Form Two General English

Question Paper

Name: _______________________ Class: _______( )

Date: Time allowed: 1 hour Full Mark: 100

Instructions
(1) Write all your answers in the answer sheet provided.
(2) For Section I questions marked with an asterisk ( * ), answer in complete sentences.
One mark is awarded for grammatical accuracy.

Section I Comprehension (30 marks)

Part A (11 marks)
Read the following poem and answer the questions on the right.
1 People have goals and ambitions 1. Find two pairs of rhyming words. (2 marks)

Hercules is hardly different 2. Read the following statements. Write ‘T’ for
Chasing a dream for an entire year true statements and ‘F’ for false ones.
(4 marks)
At the end of it all, he’s going to cheer (a) Hercules is successful in achieving his
goal.
(b) Hercules can solve all his problems.
5 Obtaining something is hard, usually (c) Hercules is a victim of bullying.
Especially when it isn’t someone’s specialty (d) Rumors last longer than other stories.

Hercules solves the problem quickly 3. Find TWO adverbs of degree used in the
If only all of high school came so easily poem. (2 marks)

4. Do you think Hercules is a happy person?

Stories come and go each day Explain with reference to the poem. *
(3 marks)
10 Unfortunately, some rumors stay

Hercules now looking like a bully

Hera made him look so silly

Excerpted from The Twelve Horrors of High School for Hercules by amoskalc on https://www.powerpoetry.org/poems/twelve-horrors-high-school-hercules.

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Part B (19 marks)
Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
1 “Do it again Dan” – A Profile of Daniel Radcliffe

There are many successful movie stars, but not all of them are like my idol Daniel Radcliffe who
translates his theatrical success into benevolent actions of helping others.

[A]
5 Born on 23 July 1989 in London, Daniel’s first professional acting experience was in the TV
series David Copperfield based on the story by Charles Dickens when he was 10 – prior to this,
he played a monkey in a school play two years before. Originally, Daniel’s parents didn’t think it
was a good idea for him to be an actor. However, David Copperfield was produced by their close
friend Kate Harwood, so in the end they changed their mind.

10 [B]
So how did he end up appearing in the Harry Potter series? Chris Columbus, the producer of
Harry Potter, saw a video of Daniel in David Copperfield, and he liked Daniel’s so much that he
asked him to appear in the first Harry Potter film. His debut in the Harry Potter series (well, as
Harry Potter of course) was a success and has helped him earn US$100,000 – a pretty handsome
15 profit for a 12-year-old. His real fortune came one year later in Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets, when he earned 30 times of what he earned in the first film. That’s a huge amount!

[C]
Although Daniel Radcliffe has wanted to be an actor since he was five, he’s not sure he wants to
be an actor all his life. ‘I enjoy acting,’ he says. ‘However, I would also like to try writing and
20 producing films in the future’. His dream eventually came true at the age of thirty: he is now one
of the executive producers of TV series Miracle Workers.

[D]
Alongside his success in his acting career, Daniel is actively supporting different charities. He is
particularly involved in charities helping children, such as UNICEF, Save the Children, and Kids
25 Wish Network. He is a real-life Harry Potter – a hero who saves the world from the evil!

If he could choose again, I am sure he would do the same. Do you think so too? Tell me what
you think below.

1. Complete the timeline in the Answer Sheet. (6 marks)

2. Were Daniel Radcliffe’s parents supportive of his acting career at first? What made them change
their mind? (2 marks)

3. Why does the writer describe Daniel Radcliffe as a ‘real-life Harry Potter’ (line 25)? Provide
evidence from the passage to support your answer. * (3 marks)

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4. Use a word with the same meaning to replace ‘benevolent’ (line 3).

5. Who does ‘he’ in line 12 refer to?

6. Which of the following is the best meaning of ‘debut’ in line 13? Write the letter only.
A. the first performance B. the last performance
C. the best performance D. the worst performance

7. What type of text is this?

A. Article in a magazine B. Letter to the Editor
C. School Essay D. Blog entry

8. Match the following subheadings with each of the sections by writing the numbers of the
subheadings on the Answer Sheet. (4 marks)
1. Fighting for the children 2. An actor who doesn’t stop
3. Childhood 4. Early success

Section II Grammar and Usage (70 marks)

Part A Vocabulary (10%)
Fill in the blanks using words from the Vocabulary List of Edge Unit 1.
Film Review – For the Birds
Many children and teenagers love to watch (a) __________ because of the interesting moving images. I
am sharing with you my favourite one: For the Birds. Pixar (b) __________ this 4-minute short film in
2000. Unlike other films which are based on some famous stories, it is an (c) __________ film. Instead
of shooting the film with (d) loads of real birds, it is made up many (e) __________ images. The film is
so (f) __________– I still laugh whenever I think of what happened in it. The story is not (g)
__________ at all – you won’t be able to tell what is going to happen next! It is indeed an (h)
__________ film if you want to enjoy a short one. I look forward to its (i) __________ and see if any
revenge will be taken later on the (j) __________ who bullied the other birds.

