Ujian Pertengahan Penggal 1 2016 For Examiner’s UseSMK Telang Usan Question Marks

Bahasa Inggeris Tingkatan 1 1 10mMasa: 2 jam 2 10m

3 10m4 10m

NAMA: ……………………………………….. Tingkatan: …… 5 10m6 20m

Guru M/P: ……………………………………….. 7 30mTotal

Section A: [30 marks] Time suggested: 30 minutes

Question 1 [10 marks]Study the family tree below and state the relationships according to the questions.

1 David is Mary’s ……………………… (1 mark) 6 Hannah and Sue are …………..... (1 mark)

2 Henry is George ……………………. (1 mark) 7 Martha is Tom’s ………………….. (1 mark)

3 Mary is Rachel’s ……………………. (1 mark) 8 Michael is Mary’s ………………… (1 mark)

4 Bill is Michael’s ……………………... (1 mark) 9 George is Hannah’s ……………... (1 mark)

5 Laura is David’s …………………….. (1 mark) 10 Tom is Michael’s …………………. (1 mark)

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Father Sister Sister-in-law

Mother Aunt Daughter-in-law

Son Uncle Son-in-law

Daughter Husband Grandmother

Niece Wife Grandfather

Nephew Father-in-law Grandchildren

Cousin Mother-in-law Grandson

Brother Brother-in-law Granddaughter

Question 2 [10 marks]

Read each sentence. Underline the adjective that describes a person, place, or thing.

Example: The green turtle swam in the ocean. (1 mark)

1 The enormous elephant loved peanuts. 6 The quick iguana scampered across the fence.(1 mark) (1 mark)

2 The warm sun melted the snow. 7 I love to pet fluffy rabbits.(1 mark) (1 mark)

3 Those purple flowers are rare. 8 They finally completed the new school.(1 mark) (1 mark)

4 My blue van is parked in front. 9 Our neighbour has a cute baby.(1 mark) (1 mark)

5 The little boy was lost. 10 Does loud music hurt your ears?(1 mark) (1 mark)

Question 3 [10 marks]

The text below is about an old man and his four sons. Read the text. 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. There are no spelling and punctuation errors in this text.

Once there was an old man who had four sons. His sons frequently quarrelled

among themselves over almost everything. This made an old man very sad. e.g. the

One day, he was very ill and called all his son to his side. He told them that he (a) ___________

wanted to saw them live peacefully and love one another. He took out a bundle (b) ___________

of sticks which was bound tightly with the strong rope. He asked the eldest son to (c) ___________

choose a stick from the bundle and tries to break it. The eldest son did so and the (d) ___________

stick broke off easily. Then, the second, the third and the fourth son do the same (e) ___________

thing. Each broke the stick easily. The old man then takes out another bundle of (f) ___________

sticks that was tied firmly. He asked each of his sons to break it. However, none (g) ___________

of them could do so. The old man looked at his sons and tells them it was easy (h) ___________

to break one stick but when the stick were tied together, they could not do so. (i) ___________

The old man reminded his sons that every stick in the bundle was like the brother (j) ___________

who was bound to the others by love. The brothers remained silent but understood

their father’s message.

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Section B [20 marks] Time Suggested: 30 minutes

Question 4 [10 marks] Read the following text. Then answer question (a) – (j).

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Question 5 [10 marks]

Read the passage below and then answer the questions.

A. Based on the above passage, state whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.

1 Aliza is Nicole’s classmate. _____________ (1 mark)

2 Aliza has long straight hair. _____________ (1 mark)

3 Murni is taller than Nicole. _____________ (1 mark)

4 Nicole is quieter than Murni. _____________ (1 mark)

B. Fill in the table with appropriate words from the above passage.

Meaning Word

5 thin (1 mark)

6 most liked (1 mark)

7 become better (1 mark)

C. Read the above passage carefully and answer the questions below.

8 Why do Nicole and her friends like English language the most?

………………………………………………………………………………………………… (1 mark)

9 Why do you think the three girls are best friends?

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………………………………………………………………………………………………… (2 mark)

Section C: [20 marks] Time suggested: 30 minutes

Question 6 (20 marks)

A. Answer the questions below based on the poem Sad I Ams by Trevor Millum

SAD I AMS by Trevor Millum Question 1-3 Name the things in the pictures that are mentioned in the poem.

