Bahasa Inggeris questions, unit 1

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Reading short texts: notices, messages and signs

40 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Section A is like Paper 1 Part 1: about 15 minutes for 11 questions. Ask a parent or teacher to help you mark the written answers in Section B.

Section A: short texts (Paper 1 Part 1 style)

11 marks

Read the text in each question carefully. Choose the best answer A, B or C.

Pool closed for cleaning
Tuesday, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sorry for any inconvenience.

The sign tells swimmers that

they cannot swim on Tuesday afternoon.
the pool is closed every afternoon.
they must help to clean the pool.

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The pool is closed on Tuesday from 2 to 5 p.m., which is Tuesday afternoon. B is too strong (only Tuesday, not every afternoon). C uses the word 'cleaning' but the workers clean it, not the swimmers (same words, wrong meaning).

For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: sign (LS 3.1.2 specific details)

Paracetamol syrup 120 mg / 5 ml
Children 7 to 12 years: 10 ml every 6 hours
Do not take more than 4 times in 24 hours.
Shake well before use. Keep away from sunlight.

Which is correct about the medicine?

It should be kept in a sunny place.
It is only for children under 7 years old.
A child should not take it more than four times a day.

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'Do not take more than 4 times in 24 hours' means four times a day at most. A is the opposite (keep away from sunlight). B is a wrong detail: the label is for children aged 7 to 12.

For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: label (LS 3.1.2 specific details)

Kak Nadia,
Mak called. She is stuck in a traffic jam and will be home late. Please heat up the rice and chicken curry in the fridge for our lunch. Don't open the door to strangers.
Imran

Imran wrote the note to

tell Nadia what to do for lunch.
ask Nadia to cook curry for Mak.
tell Nadia that Mak is at home.

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The main request is 'Please heat up the rice and chicken curry ... for our lunch'. B: the food is already cooked and it is for them, not for Mak (same words, wrong meaning). C is the opposite: Mak is stuck in a jam.

For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: note (LS 3.1.1 main points)

Farah: Hi Mei Ling, is our Science project meeting still at the library at 3?

Mei Ling: The library is full of Form 5 students today. Let's meet at the canteen instead. Same time.

Farah: OK. I'll bring the poster paper.

Mei Ling replies to Farah to

change the time of the meeting.
change the place of the meeting.
ask Farah to bring the poster paper.

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'Let's meet at the canteen instead' changes the place. The time stays the same (A is a wrong detail). C is the wrong person: Farah offers to bring the paper herself.

For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: text messages (LS 3.1.1 main points)

Kedai Buku Cerdas
Back-to-school sale, 1 to 15 January
20% off all exercise books
Story books: buy 2, get 1 free

Ali wants three story books during the sale. He

pays for three books.
pays for two books.
gets all three books free.

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'Buy 2, get 1 free' means he pays for two and the third is free. C is too strong. The 20% is for exercise books, not story books.

For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: advertisement (LS 3.1.2 specific details)

From: hafizah.r@mail.com
To: kumar.s@mail.com
Subject: Your atlas

Hi Kumar,
Thank you for lending me your atlas last week. I'm really sorry, but my little brother spilled milk on the cover. I cleaned it, but there is still a stain. I can buy you a new one on Saturday if you want.
Hafizah

Hafizah writes mainly to

thank Kumar for a new atlas.
ask Kumar to buy a new atlas.
say sorry about Kumar's atlas.

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The main point is 'I'm really sorry ... my little brother spilled milk on the cover'. A copies 'thank' but she thanks him for lending, not for a new atlas (same words, wrong meaning). B is the wrong person: Hafizah offers to buy one.

For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: email (LS 3.1.1 main points)

SMK Seri Bayu: notice to all Form 1 pupils

The trip to Zoo Negara on 12 July is postponed to 19 July because of a problem with the bus company. Pupils who have paid do not need to pay again. Pupils who have not paid must pay RM25 to Puan Rosnah by 15 July.

