CSEC English A Paper 1 May/June 2010 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

The impoverished areas of our community need attention.

Constructive criticism is appreciated and encouraged by some of our peers.

We belong to a society of diverse religious beliefs.

He was eager to share the news with his friends.

That knowledge is priceless.

Their conduct at the party was inappropriate.

She looked up and nodded her head affirmatively.

We surveyed the large crowd that was gathered there.

Miguel could not get the toy truck which he wanted and became very petulant as his mother led him out of the store.

On her death bed, my mother bequeathed her jewellery to my elder sister.

The more time they spent as roommates the more Gina's untidy habits became manifest to Nicole.

Unless adequate resources are allocated to the project, the company will not be able to sustain workers' commitment.

The pink light in the sky was such a strange phenomenon in that part of the country that it attracted villagers from miles around.

The judge censured the prosecuting lawyers and ordered them to pay a fine for disgraceful conduct in his courtroom.

The turbulent waters off the north coast of the island makes it difficult for ships to navigate safely to port.

Although afraid of snakes, Timmy straightened his shoulders and brazenly accompanied his classmates as they walked towards the reptile's cage.

The repetition of the word 'still' (line 1) implies that the man is

The phrase "vague surmise" (line 2) suggests that the man is

The phrase "deep, lost luminous eyes" (line 4) is an example of

The second stanza demonstrates the woman's

The phrase "now the day decline" (line 10) suggests that

In line 14, the woman decides "to look out at door" in order to

The phrase "the ring the moon wears nightly" (line 15) implies that

The phrases "little heeding" and museful reading" suggest that the person is

The word that is NEAREST in meaning to 'museful' (line 19) is

The relationship between the man and woman in the poem seems to be

From the passage we can infer that the writer is

The word that BEST sums up the writer's style is

Which does the writer depend upon mostly to make his point?

The writer's use of language is BEST described as

"On a high" (line 8) means NEARLY the same as

What effect is created by the use of (ahh...) in line 24?

What does the writer hope to achieve by referring to London in Paragraph 7?

The writer's feeling about the use of bicycles for transport in his country is that it is

According to the passage what are the effects of traffic congestion?

According to the last paragraph the effect that the traffic has on people is

In the passage, "constructive dismissal" (line 2) and "uninstalled" (line 15) are examples of

The writer's attitude to the concepts used by employers to lay off workers is

According to the passage the following are all ways that companies use to dismiss their workers EXCEPT

When the writer states "I think the winner ... the computer industry" (lines 16-17) he is implying that the computer industry is the

... (line 14) can be defined as

The word "conceded" (line 12) implies that the company is

... would lose their jobs they wouldn't say (line 13) he is implying that they

The writer's tone can BEST be described as

The main focus of the passage is

In expressing the view that they do not belong to Hindustan, England or Trinidad Rahim is voicing their feeling of

Rahim's insistence that apprentices produce high quality workmanship showed that he was

Rahimi believed that the young people preferred flashy, gaudy costume jewellery because

What mood is created in the lines "sometimes ah does wonder... like if we have a master"?

Meena looks at what is happening in society at present with

Rahim's reasoning in insisting that apprentices produce good handiwork is intended to

The style of writing in this extract can BEST be described as

The word "bolster" (line 19) means