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ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1127/02

SECONDARY 2 EXPRESS

MID YEAR EXAMINATION 2009

Paper 2 Comprehension  29 April 2009

  1 hour 30 m!u"#$

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Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the Answer Paper.

Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Write your name, class and index number on the Answer Paper.

Answer all questions.

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$istakes in spelling, punctuation and grammar may be penalised in any part of the paper.

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 A #a*n I se o"" o$eher *ih a !ollea$ue+ some "irs ai# equipmen an#,o#- ,a$s% .e "oun# hem in a /illa$e a"er a *ohour sear!h si1!hil#ren an# a moher *ho *ere more or less un!ons!ious% .e *ere

no a,le o rouse some o" he !hil#ren+ *hile he ohers *ere a*ae ,uoo *ea o spea or mo/e% The- *ere all l-in$ in heir moher3s arms%Insi#e he house *e "oun# he "aher #ea#+ an# ne1 #oor *e "oun# heir nei$h,our un!ons!ious% I ,elie/e he- *oul# ha/e all #ie# i" *e ha#!ome a "e* hours laer% I "el so sorr- "or he "amil- an# !oul# no hol#,a! he ears he r#%,"+ *as oo ,a#%

The nei$h,our passe# a*a- soon a"er *e $o o hospial+ ,u hemoher an# !hil#ren sare# o $e ,eer o/er se/eral #a-s% The moher sai# she ha# los her hus,an# he same ni$h ha she an# her !hil#ren"ell ill% He an# a nei$h,our ha# pari!ipae# in a "uneral "or a !holera

/i!im some #a-s earlier% She ha# realise# ha he #isease *as #ea#l-an# ha# rie# o "in# a *a- o $e o he neares !lini!+ *hi!h *as a,ou)0 m a*a-+ ,u she ha# no mone- an# her nei$h,ours *eren3 *illin$o ranspor her *ih heir #one- !ars as he- "eare# o!"r%"!!holera%

I is he spee# o" !holera ha maes i so #isin!i/e% .hen -ou ener anarea *ih se/eral si! people or a !lini! !ompleel- o/erloa#e# *ih!holera paiens+ -ou no* li/es *ill soon ,e los% Cholera !an ill *ihinhours 4 i3s he #eh-#raion%

I lie# $oin$ ou o he rural areas ,e!ause he people *ere so "rien#l-%Chil#ren *oul# lau$h an# poin+ an# $i$$le *hen he- ou!he# us%Ho*e/er+ i *as har# o rela1 ,e!ause *e *ere al*a-s e1pe!in$ o "in#-e anoher !holeraa""e!e# !ommuni-% The roa#s in he !ounr-si#e*ere ,a#5 *e sru$$le# e/en *ih a "our*heel #ri/e% I !oul# ima$ineho* har# i *as "or people *ho onl- ha# a #one- !ar%

.e *oul# someimes se up our o*n !holera reamen uni in pla!es*here here *as no healh "a!ili-+ *hi!h *as o"en he !ase in he ol#"armlan#s ha span hu$e areas in he ,ush% .e !arrie# he essenialequipmen in he !ar 4 se up supplies su!h as plasi! sheein$+,u!es+ !hlorine an# proe!i/e !lohin$ lie aprons an# ,oos as *ellas me#i!al supplies lie rin$er la!ae+ oral reh-#raion sals+!"r%5#!ou$ ses+ ani,ioi!s an# "irsai# is%

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.e #ro/e o $o,%"#) !ommuniies *here *e *ere al*a-s ma#e o "eel*el!ome% People ha# ,een su""erin$ "or a lon$ ime *ihou mu!h help"rom he inernaional !ommuni- an# he- ne* he- nee#e# help o"i$h he #isease% Nurses in lo!al healh !enres *ere usuall- /er-

$rae"ul "or our suppor5 mos o" hem ha# no ,een supplie# *ihessenial me#i!ines "or a lon$ ime%

The imporan!e o" e#u!ain$ people a,ou ho* o pre/en !holera,e!ame !lear o me *hen I realise# ha people *ere #-in$ us,e!ause he- la!e# ,asi! in"ormaion% Some #ie# *ihou ha/in$ $oneo a healh !enre+ man- ohers *oul# arri/e a he !enre in a se/eresae% :u soon a"er *e spoe o hem a,ou he #isease+ paienssare# !omin$ o us mu!h earlier an# #eahs ,e!ame rare%

