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JABATAN PELAJARAN TERENGGANU Disediakan oleh GURU AKRAM BAHASA INGGERIS SPM
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JABATAN PELAJARAN TERENGGANU

Disediakan oleh

GURU AKRAM BAHASA INGGERIS SPM

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1119/1 SECTION A: DIRECTED WRITING

BRIEF REVISION ON GRAMMAR IN SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

1 NOUNS (PEOPLE, ANIMALS, PLACES, THINGS, QUALITIES/IDEAS, ACTIVITIES)

2 PRONOUNS (SUBJECTS : I, YOU, HE, SHE, THEY, WE, IT)

3 VERB ‘TO BE’ (AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE)

4 VERBS (THINK, WALK, FIND, GIVE, etc.)

5 MODALS (MUST, SHOULD, CAN)

6 VERB ‘TO HAVE’ (HAS, HAVE, HAD)

7 ADJECTIVES (HANDSOME, KIND, SMALL, SMART, etc.)

8 ADVERBS (CAREFULLY, SLOWLY, FAST, VERY, etc)

5 BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS

Subject + Verb

I swim. Joe swims. They swam.

Subject + Verb + Object

I drive a car. Joe plays the guitar. They ate dinner.

Subject + Verb + Complement

I am busy. Joe became a doctor. They look sick.

Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object

I gave her a gift. She teaches us English. He sent me a message.

Subject + Verb + Object + Complement

I left the door open. We gave it food. They named him Bob.

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ARTICLE

SPM 2008 (Article)

Section A: Directed Writing

[35 marks]

[Time suggested: 45 minutes]

You recently attended a leadership camp organised by your school. At the camp, one of your

friends was chosen as the best group leader. You have been asked to write an article about

your friend for your school magazine.

Write your article based on the information below.

When writing the article, you should remember:

- to give a suitable title

- to give your name as the writer

- to use all the information given

- to provide an ending

- to add two other reasons why your friend was chosen

- that your readers are students of your school

Best Group Leader

Friend's details

- Name

- Age

- Family background

- School attended

Reasons why he/she was chosen

- Responsible

- Caring

- Best speaker for camp debate

- Voted the most co-operative

Awards received

- Certificate of Achievement

- RM 500

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SAMPLE ESSAY 1: SIMPLE VERSION

Fill in the blanks based on the suggestions and guidance given.

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(Write words from the question that can be a suitable title./

Write your friend’s name)

By ___________________________________

(Write your name.)

SUGGESTIONS (Introduction)

- Copy the question

- Change two words: 1) You I, 2) Your My/Our

INTRODUCTION

____ recently attended ________________________________________________ by

_____ school. At the camp, ____________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________.

SUGGESTIONS (Body 1)

- Use connectors to link your ideas/sentences (used in the beginning of sentences.)

NO FUNCTION CONNECTORS

L1 To add another point to the existing one Besides, Apart from that, Other than that,

Moreover, Furthermore, In addition

L2 To connect two opposite ideas Even though..., However, On the other hand,

Yet, Although..., Nevertheless

L3 To show result As a result, Therefore, Consequently, So,

Hence, Thus

L4 To arrange ideas in sequence Firstly, Secondly, Next, Then, Finally, Lastly

L5 To give examples For example, For instance,

L6 To start the last paragraph In conclusion, As a conclusion

*Pronouns: Is your friend a boy or girl?

1) If your friend is a boy/male, use he (dia-subject), his (dia punya), him (dia-object).

2) If your friend is a girl/female, use she (dia- subject), her (dia punya), her (dia- object)

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BODY 1

_____________ (L4), these are our ____________________________ (M1). *His/Her

name is ___________________________ (C1) and *he/she is ____________________ (C2).

This is *his/her family background (C3). *His/Her father’s name is ____________________

_____________________________ and he works as a ______________________. *His/Her

mother’s name is _____________________________________________ and she works as a

______________________________. *He/She attended Sekolah ______________________

______________________________ (C4).

SUGGESTIONS (Body 2)

- Refer to suggestions for Body 1

- Start the sentence with:

There is a way to be the best student, OR, There are many ways to be the best student.

- Add two (2) other reasons why your friend was chosen (C11 & C12)

o Use positive adjectives (e.g.: intelligent, friendly, brilliant, hardworking)

BODY 2

Secondly (L4), ____________________________________________________ (M2)

as the best group leader. *He/She is ____________________________ (C5) and

_______________________________ (C6). Furthermore (L1), *he/she was the

______________________________________________ (C7). ___________________ (L1),

*he/she was ___________________________________________________ (C8) participant.

___________________ (L1), *he/she is _____________________________________

___________________ (C11) and _________________________________________ (C12).

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SUGGESTIONS (Body 3)

- Refer to suggestions for Body 1

BODY 3

______________ (L4), the awards *he/she received (M3) were __________________

__________________________________________ (C9) and ________________ (C10).

SUGGESTIONS (Ending)

- Refer to suggestions for Body 1

ENDING

____________________________ (L6), I _________ all of us can be like *him/her.

Rewrite the whole article in 5 paragraphs.

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SAMPLE ESSAY 2: EXTENDED VERSION

Fill in the blanks based on the suggestions and guidance given.

_______________________________________________

(Write words from the question that can be a suitable title./

Write your friend’s name.)

By ___________________________________

(Write your name.)

SUGGESTIONS (Introduction)

- Copy the question

- Change two words: 1) You I, 2) Your My/Our

- Extend the introduction. To elaborate: Ask yourself the 5W1H.

Who? / What? / When? / Why? / Where? / How?

INTRODUCTION

____ recently attended ________________________________________________ by

_____ school, _______________________________________________________________

[What is the name of the school?]. At the camp, ____________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________.

I feel ______________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________ [How do you feel?]

SUGGESTIONS (Body 1)

- Use connectors to link your ideas/sentences (used in front of the sentence)

NO FUNCTION CONNECTORS

L1 To add another point to the existing one Besides, Apart from that, Other than that,

Moreover, Furthermore, In addition

L2 To connect two opposite ideas Even though..., However, On the other hand,

Yet, Although..., Nevertheless

L3 To show result As a result, Therefore, Consequently, So,

Hence, Thus

L4 To arrange ideas in sequence Firstly, Secondly, Next, Then, Finally, Lastly

L5 To give examples For example, For instance,

L6 To start the last paragraph In conclusion, As a conclusion

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*Pronouns: Is your friend a boy or girl?

1) If your friend is a boy/male, use he (dia-subject), his (dia punya), him (dia-object).

2) If your friend is a girl/female, use she (dia- subject), her (dia punya), her (dia- object)

Extend the points. To elaborate: Ask yourself the 5W1H.

Who? / What? / When? / Why? / Where? / How?

BODY 1

_____________ (L4), these are our ____________________________ (M1). *His/Her

name is ___________________________ (C1) and her nickname is ____________________

[What is his/her nickname?]. *He/She is ________________________ (C2). This is *his/her

family background (C3). *His/Her father’s name is _________________________________

_______ and he works as a ___________________________ at _______________________

[Where does he work?]. *His/Her mother’s name is ________________________________

_____________ and she works as a __________________________________ at _________

______________ [Where does she work?]. *He/She attended Sekolah __________________

___________________________________________ (C4) in _________________________

[When did he/she attend the school? – year].

