CW Compilation for 2017 State Trials

State Questions Remarks

1. Describe a busy event in school and how you felt about it.
2. Examinations should be banned. Do you agree?
3. The influence of K-Pop on teenagers’ spending habit.
Johor 4. Write your experience of helping a friend who was in trouble.
(Set 1) Begin your story with:
“It all started with a look...”
5. ‘No pain, no gain.’
Describe how you overcome difficult moment in your life in order
to achieve success.
1. Describe your previous birthday party and how you felt about it.
2. Alternative Energy Sources are effective. Do you agree?
3. Teenagers are having difficulties in social interaction because of
Johor smartphones.
(Set 2) 4. Write your experience of helping a friend who was in trouble.
Begin your story with:
“It all started with a look...”
5. ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way.’
Describe how you overcome difficult moment in your life in order
to achieve success.
1. Describe your dream home.
2. Online shopping brings more disadvantages. Do you agree?
3. Teenagers should start saving from now. Write your saving plans.
Johor 4. Write an experience of helping a friend during a flood. Begin your
(Set 3) story with:
“It was the beginning of the wet season...”
5. ‘Time is Gold.’
Describe how you manage your time in order to prepare for
examination.
1. Describe how one can study smart.
2. What is the best way for teenagers to release stress?
3. Everybody has weaknesses and strengths. Discuss.
4. Write a story about a determined single mother. End your story
Kedah with:
(Set 1) “The children would have never achieved anything without their
mother’s sacrifice.”
5. Teenagers and gadgets are inseparable. Write about why
teenagers are into gadgets these days and possible effects on
them.
1. English is important for your future. What do you think?
2. Describe about an incident you wish to forget.
Kedah 3. Write about a scary moment at a park beginning with,
(Set 2) “I could not believe my eyes when...”
4. Write your experience with a strict but kind teacher.
5. ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover.’
Describe an experience when this was true for you.

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 State Questions Remarks
1. Write a story about someone whose hobby had made him
famous.
2. Why do people bully?
3. Teenagers’ life nowadays is greatly influenced by social
Kelantan media. Discuss.
4. Write about a girl who had lost her parents but managed to
achieve success in life. Begin your story with:
“Amelia’s plans shattered into a million pieces when...”
5. Should children follow their dreams or fulfil their parents’
wishes?
1. Describe some activities you and your family indulge in as a
pastime.
2. E-shopping will one day take over the conventional method
Melaka of shopping. How far do you agree?
(Set 1) 3. How can students carry out recycling in school?
4. Write a story about a smart kid beginning with:
“Ever since I was a child, I have wanted to...”
5. ‘Never put of until tomorrow what you can do today.’
Describe an experience when this was true for you.
1. My wish for Malaysia.
2. Smartphone as an educational tool. Discuss.
3. Describe how you and your classmates spent a day
performing acts of kindness.
Melaka 4. Write about a hardworking but quiet young woman who
(Set 2) lives alone in a house near your school. Begin your story
with:
“Every day I would walk pass a grey house on my way to
school...”
5. Write a story with this message: ‘Knowledge is power.’
1. Write a story about how false information spread on social
media affected someone’s life.
2. Some people believe being fluent in English can determine
students’ success in their future. What do you think?
3. There are many types of charity work in Malaysia.
MRSM Write about a charity programme that you want to be a part
of and why.
4. Write about your experience with a taxi driver named Sudin.
Begin your story with:
“The taxi stopped in front of me...”
5. What are the ways to encourage students to love reading?
1. If you had a time machine, what day would you travel back
to? Describe that day.
2. ‘Failure is the stepping stone to success.’
Negeri Write about someone’s experience that reflects this saying.
Sembilan 3. My problems as a teenager and how I dealt with them.
4. Write a story beginning with:
“I entered the hall nervously, expecting to be greeted with
angry faces. However...”
5. What are the ways to help students to stay focused in their
studies?

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 State Questions Remarks
1. Describe a time when something totally unexpected
happened.
2. How should parents discipline their children?
3. Teenagers should be encouraged to be involved in social
Pahang work. How far do you agree?
4. Part of growing up is facing your fears. Write a story when
you did something you were afraid to do. Begin your story
with:
“I still could not believe my eyes when…”
5. ‘To err is human, to forgive is divine.’
Write about an incident when you forgave someone for
hurting or disappointing you.
6. Describe the best vacation you have ever had in your life.
7. Students should be allowed to bring mobile phones to
school. What do you think?
8. If you could make one wish, what could it be and why?
Penang 9. Write a story when friendship played an important part in
someone’s life. Begin your story with:
“I woke up with a headache and remembered what had
happened last night...”
10. ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way.’
Write about your experience of knowing someone who has
succeeded in life because of his/her determination.
1. Describe your plans for the future.
2. How modern inventions have helped mankind.
3. Habits of Young Malaysians today.
Perak 4. Knowledge VS Experience. Which guarantees a better
future?
5. Write a story about someone who has returned home after
many years. End your story with:
“...welcome home, my child.”
1. Describe an interesting character you met on a journey
back to your hometown.
2. Discuss how social media harms our society.
3. The lack of interest in reading among students has caused
Perlis many problems. Do you agree?
4. Write about your experience as a volunteer helping a charity
home. End your story with:
“...I shed tears of joy seeing the fruit of my labour.”
5. ‘Absence makes the heart grow fonder.’
Describe an experience when this was true for you.
1. Does school prepare us for life? Discuss.
2. Write a story about a time in your life when a sad situation
turned out with a positive result.
3. Some people feel that watching television is not beneficial
Sarawak for students. What do you think?
4. Write a story about how Nabil was determined to achieve
his dream despite many obstacles. Begin your story with:
“The alarm had just rung. It was five in the morning...”
5. What are some of the ways to help teenagers to have a
healthy body and mind?

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 State Questions Remarks
1. A pleasant surprise.
2. Describe a scene after a tragic accident and your feelings
about what had happened to the victims.
SBP 3. Should students bring smartphones to school? Discuss.
4. Write a story about a man who came home one day after a
long day at work. End your story with:
“...he prayed to God and hoped that the moment would
last.”
5. Benefits of online shopping.
1. Cyberbullying has become rampant. Discuss.
2. What are the ways to stay safe on the road?
Selangor 3. ‘When there is a will, there is a way.’
(Set A) Write a story on how your friend, Adam succeeded in
achieving his dream.
4. Write about a place that inspires you.
5. How do you spend your holidays meaningfully.
1. Write a story about a time in someone’s life when love
played an important role.
2. Describe an event in school that was meaningful to you.
Selangor 3. How do we take care of our environment?
(Set B) 4. Write a story about how you helped a sibling overcome a
difficult situation. End your story with:
“...blood is thicker than water.”
5. Some people believe that many students in Malaysia spend
too much time playing online games. What do you think?
1. Describe a visit to a night market and how you felt about it.
2. Building a nation is important to one’s country. How can
teenagers contribute towards this?
3. Having a Facebook account is beneficial for school
Terengganu students. What do you think?
4. Write a story about an unexpected incident that happened
to you during a holiday trip and how it affected you. Begin
your story with:
“It was 6.30 in the morning. Everyone in the family was busy
preparing for the trip...”
5. What are the benefits of having many friends?

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