INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CARLOW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS SUMMER EXAMINATIONS 2016 Course Code: CW DATE: TIME: DURATION: 3 Hours Year: 1 Course Title: National Certificate in Business Studies Subject: Writing, Presentation and Research Skills Examiners: Claus Derenda INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE: 1. Write your Name, Course Year and Class Group on your answer book. 2. You must answer four questions. One from sections A and C; two from section B. 3. All questions carry marks as indicated on question sheet. 4. You may use, detach and hand up the text for Question 3; the table for question 4 or the sentences in question 5 in answering these questions. 5. No dictionaries allowed.
Marking Scheme: - DO NOT COPY NOR HAND TO STUDENTS - QUESTION 1 PRESS RELEASE Press Release; Heading + Date and Time of Release + Headline + M.F. + Ends + Design and contact details = 10 marks Main points in first paragraph. Brevity. 5 marks Language and Tone 5 marks Structure of content 5 marks Depth and breadth of commentary 5 marks Spelling, accuracy and proper style of English 10 marks Date and Time of release to be given. Headline should sum up contents. Factual information required. Release should be of adequate length. Name, telephone number and other contact details must be clearly shown. Accuracy of English and good appropriate language essential. QUESTION 2 SCRIPT into SHORT STORY Correct format & style for story 6 marks Correct narrative form throughout 6 marks Quality of dialogue 6 marks Structure of content / Use of all ‘material’ provided in script (i.e direction, dialogue, contents) 8 marks Use of English 14 marks (Spelling, grammar, accuracy and style of English must reflect the character the story seeks to portray . I.e. and ‘uneducated protagonist’s vernacular may be ungrammatical (interior monologue etc.) but the ‘framework’ of the story may not… Relevant points will be awarded / deducted accordingly.) SHORT STORY EXAMPLE: Guess what I want? ... well, what I wanted you probably would have guessed easily, but that wasn't the issue, now, was it? Anyway, there we were, in the bed, just waking up. I glanced at her and thought to myself how hot-looking she was, - mind you, I'm not exactly chopped liver myself, now, am I? - and she looked back at me, smiled, and actually said the words: "Guess what I want?" Well, what she wanted, however, was just plain and simple: coffee! Well, I tell a lie, 'cause plain and simple was far from what she wanted. What she wanted was the real deal. I mean barista stuff! Machines like ancient steam trains spewing out the
black gold from glimmering chromium pipes into tiny, tiny cups. And such a place was two blocks down from our place. A long walk! So, of course I nod, smile, play the game and say: "Okay." Down the stairs I climb, but when I open the door, what do I see? Cats and Dawgs , man! It is coming down so heavy, you'd expect the ark coming 'round the corner any minute. No way am I going out in that, siree, no way! Some quick thinking on my feet is required here, but thankfully I remember: don't I have a jar of this barista style instant stuff in the kitchen? What's it called? That's right, Nescafe Azera! Made with finely ground beans. Tastes as good as the real stuff, they say. Well, here goes nothing. I shout up the stairs: "Byyye!" and give the door a good slam, from the inside, of course, 'cause my mommy didn't raise no fools, if you know what I mean.... Off I sneak into the kitchen, put on the old kettle, get two cups and the jar of Azera from the cupboard and take my sweet time making two cups of coffee. I nearly have a heart attack when the spoon and the cups clank together, afraid that I might wake her, but she's probably back snoozing, dreaming of barista shops, pastries and, of course, the old java... Coffee made, I sneak back upstairs, but before that I make sure to open the door again, making a racket and, now get this: before slamming it shut again and shouting, "I'm ba-ack!" I stick my head out of the door letting it get soaked in the rain! Yes, I've thought of everything! So, back we were in bed again, sipping our coffees, good stuff, by the way, and she looked at me with a cheeky smile and said: "Mmh, lovely, and you even put it in my favourite mug!" Well, I guess you can't think of everything . QUESTION 3 PROOFREADING TOTAL: 20 MARKS The following text contains 10 mistakes. Words are either misspelled or used in the wrong context. Identify each mistake by underlining it (10 marks) - then write the correct version of each of these words above the error (10 marks). Ignore punctuation and proper names ( in italics). N.B. Negative Marking applies if correct words are identified as being incorrect! What are mortgages? A mortgage is a loan in which a house or other property is used as collatteral collateral. A wide range of institutions have provided mortgages in Ireland, including the major retail banks, building societies, and others. Although some banks claim that they are offering mortgages at the moment, it appears that potential purchasers sometimes find difficulty in getting a mortgage to suite suit they’re their requirements