SUGGESTIONS (Body 2)

- Refer to suggestions for Body 1

- Start the sentence with:

There is a way to be the best student, OR, There are many ways to be the best student.

- Add two (2) other reasons why your friend was chosen (C11 & C12)

o Use positive adjectives (e.g.: intelligent, friendly, brilliant, hardworking)

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BODY 2

Secondly (L4), ____________________________________________________ (M2)

as the best group leader. *He/She is ____________________________ (C5) because *he/she

helped _____________________________________________________________________

[Why is he/she responsible?]. *He/She is also _______________________________ (C6)

because *he/she took care of ____________________________________ [Whom did he/she

take care of?]. Furthermore (L1), *he/she was the ___________________________________

_____________________________ (C7). *He/She debated __________________________

[How did he/she debate?]. ________________________ (L1), *he/she was

_____________________________________________________________ (C8) participant.

___________________ (L1), *he/she is _________________________________ (C11) and

_________________________________ (C12).

SUGGESTIONS (Body 3)

- Refer to suggestions for Body 1

BODY 3

______________ (L4), the awards *he/she received (M3) were __________________

__________________________________________ (C9) and ___________________ (C10).

When *he/she went to receive the awards, I could see she was _________________________

[How did he/she feel?]

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SUGGESTIONS (Ending)

- Refer to suggestions for Body 1

ENDING

____________________________ (L6), I _________ all of us can be like *him/her

because it can make __________________________________________________________

[Why do you need to be like him/her?].

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MODEL SPM QUESTION 2 (Adapted from SPM 2001 – Article)

You find that many of your friends are under a lot of pressure. They spend most of their time

studying and appear to suffer from stress. Write an article for your school newsletter on how

to cope with stress.

Write your article based on the information below.

- Do regular exercise

- Find hobbies

- Plan a timetable

- Work in groups

- Take balanced meals

- Get enough sleep

- Improve study skills

- Make a check-list

- Seek advice

- Play games

- Talk to your family

- Listen to music

When writing the article, you should remember:

- to give a suitable title

- to give your name as the writer

- to use all the information given

- to provide an ending

- that your readers are students of your school

Note: For your article, you will receive up to 15 marks for the format and content points and

up to 20 marks for the quality of your writing.

SUGGESTION

You can use MODALS (must, should, can, ought to, have to) for this question.

e.g. You should do regular exercise.

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REPORT

Model Question 1 (Adapted from SPM 2009 – Report) Many of the students in your school are not interested in co-curricular activities. As the secretary of Recreational Club in your school, you carried out a survey. Based on your findings, write a report to the principal regarding the problem. Use the following notes to write your report.

REASONS

Boring activities

Refusal to stay back

Time for tuition

Transportation problems

No proper facilities

No proper instructor

SUGGESTIONS

Stress importance of co-curriculum

Do co-curricular activities during school

hours

Hire qualified coaches or instructors

Organise more interesting activities

Improve sports facilities

Offer attractive prizes

When writing your report, you must:

address your report to the principal

give your report a title

include your name

use all the notes given

Vocabulary Exercise

Match the phrases in column A with the meanings in column B

A B

Not interested Membuat soal selidik

Carried out a survey Tidak berminat

Refusal to stay back Tiada kemudahan yang sesuai

No proper facilities Semasa waktu persekolahan

No proper instructor Enggan pulang lewat

Stress importance of co-curriculum Mengambil jurulatih berkelayakan

During school hours Tiada jurulatih berkelayakan

Hire qualified coaches or instructors Menekankan kepentingan kokurikulum

Improve sports facilities Menyediakan hadiah-hadiah yang menarik

Offer attractive prizes Meningkatkan kualiti kemudahan sukan

Content

point :

C1 to C6

Content

point :C7

to C12

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SAMPLE ESSAY 1 – SIMPLE VERSION

Read the question again and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the question. To, The Principal, SMK Bandar Baru. Date: 20 October 2012

Report on Why …………………………………………………………..

Many students in this school are not interested in co-curricular activities.

The first reason is the activities are ……………………..(1). The second reason is the students

refuse to …………………….. (2) back. Besides, they spend their time for …………………….. (3).

Students also have …………………….. (4) problems. The facilities are not …………………….. (5).

There is no proper …………………….. (6) too.

I have some suggestions to make students active in co-curricular activities. First, the school

must …………………….. (7) the importance of …………………….. (8). Second, the school should do

cocurricular activities …………………….. (9) school hours. Next, the school must ……………………..

(10) qualified coaches or instructors. Besides, teachers must plan more interesting activities. In

addition, the school should …………………….. (11) the sports facilities at this school. Finally,

…………………….. (12) interesting prizes to students.

I hope that you will try to make the co-curricular activities in our school attractive for the

students.

Reported by,

Nurulhusna (NURUL HUSNA BT SAIDIN) Secretary, Recreational Club.

Format ; 3 / 3

Content : 12 / 12

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SAMPLE ESSAY 2 – EXTENDED VERSION Task A : Make simple sentences using the words given. Example: activities – waste time Sentence ; Co-curricular activities only waste their time.

1. last bus – 5.00 pm

2. badminton net – torn

3. certificates – help – university

4. students – take –school bus – home

5. organise – school trip – interesting places

6. prizes – make – interested

Task B : Write the sentences above in the blanks below. To, The Principal, SMK Bandar Baru. Date: 20 October 2012

Report on Why …………………………………………………………………….

Many students in this school are not interested in co-curricular activities. I carried out a survey

and the students gave many reasons why they are not interested in the activities.

The first reason is, the students said that the activities are boring .So they feel joining the

activities only wastes their time. The second reason is the students refuse to stay back. Besides, they

prefer to spend their time for tuition .In addition students also have transportation problems. (last bus

– 5.00 pm) ____________________________________________________________ Furthermore,

the facilities are not proper. For example (badminton net – torn) ____________________

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_____________________________________________. The last reason is there is no proper

instructor.

I have some suggestions to make students active in co-curricular activities. First, the school

must stress the importance of co-curriculum. ( certificates – help – university)

_________________________________________________________________________ .

Second, the school should carry out cocurricular activities during school hours so that ( students –

take – school bus – home) __________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________. Next, the school must

hire qualified coaches or instructors. Besides, teachers must plan more interesting activities. For

example, (organize - school trip - interesting places) ____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________. In addition, the school

should improve the sports facilities at this school. Provide badminton rackets for students to borrow.

Finally, offer interesting prizes to students. (prizes – make – interested) ______________________

___________________________________________________________.

I hope that you will try to make the co-curricular activities in our school attractive for the

students.

Reported by,

Nurulhusna (NURUL HUSNA BT SAIDIN) Secretary, Recreational Club.

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SPM QUESTION (2009)

Many of your schoolmates are not interested in sports. You have carried out a survey on the reasons

for their lack of interest. Based on your findings, write a report to the Principal regarding the matter. In

your report, give reasons for the lack of interest in sports and provide suggestions to overcome the

problems.

Use the following notes to write your report.

