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Read the following texts and then answer the questions that follow. 2 marks each

At least three people have died, and two houses and four cars set alight between yesterday and the early
hours of today in Diepkloof near Soweto during pitched battles allegedly between pupils and members of the
Kabasa gang. A police spokesman said murder dockets had been opened and investigations were continuing.

1. Write the title of the paragraph.

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2. Summarize the central issue of the paragraph.
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Kids who spend more time watching TV (both with and without parents and siblings present) spend less
time interacting with family members. Excessive TV viewing can contribute to poor grades, sleep problems,
behavior problems, obesity, and risky behavior. ... More on how television viewing affects children.
1. What should be the title of the above paragraph?
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2. What are the effects of watching television?
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3. In your own opinion, what can be other effects of watching television that are not stated in the
paragraph?
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The International Social Work Conference on Children and Youth was held in Phnom Penh Monday and
Tuesday, where the latest research was presented on improving the wellbeing of children in developing

nations, highlighting some of the problems facing Cambodias underfunded social welfare services .
According to a 2009 Unicef report, there are just two social workers for every 25,000 people, most of whom
lack experience and qualifications. As a result, the Cambodian governments institutionalized child
protection system is skeletal at best and its ability to identify the most vulnerable is lacking.

For example, provincial departments of social affairs are responsible for appointing social workers, yet no
criteria are available and it is not even recognized as a job description within the civil service.

Social workers should not just operate within the department of social affairs, they need to be integrated
across various government departments such as health and educationbut [the government] hasnt yet
understood that social work needs to interact in this way, Ms. Harachi said.
 1. Which statements are facts and which are opinions? Rewrite them under each heading below.
Facts
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Released on Wednesday, the CPI ranked Cambodia 156th out of 176 countries surveyed.

Preap Kol, executive director of Transparency International Cambodia, said that the score reflected a lack of
reforms. If we made changes to the right key points, the score and rank would have changed too, he said.

Combating corruption was made in some sectors; education and tax collection, for example, he added.
However, the progress in some key areasthe judicial system and public serviceis still slow.

He said the upcoming commune and national elections are a platforms for politicians to show their
willingness to combat corruption in Cambodia.

The closer to zero a country scores in the CPI, the more corrupt it is perceived by the people who live in it.

Myanmar scored 28, while Laos was scored 30. Singapore holds the highest score in Asean at 84, while
Denmark and New Zealand had the highest score overall at 90.

Ok Serei Sopheak, head of Transparency International Cambodia, said during the launch of the report on
Wednesday that the government has accepted that corruption is a problem in Cambodia. Otherwise, he
wouldnt put combating corruption into the rectangular strategy of the Royal Government of Cambodia.

Cambodia has long been viewed as a country with endemic corruption, from the lowest levels of local
governance to the highest officials in power. The World Economic Forum pointed out that 10 percent of
Cambodias GDP was in the black economy.

Nuth Romdoul, a member of parliaments Investigation and Anti-Corruption Commission, said: The most
corrupt cases are now happening at the sub-national level.

1. Write the title of the text.

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2. What is the central issue of the text?
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4. Which statements are opinions?
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The following is the information on number of children each household had in the 1960s.

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1 3 2 2 5 6 6
5 0 3 5 2 1 2 5

1. Determine the mean, median, and mode of the number of children.

Mean: ______
Median: ______
Mode:________
2. Which measure of central tendency would you recommend for these data?
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