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Ujian Akhir Sesi Akademik

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Tingkatan 1, Paper 1: 1 hour 30 minutes; Paper 2: 1 hour, 80 marks
Nama / Name
Kelas / Class
Tarikh / Date
Markah / Marks:      / 80
Instructions
  1. This model paper has Paper 1 (Reading and Use of English, 40 marks) and Paper 2 (Writing, 40 marks). In the real test the two papers are taken separately.
  2. Answer all questions.
  3. Paper 1: choose or write the answer for each question.
  4. Paper 2: write your answers in the spaces provided.

Practice shows answers as you go. Exam times you and hides answers until you submit.

Paper 1 Part 1

8 marks
You should spend about 15 minutes in this part. Read the text carefully in each question. Choose the best answer A, B or C.
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Question 1

SMK SERI PERMAI CANTEEN
Healthy Choice Week
Monday 4 to Friday 8 November

No fried food this week.
Try grilled chicken, steamed fish or vegetable soup.
All drinks: no sugar added.

The usual menu returns on Monday 11 November.
During Healthy Choice Week, the canteen will
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C
No fried food this week = the canteen will not sell fried food. The drinks have no sugar added, the opposite of A. The canteen is open and sells grilled chicken, steamed fish and soup, so it is not closed (B).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.2
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Question 2

SMS from SMK Seri Permai
Dear parents, the weather office says there will be heavy rain and strong winds tomorrow. School will start at 9.00 a.m. instead of 7.30 a.m. The school day will end at the usual time, 1.20 p.m. Please drive carefully.
What will happen tomorrow?
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A
School will start at 9.00 a.m. instead of 7.30 a.m., which is later than usual. It is not closed (B), and the school day ends at the usual time, 1.20 p.m. (C).
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.5
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Question 3

Dear Cikgu Salmah,
I am sorry I could not come to school today. I have a fever and a sore throat, and the doctor says I must rest for two days. My mother will send you the doctor's letter on Thursday.
Syafiq
Syafiq writes the message to
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B
I am sorry I could not come to school today followed by the reason (a fever and a sore throat) shows he writes to explain his absence. He does not ask for homework (A) or invite the teacher (C).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.4
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Question 4

CHERRY COUGH SYRUP
Adults and children over 12 years: 10 ml, three times a day
Children 6 to 12 years: 5 ml, three times a day
Take after meals. Keep in a cool place.
See a doctor if the cough lasts more than 5 days.
A ten-year-old child should take
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C
A ten-year-old is in the 6 to 12 years group: 5 ml, three times a day. 10 ml is for adults and children over 12 (A). Nothing on the label says four times a day (B).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.5
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Question 5

NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS
Because of the hot weather this month, PE lessons will be in the morning only.
Students may bring a water bottle to every lesson.
Drink plenty of water and wear a cap outdoors.
This month, students
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A
Students may bring a water bottle to every lesson. PE lessons are in the morning only (B), and students are told to wear a cap outdoors, so they may go outside (C).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.5
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Question 6

CANTEEN RECESS SPECIAL
Rice dish: RM3.50   Drink: RM1.50
Set meal (one rice dish + one drink): RM4.50
Set meals are sold in the first recess only, 10.00 a.m. to 10.20 a.m.
At 10.10 a.m., Aina buys one rice dish and one drink as a set meal. How much does she save?
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B
Bought separately: RM3.50 + RM1.50 = RM5.00. The set meal costs RM4.50, so she saves RM5.00 − RM4.50 = RM0.50. RM4.50 is the price of the set meal, not the amount saved (C).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.5
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Question 7

SCHOOL HEALTH SCREENING
Form 1: Tuesday 12 November
Form 2: Wednesday 13 November

We will check your height, weight, eyesight and teeth.
Bring your health card. Students who wear glasses must bring them.
Results will be sent home on Friday 22 November.
A Form 1 student who wears glasses must
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A
Form 1 is screened on Tuesday 12 November, and students who wear glasses must bring them. Wednesday is for Form 2 (B), and results are sent home on 22 November, not on the day of the screening (C).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.5
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Question 8

Hafiz: Are you coming to the football match this afternoon?
Nisa: I want to, but the forecast says there will be thunderstorms after 2.00 p.m.
Hafiz: The match is at 4.00 p.m. Coach will phone everyone at 3.00 p.m. if it is cancelled.
Nisa: OK. I'll bring my umbrella in case it rains.
Hafiz says that the coach will
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B
Hafiz says Coach will phone everyone at 3.00 p.m. if it is cancelled. The match is at 4.00 p.m., not 3.00 p.m. (A: 3.00 p.m. is only the time of the phone call). The umbrella belongs to Nisa (C).
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.6

Paper 1 Part 2

8 marks
You should spend about 15 minutes in this part. Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the correct word in the space provided.
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Question 9

The Day of the Big Storm
a short story

One Saturday in December, Farid and his cousins (0) walk to their grandfather's house in Kuala Krai. The sky was grey, and thick clouds covered the sun. Before they reached the gate, the rain began to fall heavily. The cousins (9) was soaking wet when Grandpa opened the door.

