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Ujian Akhir Sesi Akademik

English

Tingkatan 2, 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

NETBALL FINAL
SMK Taman Desa v SMK Bukit Permai
Thursday, 23 October, 3.30 p.m.

The match will be played in the school hall, not on the outdoor court, because the court is being repaired.
Spectators may bring water only.
The final will be played in the hall because
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B
The notice gives the reason in the same sentence: because the court is being repaired. Weather (A) and the number of spectators (C) are not mentioned.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.5
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Question 2

Hakim: Zafri, I have lost my lucky socks! I wore them for all three of our matches and we won every time. Please look in the changing room before you come.
Zafri: OK. What time does the match start?
Hakim: At 2.00 p.m. Thanks!
Hakim wants Zafri to
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A
Hakim has lost his lucky socks and asks Zafri to look in the changing room. He does not ask to borrow socks (B), and he tells Zafri the time, not the coach (C).
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 12, standard 12.2
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Question 3

Mei Yee Tan posted a photo
Just got my first medal at the state swimming meet! Fourth in the 100 m freestyle, but I beat my own best time by two seconds. Thank you, Coach Aziz, for training me every morning for six months!
Mei Yee is happy because she
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C
I beat my own best time by two seconds means she swam faster than before. She came fourth, not first (A), and Coach Aziz trained her (B).
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.4
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Question 4

SCHOOL FAIR LUCKY DRAW
1 ticket: RM2   5 tickets: RM8
Draw at 4.00 p.m. in the hall.
Prizes must be collected by 6 November.
Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded.
Aina wants to buy five tickets. How much will she pay?
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B
The price list gives 5 tickets: RM8. Five single tickets would cost RM10 (A), which is the trap; RM2 is the price of one ticket (C).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.3
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Question 5

Arif: Dad, can you take me to the stadium on Sunday? The match starts at 5.00 p.m., but we must be there at 3.30 for the warm-up.
Dad: I have a meeting until 2.30. I can pick you up at 2.45.
Arif: Great! That gives us plenty of time.
Arif's father agrees to
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A
He will pick Arif up at 2.45, which is before the 3.30 warm-up. His meeting ends at 2.30 (B), and 5.00 p.m. is the start of the match, not the warm-up (C).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.6
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Question 6

ATTENTION, FORM 2 STUDENTS
The bus for Saturday's visit to the National Science Centre will leave at 7.00 a.m., not 7.30 a.m.
Students who want to bring a camera must give their names to Cikgu Salmah today.
Students who want to bring a camera should
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C
The notice says give their names to Cikgu Salmah today. The bus now leaves at 7.00 a.m., so 7.30 a.m. is too late (A); the driver is not mentioned (B).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.5
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Question 7

SCHOOL CULTURE DAY
Friday, 31 October

Wear your traditional clothes!
Each class will prepare one traditional game for visitors.
Food stalls open from 10.00 a.m.
Prizes for the best-dressed boy and girl.
What must each class do?
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A
Each class will prepare one traditional game. Food stalls are only the time they open (B), and the prizes are given by the organisers (C).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.4
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Question 8

Danish: I almost lost my chess match today. My hands were shaking, and I could not think. Then I felt the old coin my grandfather gave me in my pocket. I held it for a minute and I felt calmer. Maybe it is luck, maybe not, but I won in the end!
What does Danish say about the coin?
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B
He felt calmer after holding it. He is not sure about luck (maybe not), so A is too strong; his grandfather only gave him the coin (C).
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Unit 12, standard 12.3

Paper 1 Part 2

8 marks
You should spend about 15 minutes in this part. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
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Question 9

The Last-Minute Goal

The final of the district football cup was held (0) on a hot Saturday in October. Our school team had not won the cup (9) ____ six years, so everybody in the stands was hoping for a win.

(10) ____ we were warming up, dark clouds appeared, but the referee decided to start the match. The other team, SMK Bukit Jaya, had players who were taller (11) ____ ours, and they pushed us hard. (12) ____ we played well, nobody scored in the first half.

In the last minute, the score was still 0-0. Then our striker, Haziq, received a long pass and kicked the ball (13) ____ the net! The crowd jumped up and shouted. Haziq's mother cried when she saw (14) ____ son lift the cup.

Our coach says that we are (15) ____ to train twice a week this term to keep the trophy. I (16) ____ never felt so proud of my team.

