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CSEC English A · January 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 3(a)

Based on the passage 'Climate Change' adapted from David Jessop.

Quote the phrase in paragraph 1 that suggests the scientists changed the information for their own purpose.

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  1. 3(b)Give TWO reasons offered for the development of doubts about the reality of climate change.[2 marks]
  2. 3(c)What does the writer suggest by the term 'political football' in paragraph 1?[2 marks]
  3. 3(d)State TWO specific ways mentioned in the passage in which the Caribbean is being affected by climate change.[2 marks]
  4. 3(e)Identify any TWO ways in which the Caribbean is responding to the challenges of climate change.[2 marks]
  5. 3(f)What is the relevance of the information from the CCCCC to a discussion of the effects of climate change?[2 marks]
  6. 3(g)What conclusion can be drawn from the first sentence of paragraph 5?[2 marks]
  7. 3(h)To what does the expression 'this is not good news' (lines 25–26) refer?[2 marks]

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