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EXTRA SET 13 A
COMPULSORY
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION
PRACTICE PAPER
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1
PART A
Reading Passages
1½ hours
(for both Parts A and B)
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
(1) There are two parts (A and B) in this paper. All candidates should attempt Part A. In Part B, you should
attempt either Part B1 (easier section) OR Part B2 (more difficult section). Candidates attempting Parts A
and B2 will be able to attain the full range of levels, while Level 4 will be the highest level attainable for
candidates attempting Parts A and B1.
(2) After the announcement of the start of the examination, you should first write your name, class and
Candidate Number in the space provided on the appropriate pages of the Part A Question-Answer Book
and the Part B Question-Answer Book which you are going to attempt.
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will not be marked.
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wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber. Mark only ONE answer to each question. Two
or more answers will score NO MARKS.
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announcement.
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together at the end of the examination.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART A

Attempt ALL questions in Part A. Each question carries ONE mark unless otherwise stated.
Not to be taken away before the

PART A end of the examination session
CEP Extra Set 13 — Paper 1 (RP–A) -1- © Pearson Education Asia Limited 2017
Read Text 1 and answer questions 1–24 in the Question-Answer Book for Part A.
Text 1
‘They lied’:
Bolivia’s untouchable Amazonian lands at risk once more
Locals blame coca interests for the state’s broken promise on protecting Tipnis National Park,
a biodiversity hotspot and home to thousands of indigenous people.
5 [1] In 2011, the Bolivian government declared the Amazon forest ‘untouchable’, which brought
relief to the native residents. Their main concern was to protect one of the most beautiful, ancient
lands in South America from the construction of a 300-kilometre highway that would split their
homeland in two and destroy its surroundings.
[2] That year, thousands of local people marched for nearly two months to the Bolivian capital, La
10 Paz, protesting over the route that would have cut through the heart of the park. The marchers
were met by authorities armed with tear gas and truncheons, but they persevered, eventually
winning a sympathiser in President Evo Morales, forcing the government to abandon the project
(along with any other major and invasive building projects in the area), and securing special status
for Tipnis National Park.
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[3] However, six years later, the Bolivian government has backtracked. A bill rushed through
congress, signed by Morales on 13th August, nullifies the park’s special status, allowing for the road
to be built after all. Seated at his kitchen table, Ovidio Teco reflects on the government’s reversal,
his voice trembling: ‘They lied — nothing more. After the march, we thought the park would not be
touched. This situation is all lies.’
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[4] Teco is a small-time farmer of cacao — the base product used to make chocolate — and lives in
a remote settlement made up of roughly forty families in the northeast region of the park. It sits
metres from the silently flowing Isiboro River, whose peace is disturbed only by pink river dolphins
surfacing to breathe. Alligators line the banks, motionless, mouths wide open, as they take in the
sun.
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[5] Covering an area of 1.2 million hectares, Tipnis is home to nearly 14,000 residents — mainly
indigenous people belonging to various tribes and groups. Like Teco, many fear that building a
road through the park will destroy its wildlife. A 2011 study predicted that 64 percent of the park’s
trees will be cut down within eighteen years of the road’s construction. ‘It’s not the road itself. It’s
what comes with it,’ says Pablo Solón, a former ambassador to the UN, who resigned from the
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government in 2011 over the Tipnis dispute. ‘Coca producers will go and settle down and get new
land inside the park, and ... take the wood, plant coca leaves ... and where the road will run is the
richest part.’
[6] The park’s heartland, where the planned road will run, is special to many indigenous groups, as
it is where the animals take shelter during the rainy season, and where many local residents go to
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hunt them. If the government goes ahead with the road project and rips up the land, this is all
going to disappear. Who is going to suffer? ‘It will be us who live in Tipnis. The animals will die, and
so will we,’ says Teco.
[7] The government claims that removing the park’s untouchable status is necessary to provide
40 basic services to the local communities, such as educational and healthcare facilities. It refers to a
2012 survey indicating that locals supported the move. ‘It was their decision. They want to improve
their living conditions. They want a road,’ says Susana Rivero Guzmán, a deputy in Bolivia’s ruling
party, noting the survey found that fifty-eight of sixty-eight communities in Tipnis backed removing
the park’s special status.
45 [8] However, locals claim that the survey was manipulated. They say that only carefully selected
people in the various communities were consulted, and that those who took part in the survey were
given gifts. A 2016 joint assessment by the International Federation of Human Rights, the Bolivian
Permanent Assembly of Human Rights and the Catholic Church supported locals’ claim, concluding
that the consultation had been ‘neither free nor informed, and did not respect the principle of good
faith’.
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[9] Some residents could accept a road through the park if it gave them greater access to the
outside world, but the proposed route runs through the centre of the park — far away from the
communities grouped along the park’s eastern flank. Locals believe that the real purpose of the
road is to benefit the coca growers who occupy the park’s southern region, allowing them to push
55 northward. Farmers of the coca leaf — used for centuries by Andean communities for its medicinal
and religious properties — are a key support base for the government. President Morales was once
a coca grower himself.
[10] According to anthropologist Carwil Bjork-James, the conflict boils down to the opposing
viewpoints of different groups. ‘My general view is that the side-by-side communities of coca
60 growers and the community residents have worldviews that are poles apart — at least when it
comes to plans for land and territory,’ he says. ‘For the coca growers, everything has revolved
around finding a profitable cash crop and converting a little piece of forest into the plot where you
can earn an income, [...] but for the residents deeper in the forest [...] their religious vision of a
sacred hill or holy land is about a place without property lines, where they can get their necessities
from the land and rivers.’
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[11] Solón feels that this could be a historic moment. He says that the reversal on the road project
is a show of strength by the government, which is keen to confirm that it will not be influenced by
the demands of the indigenous communities. For Teco, the Tipnis dispute is part of a wider conflict
between those who want to protect the environment and those willing to harm it in pursuit of
70 external interests. ‘The environment gives us life,’ he says. ‘The day that they raise the block on this
zone, it collapses. We already feel climate change. Worldwide, human beings are going to suffer.
We’re going to continue fighting to the end,’ he adds. ‘So long as we have life, we will continue
fighting.’
Source: Article adapted from ‘“They lied”: Bolivia's untouchable Amazon lands at risk once more’, The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/11/they-lied-bolivia-untouchable-amazon-lands-tipnis-at-risk-
once-more
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EXTRA SET 13 B1
EASY SECTION
PRACTICE PAPER
PART B1
Reading Passages
1½ hours
Refer to the General Instructions on Page 1 of the Reading Passages booklet for Part A.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART B1

