FORM 1

SET 1

PAPER 1 ( 129/1) : READING AND USE OF ENGLISH

PART 1 : Questions 1 – 8

Read the text carefully in each question. Choose the best answer A, B or C.

Charissa
Hi Dolly. I remember to bring the shuttlecock but forgot about my racket. Please get Dad to
bring it to me. I’m at the court in Tranquerah.

(shuttlecock = bulu tangkis / racket = raket) Tips sebelum menjawab
(Q1-Q8) :
1. Charissa is most probably going for a game of
(permainan) 1. Garis kata kunci dalam
soalan dan item (A,B dan C).
A. tennis 2.Cari perkataan seerti atau
B. squash maksud pernyataan yang
C. badminton sama!!

Written by:
Charaine dFaceso

(written by = ditulis oleh)

2. The above book is an example of a/an (contoh)

A. biography (buku riwayat atau kisah hidup seseorang yang ditulis orang lain)

B. autobiography (buku riwayat atau kisah hidup seseorang yang ditulis oleh diri sendiri)

C. romantic novel

Dear boys and girls,

If you feel the ground shaking and moving, please be calm. Don’t run outside as the
ground is moving and you can easily fall or be injured by debris or broken glass. It’s safer
to stay inside and get under a table.

(ground = tanah / shaking=bergegar/ moving = bergerak / be calm = bertenang/ fall=terjatuh/
injured=tercedera / debris = serpihan / broken glass = cermin pecah/ safer = lebih selamat)

3. The speaker is talking about
A. volcanic eruptions (letusan gunung berapi)
B. earthquakes (gempa bumi)
C. avalanches (runtuhan salji)

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Turtles eat jellyfish, their favourite food.
They always think floating plastic bags as
jellyfish. Plastic is harmful as it contains
toxic materials, making turtles sick; and

they eventually die.

(jellyfish=obor-obor/ favourite=kegemaran/ think=fikir/ floating=terapung/
harmful = merbahaya/ contains = mengandungi/ toxic materials = bahan beracun/ making =

membuatkan / eventually =akhirnya)

4. Turtles are attracted to plastic bags, thinking that they are (tertarik)
A. food
B. toxins
C. materials

WHILE SHOPPING, THINK BEFORE YOU LEAP
(LEAP = melompat)

5. The quote above is a form of
A. advice (nasihat)
B. command (perintah)
C. encouragement (galakan)

Dear Ruby,
I need to go to school to bring Amelia to the clinic. Due to the haze, she has not been well.

She’s coughing badly. I can’t be home in time to fetch you to the kindergarten. Please get
Dad to do it.

Love,
Mother

(haze=jerebu/coughing=batuk/ to fetch=mengambil)

6. Mother wrote the note to (memberitahu)
A. inform Ruby to go to the clinic. (menasihati)
(menerangkan)
B. advise Ruby to always stay indoors.
C. explain why she can’t pick up Ruby.

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Girl : Mum, shall we buy this?
Mother : It’s too pricey, girl. Maybe we can buy it another time during sales.
(pricey=mahal/sales=jualan potongan harga)
7. From the conversation above, the mother seems to be
A. a poor shopper (pembeli)
B. a wise consumer (pengguna yang bijak)
C. a thoughtful salesperson (penjual yang bertimbang rasa)

8. From the conversation above, we can conclude that science and technology (rumuskan)
A. has brought about many benefits. (membawa / kebaikan)
B. has its negative effects on mankind. (kesan / manusia)
C. was important during ancient rules. (penting / pemerintahan dahulu kala)

Tips sebelum menjawab
Q9-Q16 :

1. Soalan ini menguji GRAMMAR (TATABAHASA) sebagai contoh,
NOUNS/CONJUNCTIONS/ADJECTIVES/SENTENCE CONNECTORS/ADVERBS/ TENSES/
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT/PREPOSITIONS/ARTICLES,ETC. (Sila rujuk buku teks untuk
NOTA GRAMMAR)
2. Lihat kata kerja yang digunakan dalam petikan adakah present tense atau past tense?
3. Baca ayat dengan perkataan bergaris dengan teliti dan tentukan kenapa perkataan bergaris
itu salah.
4. Banyakkan membuat latih tubi.

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PART 2: Questions 9 - 16

Read the text below and correct the underlined errors.
For each question, write the correct word in the space provided.

My Passion – Cooking

Hi! My name is Charmaine. I spend my free time cooking. It’s (0) mine passion. At
the weekend, I get my children to cook (9) at me. It’s a wonderful way to spend quality
time with them. There, (10) are always lots of laughter when certain things go wrong.
Slowly but surely, my children are (11) pick up some of my skills. I know that I have
given my family the best – healthy food and healthy eating habits. Thanks to this
passion that has developed over the years since I (12) am six years old. Back then, I
could remember my very conservative Nyonya granny ordering (13) a girls to the
kitchen early in the morning. There, granny would drill (14) we on the basics of cooking.
Nyonya cooking is not easy (15) or I feel very blessed to have a granny who
painstakingly taught me step by step to where I am today. In fact, I have taken this
passion a step further. My regular (16) customer come to me for my sambal ikan bilis. I
am proud to say that my sambal ikan bilis has travelled far and wide!

