SECTION A

[10 marks]
[Time suggested: 15 minutes]

Question 1
Read the text below. There are grammatical errors in the text. The errors have been
underlined for you.

Write one word to correct the error in the space provided. An example has been given. The
correct word must not change the meaning of the sentence.

Chinese all over the world celebrate Chinese New Year in February when the Lunar

Year usually begins. The preparations began a month or so earlier as there are e.g. begin

many things to be done before the great day arrive. Shops and supermarkets stock a)

all kinds of delicacies such as sweetmeats, melon seeds or groundnuts which the b)

Chinese must obtained and store up for the festival. In Chinese homes, the c)

womenfolk get busy made cakes, biscuits, glutinous rice cakes and jellies which are d)

stored away carefully. Homes is spruced up, new curtains sewn, new cushions and e)

carpets bought to gives the home a new look. Red lanterns are hung outside and f)

new pots of flowers and Mandarin orange plants were placed in the garden. g)

Children are the ones who enjoy the festive season most. They receives red packets h)

containing money from his parents and elders. New dresses are worn and old i)

things cast aside as an New Year is supposed to be the start of a new period in their j)

lives. On New Year's eve, the whole family gathers in the parents' home for a re-

union dinner. This is only the start of the Chinese New Year celebrations which

stretch on for a period of fifteen days.

(10 marks)

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 SECTION B
[30 marks]
[Time suggested: 40 minutes]

Question 2
Read the following text. Then, answer questions (a) – (j).

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Question 2 (a) – (j)
Using information from the text above, complete the following graphic organizer.

(10 marks)

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 Question 3
Read the advertisement below. Then, answer questions (a) – (j).

BOOK REVIEW CONTEST

The Book Club is organizing a book review contest for all students.

The objectives of the contest are:

 To enable students to improve their writing skills.

 To help students gain more understanding while reading books.
 To improve the level of thinking skills among students.
The details are as follows:
Date : 20 November 2017
Time : 4.30 pm to 6.30pm
Venue : Library
 All participants need to go through a selection round to participate in the
contest.
 Only 8 finalists will be selected to participate in the final round, which will be
announced later.
 Participants will be judged on the review’s originality, accuracy,
understanding and interesting points.
 Participants can make a review on a fiction or non-fiction book.
 Those who are interested to join the contest must fill in an entry form, which
can be obtained from the secretary of Book Club.
 The deadline for submission is 1st November. Late entries will not be
entertained.

Take this opportunity to train yourself reading and reviewing your favourite book and let
the others know how good it is! Early birds will receive a mysterious gift!

 Winner: RM350 in cash, a trophy and a certificate.

 Runner-up: RM200 in cash, a trophy and a certificate.
 All finalists will receive a hamper worth RM50.

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Questions (a) – (d): Based on the advertisement, state whether the following statements
are TRUE or FALSE.

a) The contest is open to all students in school. ____________ (1 mark)

b) The objective of the contest is to give prize to the students. ____________ (1 mark)

c) Participants can make a review only on non-fiction books. ____________ (1 mark)

d) The winner is chosen based on the category of the book. ____________ (1 mark)

e) What do all participants need to go through to participate in the book review contest?
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(1 mark)

f) What will the winner of the book review receive?

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(1 mark)

g) Fill in the table with appropriate words/phrases from the advertisement.

Meaning Word / Phrase

(1 mark)
(i) To allow

(ii) Book that is based on facts (1 mark)

h) Why is it good for students to register early for the contest?

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(1 mark)

i) Why do you think the secretary of the club will not entertain late entries for the contest?

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(1 mark)

(10 marks)

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(j) You want to take part in the Book Review Contest. In about 50 words, write a note to
your best friend and encourage him / her to join you.

In your email:

 state about your interest to participate in the contest

 give reasons for your best friend to join you
 add other relevant information to make your writing interesting

Dear ________________,

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(10 marks)

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 SECTION C
[20 marks]
[Time suggested: 20 minutes]

Question 4
Read the text below.