They sat by the window and listened (10) at the rain on the roof. In the kitchen, Grandma found (11) any old board games in a cupboard, and the cousins played snakes and ladders for an hour. "If it (12) will stop raining soon, we can pick mangosteens in the garden," said Grandpa.

After lunch, the sky became brighter. Grandpa gave (13) he a basket, and the children ran outside. Later, they could not play football (14) because of the field was too muddy. Grandma took many photos of the (15) childs under the fruit trees. "Please come again next month," she said. "I am looking forward to (16) see you all again."

Example: (0) walk   walked
[1 mark] was
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were
The cousins is plural, so the past form of be is were, not was. Was goes with I, he, she and it (Unit 6.5).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.5
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Question 10

[1 mark] at
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to
The verb listen takes the preposition to: listen to the rain, listen to music. Look at takes at, but listen at is wrong (Unit 6.3).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.3
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Question 11

[1 mark] any
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some
Any is used in questions and negative sentences (Is there any rice? There isn't any rice). In a positive sentence we use some: found some old board games (Unit 3.5).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.5
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Question 12

[1 mark] will stop
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stops
In an if sentence, the if part uses the present simple and only the main part uses will or can: If it stops raining, we can pick mangosteens. We do not use will after if (Unit 5.6).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Unit 5, standard 5.6
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Question 13

[1 mark] he
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him
After a verb we need an object pronoun: Grandpa gave him a basket. He is a subject pronoun and stands before the verb (Unit 3.4).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.4
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Question 14

[1 mark] because of
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because
Because joins two clauses (the field was too muddy). Because of must be followed by a noun, for example because of the mud (Unit 6.4).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.4
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Question 15

[1 mark] childs
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children
Child has an irregular plural: child, children. We do not add -s (Unit 3.2).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.2
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Question 16

[1 mark] see
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seeing
In look forward to, to is a preposition, so the verb after it takes -ing: looking forward to seeing you. Compare want to see, where to goes with the verb (Unit 6.3).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.3

Paper 1 Part 3

8 marks
You should spend about 20 minutes in this part. Read the radio interview below and complete the notes with no more than three words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
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Question 17

RADIO SUARA PANTAI: HEALTHY TEENS

Hadi: Good afternoon, listeners, and welcome to Healthy Teens. My guest today is Dr Sarah Tan, a dietitian at Kota Bharu Hospital. Welcome, Dr Sarah.

Dr Sarah: Thank you, Hadi. It is lovely to be here.

Hadi: Let us start with breakfast. Do many teenagers skip it?

Dr Sarah: Sadly, yes. In a recent survey, four in every ten students said they do not eat breakfast. Some think it helps them stay slim, but they feel tired and hungry by ten o'clock and then buy sweet snacks. A good breakfast can be very simple, such as wholemeal bread and an egg.

Hadi: And what should teenagers drink?

Dr Sarah: Plain water is best. Many students think fizzy drinks are fine, but one can has about nine teaspoons of sugar. A teenager should have no more than six teaspoons in a whole day.

Hadi: What about exercise?

Dr Sarah: A few years ago, doctors said thirty minutes was enough. Now the advice is at least sixty minutes every day. It does not have to be at a gym: cycling to school or playing badminton with friends all count.

Hadi: And sleep?

Dr Sarah: Teenagers need eight to ten hours a night, but many sleep for only about six hours because they use their phones in bed. My advice is to switch off your phone one hour before bedtime.

Hadi: Where can our listeners learn more?

Dr Sarah: I will give a free talk on Saturday 23 November. Last month's talk was at the hospital, but this time it is at the Tumpat Community Hall. Everyone is welcome.

Hadi: Thank you very much, Dr Sarah.