(1) Candidates who choose Part B1 should attempt all questions in this part. Each question carries ONE mark
unless otherwise stated.
(2) Hand in only ONE Question-Answer Book for Part B, either B1 or B2.

end of the examination session
CEP Extra Set 13 — Paper 1 (RP–B1) -1- © Pearson Education Asia Limited 2017
PART B1
Read the following texts and answer questions 25–47 in the Question-Answer Book for Part B1.
Text 2
What is augmented reality? _________________________
In simple terms, augmented reality (AR) The phrase augmented reality was coined
refers to a combination of the real world and in the early 1990s by Thomas Caudell, who
virtual (computer-generated) layers. A real- 15 was a senior principal scientist at Boeing’s
5 world subject is captured on a recording computer services division. He was heavily
device, such as a camera or a video involved in attempts to apply the technology
recorder, and then technology is used to to Boeing’s manufacturing and engineering
‘augment’ the image by adding layers of processes.
digital information to it.
10 Augmented Reality =
Real World + Virtual Layers
Slide 1 Slide 2
20 _________________________ _________________________
Augmented reality is used in: 30 Augmented reality will soon be part of our
 medicine to help improve medical daily lives, providing us with a number of
procedures; benefits:
 military warfare for training and real-world  cultivating knowledge and providing
25 combat purposes; better information to users;
 the entertainment and retail industries to 35  providing an enriched experience for
enhance the experience for the real-world simulations and immersive
audience / customer. forms of entertainment;
 offering risk-free training options for
soldiers, surgeons performing complex
40 surgeries and people whose job may
expose them to hazardous materials.
Slide 3 Slide 4
_________________________ _________________________
However, augmented reality is not without 55 Despite its drawbacks and challenges, AR
disadvantages: is a technology that is sure to influence our
45  It can reduce and distort users’ interaction future. It is another step towards building a
with the real world and their contact with digital world. It is only a matter of time until
other people. the real and digital worlds become one, and
 It can compromise users’ personal 60 people are no longer able to differentiate
privacy and contribute to countless other between the two. It remains to be seen how
50 security concerns. our actions and behaviours will change
 It will take a long time to become part of when this technology becomes an integral
everyday life as it is such an expensive part of our lives.
technology.
Slide 5 Slide 6
Text 3
What are the main disadvantages

