(10 marks)

Time suggested: 15 minutes

Answer all questions in this paper

Question 1

Read the text below. There are grammatical errors in the text. The errors have been underlined for you.

Write one word to correct the error in the space provided. An example has been given. The correct
word must not change the meaning of the sentence. The text below is about Mother’s Day.

Mother’s Day fall on the second Sunday in May. For someone who is e.g ___falls __

there for you twenty-four hours a day, seven days the week with no pay, a) ___________

what can we given our mothers in return? All mothers throughout the b) ___________

world are awesome and without they, many of us would not be where we c) ___________

are today. Remember the times when we fall, got dirty and hurt d) ___________

ourselves, felt sick and hungry. They were always there for us. However, e) ___________

we should continue to showing our love and appreciation to them. f) ___________

However to show ones love to his or her mother does not necessarily g) ___________

mean giving her the good only on this day alone. I felt that every day h) ___________

should be Mother’s Day and not just this day at the month of May. Even i) ___________

when we are all grown up and had families of our own, it does not mean j) ___________

we forget to our mothers. Our mothers are like gems so we must treasure

them and appreciate the things they have done for us when we were

growing up.
[10 marks]

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Question 2

Read the following text. Then, complete the graphic organizer.

IPOH : Sixty secondary school students attended a fun filled reading campaign at University Tunku

Jaafar. The event saw the attendance of students from SMA Bentong, SMA Kajang and SMA Seremban.

The students said that reading can be fun and knowledgeable. They hoped for more students to

benefit from this programme. They also added that it taught them the importance of reading and ways

to nurture a lifetime reading habit. The teachers who had brought the students joinly opinioned that the

campaign was a platform to cultivate reading habits through simple and enjoyable techniques. They also

added that the campaign was positive and beneficial.

Ten booths with different themes were set up to encourage students to take intere st in reading,

learning, and using the language. Among the activities held at the booths included tongue twisters,

riddles, interpreting ambigious sentences, SCRABBLE, idiom guessing, word search puzzle, speed reading

and story telling.

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 Schools that participated

1:__________________ Venue

Example of activities at booths 2:__________________

4:_____________
3:__________________

9:______________________

10:______________________

Teachers's opinion on the

campaign
Students' opinion on the
campaign
Reading Campaign

7:_______________________
5:_______________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
8:_______________________
6:_______________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________

[10 marks]

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Question 3

Questions 1-7 are based on a letter from Najihah to Anisah.

Dear Anisah,
Nice hearing from you after such a long time. It was last December and now it is May
already. How is everything? As for me, I am busy preparing for my examination which is in June.
It is just around the corner.
By the way, I know that you mid-year examination is coming soon too and you must be as
busy as I am. I remember you asking me a fortnight ago for tips on how to prepare for
examination during our last phone call. I believe these tips should be helpful. First, look after
your health. Eat balance meal and avoid junk food altogether. Also, drink plenty of water and get
sufficient sleep. This means that you should not study at the eleventh hour as studying at the
last minute would not help you. Learn to pace your revision with regular rest periods.
Next, form a study group with friends you can work with. By doing this you can learn to
help each other overcome your weakness. This could be done through the sharing of notes,
exchange of ideas and discussions. In class, make sure you take down short notes for your own
revision at home. Borrow books not only from the school library but also from the public library.
Last but not least, avoid online chatting and gaming. Give up your habit of spending hours on
Facebook and other social networking sites. Concentrate on your studies from now if you want to
succeed.
I hope the advice would be useful. Take care and call me if you need any help.
Your friend,

Najihah

1. When did Anisah and Najihah last talk to each other?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1 mark]

2. Why did Anisah call Najihah?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1 mark]

3. How can a study group help Anisah?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1 mark]

4. According to the letter, what should Anisah do if she needs further advice?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1 mark]

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5. Fill in the table with appropriate words/phrases from the letter.

Meaning Phrases / words

a. soon
b. two weeks
c. last minute

6. Fill in the table below on what Anisah should and should not do during her preparation for the
examination. [5 marks]

Do’s Don’ts

a. Look after her health a. ____________________________

b._____________________________ b. Study at the eleventh hour

c. Group study c. ____________________________

d. _____________________________ d. Eat junk food

e. _____________________________

7. State 3 other suggestions to help your friend prepare for an examination.

i. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]

ii. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]

iii. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]

[15 marks]

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Question 4

The Day the Bulldozers Came

by David Orme

The day the bulldozers came

Rooks were building
Crazy egg baskets in the oaks;
Green flies sizzled by the pond
And a cold-eyed toad
Waited for them.

Based on Stanza 1, answer the following questions.

a) What are rooks?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]

b) What do ‘egg baskets’ refer to?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]

c) What does the word ‘them’ in line 6 refer to?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]

d) What are ‘oaks’?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]

e) What does the description ‘cold-eyed’ tell us about the toad?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]

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The day the bulldozers came
Squirrels were scattering
Up tree trunks
And leapt from branches
That were hardly there.

Based on Stanza 2, answer the following questions.

a) What does the expression ‘scattering’ mean?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]

b) What does line ‘that were hardly there’ tell you?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2 marks]

c) What did the squirrels do when the bulldozers came?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

.................................................................................................................. [2 marks]

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The fox
Stirred in his sleep
As the ground trembles
'Ha ha!' he thought
'I'm quite safe
Deep down in the Earth
No one can get me here'
Then the bulldozers came.

Based on Stanza 3, answer the following questions.

a) What animal is described in stanza 3?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]

b) What was the fox doing when the bulldozers came?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]

c) What does the word ‘stirred’ in line 13 mean?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]

d) Why was the fox unafraid?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2 marks]

[15 marks]