2010

1 Describe the most popular student in your school.

2 “The Internet is mostly a good thing.” Do you agree? Support your opinion.

3 What can we do to save the environment?

4 Write a story beginning with "It had been raining all day..."

5 Home

2011
1 A famous person you admire.

2 Should school students have part-time jobs?

3 The best things in life are free.

4 Write a story that ends with: "... They looked at each other and smiled meaningfully."

5 Peace

2012
1 Describe an outing with your friends.

2 Should parents give children more freedom? Discuss.

3 Saving money for the future.

4 Write a story beginning with: "The teacher walked into the classroom. It was the first period
..."

5 Cleanliness

2013
1 ‘Truly Malaysian.’ Describe what this means to you.

2 Is tuition necessary? Discuss.

3 Write a story about being alone.

4 Write a story that ends with: "... and so I became a better person."

5 Reality shows
2014
1 Describe an important family celebration and how you felt about it.

2 There is a lack of freedom given to teenagers today. Do you agree?

3 Why are animals important to human beings?

4 Write a story about a fisherman beginning with: "The wind blew strongly. Out at sea, ..."

5 ‘A friend in need is a friend indeed.’ Describe how a friend helped you in difficult time.

2015
1 Describe what makes you happy and explain why.

2 Social networking has caused a lot of problems. How far do you agree?

3 Why is having good neighbours important?

4 Write a story about someone you know who took a big risk and had a good result. Begin
your story with: "Everybody said that the plan would never work. It was far too risky ..."

5 ‘Honesty is the best policy.’ Describe an experience when this was true for you.

2016
1 Write a story about a time in someone’s life when music played an important role.

2 Some people believe that all students in Malaysia should learn at least three languages.
What do you think?

3 There are many things to do after your SPM examination. Write about your plans for the
next three months and the challenges you might face.

4 Write about your experience helping Puan Ramlah, an elderly lady who lives alone. End
your story with “... I learnt a lot about myself by helping Puan Ramlah.”

5 What is the best way for teenagers to stay fit and healthy?
2017
1 If you had the opportunity to move to another part of Malaysia, where would you choose
to live? Explain your choice.
2 Write a story in which you had to keep a friend’s secret.
In your story, give details of the secret and explain why it was important to keep that
secret.

3 The Malaysian tradition of having open houses is important and should be practised
more.
Do you agree? Give reasons to support your view.

4 Write a story of a small town girl who worked hard to become a successful chef. Begin
your story with:
“She had used the last of her savings to get to the cooking competition in the big city
and...”

5 Describe the first time you went on a camping trip.

You should write about the activities at the camp and explain how you felt about the
experience.

2018

1 Describe a problem you once had while you were travelling. Explain what you did to
solve the problem and what you have learnt from the experience.

2 Some people complain that they have no free time. Discuss the reasons why they
might say this and suggest how they could use time better.

3 Write a story about a teenager who had an unusual hobby. Explain what was
unusual about the hobby and how the teenager’s friends became interested in it.
Begin your story with: “Even though it was a strange hobby, everyone came to love it
...”
4 Young people should be trusted to make their own decisions. How far do you agree
with this opinion? Explain why.

5 Imagine you went to a big sports event. Describe what you saw, what happened and
how you felt on that day.