to using virtual reality (VR) in the classroom?
47% Not enough VR materials available yet

43% Very costly or difficult to implement
22% May cause distractions
21% Too difficult to manage in class
17% May cause headaches or even brain damage
16% Too much like playing games
16% I am not worried about using VR
8% Leaves students feeling isolated
Source: Extreme Networks Blog
Text 4
Augmented reality:
Facebook’s key to building communities in divided times
[1] We live in a time when society is divided and work is needed to bring people together, and
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks he has the solution: augmented reality (AR). Speaking at F8,
5 the company’s annual developer conference, Zuckerberg outlined the company’s plan to turn the
camera app into a platform that makes it easy for people to build augmented reality experiences,
whereby digital objects and information are used to enhance physical spaces. ‘AR is going to help us
mix the digital and physical in new ways, and that will make our physical reality better,’ Zuckerberg
said.
10 [2] How exactly does adding digital objects to physical environments build community? He didn’t
make this clear, but hinted that AR encourages people to look up from their screens and interact
with others — although for now the experience is still mediated by smartphone screens. ‘In the
future, technology is going to make us more productive and free us up to enjoy interacting with
each other,’ he said.
15 [3] Zuckerberg spoke about three key uses for AR: 1) to display information (e.g. digital arrows
appearing on real-image streets to give directions); 2) to add digital objects to the real world for
entertainment purposes (e.g. Pokémon Go); and 3) to enhance existing objects (e.g. your home or
face). One of Zuckerberg’s examples stood out for its irony: AR will allow you to add a second digital
coffee mug to an image of a table setting ‘so it looks like you are not having breakfast alone’. Talk
20 about building community!
[4] Facebook has developed ingenious tools to turn a two-dimensional camera image into a three-
dimensional model onto which animated effects can be added. As an example, Zuckerberg showed
the audience an image of a meeting room that he then filled with digital balls and skittles. When
the room was viewed through the camera, the digital objects interacted with the physical objects
25 as if they were in the same dimension: the balls bounced off the walls and the skittles settled on
the floor.
[5] According to Zuckerman, the end goal is to shift these capabilities away from the phone and
into wearable technology. ‘We want glasses and contact lenses that look and feel normal and
overlay digital information over the real world,’ he said. He added that there won’t be a need for a
30 TV when AR glasses can conjure one up on demand. ‘Instead of being a piece of hardware, it’s a
one-dollar app.’
Source: Article adapted from ‘Facebook’s key to building communities in divided times: augmented reality,’ The
Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/18/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-f8-speech-augmented-
reality
END OF READING PASSAGES
EXTRA SET 13 B2
DIFFICULT SECTION
PRACTICE PAPER
PART B2
Reading Passages
1½ hours
Refer to the General Instructions on Page 1 of the Reading Passages booklet for Part A.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART B2

(1) Candidates who choose Part B2 should attempt all questions in this part. Each question carries ONE
mark unless otherwise stated.
(2) Hand in only ONE Question-Answer Book for Part B, either B1 or B2.

end of the examination session
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PART B2
Read Text 5 and answer questions 48–67 in the Question-Answer Book for Part B2.
Text 5
Augmented reality: Apple and Google’s next battleground