From the notice, we know that

all pupils must pay RM25 again.
the trip will now be one week later.
the trip is cancelled because of the zoo.

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Postponed from 12 July to 19 July is 7 days, one week later. A is too strong: pupils who have paid do not pay again. C is wrong twice: postponed is not cancelled, and the problem is the bus company, not the zoo.

For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: notice (LS 3.1.2 specific details)

Science store room
Staff only
Pupils may enter with a teacher.

Which is correct about the room?

A pupil can go in if a teacher is with him.
Pupils can never go into the room.
Teachers must stay outside the room.

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'Pupils may enter with a teacher' means a pupil can go in together with a teacher. B is too strong (never). C is the opposite: staff (teachers) are the people who may go in.

For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: sign (LS 3.1.2 specific details)

How the 40 pupils in 1 Cempaka come to school

Way	Number of pupils
Walk	6
Bicycle	4
School bus	14
Car (parents)	16

The survey shows that

most pupils in the class come by school bus.
fewer than five pupils walk to school.
more pupils come by car than by school bus.

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16 pupils come by car and 14 by school bus, so more come by car. A is a wrong detail (the car group is the biggest, and 14 out of 40 is not 'most'). B: 6 pupils walk; it is the bicycle group that has fewer than five.

For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: chart (LS 3.1.2 specific details)

Frozen nasi lemak with sambal bilis
Best before: 30 NOV 2026
Keep frozen at -18 °C.
Do not refreeze after thawing.
Heat in a microwave for 3 minutes.

After the nasi lemak has thawed, you should

put it back in the freezer.
keep it until 30 November.
not freeze it again.

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'Do not refreeze after thawing' means do not freeze it again once it is soft. A is the opposite. B is not in the text: the best-before date is for the frozen packet, not for food that has thawed.

For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: label (LS 3.1.2 specific details)

Ayah: Arif, I'll pick you up at 6.30 today, not 5.30. My meeting will finish late. Wait at the guardhouse, not at the bus stop. It's going to rain.

Arif: OK, Ayah. Can Haziq come home with us? His mother is in Ipoh today.

Ayah: Sure.

From the messages, we know that

Ayah will come one hour later than planned.
Arif will wait for Ayah at the bus stop.
Haziq's mother will pick up both boys.

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6.30 instead of 5.30 is one hour later. B is the opposite ('not at the bus stop'). C is a wrong person: Haziq's mother is in Ipoh, so Ayah takes both boys.

For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: text messages (LS 3.1.2 specific details)

Section B: structured questions

29 marks

Answer all questions. Choose the answer or write it in the space.

Read the notice. Is each statement True or False?

Join the Robotics Club!

Open to Form 1 and Form 2 pupils
Meetings: every Wednesday, 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m., Computer Lab 2
No experience needed. We will teach you!
Fee: RM10 for the whole year
Register with Encik Lim before 31 January. Places are limited to 30 pupils.

[1 mark] (a)Form 3 pupils can join the club.

TrueFalse

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False

[1 mark] (b)Pupils must know how to build robots before they join.

TrueFalse

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False

[1 mark] (c)The club meets once a week.

TrueFalse

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True

[1 mark] (d)Not more than 30 pupils can join the club.

TrueFalse

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True

For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: notice (LS 3.1.2 specific details)

Read the email. Complete Priya's notes.

From: sunita.k@mail.com
To: priya.k@mail.com
Subject: Our visit to Penang

Hi Priya,
Good news! My family will arrive at Penang Sentral on Friday, 5 December, at 4.15 p.m. We are coming by train, so please don't wait at the bus station. We will stay for three nights and go home on Monday. Mum asks if we can visit the Botanic Gardens on Saturday morning before it gets hot.
See you soon!
Sunita

Sunita's visit
Place of arrival	(a)
Day and date of arrival	(b)
Number of nights	(c)
Place to visit on Saturday	(d)

[1 mark] (a)Place of arrival

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Penang Sentral

Penang Sentral (not the bus station)1

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[1 mark] (b)Day and date of arrival

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Friday, 5 December

Friday, 5 December (both needed; 'Friday 5/12' accepted)1

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[1 mark] (c)Number of nights

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three / 3 (nights)1

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[1 mark] (d)Place to visit on Saturday

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the Botanic Gardens

(the) Botanic Gardens1

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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: email (LS 3.1.2 specific details)

Read the class group chat. Answer the questions.

