Section A

[10 marks]

[Time suggested : 15 minutes]

The text below is about a farmer and his family.

Questions 1 - 10 are based on the text . The first and the last lines are correct .For the
remaining lines, there is one grammatical error in each line.

Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example has been
given. The correct word must not change the meaning of the sentence. There are no spelling
errors in this text.


Long ago, there was a farmer who lived with his wife, a young son and his old father
in a small village. Every day, they worked hard at the farm to earn money in order to
put food in the table.
As time passed, the farmers old father become old and weak and he could not help
them at the farm . The farmer and his wife felt that he is a burden to them and despised
their old father. They no longer took good care of her . The old man was given little
food to eat and old , tattered cloth to wear. However, the farmers young son loved his
grandfather and would shared his food with him. One day, the farmer finally decided to
put his old father in a largest basket. He wanted to take him deep into the forest to
died alone.
The old man could only cry and he did not said anything. The farmers son
asked his father, When are you taking grandfather in the basket? The farmer answered
angry, I am taking him to a place where he will be happy forever. Then, the young boy
said, Father , dont forget to bring back the basket because when you are old , I can use it
to carry you too. On hearing that , the farmer bowed his head in shame and took his
father home.




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(Adapted Fables From Asia Retold by Suzee Leong)
[10 marks]

Section B
[20 marks]
[Time suggested : 25 minutes]
Questions 11 19 are based on the poster below.
Read the poster below and use the information given to complete the table that follows.


HEALTH FAIR
Lets Live Great


Fitness Demonstration

A fitness team will give a demonstration and
tips at the fair to encourage people to work out
instead of leading an inactive life.

Family Bonding Zone

Come to this area and join in the mini games to
encourage families to sweat it out together.



Cook This! Culinary Challenge

Cook This! is a youth culinary challenge
where three member teams compete in a four-
part challenge where they will demonstrate
their cooking skills and creativity in the
kitchen Teams participate at each level: junior,
intermediate, and senior levels.


How to prevent stress
Workshop by Juju

I hope that through my workshops, people will
find useful tips to deal with their day-to-day stress,
along with breathing exercises that can help them to
stay calm and mentally positive.








Its miserable if your back is killing you all day long.
Does your back need some tender loving care?

Love Your Back is for you.

Love Your Back is a workshop that teaches you self-care that
can change your life and helps make it part of your everyday
routine.

11 13 SEPTEMBER 2014
Kedah Exhibition Centre, Alor Setar

Questions 11 15
Based on the poster, state whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.

11. One must be fit to join the fitness demonstration. _____________ [1 mark]
12. Through Jujus breathing exercises, one can become more
relaxed.

_____________

[1 mark]
13. Senior citizens can take part in Cook This! _____________ [1 mark]
14. Friends can enjoy the mini games together. _____________ [1 mark]
15. Susie who has a backache will be interested in the Love Your
Back workshop.

_____________

[1 mark]

Questions 16 20
Read the poster carefully and answer all the questions below.

16.

What activity can a person who loves to prepare meals take part in?
______________________________________________________________

[1 mark]

17.

State a benefit of playing games together.
______________________________________________________________


[1 mark]

18.

Fill in the table with an appropriate word / phrase from the poster.


Meaning Word / Phrase


exercise

[1 mark]

doing it on your own

[1 mark]

19. Why do you think the word challenge is used to describe the cooking competition?
___________________________________________________________________

[2 marks]