ENGLISH LANGUAGE (2015)

Section A 60 Objective Questions ENGLISH LANGUAGE (2015) For Questions 1-10, please read the following graphics and text materials. Then, choose the BEST answer. 1. The person who wrote out the list is probably going to A. school B. the beach C. the cinema D. the shopping mall THINGS TO BRING food bottled drinks mat sunblock lotion swimming suit 2. From the message, we know that A. Sarah is going to her teacher s house B. Sarah is in the hospital C. Sarah s mother is a piano teacher D. Sarah has a piano class that day Dear Mom, I ll be back late today as I m going to hospital to visit my form teacher. Please postpone my piano class with Miss Wong. Sarah 3. The highest number of cars sold was in A. Week 1 B. Week 2 C. Week 3 D. Week 4 Week Numbers of Cars Sold 1 12 2 28 3 10 4 168 4. This girl is probably lost in A. a playground B. a bus station C. an empty parking lot D. a shopping centre Your attention, please, Madam Kwan, kindly proceed to the information counter on the ground floor immediately. Your 4-year old daughter is looking for you. Thank you. 5. The advertisement tells us that if you buy two bottles of liquid hand soap, they will cost you only A. RM10.90 B. RM9.90 C. RM8.90 D. RM7.90 SPECIAL OFFER! Now RM8.90 per bottle 2 nd at RM1.00 82

6. The public are asked to A. recycle plastic bags. B. keep all plastic bags. C. throw away plastic bags. D. reduce the use of plastic bags. 7. How should the students sign up for the trip? A. See the teacher in charge B. Write to Miss Asha C. Email Miss Asha D. Telephone Miss Asha To all students Subject : Trip to Malacca Students who wish to go for the upcoming trip to Malacca should personally give their names to Miss Asha by this Thursday. 8. Which of the following best explains the sign? A. The package should be handled carefully. B. The package must be treated urgently. C. The package is light. D. The package is broken. FRAGILE Handle with care 9. The programme Elton John Show lasts for A. one hour B. two hours C. two and a half hours D. two and a quarter hours Metro TV3 8.00 a.m. The Breakfast Show 10.00 a.m. Elton John Show 12.30 p.m. Malay Movie 2.15 p.m. News in English 3.00 p.m. Sesame Street 4.00 p.m. Food Safari 10. The notice tells customers to pay A. with cash cards only. B. cash when they receive the goods. C. extra for goods sent to their homes. D. with credit cards when they receive the goods. 83

COMPREHENSION Read the following passage carefully. Then answer the questions that follow. The telephone rang. Adam answered it. Hello, dear. It s Mummy, the caller said. Adam cried, Oh Mummy, I am so glad you called. I feel terrible. I have fever and my body aches. All I want to do is sleep. You poor thing, the caller said. Listen, have something to eat. Then, take some fever medicine and go straight to bed. I can t, Adam wailed. I have to cook! This evening, my boss will be coming for dinner. I boasted constantly that I am a wonderful cook because I learned it from my mother. Thus, he will be bringing his wife as well. I don t know what to do! My poor son! Listen, I m coming over right now. I will help you. I will make roast chicken, some prawn salad, and a vegetable dish for you. Luckily, I have all the ingredients. We can also have some cakes for dessert. I baked a nice chocolate cake yesterday. Adam screamed. Oh, Mummy, you are the best! I will never forget your help. The caller laughed. That s what mothers are for, John. John? John? Mummy, this is Adam. Suddenly, a strange feeling crept on him. Er, is that Mrs Doris Molony? No! This is Mrs Jane Pierre, the caller replied. Oh no! I dialled the wrong number. I am so sorry. I thought you were my son, John Pierre. Adam began to sob. Oh no! Does this mean you won t come over and cook for me? You poor thing, Mrs Pierre said. Give me your address. 11. Why is Adam happy to hear from the caller? A. He wants to tell her his problems. B. He wants to show off to his mother. C. He wants to help her with the cooking. D. He wants to tell someone his good news. 12. What is Adam s main problem? A. He does not like his boss. B. His boss does not like his boasting. C. He does not have time to cook. D. He is ill and has to cook for his boss. 13. The word boasted can best be replaced with A. talked sadly B. talked a lot C. talked proudly D. talked happily 14. How did Adam feel about the caller s offer? A. Sad B. Delighted C. Frustrated D. Disappointed 15. Who is coming along with Adam s boss for dinner? A. His boss s mother B. His boss s father C. His boss s wife D. John Pierre s Mother 84

16. Who is the caller? A. Adam s mother B. His boss s mother C. Someone s friend D. A perfect stranger 17. Why did Mrs Pierre ask for Adam s address? A. She wanted to visit him someday. B. She wanted to cook for him anyway. C. She wanted to tell Adam about her son. D. She wanted to tell everybody about him. RATIONAL CLOZE Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D to fit the numbered blank. The LRT coach was terribly crowded. The young woman (18) her baby had no place to sit. All the seats were _ (19) by much older people. Taking pity on her, an old man got (20) to give her his seat. She was very grateful to him. (21) legs were aching and the baby was crying. As (22) as the man got up, a young boy rushed to the seat and sat down. The passengers shouted at him but he (23) not to hear. He placed a pair of headphones over his ears and listened to his radio. Then, (24) else got up and gave the woman a seat. (25) afterwards, the boy got up to leave the coach and found that he (26) move at all! The passengers blocked the path completely. The boy had to wait (27) the train reached the terminal. He felt very ashamed and foolish. 18. A. or B. and C. but D. only 19. A. take B. took C. taken D. taking 20. A. up B. by C. over D. down 21. A. Her B. She C. His D. Hers 22. A. well B. now C. soon D. suddenly 23. A. pretend B. pretends C. pretended D. pretending 24. A. each B. other C. none D. someone 25. A. Short B. Shortly C. Shorter D. Shortest 26. A. shouldn t B. wouldn t C. couldn t D. mustn t 27. A. until B. since C. when D. after 85