Notes: Healthy teens
SpeakerDr Sarah Tan, (17) ____________
Students who skip breakfast(18) ____________ in every ten
A simple good breakfastwholemeal bread and (19) ____________
Sugar in one can of fizzy drinkabout (20) ____________ teaspoons
Exercise needed every dayat least (21) ____________
Hours many teenagers really sleepabout (22) ____________ hours
Advice about phonesswitch off (23) ____________ before bedtime
Place of the free talk(24) ____________
[1 mark] Speaker: Dr Sarah Tan, ______
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(a) dietitian
My guest today is Dr Sarah Tan, a dietitian at Kota Bharu Hospital. The hospital is where she works; her job is dietitian.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.4
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Question 18

[1 mark] Students who skip breakfast: ______ in every ten
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four
Four in every ten students said they do not eat breakfast.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.3
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Question 19

[1 mark] A simple good breakfast: wholemeal bread and ______
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(an) egg
A good breakfast can be very simple, such as wholemeal bread and an egg.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.4
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Question 20

[1 mark] Sugar in one can of fizzy drink: about ______ teaspoons
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nine
One can has about nine teaspoons of sugar. Six teaspoons is the most a teenager should have in a whole day, which is a different detail.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.5
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Question 21

[1 mark] Exercise needed every day: at least ______
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sixty minutes
A changed rule: doctors said thirty minutes was enough a few years ago, but now the advice is at least sixty minutes. Always take the new detail (Unit 7.5).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.5
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Question 22

[1 mark] Hours many teenagers really sleep: about ______ hours
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six
Teenagers need eight to ten hours, but many sleep for only about six hours. The question asks for what they really sleep.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.5
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Question 23

[1 mark] Advice about phones: switch off ______ before bedtime
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one hour
Switch off your phone one hour before bedtime. The words your phone are already in the note, so only the time is needed.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.3
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Question 24

[1 mark] Place of the free talk: ______
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Tumpat Community Hall
Last month's talk was at the hospital, but this time it is at the Tumpat Community Hall. The hospital is last month's place, so it is the trap (Unit 7.5).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.5

Paper 1 Part 4

8 marks
You should spend about 20 minutes in this part. Read the weather chart and the cinema schedule and answer the questions that follow. For 25 to 28, choose True or False for every statement given. For 29 to 32, write no more than five words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
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Question 25

CINEPLEX KOTA BHARU
Weekend film schedule
Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 November

FilmHallSaturdaySunday
Mighty Mouse Adventure
animation, 90 minutes		Hall 110.30 a.m.
1.00 p.m.		10.30 a.m.
Ocean Rescue
adventure, 110 minutes		Hall 212.00 noon
4.30 p.m.		2.00 p.m.
4.30 p.m.
The Last Train
drama, 125 minutes		Hall 37.30 p.m.7.30 p.m.

● Tickets: child under 12 years RM8  |  student with a student card RM10  |  adult RM15
● Doors open 30 minutes before the first show.
● Popcorn and a drink: RM9.

Weather chart for Kota Bharu, 11 to 17 November. Rainfall in mm: Mon 4, Tue 22, Wed 35, Thu 10, Fri 0, Sat 18, Sun 6. Highest temperature: Mon 31, Tue 29, Wed 28, Thu 30, Fri 33, Sat 30, Sun 32 degrees Celsius
[1 mark] The hottest day of the week was Wednesday.
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False
On the chart, Friday has the highest temperature (33°C). Wednesday had the most rain (35 mm) but was the coolest day (28°C).
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.6
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Question 26

[1 mark] Ocean Rescue is shown twice on Sunday.
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True
In the Sunday column, Ocean Rescue (Hall 2) is shown at 2.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m., so it is shown twice.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.5
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Question 27

[1 mark] More rain fell on Saturday than on Tuesday.
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False
Saturday had 18 mm of rain and Tuesday had 22 mm. 18 is less than 22, so the statement is false.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.6
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Question 28

[1 mark] A student with a student card pays RM5 less than an adult for a ticket.
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True
A student ticket is RM10 and an adult ticket is RM15. RM15 − RM10 = RM5.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.7
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Question 29

[1 mark] The film shown in Hall 3 is ______.
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The Last Train
In the schedule, the row with Hall 3 is The Last Train, a drama of 125 minutes.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.5
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Question 30

[1 mark] Puan Aini and her ten-year-old son watch the 1.00 p.m. show on Saturday. Together they pay ______ for the tickets.
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RM23
She buys one adult ticket (RM15) and one child ticket for a boy under 12 (RM8). RM15 + RM8 = RM23.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.7
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Question 31

[1 mark] On the drier of the two weekend days, Mighty Mouse Adventure is shown at ______.
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10.30 a.m.
Step 1, chart: Saturday 18 mm and Sunday 6 mm, so Sunday is drier. Step 2, schedule: on Sunday Mighty Mouse Adventure is shown only at 10.30 a.m. (1.00 p.m. is the Saturday show).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.6
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Question 32