Example: (0) on
[1 mark] (9)
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for
A length of time (six years) takes for; since needs a starting point such as 2019 (Unit 6.1).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.1
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Question 10

[1 mark] (10)
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While
Two things happened at the same time in the past: the team was warming up and clouds appeared. The past continuous were warming up goes with while (Unit 2.6).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 2, standard 2.6
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Question 11

[1 mark] (11)
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than
The adjective taller is a comparative, and a comparison is completed with than (Unit 4.5).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Unit 4, standard 4.5
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Question 12

[1 mark] (12)
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Although
The two ideas contrast: the team played well, but nobody scored. A contrast needs although or though at the start of the sentence (Unit 6.4).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.4
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Question 13

[1 mark] (13)
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into
Into shows movement from outside to inside, here the ball going into the net (Unit 6.2).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.2
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Question 14

[1 mark] (14)
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her
It is Haziq's mother who saw her own son, so the possessive adjective is her (Unit 3.3).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.3
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Question 15

[1 mark] (15)
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going
The plan for the future uses be going to + base form: we are going to train (Unit 5.1).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 5, standard 5.1
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Question 16

[1 mark] (16)
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have
Never with an experience up to now takes the present perfect: I have never felt (Unit 2.3). Had is also accepted, as the past perfect in a story; did would not make a correct sentence here.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Unit 2, standard 2.3

Paper 1 Part 3

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

Report: Kaamatan Open House at SMK Tanjung Aru
by Jessica Jimmy, 2 Dahlia

Kaamatan is the harvest festival of the Kadazandusun people of Sabah, and it is celebrated every May. This year our school held its own Kaamatan open house on Friday, 30 May, in the school hall, and I was a member of the committee.

The programme was planned for 9.00 a.m., but the guest of honour, Puan Julia Matius, was stuck in traffic, so it began at 9.45 a.m. First, twenty students performed the Sumazau, a traditional dance. About 400 visitors were expected, but only 350 came because of the heavy rain.

The most popular part was the food. Visitors queued for hinava, a fish salad, and for tapai, a sweet rice drink. Our teachers also helped us to wear traditional costumes, and the Unduk Ngadau beauty contest was won by Natalia from Form 4.

Each visitor paid RM5 for a ticket. All the money, RM1,750, will be given to a children's home near our school. Our advisor, Cikgu Darius, says that next year we will add a corner for traditional games.

Form: Open house report
Name of festival(17) ____________
Date of the open house(18) ____________
Place(19) ____________
Guest of honour(20) ____________
Time the programme began(21) ____________
First performancethe (22) ____________
Number of visitors who came(23) ____________
The money will be given to(24) ____________
[1 mark] Name of festival: ______
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Kaamatan
The first sentence names the festival: Kaamatan is the harvest festival. Harvest festival is its description; copy the name exactly.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.3
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Question 18

[1 mark] Date of the open house: ______
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30 May
on Friday, 30 May. Do not write May alone, because the festival is celebrated all through May.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.3
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Question 19

[1 mark] Place: ______
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school hall
in the school hall. The school name is the school, not the place inside it where the event was held.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.3
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Question 20

[1 mark] Guest of honour: ______
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Puan Julia Matius
Said in the second paragraph: the guest of honour, Puan Julia Matius. Copy the name exactly.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.6
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Question 21

[1 mark] Time the programme began: ______
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9.45 a.m.
A changed plan: it was planned for 9.00 a.m., but it began at 9.45 a.m. The question asks when it began, so take the new time.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.6
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Question 22

[1 mark] First performance: the ______
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Sumazau
First, twenty students performed the Sumazau. The question already supplies the word the and the dance is a noun.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.3
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Question 23

[1 mark] Number of visitors who came: ______
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350
About 400 visitors were expected, but only 350 came. 400 is the number expected, not the number who came.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.6
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Question 24

[1 mark] The money will be given to: ______
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a children's home
All the money ... will be given to a children's home. RM1,750 is how much money, not who receives it.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.6

Paper 1 Part 4

10 marks
You should spend about 20 minutes in this part. Read the article below. For 25 to 32, complete the sentences with no more than five words and/or a number from the article. For 33 and 34, complete the table with a word from the article that has the same meaning.
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Question 25

A Lucky Escape on Bukit Mawar

Three friends, Hadi, Wei Jie and Rajan, are lucky to be alive after a hiking trip went wrong last Sunday. The boys, who are all fifteen, are keen hikers and have been members of their school's adventure club for two years. They set off at 7.30 a.m. and planned to be home by 1.00 p.m. Sadly, they did not check the weather forecast, so they did not know that a thunderstorm was coming.

