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Gapped texts and how texts hold together

45 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. In the gapped texts, look for clues before and after each gap, and remember that two of the eight sentences are not used.

Section A: objective questions

11 marks
Choose the best answer, A, B or C, for each question.
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Question 1

Paul writes to his grandparents: "Thank you for my new trainers. I'm wearing ______ right now."
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B
Trainers is plural and is the object of wearing, so we need the object pronoun them. They is a subject pronoun, and it is for one thing.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.2 Reference words: pronouns
Textbook p. 70
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Question 2

Which sentence about Paper 1 Part 5 of the UASA (Form 2) is true?
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A
The gaps are 35 to 40, and the sentences are lettered A to H. Six sentences fit the gaps and two are extra. Any sentence from A to H can be used in any gap.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.1 Paper 1 Part 5: format
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Question 3

"I have never been to London before. ______, I am really excited."
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C
Never having been there is the cause of the excitement, so the result word So is needed. However would need an opposite idea.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 9.3 Linking words: result
Textbook p. 82
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Question 4

"I played the new game three times and lost every time. ______, I am going to practise more so that I can win."
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A
Anyway moves from a disappointment to what the writer will do about it. Because and For example do not join the two ideas in a sensible way.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 9.3 Linking words: moving on
Textbook p. 92
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Question 5

Which is the best topic sentence for this paragraph?
"______ Girls do many household chores, such as cooking and cleaning, and boys help their fathers with jobs outside."
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C
The paragraph tells what Amish girls and boys do at home with their families. C gives that main idea. A is about where the Amish live, and B is about a different group, so neither leads to the chores.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 9.4 Topic sentences
Textbook p. 75
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Question 6

The Amish do not own cars. ______ means that they usually travel by horse and carriage.
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C
This points back to the whole idea (not owning cars). They would be followed by mean and refers to people, and These is followed by a plural verb.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 9.2 Reference words: this
Textbook p. 75
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Question 7

Some sportspeople are sure that a lucky habit helps them. ______, others believe that only practice matters.
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B
The two groups hold opposite ideas, so the contrast phrase On the other hand works. As a result needs a cause, and the second idea is not an example of the first.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 9.3 Linking words: contrast
Textbook p. 85
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Question 8

My parents would not let me go to the camp. ______ Finally, they changed their minds.
Which sentence fits the gap?
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A
Finally needs an earlier step, and First gives it: the aunt's promise is what changes the parents' minds. B tells the ending too early, before Finally. C is not part of the sequence.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 9.5 Logical order: time order
Textbook p. 102
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Question 9

Last year I wanted to go to a summer camp, but my parents said no. ______
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C
The text is in the past (wanted, said, last year), so the next event needs the past tense asked.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 9.5 Tense in a recount
Textbook p. 102
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Question 10

Maybe you are good with children, so you could babysit. ______ if you like animals, you could try pet sitting.
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B
Pet sitting is a different choice from babysitting, so the alternative word Or is needed. So and Because show cause and result, which the sentences do not have.
For the teacher: Analysing, low difficulty, standard 9.3 Linking words: alternative
Textbook p. 63
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Question 11

______ This will only make the problem worse.
Which sentence goes in the gap?
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A
This needs an action before it: laughing at a bully's jokes makes the problem worse. B is a general statement, so This has nothing particular to point to, and C is off the topic.
For the teacher: Evaluating, medium difficulty, standard 9.2 Reference words: this (idea)
Textbook p. 95

Section B: gapped texts

12 marks
Question 12 is in the real UASA format: one text, six gaps (35 to 40) and eight sentences, A to H, of which two are extra. Question 13 has the same format and is harder.
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Question 12

You should spend about 20 minutes on this question.

Read the text below. Six sentences have been removed from the text.
Choose from the sentences (A - H) to fit each gap (35 - 40).

Learning to Sail

Last summer, I went to a sailing school near Port Dickson. (35) ______ I had never been on a boat before, so I was a bit nervous.

On the first day, the instructor taught us the parts of the boat. (36) ______ Then we practised on the beach before going out on the water.

At first, I fell into the sea three times. (37) ______ Soon I could turn the boat without any help.