[1 mark] Altogether, ______ mm of rain fell on Monday and Tuesday.
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26
Monday 4 mm + Tuesday 22 mm = 26 mm.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.6

Paper 1 Part 5

8 marks
You should spend about 20 minutes in this part. Read the text below. Eight sentences have been removed from the text. For 33 to 36, choose from the sentences (A - D) to fit each gap. For 37 to 40, choose from the sentences (E - H) to fit each gap.
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Question 33

THE STORM DAY LUNCH

It had been raining since early morning on Wednesday, and the sky above our school was almost black. (33) ______ At 10.15 a.m., a loud clap of thunder shook the building, and every light in our classroom went out.

When the bell rang for recess, we ran across the wet courtyard to the canteen. (34) ______ Mak Cik Rohani, the canteen operator, was standing next to her electric cooker with a worried face. "No electricity means no rice and no fried noodles," she said. "I cannot cook anything today." (35) ______ Two prefects carried it to the counter. She had only flour, eggs, milk and a few bananas, so she decided to make pancakes.

(36) ______ Everyone received two pancakes with a slice of banana on top. It was not our usual nasi lemak, but nobody complained.

By noon, the rain was falling even harder, and the loudspeakers still did not work. The headmaster stood in the hall with a megaphone. (37) ______ Parents began to arrive at about one o'clock. (38) ______ He held it over me all the way to the car, but my shoes were already full of water.

That evening, the rain finally stopped and the electricity came back on. (39) ______ My mother laughed and said that Mak Cik Rohani deserved a medal. (40) ______

Sentences for 33 to 36:

AThe smell of hot pancakes soon filled the canteen, and the queue grew longer and longer.
BInside, it was dark and quiet, and the ceiling fans had stopped turning.
CThen she remembered the old gas stove in the storeroom.
DNobody was surprised, because the radio had warned us that a big storm was coming.

Sentences for 37 to 40:

ELooking back, it was the scariest and yet the tastiest day of the whole school year.
FMy father was one of the first, wearing a yellow raincoat and carrying a big umbrella.
GAt dinner, I told my parents all about Mak Cik Rohani and her pancakes.
HHe explained that the road outside was flooded, so everyone had to wait for their parents in the hall.
[1 mark] Gap (33)
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D
Nobody was surprised reacts to the almost black sky, and a big storm prepares for the thunder in the next sentence (Unit 9.4). A, B and C need the canteen, a cook or pancakes, which have not appeared yet.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.4
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Question 34

[1 mark] Gap (34)
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B
Inside in B means inside the canteen, which is the place named in the sentence before the gap. It also follows on from the lights going out (the fans had stopped). The next sentence then introduces the canteen operator.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.2
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Question 35

[1 mark] Gap (35)
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C
Then she remembered follows I cannot cook anything today, and it in the next sentence (Two prefects carried it) points back to the gas stove in C. Without C, nothing is there for it to refer to.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.2
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Question 36

[1 mark] Gap (36)
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A
She decided to make pancakes, so the next thing in time is the smell of hot pancakes and the queue. The following sentence (Everyone received two pancakes) continues the same scene.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.3
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Question 37

[1 mark] Gap (37)
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H
He in H is the headmaster, who is the only person in the sentence before the gap. His message (the road is flooded, wait for your parents) explains why parents began to arrive in the next sentence.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.2
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Question 38

[1 mark] Gap (38)
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F
In the next sentence, He held it over me: he is my father and it is the big umbrella, both introduced in F. F also follows Parents began to arrive.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.2
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Question 39

[1 mark] Gap (39)
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G
The paragraph moves in time: That evening, then At dinner. G also tells the parents about Mak Cik Rohani, so the next sentence (My mother laughed and said that Mak Cik Rohani deserved a medal) makes sense.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.5
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Question 40

[1 mark] Gap (40)
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E
The text ends here. Looking back sums up the whole day (scary because of the storm, tasty because of the pancakes), which is what a closing sentence of a story does.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.5

Paper 2 Part 1

20 marks
You should spend about 20 minutes in this part.
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Question 41

Read the email from your English teacher, Cikgu Rajan.
Dear student,

Our class will hold a Healthy Lunch Day next Friday, and I would like everyone to help. Please write and tell me three things: What food or drink will you bring for the class table? Can you come at 7.00 a.m. to help me set the tables? And what game or activity can we do after lunch?