When writing the report, you must:

- address your report to the Principal

- provide a title

- include your name

- use all the notes given

REASONS

Students

-attitude

-lack of time

Parents

-emphasis on academic performance

-tuition classes

Facilities

-insufficient sports equipment

-poor condition

- field, courts

SUGGESTIONS

Stress importance of

sports Improve facilities

Organize more

competitions

Dialogue with

parents Employ qualified

trainers

Offer attractive

prizes

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Exercises The notes below are taken from information in the question. Notes on reasons:

1. Reason 1 - students 2. students – attitude 3. Students – lack of time 4. Reason 2 – parents 5. Parents – emphasis on academic performance 6. Parents – tuition classes 7. Reason 3 – facilities 8. Facilities – insufficient sports equipment 9. Facilities – poor condition - field, courts

TASK 1 : With reference to the notes above, complete simple sentences below with suitable verbs. ( verb ‘to be’; ‘to have’, put, send )

1. The first reason …………… the students’ attitude.

2. The students ……………………….. negative attitude towards sports.

3. Students also do not ………………… time to take part in sports.

4. The second reason …………… parents.

5. Parents …………………… emphasis on academic performance.

6. Parents ……………………. their children to tuition classes.

7. The other reason ……………….. facilities.

8. There …………………… insuffifient sports equipment.

9. The fields and courts …………………. in poor condition.

Notes on suggestions :

1. Stress importance of sports

2. Dialogue with parents

3. Improve facilities

4. Employ qualified trainers

5. Organize more competitions

6. Offer attractive prizes

Include modal verbs in the sentences :

should – patut; Must – mesti; Have to – mesti; May – boleh

TASK 2 :. Make simple sentences for suggestions

Add suitable subject to match each suggestion.

Suggestions : The school / teachers/ the principal

Example :

Subject modal verb

The principal must stress the importance of sports

Words from

the question

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

TASK 3: Complete the report below with suitable connectors. Choose the connectors from the list below.

Second besides In addition Apart from that For example

first Next moreover Other than that

To, The Principal, SMK Taman Permata Date: 20 October 2012

Report on Why Students are not Interested in Sports

Many of the students of SMK Taman Permata are not interested in sports. I have carried out a

survey on the reasons for their lack of interest. Here are the findings.

The …………….(1) reason for the lack of interest in sports is students’ attitude. They do not

like sports. …………….(2) students do not have time for sports. …………….(3), parents put emphasis

on academic performance. They send their children to tuition classes. ……………(4) there is

insufficient sports equipment in this school. ……………(5), the sport facilities are in poor condition.

…………….(6) the football field is small and grassy and there is no badminton court in the school.

I have some suggestions to overcome the problem. ……………(7), the principal must stress

the importance of sports. ……………(8), improve sports facilities and organize more competitions.

……………(9), the school can hold a dialogue with parents, employ qualified and offer attractive

prizes and offer attractive prizes to students.

I hope the suggestions will make students more interested in sports.

Reported by,

Nurdiana Hakimi

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FORMAL LETTER

Common Types of Formal Letter :

Letter of complaint

Letter of request

Letter of inquiry

Letter of job application

Common phrases in formal letter writing:

I am writing to …

I would like to …

I would like to make/lodge a complaint… / I would like to complain about …

I wish to draw your attention to …

I would be pleased if …

I would appreciate it if ...

I hope you would take immediate action …

I hope you give my suggestions due consideration …

The Format

F1 Sender’s Address

F2 Recipient’s Address

F3 Date

F4 Salutation

F5 Title/Subject/Reference

F6 Signing off

F7 Signature

F8 Name

___________

___________

_______________________________

___________

___________

___________ 16 November 2012

Dear Sir,

___________________________

I am writing to …

2. …….

3. …….

Yours faithfully,

Syed Zil (SYAFIQ BIN ISMAIL)

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MODEL SPM QUESTION 1 (Adapted from SPM 2003 – Formal Letter)

Your class would like to go for a trip after the end-of-year examination. You are the class

monitor. You get a message from your teacher who is away from school to discuss with your

classmates where they would like to go. Your class has decided to have a trip to the city.

Using the notes below, write a formal letter to your teacher about the plan for the trip.

When writing the formal letter, you must:

− lay out the letter correctly

− use all the notes given

− remember that the letter is to your teacher

Note: For your formal letter, you will receive up to 15 marks for the format and content points and

up to 20 marks for the quality of your writing.

PLACE : the city

DATE : 15 – 17 December

DURATION : 3 days and 2 nights

ACCOMMODATION : hotel

TRANSPORTATION : bus

COST PER PERSON : RM120.00

PLACES OF INTEREST:

− art gallery

− shopping complexes

− parks and gardens

− zoo

− museum

− water theme park

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SAMPLE ANSWER 1: SIMPLE VERSION

Complete the following sample essay by filling in blanks with suitable words.

Afham bin Othman,

Form 5 Jujur,

SMK Taman Setia,

20500 Kuala Terengganu

Mr Lokman Hakim bin Yusof,

SMK Taman Setia,

20500 Kuala Terengganu 15 October 2012

Dear Sir,

Trip to the City

I am writing to inform you about the end-of-year trip. The place we would like to go is

…………... (C1).

2. We plan to go to Kuala Lumpur. The date is 15 to 17 December (C2). ……… duration

……… three days and two nights (C3). ……...……………………………………….. (C4).

………………………………………… (C5). ………………………………………… (C6).

3. In Kuala Lumpur, we plan to go to the art gallery (C7), …………….….……… (C8),

parks ……. gardens (C9). We would ……… like to visit …..…………………..……... (C10;

C11). The last place we would like to go ……………………………….. (C12).

4. We hope you agree with our plan. Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Afham

(AFHAM BIN OTHMAN)

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SAMPLE ANSWER 2: EXTENDED VERSION

Complete the following sample essay below.

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…………………………………………..…. that the class has had a discussion on where to

go for the end-of-year trip. We decided to have a trip to the city – ………………………... .

2. Here are the details of our plan. We plan to go to Kuala Lumpur from 15 to 17 December.

That means the duration is three days and two nights. We will have enough time .……..……

……………….………….…… . Razman has volunteered to arrange the accommodation at

…….………………………. . The hotel has ……………………….. for school students. We

will go by ……..………………….. . We agreed to gather in front of the school on the 15th

of December and leave at ……………………….…………. . The cost per person for

………………………….. …………………………………….…. is RM120.00.

3. In Kuala Lumpur, we plan to go to several places of interest. Many of us ………………

……………………….. so one of the places we will visit is the art gallery. We would also

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like to go to shopping complexes –…………………………………………….. . Parks and

gardens like ……………………………………. are also included. Our trip to Kuala Lumpur

will not be perfect without going to the zoo and the museum. There will be a ………….……

…………………………………. at the museum during the end-of-year school holiday. If we

have enough time, the last place we would like to go is ……………………….…………..,

the popular water theme park.

4. We hope you agree with our plan. …………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………… .

Thank you.

……………………………….

……………………

………………………………

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MODEL SPM QUESTION 2

Your school has decided to form a new club in school. Students are required to suggest a

club they prefer. You like Environment Club. Write a formal letter to your principal stating

your choice and suggestions on how to run the club.

