2. The purpose of Uncle Jerry's Tees Fundraising message is to

3. Which of the following factors is NOT true about the extract?

Which of the following literary devices is used in the title of the extract?

“Heat up, heat up,” Mrs Jackson said. “I don’t have no fridge, so if we don’t heat everything, it gwine spoil.”

“The word is ‘eat’, mama, not ‘heat,’ Natasha corrected her mother sternly. Mrs Jackson looked at her with pride.

5          “You know, Natasha always come first or second in her class. The only thing her teacher say is that she talk too much.”

10        The child tightened, her face scornful and angry as she looked at her mother. Mrs Jackson smiled gently and several emotions went across her face. Andrea watched her, knowing she loved her mother but was ashamed of her. She, too, had felt that way, until her mother died when she was sixteen, three years ago. But her reasons had been different. Mrs Jackson didn’t seem the type who could drink white rum like a man and go to bars where she was the only woman. Andrea closed her eyes briefly.

“You’ve decorated your house nicely, Mrs Jackson,” she said. “Have you lived here long?”

Adapted from Alecia McKenzie, “Natasha”, Satellite City, Longman 1992.

What is Natasha’s attitude to the language variety used by her mother?

Which of the following BEST explains why Natasha displays an attitude of disapproval in line 7?

What is the language register used by Mrs Jackson in the excerpt?

(A) Casual (B) Frozen (C) Formal (D) Consultative

. Which of the following is the correct process of communication:

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.

“Gem!” she called. “Gem?” The second bellow was met with a timid reply.

“Yes, Ma’am,” the obviously frightened housekeeper responded.

“I am tired of telling you that you ought to make your presence known when I am around.”

“But mi neva know dat yu is ere Ma’am.”

“Gem, don’t tell me that the electronic car porch shutter makes far too much noise for you not to know that I am home.”...

“Mi did not ear yu, Ma’am,” Gem retorted tersely as she descended the stairs.

“Yu see de print letter, Ma’am?”

“‘Hear’, Gem. Say ‘hear’. There is an ‘h’ on that word.”

“Yes Ma’am, but me know yu undastan mi.”

Adapted from D.A. Harris, “Bougainvillea”. Unpublished work, 2007.

9. Based on how Gem and Ma’am use language, which of the following describes the nature of the relationship between them?

What is Ma’am’s attitude towards the use of English Creole?

In the utterance “Yes, Ma’am, but mi know yu understand mi”, (line 11), which of the following areas of language is Gem focused on?

I. Pronunciation

II. Meaning

III. Grammar  

Which of the following BEST describes “yu is ere” (line 5)?

Which aspect of Gem’s speech is Ma’am correcting when she says, “‘Hear’, Gem. Say ‘hear’”?

(A) Social (B) Semantic (C) Phonological (D) Grammatical

Which of the following would be the BEST justification for the use of Caribbean English Creole as a language?

Which of the following factors does NOT critically affect the acquisition of the language people speak in Caribbean territories?

Which of the following is NOT a dialect of a language spoken in the Caribbean region?

(A) Patois (B) Kreyòl (C) French (D) Garifuna

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.

It is World AIDS Day and the students of CB College are attending a lecture. During the presentation, the students in the audience begin to fidget. The speaker suspects that it is because his presentation is not very clear and decides to make changes before presenting to another group.

What are some organizational features that a presenter could employ to ensure that a presentation is coherent?

I.                    Clear topic sentences

II.                  II. Clear thesis statement

III.               III. Transitional words

Which of the following sets of communicative behaviours would BEST help the presenter to enhance his presentation?

Which of the following is an example of horizontal communication?

Which of the following would NOT be an effective medium if the presenter were to make a similar presentation to a group of first form students?

A young advertising executive is invited to address a group of CAPE Communication Studies students on the advantages and limitations of advertising. What TWO elements of the communication process should he/she consider when planning the presentation?

You are a member of your school’s winning football team and you have been asked to make a presentation to students of another school on the value of sportsmanship. Which of the following combinations would be MOST appropriate to hold the interest of the students?

It is the hurricane season again and the members of the Emergency Relief Organization are identifying ways in which young people may be mobilized to act as volunteers in the event of a hurricane.

22. Which of the following mediums of verbal communication would be MOST suitable for attracting a youthful audience?

Which of the following would NOT be helpful to the organization in ensuring continued youth participation?

What is the proper definition for intrapersonal communication?

(a)    conversation with others

(b)    conversation with oneself

(c)    conversation with your boss

(d)    conversation with a group