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Prepositions, conjunctions and spotting errors

41 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Questions in Section B are in the style of UASA Paper 1: error correction (Part 2), information transfer (Part 3), true or false (Part 4) and gapped texts (Part 5).

Section A: multiple choice

10 marks
Read each short text and choose the best answer, A, B or C.
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Question 1

Notice
The school library will be closed ______ Friday afternoon for cleaning. Please return your books by Thursday.
Choose the word for the gap.
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C
A day with a part of the day (Friday afternoon) takes on.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Prepositions of time: on + day
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Question 2

Message
Mum, I left the house key ______ the flower pot near the door. Lift the pot to find it. Adik
Choose the word for the gap.
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A
You lift the pot to find the key, so the key is under it. Between needs two things.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Prepositions of place
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Question 3

The year-end school holidays in Malaysia usually begin ______ December.
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B
Months take in: in December.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Prepositions of time: in + month
4

Question 4

Text message
Hi Zara, can you wait ______ me at the bus stop? I will be there at 3.15. Thanks! Wei Jie
Choose the word for the gap.
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A
The fixed pair is wait for someone.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Verb + preposition
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Question 5

Notice
The canteen is closed today, ______ please bring your own food and drinks.
Choose the word for the gap.
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B
Bringing your own food is the result of the canteen being closed, so use so.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Conjunctions: so (result)
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Question 6

I like Science, ______ my brother prefers History.
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C
The two ideas are different (a contrast), so use but.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Conjunctions: but (contrast)
7

Question 7

My best friend, Kavitha, ______ to school by bus every day.
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B
One person + a habit (every day) → goes.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Subject-verb agreement
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Question 8

The students in my new class ______ very friendly.
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C
The real subject is the students (plural), not class, so use are.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Subject-verb agreement: find the real subject
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Question 9

I was doing my homework ______ the lights suddenly went out.
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B
The lights going out is a short, sudden action during the longer one, so use when. While goes with the longer action: While I was doing my homework, the lights went out.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, standard Conjunctions: when / while
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Question 10

Blog
Our new Maths teacher, Puan Lim, is very good ______ explaining hard topics. Now I enjoy Maths!
Choose the word for the gap.
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A
The fixed pair is good at.
For the teacher: Remembering, medium difficulty, standard Adjective + preposition

Section B: structured questions

31 marks
Answer all questions. Choose the answer or write it in the space.
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Question 11

Read the message from Puan Rohana. Then complete the table with no more than three words from the text, including the preposition.
English Week, 20 to 24 July
Dear Form 1 students,
English Week starts on Monday, 20 July. The opening ceremony is at 7.30 a.m. in the school hall. The spelling bee is on Wednesday afternoon in the library, so bring a pencil and an eraser. The drama competition is on Thursday evening, also in the school hall. Finally, the prize-giving ceremony takes place on Friday, 24 July, in the canteen. I hope to see all of you there!
Puan Rohana
ActivityWhenWhere
Opening ceremony(a) ______in the school hall
Spelling beeon Wednesday afternoon(b) ______
Drama competition(c) ______in the school hall
Prize-givingon Friday, 24 July(d) ______
[1 mark] (a)When is the opening ceremony?
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[1 mark] (b)Where is the spelling bee?
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[1 mark] (c)When is the drama competition?
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[1 mark] (d)Where is the prize-giving?
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For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Information transfer (Paper 1 Part 3) with prepositions of time and place
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Question 12

Aina wrote these sentences in her diary. Is each sentence correct? Choose True if it is correct and False if it has an error.
[1 mark] (a)The bookshop near my house opens at 9.00 a.m. on Sundays.
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True
at + clock time, on + days: both correct.
[1 mark] (b)My little brother was born on 2014.
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False
Years take in: born in 2014.
[1 mark] (c)My cousin is interested in joining the school choir.
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True
The fixed pair interested in is correct.
For the teacher: Evaluating, medium difficulty, standard Prepositions: judging correct use
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Question 13

