(A) (B) (C) (D)
I and II only I and III only II and III only I, II and III
sober caustic nostalgic regretful
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SECTION B Items 8 – 10 10
Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 8 – 10. 10.
A researcher was gathering information on the impact of streaming within a particular high school. He held a discussion with five sets of students from remedial classes in different forms or grades on how they are being affected by their placement.
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What method of data collection did the researcher use? (A) (B) (C) (D)
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Apart from the students, which of the following persons may be the BEST source of primary data for this research? (A) (B) (C) (D)
10.
Interview Focus group Questionnaire Participant observation
Parents Teachers Education Officers Deans of Discipline
Which of the following is an advantage of using a questionnaire for for this particular study? (A) (B) (C) (D)
Results can be easily quantified. It has a low rate of response The researcher is able to ask follow-up questions. Respondents don’t have to think carefully before formulating a response. response.
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Items 11 – 15 15
Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 11 – 15. 15.
At a recent meeting with the principal of Argyle Secondary School, the Ministry of Education revealed that a check of the most recent census documents shows that some senior students of the school have been attending classes irregularly. The Ministry decided to hire a research company to investigate the likely reasons for the students’ irregular attendance. 11.
Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate population for this study?
If the research company only collected data in the morning, which of the following would affect the data?
(A)
All students students of A rgyle rgyle Secondary that have been atte attend ndin ing g cla class sses es i r re gu la r ly
I. II. III.
Validity Time spent in the field Access to information
(B)
All senior students of Argyle Secondary that have been attending classes irregularly
(A) (B) (C) (D)
I only II only I and III only I, II and III
(C)
All students of secondary students in the country that have been attending classes irregularly
(D)
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All senior students of secondary students in the country that have been attending classes irregularly
(A) (B)
Relevant demographic data about the student that the researcher might seek to obtain would include I. II. III.
Age Address Number of days absent
(A) (B) (C) (D)
I and II only I and III only II and III only I, II and III
If the research company was observing the patterns of absenteeism among senior students, which of the following would be an advantage?
(C) (D)
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Directly experiencing the behaviour of participants Allowing its biases to affect what is observed Spending a long enough period of time collecting data Participants changing their behaviour while being observed
Which of the following URLs is NOT likely to provide trustworthy information on student attendance. (A) (B) (C) (D)
www.argylesecondary.edu www.ttministryofeducation.gov www.parentsargylesecondary.org www.argyleabsentstudents.com
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Items 16 – 20 20
Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 16 – 20. 20.
The boy come back home for a few days holiday, see some crabs Crosby have in a barrel. This is the son: “Dad, what are those thangs there?” Talking like Englishman. Crosby ain’t tell him nothing. When he poke his finger in the barrel and the crab catch hold of him, he bawl: “Pa! The crab! The crab!” A well-educated well-educated boy, yes. Lawyer, economist or something. Lovelace E., 1982, The Wine of Astonishment, p. 14.
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Which of the following expressions contains syntactical features common to Caribbean English Creoles? (A) (B) (C) (D)
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“A wellwell-educated boy” “what are those thangs?” “Pa! The crab! The crab!” “Talking like Englishman.”
What does the extract suggest about the relationship between the boy’s education and his use of language? (A) (B) (C)
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What features of Caribbean English Creole grammar is used in the expression “Crosby ain’t tell him nothing”? (A) (B) (C) (D)
Reduplication Double negative Syllable reduction Zero copula structure
(D)
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What is suggested in the narrator’s final statement, “Lawyer, economist or something”? somethi ng”? (A)
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What attitude does the text ‘Talking like Englishman. Crosby ain’t tell him nothing.’ suggest that the narrator has towards the boy?
(B)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(D)
Jealousy Frustration Amusement Disapproval
His education makes him speak properly. His education has influenced his language. As an economist, he speaks Standard English. He speaks English Creole because he is an educated lawyer.
(C)
He was unable to recall the correct information. He is not in awe of the young man’s educational achievements. He does not think that the young man’s profession is important. He does not care that the young man has become a professional.
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Instructions: Read the following scenario carefully and then answer Items 21 – 25. 25.
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