The two biggest players in smartphone software are pitching to win the war for AR —
but will Ikea and ‘Pokémon Go’ be enough to get consumers on board?
I. Introduction
5 [1] The next big battleground between Apple and Google — the titans of the smartphone industry —
will centre on augmented reality (AR). The companies are set to duke it out with new phones,
cameras and systems designed to provide Terminator vision — or Pokémon Go on steroids — to the
masses.
II. ____________________
10 [2] AR is nothing new. Many people’s first experience of the concept was seeing through the eyes of
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 cyborg in James Cameron’s 1984 sci-fi classic The Terminator. The
film showed the robot’s vision overlaid with information about real-world objects. However, after
attempts at making the concept a reality for the mass market — in the form of Google Glass and
other devices — AR was thrown back into the spotlight in July, 2016 with the launch of the hugely
15 successful app Pokémon Go, which overlaid the mini-beasts bobbing about in the real world for
players to catch.
III. ____________________
[3] Google has had AR systems in place since its 2014 Project Tango technology, which ended up in
specialised tablets and smartphones from Lenovo and Asus. However, it was Apple that recently
20 took the spotlight with its release of iOS 11 and ARKit. While Apple’s system doesn’t rely on
specialist hardware, as with Google’s Tango, and therefore lacks some of the features that dedicated
sensors can bring, ARKit has rolled out to not only Apple’s latest iPhone and iPad, but also to
devices as old as the iPhone 6S from 2015. Geoff Blaber, from analyst firm CCS Insight, said:
‘Apple’s ARKit is what AR badly needs. With a sizeable addressable market consisting of iPhones
25 and iPads with A9 or A10 chips (iPhone 6S and beyond), it offers developers immediate scale and
incentive to invest.’
[4] To become a technology that the mainstream uses on a daily basis, AR requires scale. Because
the majority of Apple’s iPhone users all update their smartphones to the latest versions of the
company’s iOS almost in unison with its release, Apple — more than any other technology company
30 — has the leverage to reach the scale required to make big investments in software and app
development commercially viable. Big investments — particularly in the early stages of a new
technology — mean better products, more expansive penetration into consumer groups and a
greater likelihood of success, especially if the big software houses buy into the idea, and the user
base expands to a critical mass. ‘AR is big and profound,’ Apple chief executive Tim Cook told
35 investors earlier in August. ‘And this is one of those huge things that we’ll look back at and marvel
on the start of it.’
IV. ____________________
[5] Google isn’t resting on its laurels. While its Tango system may not be going anywhere, the
Android maker recently announced a brand-new system called ARCore, which takes an approach
40 similar to Apple’s ARKit in that it doesn’t require special depth sensors to operate. Google expects
to make ARCore available to at least 100 million users, starting with owners of Samsung’s top-end
Galaxy S8 smartphone and Google’s own Pixel phone. However, the diversity of the Android
ecosystem presents challenges for a unified platform that relies on a consistent experience. To
spread its AR system beyond the Galaxy S8 and Pixel, Google will have to work out how to account
45 for the wide variety of Android phone cameras, or convince phone-makers to use specific parts — a
tough sell given the unproven benefit of AR. ‘This is a classic example of where Apple’s ownership
of the whole widget — including both hardware and software — is a huge advantage over device
vendors dependent on Android,’ explained Jan Dawson, founder and chief analyst of Jackdaw
Research.
50 V. ____________________
[6] Neither Apple nor Google is pushing AR for the sake of technology. When Pokémon Go
launched to great success, it proved that there could be a business case for some form of AR. In fact,
Apple is expected to earn upwards of US$3 billion from in-game purchases made by Pokémon Go
players through its App Store by next summer — and that is just one platform. The riches are there
55 for the AR platforms that succeed, which could provide another valuable revenue stream for Apple
and Google, which have both experienced a recent decline in smartphone sales as buyers hold on to
existing handsets longer.
[7] While Apple has the lead in smartphone-based AR with the release of iOS 11, more advanced AR
— which involves pointing a smartphone at something and using the camera to overlay virtual
60 objects or information on the real world — still has to gain its ‘killer app’. Many have tried — from
early pioneers such as Word Lens and Blippar — but other than feeding users’ additional ad
experiences, none have really come close to creating a convincing must-have, or at least a must-try
experience. Visualising objects in the home for shopping may come the closest in the near future.
Michael Valdsgaard, a developer with the furniture chain IKEA, called Apple’s ARKit ‘rock solid’,
65 noting that it could estimate the size of virtual furniture placed in a room with 98 percent accuracy
— despite lacking special sensors — making an AR furniture catalogue viable for iPhone and iPad
users in the millions.
VI. ____________________
[8] While the fruits of IKEA and other developers’ labour are expected in the near future, experts
70 predict that smartphones will be just a stop on the road to AR technology becoming embedded in
the world around us. ‘The technology has clear scope to evolve into form factors, such as a heads-up