1 ……………………(1 mark)

2 ……………………(1 mark)

3 ……………………(1 mark)

4 In stanza 1, what do the things mentioned have in common?…………………………………………….(1 mark)

5 In stanza 2, what does the “stamped addressed reply” refer to?…………………………………………….(1 mark)

6 In stanza 3, what word tells you that the tyre is well-used?…………………………………………….(1 mark)

7 In stanza 4, what does the word “stray” refer to?…………………………………………….(1 mark)

8 How do you feel when you read this poem?…………………………………………………………………………………………… (1 mark)9 Would you make any change in your behaviour after reading this poem? Explain.

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…………………………………………………………………………………………… (1 mark)10 Suggest one way how you can recycle any one of the things mentioned in the poem.…………………………………………………………………………………………… (1 mark)

B. Answer the questions below based on the poem Newsbreak by Max Fatchen.

NEWSBREAK by Max Fatchen1 In stanza 1, who does “darling” refer to?

…………………………………………….(1 mark)

2 Based on stanza 2, what is the child’s normal

appearance like?

…………………………………………….(1 mark)

3 In stanza 4, what does the word “hullaballoo”

mean?

…………………………………………….(1 mark)

Write (T) “True” or (F) “False” for the statements

in question 4-7.

4 The child always gives his parent

a kiss. (1 mark)

5 The child loves to scream.

(1 mark)

6 The child’s clothes are always

neat and tidy. (1 mark)

7 The child normally listens to his

parent. (1 mark)

8 In stanza 5, what is the reason given for the child’s changed of behaviour?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………(1 mark)9 Why did the parent find his child to be a stranger?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………(1 mark)

10 If you were the parent in this poem, what would you do next?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………(1 mark)

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Section D: [30 marks] Time suggested: 30 minutes

Question 7Based on the pictures and notes, write about an incident in which you helped an old lady in trouble. Remember to use past tense to narrate the incident. Your essay should be between 120-150 words

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:::::: EXAMINATION PAPER ENDS HERE::::::

Prepared by, Checked by, Approved by,

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................................ ................................Miss Moureen Padan Mdm Heidi Chan Kin WeiForm 1 English Teacher Head of the English Department

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JADUAL SPESIFIKASI UJIAN KERTAS SOALAN B.INGGERIS UJIAN PERTENGAHAN PENGGAL 1 TINGKATAN 1 2016

Section Question TopicLevel of Difficulty (Mark-based)

Easy Intermediate Difficult

A1 (10 marks) Vocabulary 6 4

2 (10 marks) Adjectives 10 - -

3 (10 marks) Error Correction 10

B4 (10 marks) Information Transfer 10

5 (10 marks) Reading & Comprehension 4 6

C 6 (20 marks) Literature Component 10 10

D 7 (30 marks) Essay Writing 30

Total 30 40 30

Ratio 3 4 3

ANSWER SCHEME

Question 1 Question 2 Question 3

1 Grandson 6 Cousin 1 enormous 6 quick a sons f took

2 Son-in-law 7 Sister-in-law 2 warm 7 fluffy b see g were

3 Grandmother 8 Son 3 purple 8 new c a h told

4 Nephew 9 Grandfather 4 blue 9 cute d try i sticks

5 Aunt 10 Brother 5 lost 10 loud e did j a

Question 4 Question 5

a. It is the in thing nowadays 1 FALSE

b.Black, Yellow, Green

(interchangable)

2 FALSE

c. 3 TRUE

d. 4 FALSE

e. RM250 5 slim

f. Alvin’s camera was stolen 6 favourite

g.

Black, White, Silver

(interchangable)

7 improve

h.

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Nicole and her friends like English Language the most

because their teacher is fun/ they enjoy the lesson/ they

get to play word gamesi

j. A tripod9

The three girls are best friends because they share the

same hobbies and interests.

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Question 6A 1 The severed arm of a toy 2 sparking plug 3 carburettor 4 They are discarded things

5 letter/ envelope 6 worn 7 a dog/ a cat

8 I feel regretful for all the things I discarded without thinking how to make them useful differently (accept logical answer)

9 Yes. I would think first before I discard things and try to find ways to use them for different purpose. (accept logical answer)

10 I would recycle the tyre to be a huge flower pot in front of my house. (accept logical answer)

B 1 the persona’s child 2 dirty and untidy/ messy 3 noise and fuss

4 FALSE 5 TRUE 6 FALSE 7 FALSE

8 The child has brought home a bad result in his report card

9 The child appeared decently and was so well-behaved unlike normal days.

10 If I am the parent, I would tell my child that I am not fooled by the sudden changes and ask him/her to be honest.

Question 7

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