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Ujian Akhir Sesi Akademik

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Tingkatan 4, Paper 1: 1 hour 30 minutes; Paper 2: 1 hour 30 minutes, 100 marks
Nama / Name
Kelas / Class
Tarikh / Date
Markah / Marks:      / 100
Instructions
  1. This model paper has Paper 1 (Reading and Use of English, 40 marks) and Paper 2 (Writing, 60 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
Read the text carefully in each question. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
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Question 1

SCHOOL LIBRARY: LATE RETURNS

Late fee: 20 sen for each book for each day.
Highest fine for one book: RM5.
Books may be renewed online once, before the due date.
Amir did not renew his two books. He returned them three days after the due date. How much must he pay?
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C
Two books x three days x 20 sen = 120 sen = RM1.20. RM0.60 counts only one book (A). RM5 is the highest fine for one book, which he has not reached (D).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.6
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Question 2

Daniel, I will be home late tonight. Dinner is in the fridge, so just heat it in the microwave for two minutes. Please feed Kiki before you start your homework. Uncle Ravi will fetch Dina from tuition at 6.00.
Mum
What does Daniel's mother ask him to do?
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A
Please feed Kiki before you start your homework. Uncle Ravi, not Daniel, fetches Dina (B). Dinner only needs heating (C).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.6
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Question 3

SCIENCE LABORATORY 2

No food or drinks.
Safety goggles must be worn when working with chemicals.
Students may enter only when a teacher is present.
According to the sign, a student is NOT allowed to
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D
Students may enter only when a teacher is present, so going in when no teacher is there is not allowed. Goggles are required, not forbidden (A). The sign says nothing about asking for help (B) or working with a partner (C).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.4
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Question 4

PUTRAJAYA BIKE HIRE

First hour: RM8
Each extra hour: RM5
Helmet: free
Leave your MyKad as a deposit.
Hana hires a bike for three hours. How much does she pay for the bike?
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B
First hour RM8 + two extra hours (2 x RM5 = RM10) = RM18. RM24 charges RM8 for every hour (D).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.6
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Question 5

To: Quiz Club members
Subject: Change of day

Our Thursday meeting is moved to Friday, 2.30 p.m., in Room 4. The hall is needed for the drama rehearsal. If you cannot come, please tell me before Wednesday.
Cikgu Salmah
Why is the meeting moved?
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B
The hall is needed for the drama rehearsal. The new place is Room 4, which is not under repair (C).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 4, standard 4.6
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Question 6

CRUNCHY NUT BAR
Contains: peanuts, milk.
May contain traces of sesame.
Best before: 14 March 2027
Keep in a cool, dry place.
Who should NOT eat this snack?
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D
The bar contains peanuts, so it is not safe for a person with a peanut allergy. The label does not mention eggs (C). A person who dislikes sweet food is not in danger (A).
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.6
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Question 7

NOTICE TO BUS 5 PASSENGERS

Because of road repairs, the bus will not stop at Taman Seri until 30 November. Please wait at the junction of Jalan Dato' Hamid instead. The bus will arrive there at the usual time.
What must a student from Taman Seri do until the end of November?
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A
The pick-up point is moved to the Jalan Dato' Hamid junction, so students must walk there. The time and the route stay the same (B, C).
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 5, standard 5.7
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Question 8

Just finished my first 10 km run! My legs feel like jelly, but I am so proud. Thanks, Coach Faizal, for never giving up on me. Next goal: 15 km in December. #keeprunning
What do we learn about the writer?
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C
My legs feel like jelly means tired, and so proud means happy. 15 km is only his next goal (D).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.7

Paper 1 Part 2

10 marks
Read the text below and choose the best word or phrase, A, B, C or D, for each gap (9) to (18).
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Question 9

Sleep: The Secret to Better Grades

Many teenagers think they can (9) ______ well at school on only five hours of sleep. Scientists, however, (10) ______ that students aged 14 to 17 need between eight and ten hours every night. Last year, a study of 2,000 Malaysian students (11) ______ that those who slept less did worse in tests.

The reason is simple. If you (12) ______ enough sleep, your brain cannot store what you learned during the day. (13) ______ you spend the whole night revising, you may forget most of it by morning.

Phones are one of the biggest (14) ______. The bright light from the screen tells the brain that it is still daytime. Experts (15) ______ switching off all devices at least an hour before bed. Teenagers who follow this advice (16) ______ to fall asleep faster.

A good night's sleep is (17) ______ than another hour of studying. In short, sleep is not a waste of time; it is (18) ______ you need to do your best.