The "unerals o" people *ho #ie# "rom !holera *ere mo!"or#)  ,-

healh sa"" o ensure ha he #isease *as no sprea#% In rural areas!holera "unerals are he main sour!e o" !ona$ion as people ou!h he,o#- an# hen ea o$eher%

:e"ore I !ame o ;im,a,*e I ha# no ima$ine# ho* !ruel !holera *as5"or me i *as us an in"e!ious #iarrhoeal #isease% No* I no* *ha#ama$e i ,rin$s% I remem,er meein$ parens *ho ha# los heir *hole"amilies% The- *ere silen+ heir e-es speain$ o" heir pain an#hopelessness% I hin he- "el $uil- "or no ha/in$ sou$h reamenearlier+ ,u he ,arriers are so man-< la! o" "inan!es+ ransporaion+no*le#$e+ he hu$e #isan!es%

E/er-one I me *as "rien#l-+ $oo#humoure# an# *ise% I !an3 ima$ineho* he- ep heir spiris un#er su!h hopeless !on#iions+ ,u he-mana$e#% The- *ere no *illin$ o $i/e up%

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2% .ha #oes he phrase @I "el so sorr- "or he "amil- an# !oul# no hol# ,a!he ears3 lines 8 an# 9B sho* a,ou he *rier3s !hara!er >&?

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'% .ha are *o reasons *h- he moher !oul# no $o o he neares !lini!*ih her !hil#ren >2?

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(% .ha #oes he *or# @#isin!i/e3 mean in he senen!e I is he spee# o" !holera ha maes i so )$"!"5#63 line &9B >&?

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6% Pa-in$ aenion o he *or# in iali!s+ e1plain *h- @oral rehydration sals3line '(B are require# o rea !holera paiens% >2?

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7% .h- #i# people in he isolae# !ommuniies *el!ome he *rier an# her !ollea$ue >2?

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8% =uoe a phrase *hi!h sho*s he people ha# no no*le#$e o" ho* opre/en !holera% >&?

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9% Ho* is !holera sprea# >&?

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&0% I! +our o-! -or)$ e1plain he ,arriers ha he people o" ;im,a,*e "a!e*hi!h pre/en hem "rom seein$ earl- reamen "or !holera% >2?

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&&% For ea!h o" he "ollo*in$ *or#s+ $i/e o!# *or# or shor phrase o" no

more han $#5#! *or#sB *hi!h has he same meanin$ ha he *or# hasin he passa$e% >)?

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!% inra/enous line ')B

#% isolae# line '6B

e% moniore# line (8B 

&&% Summ%r+ >20? 

Summarise he reasons "or !holera sprea#in$+ ho* he *rier an# oherhealh sa"" helpe# in he "i$h a$ains !holera an# ho* he peoplerespon#e# o he help $i/en o hem%

USE ONLY MATERIAL ROM PARAGRAPH TO 86

our summar-+ *hi!h mus ,e in !oninuous *riin$+ no noe "orm+ musno ,e more han &'0 *or#s no !ounin$ he *or#s $i/en o help -ou,e$inB%

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  .e *oul# se up our o*n !holera reamen

 

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2 .ha #oes he phrase @I "el so sorr- "or he "amil- an# !oul# no hol#,a! he ears3 lines 8 an# 9B sho* a,ou he *rier3s !hara!er >&?

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6 Pa-in$ aenion o he *or# in iali!s+ e1plain *h- @oral rehydration sals3line '(B are require# o rea !holera paiens% >2?

The reh-#raion sals -,, r#%! / r#,#!$h / r#,%# "h# ,4u)$ / &,u)$ / -%"#r ! %"#!"$ 1B %$ ho,#r% %u$#$ )#h+)r%"o!1B6>0 m%r:$' h+)r%"# %"#!"$ $"o ,o$! -%"#r?

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7 .h- #i# people in he isolae# !ommuniies *el!ome he *rier an# her !ollea$ue >2?

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8 =uoe a phrase *hi!h sho*s he people ha# no no*le#$e o" ho* opre/en !holera% >&?

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9 Ho* is !holera sprea# >&?

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Or  P#o,# -ho %""#!)#) "h# ho,#r% &u!#r%,$ "ouh#) "h# *o)+ "h#! #%""o#"h#r6

Or Cho,#r% $ $r#%) *+ #rm$ "h%" #" &rom %! !"#) #r$o! !"o$om#o!# !o" !"#)6

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&0 I! +our o-! -or)$ e1plain he ,arriers ha he people o" ;im,a,*e

"a!e *hi!h pre/en hem "rom seein$ earl- reamen "or !holera% >2?