display and ultimately a head-worn device, [...] but like Google Glass, it faces an enormous hurdle
of consumer acceptance,’ explained Blaber. ‘Nonetheless, this is where the real potential lies. AR
and VR are largely considered to be two distinct-use cases, but CCS Insight believes they will
75 ultimately merge. In this scenario, a single head-worn device would be able to seamlessly switch
between an opaque screen for VR to a transparent one for AR applications. It could become a
converged solution that complements and potentially even replaces the smartphone, depending on
the context.’
VII. Conclusion
80 [9] Despite Blaber’s and AR developers’ high hopes and great expectations for the potential of
augmented reality, it remains to be seen if the general public will be willing to embrace a piece of
technology that has to be strapped to their face. For the time being, pointing your smartphone at a
table to see a virtual lamp, a war-torn landscape or an animated character come to life will have to
suffice.
Source: Article adapted from ‘Augmented reality: Apple and Google’s next battleground’, The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/30/ar-augmented-reality-apple-google-smartphone-ikea-pokemon-go
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EXTRA SET 13
HKDSE PRACTICE PAPER
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PAPER 1 PART A
A
COMPULSORY
QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK
Write your name, class and Candidate Number in the space provided on this page.
Read Text 1 and answer questions 1–24. (41 marks)
Text 1
1. How did the people who lived in the park feel about the Bolivian government’s decision not to allow
the highway to be built?
2. Why didn’t the locals want the highway to be built in the park?
3. Which word is used in paragraph 1 to say that the forest mustn’t be affected, changed or damaged in
any way?
4. How did the protesters persuade the government not to build the highway?
5. How did the authorities try to stop the protesters?
6. Who did the protesters convince to support their cause?
7. Find words in paragraph 2 which could be replaced by the following: (4 marks)
i) centre
ii) continued
iii) cancel
iv) obtaining
8. How did the situation with Tipnis National Park change in 2017?
9. How does Ovidio Teco feel about the government’s actions?
Answers written in the margins will not be marked.
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10. Who does ‘They’ refer to (line 18)?
11. Which of the following pictures best shows the location of Teco’s home?
A B C D
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12. Below is a summary of paragraph 4. In four of the lines, there is ONE mistake. If you find a mistake,
underline the mistake and replace the word with one that expresses the correct idea. Write the word in
the space on the right. If there is no mistake, put a tick () in the space. The first has been done for
you. (3 marks)
Summary Correction
e.g. Teco farms wheat, which is used in the production of chocolate. His cacao
i) family is one of four living in a settlement far away from other villages.
ii) The community is located very close to a peaceful lake, which is home
iii) to several species of animals, including pink dolphins and alligators.
13. According to paragraph 5, are the following statements True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG)?
(5 marks)
Statements T F NG
i) Most of the people living in Tipnis National Park were born there.   
ii) Teco is afraid that building the highway will harm animals living in the park.   
iii) The 2011 study was conducted by a Bolivian environmental group.   
iv) Pablo Solón supports the government’s decision to allow the road to be built.   
v) The highway will require a number of bridges and tunnels.   
14. What / Who does ‘them’ refer to (line 35)?
15. What is the government’s explanation for removing the park’s untouchable status?
16. According to the Bolivian government, most Tipnis residents ...
A. aren’t supportive of the highway project
B. don’t have access to basic services
C. want to have better access to the rest of the country A B C D
D. will be offered employment during the road’s construction    
17. According to local residents, how did the government manipulate the 2012 survey? (2 marks)
i)
ii)
18. What is the main purpose of paragraph 8?
19. Complete the following summary using ideas given in paragraph 9. Write ONE word for each blank.
Answers must be grammatically correct. (5 marks)
Because the proposed (i) _____________________would run through the heart of the park, many
residents living along Tipnis’ edges wouldn’t even have access to the road. This is one of the reasons
that many locals believe the government’s (ii) _____________________motive in building the road is
to allow the (iii) _____________________farmers in the park’s southern region to expand to the (iv)
_____________________. Coca farmers are strong (v) _____________________of President Morales
and his government.
20. Using information from paragraphs 5–11, match each person with one of the quotes below. Choose
from A–F and write the letter in the box next to each person. Two of the quotes will NOT be used. (4
marks)
Quotes Quotes
‘Most politicians will say anything to get ‘I have no doubt that most park residents
A D
votes.’ support the removal of its special status.’
‘I think coca farmers and park residents ‘It isn’t right for the government to build
B E
see the world very differently.’ in the most fertile area of the park.’
‘The road is going to be very beneficial to ‘We must never give up our fight — not
C F
the country’s economy.’ matter what.’
Carwil Bjork- Ovidio Pablo Susana