Read Hafiz's email. Choose the best phrase for each gap. One phrase is not needed.
Hi Kumar,
Last Saturday, my family went to the night market in Seremban (a) ______. I looked at the caps at a small stall (b) ______. My sister wanted satay, (c) ______. We were very thirsty, (d) ______. It was a fun evening!
Hafiz
Phrases: because we needed vegetables for the week / while my mother was buying vegetables / but the satay stall had closed / so we bought ais kacang / so I stayed at home
[1 mark] (a)Gap (a)
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because we needed vegetables for the week
Gap (a) needs the reason for going to the market: because ...
[1 mark] (b)Gap (b)
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while my mother was buying vegetables
Two things happened at the same time: Hafiz looked at caps while his mother was buying vegetables.
[1 mark] (c)Gap (c)
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but the satay stall had closed
She wanted satay, but she could not get it: a contrast.
[1 mark] (d)Gap (d)
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so we bought ais kacang
Buying a drink is the result of being thirsty: so. So I stayed at home does not fit anywhere, because Hafiz went out.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Gapped text matching (Paper 1 Part 5): conjunctions
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Question 14

Each sentence has one error. Find the error and write the correction.
[1 mark] (a)Mei Ling is very good in drawing cartoons.
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[1 mark] (b)Each of the students have a new English textbook.
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[1 mark] (c)Our class discussed about the Hari Guru concert during recess.
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[1 mark] (d)My sister's birthday is in 14 March.
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Error correction: verb/adjective + preposition, agreement, time
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Question 15

Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the correct word in the space.
A wedding in Kuala Kangsar
Last month, my family (0) go to Kuala Kangsar for my cousin's wedding. We left our house in Ipoh (9) on 7.00 in the morning and arrived (10) in my aunt's house before eight. Her house was full (11) with relatives from all over Perak. My aunt always (12) cook a big pot of rendang when there is a family event. I wanted to help her in the kitchen, (13) so she told me to rest. The wedding was in the afternoon. My cousin and (14) she husband looked wonderful in their blue baju. The guests (15) was very happy with the food. We were very tired after the long day, (16) because we slept in the car on the way home.
Example: (0) went
[1 mark] (9)
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Preposition of time: at + clock time (at 7.00).
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[1 mark] (10)
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Preposition of place: arrive at a building (arrive in a town).
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[1 mark] (11)
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Adjective + preposition: full of.
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[1 mark] (12)
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Subject-verb agreement: my aunt (one person) + a habit (always ... when there is a family event, present tense) → cooks.
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[1 mark] (13)
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Conjunction: she wanted to help, but her aunt said no. That is a contrast, not a result.
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[1 mark] (14)
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Pronoun: before a noun (husband) use the possessive her.
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[1 mark] (15)
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Subject-verb agreement: the guests (plural) → were.
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[1 mark] (16)
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Conjunction: sleeping in the car is the result of being tired, so use so.
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For the teacher: Applying, high difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 2: lexico-grammar error correction
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Question 16

Join each pair of sentences with the conjunction in brackets. Write one sentence.
[1 mark] (a)Danish was hungry. He ate two pieces of roti canai. (so)
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[1 mark] (b)Siti did not go to school. She had a fever. (because)
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[1 mark] (c)It was raining. We played futsal. (although)
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Conjunctions: joining sentences
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Question 17

Choose the correct preposition.
[1 mark] (a)Ravi is afraid ______ big dogs.
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of
[1 mark] (b)Please listen ______ the teacher's instructions.
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to
[1 mark] (c)Thank you ______ the lovely birthday card.
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for
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Verb and adjective + preposition
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Question 18

Write two sentences about your school day. Use although in one sentence and while in the other.
[1 mark] (a)Sentence with although:
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[1 mark] (b)Sentence with while:
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For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard Conjunctions and prepositions in your own writing