Using the notes below, write the formal letter.

When writing the formal letter, you must:

− lay out the letter correctly

− use all the notes given

− remember that the letter is to your principal

Note: For your formal letter, you will receive up to 15 marks for the format and content points and

up to 20 marks for the quality of your writing.

Environment Club

Objectives : (1) To raise environmental awareness

(2) To instil moral values

Meeting : Once a fortnight

Fee : RM5.00 per month

Number of members : unlimited

Activities :

Talks

Recycling campaign

Cleanliness project

Community service

Raising funds for wildlife

Holding exhibitions

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1119/1 SECTION B: CONTINUOUS WRITING

Sample Essays on the topic “Smiles” from JPNT SPM Trial Exam 2012

Sample 1A: Simple Version

My father is a big football fan. In his young days he was the captain of his

school football team. Even the mention of the word football will make him smile. He

never loses the opportunity to see enjoyable football matches.

Last Sunday my father took me to see a football match. It was held at the

National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. We reached the new stadium early. My father parked

the car and bought two tickets and then we entered the stadium.

The match was between Harimau Malaya and the famous Arsenal football

club. The stadium was full of football fans. They were really eager to watch the

match. We could see many dedicated supporters wearing red and yellow shirts in the

stadium.

All players looked very smart in their jerseys. Soon the match began. It was

an interesting match. Harimau Malaya scored their goal in the 45th minute. Then it

was the first half break.

The match began again after the break. The experienced Arsenal team played

fast and scored a goal in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute Arsenal scored another

surprising goal. Their shooting and team-work were excellent.

In the second half Arsenal showed their best. Harimau Malaya tried hard but

could not match them. It became a one-sided game. They proved to be better.

Arsenal won the match by 2 goals to 1.

It was a fun experience. We could see cheers and smiles everywhere in the

stadium. My father was the happiest. I knew it from his smile. I would never forget

this wonderful event.

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Vocabulary Exercise

Replace the adjectives in the passage with suitable ones from the box.

My father is a (big) ................. football fan. In his young days he was the

captain of his school football team. Even the mention of the word football will

make him smile. He never loses the opportunity to see (enjoyable) .................

football matches.

Last Sunday my father took me to see a football match. It was held at

the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. We reached the (new) ................. stadium

early. My father parked the car and bought two tickets and then we entered the

stadium.

The match was between Harimau Malaya and the (famous) .................

Arsenal football club. The stadium was full of football fans. They were really

eager to watch the match. We could see many (dedicated) .................

supporters wearing red and yellow shirts in the stadium.

All players looked very smart in their jerseys. Soon the match began. It

was an (interesting) ................. match. Harimau Malaya scored their goal in

the 45th minute. Then it was the first half break.

The match began again after the break. The (experienced) .................

Arsenal team played fast and scored goal in the 87th minute. In the 90th

minute Arsenal scored another (sudden) ................. goal. Their shooting and

team-work were excellent.

In the second half Arsenal showed their best. Harimau Malaya tried

hard but could not match them. It became a one-sided game. They proved to

be better. Arsenal won the match by 2 goals to 1.

It was a (fun) ................. experience. We could see cheers and smiles

everywhere in the stadium. My father was the happiest. I knew it from his smile.

I would never forget this (wonderful) ................. event.

unexpected

skilful

amazing

joyful

great

modern

well-known

entertaining

committed

exciting

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Sample 1B: Extended Version

My father is a fanatical football fan. In his young days he was the captain of

his school football team. Even the mention of the word football will make him smile.

He never loses the opportunity to see any football matches whether on television or

at the stadium.

Last Sunday my father took me to see a football match everbody was waiting

for. It was held at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. We arrived at the new stadium

early to avoid traffic jam. My father parked the car, bought two tickets and then we

entered the stadium.

The match was between Harimau Malaya and the famous Arsenal football

club. The stadium was full of football fans from both teams. They were really eager

to watch the match themselves. We could see many dedicated supporters wearing

red and yellow shirts in the stadium.

All players looked very smart in their jerseys when they entered the field.

Soon the match began and the crowds were cheering. It was an exciting match

where both teams were playing well. Harimau Malaya scored their goal in the 45th

minute. Then it was the first half break.

The match began again after the break. The experienced Arsenal team played

fast and scored goal in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute Arsenal scored another

surprising goal. Their shooting and team-work were excellent. Harimau Malaya

players were shocked but tried to score again.

In the second half Arsenal showed their best. Harimau Malaya tried hard but

could not match them. It became a one-sided game. They proved to be better in

terms of skills. Arsenal won the match by 2 goals to 1.

It was a fun experience to us and other football fans. We could see cheers

and smiles everywhere in the stadium. My father was the happiest. I knew it from his

smile. I would never forget this wonderful event.

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Vocabulary Exercise

Replace the verbs in the passage with suitable ones from the box.

My father is a fanatical football fan. In his young days he was the captain

of his school football team. Even the mention of the word football will make him

smile. He never (loses) ................. the opportunity to see any football matches

whether on television or at the stadium.

Last Sunday my father took me to (see) ................. a football match

everbody was waiting for. It was held at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. We

arrived at the new stadium early to avoid traffic jam. My father parked the car,

(bought) .................two tickets and then we entered the stadium.

The match was between Harimau Malaya and the famous Arsenal football

club. The stadium was full of football fans from both teams. They were really

eager to watch the match themselves. We could see many dedicated supporters

wearing red and yellow shirts in the stadium.

All players (looked) ................. very smart in their jerseys when they

entered the field. Soon the match began and the crowds were (cheering)

.................. . It was an exciting match where both teams were playing well.

Harimau Malaya scored their goal in the 45th minute. Then it was the first half

break.

The match began again after the break. The experienced Arsenal team

played fast and scored a goal in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute Arsenal

scored another surprising goal. Their shooting and team-work were excellent.

Harimau Malaya players were shocked but (tried) .......................... to score again.

In the second half Arsenal (showed) ................................ their best.

Harimau Malaya tried hard but could not match them. It became a one-sided

game. They proved to be better in terms of skills. Arsenal finally won the match

by 2 goals to 1.

It was a fun experience to us and other football fans. We could see cheers

and smiles everywhere in the stadium. My father was the happiest. I knew it from

his smile. I would never forget this wonderful event.

seemed

applauding

attempted

demonstrated

purchased

watch

misses

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Sample 2A: Simple Version

It has been 5 years but I could never forget her smiles. She never failed to

give a smile to anyone, even to someone she did not know. Most of all, if she was

smiling, it would always be the most sincere smile.

I knew Shahira in my new school. She was my classmate. At that time, I was

in Form Three. When my class teacher asked me to sit next to her, she smiled at me

sweetly. She introduced herself and we became friends immediately.

Shahira was a helpful friend. She helped me with my homework. She even

showed me around the school. Most of the time, she would accompany me to

anywhere in the school. I realised everyone seemed to like her.

After a while, I knew that I was lucky to have her as a friend. PMR

examination was just around the corner and we had to study. Shahira and I always

studied together. We always discussed things we did not understand.

