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Write a letter to your cousin on the topic. Use the following notes.
When writing your letter, you must: provide a topic use all the notes given
For each of the questions, read the question first and then study the information given to find the best answer. Then circle the answer A, B, C or D. Question 1 Read the sign below which appears in a restaurant and answer the question that follows.
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3. Step 2 in the chart is A. serve the sauce B. steam the bananas C. simmer the mixture D. add cinnamon powder Question 4 Read the extract below and answer the question that follows. Biggest Flower Bloom In The World The rafflesia plant has the biggest flower bloom in the world. It is found in the forests of Malaysia. The flower looks like a huge cabbage. It weighs about 10 kilogrammes and measures about 90 centimetres across. It smells like rotten meat hence it is also called the stinky corpse lily. 4. According to the extract, the rafflesia A. smells bad B. looks like meat C. looks like a corpse D. smells like cabbage Question 5 Read the article below and answer the question that follows. A former gymnast, sportswoman and athlete during her school days, Peggy Chin has been judging international gymnastics competitions since 1992. Upon graduation, Peggy Chin became a school teacher and helped coach the gymnasts in her school. 5. From the article, we know that Peggy Chin has A. coached gymnasts during her school days B. taught gymnastics in higher institutions C. been a national gymnast since 1992 D. judged gymnastics competitions
Question 6
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Read the letter below and answer the question that follows. Dear Editor, TV programmes shown during weekends are boring. Instead, better movies are aired on weekdays. Unfortunately, working parents and schoolgoing children tend to miss them. This is because such movies are shown rather late, that is from 10 p.m. to midnight. Working Mum 6. Working Mum is complaining about A. movies being shown before 10 p.m. B. poor scheduling on TV programmes C. children watching too much television D. boring movies being aired on weekdays Question 7 The following is a synopsis of a book.
7. The book is about A. the journey to the East B. the struggle for independence C. the search for pre-war fortune D. the life of and English rubber planter
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8. From the dialogue above, we know that Joe had A. a miserable time B. an annoying time C. an enjoyable time D. a comfortable time Question 9
9. Based on the map above, the best place to study the habitat of animals would be
A. B. C. D.
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10. If you wish to attend the talk, you should get in touch with A. the Kota Lama Town Council B. Fitness Pharmacy C. Ramesh Kumar D. Silk Hotel Question 11
11. The above slogan tells us to be more A. efficient B. healthy C. punctual D. polite Question 12
12. Which of the following statements best explains the information in the table? A. Most students prefer to take up business degrees. B. More students are keen on education than ever before.
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C. The study of English was in most demand in 2006. D. There will be more qualified engineers in 2008 than in previous years. Question 13
13. From the graph above, when did the sales of ACME computers decline steeply? A. June 2008 B. July 2008 C. August 2008 D. September 2008 Question 14
14. According to the headline above, the accused will A. escape the gallows B. face the death penalty C. be fined for robbery D. spend the rest of his days behind bars.
Question 15
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15. People will choose to stay at Kings Hotel because A. it is well built B. it is a very big hotel C. it offers the best tourist guides D. it is nearby to all major attractions in Malacca
SECTION C : Information Transfer (10 Marks) Read the advertisement carefully. Then, complete the diagram that follows.
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SECTION D : Literature (35 Marks) Read the poem In the Midst of Hardship and answer the questions that follow. The whole day and night just passed they had to brave the horrendous flood in the water all the time between bloated carcasses and tiny chips of tree barks desperately looking for their sons albino buffalo that was never found
a) What does the word horrendous in line 2 mean? ______________________________________________________________ b) What are they doing the whole day and night? ______________________________________________________________ c) What do you think has happened to the buffalo? ______________________________________________________________ d) What do you think of the boy who loves his albino buffalo which does not look like other ordinary buffaloes? Give your reasons. i) ________________________________________________________ ii) ________________________________________________________
Read the extract from the short story QWERTYUIOP below and answer the questions that follow.
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a) Who was Harry Darke? ______________________________________________________________ b) What did Mr Ross want Lucy to do? ______________________________________________________________ c) Why were there so many letters to be typed? ______________________________________________________________ d) What do you think of Mr Darke? ______________________________________________________________
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