Precision is the path to Excellence

PBS English Language

Form 1
[Lesson
Grammar
1]
and Writing Skills

Ms Chin Seow Hui

PART 1: Grammar

Nouns are words that name persons, animals, places, things. Common nouns refer to
persons, animals, places or things of the same class or kind.
e.g. bear, tree, robot, comic, key, etc.
Exercise 1
Choose the best answers.
1
Every____________should be properly trained before going for war.
A
cook
C
soldier
B
teacher
D
fireman
2
A
B

Blow out the_________before you cut the cake.

bulbs
C
current
fireworks
D
candles

All__________to his__________ are shown great hospitality.

A
B

thieves; office
visitors; house

4
A
B

Care for the orphans because they have no_________.

grand parents
C
guardians
friends
D
parents

5
A
B

We should fill some _______ in the car tank and some _______ in the tyres before we
go.
air; water
C fuel; air
fuel; oil
D water, gas

6
A
B

As long as _________ do not forgive each other, there will be no peace.

birds
C friends
people
D judges

7
A
B

Try to save up as much pocket

monsters
games

8
A
B

Most people use the_

_________to travel overseas. It is the fastest means of transportation.
car
C cable car
aeroplane
D train

This flagpole can stand the strongest winds. That's because it is made from
___________
steel
C gold
glass
D plastic

A
B
10
A
B

C
D

doctors; garden
engineers; camp

______as you can for a rainy day.

C money
D handkerchiefs

"Please don't waste__________. There are many who are starving all over the world," Frida
told her children.
water
C air
electricity
D food

PART 2: Writing Skills

Complete the composition with the help of the short notes given.
Kamariah husband killed in road accident worried need to go back to work no one to take
care of two children Yasmin, 4 years old, Hasnah, 11 months old suddenly knock on door
her neighbours Pak Yahya and Mak Minah offer to look after children while Kamariah at work
Kamariah grateful tears of joy

Kamariah looked really _________________________. What shall I _________________________

I need to go to work but ________________________, she asked herself over and over again. Her
husband, Dollah, was _________________________. She had to _________________________ to
support herself and her children. _________________________ was just four, while Hasnah was
_________________________.
Suddenly, there was _________________________. Kamariah went to open it. There, in front
of her, were _________________________.
_________________________, Mak Minah said. We know that you will have to go back to
work and _________________________. So _______________________, added Pak Yahya.
Kamariah could not believe what she had just heard. ______________________ she asked.
Pak Yahya and Mak Minah nodded saying, ________________________, what are neighbours for?
_________________________.
_________________________, said Kamariah gratefully, with tears of joy in her eyes.
PART 3: Vocabulary

Form 1

Weekly Reading Material

Coca-Cola by Ruth Smith

Topic: Food and

Beverages
Date:

Coca-Cola is one of the worlds most recognised brand names. Every second of every day, 13,000
people drink a bottle of coke! But this popular drink has surprisingly humble origins.
In May 1886, Doctor John Pemberton, a pharmacist in the USA, created the Coca-Cola syrup recipe
in a three-legged brass kettle in his back garden. Sales of the carbonated soft drink did not go well
at first. Sales in the first year averaged only nine drinks a day. As a result, Dr Pemberton made a 40%
loss. His sales at $50 were less than his expenses of $70!
The famous Coca-Cola logo was created by John Pembertons bookkeeper, Frank Robinson. The
catchy name and cursive writing, which was popular at that time, remains one of the most recognised
trademarks in the world today.
Dr Pemberton never realised the potential of his new drink and gradually sold off shares in his
business. He finally sold his remaining interest in the company to businessman Asa Griggs Candler,
just before he died in 1888. Candler decided to take Coca-Cola to every corner of the United States.
He succeeded this in less than 10 years. Today, coke remains the number one brand in the world
soft-drink market.
The strategy Candler used to market his drinks was not just directed at soda fountains, but on a
much bigger scale - by selling the Coca-Cola syrup to bottling companies which were licensed to sell
the drink by its brand and packaging. Soon, Coca-Cola reached
every corner of the world!

GLOSSARY
Humble - simple and basic.
Carbonated - fizzy; containing bubbles or gas.
Potential - possible or likely to happen.