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Writing from notes: note expansion and extended writing

43 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. The grammar and the text types come from the Pulse 2 Writing pages (pp.70, 82, 92, 102) and the projects on pp.72 and 104-105. Ask a parent or teacher to check your writing in Section D.

Section A: objective questions

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

How many marks is Paper 2 Part 2 (note expansion) worth in the UASA?
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B
Paper 2 has two parts of 20 marks each: Part 1 (a short message) and Part 2 (note expansion).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Paper 2 Part 2: note expansion (JSU 4.1.3)
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Question 2

The writing task on p.70 asks you to write an informal letter to a relative. How many paragraphs does it ask for?
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C
The task ends with: Write three paragraphs. Paul's letter shows them: thanks for the present, plans for the party, and a short ending.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Writing task: an informal letter
Textbook p. 70
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Question 3

In Paul's letter he writes about his new trainers: "I'm wearing them right now!" What does them refer to?
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A
Them is an object pronoun that replaces the trainers, so that Paul does not repeat the noun.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Writing focus: using pronouns
Textbook p. 70
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Question 4

In informal writing, really = very and a bit = a little. Which sentence means The soup was very hot?
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A
Really before an adjective means very, so really hot keeps the meaning. A bit hot means only a little hot, and C is not a correct sentence.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Writing focus: really and a bit
Textbook p. 82
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Question 5

We ______ to the Natural History Museum yet, so we're going tomorrow.
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B
Yet in a negative sentence goes with the present perfect: haven't been. Aren't been is not a form of any tense.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Present perfect with yet
Textbook p. 82
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Question 6

I've been a supporter of this team ______ 2012.
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C
Since gives the starting point of the period (2012). For is used with a length of time, such as two years.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Present perfect with for and since
Textbook p. 93
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Question 7

These sentences come from a blog post about a holiday. Which sentence has a tense mistake?
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C
Yesterday is a finished time, so the past simple is needed: we saw. The present perfect is used when no exact time is given.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Tenses: past simple and present perfect
Textbook p. 82
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Question 8

In the instant message on p.102, Tilda replies to Johnny's problem. Which order does her reply follow?
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B
Tilda says she is sorry to hear about the problem, tells what happened to her last year, and then says what Johnny should do.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Writing an advice reply
Textbook p. 102
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Question 9

The coach was an hour late. ______, we had a good time.
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A
The second sentence contrasts with the first (late, but still a good time), so However is needed. However is followed by a comma.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Linking words: contrast
Textbook p. 82
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Question 10

The note says How you felt, in an essay about a school sports day last month when it rained. Which is the best expansion?
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B
B gives two feelings (adjectives), a reason and a contrast, all in correct past tenses. A gives no reason; C uses the present tense and a wrong verb form (rain) for a past event.
For the teacher: Evaluating, medium difficulty, standard Note expansion: reasons and feelings
Textbook p. 92
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Question 11

Which is the best topic sentence for a paragraph that tells what happened on the way in an essay about a train journey?
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C
A topic sentence gives the main idea of the paragraph. C promises a story of what happened, and the details can follow. A and B are not about the notes.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Paragraphing: topic sentence
Textbook p. 82
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Question 12

The poster project on p.72 says that you should use your own words. What does this mean?
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A
You research the topic and then write the facts in your own sentences. Copying exactly is not your own writing, and the poster needs different types of information, including facts.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Collaborative project: making a poster
Textbook p. 72

Section B: reading and correcting texts

18 marks
Answer all questions in this section.
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Question 13

Hafiz wrote an essay about a weekend in Penang. Each line below has one error. Find the error and write the correction.

A Weekend in Penang

[1 mark] (a)Last weekend, my cousins and me visited Penang.
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[1 mark] (b)I has never been to George Town, so I was really excited.
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[1 mark] (c)Yesterday we have visited the Khoo Kongsi temple.
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[1 mark] (d)The temple was beautiful, and we took many photos of they.
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[1 mark] (e)So far, we haven't ate any local food.
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[1 mark] (f)I have lived in Kuala Lumpur since ten years, but this was my first visit.
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For the teacher: Analysing, low difficulty, standard Grammar in writing: error correction (pronouns, tenses, agreement)
Textbook p. 82
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Question 14

Read this blog post.

My blog: Day three in Kuching

I'm in Kuching with my family and I'm really excited! We've already visited the Sarawak Museum, and yesterday we went on a river cruise. The food here is delicious. I've eaten laksa Sarawak twice already!