Both of us stayed back in the evening and did revision together. We attended

extra classes in school before exams. Teachers were also helpful in giving us tips to

answer exam questions.

During the PMR examination, Shahira and I managed to answer well. I was

still not confident but Shahira said we would be all right. I believed her words. When

both of us received excellent results in PMR, we were really happy. I knew that we

had worked hard for it.

Our friendship started from a sweet smile. Now, both of us are studying in a

university together. Shahira made me feel safe although I was a new student. I was

thankful to know her.

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SAMPLE 2B : EXTENDED VERSION

Exercise: Expand the story using the WH Questions given.

It has been 5 years but I could never forget her smiles. She never failed to

give a smile to anyone, even to someone she did not know. Most of all, if she was

smiling, it would always be the most sincere smiles.

I knew Shahira in my new school. She was my classmate. At that time, I was

in Form Three. When my class teacher asked me to sit next to her, she smiled at me

sweetly. She introduced herself and we became friends immediately.

Shahira was a helpful friend. She helped me with my homework. She even

showed me around the school. Most of the time, she would accompany me to

anywhere in the school. I realised everyone seemed to like her.

After a while, I knew that I was lucky to have her as a friend. PMR was just

around the corner and we had to study. Shahira and I always studied together. We

always discussed things we did not understand.

Where is the new school? e.g. I knew Shahira in my new school in Taman Tasik Perdana.

What homework?

Where did they study together?

Who is everyone?

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Both of us stayed back in the evening and did revision together. We attended

extra classes in school before exam. Teachers were also helpful in giving us tips to

answer exam questions.

During the PMR examination, Shahira and I managed to answer well. I

was still not confident but Shahira said we would be all right. I believed her words.

When both of us received excellent results in PMR, we were really happy. I knew

that we had worked hard for it.

Our friendship started from a sweet smile. Now, both of us are studying in a

university together. Shahira made me feel safe although I was a new student. I was

thankful to know her.

Why was she not confident?

How did they do the revision?

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Rewrite the essay using the expanded points.

It has been 5 years but I could never forget her smiles. She never failed to

give a smile to anyone, even to someone she did not know. Most of all, if she was

smiling, it would always be the most sincere smiles.

I knew Shahira in my new school in Taman Tasik Perdana. She was my

classmate. At that time, I was in Form Three. When my class teacher asked me to sit

next to her, she smiled at me sweetly. She introduced herself and we became

friends immediately.

Shahira was a helpful friend. She helped me with my homework

................................................................................ She even showed me around the

school. Most of the time, she would accompany me to anywhere in the school. I

realised ................................................................................ seemed to like her.

After a while, I knew that I was lucky to have her as a friend. PMR was just

around the corner and we had to study. Shahira and I always studied together

................................................................................. We always discussed things we

did not understand.

Both of us stayed back in the evening and did revision together

................................................................................. We attended extra classes in

school before exam. Teachers were also helpful in giving us tips to answer exam

questions.

During the PMR examination, Shahira and I managed to answer well. I was

still not confident ................................................................................ but Shahira

said we would be all right. I believed her words. When both of us received excellent

results in PMR, we were really happy. I knew that we worked hard for it.

Our friendship started from a sweet smile. Now, both of us are studying in a

university together. Shahira made me feel safe although I was a new student. I was

thankful to know her.

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1119/2 SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY

READING COMPREHENSION

Questions 26-31 are based on the following passage.

The following passage is about a woman who regains her sight after suffering from severe

atopic keratoconjunctivitis.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Tracey Foster had always had itchy eyes. From the age of 11, she had

suffered from severe atopic keratoconjunctivitis, an allergic condition affecting

the cornea.Tracey’s eyes were badly inflamed, constantly sticky and watering.

Steroids and antihistamines brought little relief. The condition worsened in

summer and spring when her eyes would become unbearably itchy. There was

nothing she could do except rub her eyes, day and night, sometimes for minutes at a

time.

But Tracey lived with it, growing up into an attractive young woman who

married and had a daughter. However, there was a darker side to her allergy: it was

affecting her sight. In 1994, doctors at Bristol Eye Hospital explained that the years

of rubbing had brought on keratoconus, a condition that causes the cornea –

responsible for two-thirds of the eye’s focusing power – to become misshapen.

Family was the centre of Tracey’s world and on to her delight, hers grew.

Her second daughter was born two years later, then a son in 2000. Life should have

been perfect for her: instead it was frightening. At the age of 28, Tracey was

almost blind.

Even through thick glasses, her new son was just a blur. Tracey gazed at the

world, a world now rarely extending beyond her home in the Patchway area of

Bristol. Having to feel her way round the house, Tracey knew every inch: the 13

stairs, the position of the light switches, and right down to the tiny buttons on the

TV remote control. The worst of it was not being able to make out the faces of her

children when they all sat down to eat. She had no idea if they were happy or sad.

She relied on her husband John or the two elder children to guide her when

she went out. No longer able to see in 3D – kerbs looked flat and the edges of steps

were indistinct - she was petrified of falling over. Her children had to wear bright

colours so that she could pick them out in a crowd. As young as they were, her

daughters became her eyes. “Mum, there’s someone over there waving at you,”

one of them would hiss. “Just wave back.”

In 2000, Derek Tole joined Bristol Eye Hospital as a consultant. By the time

Tracey first met him in April 2001, her confidence was at rock bottom. She felt she

was a burden to her family. Tole was touched. A father himself and in his first

consultant’s job, he badly wanted to make a difference to Tracey’s life. Cautiously,

he asked, “How do you feel about a corneal transplant?”

But Tole was anxious. Even on the morning of the transplant on Tracey’s

eyes, January 14, 2002, he asked whether she was sure she wanted to go through

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

26

(b)

26

(a)

26(a)

27

28(a)

28

(a)

28(b)

29

(a)

ii

29

(a)

i

28(b)

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with it. “The operation is the easy part,” he warned. “It’s like a newborn baby. You

might think all the hard work is in having it but it isn’t; it’s the aftercare.” But

Tracey, who had just been given her first white stick, was adamant.

Tracey, now 36, works as a teaching assistant, a job she would not have done

if she is blind. She cannot stop herself reading anything and everything, even car

number plates. But, best of all she could see her children. “Words can’t describe

what it’s like to watch them across the table chatting, seeing their lips move. I feel I

was put on this earth to have a family. Seeing them grow is everything to me.”

(Adapted from Reader’s Digest, May 2009)

40

26

27

28

29

30

From paragraph 1,

(a) when did Tracey start suffering from keratoconjunctivitis?

...................................................................................................................................

(b) what were the medications used to treat her illness?

...................................................................................................................................

From paragraph 2, how did she get keratoconus?

.....................................................................................................................................

From paragraph 3,

(a) why was her life frightening?

....................................................................................................................................

(b) what does the word hers in line 13 refer to?

...................................................................................................................................

(a) From paragraph 5, how did Tracey’s children make their mother’s life easier?

State two ways.

(i) .....................................................................................................................

(ii) .....................................................................................................................

(b) From paragraph 7, why did the consultant warn her about the transplant?

......................................................................................................................................

From paragraph 8, write in your own words about Tracey’s feelings after the

operation.

......................................................................................................................................