Example: Vocabulary
0 my
1. passion = minat
9. 2. healthy = sihat
10. 3. has developed = telah berkembang
11. 4. drill = melatih
12. 5. painstakingly= dengan susah payah
13. 6. taught = mengajar
14.
15.
16.

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PART 3 : INFORMATION TRANSFER

Read the text below and answer questions 17 to 24.

Complete the following table.
Choose no more than three words and/or a number.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided.

I Love Playing Basketball and Chatting Online

Name Bryan Soh

Age started playing basketball (usia mula bermain bola 17._________________________
keranjang) 18. ________________________
When play basketball (bila) 19. ________________________
20. ________________________
With whom play basketball (dengan siapa) 21. ________________________

Highest achievement as a basketball player (pencapaian
tertinggi)
Father’s role (peranan bapa)

When chat online (bila) 22. ________________________
23. ________________________

24. ________________________

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PART 4 : SHORT ANSWER
Read the text below and answer questions 25 – 34.

Questions 25 – 32
Answer the questions below.
Choose no more than five words and / or a number from the text for each answer.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided.
25. The Ka’amatan Festival was first celebrated by the ______________________.
26. Kinoingan wanted very much to save his people from ___________________.
27. Kinoingan had ____________________ for he could clear a large piece of land easily.
28. Huminodun was willing to sacrifice herself, and her body, sould and spirit would be offered to the

_____________________.
29. Huminodun’s mother, Suminundu, was begging her ____________________.
30. Huminodun’s flesh was very important because it became rice, which was the __________________

___________________.
31. The world was _____________________ when Huminodun was sacrificed.

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32. Huminodun came back to life to ______________________. Word
Questions 33 -34
Complete the table below with a word from the text.
For each question, write your answer in the space provided.

Meaning
33. in large quantity
34. cries

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PART 4 : MATCHING (GAPPED TEXT)
Questions 35 – 40
You are going to read an article about Google. Six sentences have been removed from the article.
Choose from the sentences (A-H) to fit each gap (35 – 40).
There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
For each question, mark the correct answer (A-H).

A Do you know who invented Google?
B Google search engine is used by professionals today.
C Nobody would sponsor them for the project they had in mind.
D Google will one day be the best search engine on the internet.
E Millions of people in the would use Google to search for information every day.
F They received $100 000 cheque.
G Its popularity grew by leaps and bounds.
H Sad to say that there was still not enough money.

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PAPER 2 ( 129/2) : WRITING

PART 1 : SHORT COMMUNICATIVE MESSAGE (20 marks)
You should spend about 25 minutes in this part.

Hi,

My class has organised a trip to the Lake Gardens in Taiping. I am not too keen
on joining due to the hot weather. You know that I’m afraid of the heat. But I
can’t help it because it’s our class trip.

What should I bring along?
Your advice, please.

Thanks.
Gabrielle

1. organised (menganjurkan) 2. trip (lawatan) 3. not too keen (tidak begitu teruja/berminat) 4.
hot weather (cuaca panas) 5. afraid (takut) 6. heat (panas) 7. advice (nasihat)

In about 80 words, write a message to Gabrielle giving some advice on what to bring along.

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USEFUL PHRASES

1. I think you should bring … (Pada pendapat saya, 4. drink plenty of water

kamu harus bawa …) 5. apply sunblock (guna sunblock)

2. a big hat (topi besar) 6.wear loose-fitting cotton blouse (pakai baju longgar)

3. to shield yourself from the rays of the sun (untuk 7. a pair of light-coloured pants (seluar terang)

melindungi kamu daripada cahaya matahari 8. I hope you have a whale of a time there. (Saya

berharap kamu berseronok di sana).

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PART 2 : NOTES EXPANSION (20 marks)
You should spend about 35 minutes in this part.
In your class, you have been talking about places in the house.
In about 120 words, write an essay about a place in your house which you like most.
You may use the notes below to help you.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the box below.

kitchen mother’s than fridge games spacious
(dapur) (amat luas)
(peti sejuk)

reasons baking cakes mentor Moreover, conditioner
(Selain itu)

Firstly, When after patiently more or
(dengan sabar)

The Place in my house I like the most

The place in my house I like most is the (1) __________. There are many (2) __________ why I like
the kitchen most. (3) __________, food. I enjoy my (4) ___________cooking. Whenever I am home (5)
_________ school, the first place in the house I go to is the kitchen. “Mum, what’s for lunch?” I love
my mum’s chicken rending and lots (6) ___________. So, what better place to go to (7) __________ the
kitchen? I would open the (8) __________ to see if there are any dessert or fruit salads for me.

At the weekend, when I am not busy over my homework or (9) __________, I will be in the
kitchen. I am either helping my mum to cook (10) ___________ I will be baking some (11)
_______________ or pies. I take after my mum. I love cooking and (12) __________. Mum is my (13)
____________ and she teaches me (14) ___________.

(15) __________, the kitchen in my house is very (16) ____________. It overlooks the huge
garden, so it’s really refreshing to be in the kitchen. (17) ___________the weather gets too hot, there is
always the air (18) ___________.

[Small steps in the right direction are better than
big steps in the wrong direction.]

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