霹雳怡保培南独立中学 SM POI LAM (SUWA) IPOH 2 nd MONTHLY EXAM ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2 WRITING DATE: 4TH AUGUST 2021 TIME :8.35AM – 10.05AM (1 HOUR 30 MINS) NAME：______________________ REG NO:______________ CLASS：S2AI, S2YI, S2HE, S2ZI, S2PIN, S2XIN READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST 1. Candidates answer on the question paper. No additional materials are required. 2. Write your name, registration number and your class on the space provided. 3. Write in dark blue or black pen only. 4. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. 5. Answer all the questions. Dictionary is not allowed. 6. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. 7. The total of marks for this paper is 40% Do Not Turn This Page Until You Are Told To Do So This document consists of 6 printed pages. Prepared by ： Checked by： Jane Irene ……Annie… (Ms Jane Irene) (Ms Annie Lim) 1
Short Communication Message (Writing) Paper 2 – Part 1 You must answer this question. Question 1 You received an email from your cousin. Hi, I am feeling a little down after receiving our mid-year exam results. I did not do well at all and I’m worried. Can you give me some advice on how I can improve my results? Do you think I should attend tuition classes? How do you juggle your studies and extracurricular activities and yet still do well in exams? I really appreciate your help. Now write an email to your cousin in about 80 words. To : Subject : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guided Writing (Writing) ( 20 marks ) Part 2 You must answer this question. Write your answer this question. Write your answer in 125-150 words in appropriate style. Question 2 Your classmates have been discussing the types of sports they enjoy. Your teacher has asked you to write an essay about the benefits of sports. In your essay, you should write about how sports: • reduces sedentary lifestyle • develops good motor skills • cultivates a sense of pride Write your essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view. _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 3
__________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ( 20 marks ) Extended Writing (Writing) Part 3 Write an answer to one of the questions 3-5 in this part. Write your answer in 200-250 words in an appropriate style on this question paper. Question 3 You saw this announcement on your favourite food blog. Send Us Your Articles! My Favourite Malaysian Delicacy • What types of local delicacy do you like? • How is it made? • Why is it your favourite? Write us an article answering these questions. The best article will win a voucher worth RM50 from Delicious Café. Write your article. 4
Question 4 As a librarian, you have been asked to write a report on the reading habits of Form 4 students in your school. To help you write the report, you have written the following notes. Reading Habits of Form 4 Students • How often do Form 4 students read in a week? • What types of genres do they prefer to read? • How can the reading habit be encouraged? Write a report answering these questions. The report will be published on the school website. Write your report. Question 5 Your teacher has asked you to write a story for the school magazine. The story must have the title : A Narrow Escape Your story should include: • a description of the situation • how the character escaped from the situation Write your story. Question No : ……………. _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 5
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