There were once two friends who were walking in a great desert. At one point in the
journey, agitated by the constant thirst and punishing heat, their tempers became short. Before
long, they got into an argument and one friend slapped the other in the face.
The one who was slapped was hurt but without saying anything, he took a stick and wrote in
the desert sand, “Today my friend slapped me in the face”.
The duo kept walking until they came upon an oasis where there was a beautiful lake
with clear, cool water for swimming. It was a welcome sight and the two friends jumped right
in. halfway through, the one that had been slapped got his leg stuck between some rocks and
started drowning. His friend quickly swam to him and pulled him to safety.
After he had recovered, he found a slab of rock and with the sharp end of another,
carved on to the stone. “Today my friend saved my life”. Curious, his friend asked, “Brother,
after I hurt you, you wrote in the sand but now that I have saved you, you write on a stone,
why?” The other replied, “When someone hurts you, we should write it in sand so that the
winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But if someone does something good for us, we must
engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.”

Read the text carefully and answer questions (a) – (j).

(a) What is the place setting of the story?

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(1 mark)

(b) Why did the two friends lose their temper?

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(1 mark)

(c) What did one of the friends write in the sand?

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(1 mark)

(d) What did they find in the middle of the desert?

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(1 mark)

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(e) What happened to one of them in the lake?
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(1 mark)

(f) What did one of the friends carve on the rock?

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(1 mark)

(g) Fill in the table with an appropriate word or phrase from the text.

Meaning Word / Phrase

(i) a quarrel

(ii) a pair of people or things

(iii) something good to see

(iv) to carve something on a hard surface

(4 marks)

(h) What is the moral of the story?

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(1 mark)

(i) List two bad things we should not do to our friends.

i. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
ii. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

(1 mark)
(j) Why are friends important to us?
i. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)
ii. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark)

(15 marks)

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 Question 5
Read the poem below carefully then, answer questions (a) – (d).

Sad I Ams

I am I am
the ring the battery in which no charge is left
from an empty Cola can the starter motor which remains inert
the scrapings the tyre on which the tread is worn
from an unwashed porridge pan the sparkling plug which shows no sign of
the severed arm of last year’s Action Man. spark
the carburetor choked by bits of dirt
I am the chromium trim from which the shine
the envelope has gone
on which the gum is gone
the Sellotape I am
where you can’t find the end a garden
the toothless stapler, overgrown with weeds
springless bulldog clip a library book
the dried-up liquid paper that no one ever reads
that mars instead of mends a stray
the stamped addressed reply which no one thinks to feed
that you forgot the piece of good advice
to send. which no one seems to need.

Trevor William

(a) In stanza 1, what is the name of the toy mentioned?

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(1 mark)

(b) In stanza 2, why can’t the liquid paper be used anymore?

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(1 mark)

(c) What has happened to the tyre?

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(1 mark)

(d) Choose two items from the poem that can be reused.
i. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
(2 mark)

(5 marks)

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 SECTION D
(40 marks)
(Time suggested: 45 minutes)

Question 6
You should spend 30 minutes on this question.

You and your family went for a picnic last weekend. Use the notes given to write about the
experience of the picnic.

 Mom prepared food

and drinks
 Departed early
 All were excited
 3-hour journey

 Arrived safely  Sandcastle competition

 Dad chose a good spot for  Collected crabs in jars
us to sit A picnic
at the beach  Played volleyball
 Mom served food and
drinks  Longest breath-hold
 Got changed contest

 Felt very exhausted but

happy
 Unforgettable memory
 Hope to go picnic again
 Went back home

When writing your recount:

 you may use the notes given

 add two other activities that you carried out
 add any other relevant information
 write in not less than 120 words

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(30 marks)

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Question 7
You should spend 15 minutes on this question.

Below is the short story studied in the Literature Component in English Language.

Fair’s Fair by Narinder Dhami

King Arthur by Janet Hardy-Gould

Based on one of the stories above, write about a character that shows the value of
friendship.
Support your answer with evidence from the story.

Write:
 in not less than 50 words
 in continuous writing (not in note form)
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(10 marks)

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