CAPE French Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2

22 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 1(a)3 marksState in French, in your own words, what is mentioned in the first paragraph concerning diabetes in the Caribbean.
2. 1(b)5 marksBased on paragraph two, explain in French and in your own words what is said regarding the origins of diabetes today.
3. 1(c)5 marksExplain in French and in your own words how the third paragraph elaborates on the ideas presented in the previous paragraph concerning diabetes.
4. 1(d)5 marksIdentify in the text the author's statements suggesting that one can doubt the proposed hypotheses.
5. 1(e)4 marksAccording to the idea that only the strong survive, what details does the author provide to convince the reader of this fact?
6. 1(f)2 marksAccording to the author, where should the causes of diabetes be investigated instead, and why?
7. 2(a)4 marksState in English what information is provided in the initial announcement by the World Health Organization agency.
8. 2(b)5 marksExplain in English what recent studies and data indicate about air pollution.
9. 2(c)(i)2 marksSummarize in English what the passage indicates generally about the past evaluative work of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (ICRC).
10. 2(c)(ii)3 marksIdentify three examples of air pollutants mentioned in paragraph 3.
11. 2(d)2 marksState in English what positive or encouraging news is given by the Director of the ICRC in the final paragraph.
12. 2(e)3 marksExplain in English what the anticipated consequence or action resulting from this news should be.
13. 2(f)1 markFind a word or phrase in paragraph 1 meaning '...a déclaré...'.
14. 2(g)1 markFind a word or phrase in paragraph 1 meaning '...les morts...'.
15. 2(h)1 markFind a word or phrase in paragraph 2 meaning '...imputables...'.
16. 2(i)1 markFind a word or phrase in paragraph 3 meaning '...considérablement...'.
17. 2(j)1 markFind a word or phrase in paragraph 4 meaning '...l'étendue...'.
18. 324 marksWrite an essay discussing: «Malgré la vague féministe, les femmes demeurent encore derrière les hommes en ce qui concerne la conduite des affaires publiques». Show to what extent this statement is acceptable.
19. 424 marksWrite an essay discussing: «L'emploi est la préoccupation numéro un pour les jeunes qui terminent leur formation professionnelle ou universitaire». True or false? Justify your response.
20. 524 marksWrite an essay discussing the importance of religious tolerance for the development of a society.
21. 624 marksWrite an essay discussing: «L'école privée possède des avantages scolaires et culturels que n'offre pas l'école publique.»
22. 724 marksWrite an essay discussing: «Une prise en charge responsable des drogués peut amener à éliminer le crime et à maîtriser la violence chez les jeunes.»