James Teco Solón Guzmán
21. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the article?
A. to criticise
B. to entertain
C. to inform A B C D
D. to persuade    
22. Who is / are the writer’s target audience / readers?
A. foreign tourists who visit Bolivia

B. members of the Bolivian government
C. people living in Tipnis National Park A B C D
D. the general public    
23. Choose the best alternative title for this article.
A. Life in Tipnis National Park

B. The long march to La Paz
C. Threats to Bolivia’s wildlife A B C D
D. Tipnis fated for highway after all    
24. Where would this text most likely appear?
A. in a history book
B. in a newspaper
C. in a textbook A B C D
D. in a travel guide    
END OF PART A
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EXTRA SET 13
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PAPER 1 PART B1
B1
EASY SECTION
Read Texts 2–4 and answer questions 25–47. (43 marks)
Text 2
25. What does augmented reality consist of?
26. What does ‘augment’ (line 7) mean?
A. correct
B. enhance
C. examine A B C D
D. increase    
27. Who came up with the phrase augmented reality?
28. What does ‘the technology’ refer to in line 17?
29. According to slide 3, how will AR change the entertainment industry?
30. According to slide 4, who will benefit from training with AR technology? (3 marks)
i)
ii)
iii)
31. Which of the following are given as reasons for not using AR technology? Tick () TWO statements
only. No marks will be given for three or more ticks. (2 marks)
Statements
i) AR technology could cause users to stop interacting with people.
ii) Cybercriminals may use AR technology to invade the privacy of others.
iii) It will be very easy for people to become addicted to AR technology.
iv) Using AR technology might cause people to become extremely ill.
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32. What does ‘the two’ (line 61) refer to?
33. According to slides 3–6, are the following statements True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG)?
(5 marks)
Statements T F NG
i) AR can be used for both helping and hurting people.   
ii) People can use AR technologies to help them buy things.   
iii) Heart surgeons were the first to train with augmented reality.   
iv) AR will become a household technology when it is less expensive.   
v) The writer thinks he / she knows how AR will change human behaviour.   
34. Match the following headings to each slide of Text 2. Write the slide number next to each heading. One
heading is NOT used and should be left blank. (5 marks)
Heading Slide number Heading Slide number
What is augmented reality? 1 What are the downsides to AR?
How can AR improve our lives? Where did AR come from?
What uses does AR have? How will AR change the future?
When will AR become