[1mark]

[1mark]

[1mark]

[1mark]

[1mark]

[1mark]

[1mark]

[1mark]

[2marks]

29(b) 29(b)

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Analysing each paragraph

26. From paragraph 1,

(a) when did Tracey start suffering from keratoconjunctivitis?

(b) what were the medications used to treat her illness?

Tracey Foster had always had itchy eyes. From the age of 11, she had suffered from

severe atopic keratoconjunctivitis, an allergic condition affecting the cornea.Tracey’s eyes

were badly inflamed, constantly sticky and watering. Steroids and antihistamines brought

little relief. The condition worsened in summer and spring when her eyes would become

unbearably itchy. There was nothing she could do except rub her eyes, day and night,

sometimes for minutes at a time.

27. From paragraph 2, how did she get keratoconus?

But Tracey lived with it, growing up into an attractive young woman who married and

had a daughter. However, there was a darker side to her allergy: it was affecting her sight. In

1994, doctors at Bristol Eye Hospital explained that the years of rubbing had brought on

keratoconus, a condition that causes the cornea – responsible for two-thirds of the eye’s

focusing power – to become misshapen.

28. From paragraph 3,

(a) why was her life frightening?

(b) what does the word hers in line 13 refer to?

Family was the centre of Tracey’s world and on to her delight, hers grew. Her second

daughter was born two years later, then a son in 2000. Life should have been perfect for her:

instead it was frightening. At the age of 28, Tracey was almost blind.

age indicates the time when the writer

started to suffer from her illness

two types of

medicines used to

treat her illness

repeated action done which

resulted in the illness

reason why her life is

frightening

Hers refers to the family

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29. (a) From paragraph 5, how did Tracey’s children make their mother’s life easier?

State two ways.

She relied on her husband John or the two elder children to guide her when she went

out. No longer able to see in 3D – kerbs looked flat and the edges of steps were indistinct - she

was petrified of falling over. Her children had to wear bright colours so that she could pick

them out in a crowd. As young as they were, her daughters became her eyes. “Mum, there’s

someone over there waving at you,” one of them would hiss. “Just wave back.”

29. (b) From paragraph 7, why did the consultant warn her about the transplant?

But Tole was anxious. Even on the morning of the transplant on Tracey’s eyes, January

14, 2002, he asked whether she was sure she wanted to go through with it. “The operation is the

easy part,” he warned. “It’s like a newborn baby. You might think all the hard work is in

having it but it isn’t; it’s the aftercare.” But Tracey, who had just been given her first white

stick, was adamant.

steps taken by the children to make their mother’s

life easier (choose only two)

the consultant warned the writer on the hard part

of the aftercare after the operation

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SUMMARY

Questions 26-31 are based on the following passage.

The following passage is about a woman who regains her sight after suffering from severe

atopic keratoconjunctivitis.

1

2

3

4

5

6

Tracey Foster had always had itchy eyes. From the age of 11, she had suffered

from severe atopic keratoconjunctivitis, an allergic condition affecting the cornea.

Tracey’s eyes were badly inflamed, constantly sticky and watering.

Steroids and antihistamines brought little relief. The condition worsened in summer

and spring when her eyes would become unbearably itchy. There was nothing

she could do except rub her eyes, day and night, sometimes for minutes at a time.

But Tracey lived with it, growing up into an attractive young woman who

married and had a daughter. However, there was a darker side to her allergy: it was

affecting her sight. In 1994, doctors at Bristol Eye Hospital explained that the

years of rubbing had brought on keratoconus, a condition that causes the

cornea – responsible for two-thirds of the eye’s focusing power – to become

misshapen.

Family was the centre of Tracey’s world and on to her delight, hers grew. Her

second daughter was born two years later, then a son in 2000. Life should have

been perfect for her: instead it was frightening. At the age of 28, Tracey was

almost blind.

Even through thick glasses, her new son was just a blur. Tracey gazed

at the world, a world now rarely extending beyond her home in the Patchway area of

Bristol. Having to feel her way round the house, Tracey knew every inch:

the 13 stairs, the position of the light switches, and right down to the tiny buttons on

the TV remote control. The worst of it was not being able to make out the faces of

her children when they all sat down to eat. She had no idea if they were happy or

sad.

She relied on her husband John or the two elder children to

guide her when she went out. No longer able to see in 3D – kerbs looked flat

and the edges of steps were indistinct - she was petrified of falling over. Her

children had to wear bright colours so that she could pick them out in a crowd. As

young as they were, her daughters became her eyes. “Mum, there’s someone over

there waving at you,” one of them would hiss. “Just wave back.”

In 2000, Derek Tole joined Bristol Eye Hospital as a consultant. By the time

Tracey first met him in April 2001, her confidence was at rock bottom. She

felt she was a burden to her family. Tole was touched. A father himself and

in his first consultant’s job, he badly wanted to make a difference to Tracey’s life.

Cautiously, he asked, “How do you feel about a corneal transplant?”

5

10

15

20

25

30

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8

But Tole was anxious. Even on the morning of the transplant on Tracey’s

eyes, January 14, 2002, he asked whether she was sure she wanted to go through

with it. “The operation is the easy part,” he warned. “It’s like a newborn baby. You

might think all the hard work is in having it but it isn’t; it’s the aftercare.” But

Tracey, who had just been given her first white stick, was adamant.

Tracey, now 36, works as a teaching assistant, a job she would not have done

if she is blind. She cannot stop herself reading anything and everything, even car

number plates. But, best of all she could see her children. “Words can’t describe

what it’s like to watch them across the table chatting, seeing their lips move. I feel I

was put on this earth to have a family. Seeing them grow is everything to me.”

(Adapted from Reader’s Digest, May 2009)

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40

31 Based on the text, write a summary on:

the effects of the illnesses on Tracey physically and emotionally

Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not to change the

original meaning.

Your summary must

be in continuous writing (not in note form)

use materials from lines 3 to 32

not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below

Begin your summary as follows:

Suffering from severe atopic keratoconjunctivitis, an allergic condition, Tracey’s eyes...

[15 marks]

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…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

Related to

feelings

Effects that

can be seen

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[15 marks]

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SPM MODEL QUESTION

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow

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Shangri-La is a place surrounded by snow-capped mountains where people live

peacefully to over a hundred years. The air here is supposed to be pure with flowers

everywhere. This was not so in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The town was dusty with

outdated motor vehicles spewing white smoke from inefficient engines. I was there on my

way to the base camp of Annapurna, a mountain in Nepal. The next day, I proceeded to Pokara, the starting point of the trek. The start of the

journey was behind some shacks at the side of a shallow ravine where some Tibetan ladies

were selling trinkets to tourists. Once the trekking started it was like a dream come true.