There are several variations of mortgages, and although some are not currantly currently offered, the residue of mortgages offered in the past still exists. Home mortgages are used to purchase the primary residense residence of the borrower. Typically, these mortgages have a duration in excess of 20 years, and are paid by monthly installments instalments comprising interest and capital elements. Commercial mortgages are used to purchase investment property other than the primary residence of the occupier. The property may be a residential property which may be rented to tennents tenants, or a non-residential property for commercial use. Examples of non-residential properties include agricultural land, building land, commercial promises premises etc. Endowment mortgages. Endowment mortgages were popular some years ago, but are no longer offered. In an endowment mortgage, the borrower pays into an endowment insurance policy, and the capitol capital amount of the mortgage is repaid by the insurance policy. In many cases, the insurance policy did not yield sufficient to repay the capital, and the borrower had to make further arrangements. Equity release mortgages. Where one owns a property in full, or has a low mortgage, then one can borrow for other purposes, using the property as collateral. The nature and terms of the mortgage may be similar to any of the above. The interest rate will normally be higher. A number of mortgage instruments targeted at senior citicens citizens have been developed. Some of these allowed for borrowing which is fully paid out of the proceeds of the estate on the death of the mortagee. From: http://www.howbankingworks.ie/index.php/banking-services/mortgage-accounts (Mistakes have been inserted for exam purposes and do not appear in the original.) Question 4. Use the table below to analyse the following five sentences according to: SUBJECT; Predicate ; OBJECT (DIRECT OR INDIRECT); PREDICATE COMPLEMENT. (10 marks) 1. The elections are deemed unnecessary by only a few. 2. Helen called a friend. 3. Last summer he had travelled to Washington by bus.
4. Get me a newspaper. 5. My mother brought my girlfriend and me a cup of tea. SUBJECT PREDICATE OBJECT (direct PREDIC. 10 or indirect.) COMPL. marks 2 THE ARE UNNECESSARY marks ELECTIONS DEEMED BY ONLY A 1/2 mark 1/2 mark 1/2 mark FEW 1/2 mark 1 ½ HELEN CALLED A FRIEND marks --- 1/2 mark 1/2 mark 1/2 mark 2 ½ HE to Washington HAD PLACE marks 1/2 mark TRAVELLED --- by bus MANNER last summer 1/2 mark TIME 1/2 mark each = 1 1/2 marks No subject! GET ME 1/2 mark 2 IMPERATIVE! ---- marks Subj ‘YOU’ is 1/2 mark implied (1/2 A NEWSPAPER mark) (DIRECT) 1/2 mark 2 A CUP OF TEA ------ marks MY MOTHER BROUGHT (DIR) 1/2 mark 1/2 mark 1/2 mark MY GIRLFRIEND AND ME (INDIRECT) 1/2 mark Deductions of ½ mark per incorrectly identified item.
Question 5. Are the underlined sentence elements considered grammatically correct or incorrect in the context of the sentences? Please indicate ‘True’ or ‘False’. Negative Marking applies here! (10 marks) 1. My friend and me love to go to the movies. FALSE 2. Nobody knows why he and his friend were not notified. TRUE 3. You and I should go away together. TRUE 4. Please let Daddy and I discuss this in peace. FALSE 5. The party invitation was for my wife and I. FALSE 6. Daddy and I are very busy today. TRUE 7. Me and my wife were invited to a dinner party. FALSE 8. I can't say for certain that it was he who broke the window. TRUE 9. I saw him break the window. TRUE 10. When my friend and I heard that he was coming, all hell broke loose. TRUE DEDUCTIONS WILL BE MADE FOR INCORRECT LABELLING. Question 6 – SPEECH Ideas & Content (Creativity & Originality) 10% Anticipation of counter arguments 5 % Rebuttals 5% Use of Figures of Speech 10 % (i.e. Anaphora, Rhetorical Questions etc.) Spelling & Grammar 5% Language use (quality and adequacy) 5%
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