At 11.00 a.m., heavy rain began. The path became slippery and Hadi fell and twisted his ankle. His friends could not carry him, and there was no signal on their phones. Fortunately, Rajan had a whistle in his bag, an idea from his father, who always tells him to carry one. He blew it again and again.

Luckily, a forest ranger, Encik Zul, heard the whistle while he was checking the trail. He called the rescue team, and two hours later Hadi was carried down the hill on a stretcher. At the hospital, the doctor said that the ankle was not broken, and that Hadi would be back on the football field in three weeks.

"We were lucky," says Rajan. "Next time we will tell our parents which path we are taking." The adventure club has now made a new rule: every hiking group must carry a first aid kit and a whistle.

MeaningWord from the article
very smooth and easy to fall on when it is wet(33) ____________
very interested in something and enthusiastic about it(34) ____________
[1 mark] The friends planned to be home by ______.
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1.00 p.m.
They set off at 7.30 a.m. and planned to be home by 1.00 p.m. 7.30 a.m. is the time they left.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.4
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Question 26

[1 mark] They did not know about the thunderstorm because they did not ______.
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check the weather forecast
they did not check the weather forecast, so they did not know...
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.6
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Question 27

[1 mark] At 11.00 a.m., ______ began.
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heavy rain
At 11.00 a.m., heavy rain began. The thunderstorm was the forecast they did not hear; the rain is what began at 11.00.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.4
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Question 28

[1 mark] Hadi could not walk because he had ______.
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twisted his ankle
Hadi fell and twisted his ankle. His friends could not carry him, which is why they needed help.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.6
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Question 29

[1 mark] They could not call anyone because there was no ______ on their phones.
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signal
The text says there was no signal on their phones. The sentence already has no before the gap.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.3
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Question 30

[1 mark] The idea of taking a whistle came from Rajan's ______.
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father
a whistle in his bag, an idea from his father.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.3
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Question 31

[1 mark] The person who heard the whistle was ______.
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a forest ranger
a forest ranger, Encik Zul, heard the whistle. The rescue team came later because he called them.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 8, standard 8.6
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Question 32

[1 mark] Hadi was carried down the hill ______.
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on a stretcher
Hadi was carried down the hill on a stretcher. The hospital is where he went afterwards.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.6
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Question 33

[1 mark] (33) ______ = very smooth and easy to fall on when wet
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slippery
The second paragraph: The path became slippery after the rain. A path that is wet and smooth is slippery.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 12, standard 12.3
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Question 34

[1 mark] (34) ______ = very interested in something and enthusiastic
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keen
The first paragraph: are keen hikers. A keen hiker is one who really loves hiking.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 12, standard 12.2

Paper 1 Part 5

6 marks
You should spend about 20 minutes in this part. Read the text below. Six sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences (A - H) to fit each gap (35 - 40). There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
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Question 35

The Lucky Raffle Ticket

My grandmother always says that luck comes to people who are kind. I did not believe her until the school fun fair in August. My best friend Sofea and I sold drinks at our class stall all morning, and by lunchtime we were exhausted. (35) ______ I had only RM2 left, and a ticket cost exactly RM2, so I bought one and put it in my pocket.

At 3.00 p.m., the headmaster stood on the stage to announce the winners. (36) ______ The third prize went to a Form 5 boy, and the second prize to a teacher. I was so tired that I almost went home.

(37) ______ "Number 0472," he said, "is the winner of the mountain bike!" I looked at my ticket. I could not believe my eyes.

I jumped up and ran to the stage with my knees shaking. (38) ______ Sofea hugged me and laughed, because she was the one who had told me to buy the ticket.

After the fair, Sofea asked me, "What will you do with the bike?" (39) ______ A boy in Form 1 had been walking five kilometres to school every day, and now he rides to school on my prize.