Gap (9):
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A
After the modal can we use the base form: can perform.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Unit 4, standard 4.2
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Question 10

Gap (10):
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C
Scientists suggest that students need ... is the only natural reporting verb. Persuade needs an object (persuade someone), and scientists do not deny or imagine a recommended sleep time.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 4, standard 4.2
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Question 11

Gap (11):
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B
Last year is a finished time, so the Past Simple showed is needed (Unit 3.4).
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.4
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Question 12

Gap (12):
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D
This is a general fact, so we use the zero conditional: If + present simple, present simple (cannot store) (Unit 4.4).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 4, standard 4.4
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Question 13

Gap (13):
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A
Even if shows that the long revision does not help in spite of the effort. Unless would mean the opposite (Unit 6.5).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.5
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Question 14

Gap (14):
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C
After one of the biggest we need a plural noun: distractions.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.5
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Question 15

Gap (15):
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D
Recommend is followed by the -ing form: recommend switching off. Insist, want and wish do not take -ing in this way (Unit 7.5).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.5
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Question 16

Gap (16):
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B
Tend to + base form means usually do. Likely would need are likely to; often and probably are adverbs, not followed by to.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 7, standard 7.5
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Question 17

Gap (17):
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A
A comparison with than needs the comparative: more useful than.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Unit 4, standard 4.5
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Question 18

Gap (18):
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D
What you need means the thing that you need. Which and who need a noun before them (Unit 2.4).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 2, standard 2.4

Paper 1 Part 3

8 marks
Read the text below and answer questions 19 to 26. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
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Question 19

Rain for a Thirsty Village

(1) Seventeen-year-old Sarah Lee from Kota Kinabalu never thought that a school project could change a village. Two years ago, she visited her grandparents in Kampung Tuaran, where the water supply is often cut off for several days in the dry season. Her grandmother had to carry buckets from a river 500 metres away.

(2) Back at school, Sarah asked her physics teacher whether rain could be collected from the roof of a house. Together with three classmates, she spent three months testing different tanks. The first one leaked. The second one filled with mosquito larvae within a week. The third had a fine mesh filter and a tight cover, and it worked.

(3) The tank cost RM450. The team paid for it by selling handmade soap at the school bazaar and with a small grant from a local company. It holds 1,000 litres, enough for cooking and washing for about two weeks. When the neighbours saw it, they asked if they could have one too.

(4) So far, twelve tanks have been built in Kampung Tuaran. "I used to think that important inventions were made only by adults in laboratories," says Sarah. "But I learned that the best place to start is a problem close to home." She now plans to study engineering, and she teaches students at nearby schools how to build their own tanks.

What made Sarah begin the project?
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B
Paragraph 1 describes the water cuts and the grandmother carrying buckets; Sarah then asks her teacher about rain. The grant and the soap came later, to pay for the tank.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.6
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Question 20

What went wrong with the second tank?
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C
Paragraph 2: The second one filled with mosquito larvae within a week. The first tank leaked (A).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.6
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Question 21

How did the team pay for the tank?
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A
Paragraph 3: selling handmade soap ... and with a small grant from a local company.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.6
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Question 22

In paragraph 3, the word one in they asked if they could have one too refers to
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D
The neighbours saw the tank and wanted one, that is, a tank of their own.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.6
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Question 23

What did Sarah learn from the project?
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C
Her last quotation says the best place to start is a problem close to home, and her project was done by students. A is what she used to think.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.6
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Question 24

Which title is the most suitable for the text?
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A
The whole text is about collecting rain to solve a village's water problem. The other titles name only a small detail.
For the teacher: Evaluating, medium difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.6
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Question 25

What is the writer's main purpose?
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B
The article tells how a student started small and helped a village. It gives no building steps (A) and the grant is only one detail (D).
For the teacher: Evaluating, medium difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.6
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Question 26

Which statement is correct according to the text?
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D
Paragraph 4: twelve tanks have been built in Kampung Tuaran. One tank lasts about two weeks (A), Sarah worked with three classmates (B), and the grandparents live in Kampung Tuaran (C).
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 6, standard 6.6

Paper 1 Part 4

6 marks
Read the text below. Six sentences have been removed from the text. For 27 to 32, choose from the sentences (A - H) to fit each gap. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
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Question 27

MY WEEKEND WITH THE TURTLES

Last month, my school's Green Club spent a weekend at a turtle conservation centre in Terengganu. (27) ______ On Saturday morning, the manager, Mr Zul, gave us a short talk. He told us that female turtles lay their eggs on the beach at night, but many nests are destroyed by animals or taken by people. (28) ______

Our first job was to help count the eggs and write the numbers in a record book. (29) ______ I will never complain about a boring job again!