Part B Tenses (10%)

Fill in the blanks using the verbs and the clues provided in the brackets.
Queenie: (a) _______ (have, you) any plans for the weekend?
Andrew: Well, I haven’t decided. I (b) _______ (think) about going to the cinema.
Queenie: Really? Are there any good movies?
Andrew: Yes, indeed. I just (c) _______ (watch) the trailer of the new Sonic the Hedgehog last night.
It (d) ______ (look) so attractive! In the story, Sonic (e) _______ (try) to save the world
with his superpower. He always (g) _______ (think) of creative solutions when he (f)
_______ (face) difficulties. There is so much I can learn from him.
Queenie: But if you have watched the trailer, why will you still be interested in watching the movie?
Andrew: Well, two reasons. I always (h) _______ (want) to know what the plot of the movie is
before I go and watch it. And, as for yesterday, my computer (i) _______ (go) dead when I
(j) _______ the trailer. So, I should go and watch it in the cinema.

Part C Phonetics (4%)

Write the words based on the following phonetic symbols.
(a) /ˈhæp.i ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ (b) /ˈjuː.tʃuːb ˈtʃæn.əl/

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Part D Passive Voice (10%)
Fill in the blanks using the verbs in the brackets in EITHER active OR passive voice.
Titanic was a British ship that (a) _______ (sink) in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912 after the ship
(b) _______ (hit) an iceberg on the maiden voyage. It (c) _______ (build) by the Harland and Wolff
shipyard in Belfast and (d) _______ (say) to be an ‘unsinkable’ ship. However, it (e) _______
(estimate) that more than 1,500 (f) _______ (kill) in the accident, making it one of the most horrible
accidents of all time.

The movie Titanic (g) _______ (direct) by famous director James Cameron. It (h) _______ (base) on
the love story of Rose, a girl who (i) _______ (engage) to her rich fiancé Cal, and Jack, a poor artist.
After 22 years since its release in 1997, it (j) _______ (enjoy / still) by viewers all around the world.

Part E Sentence Rewriting (14%, @ 2%)

(a) I was tired so I slept early last night. (Rewrite using ‘because’)
(b) I am hungry, but I can’t eat much. (Rewrite using ‘although’)
(c) I do a lot of sports. Purpose: I want to grow taller. (Combine the two sentences into one)
(d) The rainstorm destroyed most of the crops last week. (Rewrite using passive voice)
(e) My friends always send me postcards. (Rewrite using passive voice)
(f) I don’t want to be late. I left home early. (Combine the two sentences using ‘so that’)
(g) I saw a doctor yesterday because of my headache. (Rewrite using ‘since’)

Part F MC Cloze (10%)

Choose the best option for each of the blanks. Write the letters on the Answer Sheet.
Direction to Century Cinema
from Train Station: (a) A beautiful B pretty C amazing D very
It’s a (a)____ short walk:
(b)____ more than 10 minutes. (b) A anywhere B nowhere C nothing D something
(c)____ you arrive at the train (c) A When B As C Although D So
station, you can (d)____ a (d)
A look B read C look at D see
brown building in front of you.
Enter the building, (e)____ (e) A and B but C so D or
then turn left. You will see a (f) A almost B slightly C extremely D extreme
lift in front of you. Go up to (g)
A anyone B no one C nobody D somebody
the 3rd Floor and the Box
Office is (f)____ close to you – (h) A say B talk C talk to D tell
about 5 metres away. If you (i) A Hope B Greet C Have D Wish
get lost, you can ask (g)____
(j) A catchy B delicious C deliciously D so
in the mall and they can
(h)____ you where we are.
(i)____ you a wonderful time
watching movies here! Don’t
forget to buy our (j)___ pop
corns!

Part G Proofreading (12%)

Proofread the passage on the Answer Sheet according to the instructions.

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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