Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level

* 7 5 3 5 5 6 5 9 1 9 *

GENERAL PAPER 8001/22

Paper 2 October/November 2018
1 hour 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: Insert

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the boxes above.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer one question.

The total time of 1 hour 30 minutes includes time for you to study the questions before you begin your answer.
You may make notes during this time if you wish.
Up to 15 marks will be given for the quality and accuracy of your English throughout this paper.
Dictionaries are not permitted.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

This document consists of 12 printed pages and 1 Insert.

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1 Study Passage 1 in the Insert to answer the following questions (a)–(f).

Note: When a question asks for an answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS, you must select the
appropriate material from the passage for your answer, but you must still use your own words
to express it. Little credit can be given to answers which only copy words or phrases from the
passage.

(a) In your own words, explain what the smartphone has succeeded in doing (lines 3–6).

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(b) Explain in your own words:

(i) what the problem is with even the newest smartphones

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(ii) what Moore’s law is

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(iii) which groups of people are either losing their jobs or seeing them affected because of
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(c) ‘The wave of mass extinctions triggered by the digital age’ is beginning to affect how the
human race regards itself. Explain why in about 80 of your own words.

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(d) Describe, in your own words, the two ways humans now ‘fulfil the psychological need that
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(e) It has been stated that in the future people will never let go of the chair, bicycle, loudspeaker,
bag or kitchen. Suggest why, in your opinion, this might be true for any three of these.

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(f) (i) Explain the meaning of the six following words or phrases as they are used in the
passage. You may write the answer in one word or a short phrase:

fiddle with (line 13)

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has vaporised (line 15)

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obsolete (line 17)

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an alibi (line 39)

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lavish (line 40)

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disposable (line 54)

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(ii) Use these words or phrases in six separate sentences to illustrate their meanings as
used in the passage. Your sentences should not deal with the subject matter of the
passage.

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2 Study Passage 2 in the Insert to answer the following questions (a)–(d).

Note: When a question asks for an answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS, you must select the
appropriate material from the passage for your answer, but you must still use your own words
to express it. Little credit can be given to answers which only copy words or phrases from the
passage.

(a) Explain what the following expressions mean in about 10 of your own words for each:

‘A rollercoaster of a read’

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‘A guaranteed tear-jerker’

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‘A thought-provoking tome’

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‘side-splitting moments’

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‘A page-turner of a novel’

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(b) (i) Explain the meaning of the four following words as they are used in the passage. You
may write the answer in one word or a short phrase:

myriad (line 6)

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inevitable (line 13)

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hapless (line 18)

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hair-raising (line 21)

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(ii) Use these words in four separate sentences to illustrate their meanings as used in the
passage. Your sentences should not deal with the subject matter of the passage.

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(c) From the transcript of a part of a conversation, explain what you learn about the character of
each of the three judges.

Your answer must only refer to the material in brackets ( ).

(i) Benji

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(ii) Tula

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(iii) Ove

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(d) In your opinion:

(i) explain why Benji might vote for Yolo Okoneda

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(ii) explain why Tula might not vote for Van Turner

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(iii) explain why Ove might vote for Yolo Okoneda

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(iv) explain why Ove described the voting process as having to make a ‘tricky decision’

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(v) which other genre could be included for The Pinker Prize? Justify your response.

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3 Study Passage 3 in the Insert to answer the following questions (a)–(d).

Note: When a question asks for an answer IN YOUR OWN WORDS, you must select the
appropriate material from the passage for your answer, but you must still use your own words
to express it. Little credit can be given to answers which only copy words or phrases from the
passage.

(a) Considering both the advantages and at least one disadvantage, explain which one of the
three options would be the most suitable for Heri to establish as a charity in the family name.

You should concentrate on your chosen option and not refer to the other options. Answer
using your own words as far as possible.

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(b) Considering both the disadvantages and at least one advantage, explain which one of the
three options would be the least suitable for Heri to establish as a charity in the family name.

You should concentrate on your chosen option and not refer to the other options. Answer
using your own words as far as possible.

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(c) Which one piece of the additional information provided did you find the least relevant in
deciding which option Heri should choose? Justify your choice.

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(d) (i) If you were given $10 000 to donate to a good cause, what would you choose to do with
it, and why? Do not repeat any material from the passage. Answer in about 40 words.

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(ii) In your opinion, what did Anne Frank, the young Second World War diarist, mean when
she said, ‘No one has ever become poor by giving’? Answer in about 40 words.

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Note: Up to an additional 15 marks will be available for use of English.

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