1 Bestari Art

Cikgu Aina: Reminder: bring your art kit tomorrow. We will paint in the school garden if it is sunny. If it rains, we will draw in the classroom.

Wei Jie: Cikgu, can we bring watercolours instead of poster colours?

Cikgu Aina: Yes, either is fine. But no markers, please.

[1 mark] (a)Where will the class draw if it rains?

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In the classroom.

in the classroom1

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[1 mark] (b)Name one thing the pupils cannot use.

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Markers.

markers1

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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: group chat (LS 3.1.2 specific details)

Read the club notice. Each underlined word is wrong. Write the correct word for each (as in Paper 1 Part 2).

(a) The Nature Club will has a trip to Taman Botani Perdana on Saturday.
(b) The bus will leave the school gate on 7.30 a.m.
(c) Each pupils must bring a water bottle and a hat.
(d) Last week, our members was busy making name tags for the trip.

Example: The trip are fun. Correct word: is.

[1 mark] (a)Line (a): the correct word

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have

have (error: has; after will we use the base verb)1

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[1 mark] (b)Line (b): the correct word

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at (error: on; we use at with a clock time)1

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[1 mark] (c)Line (c): the correct word

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pupil

pupil (error: pupils; each takes a singular noun)1

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[1 mark] (d)Line (d): the correct word

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were

were (error: was; members is plural)1

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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 2 skill: error correction (modals, prepositions, nouns, subject-verb agreement)

Read the notice and the question. Amir chose A.

Library notice

From 1 March, the library will open at 7.00 a.m. instead of 7.30 a.m. The closing time stays the same: 5.00 p.m.

From 1 March, the library
A opens later than before.
B opens earlier than before.
C closes earlier than before.

[2 marks] (a)Explain why Amir's answer, A, is wrong.

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From 1 March the library opens at 7.00 a.m. 'Instead of 7.30 a.m.' gives the old time, and 7.00 is earlier than 7.30, so it opens earlier, not later.

Any 2 points

The new opening time is 7.00 a.m. / 7.30 a.m. is the old time1
7.00 a.m. is earlier than 7.30 a.m., so the library opens earlier, not later1
'Instead of' introduces the old time, which Amir mixed up (wrong detail trap)1

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[2 marks] (b)Which option is correct? Why is option C wrong?

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B. C is wrong because the closing time does not change; it is still 5.00 p.m.

B is correct1
C is wrong because the closing time stays the same (5.00 p.m.) / only the opening time changes1

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For the teacher: Evaluating, high difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: traps in the options

Your class, 1 Dahlia, is selling cupcakes to collect money for a flood relief fund. Write a short notice (20 to 30 words) for the school notice board.

[4 marks] (a)Your notice must say: what is sold and the price; when and where; why the class is selling.

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Cupcake sale! 1 Dahlia is selling cupcakes at RM2 each. Friday, 10 October, during recess, near the canteen. All money goes to the flood relief fund. Please support us!

What is sold and the price (e.g. cupcakes, RM2 each)1
When and where (e.g. Friday, recess, near the canteen)1
Why (the money goes to the flood relief fund)1
Language: a short title, clear sentences or notice lines, capital letters and correct spelling1

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For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1 text type: writing a short notice

Section A: short texts (Paper 1 Part 1 style)

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

Question 9

Question 10

Question 11

Section B: structured questions

Question 12

Question 13

Question 14

Question 15

Question 16

Question 17

Question 18

Question 19