Miscellaneous Questions Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D. 28. did you put the newspaper? A. When B. Why C. Where D. Which 29. I am feeling. I need a holiday. A. run across B. run down C. run over D. run out 30. orange you gave me was bad. A. A B. An C. The D. 31. telephone is very important means of communication. A. A, B. The, a C., an D. An, the 32. It was of you to leave your book behind. A. careless B. careful C. proud D. lazy 33. They returned home and hungry after their long walk. A. tired B. tiredly C. tiring D. tiresome 34. The tea is hot to drink. A. so B. too C. very D. nearly 35. Do you need my help I can go now? A. if B. or C. but D. because 36. Marina s children are too young to look after. A. themselves B. herself C. ourselves `D. yourself 37. he is rich, he refuses to help the poor. A. Although B. Unless C. However D. Due to 38. The concert will be held December. A. in B. on C. at D. from 39. Can the dog jump the fence? A. under B. over C. on D. up 40. Justin and I did the cleaning. A. himself B. themselves C. ourselves D. myself 86

41. Is your bag, Raj? A. those B. these C. that D. she 42. The film show usually at eight o clock. A. start B. starts C. starting D. is starting 43. We cannot go out now because it. A. is raining B. raining C. rains D. rain 44. We always apples for dessert these days. A. has B. had C. have D. having 45. She him the book last week. A. lend B. lent C. borrow D. borrowed 46. During the special assembly for National Day, the students sang songs. A. pathetic B. patriotism C. patriotic D. patriot 47. The man can read write. He is illiterate. A. either or B. neither or C. both nor D. neither nor 48. We part in the singing contest tomorrow. A. taken B. taking C. are taking D. have taken 49. We let the bucket down the well. A. towards B. into C. onto D. to 50. He won t go home today,? A. will he B. does he C. won t he D. doesn t he 51. Money the root of all evils. A. were B. has C. are D. is 52. Evelyn came across that old book accident. A. at B. by C. on D. in 53. He himself yesterday when he was cutting the paper. A. hurt B. hurts C. hurted D. is hurting 54. Who is, John or Jim? A. handsome B. more handsome C. most handsome D. the most handsome 87

For Questions 55 to 60, choose the best meanings for the phrases underlined. Situation A: Seng and Simon are talking to Salim who is leaving school because his father has to go on transfer. Salim : You know that my dad has to work in Penang starting from next month. I m leaving with a heavy heart. (55) Seng : We are going to miss you very much. We ve been friends for ages. (56) Simon : We must keep in touch. I promise to write at least once a month. (57) 55. I m leaving with a heavy heart. (55) A. My heart weighs a lot. B. I m leaving with anger. C. I don t have to go. D. I m so sad to go. 56. for ages ( 56 ) A. for a long time B. since young C. recently D. during difficult times 57. We must keep in touch. (57) A. We must always touch each other. B. We will also come and stay in Penang. C. We must keep all the photographs we ve taken. D. We ll have to write or speak to each other often. Situation B: Jade is very disappointed with her test results. Jade : I am feeling rather low. My results are very disappointing. (58) Shirley : You reap what you sow. You really should work harder if you want (59) to do well, Jade. Jade : I realize that now. I am going to pull up my socks and really change (60) my attitude. I will start with a new programme of revision immediately. Shirley : Good for you. 58. I am feeling rather low. (58) A. I am in a low place. B. I can t be bothered. C. I am feeling sad. D. I wish I knew what to do. 59. You reap what you sow. (59) A. You are rewarded according to the work put in. B. You must use the correct method. C. You have to take what you are given. D. You have to work hard from now. 60. I am going to pull up my socks. (60) A. I need a new pair of socks. B. I hope to get something for this. C. I am going to work very hard. D. I should get what I need. 88

Section B Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions from the box. You need not use all of them. Write your answers in the space provided. (10%) although so if because but or 1. You can have the mangosteen the apple. 2. We will go sight-seeing we have time. 3. Mary was disappointed she missed the show. 4. The cat fell into the river it did not drown. 5. The boy was lost I took him home. 1 2 3 4 5 Section C Pick the correct answer for each question. (10%) Write your answers in the space provided. e.g. Mary sometimes (visits / is visiting) her aunt. 1. Help! I (bleed / am bleeding)! 2. He (drinks / is drinking) coffee every morning. 3. The water (boils / is boiling). Turn off the knob. 4. He (stayed / is staying) with us until next week. 5. He ( lied, lay ) on the sofa for a rest just now. e.g. 1 2 3 4 5 visits 91

Section D - Composition (20%) It was your grandmother s 80 th birthday and there was a huge family gathering to celebrate the happy occasion. Based on the pictures and notes below, write a composition in not less than 100 words. You may add in other details. - relatives overseas gathered house celebrate birthday- - fruit cake candles happy blow out sang - rich uncle present electronic wheelchair - grandchildren great grandchildren kiss wished Happy Birthday - 92