On Thursday, the wind became very strong. (38) ______ We spent the afternoon in the classroom instead, learning how to read a weather map.

On the last day, we sailed across the bay on our own. (39) ______ The instructor shook my hand and gave me a certificate when I came back to the beach.

The course ended with a small party on Saturday evening. (40) ______ I am going to practise every weekend, and I hope to join a team next year.

A Fortunately, the instructor was very patient, and he showed me what to do each time.
B This has made me fall in love with sailing.
C It was my parents' idea, because they wanted me to try something new.
D I was so proud when I reached the other side without any help.
E The weather was hot and sunny every day, so I got a bad sunburn.
F We learnt words such as mast, sail and rudder.
G Sailing boats can be very expensive to buy.
H The instructor said that it was too dangerous to go out.

[6 marks]

[1 mark] (35)Gap (35)
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C
C says why the writer went to the school. I had never been on a boat before after the gap explains why he or she was nervous.
[1 mark] (36)Gap (36)
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F
The parts of the boat is followed by F, which gives examples of the words (mast, sail, rudder). We points to the students.
[1 mark] (37)Gap (37)
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A
Fortunately comes after a problem (falling in three times), and Soon after the gap shows the result of the patient help.
[1 mark] (38)Gap (38)
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H
H gives the result of the strong wind (too dangerous to go out), and the next sentence says what they did instead.
[1 mark] (39)Gap (39)
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D
On our own is followed by D (without any help), and the proud feeling leads to the certificate in the next sentence.
[1 mark] (40)Gap (40)
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B
This points back to the whole week at the course, and the ending tells how the writer feels and what he or she will do. E and G are the two extra sentences: E is about sunburn and G is about the price of boats, so neither joins the sentences around the gaps.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 9.6 Paper 1 Part 5: gapped text (real format)
Textbook p. 70
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Question 13

Harder practice. Read Nadia's email. Six sentences have been removed. Choose from the sentences (A - H) to fit each gap (1 - 6). Two sentences are extra.

From: Nadia   To: Rina   Subject: My holiday job

Hi Rina,

I have found a way to earn some money for the holidays. (1) ______ He needs someone to walk his dogs every morning before the weather gets too hot.

The job is not very difficult, but it is tiring. (2) ______ Luckily, the park is only five minutes from his house.

On the first day, I took three dogs at the same time. (3) ______ One of them, a big brown dog called Bruno, pulled me all the way to the park.

At the end of the morning, I washed the dogs' bowls and cleaned their cage. (4) ______ Then I went home and slept for two hours.

I will be paid RM10 a day. (5) ______ By the end of the holidays, I will be able to buy the headphones I want.

If you are free in the mornings, why don't you come with me? (6) ______ We could walk the dogs together, and the time would pass much faster.

Your friend,
Nadia

A That is not a lot, but I am going to save all of it.
B I walked my own dog every evening when I was younger.
C I have to get up at 6.00 a.m. because the dogs must be fed before we go out.
D Mr Tan said that he needs one more helper, so he would be happy to meet you.
E My neighbour, Mr Tan, runs a small pet hotel near our house.
F That was the hardest part of the job, because the smell was terrible.
G My sister wants to earn some money too, but she is too young.
H They were much stronger than I expected.

[6 marks]

[1 mark] (a)Gap (1)
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E
He after the gap needs a man named before it: Mr Tan. G is about a girl (she), and D uses you and one more helper before the job has been explained.
[1 mark] (b)Gap (2)
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C
The job is tiring, and C gives the reason (getting up at 6.00 a.m.). Luckily after the gap contrasts with a tiring start.
[1 mark] (c)Gap (3)
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H
They points to the three dogs, and One of them after the gap needs a group named before it. B has only one dog, and it is in the wrong time.
[1 mark] (d)Gap (4)
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F
That points to washing the bowls and cleaning the cage, and the tiredness leads to slept for two hours. It is in the past tense, like the paragraph.
[1 mark] (e)Gap (5)
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A
That points to RM10 a day, and By the end of the holidays follows from saving all of it.
[1 mark] (f)Gap (6)
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D
The writer invites Rina, so a sentence with you and the job fits, and We could walk the dogs together follows from it. B and G are the two extra sentences.
For the teacher: Evaluating, high difficulty, standard 9.7 Paper 1 Part 5: two extra sentences
Textbook p. 63

Section C: how texts hold together

22 marks
Answer all the questions.
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Question 14

Paul's letter on page 70 of Pulse 2 has sentences like these. Is each statement True or False?