Today we're shopping in Main Bazaar. It's a bit hot, but the shops are lovely. We haven't been to the Cat Museum yet, so we're going there tomorrow.

Complete the notes with no more than three words from the blog post.

[1 mark] (a)Where the writer is: ______
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[1 mark] (b)A museum the writer has already visited: ______
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[1 mark] (c)What the family did yesterday: went on a ______
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[1 mark] (d)Place not visited yet: ______
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Information transfer: blog post to notes
Textbook p. 82
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Question 15

Read the blog post in Question 14 again. Is each statement True or False?
[1 mark] (a)The writer uses the present perfect (We've already visited ...) to tell what the family has done.
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True
Already goes with the present perfect, with no exact time.
[1 mark] (b)The blog post has three paragraphs.
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False
It has two paragraphs: what has already happened, and what is happening now and next.
[1 mark] (c)It's a bit hot means that it is very hot.
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False
A bit = a little. Really would mean very.
[1 mark] (d)The family are going to the Cat Museum tomorrow.
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True
They are shopping today; they haven't been to the Cat Museum yet, so they are going there tomorrow.
For the teacher: Analysing, low difficulty, standard Paragraphing, tense and word meaning in a blog post
Textbook p. 82
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Question 16

Hana asked for advice because her parents will not let her go to a summer camp. Choose the best sentence for each gap. There are two extra options that you do not need.

Reply to Hana

Hi Hana, Sorry to hear about your problem. (1) ______. Last year I wanted to join a swimming camp, but my parents said no. (2) ______. (3) ______! (4) ______.

Options
A. I know how you feel
B. Then my coach spoke to them and explained the safety rules
C. In the end, they let me go
D. So I think you should ask your teacher to talk to your parents
E. Camps are always very boring
F. I am going to the cinema tomorrow

[1 mark] (1)Gap (1)
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A
A follows the sympathy and leads into the example (Last year ...). D is advice, and the advice comes after the example.
[1 mark] (2)Gap (2)
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B
B continues the story: after the parents said no, the coach spoke to them. Then shows the next step.
[1 mark] (3)Gap (3)
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C
C gives the happy result of the story, so it comes after the coach spoke to the parents.
[1 mark] (4)Gap (4)
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D
After the example, the writer gives advice. So I think you should ... follows from the story; the advice comes last, as on p.102.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Gapped text: sequencing ideas in an advice reply
Textbook p. 102

Section C: short answers

3 marks
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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Question 17

Join each pair of sentences with the word in brackets. Write one sentence.
[1 mark] (a)Molly has a cousin. He lives in Ipoh. (who)
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[1 mark] (b)The train was late. We still enjoyed the trip. (although)
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[1 mark] (c)I am saving money. I want to buy a bicycle. (so that)
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Linking words: who, although, so that
Textbook p. 92

Section D: writing

10 marks
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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Question 18

In your English class, you have been talking about good luck and bad luck.
In about 100 words, write an essay about a time when you were lucky.
You must use the notes below to help you.
Note web: in the centre, A time you were lucky; three notes around it: What happened and when; Who or what helped you; How you feel about it now
The notes
[6 marks] (a)Write your essay.
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A Lucky Day
Last month, I lost my school bag at the Sunday night market. I was walking with my mother and I put the bag down near a stall to buy some keropok. When we turned around, it was gone.
Luckily, a kind stallholder found it and kept it safely under his table. He saw my name on my books, so he asked a neighbour to call my school. The next morning, my teacher phoned my mother with the good news.
I still feel grateful because everything was inside, including my new calculator. Since then, I have never left my bag alone. (100 words, not counting the title. In the real paper this essay is marked out of 20 with four areas of 5 marks: Content, Communicative achievement, Organisation and Language.)
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For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard Paper 2 Part 2: note expansion (4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5)
Textbook p. 102
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Question 19

Your friend Hana sends you this instant message.

Hi! I want to join the school drama club, but I'm very shy. My friends say that I won't enjoy it. What should I do? Hana

Write a reply of about 60 words. Start with Hi Hana, and say you are sorry to hear about her problem. Then give an example of a similar situation and say what happened, and give her advice.
[4 marks] (a)Write your reply.
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Hi Hana, Sorry to hear about your problem. I hope I can help. Last year I wanted to join the choir, but I was very nervous, too. My friend sat with me at the first practice, and soon I felt relaxed. Finally, I made lots of new friends! I think you should ask a friend to go with you. Then you will not feel shy. Good luck! (67 words)
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, medium difficulty, standard Writing an advice reply: different tenses
Textbook p. 102