In the evening, we waited on the beach for the hatchlings to be released. (30) ______ Then the moment came. Tiny hatchlings, no bigger than my palm, crawled slowly towards the sea. (31) ______

On Sunday afternoon, the bus arrived to take us home. (32) ______

ATurtles are easily frightened by light and noise, so we whispered and kept our torches pointed at the sand.
BMr Zul explained that these numbers help scientists to find out how many baby turtles reach the sea and survive.
CI had never seen a turtle in real life before the trip, so I was both nervous and excited.
DEveryone held their breath until the last one reached the water.
EThat is why the centre moves the eggs to a safe hatchery.
FThe beach is closed to swimmers from June to August because of jellyfish.
GNobody in my group wanted to leave.
HMy cousin, who lives in Penang, wants to join the club next year.
[1 mark] Gap (27)
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C
C introduces the writer's own feelings before the trip begins (On Saturday morning follows). Its time words (before the trip) match the first sentence about the weekend.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 5, standard 5.6
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Question 28

[1 mark] Gap (28)
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E
That is why gives a result of the problem in the sentence before: the nests are destroyed, so the centre moves the eggs.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 5, standard 5.6
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Question 29

[1 mark] Gap (29)
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B
B links to the numbers in the sentence before and explains why the counting matters. The next sentence (I will never complain about a boring job again) reacts to learning that the boring job has a purpose.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 5, standard 5.6
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Question 30

[1 mark] Gap (30)
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A
A is the reason for behaviour during the wait on the beach in the evening. The sentence after (Then the moment came) follows the quiet waiting.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 5, standard 5.6
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Question 31

[1 mark] Gap (31)
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D
The last one refers back to the hatchlings that were crawling towards the sea; the water is where they end up.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 5, standard 5.6
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Question 32

[1 mark] Gap (32)
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G
G fits the end of the weekend, when the bus comes to take the group home. F and H are about a different topic (jellyfish, the writer's cousin), so they are not needed anywhere.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Unit 5, standard 5.7

Paper 1 Part 5

8 marks
Read the text below and complete the registration notes. Write no more than three words and/or a number from the text for each answer.
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Question 33

YOUTH CODING BOOTCAMP
Three days to build your first mobile app

Are you between 15 and 17 years old and curious about how apps are made? Then join our bootcamp at Dewan Seri Pinang in George Town, Penang, from 2 to 4 December. You do not need any experience.

On the first day, our trainers will introduce the basics of Python, a popular programming language, and teach you how to design a simple screen. On the second day, you will work in teams of four to build your app, with help from mentors who work in technology companies. On the final day, each team will present its app to a panel of judges.

The fee is RM120, which includes lunch and a certificate. If you register before 10 November, you pay only RM90. Please bring your own laptop, because we cannot lend any. Only 60 places are available, so register early at the bootcamp website. For other questions, call Ms Farah Idris at 04-555 0143.

Registration notes: Youth Coding Bootcamp
Venue(33) ____________
Age group(34) ____________ years old
Programming language(35) ____________
Size of each team(36) ____________ students
Second day(37) ____________ with mentors
Fee if a student registers on 5 November(38) ____________
What to bring(39) ____________
Number of places(40) ____________
[1 mark] Venue: ______
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Dewan Seri Pinang
at Dewan Seri Pinang in George Town. George Town is the city, not the venue.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.8
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Question 34

[1 mark] Age group: ______ years old
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15 to 17
between 15 and 17 years old.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.8
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Question 35

[1 mark] Programming language: ______
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Python
the basics of Python, a popular programming language.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.8
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Question 36

[1 mark] Size of each team: ______ students
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four (4)
you will work in teams of four.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.8
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Question 37

[1 mark] Second day: ______ with mentors
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building an app
On the second day, you will work in teams of four to build your app, with help from mentors.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.8
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Question 38

[1 mark] Fee if a student registers on 5 November: ______
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RM90
5 November is before 10 November, so the early fee of RM90 applies. RM120 is the normal fee.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.8
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Question 39

[1 mark] What to bring: ______
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(own) laptop
Please bring your own laptop, because we cannot lend any.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, medium difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.8
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Question 40

[1 mark] Number of places: ______
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60
Only 60 places are available.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, medium difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.8

Paper 2 Part 1

20 marks
Short message. You should spend about 20 minutes in this part.
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Question 41

Your friend, Irfan, invited you to go to a book fair with him this Saturday. Now you cannot go.
Write a text message to Irfan in about 60 words. In your message:
  • say sorry and explain why you cannot go;
  • suggest another day to go together;
  • ask him to buy a book for you and say how you will pay him.
[20 marks] Your message
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Model answer (72 words)
Hi Irfan,
I am really sorry, but I cannot come to the book fair on Saturday. My grandmother is visiting from Ipoh, and my parents want me to stay at home with her.
How about going together next Sunday morning? It is still open until the 20th.
Could you buy a science fiction book for me? I will give you the money on Monday at school.
Thanks a lot!
Amirul

Plan before you write: there are three bullet points, so write one or two sentences for each, in the same order. Greet your friend, apologise, and close with thanks. Keep to about 60 words: this is a short message, not a letter.

