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2 marksUnderstanding Informative Discourse

CSEC English A · January 2011 · Paper 2 · Question 3(a)

An extract discussing the causes, effects, and management strategies for stress.

Identify ONE benefit of stress mentioned in paragraph 1.

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  1. 3(b)According to the passage, what kind of people claim to benefit from stress?[1 mark]
  2. 3(c)Quote the words from paragraph 2 which show that the writer thinks that young people do not know how to manage stress.[2 marks]
  3. 3(d)What TWO stress management strategies in paragraph 3 are presented as being likely to be challenging?[2 marks]
  4. 3(e)Why does the writer use the word "however" in line 16?[2 marks]
  5. 3(f)What does the writer mean by the word "tonic" as used in line 21?[2 marks]
  6. 3(g)Explain the words "to perfect" as used in line 18.[2 marks]
  7. 3(h)What does the writer want the reader to conclude from the last three sentences of the final paragraph?[2 marks]

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