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Grammar: adjectives, adverbs, comparison and intensifiers

45 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. The questions follow the UASA Paper 1 item types, and the grammar comes from the Pulse 2 Writing pages (82 and 92) and the Cultural awareness texts (78 and 88). Ask a parent or teacher to check the writing task in question c7.

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

8 marks
Read each text or sentence carefully. Choose the best answer A, B or C.
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Question 1

Bus timetable: Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh
Bus 12: leaves 8.00 a.m., arrives 9.10 a.m.
Bus 15: leaves 8.00 a.m., arrives 8.55 a.m.
Both buses stop at Tanjung Malim.
Bus 15 is ______ Bus 12.
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C
Bus 15 takes 55 minutes (8.00 to 8.55). Bus 12 takes 70 minutes (8.00 to 9.10). Less time means faster, so Bus 15 is faster than Bus 12.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: comparing in a timetable (4.5)
Textbook p. 78
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Question 2

Message
Hi Hana, I tried the new café near our school today. The nasi ayam was really delicious and quite cheap, only RM6. But the café is a bit crowded at lunch, so go early.
Aiman
What does Aiman think of the café?
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B
"Really delicious" and "quite cheap" mean good food at a low price. "A bit crowded at lunch" means it can be busy.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 1: intensifiers in a message (4.3)
Textbook p. 82
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Question 3

The new shopping mall is ______ than the old one. It has more shops.
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B
"Than" needs a comparative. Big is a short adjective with one vowel and one consonant: double the g and add -er, bigger. Never "more big".
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Comparatives: short adjectives (4.5)
Textbook p. 82
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Question 4

We were ______ by the magic show. We could not understand how the magician did it.
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A
"We" feel the surprise, so we need the -ed adjective: amazed. The show is the thing that is amazing.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard -ed and -ing adjectives (4.2)
Textbook p. 92
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Question 5

Mum tasted the soup and said, "It is only a little salty, so just add some water." The soup is ______ salty.
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C
"Only a little" matches a bit (= a little). Extremely and really are strong words that mean very.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Intensifiers: a bit, really, extremely (4.3)
Textbook p. 82
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Question 6

My school bag is as big ______ yours.
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A
The pattern is as + adjective + as, so the second word is as. We do not use than after as big, and like does not fit the pattern.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard as ... as (4.6)
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Question 7

Route 66 facts
Route 66 is 3,940 km long. In 1928 a race went from one end of Route 66 to the other and then on to New York. The race route was 5,507 km long.
The race route was ______ Route 66.
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B
5,507 km is more than 3,940 km, so the race route was longer than Route 66. The race was also the longest race in history, according to the text on page 78.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Comparing numbers: longer than (4.5)
Textbook p. 78
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Question 8

Which sentence is correct?
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C
A frequency adverb goes before the main verb: Aini always plays. It does not go between the verb and its object, and "always" is not put at the start of a statement.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Adverbs of frequency: position (4.4)
Textbook p. 88

Section B: error correction, information transfer and matching

19 marks
Answer all questions. Write the answer, or choose it.
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Question 9

Read the blog post below and correct the underlined errors. The first one (0) is done for you: tiring becomes tired. For each of (a) to (h), write the correct word or words.
A day out in Melaka
Last Saturday, our class went on a trip to Melaka. I was very (0) tiring after the long bus ride because the traffic on the highway was (a) more heavier than usual. In the morning we visited A Famosa. Our guide spoke (b) clear, so everyone could understand the history. It is one of the (c) older forts in Southeast Asia. The view from the hill was (d) too beautiful, so we took many photos. At lunch, my friend Rina (e) always was hungry, and she ate three plates of chicken rice! The cendol was not (f) as cheaper as I expected, and it was the (g) most good dessert of the whole trip. On the way home I felt (h) bore, so I listened to music.
[1 mark] (a)more heavier
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[1 mark] (b)clear
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[1 mark] (c)older
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[1 mark] (d)too
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[1 mark] (e)always was
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[1 mark] (f)as cheaper as
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[1 mark] (g)most good
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[1 mark] (h)bore
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For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 2: error correction, adjectives, adverbs, comparison (4.7)
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Question 10

Read the notice and complete the notes. Write no more than three words and/or a number for each answer.
Ways to travel from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh
There are three ways to go to Ipoh. The express bus costs RM28 and takes 4 hours. The ETS train costs RM45, but it is the fastest: only 3 hours. The express van costs RM35 and takes 3 hours 30 minutes. Most students choose the bus because it is the cheapest.
[1 mark] (a)The cheapest way to go
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[1 mark] (b)Time taken by the fastest way
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[1 mark] (c)Price of the express van
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[1 mark] (d)How much more expensive the train is than the bus (RM)
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For the teacher: Analysing, low difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 3: information transfer, comparing (4.5)
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Question 11