Now, when people ask me if luck is real, (40) ______

AHe thanked all the students and teachers who had helped to raise money for new library books.
BMr Lim, the caretaker, said that he had never won anything in his life.
CThen Cikgu Faizah came to our stall with a box of raffle tickets for the charity draw.
DI smile and tell them that my grandmother was right.
EI already had a bicycle, so I decided to give the prize to someone who needed it more.
FThe raffle was held in the school hall at 9.00 a.m.
GFinally, it was time for the first prize.
HMy face felt hot as the whole school clapped and cheered.
[1 mark] Gap (35)
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C
raffle tickets in C introduces the ticket; the sentence after the gap says a ticket cost exactly RM2 (reference: a ticket).
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.2
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Question 36

[1 mark] Gap (36)
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A
He is the headmaster, who is on the stage in the sentence before; A tells what he said before the prizes: The third prize follows in order.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.2
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Question 37

[1 mark] Gap (37)
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G
The third and second prizes have been announced, so Finally ... the first prize comes next, and the winner of the mountain bike follows. Finally shows the order.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.5
38

Question 38

[1 mark] Gap (38)
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H
After the writer runs to the stage, H describes how it felt as everybody clapped; Sofea hugged me then follows. B and F do not fit the story.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.4
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Question 39

[1 mark] Gap (39)
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E
Sofea asks What will you do with the bike? E answers: the writer gives the prize away (the prize = the bike), and the next sentence names the boy who now uses it.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.3
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Question 40

[1 mark] Gap (40)
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D
The last sentence returns to the first line: the writer did not believe the grandmother, and now says my grandmother was right. them points back to people.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Unit 9, standard 9.7

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-speaking friend, Zack.
Hi,

My brother's basketball team is in the school final next Saturday afternoon, and we have one spare ticket! Would you like to come with us? Do you want to stay for dinner at our house afterwards? And what snacks should we bring to the match?

Write back soon!
Zack
In about 80 words, write an email to Zack replying to his invitation.
From: ______________   To: zack@email.com
[20 marks] Your email
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Model answer (87 words)
Hi Zack,
Thanks for inviting me to the basketball final. Yes, I would love to come! My parents have agreed because I have finished all my homework.
I would also like to stay for dinner at your house. I will tell my mother, and she can pick me up at nine o'clock.
I think we should bring some water, sandwiches and a bag of oranges. We can share them with your brother's team at half-time.
I can't wait to cheer for them!
See you on Saturday,
Nadia

Plan before you write: Zack asks three things, so answer all three: (1) can you come, (2) can you stay for dinner, (3) what snacks to bring. Give a reason or a detail for each. Start by thanking him for the invitation and end with a friendly closing.

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 10.4

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 family traditions.
In about 100 words, write an essay about a festival or tradition in your family.
You must use the notes below to help you.

A festival or tradition in my family

  • What it is: the name of the festival or tradition, and when it happens
  • What we do: food, clothes, activities
  • Who takes part: which family members, and what each person does
  • Why it is special: what it means to your family
  • Your own idea
[20 marks] Write your essay.
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Model answer (about 110 words)
Every year, my family celebrates Hari Raya Aidilfitri, and it is my favourite time of the year. We always spend the day at my grandparents' house in Kuala Kangsar.
On the morning of Raya, we wear our new baju Melayu and baju kurung, and then we pray together at the mosque. After that, we eat ketupat and rendang, which my grandmother has cooked since the night before.
The oldest members of the family give money to the children, and everyone asks for forgiveness. This tradition is special because it brings the whole family together.
We also take a family photo every year to see how we have grown.

Turn each box into a paragraph. Write each note as a full sentence, then add one more sentence with a detail, an example or a reason. Do not just copy the notes as a list. Your own idea counts as content too, so give it its own short paragraph. Keep to about 100 words: two sentences for each note is enough. You may write about any festival or tradition: a religious festival, a birthday custom, a family gathering, a weekend routine.

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; a missing note or no own idea 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: messages, notices, leaflets and online posts–4 (4)––––44
2. Grammar: present perfect, past simple and the tense review––1 (1)1 (1)––22
3. Grammar: nouns, pronouns, articles and quantifiers––1 (1)–––11
4. Grammar: adjectives, adverbs, comparison and intensifiers––1 (1)–––11
5. Grammar: the future, modals and obligation (will, be going to, would like, should, must)––1 (1)–––11
6. Prepositions, conjunctions, time expressions and spotting errors––2 (2)1 (1)––33
7. Information transfer from a text5 (5)7 (7)––––1212
8. Reading charts, timetables, leaflets and other non-linear texts2 (2)1 (1)2 (2)1 (1)––66
9. Gapped texts and how texts hold together–––6 (6)––66
10. Writing short messages: emails, blog posts and instant messages–––––1 (20)120
11. Writing from notes: note expansion and extended writing–––––1 (20)120
12. Vocabulary: money, transport, sport and luck, health and personal issues–3 (3)–1 (1)––44
Total7 (7)15 (15)8 (8)10 (10)0 (0)2 (40)4280
Each cell shows items (marks).