affordable?
Text 3
35. Using the information given in Text 3, complete the table with the missing percentages. (4 marks)
i) Percentage of survey respondents who think ii) Percentage of survey respondents who are
that there are no disadvantages to using VR in worried that VR may harm students’ physical
schools health
__________% __________%
iii) Percentage of survey respondents who feel that iv) Percentage of survey respondents who worry
VR technologies are too pricey to become that VR will prevent students from interacting
learning tools with one another
__________% __________%
Text 4
36. Fill in the blanks based on information given in paragraph 1. (3 marks)
At Facebook’s annual developer conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company’s
future AR technologies will be based on (i) ____________________. He assured the audience that AR
is going to (ii) ____________________ people’s physical reality by joining together the physical and
(iii) ____________________ worlds in new ways.
37. What is the tone of the writer’s question in line 10?
A. angry
B. doubtful
C. encouraging A B C D
D. hopeful    
38. Who does ‘He’ (line 10) refer to?
39. In line 12, what does ‘the experience refer to?
40. According to paragraph 3, what are some of the things that people will do with AR? Tick () three
boxes.
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play video games shop online
41. What is the tone of the statement, ‘Talk about building community!’ (line 20)?
A. commanding
B. encouraging
C. hopeful A B C D
D. sarcastic    
42. Find a word in paragraph 4 with the same meaning as ‘clever’.
43. What did Zuckerberg add to the image of the meeting room?
44. According to Zuckerberg, what will people do to access AR in the future?
45. In line 30, what does ‘conjure ... up’ mean?
A. buy
B. find
C. invent A B C D
D. produce    
46. What does ‘one’ (line 30) refer to?
47. According to paragraphs 3–5, are the following statements True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG)?
(5 marks)
Statements T F NG
i) Pokémon Go is an example of a video game that uses AR.   
ii) Zuckerberg provided only one example to illustrate the uses of AR.   
iii) The balls that Zuckerberg added to the room came in all sizes and colours.   
iv) The balls and skittles responded the same way to the objects in the room.   
v) Zuckerberg believes that AR will make TVs unnecessary in the future.   
END OF PART B1
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EXTRA SET 13
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PAPER 1 PART B2 DIFFICULT SECTION
B2
Read Text 5 and answer questions 48–67. (43 marks)
Text 5
48. In line 3, what does ‘on board’ mean?
49. i) Which metaphor does the writer use to describe Apple and Google? (1 mark)
ii) Explain the meaning of this metaphor. (1 mark)
50. Which word can replace ‘duke it out’ (line 6)?
A. challenge
B. change
C. compare A B C D
D. compete    
51. Which of the following does the writer imply in paragraph 2? Put a tick () next to the TWO that
apply. (2 marks)
i) Google Glass isn’t a popular technology.

ii) James Cameron starred in The Terminator.
iii) Pokémon Go is a very challenging game.
iv) The Terminator was a hugely successful film.
52. Number the following events in chronological order. Write 1–4 on the lines provided.
ARKit was released as part of iOS 11.

People started playing Pokémon Go.
Project Tango appeared on the market.
The Terminator appeared in cinemas.
53. According to the writer, what advantage and disadvantage does ARKit have? (2 marks)
i) advantage:
ii) disadvantage:
54. Why is Apple able to reach the scale needed to encourage software and app development companies to
make big investments in AR?
55. According to paragraph 4, what are three benefits of investing in new technologies? (3 marks)
i)
ii)
iii)
56. Find words or phrases in paragraph 4 which could be replaced by the following: (4 marks)
i) majority
ii) at the same time as
iii) worthwhile
iv) support
57. What does the writer mean by ‘resting on its laurels’ (line 38)?
58. In paragraph 5, what does the writer imply about Google’s Tango system?
59. According to paragraph 5, name one similarity and one difference between ARKit and ARCore. (2 marks)
i) similarity:
ii) difference:
60. According to paragraph 6–7, are the following statements True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG)?
(5 marks)
Statements T F NG
i) Apple has earned nearly US$3 billion from Pokémon Go.   
ii) People keep their smartphones longer than they did in the past.   
iii) The Word Lens and Blippar apps are both available for free.   
iv) ARKit allows users to check how furniture will fit in a room.   
v) IKEA plans to release a virtual furniture catalogue for Apple users.   
61. What point is the writer making in paragraph 8?
A. Consumers have never really accepted Google Glass.