Thank you,
Cikgu Rajan
In about 80 words, write an email to Cikgu Rajan to reply to his questions.
From: ______________   To: cikgu.rajan@email.com
[20 marks] Your email
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Model answer (82 words)
Dear Cikgu Rajan,
Thank you for your email. A Healthy Lunch Day is a great idea. I will bring a big bowl of fruit salad, because my mother makes it very well.
I can come at 7.00 a.m. to help you set the tables. My father will drive me to school, so I will not be late.
After lunch, we can play a quiz about healthy food. The winning team can get a small prize.
See you on Friday.
Yours sincerely,
Sofea

Plan before you write: the teacher asks three questions, so answer all three: (1) what you will bring, (2) can you come at 7.00 a.m., (3) a game or activity after lunch. Give a reason or a detail for each. You are writing to a teacher, so keep the tone polite (Dear Cikgu Rajan, ... Yours sincerely) but friendly.

Official rating scale (Paper 2 Parts 1 and 2), 0 to 5 marks for each of the four areas:

ScaleContentCommunicative achievementOrganisationLanguage
5All content is relevant to the task. Target reader is fully informed.Produces a text that communicates straightforward ideas using the conventions of the communicative task reasonably well.Uses simple connectors and a limited number of cohesive devices appropriately.Uses basic vocabulary appropriately. Uses simple grammatical forms with a good degree of control. While errors are noticeable, meaning can still be determined.
4Performance shares features of scores 3 and 5.
3Minor irrelevances and/or omissions may be present. Target reader is on the whole informed.Produces a text that communicates simple ideas in simple ways.Text is connected using basic, high-frequency connectors.Uses basic vocabulary reasonably. Uses simple grammatical forms with some degree of control. Errors may impede meaning at times.
2Performance shares features of scores 1 and 3.
1Irrelevances and/or misinterpretation of task may be present. Target reader is minimally informed.Produces isolated short units about simple and concrete matters, not always communicating successfully.Production unlikely to be connected, though punctuation and simple connectors (i.e. and) may on occasion be used.Produces basic vocabulary of isolated words and phrases. Produces few simple grammatical forms with only limited control.
0Content is totally irrelevant. Target reader is not informed.Performance below band 1.

The tick points above give the same 20 marks: five for each area. Tick honestly, then check that your total matches the band you would give each area.

Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, medium difficulty, Unit 10, standard 10.5

Paper 2 Part 2

20 marks
You should spend about 40 minutes in this part.
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Question 42

In your English class, you have been talking about special days in your life.
In about 90 words, write an essay about a day you will never forget.
You must use the notes below to help you.
Notes: A day I will never forget. 1 Where and when: where were you, who was with you. 2 What happened: the first thing that happened, the most exciting part. 3 How you felt: at the beginning, at the end. 4 Why you will never forget it: what did you learn.
[20 marks] Write your essay.
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Model answer (97 words)
The day I will never forget is the day I won my first swimming race. It was a sunny Saturday last June, and my whole family came to the school pool.
At the beginning, I was very nervous because the other girls were taller than me. When the whistle blew, I swam as fast as I could. The most exciting part came at the end, when I touched the wall first and everybody cheered!
I felt proud and happy. I will never forget that day because I learned that hard work and courage can take us far.

This is a story about the past, so use the past simple all the way through and keep the same tense. Turn each numbered box into one short paragraph, or put two boxes together. Write each prompt as a full sentence, then add one detail, a reason or a feeling. Do not copy the notes as a list. Keep to about 90 words: one or two sentences for each box is enough.

This part is marked with the same official rating scale as Part 1: Content, Communicative achievement, Organisation and Language, 0 to 5 marks each (see the table under Paper 2 Part 1). Band 5 for Content means every note is covered and relevant, so the reader is fully informed; a missing note drops Content to about 3.

Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, Unit 11, standard 11.4
Test specification (JSU)
UnitRememberingUnderstandingApplyingAnalysingEvaluatingCreatingItemsmarks
1. Reading short texts: notices, messages and signs–4 (4)3 (3)1 (1)––88
3. Grammar: nouns, articles, pronouns and quantifiers––3 (3)–––33
5. Grammar: modals, the future and conditionals–––1 (1)––11
6. Prepositions, conjunctions and spotting errors––3 (3)1 (1)––44
7. Information transfer from a text4 (4)4 (4)––––88
8. Reading charts, timetables and other non-linear texts1 (1)2 (2)3 (3)2 (2)––88
9. Gapped texts and how texts hold together–––8 (8)––88
10. Writing short messages: emails, notes and replies–––––1 (20)120
11. Writing from notes: note expansion–––––1 (20)120
Total5 (5)10 (10)12 (12)13 (13)0 (0)2 (40)4280
Each cell shows items (marks).