HKME 2023/24

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PAPER 1 PART B1
B1
EASY SECTION
MARKING SCHEME
Write your Candidate Number and stick a barcode label in the space provided on this page.
Read Text 2-3 and answer questions 21-42. (42 marks)
Text 2
21. This text is taken from…
A. a clubhouse leaflet
B. a letter
C. a report
A B C D
   
D. a proposal

22. Read the following questions and choose the appropriate course based on the information in Text 2.
(4 marks)
Course Course Course Course
A B C D
(i) Which course is good for a person who likes to do sports indoors?    

(ii) Which course requires solid knowledge before attending?    

(iii) Which course is suitable for people with any degree of    

knowledge? (VOID)
(iv) Which course allows people to enjoy sports and nature    
photography?

23. Put a tick (√) in the box that matches the outcome that can be improved for each course. You may tick
more than one box for each course. (4 marks)
Better respiratory Better focus Better muscle Better self-
system strength expression
Course A √ √
Course B √
Course C √ √
Course D √

24. Find a word in Course D which means obstacle.

Barrier

25. Who are ‘you’ in the text?

The reader/public/resident(s) in a housing estate

26. Which course would you recommend to a sporty friend who likes to challenge himself? Explain your
answer in your own words.
Course A/The hiking course, as the intensity increases along the course and it requires students to
complete a beginner course beforehand.
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 27. Which course would you recommend to a friend who wants to start an exercise routine but only
available in the morning? Explain Explain your answer in your own words.
Course B/The yoga course, as it welcomes beginners with little experience and one course is held in
the morning.

28. Which course would you recommend to a friend has little time to work out? Explain Explain your
answer in your own words.
Course B/ The yoga course, as the course takes an hour (while the others take two).
Text 3
29. Find a phrase in paragraph 1 which means ‘managed to get a position’.
Scraped into (line 2)

30. What kind of ‘list’ (line 2) does the writer refer to?

The list of words for happiness in English (L1)

31. Why did the writer compare the amount of words for happiness in English and Finnish?

To show contrast between how happy Finns are despite having less descriptions for the emotion of

happiness.

32. Who or what does ‘It’ (line 8) refer to?

(The) World Happiness Report. (line 7) (Xfirst)

33. Complete the summary of paragraph 3 below by using ONE word taken from paragraph for each gap.
Your answers must be grammatically correct. (VOID) (4 marks)

Within these (i) four (line 12)(VOID) years, Britain’s rank in world happiness has continuously (ii)

dropped (line 13) (VOID), which is now at the 19th place. What’s more, about half of the nation said

that they have not felt content for two years. The results are (iii) worrying (line 13) (VOID). Even

though the UK is way ahead in the chart, it is one of the lowest in the developed countries. The Brits

should be (iv) concerned (line 18) (VOID) with this decreasing trend.

34. According to paragraphs 4 to 6, are the following statements True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG).
(4 marks)
Statements T F NG

(i) Everyone in Lake Saimaa is happy.   

(ii) The stay in Lake Saimaa is cheap. (line 23)   

(iii) The author loves spending time in nature. (line 28)   

(iv) Spending time in nature regularly improves our body health. (line 29-30)   

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35. ‘Get behind’ (line 29) means…
A. hide
B. try A B C D
C. avoid    
D. continue

36. Find a word or phrase in paragraphs 4 to 6 which has a similar meaning to each word or phrase given
below. (4 marks)

(i) big house villa (line 21)

(ii) certain no doubt (line 24)

(iii) mixed together integrated (line 27)

(iv) desire inclination (line 28)

37. Why would the Finns like to spend time in nature?

Nature can be accessed easily.//There are many national parks available for free. (line 30-31)

38. What does ‘we’ (line 36) refer to?

Britons/British/Brits (line 1)

39. Is Finland a developed country? Support your answer with THREE pieces of evidence from paragraph
7.
Yes, it has high GDP, good equality, great social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity
and lack of corruption./Finland has scored well on these indexes, equality, social support, life
expectancy, freedom, generosity and lack of corruption. (Choose any three aspects) (line 34-36)

40. i. Who is Timo Auvinen?

A person who leads guided walks (around Lake Saimaa)//(a) tour guide (line 42)

ii. According to him, what method does Finns use to feel content?
By setting/Set lower expectations in order to leave less room for disappointment. (line 45-46) (Xfocus
on entertainment over joy)

41. The writer said that we should be trying to make the most of what we already have (line 49). What did
the writer mean by this?

A. drink more coffee

B. be nice to strangers
A B C D
C. live at the moment
   
D. go and explore nature

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42. Look at the information in paragraphs 5-9 and match each paragraph to the statements below. Use
each paragraph number ONCE only. One statement does NOT refer to any of the paragraphs and you
should put a cross (X). The first has been done as an example. (5 marks)

The paragraph… Paragraph number

shows the benefits of using a sauna. 5 (example)

(i) contends we should not blindly chase after joy. 9

(ii) provides an example of how education in Finland helps Finns be happy. X

(iii) describes why Finland is the happiest country with data and observation. 7

(iv) explains how Finns seek for happiness. 8

(v) shows why Finns like to spend time in nature. 6