B. IKEA is presently working on AR-related technologies.
C. People will eventually access AR with head-worn devices. A B C D
D. VR requires an opaque screen and AR requires a transparent one.    
62. Look at how the pronouns below are used and briefly explain what they refer to in paragraphs 8–9. (4 marks)
Pronoun Line Reference

i) us line 71
ii) it line 72
iii) they line 74
iv) It line 76
63. Which person from the article is most likely to say each quote below? Write the name of the person
next to the quote. Do not use any person more than once. (4 marks)
Quotes Person
i) ‘I’m certain we’ll all remember our first AR experience.’
ii) ‘In my view, Apple’s latest AR technology is flawless.’
iii) ‘Apple’s biggest strength is that it controls both the hardware and software.’
iv) ‘ARKit is sure to take AR technology to the next level.’
64. Match the headings to the outline for Text 5. Write A–F in the box next to the number. I and VII have
been given. One heading is NOT used. (5 marks)
Outline
Headings
A, B, C, D, E, F
I. Introduction
A. Google’s AR counterpunch
II.
B. AR’s early days
III.
C. The dangers of AR technology
IV.
D. Apple’s new lead in AR
V.
E. Tomorrow’s AR
VI.
F. Taking AR straight to the bank
VII. Conclusion
65. Text 5 is a / an ...
A. editorial.
B. feature article.
C. interview. A B C D
D. letter to the editor.    
66. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the article?
A. to criticise
B. to entertain
C. to inform A B C D
D. to praise    
67. Which of the following is the best alternative title for this text?
A. Apple’s latest AR technology

B. Augmented reality’s bright future
C. Pokémon Go’s influence on AR A B C D
D. The clash between ARKit and ARCore    
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EXTRA SET 13 A

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART A

Not to be taken away before the

END OF READING PASSAGE

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART B1

Not to be taken away before the

What is augmented reality? _________________________

What are the main disadvantages

47% Not enough VR materials available yet

END OF READING PASSAGES

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART B2

Not to be taken away before the

Augmented reality: Apple and Google’s next battleground

END OF READING PASSAGE

Read Text 1 and answer questions 1–24. (41 marks)

5. How did the authorities try to stop the protesters?

6. Who did the protesters convince to support their cause?

7. Find words in paragraph 2 which could be replaced by the following: (4 marks)

9. How does Ovidio Teco feel about the government’s actions?

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

iii) to several species of animals, including pink dolphins and alligators.

14. What / Who does ‘them’ refer to (line 35)?

16. According to the Bolivian government, most Tipnis residents ...

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18. What is the main purpose of paragraph 8?

Carwil Bjork- Ovidio Pablo Susana

21. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the article?

22. Who is / are the writer’s target audience / readers?

A. foreign tourists who visit Bolivia

23. Choose the best alternative title for this article.

A. Life in Tipnis National Park

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Read Texts 2–4 and answer questions 25–47. (43 marks)

25. What does augmented reality consist of?

26. What does ‘augment’ (line 7) mean?

27. Who came up with the phrase augmented reality?

28. What does ‘the technology’ refer to in line 17?

29. According to slide 3, how will AR change the entertainment industry?

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Heading Slide number Heading Slide number

What is augmented reality? 1 What are the downsides to AR?

How can AR improve our lives? Where did AR come from?

What uses does AR have? How will AR change the future?

When will AR become

37. What is the tone of the writer’s question in line 10?

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39. In line 12, what does ‘the experience refer to?

customise images get directions look up information

play video games shop online

42. Find a word in paragraph 4 with the same meaning as ‘clever’.

44. According to Zuckerberg, what will people do to access AR in the future?

45. In line 30, what does ‘conjure ... up’ mean?

46. What does ‘one’ (line 30) refer to?

Read Text 5 and answer questions 48–67. (43 marks)

48. In line 3, what does ‘on board’ mean?

ii) Explain the meaning of this metaphor. (1 mark)

50. Which word can replace ‘duke it out’ (line 6)?

i) Google Glass isn’t a popular technology.

ARKit was released as part of iOS 11.

Answers written in the margins will not be marked.