"Thank you for my new trainers. I'm wearing them right now."
"My brother isn't going to come because he hates bowling. I think that's because he isn't very good at it."
"I'll invite him to join us later though."
"First, ten of my friends are coming to my house in the afternoon. Then, we're going to go to the bowling alley."

[1 mark] (a)them means the trainers.
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True
Them is plural and the only plural noun just before it is trainers.
[1 mark] (b)it means bowling.
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True
He hates bowling and is not good at it, so it is the sport.
[1 mark] (c)him means Paul's father.
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False
him is Paul's brother, who is not going to come.
[1 mark] (d)Then shows that the bowling comes before the friends arrive.
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False
First the friends arrive, then they go bowling. Then shows a later step.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 9.2 Reference words and linking words in a letter
Textbook p. 70
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Question 15

Each line has one wrong reference word or linking word. Find the error and write the correct word.
[1 mark] (a)Andrew has never been to school. He father taught him at home.
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[1 mark] (b)Tiger Woods always wears red on the last day. Therefore, Rafa Nadal takes two identical bottles of water to every match.
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[1 mark] (c)Mum bought two new DVDs. I want to watch it tonight.
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[1 mark] (d)I did not revise for the test. However, I got a low mark.
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 9.2 and 9.3 Reference words and linking words: correcting errors
Textbook p. 75
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Question 16

Read the extracts from Johnny and Tilda's instant messages on page 102 of Pulse 2.

Johnny: "My parents think I should go on holiday with them, but I know it'll be really boring."
Tilda: "Last year I wanted to go to a summer camp with my best friend, but my parents said no. Then her mum rang my parents and told them more about the camp. Finally, they let me go! ... Then maybe they will change their minds."

What do these words refer to?

[1 mark] (a)it (Johnny)
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[1 mark] (b)her (Tilda)
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[1 mark] (c)them (Tilda)
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[1 mark] (d)they (Then maybe they will change their minds, in Tilda's advice)
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For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 9.2 Reference words in an instant message
Textbook p. 102
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Question 17

Write the job of each linking word in bold. Choose from: contrast, alternative, reason, result.

"We wanted to see the palace guards, but it rained all morning. Instead, we visited a museum. We stayed there for three hours because it was free and warm. As a result, we did not have time for the London Eye."

[1 mark] (a)but
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[1 mark] (b)Instead
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[1 mark] (c)because
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[1 mark] (d)As a result
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For the teacher: Analysing, low difficulty, standard 9.3 Linking words: jobs
Textbook p. 82
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Question 18

Put these sentences in a logical order to make a paragraph.

P After that, we will eat our lunch under the trees.
Q Our class is going on a picnic to the lake next Friday.
R In the afternoon, we are going to take a boat ride.
S First, we will meet at the school gate at 8.00 a.m.
T Then, the bus will take us to the lake.

[2 marks] (a)Write the letters in order.
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Q S T P R
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 9.5 Logical order: time order
Textbook p. 70
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Question 19

Look at Nadia's email in Question 13 again. Sentence B (I walked my own dog every evening when I was younger) is one of the extra sentences.
[2 marks] (a)Give two reasons why sentence B cannot fill Gap (3).
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Any 2 points
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For the teacher: Evaluating, medium difficulty, standard 9.7 Paper 1 Part 5: extra sentences
Textbook p. 63
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Question 20

Write one sentence of your own to fill the gap. Use a reference word (such as it, they, this) or a linking word (such as however, so, then).

"Last Sunday, my cousin and I went to the night market. ______ We were so tired that we fell asleep on the bus home."

[2 marks] (a)Your sentence
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We walked from one end to the other, and then we ate satay at a stall.
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For the teacher: Creating, medium difficulty, standard 9.3 Writing a linking sentence
Textbook p. 92