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PART A
Text 1
Read Text 1 and answer questions 1-19 on pages 3-6 of the Question-Answer Section for Part A. (40 marks)

As the virus spreads, so do food trends

[1] The pandemic has not been fun for anyone. Even for those lucky enough to be safe and healthy, staying at home can be
a real drag. The lack of social activities – and, for some people, work – has put a lot of extra time in some people’s hands.
To call them bored would be an understatement, but all this free time has allowed some fun new trends to spread. People are
willing to try new things – especially if those things taste good. That is why home cooking and baking have enjoyed a sudden
5 wave of popularity.

[2] And there are other reasons as well. Cooking can be as satisfying to the brain as to the belly, because it is a complex
process that allows you to learn new techniques, think creatively and then prove to friends and family what you can do.
Additionally, people find meaning in cooking because it is so basic and essential. Unlike some hobbies, it produces
something that we need to stay alive. And perhaps most importantly, food is emotionally comforting when we are sad or
10 anxious. Let’s take a look at some pandemic-inspired food trends.

Sourdough bread
[3] What better example of these than bread? It is a very basic food – it provides fuel for staying alive, so it is often a symbol
for food itself. Basic does not mean boring, though – it can be quite delicious. And making it well requires both skill with
your hands and a certain amount of cleverness.

15 [4] Oven-fresh homemade bread is ‘hotter’ than ever these days, spreading quickly through social media. After all, that’s
the only way for people to see their friends if they are stuck at home. And when they see their friends’ photos of perfectly
sliced bread, with a golden-brown crust on the outside and an open, even ‘crumb’ (the structure of holes in a loaf of bread)
inside, many are inspired to make their own.

[5] Sourdough is especially popular. Instead of store-bought yeast, sourdough is made with wild yeast and bacteria that are
20 caught and grown in a mixture of flour and water called a ‘starter’. These microbes give sourdough bread a more complex
flavour – hence the name. They also give amateur bakers a great sense of satisfaction. A starter has to be kept ‘alive’ by
feeding it – almost like a houseplant or small pet. This increases the skill needed and thus the ultimate satisfaction achieved
by the new home baker.

[6] Moreover, it shows people that they can be self-sufficient. They do not even need to buy yeast – they can conjure it out of
25 thin air. Given only flour, water and salt, they have what it takes to survive. In these uncertain times, the warm smell of bread
rising in an oven can be reassuring.

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Fresh eggs in your home

[7] If you like the idea of building survival skills, there is another new food trend that might appeal to you: keeping chickens.
Don’t worry: you are not going to have to slaughter, clean and cook any chickens yourself! Rather, the idea – one taken up
30 by more and more people – is to secure a source of eggs. Eggs are not only a mainstay of breakfast, they are useful in a
whole range of dishes, from cakes and custards to anything battered or deep-fried. They are a good source of protein, and
quite simply tasty.

[8] Of course keeping chickens is not simply about having a stable food source. Certainly, finding the egg shelf empty during
a pandemic has inspired some new chicken owners. But for most people with chickens, their eggs are not the last thing
35 standing between them and starvation. Rather, keeping chickens, like baking bread, is a good mix of the practical and fun.

[9] Unlike most farm animals, chickens are easy for many non-farmers to keep: they fit in an ordinary backyard, and are
cheap to feed – they will even eat your leftover scraps. At the same time, they are not so easy as to be boring. Raising
chickens takes some work – you have to look out for predators and diseases to ensure their well-being, and provide a shelter
where they can live.

40 [10] Doing this work gets people emotionally invested in their chickens, and that is the real appeal. A chicken, after all, is a
bit like a pet, and the value of a pet is the bond you form with it. Chickens simply come with a bonus: they produce a daily
food item.

Mix up the coffee

[11] Then again, a food hobby does not have be ‘useful’ or require hard work or special skill. Instead, it can be a fun little
45 project that produces some light refreshment. Consider the dalgona coffee craze. Even more than the recent interest in bread,
it is a product of coronavirus-era social media. Unlike bread, many people had never heard of it before, and arguably more so
than bread, it looks great in your friends’ perfectly staged photos.