The air was very pure because there were no motor vehicles of any kind except helicopters

which flew overhead. We crossed suspension bridges like the ones in Indiana Jones movies. The trek was

uphill all the time with little respite. Now and then we came to broad flat ledges but after

that it was climbing up and up again. I took my time and admired the snow-capped

mountains and the rustic villages I passed through. All the time I was conscious of the fresh

air I was breathing in. It was invigorating, mostly because it had always been my dream to

trek the foothills of the Himalayas. I had chosen the right season – the rains had stopped and the rhododendrons which

grew in bushes and trees were in full bloom. Walking through a forest of rhododendrons

was more like the Shangri-La I had dreamed of. Moss hung from the branches of these

century-old trees. As I sat down to appreciate the vista which spread before me, I heard the

porter whistling as he carried my heavy bag past me. Nights were spent in little huts along the trek. It was cold and bathing was a

problem except in rest lodges which had hot water. They used solar power and since the sun

was hardly out when I was there, hot water was in short supply. Food was interesting. It

was mainly western food – apple pies and pizzas were common. At Chomron, I had to wake up at 4 am and walk up Poon Hill in the dark. I arrived

at the summit just as the sun was rising. If there had been music, it would have been my

idea of heaven – clean clear air, cold breeze and the changing colours of the mountain

ranges which surrounded the summit. The panoramic view was astounding as the sun rose

and showed clearly each peak with each passing minute. There were almost a hundred

trekkers there but their conversation was quiet. Somehow sound did not carry well in the

chilly rarefied air. All too soon the sun became too hot and I had to descent. I rested in Chomron for

another night. When I made my final walk to the base camp of Annapurna, I met some

trekkers who had to stay the night at the lodge. Some were suffering from mountain

sickness. Snow began to fall as I crossed small glaciers where a slip meant sliding down the

valley down below. The base camp loomed through the falling snow one kilometre in front. The climb

was steep. It took more than one hour to reach it. What a feeling of success I had when I

took the final step into the lodge of the base camp. Adapted from Just English , issue 6 2005

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Questions 26 - 30 Answer all questions. You are advised to answer them in the order set. 26 (a) From paragraph 1, why was the writer in Kathmandu? ……………………………………………………………………… [1 mark] (b) From paragraph 2, which word in the paragraph means ‘ornaments’? …………………………………………………………………..…… [1 mark] 27 (a) From paragraph 3, what view fascinated the writer? ………………………………………………………………………… [1 mark] (b) From paragraph 4, what gave the writer the impression of being in Shangri-La? (i) ……………………………………………………………………… [1 mark] (ii) ……………………………………………………………………... [1 mark] 28 From paragraph 5, why was it difficult to get hot water? …………………………………………………………………….………. [1 mark] 29 From paragraph 6, (a) why did the writer wake up at 4 am? ………………………………………………………………………… [1 mark] (b) why couldn’t the writer hear the trekkers’ conversation clearly? ………………………………………………………………………... [1 mark] 30 From paragraph 8, explain in your own words what gave the writer the feeling of success? ………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………….................. ................................................................................................................[2 marks]

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Question 31 The passage is about the writer’s journey to the summit of Poon Hill. Write a summary of

what he did along the journey. Your summary must

be in continuous writing (not in note form)

not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below

use materials from lines 6 – 27

be written in the space provided Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not to change the original

meaning. Begin your summary as follows: My journey started off from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.… [15 marks]

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1119/2 SECTION D: LITERATURE COMPONENT

Novel: The Curse

Understanding questions.

Translating past years’ questions.

1. The words in bold are the key words in understanding the requirements of the task.

2. Translate the questions into Bahasa Melayu to get a clear understanding of the task.

3.

Example : Past years’ questions

2006

Choose any one of the novels above and answer the questions below.

The writer described the main character as a very determined person. Using the details from

the novel that you have studied, write about:

some instances that show the character’s determination.

how the determination affect his / her family.

Penulis telah menggambarkan watak utama sebagai seorang yang berazam. Dengan

menggunakan maklumat dari novel yang telah anda pelajari, tulis tentang :

beberapa contoh yang menunjukkan keazaman watak tersebut

bagaimana keazamannya member kesan kepada keluarganya.

2007

Choose any one of the novels above and answer the question below.

‘It is important to have a person you look up to in your life.’

From the novel that you have read, write about one character that you look up to.

Give reasons why you choose him / her.

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2008

Choose any one of the novels above and answer the question below.

Using the details from the novel that you have studied,

describe what happens at the end of the novel.

explain why you find the ending either happy or sad.

Support your answer with close reference to the text.

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2009

Choose any one of the novels above and answer the question below.

Using the details from the novel that you have studied, write about a difficult decision made

by one of the characters.

With close reference to the text, do you think this was the right decision?

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Exercise: Which events below can be used to answer the following questions?

Fill in the blanks with possible questions for the events below. Choose from the box

given. You can write more than one possible answers.

No Events Questions

1 Azreen came home when Madhuri died. She postponed her exam and came home. Azreen indeed was a very responsible sister and daughter.

2 Azreen had damaged her mother’s basket. Azreen and Madhuri made the basket for their mother. . They tried hard to mend the basket.

3 Azreen spoon fed her sick mother. Her mother was sick and could not take care of herself. Azreen took care of her mother.

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Azreen protected Asyraf. She said she was the one who let the bull to go missing. She made her father angry. It was because of the bull that her father and mother met with an accident.

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Azreen became friends with the Old Lady. Everybody said that the Old Lady was a witch. But Azreen did not listen to them. Azreen was different and I look up to her.

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Azreen tried to rescue the Old Lady in the fire. She failed. The Old Lady advised Azreen to forgive before she died. Then, Azreen learnt to forgive. She forgave Asraf and her father.

7 Azreen finally knew that her father, Salleh killed Madhuri Lastly, her father died. It was sad. But Azreen had forgiven her father.

QUESTIONS

1. Describe a character that you like/admire. Support your answer with evidence from the text.

2. Describe an incident that you think is important. Support your answer with evidence from

the text.

3. The writer described the main character as a very determined person. Write about:

some instances that show the character’s determination.

how the determination affect his / her family.

4. ‘It is important to have a person you look up to in your life.’ Write about one character that

you look up to. Give reasons why you choose him / her.

5. Describe what happens at the end of the novel. Explain why you find the ending either

happy or sad

6. Write about a difficult decision made by one of the characters. Do you think this was the

right decision?

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MODEL QUESTION 1: Character

Based on the novels above, describe a character that you like/admire. Support your answer

with evidence from the text.

UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION

The question requires you to write on THE CHARACTER THAT YOU LIKE/ADMIRE.

SAMPLE ANSWER / OUTLINE

Introduction

paragraph

Mention the name of the

novel and author

Briefly state the character

Based on the novel, The Curse written by Lee Su Ann , one of

the characters that I like is the main character, Azreen Saleh.

Reason 1- because she was

brave

Evidence / support

Firstly, Azreen was a brave lady. She was brave to go and study

in London only by herself. She managed everything

(menguruskan)

on her own. She also showed her bravery when she wanted to

defend the Old Lady from the angry villagers.

(melindungi) (penduduk kampong yang marah)

Body

paragraph

Reason 2- because she was

caring (mengambil berat)

Evidence / support

Besides, Azreen was a caring lady. She came back from London

and cared for her sick mother. She cooked and

(menjaga)

looked after her mother. She also accompanied her and

(menjaga) (menemani)

always concerned about her welfare.

