ACSI 2025 Y6 Prelims SL Paper 1

Anglo - Chinese School (Independent) PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME YEAR 6 (IBDP II) ENGLISH A LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STANDARD LEVEL PAPER 1 Monday 15 September 2025 1 hour 15 mins INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES • Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. • Write a guided analysis of text 1 or text 2. • Use the guiding question or propose an alternative technical or formal aspect of the text to focus your analysis. • The maximum mark for this examination paper is [20 marks]. This question paper consists of 5 printed pages. [Turn over

2 Write a guided analysis of one of the following texts. 1. The following text is a post from the blog shop of Cambio & Co., a Filipino jewellery company based in Toronto and Manila, highlighting its vision and mission. Behind Cambio: A Look Into The Next 100 Years By Gelaine Santiago When it comes to making a choice at Patagonia (a company that inspires us), you can forget about fiscal reports and quarterly metrics. Instead, the question is a much simpler one: “How do we build for the next 100 years?” One of Patagonia's best known ads, telling people not to buy their new products. Instead, repair what they already own. 5 10 15 We asked ourselves that question, both as founders of a growing online business, and as global citizens. How do we survive and thrive and build something we’ll be proud of 100 years from now? Cambio Market had a successful year in 2017, but we don’t just want 2018 to count. We want it and the next 99 years to matter. So we created a vision that will last us a century. CAMBIO RULES TO LIVE BY FOR THE NEXT 100+ YEARS 1. Always Go Back To Why. When it comes to making any decision at Cambio Market, we want to be razor focused. Are we doing this because other brands are doing it? Because it’s expected of us? Because it will drive sales? If it is, then we shouldn’t do it.

3 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 But what if we’re doing it because it goes back to our mission to create an appreciation for Filipino craftsmanship? If it contributes to the creation of more and better employment for Filipinos? If it uplifts people who make and purchase our products? If it helps build a better future for everyone and everything in it? If it’s a yes, then let’s make it happen. 2. Work With Good People. There are a lot of talented people out there, but talent isn’t the same thing as passion. And we want to only work with people who share our values, our drive and our Why. We promise to work only with community partners who are uncompromising in their commitment to create fair, dignified, and meaningful emplo