[12] Despite being unknown to most fad-chasers, dalgona coffee is actually not some mere fad. It has roots in 1970s Korea,
when a foamy, sweet-yet-bitter sugar treat called dalgona caught on. More recently, one of Korea’s many popular cafés had
50 the idea of adding dalgona to milk coffee, lending it dalgona’s particular sweetness (and a pretty appearance to boot). The
final innovation was to put coffee powder into dalgona itself (well, something like dalgona anyway). This sugary coffee
foam is then placed into a glass of milk, creating a coffee-milk concoction unlike any other, with a unique look, taste and
texture.

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QUESTION-ANSWER SECTION
PART A
Read Text 1 and answer questions 1-19. (40 marks)

1. The writer considers the people described in paragraph 1 to be relatively …

A. busy.
B. anxious.
C. creative.
A B C D
D. fortunate.

2. Something that is ‘a real drag’ (line 2) is …

A. difficult and stressful.
B. dull and annoying.
C. slow and relaxing. A B C D
D. fun and exciting.

3. What are TWO reasons that explain why people have more free time during the pandemic? (2 marks)
i)
ii)

4. The statement ‘To call them bored would be an understatement’ (line 3) suggests that they are …
A. somewhat bored.
B. extremely bored.
C. not at all bored. A B C D
D. not very bored.

5. i) Based on paragraphs 1 and 2, why is cooking a popular hobby these days? Complete the sentences below using
words found in the same paragraphs.
(5 marks)
a) It helps people pass the .
b) The end products good.
c) Using the skills involved is .
d) Cooking is meaningful because food is to survival.
e) Food can be when people are down.

ii) Which two of the above reasons (a-e) are NOT mentioned in relation to bread in paragraph 3? (2 marks)
and

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6. When the writer says ‘bread is “hotter” than ever’ (line 15), which meanings of the word ‘hot’ is being used?
A. angry
B. warm
C. popular
A B C D
D. attractive

7. New bread bakers are inspired by the ____ of their friends’ loaves.
A. smell
B. taste
C. look
A B C D
D. feel

8. Complete the following sentences by choosing the best answers. (4 marks)

The (i) ( top / bottom / inner / outer ) part of a loaf is called the ‘crust’, and in a perfect loaf, it must have a good
(ii) ( taste / texture / colour / flavour ). The ‘crumb’ is found in the (iii) ( top / bottom / inner / outer ) part of a loaf,
and in a perfect loaf, it should be (iv) ( dense / open / soft / hard ).

9. What do ‘these microbes’ (line 20) refer to?

10. What ingredients are needed to grow yeast and bacteria?

11. What are the benefits of using a starter instead of commercial yeast, according to paragraphs 5 and 6? Use ONE word
only to fill in each blank below. (3 marks)
i) improves the of the bread
ii) gives satisfaction to the baker who cares for it by it
iii) makes people feel because they do not need to buy yeast

12. Complete the following sentence using information given in paragraph 7.

The writer considers keeping chickens and baking bread to be similar because
both are .

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13. Which of the following is NOT something that makes use of eggs mentioned in paragraph 7?
A. desserts
B. protein drinks
C. breakfast food A B C D
D. deep-fried food

14. Determine whether the following statements are True, False, or if the information is Not Given in paragraphs 8 and 9.
Blacken ONE circle only for each statement. (4 marks)
T F NG
i) Many new chicken keepers do not sell their chicken’s eggs.
ii) Some people started keeping chickens because they could not find eggs at the
store.
iii) Most chicken owners need their chickens in order to survive.
iv) Keeping chickens is generally easier than keeping other farm animals.

15. Complete the summary below by filling in the blanks with information given in paragraph 9. All answers can be found in
paragraph 9. (5 marks)

Raising chickens takes some work. You have to keep (i) from catching them, and them
from catching (ii) . They also require a (iii) to live in, though
not a large one – it should fit in a regular (iv) . And while they do need food, it does not
need to be fancy – (v) are fine.

16. What is a similarity between normal pets and chickens?

17. According to paragraph 11, how is dalgona coffee …

i) different from bread? (1 mark)

ii) similar to bread? (1 mark)

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18. Answer the following questions based on paragraph 11.

i) What was the original version of dalgona coffee? (1 mark)

ii) In this version, why was dalgona used, aside from flavour? (1 mark)

19. The purpose of this text is to …

A. argue.
B. inform.
C. persuade. A B C D
D. complain.

END OF PART A

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