(ambil berat) (kebajikan)

Reason 3 – because she

was loyal

(setia)

Evidence / support

I also like Azreen because she was a loyal friend. She was loyal

to Mohd Asraf, and took the blame for leaving the

(mengaku kesilapan)(membiarkan)

gate open. She did that because she knew that Asraf needed the

(memerlukan

job to buy a motorcycle. Azreen was also a

pekerjaan itu)

loyal friend to the Old Lady and always defended her.

Conclusion

Restating / relating the

answer to personal opinion

In conclusion, there are many characters in the novel but I like

Azreen the most because of her characteristics.

(ciri-ciri peribadi)

WHO

AZRE

EN

SALE

H

i) Brave – went to London alone

ii) Caring – took care of her mother/father

iii) Loyal – a good friend to Asraf and the Old

Lady

WHY

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MODEL QUESTION 2: Event/ Incident

Based on the novel above, describe an incident that you think is important. Support your

answer with evidence from the text.

UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION

The question requires you to write on AN IMPORTANT INCIDENT.

(hilang akal)

Whe

(akibat kepercayaan karut)

SAMPLE ANSWER / OUTLINE

Introduction

paragraph

Mention the name of the

novel and author

Briefly state the incident

Based on the novel, The Curse written by Lee Su Ann , one of the

important events is when an angry Asraf led a group of villagers to the Old

Lady’s house.

(mengetuai)

Reason 1- it shows how

people can lose their mind

Evidence / support

(menyalahkan) (kematian)

Asraf and the villagers blamed the old lady for the death of Nek. So,

they went to the Old Lady’s house to seek revenge. They carried

(balas dendam)

torches with them. They believed that she brought bad luck to the

(obor)

village. Therefore, they wanted to chase her out. There was no more

sympathy in them. (halau)

(tidak bersimpati)

Body

paragraph

Reason 2- it proves that

Azreen is a loyal friend

Evidence / support

The incident also shows that Azreen was a very loyal and good friend.

She tried to protect the old lady. She told Asraf to leave the place and the

(cuba melindungi)

Old Lady. She also tried to explain to the villagers that the Old Lady was

not a dangerous person. She did not want to leave the Old Lady in the

burning house. This shows that she is a very good friend. (tinggalkan)

(rumah yang terbakar)

Reason 3 – it shows the

effects of being

superstitious

Evidence / support

(kepercayaan karut)

Finally, we can see that being superstitious can bring many bad effects.

People can be very cruel. The villagers were not thinking of the Old

(kejam)

Lady’s safety anymore. They deserted the Old Lady because for them,

(keselamatan) (memulaukan)

she was an evil witch. They believed that the Old Lady had killed Asraf’s

(ahl;i sihir yang kejam)

grandmother.

Restating / relating the

answer to personal opinion

In conclusion, the incident is important to the story because we could learn

some important values from it.

WHAT

iv) shows that people sometimes can lose their

mind

v) Proves Azreen’s loyalty to the old lady

vi) Shows the effects of being superstitious

WHY

When Asraf and a group of

villagers went to the old lady’s

house when Nek died

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DESCRIBING EVENTS – examples of some important events

EVENT

DETAILS

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

1. Azreen

came back

from

London

when her

sister

passed

away.

1.

Azreen received the news that her sister

had died. She had to postpone her exam

because she wanted to go back. She felt that

she had to be with her family during that sad

time. She didn’t want to tell her friends why

she was going back.

When she was on the flight home, she

recalled her childhood time. She always

spent her time with her sister. She also

remembered their happy times together.

However, she didn’t like being compared to

Madhuri.

Madhuri was the beautiful and soft-

spoken lady, and Azreen was the bad-

tempered one. Azreen knew that she could

never match up to Madhuri no matter what

she did.

Being a responsible

sister and daughter

A responsible student

Vocab:

Received – menerima

Postpone - menangguhkan

Flight – penerbangan

Recalled – mengingat semula

Childhood time- zaman

kanak-kanak

Spent - menghabiskan

Compared – dibandingkan

Soft-spoken- lembut dlm

berbicara

Bad-tempered – panas baran

Match up - menandingi

2. Azreen and

her sister

mended

their

mother’s

broken

basket.

Azreen went to her sister’s room after the

funeral of her mother was over. She lit up

the kerosene lamp and she remembered the

time when she and her sister worked hard to

mend their mother’s favourite basket.

The basket was broken when they tried to

carry a lot of durians in it. They tried to keep

the secret from their mother. So, they

worked on the basket in their room.

Soon, their mother found out about that.

Their mother was not angry. Instead, she

taught them how to make a strong basket.

Azreen felt sad when she remembered both

of them. She cried for the first time.

Love

Family relationship

Responsible

Vocab:

Funeral – pengkebumian

Lit up – menyalakan

Kerosene lamp – lampu

minyak tanah

Mend – membaiki

Keep the secret –

merahsiakan

Worked on – membuat

Found out – mendapat tahu

Instead – sebaliknya

Taught – telah mengajar

Remembered – mengingati

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3. Azreen met

the Old

Lady and

then they

became

friends

It started when Azreen was challenged by

her friends at school. Everyone said that the

Old Lady was an evil witch. It was said that

the Old Lady had killed her husband. People

also believed that she could turn anyone into

frogs.

However, Azreen did not believe the story.

She wanted to know the truth. So she went to

the house and was chased by the Old Lady.

The Old Lady was angry because Azreen had

damaged her vegetables.

The next day, Azreen went again. She

carried a basket of fresh vegetables and

packets of seeds. She also repaired the

damaged vegetable beds. Finally, the old

lady forgave her and accepted her as a friend.

Since then they became good friends. Azreen

always tried to protect the old lady from the

naughty children.

Azreen – being

responsible

The old lady –

forgiving

Vocab:

Was challenged – dicabar

Evil witch – ahli sihir yang

jahat

Killed – telah membunuh

Believed – percaya

Turn – menukarkan

The truth – kebenaran

Chased by – dihalau oleh

Damaged – merosakkan

Packets of seeds – biji benih

Repaired – membaiki

Vegetable beds – batas sayur

Forgave – memaafkan

Accepted – menerima

Protect - melindungi

4. Azreen

took the

blame of

letting the

bull out

from the

farm

Asraf told Azreen that he had found a job at

En Mohan’s farm. Azreen was happy because

she knew Asraf needed the job. Asraf wanted

to save money to buy a motorcycle. The job

would give more money to Asraf.

After few days, Azreen went to visit Asraf

at the farm. However, there was an argument

between En Mohan and Asraf. En Mohan

said that Asraf had left the gate open which

let the bull out. He wanted to fire Asraf.

Azreen bravely took the blame because she

wanted to save Asraf.

The escaped bull had caused the accident to

Azreen’s parents. Her mother became

paralysed. Azreen was blamed for the

incident. She felt guilty but she never told the

real story to anyone.

Azreen – being a

good friend

Value- friendship

Vocab :

Found a job – mendapat

kerja

Needed – memerlukan

Save money – menyimpan

duit

Argument – pertengkaran

Had left – membiarkan

To fire – memecat

Took the blame – mengaku

salah

Escaped bull – lembu yang

terlepas

Paralyzed – lumpuh

Was blamed – dipersalahkan

Felt guilty – rasa bersalah


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