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Subject Issue in 2017 Recommendations
Communication PAPER 2: Explanation of words Meanings of words: be
Studies differ per territory. sensitive to the diversity of
The glosses for the words “scrunt’ English language creoles
and “jorts” were given as “woman spoken in the CARICOM
of ill repute” and “shorts worn by community. Exercise
women of ill repute” respectively. leniency in marking or pro-
These are not the meanings known rate accordingly.
by citizens of Trinidad and Tobago.
“Scrunt” means in the local context
“to be hard up” or “not having
enough money”. “Jorts” means
“food”.
Economics PAPER 02 Consider multiple
Unit 2  Question 2 (b) Explain one way in possibilities:
which high or rising oil prices may 1. If the country is an oil-
impact (i) the inflation rate and (ii) exporter: Increased oil
the unemployment rate. prices will increase AE or
This question does not clarify the AD therefore increasing
context of the situation i.e. whether GDP / incomes which
the country under analysis views oil increases purchasing
as an export or import and whether power leading to increased
demand for oil is elastic or demand-pull inflation and
inelastic. Depending on the decreased unemployment.
student’s assumption / perspective 2. If the country is an oil-
on this. importer: Increased oil
prices will decrease AE or
AD therefore decreasing
GDP/ incomes which
decreases price level and
increases unemployment.
3. If oil is viewed as a cost of
production: Increased oil
prices will decrease AS
causing price level to
increase and output
/employment levels to
decrease (unemployment
increases).

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