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SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN BATU LAPAN

08200 SIK, KEDAH

MID YEAR EXAMINATION 2014

FORM 1

BAHASA INGGERIS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS ACQUISITION (ELSA)
Paper 1
Two Hours

DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

Instruction
1. This question paper consists of four sections.
2. Answer all sections.
3. Write your answers in this booklet.

Prepared by, Checked by, Verified by,

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MS. WAN NOR EWANI MS. SITI NORULFAREHAH MRS. AZIZAH SAID
ISLAM WAN ZAHARI ABDUL LATIFF
English Teacher Head of English Panel Head of Language Department
SMK Batu Lapan SMK Batu Lapan SMK Batu Lapan

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This booklet contains 8 printed pages

SECTION A
[20 marks]
(Time suggested: 15 minutes)

Question 1-10 are based on the text. The first and last lines are correct. For the remaining lines, there is
one grammatical error in each line.

Underline the error and write the correct word in the space provided. An example has been given. The
correct word must not change the meaning of the sentence. There are no spelling errors in this text.

My name is Aisyah. I am thirteen years old. I study at SMK Batu Lapan,

Sik. I lives in Taman Melati which is situated next to my school. My father e.g. __live_____

works as a policeman while my mother works as an teacher in a primary 1. ____________

school. I has four siblings, two boys and two girls. I am the second child in my 2. ____________

family. My ambition is to be a successful doctors one day. I am a talkative 3. ____________

person. I like to talk and be friendly with others. I am a school prefect on my 4. ____________

school. I have two best friends, their names is Suzanne and Maria. They are 5. ____________

clever and hardworking. We always going to school together. Usually, we just 6. ____________

walked to school because it is just a few meters away from our houses. Our 7. ____________

houses are near to each other. Every evening, we can does homework 8. ____________

together and sometimes we go out to play. Suzanne, Maria and I shares the 9. ____________

same hobby, which am reading novels. We always exchange our novels so 10. ___________

that we can save money from buying the same novels.

[20 marks]

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SECTION B
[20 marks]
(Time suggested: 25 minutes)

Question 11-19 are based on the information below.

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Question 11-19 Based on the information given, complete the table with appropriate answers.

a)

FISH CANARY IGUANA

11. 12.
DESCRIPTION small and green
13. 14.
NEED vivarium
15. 16.
FOOD fish pellets
17. 18.
IMPORTED FROM Indonesia
19. 20.
PRICE RM 1
[10 marks]

b) Your brother wants to keep a pet. Which of these animals would you buy for him? Give reasons why do
you choose to buy that animal. In about 50 words, write a postcard to your friend, telling him about your
choice. You may use the information given in the previous page.

Dear _____________________, To:

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James Peters
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373 Alamanda Street,
__________________________________________________________________ Putrajaya.
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From,

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[10 marks]
SECTION C
[15 marks]
(Time suggested: 25 minutes)

Question 21-27 are based on a letter from Yusnani to Jasmine.

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Question 21-24 Read the letter carefully and answer the questions below.

21. How long is Yusnanis holiday break?

________________________________________________________________________[ 1 mark ]

22. Where did Yusnani and her family go for the day trip?

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________________________________________________________________________[ 1 mark ]

23. How many plant species are there?

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24. How did Yusnani and her family end the trip?
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Question 25: Fill in the table with appropriate words / phrases from the letter.

Meaning Word / Phrase

a) Holiday
b) Walking for pleasure
c) Yummy
[ 3 marks]

Question 26: Fill in the table below with the activities that Yusnani has done during her school break.

Place Activities
a) Park a) ______________________________________
b) ______________________________________
c) A visit to the Islamic Garden Pavilion.
d) ______________________________________
b) ________________ e) Paddle boat ride.
c) Lakeside Restaurant f) ______________________________________
[ 5 marks]

Question 27: State three other activities that you can do at a lake or a beach.

a) ____________________________________________

b) ____________________________________________

c) ____________________________________________
[ 3 marks]

SECTION D
[45 marks]
(Time suggested: 55 minutes)

Question 28:
Part I- Shorter writing task.
You should spend 20 minutes on this question.

Dear friend, 14 May 2014

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I would like to invite you to my birthday party on Saturday, 24 May 2014 at 8.00pm. Please come in
pajama suits. We are having pajama party. See you there!

- Adilin-
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You are unable to attend your friends birthday party on Saturday, 24 May 2014. In about 100 words,
write a message to your friend, Adilin to apologise. Use the notes below to help you.
apologise you cant go
give reasons
ask your friend what does he want as his birthday present

Dear _______________, _________________

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[ 15 marks]

Question 29:
Part II- Longer writing task.
You should spend 35 minutes on this question.

The picture below shows an incident of a snatch theft you witnessed while going for a walk. Based on the
picture given, write a story of the incident.

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In your story:
give details of the incident
suggest ways to prevent snatch theft
make sure your story is written between 150 to 200 words

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