Read the table. For (a) to (c), choose True or False. For (d), write no more than three words.
Reading Challenge: books read in one term
ClassBooks
2 Bestari46
2 Cekap52
2 Dedikasi52
2 Efisien38
[1 mark] (a)2 Cekap read as many books as 2 Dedikasi.
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True
Both classes read 52 books.
[1 mark] (b)2 Efisien read the most books.
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False
2 Efisien read 38 books, the lowest number. They read the fewest books.
[1 mark] (c)2 Bestari read more books than 2 Efisien.
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True
46 is more than 38.
[1 mark] (d)Which class read the fewest books?
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For the teacher: Analysing, low difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 4: true/false and short answer, results table (4.5, 4.6)
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Question 12

Read the text. Three sentences have been removed. Choose the sentence that fits each gap. There is one extra sentence that you do not need.
Zul's new bicycle
My cousin Zul got a new mountain bike for his birthday. (a) ______ It is not as heavy as his old bike, so he can ride it up hills easily. Last Sunday we cycled around Tasik Perdana. (b) ______ The path was a bit steep near the end, but Zul never stopped. (c) ______ We bought two cold drinks and rested under a tree.
[1 mark] (a)Gap (a)
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It is really light, and the frame is bright red.
The next sentence says the bike is not as heavy as the old one, so the gap describes it as light.
[1 mark] (b)Gap (b)
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He rode much faster than me, so I was always behind.
The cycling trip is described, and "Zul never stopped" continues the idea of his speed. "He" is Zul.
[1 mark] (c)Gap (c)
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At the end, we were both very tired, but happy.
After the ride, they buy drinks and rest. The extra sentence is about a football match, which is not in the text.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Paper 1 Part 5: gapped text matching (4.3, 4.5)
Textbook p. 82

Section C: using the grammar

18 marks
Answer all questions.
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Question 13

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
[1 mark] (a)The horror film was so ______ that I closed my eyes.
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frightening
The film causes the fear, so -ing.
[1 mark] (b)Nadia was ______ because she lost the game. She was really annoyed.
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disappointed
Nadia feels it, so -ed.
[1 mark] (c)Is your new teacher ______ ? She makes every lesson fun.
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interesting
The question asks about what the teacher is like, and she causes interest, so -ing.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard -ed and -ing adjectives (4.2)
Textbook p. 92
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Question 14

Rewrite each sentence using a bit and the word in brackets. The first one is an example: The buses weren't very fast. (slow) becomes The buses were a bit slow.
[1 mark] (a)The film wasn't very exciting. (boring)
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[1 mark] (b)It isn't very warm in the hall. (cold)
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[1 mark] (c)The shop assistants weren't very polite. (rude)
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Intensifiers: a bit + adjective (4.3)
Textbook p. 82
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Question 15

Put the words in order to make a sentence. Begin with a capital letter and finish with a full stop.
[1 mark] (a)driver / was / The / really / tired
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[1 mark] (b)is / bit / The / a / cold / water
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[1 mark] (c)looked / happy / The / the / after / pupils / results
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Writing focus: using adjectives, word order (4.1)
Textbook p. 92
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Question 16

Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
[1 mark] (a)Of the three routes, the mountain route is the ______ (steep).
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[1 mark] (b)Nadia sings ______ (beautifully) than her sister.
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[1 mark] (c)The traffic today is ______ (bad) than yesterday.
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For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Comparatives and superlatives: forms (4.5)
Textbook p. 78
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Question 17

Hakim wrote this sentence in his essay about a friend:
Hakim's sentence
She is the most prettiest girl in my class and she speaks very good.
His friend says there is no mistake.
[2 marks] (a)Find two mistakes and say why they are wrong.
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[1 mark] (b)Write the correct sentence.
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For the teacher: Evaluating, high difficulty, standard Correcting errors: adjectives and adverbs (4.1, 4.3, 4.5)
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Question 18

Write an email of three to four sentences to a friend about a game or a film you enjoyed recently. Use: one -ed or -ing adjective, one intensifier (really, a bit, very), and one comparative or superlative.
[3 marks] (a)Write your email.
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Hi Aina, I watched a really funny film yesterday. I was so excited that I laughed all the way through! It was better than the first film, and the ending was a bit sad. Bye for now, Sam
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For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard Writing: an email using adjectives and emoticons (4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
Textbook p. 92