Rating scale (Paper 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.Text communicates straightforward ideas using the conventions of the task well.Uses a variety of connectors and cohesive devices appropriately.Uses everyday vocabulary and simple grammar with good control. Errors do not stop the reader from understanding.
4Performance shares features of scores 3 and 5.
3Minor irrelevances and/or omissions. Target reader is on the whole informed.Communicates simple ideas in simple ways.Text is connected using basic, high-frequency connectors.Uses basic vocabulary reasonably and simple grammar with some control. Errors may impede meaning at times.
2Performance shares features of scores 1 and 3.
1Irrelevances or misinterpretation. Target reader is minimally informed.Isolated short units, not always communicating successfully.Unlikely to be connected, except with and.Isolated words and phrases; few simple forms with limited control.
0Content is totally irrelevant.Performance below band 1.

The tick points give the same 20 marks: five for each area.

Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, low difficulty, Unit 1, standard 1.7

Paper 2 Part 2

20 marks
Guided writing. You should spend about 30 minutes in this part.
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Question 42

Your school magazine is asking students to write articles on the topic Smart Money Habits for Teenagers.
In about 120 words, write an article for the magazine. Use the notes below.
Smart money habits
Savekeep part of your allowance every week
Planmake a list before shopping; compare prices
Be careful onlineavoid buying things on impulse
Your own idea...
[20 marks] Write your article.
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Model answer (about 130 words)
Smart Money Habits for Teenagers
Many teenagers spend all their money as soon as they receive it. However, learning to handle money early will help us for the rest of our lives.
Firstly, we should save a part of our allowance every week. Even RM2 a week becomes more than RM100 in one year.
Secondly, we must plan before we shop. If we write a list and compare prices, we will not buy things we do not need.
Besides that, we should be careful when we shop online. Pretty advertisements make us want to buy things at once, so it is better to wait a day before paying.
Finally, we can write down what we spend in a small notebook.
In short, small habits today will make us wiser tomorrow.

Give your article a title and turn each note into one short paragraph. Write each note as a full sentence and add one more sentence with a detail or a reason. Your own idea counts as content, so give it its own sentence or paragraph. Use should, must and if sentences to give advice.

This part is marked with the same rating scale as Part 1: Content, Communicative achievement, Organisation and Language, 0 to 5 marks each (see the table under Paper 2 Part 1).

Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, medium difficulty, Unit 3, standard 3.7

Paper 2 Part 3

20 marks
Extended writing. You should spend about 40 minutes in this part.
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Question 43

Write a story in about 200 words that ends with this sentence:
"I was glad that I had decided to speak up that day."
In your story, make sure you:
  • describe the situation and where it happened;
  • explain why you were afraid to speak up;
  • say what happened after you spoke.
[20 marks] Write your story.
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Model answer (about 195 words)
It was the last period on a Friday, and our class was working on a group project. Everyone was tired, but our group leader, Zarif, kept asking us to stay behind after school every day for a week.
I knew that several members had already told their parents they would be late, and one of them, Mei, had missed her piano lessons. Nobody said anything, though. Zarif was the best student in the class and everyone respected him. I was afraid that he would be angry and that the others would think I was lazy.
My heart was beating fast when I raised my hand. "Zarif, I think we are all tired," I said. "Maybe we can meet only three times a week and work from home on the other days."
There was silence. Then Mei smiled and said, "I agree." One by one, the others nodded. Zarif looked surprised, but he finally laughed. "You are right. I did not realise I was asking too much."
We finished the project one week early, and we got the highest mark in the class. I was glad that I had decided to speak up that day.

Plan the story in three parts: (1) the situation, (2) the reason you were afraid, (3) what happened after you spoke. End with the given sentence exactly, because the examiner will check it. Use the past tense all the way through, and use the past perfect for something that happened earlier (I had decided).

Use direct speech once or twice to make the story lively, but do not let it take over the whole story. Marked with the same four areas as Parts 1 and 2: Content, Communicative achievement, Organisation and Language, 0 to 5 marks each.

Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, Unit 5, standard 5.7
Test specification (JSU)
UnitRememberingUnderstandingApplyingAnalysingEvaluatingCreatingItemsmarks
1. Let's chat–1 (1)1 (1)––1 (20)322
2. Ready for anything––1 (1)–––11
3. Buy it!5 (5)3 (3)4 (4)1 (1)–1 (20)1433
4. Being a teen–2 (2)3 (3)–––55
5. Globetrotting–1 (1)–6 (6)–1 (20)827
6. Time out2 (2)2 (2)1 (1)2 (2)2 (2)–99
7. Mother Nature–1 (1)2 (2)–––33
Total7 (7)10 (10)12 (12)9 (9)2 (2)3 (60)43100
Each cell shows items (marks).