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Bahasa Inggeris questions, unit 12
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Vocabulary for everyday topics

43 marks.

Section A: objective questions

12 marks
Read the text or sentence in each question. Choose the best answer, A, B or C.
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Question 1

SICKBAY
Students who feel unwell must get a pass from their class teacher before coming here.
Who should go to this room?
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A
A sickbay is a room for students who feel unwell (sick). A student with a headache feels unwell. Books are borrowed from the library.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: school words (sickbay)
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Question 2

Mum,
I've done the laundry and swept the floor. I couldn't wash the dishes because the kitchen tap is broken. I'll ask Ayah to fix it tonight.
Aina
Which chore has Aina not done?
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C
"I couldn't wash the dishes" tells you this chore is not done. She has done the laundry and swept the floor.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: household chores
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Question 3

Kerepek Pisang Pedas (Spicy Banana Chips)
Ingredients: banana, palm oil, chilli powder, salt
Thinly sliced and deep-fried.
Keep in a cool, dry place.
The banana chips are most probably
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C
Chilli powder makes food spicy, and thin slices that are deep-fried in oil become crispy.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: food words (taste and cooking)
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Question 4

Hafiz ______ Daniel 21-15 in the badminton final.
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B
You beat a person or a team. You win a game, a match or a prize.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Vocabulary: sport (win / beat)
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Question 5

Weather for Shah Alam tomorrow
Hazy in the morning, with thunderstorms in the afternoon. Students are advised to wear face masks and bring an umbrella.
Which statement is true?
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C
Thunderstorms bring rain, and they come in the afternoon. The morning is hazy, not clear.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: weather words
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Question 6

KEDAI BUKU ILMU
Back-to-school sale!
All exercise books 20% off
Buy 2 boxes of colour pencils, get 1 free
Keep your receipt: you may exchange items within 7 days.
A customer who wants to exchange a pencil case must
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A
"Keep your receipt" because you need it to exchange (change) an item you bought.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: shopping words (receipt, exchange)
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Question 7

Can you ______ me your calculator? I left mine at home.
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C
You lend something to a person (lend me). You borrow something from a person: Can I borrow your calculator?
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary: confusing words (borrow / lend)
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Question 8

Hi Wei Jie,
I've uploaded the Science slides to our group folder. Please download them, add your part and save the file before 9 p.m. Don't forget to log out of the school laptop!
Kavitha
Wei Jie must
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B
Kavitha uploaded the slides; Wei Jie downloads them and adds his part. Nothing is said about sending them to the teacher.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: technology words
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Question 9

Thank you for being so ______. You helped me carry all my books to the library.
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helpful = full of help, ready to help. helpless means not able to help yourself.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Word formation: suffixes -ful / -less
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Question 10

Please ______ attention when the teacher is giving instructions.
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B
The collocation is pay attention.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Collocations: verb + noun
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Question 11

"Entry to the museum is free for children, but adults must pay an admission fee of RM5 at the counter."
An admission fee is
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A
The sentence is about entry to the museum: children go in free, adults pay. So an admission fee is money to enter.
For the teacher: Evaluating, high difficulty, standard Guessing meaning from context
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Question 12

Attention, passengers. The 10.30 a.m. train to Butterworth is delayed. It will now depart at 11.15 a.m. from Platform 2.
The train will
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B
Delayed means late. The train now departs (leaves) at 11.15 a.m., 45 minutes after 10.30 a.m.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: travel words (delayed, depart)

Section B: error correction and word formation

12 marks
Find the error and write the correct word.
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Question 13

Read the blog post. Each underlined word is wrong. Write the correct word.
My busy Saturday
Every Saturday morning, my father and I (0) play jogging at Taman Tasik Cempaka. Last Saturday, the weather was (a) rain, so we stayed at home. My mother asked me to help with the (b) houseworks. I (c) made the laundry and swept the floor while my sister washed the dishes. In the afternoon, my cousin Farah came to (d) borrow me her new storybook. It was very (e) interested, and I finished it in two hours. At night, we had dinner at a food court. I ordered fried kuey teow, but it was too (f) spice for me, so I drank a lot of water. My father paid RM45 (g) to our dinner. Before bed, I did my Mathematics homework (h) careless and made many mistakes.
Example: (0) play → go
[1 mark] (a)rain
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[1 mark] (b)houseworks
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[1 mark] (c)made
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[1 mark] (d)borrow
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[1 mark] (e)interested
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[1 mark] (f)spice
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[1 mark] (g)to
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[1 mark] (h)careless
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 2: word forms and collocations
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Question 14

Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
[1 mark] (a)Our school won the state choir competition. It was a big ______ (succeed).
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[1 mark] (b)It is ______ (polite) to talk with food in your mouth.
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[1 mark] (c)Put the plastic bottles in the blue bin so that they can be ______ (cycle).
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[1 mark] (d)Puan Lim is a famous ______ (art) from Penang. Her paintings are in many galleries.
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Word formation: prefixes and suffixes

Section C: information transfer and true or false

8 marks
Read each text and answer the questions.
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Question 15

Read the notice. Complete the table with no more than three words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
HEALTHY EATING WEEK
Healthy Eating Week will be held at SMK Bandar Baru Bangi from 14 to 18 July. It is organised by the Health Club, with help from the canteen operator, Puan Zaleha. During the week, the canteen will not sell fizzy drinks. Instead, students can buy fresh fruit juice for RM1.50 a cup. On Wednesday, Dr Kumar from Klinik Kesihatan Bangi will give a talk on the dangers of too much sugar. Students who bring a reusable water bottle to school every day will get a free healthy snack box on Friday.
Healthy Eating Week
Organiser(a)
Drinks not sold(b)
Price of a cup of juice(c)
Thing to bring for a free snack box(d)
[1 mark] (a)Organiser
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the Health Club
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[1 mark] (b)Drinks not sold
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fizzy drinks
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[1 mark] (c)Price of a cup of juice
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RM1.50
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[1 mark] (d)Thing to bring for a free snack box
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reusable water bottle
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 3: health vocabulary
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Question 16

Form 1 students of SMK Teluk Cempedak are planning a beach clean-up. Read the forecast. Is each statement True or False?
Weather forecast for Kuantan, 7 to 11 April
DayWeatherHighest temperature
MondaySunny33 °C
TuesdayCloudy30 °C
WednesdayThunderstorms in the afternoon28 °C
ThursdayHazy32 °C
FridayHeavy rain all day26 °C
[1 mark] (a)Monday will be the hottest of the five days.
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True
33 °C is the highest temperature in the table.
[1 mark] (b)On Wednesday, it will rain only in the morning.
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False
The thunderstorms come in the afternoon.
[1 mark] (c)Students with asthma should take care on Thursday.
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True
Thursday is hazy. Haze is bad for people with breathing problems such as asthma.
[1 mark] (d)Friday is the best day for the beach clean-up.
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False
There will be heavy rain all day on Friday.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 4: weather forecast (non-linear text)

Section D: gapped text and word partners

7 marks
Choose or write the best word or sentence.
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Question 17

Read the text. Four sentences have been removed. Choose the sentence that fits each gap. There is one extra sentence you do not need.
A day in Kuala Lumpur
During the school holidays, my family took the ETS train from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur. (a) ______ When we arrived at KL Sentral, we bought day passes for the LRT. Our first stop was the National Museum. (b) ______ After lunch, we went to Central Market to buy souvenirs. (c) ______ In the evening, we walked in KLCC Park and watched the fountain show. (d) ______
[1 mark] (a)Gap (a)
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The journey took about two and a half hours.
This sentence is about the train ride, which comes just before the arrival at KL Sentral.
[1 mark] (b)Gap (b)
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We learnt a lot about the history of Malaysia there.
"there" points back to the National Museum, a place to learn history.
[1 mark] (c)Gap (c)
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My sister bought a batik scarf for our grandmother.
A batik scarf is a souvenir, and the sentence before is about buying souvenirs.
[1 mark] (d)Gap (d)
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It was a tiring but wonderful trip, and I hope we can go again soon.
This sentence ends the story. The sentence about missing the train does not fit: the family did take the train.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 5: travel vocabulary in a gapped text
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Question 18

Write one word to complete each sentence. The first letter of each word is given.
[1 mark] (a)My grandmother moved to Sabah last year. I really m______ her.
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[1 mark] (b)Don't forget to t______ a photo of the waterfall for our project.
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[1 mark] (c)The talk was two hours long, and I felt very b______. I almost fell asleep.
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For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Collocations and confusing words

Section E: using new words

4 marks
Write your answer in the space given.
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Question 19

[4 marks] (a)Your e-pal Sophie from Australia asks: "What do you usually do at the weekend?" Write a short reply (about 50 words). Use at least four words or phrases from the box.
go cycling   do the housework   pocket money   delicious   cousins   night market   download   humid
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Model answer: Hi Sophie! On Saturday mornings, I go cycling with my cousins around Taman Melawati. It is often hot and humid, so we start early. In the afternoon, I help my mother do the housework. At night, we go to the night market. I use my pocket money to buy delicious satay. What about you? Aisyah
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For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard Paper 2 Part 1: using topic vocabulary in a short message