The- ha/e !o" #!ouh mo!#++ !o -%+ "o "r%5#,+ !o %-%r#!#$$ /i!&orm%"o! an# % 5#r+ ,o! -%+ "o o &or h#, / "o "h# ,!$ / h#%,"h#!"r#$0 mars< la! o" e#u!aionB

rom ;,%: o& &!%!#$ "r%!$or"%"o! :!o-,#)# "h# hu#)$"%!#$< ,!#$ 7 %!) 8B

1 m: &or o!,+ 1 orr#" 2 m%r:$ &or %!+ 2 or mor# orr#"

(o%*u,%r+&& For ea!h o" he "ollo*in$ *or#s+ $i/e o!# *or# or shor phrase o" no

more han $#5#! *or#sB *hi!h has he same meanin$ ha he *or# hasin he passa$e% >)?

a% reali- line 9B< "ru"h / "ru# $"u%"o! / h%#!! / %"u%,,+h%#!!

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&2%Summarise he reasons "or !holera sprea#in$+ ho* he *rier an# oherhealh sa"" helpe# in he "i$h a$ains !holera an# ho* he peoplerespon#e# o he help $i/en o hem%

USE ONLY MATERIAL ROM PARAGRAPH TO 86our summar-+ *hi!h mus ,e in !oninuous *riin$+ no noe "orm+ mus no ,emore han &'0 *or#s no !ounin$ he *or#s $i/en o help -ou ,e$inB%

:e$in *ih< .e *oul# se up our o*n !holera reamen >20?

P"$ or)$ &rom P%$$%# O-! or)$

& uni in pla!es *here here *as nohealh "a!ili-%

In pla!es *ih no healh "a!ili-

2% .e se up supplies su!h as plasi!sheein$ G ,u!es G !hlorine an#proe!i/e !lohin$ >an- 2?

.e se up plasi! sheein$+ ,u!es+!hlorine+ proe!i/e !lohin$

'% an# me#i!al supplies lie rin$er 

la!ae+ oral reh-#raion sals+inra/enous ses+ ani,ioi!s an# "irsai# is% >an- 2?

an# supplies lie rin$er la!ae+ oral

reh-#raion sals+inra/enous ses+ ani,ioi!s an# "irsai#is%

(% .e #ro/e o isolae# !ommuniies .e #ro/e o "ara*a- !ommuniies

)% *here *e *ere al*a-sB ma#e o "eel*el!ome%

*here *e *ere al*a-sB *el!ome#%

6% People *ereB *ihou mu!h help "romhe inernaional !ommuni-%

People #i# no ha/e mu!h help "rom heinernaional !ommuni-%

7% The- ne* he- nee#e# help o "i$hhe #isease%

The- ne* he- nee#e# help o "i$h!holera%

8% Nurses in lo!al healh !enres *ere

/er-B$rae"ul "or our suppor5

Nurses in lo!al healh !enres *ere

/er-B $rae"ul o us9% he-B ha# no ,een supplie# *ih

essenial me#i!ines "or a lon$ ime%as *e supplie# hem *ih essenialme#i!ines%

&0% People *ere #-in$ ,e!ause he-la!e# ,asi! in"ormaion a,ou he#iseaseB%

People *ere #-in$ as he- la!e# ,asi!no*le#$e a,ou !holeraB%

&&% A"er *e spoe o he peopleGhema,ou he #isease+

 A"er speain$ o he peopleGhema,ou he #isease+

&2% paiens sare# !omin$ o us mu!hearlier an# #eahs ,e!ame rareB%

paiens !ame o us mu!h earlier an##eahs ,e!ame rareB%

&'% The "unerals o" people *ho #ie# "rom!holera *ere moniore# ,- healh sa"" 

The "unerals o" !holera /i!ims*ere moniore# ,- healh sa"" 

&(% o ensure ha he #isease *as nosprea#%

o ensure he #isease #i# no sprea#%

&)% In rural areasB !holera "unerals are hemain sour!e o" !ona$ion

Cholera "unerals are he main sour!e o" in"e!ion

&6% as people ou!h he ,o#- hen eao$eher%

as people ou!h he ,o#- hen eao$eher%

&2 mars "or &2 poins  8 mars "or lan$ua$e an# he usa$e o" o*n *or#s%

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