44 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Section A has 10 multiple choice questions (A, B, C or D). In Section B, copy words from the text and keep to no more than three words and/or a number. Spelling counts.
Section A: multiple choice
10 marks
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
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Question 1
Which fraction word means 50%?
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A
50% = half. 25% is a quarter and 75% is three-quarters.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 7.2 Percentages and fractions
Textbook p. 68
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Question 2
Which percentage is the same as a tenth?
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B
10% = a tenth. 25% is a quarter and 33.3% is a third.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 7.2 Percentages and fractions
Textbook p. 68
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Question 3
Look at the pie chart. Where does the biggest share of teenagers' money come from?
Where British teenagers get their money (Pulse 2, p.68)
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D
Parents give 60%, which is the largest share. Saturday jobs are 20% and presents are 10%.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 7.2 Reading a pie chart
Textbook p. 68
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Question 4
Use the pie chart in Question 3. What share of the money comes from Saturday jobs and odd job earnings together?
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C
20% + 10% = 30%. Do not forget the odd job earnings (10%).
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 7.2 Adding percentages
Textbook p. 68
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Question 5
In the article, 'odd jobs' are
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A
The article explains odd jobs as chores like ironing, cutting the grass or washing the car. They are not strange (same word, wrong meaning) and they are for children.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 7.2 Vocabulary: odd jobs
Textbook p. 68
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Question 6
Rina wants to play table tennis, but she is not free until 7 pm. On which day can she play?
Hopfield Leisure Centre (Pulse 2, p.90)
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C
Table tennis is at 7-8pm only on Friday. On Monday and Saturday it is at 5-6pm.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 7.4 Reading a timetable
Textbook p. 90
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Question 7
Bats and balls for table tennis are £3 per hour. How much does it cost to hire them for two hours?
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C
'Per hour' means for each hour: 2 × £3 = £6.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 7.4 Timetable note and price
Textbook p. 90
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Question 8
According to the holiday health advice, what can you eat if you feel sick when you are travelling?
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A
The text says 'Eat a mint if you feel sick when you are travelling.' Aspirins are for headaches and plasters are for blisters.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 7.5 Advice to table
Textbook p. 100
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Question 9
When should you spray insect repellent over you?
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D
The text says to spray it over you when you go out at night. It is to stop bites, so spraying only after a bite is the opposite.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 7.5 Reading for detail
Textbook p. 100
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Question 10
A form asks: 'Item to put on your skin before going out in the sun'. Which answer keeps to no more than three words?
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B
Sun cream has 2 words. A has 7 words, and C and D have 6 words each.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 7.1 The three-word rule
Textbook p. 100
Section B: information transfer
34 marks
Write no more than three words and/or a number from the text for each answer unless the question says otherwise.
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Question 11
Read the article and chart. Choose True or False for each statement.
Where do British teenagers get their money from? (Pulse 2, p.68)
[1 mark](a)Teenagers only get money from their parents.Show answerHide answer
False
They also get money from Saturday jobs, odd jobs and presents.
[1 mark](b)Boys and girls spend two-thirds of their pocket money on sweets and chocolate.Show answerHide answer
True
This is fact 1 in the article.
[1 mark](c)Girls buy more computer games than boys.Show answerHide answer
False
Boys buy more food and drink, computer games, DVDs and CDs than girls.
[1 mark](d)Girls spend 50% more on mobile phones than boys.Show answerHide answer
True
This is fact 4 in the article.
[1 mark](e)Children aged 11 and 12 have Saturday jobs.Show answerHide answer
False
The article says children over the age of thirteen have Saturday jobs.
[1 mark](f)Which source gives 10% of the money, apart from presents?
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[1 mark](g)Write 25% as a fraction word.
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For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 7.2 Reading an article and a chart
Textbook p. 68
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Question 12
YOUNG CHEFS CLUB
The Young Chefs Club of SMK Bandar Baru is starting again. Last year the club met in the canteen, but this year we will meet in the Home Science room because it has better ovens. Our teacher adviser is Puan Zaleha Ahmad.
Meetings are on Wednesday afternoons, from 3.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. In the first term we will bake pandan cakes and cook nasi goreng. Our guest chef, Chef Amri, will visit us on 12 March.
The fee is RM8 for each term. You do not need to buy an apron because the club will lend one to you, but please bring your own container to take your food home. To join, give your name to the club president, Nur Syifa, before 28 February.
Club information form
[1 mark](a)Name of club: ______
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[1 mark](b)Meeting place: ______
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[1 mark](c)Teacher adviser: ______
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[1 mark](d)Day of meeting: ______
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[1 mark](e)One food to cook in the first term: ______
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[1 mark](f)Fee for each term: ______
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[1 mark](g)Thing members must bring: ______
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[1 mark](h)Give your name to the president before: ______
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For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 7.7 Notice to form
Textbook p. 100
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Question 13
Three friends describe their pocket money. Read the text and complete the table with no more than three words and/or a number.
Hakim is thirteen. His father gives him RM10 a week and he spends it on computer games. Dina is fifteen. She earns money by cutting the neighbour's grass every Sunday and spends it on magazines and clothes. Wei Jun is sixteen. He has a Saturday job in a bookshop and puts most of his money in the bank.
Name
Age
Way of getting money
Uses money for
Hakim
(1) ______
(2) ______
computer games
Dina
15
(3) ______
(4) ______
Wei Jun
(5) ______
(6) ______
saving
[1 mark](a)(1) Hakim's age
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[1 mark](b)(2) Hakim's way of getting money
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[1 mark](c)(3) Dina's way of getting money
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[1 mark](d)(4) What Dina buys
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[1 mark](e)(5) Wei Jun's age
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[1 mark](f)(6) Wei Jun's way of getting money
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 7.3 Text to table
Textbook p. 68
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Question 14
Use the timetable and the note to answer.
Hopfield Leisure Centre (Pulse 2, p.90)
[1 mark](a)How many times a week can you do archery?
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[1 mark](b)Which activity is at 10-11 am on Saturday?
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[3 marks](c)Name the three activities where you should wear comfortable clothes.
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[2 marks](d)Skates cost £4 per hour. How much for 2 hours? Show your working.
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 7.4 Timetable and note
Textbook p. 90
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Question 15
Read the advice. Answer each question with no more than three words.
Holiday health advice (Pulse 2, p.100)
[1 mark](a)Problem: a blister on your foot. What should you take?
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[1 mark](b)Problem: you cut yourself by accident. What should you use?
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[1 mark](c)Problem: a snake bite on your arm. What should you take?
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[1 mark](d)Problem: you do not want sunburn. What should you put on?
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[1 mark](e)Problem: mosquito bites. What should you spray?
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[1 mark](f)Problem: a headache. What should you take, with water?
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For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 7.5 Advice to table