ANSWERS TO SPECIMEN

EXAM QUESTIONS
 PART A
1C 12B 16B
2C 13B 17C
3A 14D 18B
4C 15D 19D
5A 20D
6B 21D
7D 22A
8B 23B
9B 24B
10B 25A
11A
 QUESTION 1a
• Separation of teacher and learner in time
or place, or in both time and place
• Learners have to be independent and
organise their own learning
• Teaching and learning may take place
simultaneously or at different times
• Any other logical characteristics are also
accepted
 QUESTION 1b
• Use online discussion to discuss on topics
which need further understanding, to pose
questions, to get opinions
• Get additional references from digital
library
• Share resources, additional reading
materials with your friends
• Elaborate on the above
 QUESTION 2ai
• Find a group of friends whom she can
clique with to discuss on studies and
problems
• Can discuss through phones, emails or in
person
• In a group, she does not feel lonely, there
are others who may be facing the same
problem
 QUESTION 2aii
• Find a conducive place and time to study
• Study at night after children sleep or early
in the morning
• Find a quiet place to study, away from
distractions
• Any other logical strategies are acceptable
 QUESTION 2Bi
• List down all the activities for the week, eg
all classes, exercise routine, work and
extra-curricular activities, housekeeping
duties, sleeping and eating, personal and
family activities, deadline for assignments
 QUESTION 2Bii
• Prioritise her activities – list them in order
of their importance – give priority to those
activities which are important and must be
done during the week. Put all these in her
weekly plan
 QUESTION 2Biii
• Then, identify the day on which she will
accomplish each task, keeping in mind the
amount of time each task will take and
other things she must also do that day.
Put all these in her weekly plan
 QUESTION 3
• Eat well
• You need to be healthy to perform well. A
hungry, weak or sickly person will not
perform well in an exam
• Dress well. Being dressed comfortably will
enhance your chance of doing well
• Remember to get the materials you need
for the exam. Have a checklist in order not
to miss out on any items
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• Be early on the day of the exam. You will
have the opportunity to calm down or relax
before the exam
• Think positive. Believe that you can do
well. Avoid negative people
 QUESTION 4
• To inform: this is what you do in an
emergency (statement). The benefits of
writing a will (topic).
• To teach: how to bake a cake. How to
pitch a tent
• To motivate: think of all the benefits if you
start your own business. How to be a
successful student
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• To persuade: take these health
supplements and you will be more
energetic. Save 20% if you purchase 2
units
• To dissuade: don’t buy this product
because it is unnecessary. Don’t get
involved in gangs
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• To appeal for action: lets raise money to
purchase books for the library. We must
do something about crime in the
neighborhood
 QUESTION 5
• We can access from wherever we are. We
can visit the library, at college or at work,
as long as we have an internet connection
• Everyone has access to it. Digital books
are always available to everyone all over
the country
• Digital books are available at all times.
They are never ever out on loan
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• Digital books are available synchronously
or asynchronously. Thousands of learners
can view the book at the same time, or
individuals can view the book at different
times. We can view and discuss a
particular chapter of a digital book with
another course mate in another state.
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• We can gain quicker access to much
richer content in a more structured
manner. If we have located the book from
the catalogue, we can move instantly to
the book. From there we can go straight to
the chapter or subheading
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• Information retrieval is easy. If we type a
word, phrase or a sentence, lists of results
from the entire collection of the library will
be displayed for us to choose from. We
can get instant access to resources with
the click of your mouse
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• Digital books are always well preserved.
Regardless of how many times users view
the book, there will not be deterioration in
quality. Digital books cannot be defaced of
damaged
• We can create a virtual bookshelf for
ourselves. We can put a book we want to
refer to in future on the virtual bookshelf,
or stack it up with hundreds of books